Sprint +7 (First Update)

Although Kyo Kusanagi's treasure chest is still Leader Tier Golden Treasure Chest, it is engraved with intricate patterns, making it grand, heavy, and high-class. It is much more valuable than the treasure chests of Kusanagi Saisyu and Kusanagi Sōji. You can even see a trace of Dark Gold Tier luster on the patterns on the treasure chest.

Bai Xiaowen placed her hand on the treasure chest and selected to open it.

A golden light shimmered as twelve golden cards flew out of the treasure chest. On the back of these golden cards, a faint Dark Gold Tier light surged.

Notification message: "Your Battle Rating is A, and you have been granted 3 draws with no chance of being left out."

Li Shuyi said in surprise, "Why is it only A-Tier rating? Kyo Kusanagi is so difficult to defeat, the rating shouldn't be lower than S."

Bai Xiaowen thought for a moment and said, "The main problem is that there were too many people involved in the siege of Kyo Kusanagi. There were six Elite Level 3 cyborg warriors participating in the battle, and later, Crazy Iori Yagami also attacked Kyo Kusanagi... The intervention of the Spirit Realm figures will cause the score to drop, which is unavoidable. With our strength alone, we are not enough to kill Kyo Kusanagi."

After a pause, Bai Xiaowen continued, "However, the value of these gold cards should exceed that of ordinary Golden Treasure Chest, and there's a 1/4 chance of getting the Kusanagi Sword! To be honest, I've always been very interested in what the Three Sacred Treasures treasures of the King of Fighters Plane are. Shu Yi, why don't you try your luck?"

"Is it okay? I really want to try?" Li Shuyi was a little unsure of herself; her luck with lotteries in the King of Fighters Plane wasn't very good.

Bai Xiaowen smiled and grabbed her hand, pressing it towards the gold card. Li Shuyi exclaimed, "I'm not ready yet..."

Wow!

A mysterious crimson light gathered, and Li Shuyi abruptly stopped mid-sentence!

On the front of the card is a striking image of a crimson dagger!

Spirit Realm Rules Message:

"You have obtained a unique item: Kusanagi Sword."

Bai Xiaowen was also stunned. He didn't expect to be so lucky this time, drawing the Kusanagi Sword with a 1/12 chance!

"Hahaha... That's great!" Bai Xiaowen hugged Li Shuyi and kissed her, and Li Shuyi's face instantly turned red.

This treasure chest from Kyo Kusanagi is already an absolute steal if it drops the Kusanagi Sword; even if the remaining two draws are all garbage, it doesn't matter.

Bai Xiaowen examined the description of the Kusanagi Sword.

[Kusanagi Sword: A special, exclusive item. Its power can only be unleashed by someone possessing the Azure Flame Bloodline of the Kusanagi Clan. Holding the Kusanagi Sword will occupy one skill slot. Warning: The Kusanagi Sword exists in the form of a sword spirit; please select a wielder as soon as possible, as it will dissipate after a certain period.]

"Why are there so many restrictions? Not only do you need the Azure Flame Bloodline, but it also takes up a skill slot!" Li Shuyi said. "How can we choose when we can't see the attribute power after wielding the Kusanagi Sword?"

"The fact that the Spirit Realm Rules gave such a prompt is quite telling," Bai Xiaowen said after thinking for a moment. "The Spirit Realm Rules operate on the principle of fairness. The fact that so much effort was put into unleashing the Kusanagi Sword, and the restrictions are so stringent, conversely indicates that the Kusanagi Sword is extremely powerful..."

"My skill slots are full," Li Shuyi said. "Xiao Wen, you can have the Kusanagi Sword."

"I originally thought the Kusanagi Sword was a melee weapon, and I thought it would be more suitable for you."

Bai Xiaowen shook his head and directly chose to acquire the Kusanagi Sword.

As the light entered his body, Bai Xiaowen felt a burning sensation all over. Looking at his skill bar, the last empty slot was now occupied by a sword-shaped icon.

"You have obtained a special exclusive item: Kusanagi Sword."

