The Young Lady's Gift (Seeking Collections, Read On)

It must be said, everyone's fate is different.

Wu Sheng himself came to participate in the Blood Trial to improve his strength and unlock the Time-Space Shop. But some people seemed to be here on vacation, just playing around.

Looking at the generous red-clad girl before him, he sighed inwardly.

He had risked life and limb to ambush a bunch of Thunder Star Mountain trial takers, earning every bit of his blood money. Yet she casually tossed out 30 million Cosmic Crystals—half more than he had expected.

Heavens, were there still such generous rich women these days?

"Wu Sheng, right? You did well. That 10 million Cosmic Crystals is my extra thanks. If you hadn't pulled that stunt, we'd probably still be tangled up with that bastard Yu Yan." He Na clapped her small hands and said with a smile:

"So it's settled between us. You join our Blood River Squad, responsible for eliminating trial takers from hostile factions in Blood Sun City. Each trial taker has a set price. Kill however many, and I'll give you that many Cosmic Crystals."

"If you can help Blood Sun City win the 'prize' in the end, I'll give you an enormous bonus of Cosmic Crystals. On top of that, you'll receive the title of 'Elder' bestowed by Blood Sun City's royal clan—a status that will tower even over those Nirvana Level experts."

Hearing this grand promise, Wu Sheng felt a bit speechless.

Blood Sun City was painstakingly built by Blood Sun himself, and it was the official institution of the entire Blood Sun Tribe, composed of two major parts: the royal clan and the foreign clans.

The royal clan, unsurprisingly, represented Blood Sun's own bloodline, while the foreign clans were the core force gathered from Domain Lords, Realm Lords, and other powerful experts recruited from outside.

Among the foreign clans, Domain Lords were appointed as "Elders," and Realm Lords as "Lifetime Elders."

Below that, Nirvana Level experts could become "Stewards," while Sky Grade experts served as captains or vice-captains.

But Wu Sheng sneered inwardly at the "Elder" position the red-clad girl had promised.

Help her win the "prize"?

Easy to say, but in the current trial grounds, there were six or seven Special Elites alone, hundreds of Elite Trial Takers, and some had even advanced to Star Grade.

What did she take him for? And what did she take those Special Elites for?

At his peak, he was only a bit stronger than the so-called Elite Trial Takers, and that was only when he wasn't at a disadvantage at Planet Grade.

Yet she wanted him to go on a rampage in this trial ground and win the prize for her?

Way too wishful!

"Hmm, looks like you're not very interested." He Na smiled. "You're short on money, right? I don't have much else, but I brought enough Cosmic Crystals this time."

"Maybe, but this money isn't easy to earn either." Wu Sheng shook his head, feeling a bit deflated.

His shortfall was too huge. Even if he killed all the trial takers, he wouldn't earn 1 trillion Cosmic Crystals.

Damn Time-Space Shop, what a rip-off!

"Not necessarily. Some Special Elites are very valuable!" He Na tempted him with a smile:

"A regular Elite Trial Taker is worth 1 million Cosmic Crystals, but one who has advanced to Sky Grade is worth 10 million."

"The same goes for Special Elites. A regular one is worth 100 million, but one who has advanced to Sky Grade is worth 1 billion."

"How about it? The wealth you've earned so far only ranks among the foreign clan Stewards, but for those Elders, it's still too little. If you can help me kill those few Special Elites, I'll give you a huge sum—enough to put you in the top ranks among Domain Lords."

No matter how sweetly the red-clad girl spoke, Wu Sheng just smiled and brushed it off. But faced with such a huge temptation, he couldn't help letting his mind wander sometimes.

"If I killed this red-clad girl, I wonder if I could scrape together 1 trillion Cosmic Crystals?"

This thought suddenly popped up, but he shook his head and dismissed it. Not for any other reason—if he really killed a direct descendant of the royal clan, everyone in this trial ground would probably have to be buried with her!

The Blood Trial, in nice terms, was the best chance for low-level people like him to leap over the dragon gate.

But for the major forces of the Blood Sun Tribe, it was just a game for their own children. Those who walked out smoothly were mostly the elites they had carefully nurtured.

People like Wu Sheng, a rare low-level Elite Trial Taker who slipped through the cracks, were truly few.

So he was very clear on who mattered and who didn't.

"Sigh, I almost got stupid. If possible, marrying a rich woman like this would be the real path! Fighting and killing all day is for survival, but marrying a wife could save decades of struggle—that's a pretty good deal."

Thinking this, Wu Sheng took another careful look at the red-clad girl. From his past life's human perspective, He Na was indeed a stunning beauty.

Although the Prison Clan had all sorts of bizarre forms, humanoid ones made up a considerable portion—like the Woodborn Clan, Flood Abyss Clan, and so on, all humanoid races.

It was said that Blood Sun himself was originally a member of the Blood Mist Clan, standing about ten meters tall. Later, his descendants intermarried with other clans, forming the royal clan of the Blood Sun Tribe. But the royal clan had many branches, and one of them was He Na's lineage.

According to what Wu Sheng knew, He Na's maternal clan was the Fishman Clan within the Prison Clan. This race was actually more human-like, except that the Fishman Clan had unique colored scales on their foreheads, and the whole clan leaned toward water attributes.

Perhaps He Na inherited talents from both parents. She was exceptionally skilled in water attributes, her appearance leaned toward a European-American style, with blue hair, a delicate and charming face, and that colored scale on her forehead—like a goddess living deep in the ocean...

"Ah, spit, spit! I'm a special lifeform now, what am I thinking!"

Wu Sheng shook his head again. The idea of latching onto a powerful backer was too unrealistic. He'd better just stick to grinding monsters for experience!

"Hmm, still not satisfied? How about this—tell me about the basic secret techniques you've learned, and I'll see if there are follow-up chapters here. Consider it an advance on your deposit."

Seeing Wu Sheng sighing and shaking his head, He Na gritted her teeth and pulled out another benefit she had prepared.

"What?" Wu Sheng was stunned.

A quarter of an hour later, Wu Sheng looked at the several secret techniques on his simple light brain and was once again shaken.

Ninefold Heavenly Splendor originally only had the first four layers, but now... it was complete.

The first half of Soul Thorn could only condense fifty soul thorns, which for him, capable of unleashing perfect telekinesis, was far from enough to display his true strength. So he had rarely used it.

Now not only does he have the latter half, but even the Ultimate Convergence of Soul Thorn is included within it.

Mind Confusion, the soul secret art Wu Sheng used most often—he actually only had a few forcibly executed single illusions. If not for the advantages of his will and perfect psionic power, those few single illusions alone would hardly count as a formidable trump card.

But now, he had several new Combined Illusions. If he could pull off these Combined Illusions, Wu Sheng felt that even those Star Grade Elite Trial Takers (including psychokineticists) would have a certain probability of falling for them.

Out in the outside world, to gather these three secret arts, even Domain Lords would have to expend considerable effort—yet Wu Sheng had unexpectedly obtained them.

Tsk, tsk, truly the Princess of Royal Descent!

Accepting this gift, though it came at a price, was still a massive gain for Wu Sheng.