Pokémon Championship (Part 2)

Ma Feifei's remarks instantly stunned the cultivators present.

Divine Beast as pets! Before, that was something you could only dream about, but Ma Feifei is here to tell everyone that as long as you have enough Spirit Crystal, you can bring Divine Beast home!

However, the shock only lasted for a moment before the topic of Divine Beast was automatically forgotten. After all, everyone knew their own limitations. Not only was it impossible, but even if they actually caught a Pokémon of Divine Beast level, they wouldn't dare to keep it unless they were suicidal.

People's attention shifted to Ma Feifei's statement that Bookstore would undergo a reform.

Will the expanded Bookstore accommodate more people to read books?

First and foremost, the most important point is that the Mysterious Bookstore is too small, a common complaint among cultivators. With only twelve people going in a day, at the current rate of selling exclusive numbers, it will take decades to sell out. If the Bookstore becomes more famous and more people know about it, how long will it take to get a chance to read a Bookstore? Hundreds of years? I'm afraid I'll ascend to immortality before I even get to read a book.

Everyone is very happy to finally hear Ma Feifei say that the Bookstore will be expanded.

Secondly, there's Ma Feifei's claim that he can bring a thousand readers into the world of the book each month. Regardless of how incredible that ability is, take the current Pokémon incident as an example. If a thousand cultivators could enter the Pokémon world to capture Pokémon, then, as Ma Feifei said, there would be no need for everyone to fight to the death over a single ordinary Pokémon.

The two messages instantly eased the tense atmosphere, and everyone began to think for themselves. As for the idea of Snatch the little elf, it faded away considerably.

Even Liu Changsheng, who had been unhappy all along, remained silent, his face stern, seemingly lost in thought.

"If I ever get the chance to go back, I'll definitely kill that cat!"

"Don't be surprised yet, everyone, the main event is yet to come." Seeing this as a perfect opportunity, Ma Feifei immediately had an idea and continued, "In addition to all this, to thank our readers for their continued support, Mysterious Bookstore plans to hold a Pokémon Championship within six months. The winner will not only receive rare, Sacred Beast Pokémon, but also a Yellow Quality book as a reward from Mysterious Bookstore!"

After Ma Feifei finished speaking, the room fell silent instantly.

"What's going on?" Ma Feifei looked at the silent cultivators, somewhat bewildered. This wasn't how the script was supposed to go! Shouldn't everyone be cheering and jumping for joy at a time like this?

"Shopkeeper, are you referring to a book as a reward?" Finally, a cultivator asked cautiously.

Ma Feifei nodded and said, "Yes! Books, and even rarer little spirits, or spirit beasts."

"Those kinds of books in Bookstore?"

Yes, is there a problem?

"Yellow Quality?"

"Mmm!"

"..."

There was a moment of silence.

"Boom~~"

The scene erupted in cheers!

The reward was actually a book from the Mysterious Bookstore! And Yellow Quality one at that! This completely shocked everyone. The cultivators present were incredibly excited, their faces beaming with joy. Even the three Spirit Venerables, Liu Changsheng, Jiang Yizhou, and Bai Zongtian, couldn't help but tremble slightly upon hearing this news.

The books from the Mysterious Bookstore! These are the things that every practitioner who knows about the Mysterious Bookstore dreams of obtaining.

It can be said that ever since the Mysterious Bookstore became famous throughout the Great Chu, everyone who knows about the Mysterious Bookstore wants to have a book from it; however, apart from the two copies of "My Fair Princess" circulating in the market, the Mysterious Bookstore has not released any other books.

As for the two books of "My Fair Princess," people found that besides bringing good luck, they had no other effects, not even purifying Spiritual Power. Unlike the rare copies in Bookstore, where there's only one of each, but readers can gain different benefits from those books—cultivation, martial arts techniques, healing illnesses, and even entering the world of the book to capture spirit beasts. As a result, the status of "My Fair Princess" in people's minds is far inferior to that of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes," and even "Yang Chengzhi's Revenge Chronicle," simply because "My Fair Princess" has no other effect besides bringing good luck.

Especially recently, several books of Yellow Quality have appeared one after another in the Mysterious Bookstore. From the initial medical book "Thousand Gold Formulas" to the "Diamond Sutra" whose effects are still unclear, and now "Pokémon" which can capture spirit beasts, all of these prove that only the rare books in the Bookstore have various magical effects and can bring greater benefits to practitioners.

Right now, Ma Feifei's suggestion to offer Yellow Quality books from the Bookstore as prizes for the competition has naturally stirred everyone's hearts.

"The specific competition format and time will be announced in a few days, but before that, everyone needs to obtain a Pokémon." Ma Feifei looked at the group of cultivators and continued, "To help everyone obtain Pokémon faster, the Mysterious Bookstore will open an eight-hour Pokémon world next Monday when it opens for business. At that time, entry will be based on exclusive numbers, and cultivators holding up to one thousand exclusive numbers will have the right to enter the Pokémon world."

"Alright, I've finished speaking. Does everyone want to continue playing?" Ma Feifei asked.

The group of cultivators looked at each other, then with a whoosh, they almost all disappeared in an instant, heading towards Dubian Town.

Ma Feifei knew without even guessing that they had all gone to buy exclusive phone numbers.

"Shopkeeper, thank you." Jiang Bieli was grateful to Ma Feifei for resolving a crisis with just a few words, preventing her Clefairy from being stolen. She blushed and thanked him softly.

Ma Feifei looked at Jiang Bieli and felt that Jiang Bieli was a bit awkward the more she looked at her, but she couldn't figure out what was wrong with her. She just subconsciously resisted talking to Jiang Bieli.

"It's nothing, you should go back now. Maybe you can even get a few exclusive phone numbers among the top thousand."

The price of exclusive phone numbers on the market dropped significantly after more than half a month, to around a few thousand Spirit Crystal. Given the current huge Captivate, a few thousand Spirit Crystal is naturally not expensive. If it had been any later, and the news had spread throughout Dubian Town, the price of these exclusive phone numbers, which were among the top thousand, would have increased many times over.

Jiang Bieli lowered her head, her thumb and forefinger pinching the hem of her clothes, and whispered, "Bieli can't afford a personalized phone number."

Ma Feifei glanced at Jiang Bieli in surprise. Didn't this guy spend 100,000 Spirit Crystal on a Clefairy yesterday? And today he's saying he's out of Spirit Crystal?

"That was bought with Spirit Crystal Bieli from my elder brother," Jiang Bieli explained softly, seemingly noticing Ma Feifei's confusion.

For some reason, upon hearing Jiang Bieli's words, Ma Feifei seemed to sense something unusual in Jiang Bieli's tone.

"Remember to come to the Bookstore early next week," Ma Feifei said, then turned and left, walking with Yun Qingyang deeper into the Nine Heavens Mountain.