Chapter 133 – Sinking Ship? Su Ming's Mental State About to Explode!

“Hoo…”

In the small room, Su Ming stood up while stretching his body.

“Finally regained some strength.”

Su Ming felt deeply emotional inside.

Being sucked dry by a beautiful girl until his legs went weak—this experience might be considered an extraordinary benefit some would pay to try, but for Su Ming who had gone through it several times, it still left him quite shaken.

“Feeling noticeably weaker. I should find ways to replenish my body after returning.”

Su Ming was genuinely concerned that if this continued long-term, the robust physique he’d worked so hard to obtain might deteriorate completely.

This was unacceptable both as a human being and as a man.

“If only I could get something like a Perfect Tonic Soup from the packages.”

As this thought flashed through his mind, Su Ming suddenly remembered.

“Speaking of which, I’ve accumulated chips again. Should I open another round of packages?”

Thinking this, Su Ming opened his mental interface and checked the chips section.

Thanks to scavenging the battlefield and obtaining numerous Phantom Demon materials, Su Ming had accumulated nearly 100,000 chips—almost matching what he’d gained from his previous transaction with Xu Qianqian.

Back then, Su Ming had nearly emptied his year’s worth of package acquisitions, profiting from price differences between the market and the mall.

This time, without any complicated schemes—just straightforward battlefield scavenging over about a day—he’d earned nearly 100,000 chips. Quite a substantial harvest.

After some consideration, Su Ming ultimately couldn’t resist and started buying packages.

When playing games before, he’d patiently saved resources for limited-time events, but in this world, he completely lacked that mindset.

Not only because his Golden Finger didn’t feature limited events, but more importantly, every package opening represented real-world gains that could even significantly boost his strength. Under such circumstances, who could bother hoarding chips?

With so many chips, wouldn’t casually opening packages yield plenty of good items for another power boost?

Thus, once the thought of opening packages emerged, Su Ming couldn’t suppress the urge any longer.

Immediately, Su Ming spent all his chips to purchase nearly one hundred packages.

Then, he began opening them.

“Regardless of when, opening packages is always the most exciting and enjoyable part.”

Su Ming smiled happily.

But as package after package was opened, his smile gradually faded.

Scarecrow: An alchemical tool crafted from special mimetic straw, capable of transforming into anyone’s appearance and simulating their movements. Shatters like glass when attacked, but can be retrieved if unharmed.

This was the same alchemical tool Su Ming had used during the night he battled Yi Junchuan.Its function needs no further explanation—it was quite effective. When Xu Qianqian was ambushed by Gao Xu and Xu Yanyan, she used a similar alchemical tool to successfully deceive Gao Xu and Xu Yanyan’s eyes, managing to take Xu Yanyan hostage. If not for Xu Yanyan being a ruthless individual who refused to yield to threats and instead fought back desperately, perhaps Su Ming wouldn’t have needed to make an appearance today.

However, such alchemical tools aren’t particularly precious.

After all, they are merely substitutes that mimic appearances, useful only for deceiving others. They aren’t those Heaven-Defying substitute tools that can bear injuries or even death in one’s place, so their utility is limited.

Yet, Su Ming unboxed a total of three such items in the first package and several more in the subsequent ones.

This was undoubtedly a bit unlucky.

Of course, being just a little unlucky was still manageable.

The problem was that, later on, Su Ming seemed to remain consistently unlucky.

Spirit Power (Small): Extremely pure, unowned Spirit Power. Integrating it into the body can slightly increase Spirit Power content with no side effects.

Spirit Power (Small): Extremely pure, unowned Spirit Power. Integrating it into the body can slightly increase Spirit Power content with no side effects.

Spirit Power (Small)…

Su Ming unboxed one item after another that could enhance Spirit Power, yet every single one was only (Small).

That wasn’t even the worst part.

Even Spirit Power (Small) could still be used to boost Spirit Power—it wasn’t entirely useless.

Instead, it was the following items that truly left Su Ming utterly bewildered.

Decorative Garment: When worn, it transforms into the most suitable luxurious attire for the current environment, with effects such as wrinkle resistance, waterproofing, and self-cleaning. It is something coveted by high-society individuals.

Youth-Returning Potion: A degraded version of the age-reversal potion, it instantly reverts the user’s body to childhood, with the effect lasting only twelve hours.

Dragon Gall: A Type-1 armed motorcycle with extremely powerful horsepower, capable of reaching a top speed of 800 km/h. It is impact-resistant, off-road capable, and requires no energy consumption. If modified with special materials, it will evolve into a Type-2 armed motorcycle with even higher performance.

And so, Su Ming unboxed one peculiar item after another—things he had never seen or heard of, each more subtle than the last.

“What’s the use of this Decorative Garment? A luxurious gown? Does it expect me to attend a ball?”

“A youth-restoring potion that only lasts twelve hours? Is this some kind of nirvana potion meant to fulfill someone’s wish to be young again before they die?”

“And what the hell is an armed motorcycle? I’m not a biker gang member!”

Once Su Ming started complaining, he couldn’t stop.

