System Upgrade, New Members Join

[The host has completed the Current Affairs Review check-in and received a reward: Constitution +5]

It looked like...

These improvements to mind, Constitution, and technique were probably the guaranteed rewards.

He just didn't know whether anyone else received rewards of that kind.

[Ding! Daily Essays and Current Affairs Review have met the requirements. System upgrade in progress...]

Shen Yichen's eyes widened in an instant.

An upgrade?

The Diary System upgraded and updated faster than Shen Yichen had imagined. No sooner had the upgrade notification sounded than the Diary had already finished upgrading.

[Changes in this update:]

[1. Three additional slots have been granted for distributing Diary Copies.]

[2. A Reader Chatroom has been established. Diary Copy holders may chat freely at any time.]

[3. Current Affairs Reviews have been changed from once a week to once a month. The quality of rewards received from Current Affairs Reviews has increased.]

All in all, the changes weren't that significant.

The biggest change was probably the Reader Chatroom.

[Distributing Diary Copies...]

[Establishing chatroom...]

Star Dou Great Forest

Core region

A lake was set in the forest like a turquoise gemstone.

A faint mist rose from its surface, and the damp air brimmed with the vigor of life.

Whoosh~

A streak of light descended from the sky and plunged beneath the lake in an instant.

Beneath the lake was a spacious cave.

A massive, plump Ice Silkworm hung suspended in midair. Its life energy was constantly being drawn out, forming streams of varying thicknesses.

The thickest stream flowed deeper underground.

The streak of light shot straight into the mind of a middle-aged man who was absorbing the life energy.

["Xiao Yan's Diary" · Di Tian's Copy binding in progress...]

[Diary Copy binding complete. Please silently recite 'beginner's guide' to familiarize yourself with the Diary Copy's functions and operation.]

"Hmm?!"

Di Tian jolted awake and calmly looked around.

Who?

No one?!

"My lord, is that you?" Di Tian cautiously sent a spiritual message deeper underground.

A reply came shortly afterward.

The aloof, majestic voice was filled with impatience at having been disturbed.

"Di Tian, why have you awakened me?"

It wasn't my lord?

That voice seemed to tell me to silently recite... beginner's guide?

After he silently recited those words, information about the Diary Copy flowed into Di Tian's mind.

What! Such a divine object exists?

Is this... real or fake?

[You have joined the Reader Chat Group. Before you start chatting, please choose a nickname that suits your bearing.]

"This..."

"My lord, I have an important matter to report!"

The voice came from underground again. "Come see me."

"Yes!"

Far North

Inside a magnificent palace made of ice crystals, the Snow Empress summoned her Diary Copy.

She tentatively brought the Ultimate Ice surging in her palm toward it.

But the Copy emerged completely unscathed!

"Is it really that miraculous?"

While Di Tian was still seeking instructions from the Co-Leader of Soul Beasts, the Snow Empress had already read through the few diary entries and Current Affairs Reviews Shen Yichen had written before.

"Is this true or not?"

As Lord of the Far North, the Snow Empress had witnessed a god's ascension ten thousand years ago.

But she had only sensed it from afar.

She knew nothing of the Sea God's story from ten thousand years ago.

"Whether it's true or not, the contents of this diary are too shocking. They must never be leaked!"

Even though she was the Lord of the Far North, a God King's Ten-Thousand-Year Grand Plan was no longer something a mere Soul Beast like her could get involved in...

More than the information whose truth she couldn't determine, the Snow Empress was curious whether the Diary's previous weekly rewards had been real.

If the rewards were useful, then... could she survive her Heavenly Tribulation?

Body Sect

[Du Busi: Great Sage Equal to Heaven, I'll f*** your M's B!!!]

Boom!!!

The pressure of his Level 98 presence instantly blanketed the Body Sect's entire mountain.

The deep blue sky was covered by a dark green poisonous mist.

A Super Douluo's fury was like a natural disaster!

When the Diary Copy appeared in his mind, he had been wary and skeptical, just like everyone else.

He silently recited 'beginner's guide.'

After the guide ended, he began leafing through the diary.

At first, Du Busi hadn't understood the difference between Daily Essays and Current Affairs Reviews, so he had started reading the Daily Essays from the beginning.

When he saw that Xiao Yan, the diary's writer, criticized Tang San and Shrek every time he opened his mouth, Du Busi was undoubtedly delighted.

True or false, even if they were rumors and unofficial accounts, they still gave him a laugh.

Unfortunately...

The corners of his mouth had barely risen before they flattened again.

That was when he saw Sea God Tang San's Ten-Thousand-Year Grand Plan.

There were also many comments after the Current Affairs Review post.

Only then did Du Busi realize that he was already in the second batch of Diary Copy holders.

But he didn't care. Good food was worth waiting for.

Up to that point, he had still been in a fairly cheerful mood.

Until... he saw the evaluation of Huo Yuhao in the second Current Affairs Review...

And... the comments after the main text.

He exploded! Completely exploded!

[Du Busi: You little bastard, what the hell do you mean?!!]

Du Busi was so furious he didn't even change his nickname before entering the group chat and opening fire on Shen Yichen.

Although seven people had joined the chat group, everyone was still watching and waiting.

No one had expected the very first message in the group to be such a fragrant bouquet of words.

[Great Sage Equal to Heaven: Yell, yell, yell. What the fuck are you yelling for?]

Du Busi?

Was he that strong?

Never mind that this was "online"—even face-to-face, Shen Yichen dared to give him a whack with his staff and let him taste what was what!

Why don't you take a look at who the old man fishing beside me is?

[Du Busi: Insolent brat!!! Give me your name! This old man is going to kill you!]

[Great Sage Equal to Heaven: I's your daddy!]

[Du Busi:!!!]

Boom!!!

Du Busi raised a hand and punched into the air, cracking the entire sky and punching a huge hole through the clouds.

The people of the Body Sect had just started forward when Du Busi roared in his rough voice, "All of you, fuck off somewhere else! This old man is practicing his punches!"

With that, a red-faced, thick-necked Du Busi vented by throwing two more punches at the sky.

[Du Busi: You rat hiding your head and showing your tail, do you dare come out and face me head-on?]

[Great Sage Equal to Heaven: Hilarious. You're not hiding because you know it'd be useless even if you tried, right?]

Shen Yichen's words nearly choked Du Busi to death.

The truth hurt the most!

What fucking use was hiding his nickname to him?

On the Douluo Continent, only a handful of people could take him on head-to-head, and even fewer factions could fight the Body Sect head-on.

He wasn't afraid of worldly factions coveting him.

But he was afraid of God King Tang's great hand!

Was being afraid any use?

By now, he had presumably already entered God King Tang's sights, hadn't he?

Hide it? Hide his ass!

Right now, he wished he could hand out flyers introducing himself all over the world, with "If I die, Tang San definitely killed me" printed on them.

Unfortunately, if he actually did that, he probably wouldn't live to see the next day.

Fuck!

Ever since he'd broken through to Titled Douluo, he had never been in such a passive position!

[Du Busi: You're from Shrek, aren't you? This old man will wipe out your Shrek right now!!!]

[Great Sage Equal to Heaven: Oh, oh, oh, look how capable you are. Go on, go wipe out Shrek.]