When 'God' Decides To Start Over
Chapter 168 - 107: Masked Emperor_2

Chapter 168: Chapter 107: Masked Emperor_2

"But this..." Sha Chu’s finger, adorned with the Demon Spirit Ring, was trembling.

She was very aware of how precious the Radiant Demon Spirit was. The Eternal Heaven possessed many Radiant Demon Spirits, but most were transformed from Demon Spirit Gemstones, a result of thousands of years of accumulation.

There were quite a few Demon Spirit Rings that came directly from the Land of Trial, but that was because the Eternal Heaven had Demon Spirit Gemstones earlier than anyone else, allowing them to enter the Land of Trial sooner, achieving results they have accumulated over decades.

Members like Sha Chu, who joined later, would typically only be granted an ordinary Demon Spirit Gemstone that can evolve, and even achieving the vibrant grade was difficult.

The fact that Li Xiu gave her a Radiant Demon Spirit Ring made it hard for Sha Chu to maintain her usual composure.

"Go ahead, do what you need to do," Li Xiu said.

Sha Chu hesitated before finally leaving, feeling somewhat unreal, as if she were dreaming, looking at the Demon Spirit Ring on her finger.

Li Xiu gave Sha Chu the Radiant Demon Spirit partly because he would need her help in many things in the future, and partly because he felt some guilt for taking her Love God Shooter.

Although both were of Radiant grade, the value of the Love God Shooter far exceeded that of the Black Death Demon.

Furthermore, it was likely that there would never be another Love God Shooter, while Li Xiu had plenty of Radiant Black Death Demons, more than his ten fingers could wear.

After finishing the Pink Apatite, the Pink Nightmare’s injuries healed significantly, leaving only some faint black marks on its body.

Li Xiu fed all the Pink Apatite from the box to it, now hoping that the Pink Nightmare would quickly level up, ideally awakening a talent skill.

If the Pink Nightmare could ascend to A-Level and awaken a talent skill, the Godslayer Shrine could pull him into the Blood Moon Black Death City, allowing him to clear it effortlessly.

Unfortunately, even after consuming all the Pink Apatite, the Pink Nightmare failed to level up further.

Li Xiu didn’t feed it other colored Apatites, as pure Apatite was more conducive to awakening talent skills.

The battle at Blood Moon Black Death City made Li Xiu more aware of the importance of his own strength and the need not to rely solely on Demon Spirits.

He began considering an immediate journey to the S-Level Dark Maze, aiming to achieve another S-Level physical enhancement, which would enable him to retrieve the Blood Pattern Revolver from the Sea Heaven Trial Ground.

"Afei, come here for a moment," Li Xiu called Afei over with a phone call.

"What’s up?" Afei asked, closing the door after arriving.

"Did you use those two things?" Li Xiu inquired.

"I did. The E-Level talent Night Pupil and E-Level skill Dark Curse," Afei replied.

"Did you use this as well?" Li Xiu placed a Radiant Black Death Demon Ring in front of Afei.

"Reason?" Afei asked, not taking it, looking at Li Xiu.

"I’ve decided to go to the S-Level Dark Maze within the next few days. You might find it useful then," Li Xiu explained.

"You can’t use Demon Spirits in the Trial Ground; that’s no reason," Afei disfavored accepting charity.

"Our aim is not just to clear the Dark Maze. If we can obtain an entry ticket, I need you to accompany me into the Land of Trial, which is essential and a future necessity," Li Xiu stated.

Currently, Afei was the most trustworthy person by Li Xiu’s side, and Li Xiu was also curious about whether her Abstention Skill would be effective in the Land of Trial.

"Understood," Afei said as she took the Demon Spirit Ring and slid it on her finger, completing the contract with a drop of blood.

"Radiant Demon Spirit?" Afei glanced at Li Xiu, visibly moved; she hadn’t anticipated that Li Xiu would offer her a Radiant Demon Spirit.

She had already learned from Sha Chu what the Radiant Demon Spirit symbolized; it wasn’t just a matter of money.

"I will need your help in many future instances, take these Demon Cores to nurture it," Li Xiu added, handing her a small bag of E-Level Radiant Demon Cores.

These were useless to the Jedi Knight now, though Radiant Demon Cores were good; ultimately, they were just E-Level, capable of raising the Demon Spirit to D-Level at best. Bringing it up to C-Level demanded too many, which was not worthwhile.

Utilizing E-Level Radiant Demon Cores to rise to C-Level was less efficient than switching to D-Level Demon Cores for nurturing.

Li Xiu used a Black Death Demon Ring himself but only managed to elevate to D-Level, choosing not to continue further.

The small bag he gave her should suffice for her to elevate the Black Death Demon to D-Level.

After Afei left, Li Xiu called Ye Yuzhen, instructing him to prepare for the S-Level Dark Maze two days hence.

Retrieving the Yellow Crystal obtained from Da Liang Gem Store, Li Xiu scrutinized it for a considerable period, coming to a tentative conclusion that it was certainly not a Yellow Crystal but rather a genuine natural Yellow Topaz.

This hue of Yellow Topaz undoubtedly classified it as Emperor Topaz.

Li Xiu held it in his hand, toying with it, yet refrained from immediate use.

Inside, he held a question: both gemstones and rings could summon Demon Spirits, but what’s the difference between the two?

So far, most of Li Xiu’s Demon Spirits came from gemstones.

Observing, one could discern that some of the Demon Spirits from gemstones seemed inferior to their same-level ring counterparts, while others appeared superior.

For instance, the Love God Shooter and Demigod Shana; the Love God Shooter naturally carried skills, while Demigod Shana could effortlessly slay same-level, same-quality Black Death Demons.

Li Xiu was uncertain whether this was a coincidence or an indication that Gem Demon Spirits were intrinsically stronger than Ring Demon Spirits.