Reincarnation Paradise - Chapter 858
Breath Release Lv.18 (Passive/Active)
– Skill Effect 1 (Active): Can release one’s breath at super high speed around oneself, dealing 100 points of damage plus Willpower × 5 to enemies within 30 meters. This damage ignores armor/magic resistance/shield/equipment defense.
– Tip: This skill has a cooldown time of 6 hours.
– Tip: This skill has no cost.
– Skill Effect 2 (Passive): Can continuously release breath in a 30-meter range (the range increases as the skill level increases). If the enemy’s Willpower is 2 points lower than the user’s, they will fall into a panic state, which can be dispelled by using mind-clearing skills.
– Tip: If the enemy enters a panic state, stamina consumption is increased by 27%, physical defense is reduced by 15, and there is an 8% chance of skill failure when casting skills.
– Tip: As this skill increases, it will also enhance the breath intensity and slightly increase Willpower.
– Tip: Due to absorbing a large amount of pure blood energy, Willpower is increased by 10.
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Seeing the effects of Breath Release, a smile appeared on Su Xiao’s face. He finally had a wide-area, no-dead-angle damage skill. Although Ring Severance also has wide-area damage capabilities and is powerful, the starting stance of Ring Severance is too obvious, and the attack range is a ring-shaped cross-section.
Breath Release may not have the killing power of Ring Severance, but it activates instantly and can weaken the enemy, accelerate the enemy’s stamina consumption, reduce physical defense, and even cause skill release failures. Skill release failures can be fatal mistakes in intense battles.
Su Xiao looked through his skill list. He had many skills, but most were passive.
Passive Skills include: Sword Mastery, Anti-Magic Constitution, Sixth Sense, Phantom Body, Demon’s Mark, Heart Meditation, and Firearms Mastery.
Active Skills are relatively fewer, including: Azure Steel Shadow, Supreme Blade, Shave, and Breath Release.
The active skills used in combat are only Azure Steel Shadow, Shave, and the newly acquired Breath Release. Though it doesn’t seem like much, these three abilities can combine into multiple combat styles.
Other abilities are skills attached to equipment, and when choosing equipment, Su Xiao always prefers passive types.
Having too many active skills isn’t necessarily good. His combat is centered on swordsmanship, and other abilities are used as support. For example, Breath Release is excellent support for swordsmanship, especially in reducing enemy physical defense.
When the enemy’s physical defense is reduced, combined with Dragon Flash + Sword Mastery’s attack power, it’s truly devastating. A few strikes inflict both true damage and slashing damage, which can definitely take down most enemies quickly.
Moreover, when Breath Release spreads, the enemy will suffer significant injuries and will momentarily be stunned, which is his best opportunity to advance.
Su Xiao actually wanted to acquire a teleportation skill, but teleportation skills are mostly tied to bloodlines, so he had to settle for an advancement skill, which is Shave.
Teleportation and advancement are not on the same level. If Su Xiao mastered a teleportation skill, his combat power would increase exponentially.
However, teleportation skills are beyond rare. There are a few known feasible methods, the most reliable being acquiring an eye, the Rinnegan of the Second Hokage.
With Su Xiao’s current strength, obtaining that eye is far-fetched; he might as well forget it. Besides, it’s still unknown whether the Rinnegan would conflict with the Shadow of Extinction profession, as the Rinnegan is also a type of bloodline.
After much consideration, Su Xiao still couldn’t think of a way to acquire a teleportation skill.
Exiting the skill upgrade hall, Su Xiao stretched and headed to his exclusive room. Repeatedly entering and exiting the ancient battlefield had exhausted him, and he needed rest.
After returning to his exclusive room, Su Xiao entered the sword training room, ready to experiment with the Breath Release skill.
First, Su Xiao sensed his own breath. This was, after all, his first time using the active ability of Breath Release.
A faint red breath instantly spread, and the room became so silent you could hear a pin drop. Dust particles in the air stood still, and tiny cracks appeared on the walls.
