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Bai Xiaowen and his two companions explored the collapsed, ruined space, paying particular attention to the pale yellow platform formed from Earth Vein Crystal.

Meanwhile, Li Shuyi spoke with Bai Xiaowen through the Team Channel about her Awakening Skill quest.

"Why does step three of my Awakening Skill quest only have one option?" Li Shuyi asked. "Yours has three."

"Two possibilities." Bai Xiaowen held up two fingers. "First, it might depend on the Source Crystal we used. You used a Flawless Green Source Crystal, which only works for agility-based skills. I used a Flawless Black Source Crystal, which can awaken skills of any type. By that measure, Black Source Crystals should be worth more than Green Source Crystals..."

After a pause, Bai Xiaowen continued, "Second, it might have to do with the skills themselves. Shadowless Slash is purely an area-of-effect physical attack, so there aren't many ways to enhance it. Summon Angerclaw offers a wider range of possibilities."

Considering both explanations, Bai Xiaowen privately judged the first more likely. Of course, there were other factors he couldn't pin down. This was the Black Tide Plane, and as the prophet, he could tackle quests more effectively and across a wider area. The Spirit Realm Rules might have taken that into account when generating the quests.

Li Shuyi nodded. "I see. So how hard is my third step going to be? How strong is the Orc Kingdom's Shadowblade Sword Saint? He isn't a lord, is he?"

Li Shuyi knew firsthand how absurdly difficult an A+ Awakening Skill quest could be. Neither hers nor Bai Xiaowen's was something an ordinary person could complete.

The first step alone, reaching level 10 in Swordsmanship Specialty, had held Li Shuyi up for ages. She had thought she stood no chance of finishing the series before exploring