Outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, Douluo Continent.
"Huoyao, what was that white light just now? Are you okay? Were you hurt?"
Zhu Zhuqing crouched beside the young man lying on the ground, her soft black hair hanging over her shoulders. Her cold gaze was fixed on Huoyao, who had suddenly appeared.
Seeing Huoyao sitting on the ground without reacting, Zhu Zhuqing grew worried. She was about to ask more when Huoyao suddenly pulled her into an embrace.
"That's great!"
Zhu Zhuqing jolted in surprise. Just as she was about to push Huoyao away, she heard the excitement in her voice and asked instinctively, "What's so great?"
Before Huoyao could answer, Zhu Zhuqing pushed her away and got to her feet, her face slightly flushed.
Zhu Zhuqing had never had such close contact with a man. Even though Huoyao had saved her before, that was no reason to cross the line.
Huoyao realized she had overstepped, and felt a little embarrassed.
"Sorry, I got too excited just now."
Zhu Zhuqing pursed her lips to show her displeasure. She wasn't angry, though—she was simply curious.
"By the way, what happened just now? What was that white light that shot into you?"
He had come to the Star Dou Great Forest to help Huoyao obtain her third spirit ring. But after hunting for half a day, they'd suddenly encountered a white light that shot straight into Huoyao.
From Zhu Zhuqing's observations, the white light looked like a giant spider. It had wrapped itself around Huoyao, who'd fought back. That only made Zhu Zhuqing more curious about what had happened.
Under Zhu Zhuqing's questioning gaze, Huoyao's eyes brightened, and she smiled.
"That was a thousand-year-old soul beast. It recognized me, so I've already obtained my third spirit ring."
A soul beast?
It recognized her?
Was there some way for a soul beast to recognize spirit power?
Zhu Zhuqing opened her mouth, looking at Huoyao with a dazed expression. For a moment, she didn't know what to say.
Huoyao had some ulterior motive for deceiving Zhu Zhuqing, but she wasn't lying to her completely.
What Huoyao had just absorbed was indeed a soul beast's spirit ring. It wasn't just any thousand-year spirit ring, though—it was the hundred-thousand-year spirit ring of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, which had emerged after a hundred thousand years of slumber.
Huoyao had originally only intended to obtain her third spirit ring from a thousand-year soul beast. But what she'd just absorbed was far beyond what she'd expected.
It looks like I really did replace Tang San and become the child of destiny chosen by the world's will. And I've even become someone who doesn't have to suffer hardships!
As a transmigrator, Huoyao's years of growth had been smooth sailing.
Although her parents had passed away early, the inheritance they'd left her, along with the care of her neighbors, had allowed Huoyao to grow up without any worries.
She'd awakened the Spirit Eyes martial spirit, and had also been born with full innate spirit power.
She didn't even need to hunt soul beasts herself to obtain spirit rings. Every time, she'd stumbled upon a soul beast whose attributes suited her.
Now even the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm had taken the initiative to offer itself. Huoyao was even more certain she'd received special treatment from the world's will of Douluo Continent.
The most surprising thing was that her golden finger had finally started working!
Ever since she was born into Douluo Continent, Huoyao had kept a diary. But for all these years, the diary had been tucked away in a dark corner.
After she absorbed the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's spirit ring, a voice suddenly rang out in her mind. The diary began to glow, and with a powerful suction force, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm was absorbed. The diary system then activated.
But seeing the fragments displayed in the diary, Huoyao couldn't help falling silent.
[The host can earn points by writing in the diary every day. The points can be used to purchase items in the shop.]
[Note: The host must keep writing in the diary for a set period of time—seven days, half a month, one month, and so on—to earn achievement rewards. The rewards include, but are not limited to, spirit power, spirit rings, and spirit bones. The longer the host keeps writing, the greater the chance of receiving a high-value achievement reward.]
"So writing in a diary can earn me rewards? Why do I feel like something's not quite right?"
As a transmigrator, Huoyao's golden finger was extraordinarily powerful, especially the golden finger she'd just discovered—the diary system.
Even though she'd only just found out that writing a diary could earn rewards, she couldn't help feeling a little excited.
Thinking of this, Huoyao silently asked, "System, will my diary ever be made public? I mean, will anyone be able to see what I write? Or is there some special effect?"
[Rest assured. The host's diary will never be made public.]
"So someone can see what's in my diary?"
[...The host need not worry. Any actions taken by the system will be carried out under the condition that they will not harm the host.]
Huoyao curled her lips, looking rather disbelieving.
"Let's be honest, system. If you don't explain yourself clearly, I won't write in the diary anymore."
Huoyao had absolute confidence in her talent. Since she'd become the child of destiny chosen by the world's will, her future was bound to be bright.
The system would only be icing on the cake. Even without it, she'd still reach the peak.
But if the diary system revealed some secrets and caused her trouble, that would be a case of losing more than she gained.
Feeling Huoyao's determination, the system fell silent for a long while before finally compromising.
[Hidden Diary Fragment One: The host has officially started writing a diary. Every day, a certain number of diary copies will be distributed to selected people in Douluo Continent. (The more important a person is in the original story, the more likely they are to receive a diary copy.)]
[Two: The names of those who receive a diary copy will be mentioned in the diary, and they will earn points each day.]
[Three: If a recipient reads the diary for an entire month, they will receive rewards according to their points.]
[Four: Recipients must not reveal the existence of the diary to others or harm the host. Otherwise, their diary copy will be destroyed, along with the recipient.]
Seeing the hidden diary fragments appear on the diary, Huoyao raised her eyebrows, then let out a helpless laugh.
Kid, you really know how to play.
Deliberately hiding those diary fragments and letting her write in a diary she'd assumed only she could read—was this all a way to keep the recipients from figuring out the system's secrets?
Huoyao had no intention of making enemies of the system.
But after carefully reading the hidden fragments, she had a much better idea of how to use the diary.
The system had only stipulated that she had to write in the diary every day, and had also said that she could write anything, whether true or false. She could simply make up content that would benefit her and hide it from the diary recipients.
That way, even if it looked like Huoyao was on the first level, she'd actually have an advantage over everyone else!
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