Su Xiao was holding a test tube in his hand. Given the attack intensity of Breath Release, the test tube should have shattered, but it remained intact, as Su Xiao deliberately controlled the outcome.
“The control is strong, and the speed is so fast it’s almost unavoidable.”
After experimenting with the new ability, Su Xiao lay down on his bed and quickly fell asleep.
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Two days later, at the restaurant.
Bubuwang’s mouth was stuffed with food, while Su Xiao leaned back in his chair, feeling full. He was stuffed, and Xia’s cooking skills were improving.
“You still haven’t told me what the War World is like? A lot of people seem to have died this time. The number of newcomers in Reincarnation Paradise has noticeably increased.”
Xia sat beside Su Xiao. As a worker, she didn’t need to participate in world battles, so she was very curious about them.
“I’m not sure about other worlds, but in mine, if you count the enemy contractors, over a thousand died.”
Su Xiao spoke calmly, a cigarette hanging from his mouth.
“Over… a thousand contractors?”
Hearing this number, Xia stammered; this was shocking news for her.
“No wonder recent items have decreased. The casualties were so severe. With so many second-tier contractors dead, the War World must have been intense. Sometimes being a salted fish has its advantages.”
Xia made no secret of her laid-back attitude toward her strength. After all, even Bubuwang couldn’t defeat her, so her power must not be great.
“How long has it been since you entered the Derivative World?”
“Um, over a month, I guess. The worker’s entry cycle into worlds is about two months.”
“Is that so? Among the first-tier, your overall combat power is quite good.”
Su Xiao exhaled a puff of blue smoke. Through training with Bubuwang, Xia’s strength had significantly improved, though her attributes hadn’t increased, her combat experience had grown substantially.
“Speaking of which, Bai Ye, your combat power must be quite strong, right? At least upper-middle among second-tier, with the title of Decapitator of the Night.”
Xia laughed, not knowing where she had heard this nickname for Su Xiao.
“Who knows, maybe I’m top-tier in second-tier combat power. I’m leaving.”
Su Xiao got up to leave, and Xia suddenly spoke up.
“You really enjoy chopping up your enemies, don’t you?”
Xia made a beheading gesture.
“That’s just a rumor.”
Su Xiao and Bubuwang left Xia’s restaurant. As they walked, Su Xiao felt he had forgotten something.
Inside the restaurant, Xia scratched her head, her silky hair falling down.
“I feel like I forgot something… Oh right! I didn’t pay!”
Xia quickly ran out of the restaurant, still holding a spoon.
“Eating without paying, I’m just a small business owner, on the brink of bankruptcy.”
Xia hesitated for a moment but decided not to contact Su Xiao, planning to settle up the next time he visited.
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The hunter’s stay in Reincarnation Paradise has reached its limit.
Returning to the real world soon, please remember the rules of Reincarnation Paradise.
Seeing the prompt from Reincarnation Paradise, Su Xiao immediately sent a request to Reincarnation Paradise for a “Breakthrough Physical Limit” task. This time in Reincarnation Paradise, he hadn’t gone to the arena because he was researching something in his exclusive room.
Reviewing…
Approved.
Tip: The hunter’s physical attributes/passive skills will be suppressed, and five combat attributes will be suppressed to 5 points.
Suppressing…
Iron rings appeared on Su Xiao’s arms, torso, and legs. As these shackles appeared, a feeling of weakness washed over him, suppressing his five attributes to 5 points.
Tip: The hunter’s passive skills have been suppressed to Lv.5 effects.
In the real world, active skills are unusable, so Reincarnation Paradise only suppressed Su Xiao’s passive skills.
Su Xiao wasn’t surprised by the suppression of his passive skills. His Sword Mastery Lv.39 alone would be deadly, even if his attributes were suppressed.
Transmission begins, destination: the real world.
