Ice shards flew in all directions as white mist rose into the air. Beside a huge ice crater, Su Xiao raised his arm. The green vines clinging to his skin gradually withered and peeled away.
He had no idea which of the couple possessed this ability. During the battle, Su Xiao had felt a stinging sensation on the skin of his arm, but he had had no time to check. Thinking back, it had probably been caused by the pillar of light covered in pink flowers that expanded outward when it struck him. It contained spores or pollen with astonishing vitality. Once they touched the human body, they absorbed stamina and grew at a steady pace, eventually leaving their victims utterly exhausted.
Tier Five Contractors were completely different from Tier Four Contractors. Even though Su Xiao's strength had once been at the pinnacle of Tier Four, he had only just advanced to Tier Five. The Summit War battlefield was his first world as a Tier Five Contractor, so his strength was likely only slightly below average among Tier Five Contractors.
The good news was that there would not be many Contractors above Lv. 45 in this One Piece World. The reason was simple: although there was no minimum tier requirement for participating in the Summit War, there was a maximum—Tier Five.
That did not mean Contractors above Tier Five could not participate in the Summit War. It only meant that the rewards rapidly decreased as their tier rose. Among Tier Five Contractors, once the level of their Reincarnation Brand exceeded Lv. 45, the rewards for participating in the Summit War plot event would be reduced by 80%. As for Tier Six Contractors, their rewards would be reduced even more drastically. They might not even receive 10% of the total rewards.