The Second New System: Blind Box Sacrifice System!

Please release your martial soul, Host, and it will evolve automatically!

Upon hearing the system's instruction, Gu Xuan gathered his Soul Power into his right hand.

A scythe immediately appeared in his palm.

It was Gu Xuan's martial soul—a common sickle.

The sickle bore the usual metallic sheen. Its blade was short, with only a slight curve.

In contrast, its handle was quite long.

It was exactly the kind of sickle used for harvesting wheat.

Ding!

Martial soul release detected!

The sickle martial soul is about to begin evolving!

At that moment, the system's voice rang out in Gu Xuan's mind once more.

The instant it finished speaking, the Spirit Upgrade Card turned into a streak of light and plunged into the sickle in Gu Xuan's right hand.

He let out a long, nervous breath.

Yet the terrifying pressure he had expected never came.

Instead, in the next second, Gu Xuan saw the sickle in his hand begin changing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The blade grew wider and thicker, while its curve greatly lengthened.

At the tip of the blade, it even curled back into a strange, eagle-beak-like hook.

The outer edge was incomparably sharp, glinting with chilling light.

The inner edge bore a row of sharp serrations that made one's heart tremble.

At the same time, the handle grew longer and thicker.

The entire scythe turned a bluish-black color.

The evolved scythe exuded an overwhelming sense of pressure from its appearance alone.

Its handle alone was already nearly as tall as Gu Xuan.

He was currently six years old and stood around 1.1 meters tall.

The evolved Scythe of Shadows, however, had reached a total length of roughly 1.3 to 1.4 meters.

"Holy shit!"

"It's this big?"

"It's this long?"

Looking at the Scythe of Shadows quietly floating in the air, supported by Soul Power, Gu Xuan involuntarily swallowed.

This thing looked overwhelmingly intimidating.

If he gave Tang San a hit with this, the guy would probably be finished on the spot.

After drawing in a sharp breath, Gu Xuan could not help but exclaim four words, "Terrifying beyond belief!"

Overall, he was extremely satisfied with the evolution of his martial soul.

Ding!

Martial Soul Evolution complete!

Hearing the system's voice, Gu Xuan turned his gaze back to the system interface.

He then directly opened Host Information.

"Bzzzt—~!"

After the light screen trembled slightly, it changed into the Host Information interface:

Host: Gu Xuan.

Gender: Male.

Age: Six.

Martial Soul: Scythe of Shadows!

Soul Power: Level 8!

Soul Skill: None.

"Hmm?"

A trace of delight flashed through Gu Xuan's eyes.

His spirit power had actually risen to Level Eight?

If he remembered correctly, he originally had no Innate Spirit Power at all.

And completing the Newbie Task had only allowed him to split Innate Full Soul Power with Tang San.

That should have only brought him to Level Five Spirit Power.

Looking at the terrifying black-blue giant scythe floating beside him, Gu Xuan already had a guess in his heart.

His spirit power must have risen to Level Eight after his martial soul evolved.

Ding!

After the host's martial soul evolved, the excess energy was absorbed by the body, raising spirit power to Level Eight.

It seemed to sense what Gu Xuan was thinking.

At the crucial moment, the system stepped in to explain.

Gu Xuan nodded.

That made sense, then.

After that, he closed Host Information and opened the System Mall.

"Buzz—~!"

The light screen trembled slightly, and then the system interface changed.

The glittering golden products before his eyes nearly blinded Gu Xuan.

"Five Thousand Year Purple Spirit Ring, price: 9,999 System Essence. (Note: Can only be used as the Second Spirit Ring!)"

A five-thousand-year Second Spirit Ring?

Was this for real?

"Shadow Walker's Claws, high-grade Soul Tool, price: 9,999 System Essence!"

Good lord.

Even this thing was available?

"Hundred Thousand Year all-attribute soul bone, price: 99,999 System Essence!"

A Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone?

Gu Xuan was completely dumbfounded.

What didn't this System Mall dare to sell?

And it fucking started by demanding a hundred thousand System Essence.

His gaze shifted to the upper right corner.

It clearly displayed the System Essence he currently possessed:

500

These five hundred System Essence had been awarded along with the completion of the Newbie Task.

Only then did Gu Xuan realize that there was nothing in the System Mall he could afford.

Even the cheapest items started at four digits.

And from what he could see, the best value was that batch of items requiring "9,999" System Essence.

The scraps in his hands could only be saved up for now.

However, he did discover another rather useful feature of the System Mall.

System Essence could be exchanged for the real currency of the Douluo Continent at an equal rate.

1 System Essence = 1 Gold Soul Coin.

Such a user-friendly exchange rate was honestly pretty nice.

"Knock, knock, knock—~!"

Just then, a sudden knock sounded from outside.

Gu Xuan withdrew his martial soul.

When he opened the door, the visitor was, unsurprisingly, Village Chief Old Jack.

He had come to tell him about going to Nuoding Academy in three months.

However, his expression was rather unpleasant. Clearly, having just come from Tang San's home, he had not parted on good terms with Tang San's father, Tang Hao.

After briefly explaining a few more things to Gu Xuan, Old Jack left.

Three months passed in the blink of an eye.

The day before, Old Jack had specifically come by to remind Gu Xuan once again.

Early the next morning, just as he finished packing, Village Chief Old Jack happened to knock on his door to pick him up.

The two of them then went to the blacksmith shop to pick up Tang San.

The sun had just risen over the horizon, and the damp mist in the air had yet to disperse.

The three of them set off down the road to Nuoding City.

Although Nuoding City was not very far from Holy Spirit Village, the journey would still take at least half a day.

By early afternoon, the three of them could see Nuoding City in the distance.

After entering the city without incident, Gu Xuan found many of the sights within it quite novel.

It was his first time experiencing the distinctive architectural style of Douluo Continent.

The three hurried straight toward Nuoding Junior Spirit Master Academy.

Before long, Gu Xuan vaguely made out the four large words "Nuoding Academy" above the gates.

If things followed the usual plot...

Tang San's famous scene of being hassled by the gatekeeper was about to happen.

Then Yu Xiaogang would make his pretentious entrance.

After spinning a few words, he would make Tang San feel as though he had awakened from a dream and encountered the benefactor of his life.

Then Tang San would naturally kneel and acknowledge Yu Xiaogang as his father.

Sure enough, from far away, Gu Xuan noticed the gatekeeper sizing up the three of them.

"What are you here for? Is this a place country bumpkins like you can come?"

The moment they drew near, the gatekeeper's classic rebuke rang out.

Ding!

One month has elapsed. A new system is now being randomly drawn!

1%, 50%, 100%!

Congratulations, Host! You have obtained: Blind Box Sacrifice System!

This system will remain active for one month. Once it expires, a new round of selection will begin automatically!

New system effect: Sacrifice items to randomly obtain blind boxes!

Blind box ranks, from lowest to highest: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Epic, Legendary!