Tip: Upon returning to the real world, the hunter will receive a “Breakthrough Physical Limit” task. Completing or abandoning the task will remove the suppression.
Tip: The “Breakthrough Physical Limit” task can only be issued three times. If all three are failed or abandoned, the hunter will fail to break through the 80-point barrier.
Determining… the hunter’s “Breakthrough Physical Limit” task deadline is within 3 to 5 days; no need to extend real-world stay.
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In the real world, Su Xiao’s jewellery store.
The second-floor living room was dim, with the curtains tightly drawn.
Sitting on the floor, Su Xiao scanned his surroundings. This time, Bubu Wang didn’t return with him to the real world; he was forcibly kept within the Reincarnation Paradise.
Sensing this situation, Su Xiao vaguely guessed the gist of the mission. Perhaps it was to kill those who violated the rules and stayed in the real world.
Thinking it over, Su Xiao felt that facing rule-breakers would be a complete defeat in his current state. If it was to “Break the Limits of the Body,” it might involve some exercise. However, considering the usual style of the Reincarnation Paradise’s missions, a relatively safe practice was unlikely.
Without external pressure, hoping to break his physical limits within a few days was a pipe dream. That would require years or even decades of training.
Su Xiao clenched his fist, feeling the surging power within had vanished. Before, he could easily dismantle a Gundam model by hand, but now he needed tools like a wrench or a cutter.
He checked his current abilities:
Health Points: 100%.
Mana Points: 50 (3116, sealed).
Strength: 5 (76+3 equipment bonus, closed).
Agility: 5 (76+3 equipment bonus, closed).
Stamina: 5 (80, closed).
Intelligence: 5 (79, closed).
Charisma: 5 (6, closed).
Skill 1: Master of Swordsmanship Level 5.
Skill 2: Firearms Proficiency Level 5.
Skill 3: Insight Level 5.
Skill 4: Devil’s Mark (completely sealed).
Skill 5: Aura Emission (filled).
Skill 6: Absolute Demon Physique (70% filled).
Skill 7: Spirit Shadow Physique (65% sealed).
Skill 8: Meditation of the Mind Level 4 (unsealed).
After checking his attributes, Su Xiao frowned. The suppression was more thorough than he had imagined, with some passive skills even wholly sealed.
Now, he could only rely on three skills for combat—Swordsmanship Mastery, Firearms Proficiency, and Insight. As for the other passive abilities, they were either fully sealed or more than 50% filled.
However, Su Xiao’s “Meditation of the Mind” had reached Level 4 compared to these. This wasn’t enhanced through the Reincarnation Paradise but resulted from his daily meditation persistence.
[Hint: “Break the Limits of the Body” mission has been issued; hunters can check it themselves.]
Upon receiving the prompt, Su Xiao activated the Reincarnation Mark with his mind. Indeed, the previously darkened task list in the real world was now accessible. He opened the task list:
[Special Mission: Brave the Demon Cave]
Difficulty Level: Adaptive
Mission Summary: Located at 97°105′ E, 19°27.3′ N
Mission Information: This location harbours a significant number of abnormal individuals. Hunters must enter this location and stay at the designated spot for at least 30 minutes.
Mission Deadline: 5 natural days
Mission Reward: None
Mission Penalty: None
Hint: If the hunter completes the task but does not break the physical limit, the mission will reset and change the task type, extending the stay in the real world.
After reviewing the mission details, Su Xiao felt a bit puzzled. What were these abnormal individuals? Pacemakers? And from the Hint at the end of the task, the task content wasn’t crucial; the key was breaking the physical limit, and this task was released for that purpose.
Putting aside how to break the limit, Su Xiao sensed maliciousness in this task. His combat ability could have been more vital with his current physical qualities. Even a first-tier Pactmaker could overpower him in attributes and skills.
However, in a battle with a first-tier Pactmaker, Su Xiao might still need to win despite the opponent’s superior attributes and skills. The combat experience was entirely on a different level. Even if a tiger was restrained, it was not something a cat could provoke.
