Chapter Fifty-Four: An Unexpected Encounter

  Hawaii, a tourist destination, a holiday paradise that will never disappoint visiting tourists.

  Su Hong and three others were lounging comfortably on the beach chairs, gazing out at the distant blue sky and emerald sea. Seagulls circled and danced in the air as a gentle ocean breeze blew by, causing the palm trees to sway. As it brought coolness, it also brought a large group of passionate Hawaiian beauties.

  "Sunshine, beach, beautiful women, and cold beer - that's the life!" Chu Ge took off his sunglasses and waved at a hot bikini girl passing by, even making a strong gesture, instantly attracting a group of beauties' knowing smiles.

  Li Dairen thoroughly let go of his inhibitions, completely forgetting that he was the boss of a top 100 national enterprise and a public figure. He whistled loudly at the bikini-clad beauties playing in the waves, and not satisfied with just that, he rushed over to join them in dancing the hula, drawing jeers from other men on the beach.

  "These two guys..." Su Hong shook his head, pulled out a bottle of chilled beer from the wooden bucket filled with ice cubes, and quietly drank alone, not fooling around with Li Dairen and Chu Ge, but thinking about his own affairs.

  "For the sake of my dad and mom, I must live on!" Su Hong's eyes narrowed slightly, with a strong sense of determination flashing in his eyes. From Li Dairen and Chu Ge, who were still reveling wildly, he felt the heavy pressure brought by the terrifying plot of "Death Week", which made him almost suffocate, but precisely because of this, he had to live on even more strongly. He didn't want to die, not just for himself, but also for his family.

  Su Hong began to carefully calculate, after taking out 40 Blood Coins, he still had 254 Blood Coins on him, which could be exchanged for two points of Blood Ability Strengthening Points from the Dominator, used to strengthen his physical quality. Considering the main attribute of the Divine Spirit Warrior hero, it was natural to use these two precious Blood Ability Strengthening Points to strengthen his Strength attribute.

  However, after some serious thought, Su Hong shook his head and overturned his previous plan. In order to make the most of the Blood Coins on him, he decided to only exchange a little for blood energy enhancement. This way, he would still have 154 Blood Coins left, which he could use to consider exchanging for useful items from the Dominator or the Ancient Ruins Battlefield's World Tree.

  "What should I exchange for?" Su Hong's mind moved, the blood tattoo on his left chest slightly heated up, and suddenly emitted a strange blood halo, transmitting out streams of information that only Su Hong himself could see.

  "The lowest level of magic weapon, the Enchanted Dagger, has a magical additional damage. The price varies depending on the enchantment level, but even the lowest level Enchanted Dagger requires at least 150 Blood Coins. As for the next items, such as the Eagle Feather Witch's Eye, Thunder Ring, and Storm Snow Crossbow, they all look great, but I just can't afford them..." Su Hong looked at the prices with a twitching eye corner and sighed, "It's not that I don't want to buy, it's just that with the amount of Blood Coins I have now, it seems like I can only exchange for a low-level Enchanted Dagger, and nothing else."

  If you exchange 150 Blood Coins for a low-level enchanted dagger, Su Hong feels that it's not worth it. According to Li Dairen, this low-level enchanted dagger is just the lowest level of white equipment, which is not bad for ordinary trial players, but for true strong players, such low-level white equipment is completely unimpressive and has no great trading value.

  Su Hong was not a person who was content with being ordinary, he had his own ambitions, and naturally did not want to use the bloody coins he had worked hard to earn to buy a piece of chicken rib equipment.

  So after some thought, Su Hong thoroughly dispelled the idea of exchanging items for equipment and instead focused on cultivating his skills. Having had the experience earlier, Su Hong didn't feel like wasting energy on those divine skills listed below that he couldn't afford anyway. It was a bad feeling to see something you wanted but couldn't buy. He might as well be practical and directly search for the cheapest skill available.

  "Basic melee skills, combining Chinese Sanshou, Japanese Karate, Korean Taekwondo, American Free Fighting, and British Boxing, can make an ordinary person a close combat expert in the shortest time. Skill level evaluation: E-level, power is average, exchange price: 150 Blood Coins." Su Hong's eyes lit up slightly after seeing this, and he made a decision instantly.

  "It's this one!" Su Hong's mind stirred slightly, and he directly contacted the omnipresent ruler, stating his requirements.

  "Blood Code 100718, requesting exchange for a bit of blood energy to strengthen the point, and proceeding with strength attribute enhancement. Also exchanging basic hand-to-hand combat skills. Conditions met, permission granted for enhancement." The cold, unfeeling voice of the Overlord echoed in Su Hong's ear.

  The next moment, Su Hong felt a surge of wonderful energy pouring into his body, filling him with a refreshing feeling, rapidly expanding and strengthening his physical strength. Before he could even savor the sensation, he suddenly felt a wave of dizziness and pain in his head, as numerous close combat techniques flooded into his mind, regardless of whether he could understand them or not. It wasn't until after a while that he slowly adapted, and the feeling of dizziness and pain gradually dissipated.

  "This is simply typical rote learning, and it's extremely crude and unreasonable!" Su Hong rubbed his brow, unable to help but protest. It was indeed a case of "you get what you pay for". He had thought he had stumbled upon a great deal, becoming an expert in close combat for just 150 Blood Coins, which seemed like an extremely cost-effective transaction. But now he realized he had been too naive. The Master had merely stuffed all the techniques related to close combat into his brain, but whether he could comprehend or even apply them depended on himself...

  As Li Dairen said, few trial players in the Xuanwu space went to exchange martial skills, and when he first came up, he had some difficulty understanding, but after this personal experience, he finally understood.

  But Su Hong never regretted his decisions, and if he had to choose again, he would still exchange his basic combat skills without hesitation. This was because as a descendant of the Divine Warrior's heroic bloodline, close-range combat would be his most commonly used fighting style in the future. Even though he couldn't fluidly utilize the many combat techniques in his mind yet, there would be plenty of opportunities to hone and practice them later on. So, from a long-term perspective, he still came out on top.

  Getting up from the beach chair, Su Hong had a smile on his face, looking up at the sky with open arms, quietly feeling the changes in his body bit by bit. He was getting stronger and he enjoyed this wonderful taste of growth.

  "Hey! How did you suddenly become so cool? I was saying that those beauties earlier were a bit distracted, not paying attention to me, and it turns out they were all stolen away by you!" Chu Ge complained discontentedly beside him.

  "You can't say Su Hong's little brother doesn't have a good selling point, he's got a lot of masculine charm!" Li Daire grabbed a bottle of cold beer and chugged it down, taking the opportunity to offer his evaluation.

  In fact, Su Hong as a gaming otaku, plus his appearance is quite elegant and refined, can only say that his appearance is barely passable, far from being eye-catching, let alone masculine. However, after several blood enhancements, Su Hong's body is now extremely robust, full of explosive visual beauty. Not to mention that after inheriting the divine warrior's bloodline power, he would unconsciously exude an aura of dominance, no wonder Li Dairen would evaluate him this way.

  It's still Li Ge who has taste and insight, as for someone else... Su Hong's mood was great after the intense exercise, he was just about to tease Chu Ge, but when he caught a glimpse of a figure cruising by on a luxury yacht with the corner of his eye, his face changed instantly, becoming extremely ugly.

  If he wasn't mistaken, the man on the luxury yacht was probably the Blood Bull Sword Saint from that previous battle, aka Iron Hammer Brother!

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