The same pattern continued afterward—either he unboxed items with subtle effects or things that weren’t particularly valuable, making it a complete loss.

“Dammit!”

Su Ming’s face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot, and his mindset was on the verge of shattering.

This unboxing experience was extremely poor, so bad that Su Ming nearly lost it.

“After a year, have I finally turned into an African (unlucky person)?”

Su Ming’s face grew pale, as if he had returned to the days when he kept failing to draw rare cards in gacha games—it was enough to make him want to vomit blood.

(By the way, in the Muramasa banner, I spent a thousand stones for one copy…)In the end, Su Ming’s method of opening the packages became somewhat violent, as if he wished to tear them apart, clearly indicating his mindset had taken a turn.

Fortunately, there were still genuinely good items to be found.

For instance, the highest-rank restorative alchemical potion that Su Ming had previously searched his entire backpack for but failed to locate was now uncovered from one of the packages.

The effects of this alchemical potion were downright overpowering—as long as a person wasn’t dead and their head hadn’t been crushed, even if their heart was shattered, this potion could bring them back.

Such an effect was even more astonishing than the potion Gao Xu had used on Xu Yanyan.

With a potion like this, it was equivalent to having an extra life. In terms of value, it was indeed extremely precious.

Unfortunately, Su Ming had no use for it at the moment.

Additionally, Su Ming also uncovered some medicine-stone-like items.

Red Vein Stone: An item that acts on the Bloodline. Consuming it allows it to merge with the blood, increasing Bloodline concentration and accelerating the speed of Bloodline Awakening.

This item was also incredibly precious.

Su Ming had heard that such medicine stones only appeared in the Spirit Demon Abyss. If Phantom Demons consumed them in large quantities, it could not only speed up the evolution of their Bloodline but also increase the success rate of evolution.

Because these medicine stones also worked on Hunters with Phantom Demon Bloodlines, enhancing Bloodline concentration and accelerating Awakening speed, humans’ demand for Red Vein Stones was no less than that of the Phantom Demons.

Unfortunately, Red Vein Stones only appeared in the Spirit Demon Abyss and were extremely rare in the present world, making them exorbitantly expensive. Some large Base Cities even regarded them as strategic resources, sought after and hoarded by everyone.

Uncovering Red Vein Stones was a pleasant surprise for Su Ming.

“At least my luck hasn’t completely run out,” Su Ming sighed in relief. After hesitating for a moment, he picked up a Red Vein Stone and tossed it into his mouth.

As the thumb-sized red-veined medicine stone entered his stomach, Su Ming clearly felt his Bloodline becoming more active.

The medicine stone dissolved into his blood, further accelerating the transformation of his body that his Bloodline was already continuously undergoing.

Noticing this change, Su Ming felt that the time when he would max out his Bloodline concentration and reach the physical limit wasn’t too far off.

“If I even awaken Demonization and both my Professional abilities reach the level of an Upper-Rank Professional, would I still need to fear Gao Xu?”

By then, Su Ming was confident that even facing a Five-Star Professional, he could emerge victorious.

Even against a Six-Star Professional, he should be able to retreat unscathed.

Thus, Su Ming stored the precious Red Vein Stones in his backpack and continued opening packages.

There wasn’t much to say about what followed—the items he uncovered were a mix of good and bad, but none stood out as treasures that caught his eye.

Of course, this was from Su Ming’s perspective.

Some items he looked down upon would undoubtedly be considered great treasures in the outside world.

For example, Phantom Demon Blood—this time, Su Ming actually uncovered another bottle of Hazardous Species Phantom Demon Blood. Its value needed no further explanation.

Another example was alchemical weapons; Su Ming also uncovered one, but this time it was a dagger. For someone who already possessed Fire Tusks, its appeal wasn’t particularly strong.

Additionally, Su Ming uncovered another Advanced Spirit Art—【Futian Falling Blossom】.Futian Falling Blossom (62nd Formula): An Advanced Spirit Art that manipulates the transformative power of mountains and rocks. It can summon falling stones from above or move mountains below, making it capable of calling down meteors or relocating mountain ranges with ease.

The might of this Spirit Art is evident from its description.

“62nd Formula, huh?”

Su Ming looked at the Spell Formula book in his hand, stroking his chin.

“Worth giving it a try.”

Previously, the Advanced Spirit Arts Su Ming had obtained were mostly around the 80th Formula mark; he had never acquired one around the 60th Formula range.

Although the sequence of 【Futian Falling Blossom】 ranks at the very bottom among Advanced Spirit Arts, a lower sequence also means it has a lower learning difficulty and consumes less Spirit Power when used.

Now that Su Ming has become an Upper-Rank Sorcerer, fully mastering an Advanced Spirit Art that can be deployed at any time is undoubtedly essential.

Compared to 【Vast Karma Brahma Scene】 and 【Fate Heaven Earth Shift】, both of which are above the 80th Formula, this newly obtained 【Futian Falling Blossom】 is undoubtedly more suitable as Su Ming’s go-to Advanced Spirit Art during his Upper-Rank Sorcerer stage.

“I’ll find some time to learn it.”

Su Ming made up his mind.

(End of Chapter)