After leaving the Exclusive Room, Su Xiao headed straight for the Skill Upgrade Hall. He was going to improve the Mind Blade ability, which could increase the power of self-developed sword techniques—in other words, directly increasing Su Xiao's combat strength.
A dozen minutes later, Su Xiao stopped before the main entrance of the Skill Upgrade Hall. Many Contractors came and went here. After entering, he first passed through a corridor and reached the innermost area, where he entered a Skill Upgrade Pod. The pod door locked shut.
Upgrade Skill Ascension Lv.16? Upgrading this ability requires 600 Soul Coins.
Su Xiao chose to raise it by four levels in succession. Judging from Skill Ascension's current level, the ability had great potential. After all, it was an ability with an initial rank of Rank Seven. Its starting point was high, and its endpoint was even higher.
The moment the Skill Upgrade Pod activated, the sound of water reached Su Xiao's ears. When he opened his eyes, he was already sitting cross-legged on a circular stone platform. Below him was a water surface as flat as a mirror. Water and sky blended into one, and he could not see the edge of the water.
Drip~
A drop of water fell and landed precisely on the surface before Su Xiao. Layer upon layer of ripples spread outward, soon forming a vast expanse of rippling water. This was not asking Su Xiao to comprehend something, but directly allowing him to personally experience what would otherwise require painstaking meditation.
Su Xiao stood and drew the long blade at his waist. The blade sang softly as he slashed to the side at a moderate speed. A slash mark sank into the water. The surface remained calm, but in the next moment—
Rumble!
A wave dozens