After killing that Insect Race Dao Union cultivator just now, Lu Ye's strength had risen by fifty Dao Power. He had thought that was the unexpected surprise.
Only now did he realize that it was no surprise at all, merely the basic reward.
With his strength, killing a Dao Fusion cultivator increased his power by one Dao, while killing a Dao Union cultivator increased it by dozens. As for unexpected surprises, they apparently were not fixed.
The first surprise had been given to the Chess Player, allowing Yuan Xi to mobilize two more Chess Grids per turn. It had been an enormous help to the Chess Player. This one before him was clearly for him.
Lu Ye was filled with anticipation.
He reached out and grabbed the fluorescent glow before him. The instant he touched it, it wrapped back around his hand like a mass of liquid, sank into his palm, and swiftly vanished.
Lu Ye focused his senses and discovered that his strength had directly risen by nearly two hundred Dao Power. That was practically equivalent to the basic reward for slaying four Dao Union cultivators.
For him, such an increase could not be called anything less than generous.
Yet Lu Ye felt as though he had suffered a loss.
By comparison, the first surprise had undoubtedly been far more helpful to the Chess Game. This reward merely increased his own strength by two hundred Dao Power. Compared to the first surprise, it seemed wholly incomparable.
Still, for himself, this surprise was acceptable enough.
There was another matter he could not figure out. Were the basic rewards others received for killing Dao Fusion and Dao Union cultivators the same as his? If they were, then if he wanted to close the gap with—or even surpass—those powerhouses in strength, he