Prizes That Remade Them from the Ground Up

"Yichen!!"

Shen Yichen had just pulled his mind away from the diary group chat when he heard Ice Empress's loud, undisguised voice.

With a bang, a foot clad in Xiao Bai kicked open the bedroom door.

The 1.5-meter-tall Ice Empress landed on Shen Yichen's bed like a cannonball.

Clutching Shen Yichen's collar with her small hands, Ice Empress's face flushed with excitement, "Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow! That's ten-thousand-year-old Profound Ice Marrow!"

"I've never seen so much Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Profound Ice Marrow in my entire life!"

Ice Empress's eyes became moist. The cultivation speed of Ultimate Martial Soul will slow down significantly between levels 30 and 70. Even though she and Snow Empress are both transformed Soul Beasts, they still cannot avoid this.

With this Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Profound Ice Marrow, their Soul Power can once again enter a phase of rapid growth!

Most importantly...

With the loss of the Snow Empress and herself, the two overlords of the Far North, its fighting strength has been weakened like never before. Although she and the Snow Empress do not say it, they are always concerned about the future of the Far North.

Now, of those forty-odd pieces of Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Profound Ice Marrow, she and the Snow Empress only need half, and the other half will be sent back to the Far North, which will also enrich the Far North's resources...

"I've given you so many gifts, and you haven't said anything in return?" Shen Yichen said with a grin.

Seeing Shen Yichen's laughing and joking expression, Ice Empress didn't hesitate and pressed her pink lips directly onto his face.

Shen Yichen:!!

My mind went completely blank.

Before Shen Yichen could react, Snow Empress was already standing in front of his bed, grabbing Ice Empress by the back of the neck and lifting him up.

When the Snow Empress's cold, emotionless eyes met the Ice Empress's shy, timid gaze, the Ice Empress's heart skipped a beat.

"Xue'er, listen to me..."

Whoosh~

Snow Empress raised her hand and flung Ice Empress away.

Shen Yichen:...

Uh, what should I say at this point?

Snow Empress raised her hand and gestured to Shen Yichen.

Do you want me to... move forward a little?

Somewhat embarrassed, Shen Yichen lifted his buttocks and moved closer to Snow Empress.

Tap~

When Snow Empress's lips touched Shen Yichen's forehead, Shen Yichen admitted that he was completely dazed.

The only thing left between him and Bing'er was to officially confess their feelings.

Ice Empress's kiss shocked him because he never expected that Ice Empress, this tsundere, would take the initiative.

And Snow Empress...

In those six years, he never even considered that possibility!

"We accept the gift. From now on, the Far North will fight for you."

"Bing'er and I will be heading to the Far North now. See you at Shrek..."

Shen Yichen replied, somewhat bewildered, "See you at Shrek."

After I calmed down completely, Snow Empress was no longer in front of me.

One of the three great illusions of life: She likes me!

Previously, Shen Yichen could explain things away with Snow Empress's personality and various unexpected events. But this time...

She must like me!

It can't be just for a few pieces of Broken Profound Ice Marrow, right?

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Aside from the girls connected to him, no one cared about Shen Yichen's love, hate, and entanglements.

This time, the system update includes a lot of new content.

For Copy Holder, the most important thing is... the annual settlement results deviate from the expected rewards!

For the three newcomers to the group—the "Chosen One," the "Hope of the Village," and the "Intellectual Older Sister"—their fates had remained largely unchanged. Therefore, they didn't dwell on it.

Meanwhile, many others in the group were debating whether to settle the score immediately and claim the reward first, or to deliberately deviate from the expected path to obtain even more rewards.

[Huo Yun'er: Everyone, I definitely need to settle this immediately. My fate, from the moment I possessed Yuhao's body, will not change much in the future.]

Huo Yun'er even prepared for the worst-case scenario: she might only win the 'grand prize' once!

[Xiao Qi: Then why don't you give it a try?]

[Child of Destiny: Yeah, let's give it a try.]

Wang Dong'er and Huabin arrived immediately to urge them on.

Huo Yun'er smiled dismissively. "Let's give it a try."

"System, settlement: Your fate has deviated from its expected trajectory this year!"

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Heavenly Dragon Sect

The moonlight was bright, Shen Yichen looked up at it, a silly smile occasionally creeping onto his lips.

[Bite...]

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained: Level 7 Saint Craftsman Forging Skill + Battle Armor Theory Basics.]

Um?

Um!

Unfamiliar knowledge flooded into his mind.

Hiss...

What use would this thing be to me?

Shen Yichen opened the weapon and equipment interface in the Diary in his mind.

[Phoenix-winged purple-gold crown, chainmail golden armor, lotus-silk cloud-walking shoes]

These three pieces of clothing are far superior to any kind of Battle Armor.

On another note, who received the Battle Armor reward?

It's important to understand that, aside from my own special case, in the era of the Peerless Tang Sect, Battle Armor was a revolutionary product capable of delivering a devastating, dimensional attack.

Before Shen Yichen could even ask in the group chat...

The system notification indicated a surge in rewards.

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained: Martial Soul Evolution Card *1]

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained: Moon Demonic Energy]

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained: Heaven and Curse]

A barrage of messages flooded the screen, leaving Shen Yichen somewhat bewildered.

These rewards, in other places, could power up several main characters' cheat codes.

Well... most of those things are useless to me.

"System, the Martial Soul Evolution Card has been used to evolve my Martial Soul."

[Ding, use failed. Low-level mystery items cannot be used to enhance high-level mystery items.]

"Tsk."

Things like Heaven and Curse not only offer no help to me, but actually weaken me slightly.

Fortunately, the system rewards can be saved and don't need to be kept by you. You can use them as prizes to give to your group members later.

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained: +100,000 years of Age (unusable, but can be exchanged for +10 Soul Power Level).]

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[Du Busi: Hehehe...]

[The Great Sage Equal to Heaven: It seems the Sect Master Du is quite satisfied with the reward he received?]

[Du Busi: Truly satisfied. My strength now is no less than it was five years ago at my peak!]

Although Du Busi claimed he didn't care that Huo Yuhao Xuan Zi's disciple, it would be a lie to say he wasn't resentful!

This curse binds him to a physical body, at the cost of his inability to use his Soul Power in the future.

Combined with the Secret of the Body, he was certain that his power was enough to easily defeat the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape!

[Sparkling: This reward is unexpectedly generous.]

[Little Noble: Yes, unlike the rewards for Current Affairs Review, this reward can bring about a complete transformation!]

[Little Nobody: A power not belonging to the Douluo Continent. Its potential is extremely high; if cultivated to a profound level, it's possible to contend with gods even before reaching godhood!]

[Wu Xie: Is it really that exaggerated? I don't even dare to use this precious opportunity. Who knows what my original fate was? What if... my original fate was like this, and there's no reward after the settlement?]

[Reader: Yes, I really envy you guys...]

[Xiao Qi: What the hell is this thing? I'll f*** you, beep--beep--]