260: Chapter 259 Nothing Can Be Slain LV.2

Hearing Chu Xuan's question, Chen Yong and Hua Zi both nodded in unison, clearly admitting to the point.

Jian Mei continued, "When you first made your move and revealed strength far beyond ours, I should have realized that whether your ideas were right or wrong, we should have followed your lead. However, I instinctively felt a bit of repulsion toward you, felt you were unreliable, and wanted to argue."

"Hiss, so that's how it was!"

Huang Xiong sucked in a breath of cold air. "I was wondering! Although I usually have a bad temper, I wouldn't go as far as to detest a newcomer like that, especially since this is a collective mission..."

Chu Xuan's expression darkened slightly.

Initially, he hadn't chosen to reveal his strength for another major reason: he always felt that the attitude of Jian Mei's group of four toward them was somewhat subtle.

Chu Xuan had originally thought they were targeting all four of them and had prepared for the possibility of the others discarding him once he was no longer useful after the mission, but he hadn't expected it to be directed entirely at him alone.

"Actually, it's alright; I just felt like you were a bit different."

Tan Ziming and Xu Shuya glanced at each other. From the beginning, the two of them had suspected an S-rank Specter existed within Chu Xuan's body and were extremely vigilant.

Tang Zheng, however, frowned and couldn't help but say, "Chu Xuan, to be honest, I've always had an urge to punch you, but I held it back. I thought it was because whenever I asked you something, you never gave a straight answer and instead brushed me off with 'heaven's secrets cannot be revealed,' which was a bit too pretentious and made me annoyed. Now it seems that's not it at all. Did something happen to you?"

Hearing this, Chu Xuan's heart stirred, and he asked instead of answering, "Roughly when did you start wanting to punch me?"

Tang Zheng pondered for a moment and said, "Not yesterday morning, but probably around yesterday noon. After the Night Demon Domain suddenly disappeared and I saw you again, I started having that kind of feeling."

As soon as these words were spoken, before Chu Xuan could react, Tan Ziming and Xu Shuya glanced at each other again, their hearts trembling wildly.

It matches again!

"Chu Xuan, did you do something that caused a change in your Charm attribute?"

Jian Mei explained, "The Charm attribute isn't completely useless. It plays an unignorable role in interpersonal interactions, affinity, and even training battle pets. If the Charm attribute is too low, it's possible to be met with hostility."

So that was it.

Chu Xuan's eyes narrowed slightly; he already knew the answer.

With fifty minutes remaining, time was still sufficient, but Chu Xuan didn't intend to say more on the matter. He waved his hand and said, "We'll talk about this later. Let's finish the mission first."

Chen Yong continued to lead the way.

Xu Shuya and Tan Ziming trailed at the very back. After communicating through mental awareness, they felt more and more that Chu Xuan might no longer be human.

However, they didn't dare to leave the team at the moment and could only steel themselves to follow along.

The castle was massive, with ancient and heavy brick walls. Fortunately, Chen Yong possessed the Mind Reading ability and was familiar with the route, which saved a lot of time.

While traveling, Chu Xuan tried to use 'soul crystals' to upgrade All-Cutting Slash.

[Do you wish to consume 10 skill points and 3 soul crystals to upgrade the Exclusive Skill 'All-Cutting Slash'? Current Rank: Rank 1.]

—Upgrade it all!

Chu Xuan immediately made his choice, spending 100 spirituality value to exchange for skill points.

[Your Exclusive Skill 'All-Cutting Slash' has been upgraded to Rank 2.]

[All-Cutting Slash Rank 2: By consuming spirituality value, you can condense up to 10 Slashes within your body and release them against enemies at any time.]

[Each condensation requires 10-20 spirituality value. The more spirituality value consumed, the stronger the power of the condensed Slash.]

[Cooldown: 5 seconds.]

[Note: When each of your Slashes is released, you can consume additional spirituality value to attach the Fire of Nirvana.]

The corners of Chu Xuan's mouth curled up.

It had only increased by one Rank, but the power was on a completely different level. Chu Xuan couldn't help but glance at Huang Xiong, who gave a mischievous grin.

"Big boss, you're so strong, you must have an Exclusive Skill. I assume that black flame is it. My three soul crystals should be enough to raise it by one Rank. That way, the power of those black flames should have doubled, right?"

Chu Xuan didn't bother to explain that his Fire of Nirvana was actually Rank 5 from the start.

Presumably, this was obtained by sacrificing an evil god sequence.

Back then, Heart Bewitchment was also Rank 5, but when upgrading that skill, most of it had come for free from the power of the Phantom Demon, and it hadn't required soul crystals at all.

According to the System's information, upgrading 'All-Cutting Slash' from Rank 2 to Rank 3 would require 20 skill points and 10 soul crystals.

Looking at it this way, although the Heart-Confusing Skill had disappeared, it was truly worth it.

There were no further obstacles along the way, and they didn't encounter any more guards. Chu Xuan simply consumed 20 spirituality value every 5 seconds to accumulate a Slash within his body.

The System mission hinted that King Seth of Dona had sacrificed flesh to the Tyrant of Destruction for power, but it was unknown if he had undergone a spectral transformation like that big guy from before.

Chu Xuan planned to give him a surprise.

By the time they reached the fifth floor, they gradually heard bursts of booming and roaring. Chu Xuan had already condensed his fifth Slash.

"It's right where the sound is coming from..." Chen Yong pointed ahead. "The King is in a hall ahead conferring with his ministers."

They were currently in a corridor. There was an archway on the steps ahead, with several corpses of armored guards scattered outside.

"Through the archway is a Sacrificial Hall. It originally housed portraits and sculptures of past kings as offerings, but King Seth of Dona has converted it into an altar for the Tyrant of Destruction."

Chen Yong took a deep breath and explained, "In the memory fragments of the guards I used Mind Reading on, they all quickly obtained the Berserk power provided by the Tyrant of Destruction by worshipping at the Flesh Altar."

"Places where evil gods are worshipped will affect one's mental willpower. What comes next is the key to this mission, and there's still plenty of time. If everyone has spirituality value left, don't hold back anymore. Keep a little for combat and use the rest to increase your spirit attribute as much as possible," Jian Mei suggested.

"Alright!" everyone responded in agreement.

Chu Xuan observed the surroundings, and seeing no danger, he spent 880 spirituality value to directly max out his spirit attribute.

His head felt slightly bloated for a moment, a bit uncomfortable, but it soon returned to normal, replaced by a refreshing sensation and a mental buzz.

At this moment, his four attributes—stamina, strength, agility, and spirit—had all reached 104 points.