Hero Trial? Class Advancement!

"No." The Spirit Realm Rules, or rather, the "person" behind the scenes, answered curtly.

"Alright then... upgrading the Scavenger mission rewards is fine too." Bai Xiaowen resignedly opened the Sealed Holy Coffer.

Inside the Sealed Holy Coffer lay a withered, yellow hand bone. This hand bone looked ordinary, but the longer one looked at it, the more one felt as if their soul was being sucked into it.

"This is Death God Naraku's hand bone? The bone structure is a bit porous..." Bai Xiaowen muttered.

After the Holy Casket was opened, the hand bones of the Death God Naraku turned into specks of light and slowly disappeared.

Some pale yellow particles that were attached to the hand bones peeled off during this process.

It was as if an unseen hand caught the yellow particles, suspending them in the air. Then, the yellow particles were kneaded together, enveloped in the light of Psionic Particles.

Bai Xiaowen's personal panel showed his Psionic Points were plummeting, with each drop representing a decrease of 10,000 points!

Bai Xiaowen's eyes widened in disbelief. Such a plunge... even his 400,000 yuan savings couldn't withstand it!

Fortunately, the effect was short-lived. After paying a price of 100,000 Psionic Points, the original yellow particles finally condensed into a transparent crystal the size of a soybean.

A notification message regarding the Spirit Realm Rules sounded:

"SS-Tier special Elite Tier side quest: The Scavenger has been submitted, completion rate: perfect."

"You have received a reward: Purified Divine Power Residue."

"Your Elite Tier squad has gained 1500 experience points, meeting the level-up requirements."

"You have received a combat experience reward..."

Bai Xiaowen ignored the experience rewards for the time being and first looked at the description of the transparent crystal.

[Purified Divine Power Residue: Residual Divine Might embers, purified to remove some impurities, possessing a transformative effect: Standard Template awakeners can directly upgrade to Elite Template upon use; Elite Class awakeners will unlock Hero Trial upon use; Hero Class awakeners will receive free attribute points as a reward. Bind on Pickup.]

"Upgrade template?!"

Bai Xiaowen quickly clicked on the keyword "Hero Trial" to search.

[Hero Trial: A trial opportunity available only to a select few Elite Tier. Upon choosing to initiate the Hero Trial, the Awakened will enter an isolated dimensional world alone for exploration. This exploration has no main quest, only trial missions. Successfully completing the trial missions will upgrade you to Hero Class template; otherwise, you will only receive free attribute points as compensation.]

Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi exchanged a glance, their eyes lighting up.

Qiao Rui exclaimed in amazement, "As expected of SS-Tier Scavenger mission, the reward is such an incredibly valuable item. This is the first time I've ever seen one like this."

Bai Xiaowen couldn't help but think that this was something he had obtained after negotiating with the "big boss" behind the Spirit Realm Rules and paying 100,000 Psionic Points. Previously, Bai Xiaowen's negotiations with the Spirit Realm Rules were conducted silently, and Li Shuyi and Qiao Rui were unaware of them.

"This must be given to Shu Yi. As long as she completes the trial mission, she can upgrade to the Hero Template! It's such a good deal."

Compared to the Elite Template Hero Template offers a comprehensive upgrade. Enhanced base attributes mean the ability to equip higher-end gear; enhanced class skills and an additional combat skill slot mean a wider range of skill choices; and finally, a skill priority of +1 provides a skill advantage in combat.

After carefully putting away this "Purified Divine Power Residue," Bai Xiaowen suddenly thought of something...

--It seems the remnants of Divine Might came from the Death God's Hand Bone?

In other words, the "big boss" behind the Spirit Realm Rules didn't pay any price and directly took the Death God's Hand Bone; while Bai Xiaowen risked his life and used up precious S-Tier items, only to get a scrap in the end?

Okay, these are the leftovers after purification... The purified Psionic Points were provided by Bai Xiaowen!

Although the rewards from this SS-Tier Elite Tier mission could help Li Shuyi upgrade her template, which seemed pretty good, Bai Xiaowen still felt a bit cheated.

Ultimately, it's because we lack initiative. This Richard trio has given me some inspiration; I can try to get my hands on things like Royal Document in the future! Next time on Scavenger mission, if I come across items like the Golden Snake Disc or the Death God's Hand Bone, I can keep them for myself! Hehehehe...

[(⊙o⊙)... Wait a minute! I need to make sure the 'big boss' behind the scenes doesn't interfere with the normal operation of the Spirit Realm Rules first, otherwise I'll be in big trouble.]

Bai Xiaowen fantasized for a while, then chose to submit the "The Monastery's Secret" quest.

After a series of notifications about experience points and team experience points, Bai Xiaowen finally received the S+ mission reward.

"It's actually Divine Gift Page? Hmm..."

Bai Xiaowen glanced silently at the Divine Gift Page in his hand, speechless. Now, the Divine Gift Page finally resonated with his Psionic Particles, becoming his possession.

But it wasn't over yet; a notification from the Spirit Realm Rules sounded:

"You have been granted an opportunity to complete an upgrade quest. Performing this action will cost you a certain amount of Psionic Points. Confirm?"

Bai Xiaowen was taken aback and quickly selected to confirm.

Psionic Points have plummeted again, but this time the drop wasn't as dramatic... starting at 1000 points, then 2000, 3000...

In the end, it cost 10,000 Psionic Points.

The Divine Gift Page was enveloped in a soft glow of Psionic Particles, emitting the rustling sound of silkworms munching on mulberry leaves.

When the light faded, Bai Xiaowen finally received a prompt from the Spirit Realm Rules:

"You have obtained the item: Book of Ascension."

[Book of Ascension: S+ Rank item, a mysterious page imbued with divine aura. It can enhance the quality of items. When used on non-tradable items below S-Tier that have been obtained so far, it will upgrade the target item's rank by one level. Disappears after use.]

"Advance by one rank? What does that mean?" Li Shuyi asked.

Qiao Rui said, "It should be an upgrade to a higher grade, like A-Tier item being upgraded to an S-Tier item instead of A+... After all, the Book of Ascension is an S+ grade item and a one-time consumable, so it's impossible for it to only upgrade a minor grade."

Bai Xiaowen nodded. "To maximize the benefit, we need to use A+ grade items to upgrade them to S+."

Bai Xiaowen rummaged through his Storage Space: "As of now, among non-tradeable items... this is probably the most suitable one."

[Broken Slave Contract: A+ Rank Item. Signs a contract with Standard Template creature, making it your slave. There is a chance of failure if the creature refuses. The higher the creature's level, the greater the chance of failure.]

Bai Xiaowen continued, "This item itself has additional instructions. It's in a broken state, so its effectiveness is relatively weak. It can be combined with similar items to create a 'more powerful' item... I think upgrading its grade to an S+ contract is the most appropriate."

Good night (3 [▓▓])