Su Xiao went to the shop’s ground floor, turned on the computer, and wanted to confirm the mission’s location.
After cross-referencing, Su Xiao found that the mission location was highly remote and uninhabited.
He began investigating information about this uninhabited area. The more he looked, the more off it seemed. This place he was heading to was hundreds of kilometres away from civilization, surrounded by vast forests, many of which had started to become desertified due to over-harvesting.
Not only that, there was also a natural wetland nearby, home to numerous wild animals. Seeing this terrain, Su Xiao suddenly remembered that he had been there. In this uninhabited area, there was a hazardous small town that couldn’t be found on any map, where many poachers lurked.
If it were just that, the place wouldn’t be too dangerous. However, this small town was located in a nook between the borders of three countries. Gazing at the other two countries, Su Xiao immediately associated it with drug lords.
“So, this ghostly place is why it felt familiar before.”
After pinpointing the destination on the map, Su Xiao touched the left side of his neck. He had been there before and nearly lost his life after being shot on the left side of his neck.
Confirming the location of the destination, Su Xiao understood the degree of danger in this trip. Going there would be like a vacation if his attributes hadn’t been suppressed. However, for someone with average features, losing their life there wouldn’t be surprising.
Su Xiao stood up, walked to the utility room, and pulled out a sledgehammer before heading towards the basement.
The basement door wasn’t locked. Following the stairs, Su Xiao entered the basement and turned on the lights.
A faint, musty odour wafted in; he hadn’t cleaned this place in a long time. However, all the weapons, trophies, contraband, etc., he used as a killer were hidden here.
Clearing the clutter in the centre of the basement, Su Xiao took off his shirt, rotated his neck, and swung the sledgehammer.
Boom!
As the cement debris scattered, Ma Pangzi, who was in the neighbouring wreath and funeral store, trembled in fear and entered a saint-like state.
“This… this is bad.”
Ma Pangzi’s lover was wearing heavy makeup. She grabbed Ma Pangzi’s ear; this woman in her thirties was dissatisfied. They say women in their thirties are like wolves, in their forties like tigers, and in their fifties can sit and suck up the earth. In the prime of her years, this woman wouldn’t let Ma Pangzi off so quickly.
“Mistake, mistake. Let’s stop here for today. You go home first.”
“You…”
The fury in the woman’s heart surged. Seeing that Ma Pangzi wasn’t joking and had something serious going on, she reluctantly agreed to leave. Soon, the roar of an engine was heard from outside.
Bang, bang, bang…
The hammering sound came from the next room, and Ma Pangzi grimaced.
“What’s Su Xiao up to? Is it enemies at the door?”
Shirtless, and covered in fat, Ma Pangzi gritted his teeth, retrieved a crossbow from under the bed, loaded it with a cocking tool, and held a stun baton in his other hand as he approached the back of the jewellery store through the rear door. Soon, he entered the small courtyard behind the store.
Click.
There was a crisp sound under Ma Pangzi’s feet.
“What’s this?”
“Don’t move!”
A loud shout echoed, and Su Xiao dashed out of the store’s back door. The alarm inside the store had gone off, indicating someone had entered the backyard, triggering the warning system.
“What’s… happening?”
Ma Pangzi trusted Su Xiao, so he didn’t move.
“It’s okay. You just stepped on a landmine. Don’t worry; this is an old-fashioned Pineapple-type mine.”
Su Xiao squatted in front of Ma Pangzi, recalling the disarming method for this mine. It could have been more, but it was troublesome to disarm.
“Damn!”
Ma Pangzi’s legs began to tremble. He couldn’t believe he was witnessing this; was this a movie scene? Who would bury a mine in their backyard? Was it wartime?
However, Ma Pangzi needed to learn that Su Xiao was a hunter. Once his identity was exposed, planting a mine in the backyard was nothing for a Pacemaker.
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