Even with a single drop of blood, I will still be invincible!

Looking at the solemn expression on his face, Su Mubai was immediately taken aback.

Since he met this old man, he had never seen such a serious expression on his face.

It seems that collecting ancient coins is not just a hobby as I imagined.

Moreover, this time, Old Deng wasn't talking about ordinary Ancient Soul Coins, but rather even more ancient Ancient Soul Coins.

Su Mubai narrowed his eyes slightly and suddenly laughed: "Since you don't care about my methods, then I won't ask you what you're going to do with the ancient coins."

"As for upgrading Soul Coins to Ancient Soul Coins..."

At this point, he nodded solemnly, "This junior does indeed have a way."

Su Mubai had already revealed the effects of his [Cataclysm] talent inside the Divine Dragon Palace treasury.

It was not unexpected for Su Mubai that Huaijian knew about this.

His only bottom line was that the catastrophic nature of the event could not be exposed, since the effect was too shocking.

Upon hearing this, a look of joy immediately appeared on Huai Jian's face, but before he could speak, Su Mubai continued:

"It's just that my abilities are limited. If the improvement isn't significant, I can barely manage."

If it's just a matter of upgrading to Ancient Soul Coins, I'll naturally help you with that without hesitation.

However, upgrading from Soul Coins to Ancient Soul Coins in one go is quite costly...

At this point, Su Mubai looked at the person in his arms with great difficulty.

The meaning is obvious.

It can definitely be done, but it will cost extra!

However, the reaction from the woman in his arms was completely different from what Su Mubai had imagined.

He frowned slightly, then suddenly sighed and said:

"Is the cost too high? Then forget it."

Upon hearing this, Su Mubai was immediately dumbfounded.

no……

Why don't you play by the rules?

Didn't he just have a serious expression?

I just wanted to raise the price; I never intended to cancel the deal!

Do you even know what bargaining is?!

For a moment, Su Mubai didn't know what to say.

Seeing Su Mubai's discomfitured expression, Huaijian's lips curled slightly, and he waved his hand to take out a small pile of soul coins and place them on the table.

Unlike ordinary soul coins, these soul coins carry a sense of history, clearly indicating that they are ancient soul coins.

Although the quantity is not large, there are still several thousand pieces.

Upon seeing these ancient soul coins, Su Mubai immediately rolled his eyes.

Well, I've dug my own grave.

As expected, he pointed to the ancient soul coins on the table and looked at Su Mubai with a half-smile.

"According to you, turning Ancient Soul Coins into Ancient Soul Coins shouldn't be too difficult, right?"

"..."

you are vicious!

Su Mubai rolled his eyes and nodded, saying, "The cost is indeed much lower."

If it were someone else, he certainly wouldn't lower his own interests because of a single sentence.

But since the old man in his arms had helped him a lot, Su Mubai didn't nitpick over the words anymore.

"Haha, I don't know why, but seeing you get the short end of the stick suddenly makes me feel better."

He laughed and patted Su Mubai's shoulder, comforting him, "Don't worry, I'm not a stingy person, you'll get your share of the benefits."

"Judging from this auction, you're probably not short of money, so let's get straight to the point."

As he spoke, he joined his index and middle fingers together, making a sword-like gesture, and lightly tapped it in mid-air.

Zheng!

Faintly, the crisp sound of a sword ringing out rang in Su Mubai's ears.

A look of joy immediately appeared on his face. Wasn't this the same [Shadow Chasing Sword Qi] from before?

Immediately afterwards, the air in front of him suddenly roared and began to distort, as if there was an invisible sword aura at the tip of his fingers.

Moreover, this sword energy was clearly hundreds of times stronger than the one released in his arms last time!

Upon sensing this terrifying power, Su Mubai's pupils contracted slightly.

Could this be a Saint-level sword aura?!

"Next time you want something, just tell me directly. Don't try to be clever. If I can agree, I naturally won't refuse."

He squeezed Su Mubai's shoulder tightly in his arms, pointed a finger, and an invisible sword energy immediately merged into his body.

[Hint: You have gained the temporary skill "Shadow Chasing Sword Qi".]

【Pursuing Shadow Sword Qi】

Temporary skills do not occupy a skill slot and can only be used once.

He activated the sword energy, condensing it into a sword energy avatar in his arms.

It transforms into a wisp of power within one's embrace, capable of unleashing mythical-level combat power for 10 minutes.

(The sword aura transformation is extremely destructive; do not use it in the city, or you will likely face imprisonment.)

After reading the skill details of [Shadow Chasing Sword Qi], a look of disappointment flashed across Su Mubai's face.

It was not the Saint-Destroying level sword energy he had imagined, but a mythical level sword energy incarnation, though its duration was ten times longer than the previous sword energy.

However, for Su Mubai, even the mythical level is fine. As long as he gets one more free ride, he will become the incarnation of the Saint Annihilation level!

At that time, he would have a powerful trump card to protect himself.

Just as Su Mubai was about to use his sword energy to advance for free, someone in his arms suddenly spoke up to remind him:

"I advise you not to rush to improve my Shadow Chasing Sword Qi."

"what happened?"

Su Mubai was slightly taken aback.

"That sword energy you just experienced was the limit you can withstand right now."

He slowly spoke from his chest: "If you force an upgrade, you will not only lose your sword energy, but you will also suffer a backlash. Although it won't kill you, it certainly won't be pleasant."

Can skill upgrades have backlashes?

This was the first time Su Mubai had heard this explanation, and he looked at the person in his arms with a puzzled expression.

Why are you staring at me like that? What good would it do me to lie to you?

Huaijian glared at him, but still explained, "The sword energy I gave you isn't your own power. If it's too strong, do you think you can withstand it?"

Upon hearing this, Su Mubai immediately understood.

The temporary skill, 【Shadow Chasing Sword Qi】, is clearly different from the skills I have learned.

It can unleash mythical power without any cost, and it can last for a full ten minutes.

To put it bluntly, it does consume energy, but it only consumes the energy within its body.

Su Mubai was merely a vessel for this [Shadow Chasing Sword Qi]; he himself never controlled this power.

Once he advances to the Saint Annihilation level, it is clearly beyond his current capacity to withstand.

Thinking of this, Su Mubai felt a wave of fear.

Fortunately, nothing went wrong when I advanced to the first level of [Shadow Chasing Sword Qi].

I just don't know when I'll be able to withstand the Saint-level [Shadow Chasing Sword Qi].

Thinking it over, Su Mubai asked directly:

"Senior, when will I be able to withstand even stronger sword energy?"

"An even stronger sword aura?"

He looked Su Mubai up and down in his arms, then thought for a moment and said:

"You'll be almost done once you've completed the Epic Path."

After saying that, he pointed to a small pile of ancient soul coins on the table.

"Alright, you've taken all the benefits, time to get to work, right?"

"Good Le!"

Su Mubai reached out and brushed the ancient soul coin, a thought flashing through his mind.

[Catastrophe]!