[The protagonist's halo kicked in! Otherwise, with Zhou Yi's temperament-she wouldn't tolerate so much as a grain of sand in her eyes-if Huo Yuhao could avoid being expelled, I'd write my name backward!]
[Forget it. I'll stop here for today's diary.]
As the final sentence appeared in the diary, the system's notification abruptly sounded in Aoyao's mind.
[Congratulations to the host for completing a day's diary. Random rewards are being distributed...] [Ding-Congratulations to the host on receiving the following rewards: soul power increased by one level, the age of all soul rings increased by one thousand years, precious Soul Tool crafting material star silver ore, and rare material illusion light crystal.] [Rewards have been distributed.]
Sensing the additional ore and the sparkling, translucent crystal in his Storage Soul Tool, Aoyao couldn't help curling his lip.
Compared with the previous rewards, this batch hadn't triggered a critical bonus and was undoubtedly far inferior. The increases in soul power and soul ring age didn't improve him much; they were merely better than nothing. As for those two Soul Tool crafting materials, they were even less useful.
He had no intention of becoming a soul engineer.
Rather than spend his time crafting Soul Tools, wouldn't he be better off listening to a song?
Still... since they came from the system, the quality of those two Soul Tool crafting materials was naturally guaranteed. Even if he didn't want to become a soul engineer and had no use for them, he could always put them up for auction.
He believed those wealthy soul engineers would certainly spare no Gold Soul Coins.
He might not lack money, but who would ever complain about having too much of it?
[Today's diary recording has ended. The system is calculating...] [Congratulations to Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena for appearing most frequently in the diary. Rewards received: heal fifty percent of her injuries and increase her peak strength by one percent. Distributing rewards... Rewards have been distributed.] [Today's group chat activity was insufficient. No Chat-Spamming Dragon King has been selected. All group members, please keep up your efforts.]
Gu Yuena, who had still been seething over the diary's contents, abruptly froze. Then wild joy flooded her face.
Before she could react, a gentle yet extraordinarily vigorous aura of life suddenly appeared around her body, and a soothing emerald sheen rapidly spread across her skin.
Enveloped in that emerald light, Gu Yuena felt more comfortable than she ever had before, while her injuries rapidly healed at an astonishing rate!
Gu Yuena was completely immersed in this unexpected delight. Her eyes were tightly closed, and an entranced expression unconsciously appeared on her face.
Her injuries had originated with the Dragon God. Long ago, the Asura God had cleaved the Dragon God in two with a single sword strike, splitting him into the Silver Dragon King and the Golden Dragon King. The Golden Dragon King had been sealed in the Divine Realm, while she had fled through the spatial barrier to the Douluo Continent with fatal injuries-her divine soul shattered and her physical body on the verge of collapse.
For many years, she had slept at the bottom of the Lake of Life, quietly tending to her body and occasionally communicating with Di Tian through a faint strand of thought.
If this diary hadn't appeared, she might still have been asleep.
Those years of recuperation had healed much of her horrific injuries, but a full recovery would still have taken at least ten thousand years. The diary's earlier punishment for harboring malicious intentions toward Aoyao had prolonged that time considerably.
Yet now, the reward she had received from the diary had not only completely repaired the injuries inflicted by that punishment, but had even healed a great deal of her original injuries! Even most of the damage to her divine soul had been repaired!
How could Gu Yuena not be thrilled?
And aside from the reward that healed her injuries, the other reward was even more straightforward and powerful!
As the supreme Silver Dragon King, she had no need for the other rewards described in the diary. Soul rings, cultivation years, soul bones... she needed none of them. She even scoffed at the God Positions others dreamed of obtaining.
That was why, although she found the diary especially miraculous, she had never entertained any further ideas about it.
Ultimately, she had believed the diary could offer her very little help.
But healing her injuries and increasing her strength... these rewards met every one of her needs!
Although a one-percent increase in strength sounded small, her peak strength was immense. Even a tiny amount like one percent would provide an enormous improvement and benefit.
Of course, there was another, even more important point-her enemies, and the enemies of soul beasts, had never been the humans of the Douluo Continent, but the gods of the Divine Realm.
Even the mighty Dragon God had fallen under the gods' combined assault. For an "imitation" like her, who had inherited only a portion of the Dragon God's power, confronting the Divine Realm would be even more difficult.
The rewards the diary had given her this time truly let her glimpse the first light of dawn.
It was as though she could already see a beautiful future for soul beasts!
And what she had to do was firmly seize that bright, beautiful future!
The emerald light gradually faded, and Gu Yuena's slightly heavy breathing slowly settled.
She abruptly opened her draconic eyes, a sharp gleam shining within them. Her former listlessness had been swept away, replaced by tremendous majesty and imposing power.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion huddled in a corner nearby, watching Gu Yuena's transformation with some alarm.
Only now did she truly appreciate Gu Yuena's terrifying strength.
With strength like that, it was no wonder Di Tian had placed all his hopes in her...
Yet the seed of doubt had long since been planted in the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's heart-she had already decided that her lord was unreliable. Even though Gu Yuena now displayed an imposing presence and majesty that left her trembling a little, her opinion would never change!
Outside the Lake of Life, Di Tian suddenly raised his head, a trace of surprise and delight flashing through his eyes.
Such unusual behavior immediately caught Xiong Jun's attention.
He lifted his eyelids and shifted lazily a couple of times as he leaned against an ancient tree nearby.
Di Tian was getting all worked up again. What madness was he about to unleash now?
Although Xiong Jun acted unconcerned, his mind had actually begun racing, one guess after another surfacing within it.
But each time a guess arose, he crossed it out.
"My lord... I can feel that my lord's aura has changed considerably! Perhaps it won't be long before she truly recovers!"
Di Tian couldn't help taking a deep breath. He forcibly suppressed the urge to enter the depths of the Lake of Life and investigate, and his impassive golden eyes settled on Xiong Jun.
Of course he knew Xiong Jun had plenty of little schemes, but he couldn't be bothered to concern himself with them.
As long as Xiong Jun didn't interfere with their lord, he could do whatever he pleased.
Once their lord truly recovered, Xiong Jun's strength might prove very useful...
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