"You do not possess the Azure Flame Bloodline of the Kusanagi Clan, therefore you cannot unleash the full power of the Kusanagi Sword."

Bai Xiaowen said, "I estimate that I'll get Kyo Kusanagi's blood with the remaining two draws. Once I get his blood, let's start making the Bloodline Potion."

It seems that when a strong member of the Kusanagi Clan dies, they will almost always lose their blood; this is based on experience gained from the treasure chests of Kusanagi Sōji and Kusanagi Saisyu.

Li Shuyi used up her remaining two draw chances.

Sure enough, one of the cards was "Kyo Kusanagi's Blood," and the other items were "Superior Psionic Crystal," a total of five.

Needless to say, Kyo Kusanagi's blood is exceptional. The description of the [Superior Psionic Crystal] is as follows:

"This item is formed from highly refined Psionic Particles and can be used in the enhancement slots of equipment Enhancement Card to increase the success rate of enhancement (depending on the value of the target equipment)."

It's worth noting that [Superior Psionic Crystal] are tradable, not bound.

"Xiao Wen, your golden weapon is already at +3, and you have a Four-Star Enhancement Card. Now that you have these crystals, why don't you try to go straight for +7?" Li Shuyi said. "After +7, your ranged attack power should increase significantly, making you even stronger than those Awakened Ones who specialize in ranged shooting."

Bai Xiaowen shook his head and said, "No, the three items dropped from Kyo Kusanagi's treasure chest— the Kusanagi Sword and the Blood of a Strongman—will all be used on me. Your strength hasn't improved at all... So, this chance to reach +7 will be reserved for you."

Bai Xiaowen allocated the [Superior Psionic Crystal] to Li Shuyi, and then gifted her a "Four-Star Enhancement Card" and a total of 20,000 Psionic Points.

Li Shuyi repeatedly declined, saying, "My weapon is only of Blue Quality; upgrading it to +7 would be too wasteful."

"I didn't say to upgrade your weapon," Bai Xiaowen laughed. "Upgrade your accessory, the [Demonfire Jade Pendant]! The burst damage of this accessory is very important to you. Upgrading it to +7 will allow us to challenge stronger Boss Tier. As for my strength and agility, they are not high. Ranged attacks are just a side job. Upgrading the [Desert Eagle] to +7 would be a real waste."

After thinking it through, Li Shuyi stopped refusing and accepted the Enhancement Card and Psionic Points.

With a relatively abundant Psionic Points but only one Enhancement Card, Bai Xiaowen quickly devised a plan for Li Shuyi:

To upgrade to +4, +5, and +6, don't use Enhancement Card; just use Psionic Points to force it. Even if you fail at these three levels, the equipment won't be damaged; it will only reset the enhancement level to zero.

Once you reach +6, use Enhancement Card and Superior Psionic Crystal to reach +7 in one go!

Li Shuyi removed the +3 [Demonfire Jade Pendant] and began to enhance it. The first enhancement attempt to +4 failed, and the [Demonfire Jade Pendant] reverted to its unenhanced state.

With ample Psionic Points to support her, Li Shuyi was not discouraged and quickly reached +3 again, and then successfully reached +4!

When Li Shuyi was aiming for level 5, she glanced at the success rate of the enhancement and felt a slight tremor in her heart.

The success rate for reaching level 5 is only 33.33%.

"Let's go for it, we can afford to lose." Bai Xiaowen gently patted Li Shuyi's shoulder.

Li Shuyi nodded and chose to enhance.

Enhancement failed! Enhancement level reset to zero!

The Spirit Realm's notification was devoid of any emotion, giving it an eerily cold feel, and the sense of frustration was indescribable. Keep in mind that each upgrade of Gold Equipment deducts 500 Psionic Points.

"Continue," Bai Xiaowen said calmly and composedly. He didn't have any better solutions; these things were purely a matter of fate...

Li Shuyi spent nearly 30,000 Psionic Points to upgrade the [Demonfire Jade Pendant] to +6! Ordinary awakened beings simply cannot afford it.

The most crucial part is what follows; everything done before is a preparation for Sprint +7. Because +4, +7, and +10 equipment will have powerful additional attributes!