Bixie Jade (Blue)
Level: 20
Intelligence +22
Strength +20
Defense +15%
Although not an unidentified blue item, having three attributes made it the limit for ordinary blue gear. Not bad.
After completing the quest, Su Fan returned to Bu Bangmang, submitted the task for experience, and then accepted it again. By the end of the day, Su Fan had completed ten dungeon quests, leveling up to 21. He also managed to gather a set of superior blue equipment.
After spending money to identify everything, Su Fan crafted them into attribute-focused gear. He decided against making sets, finding them less cost-effective than specializing in attribute gear, which didn't require gambling on good stats.
Lion's Helm (Physical) +8
Level: 20
Strength +22 (+64)
Speed +20 (+60)
Defense +30 (+88)
Defense +30%
Physical Attack +60
Bright Silver Lion Armor (Physical) +8
Level: 20
Constitution +22 (+64)
Strength +20 (+60)
All Attributes +10 (+30)
Defense +30 (+88)
Physical Attack +60
Swallow Feather Boots (Physical) +8
Level: 20
Speed +20 (+60)
Intelligence +20 (+60)
Strength +20 (+60)
When running, speed increases by 50%
Physical Attack +60
Green Red Sword (Physical) +8
Level: 20
Damage: 65-80 (+520)
Speed +20 (+60)
Strength +22 (+64)
Fire attribute attack, with an additional 30% fire damage.
Has a chance to trigger bleeding upon dealing damage.
Physical Attack +60
Bixie Jade (Pink) +8
Level: 20
Intelligence +22 (+64)
Strength +20 (+60)
Defense +15%
Increases attribute damage by 30%.
Seven Colored Ring (Pink) +8
Level: 20
Speed +20 (+60)
Strength +20 (+60)
All Attributes +12 (+34)
Immune to 25% fire damage
After equipping this set of level 20 gear, Su Fan's health remained unchanged, but his damage output soared. From a base damage of less than 400, it jumped directly to 862. Including the weapon's fire attribute damage, it easily broke 1000.
His defense also increased to nearly 500 points. It was incredible; Su Fan estimated he could now defeat Huoyun Zhenren with just two skills.
Su Fan had some equipment left over. He decided to keep anything useful and feed the rest to Xiaobai.
He could keep the Hundred Refinements Blade; it might be useful later. He also had the Warm Jade Bracelet and the Cold Ice Jade, one pendant and one bracelet. Su Fan wasn't sure how many accessories he could bring back to reality, so he decided to take them out first.
As for the armor and such, Su Fan had no use for them. Wearing them in reality would make him look like a lunatic, and he couldn't hide them. He decided to feed them to Xiaobai.
Returning to reality, Su Fan immediately noticed the black-clothed man lying on the ground.
Su Fan looked at Xiaobai, who gazed back with an innocent expression.
Su Fan sighed, went over, and checked the man's breathing. He was alive.
Before the man woke up, Su Fan tied him up with a rope.
A basin of cold water later, the black-clothed man jolted awake.
"Who sent you?" Su Fan asked him.
The black-clothed man looked at Su Fan, then at Xiaobai behind him, a flicker of fear in his eyes.
He remained silent.
"You don't have to say anything, I can guess it was the Ye family who sent you."
Su Fan had already suspected that someone from the Ye family had been sent to kill him.
The black-clothed man's eyebrows twitched.
"You guessed it. I didn't say anything?" the man finally spoke.
If he admitted to being sent by the Ye family, he might be killed by them for betrayal. But since Su Fan guessed it, it wasn't his fault.
"Heh, you're quite clever."
Su Fan chuckled. Although he hadn't explicitly stated the Ye family sent him, this response confirmed it.
He then made a call to Su Dongsheng.
"Hello, Uncle Su, the Ye family sent an assassin into my room last night, and I caught him. How should he be dealt with?" Su Fan asked Su Dongsheng.
Although he had killed before, the current situation was different. He decided to let Su Dongsheng make the decision.
"Wait for me."
Su Dongsheng arrived at Su Fan's place shortly after.
Su Fan had already told Xiaobai to hide beforehand. The fewer people who knew about Xiaobai, the better.
"It's him."
Su Fan pointed to the black-clothed man tied to the chair and said to Su Dongsheng.
"Mm, leave him to me." Su Dongsheng said nothing more and took the black-clothed man away.
Leaving Su Fan's place, Su Dongsheng, with the apprehensive black-clothed man in tow, headed straight for the Ye family's stronghold in the new city.
Upon arriving at the Ye family residence, Su Dongsheng directly threw the black-clothed man into the main living room.
"Give me an explanation!"
Su Dongsheng said coldly to the Ye family members present.
Ye Zhenyan, who was among them, turned pale upon seeing the black-clothed man.
"What do you mean by this?" he asked Su Dongsheng, feigning composure.
"Stop playing dumb. Are the Ye family cowards who dare not act but refuse to admit it?" Su Dongsheng said, looking at Ye Zhenyan with cold eyes.
"Su Dongsheng! Don't spout nonsense! You've trespassed into my Ye family's territory. Are you trying to provoke a war between the Su and Ye families?" Ye Zhenyan said sternly.
"Kid, who sent you to kill Su Fan?" Su Dongsheng asked, looking down at the black-clothed man on the floor.
The black-clothed man glanced at Su Dongsheng, then at Ye Zhenyan. Ye Zhenyan's gaze turned cold, sending a shiver down the man's spine.
"No... no one sent me. I wanted to kill him myself," the black-clothed man said, lowering his head.
Su Dongsheng was not surprised. If the man had confessed directly, he would have found it strange.
"You heard him. This has nothing to do with our Ye family. For the sake of the Su family, I won't hold you accountable for trespassing into the Ye family's territory today," Ye Zhenyan said softly.
He wanted to get rid of this troublesome Su Dongsheng as soon as possible. As long as Su Dongsheng was in the Ye family's residence, he would be uneasy.
Who would have thought that this useless person would be caught while trying to kill someone?
"No rush. Since he's not from your Ye family, I'll deal with him myself. I'll have to kill you," Su Dongsheng said, looking coldly at the black-clothed man, his eyes filled with killing intent, making the man's body grow cold.
Su Dongsheng struck out with a palm, sending a surge of true qi from his palm that directly hit the black-clothed man's calf. The calf exploded as if hit by dynamite, shattering instantly.
"Ah!!!"
The black-clothed man let out a piercing scream.
"Oh, my apologies. I missed. My next strike will definitely hit your head, ensuring a painless death," Su Dongsheng said to the black-clothed man with a hint of apology.
"Second Elder, save me!" The black-clothed man cried out to Ye Zhenyan in fear. He feared death, but he feared a gruesome death even more. Su Dongsheng's methods were far more brutal than the Second Elder's.
"Tsk tsk tsk, it seems this indeed has something to do with your Ye family. How do you explain this, Second Elder?"
Su Dongsheng clicked his tongue, shaking his head, and pointedly looked at Ye Zhenyan, wondering how he would deny it now.
"This person dares to slander my Ye family! You court death!" Ye Zhenyan's eyes turned fierce, and he stepped forward, striking the black-clothed man's heart meridian, shattering it.
The black-clothed man stared with disbelief, his eyes wide open in death.