Reward

[Great Sage Equal to Heaven: So, can the diary's owner see what we write here?]

The others hadn't thought of that question yet, but Shen Yichen brought it up himself.

[Soul Engineer: I don't know. If we want to find out whether he can see it, we just need to check whether we appear in tomorrow's diary entry.]

So that was it. A good idea.

Shen Yichen rubbed his chin with his little hand. So... should he write about them in the diary tomorrow?

After thinking it over, Shen Yichen decided against it.

He didn't think he was a smart person. If his two identities, "Shen Yichen" and "Xiao Yan," interacted too much, it would be easy to mix them up and expose himself.

Only by keeping them separate could he keep this up for long.

In a few years, when his strength had made a breakthrough and he could protect himself against the pressure from the Sea God, he could start cutting loose.

Perhaps because Shen Yichen had opened the conversation, the others began speaking more boldly too.

[Soul Engineer: The Sea God's ten-thousand-year plan can't be good news for the vast majority of living beings on this continent.]

[Little Noble: I don't know whether the Douluo Continent becoming the Tang Family Continent would be good for ordinary people, but for geniuses, it would definitely be a disaster!]

[Cloud: Even a genius on Huo Yuhao's level became the Sea God's dog. Other geniuses really don't have much chance of getting ahead...]

[Great Sage Equal to Heaven: I'll take action!]

[Soul Engineer: ???]

[Little Noble: By taking action, you mean...]

[Great Sage Equal to Heaven: When the world is in danger, someone has to step forward. We were chosen by the diary, so aren't we heroes chosen by heaven?]

[Cloud: Huh? Does an ordinary person like me count as a hero too?]

[Soul Engineer: Good! Well said, young friend!]

The unease, confusion, and anxiety in Jing Hongchen's heart were swept away. The Sea God was indeed powerful, but weren't they, who had been chosen by the diary and learned everything, heroes chosen by heaven?

Even if his generation failed, they could still pass the idea down from generation to generation.

A ten-thousand-year plan?

Then they would see whether the Sea God could scheme for ten thousand years, or whether countless generations of mortals could dismantle a god's scheme!

Sea God Island

On his bed, Shen Yichen crossed his legs, his short little leg swinging back and forth.

Judging by what they had said so far, those three probably weren't all that close to Tang San.

At least, none of them was a fanatic like those Shrek glory people.

Of course, it was also possible that they were good at hiding it.

The first round of probing would end here.

There were still six years until the story began. There would be plenty of opportunities to sound them out during those six years. Take it slowly... take it slowly...

[The host has completed the current events commentary check-in and received a reward: Soul Skill template · Cloud Step!]

Cloud Step? A familiar name...

Take a look!

[Soul Skill template · Cloud Step: Can be equipped to any Soul Ring to gain the Soul Skill Cloud Step.]

[Cloud Step: Leave behind a decoy and conceal the true body. Clears all current abnormal conditions upon activation. Attacking breaks concealment. The strike that breaks concealment deals 30% (50%, 100%, 300%) more damage.]

(PS: For a Hundred-Year Soul Ring, the strike that breaks concealment deals 30% more damage; for a thousand-year ring, 50%; for a ten-thousand-year ring, 100%; and for a hundred-thousand-year ring, 300%. Above a hundred thousand years, every additional hundred thousand years increases the bonus by another 100%!)

What was this?

Shen Yichen suddenly realized: wasn't this the Destined One's skill from Black Myth: Wukong?

The strike that broke concealment dealt 30% more damage.

Honestly, on the Douluo Continent, where the numbers were filled in with someone's feet, even the 300% from a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring wasn't very competitive.

After all, in the first installment, Dai Mubai's third Soul Skill, White Tiger Vajra Transformation, doubled his defense, attack, and strength for half an hour.

In the later installments, the numbers were even more of a joke.

So Shen Yichen simply ignored the damage bonus for the strike that broke concealment.

Even without the bonus, Cloud Step was a pretty good skill.

Activating it cleared all abnormal conditions. Poison, burns, freezing, restraints, seals—any of them could be cleared in an instant. That was exactly the kind of skill he lacked!

Just then, several more messages popped up in the diary's current events commentary section.

[Soul Engineer: Everyone, have you received your rewards from the diary?]

[Soul Engineer: I'm not prying into your rewards. I only want to share information with everyone and find out what kinds of rewards the diary offers.]

[Soul Engineer: I'll go first. My reward increased the age of my Soul Rings.]

Shen Yichen smacked his lips. Nice. Sharing information was exactly what they should be doing. He was curious about what the diary could give them too.

So Shen Yichen added a little fuel to the fire.

[Great Sage Equal to Heaven: My reward was a Soul Skill template. It can replace a Soul Skill.]

Seeing that both of them had spoken, Huo Yun'er went along with the group.

[Cloud: My reward increased my Qi and blood.]

If Zhang Lexuan didn't speak up now, she would be a little out of step with the group. If she broke the peace on the surface, she would be ostracized later.

And so...

[Little Noble: My Soul Power increased.]

Zhang Lexuan understood that everyone seemed to be forthcoming, but they were all actually holding something back.

Soul Engineer hadn't said how many years his Soul Rings had gained, Great Sage Equal to Heaven hadn't said what Soul Skill his template contained, and Cloud hadn't disclosed how much her Qi and blood had increased.

She was the same, having only said that her Soul Power had increased. In fact, her reward was Soul Power Level +1!

If she had gone from level ten to level eleven, the reward could only be called ordinary. But she had been level seventy-nine, and after her Soul Power Level increased by one, she had broken through to become a level-eighty Soul Douluo on the spot!

"Lexuan, this is..."

Mu En could no longer be bothered to pretend to fish, his expression excited.

Zhang Lexuan calmed her fluctuating Soul Power a little and nodded gently. "Mm!"

"Are there any lingering effects or side effects?"

Zhang Lexuan settled her mind and sensed her condition for a while, then shook her head. "There shouldn't be."

"Good! Wonderful!"

He didn't know whether the diary's appearance was good or bad. But in the current situation, there was no room to doubt this and question that!

As long as it could increase their strength and break the deadlock, it was a good thing!

"When Xuan Zi gets back, I'll have him take you to find a Soul Ring."

As soon as he finished speaking, a wave of Soul Power came racing out from deep within the Star Dou Great Forest, its fluctuations making no effort to hide themselves.

Mu En's face darkened. Light Soul Power surged out and took shape like a great hand, slapping down at the figure speeding through the sky.

After a bang and a muffled thud, a buzzing voice sounded, suppressing its anger. "Which fool tired of living dares hit your grand—"

"Xuan Zi!" Mu En roared, and Xuan Zi's eyes instantly cleared.

Like a balloon about to burst, he instantly deflated...

"Didn't I warn you to be careful in the Star Dou Great Forest?!"

Xuan Zi drew in his neck and muttered, "Haven't I already reached the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest?"

Seeing that his senior martial uncle's Soul Power was still surging, Xuan Zi shuddered and hurriedly raised the Soul Beast in his hand. "Elder Mu, this is the Titan Giant Ape I caught. It's just over three hundred years old, definitely no more than four hundred!"

The anger in Mu En's heart slowly dissipated. After all, Xuan Zi had spent six or seven days searching the Star Dou Great Forest for this Soul Beast. He said coldly, "Don't let it happen again!"