Li Yuan silently said, System, claim the chat group upgrade rewards.
[Congratulations, host! Invitation count +1.] [1. Congratulations, host! Soul Power increased by one level!] [2. Congratulations, host! You have received one Adaptive Growth God-Bestowed Soul Bone!] [3. Congratulations, host! You have received one manual for the Daoist School movement technique Cloud Ladder Step!] [Adaptive Growth God-Bestowed Soul Bone: 1. Randomly grants a Soul Bone you do not already possess, with attributes perfectly suited to you. 2. The Soul Bone grows stronger as your abilities as a Soul Master improve. 3. You can create a Soul Bone Skill best suited to you. 4. You can replace a Soul Bone you already possess without side effects.] [Cloud Ladder Step: At the beginner level, your body becomes as light as a wild goose, and your footwork, wondrous beyond compare. At mastery, innate pure qi wraps around your body. Stairs appear beneath your feet where there is nothing to stand on; a ladder of clouds rises with each step, mist forms its rungs, and wind gathers into steps.]
Holy shit!
Wasn't this absurdly powerful?
A God-Given Soul Bone that could grow stronger as a Soul Master improved?
And he was guaranteed to get one he didn't already have.
More importantly, its attributes would be a perfect match for him.
He could even create his own Soul Bone Skill.
That was practically making a Soul Bone with his bare hands!
And then there was the Daoist School movement technique, Cloud Ladder Step.
It was a peerless technique for both escaping death and hunting enemies down!
Li Yuan drew a deep breath. Even as a transmigrator, he was stunned by the rewards.
As expected of the Chat Group System.
Compared to the Chat Group, what the hell were the Asura God and Sea God worth?
[Distribute member rewards?]
Li Yuan nodded. "Distribute them."
[Congratulations, all members! The chat group has upgraded. Member rewards will now be distributed!] [One Adaptive Growth God-Bestowed Soul Bone, one Cloud-Ascending Ladder manual, and two Consolation Soul Power Boosting Pills.] [Adaptive Growth God-Bestowed Soul Bone: 1. Randomly grants a Soul Bone you do not already possess, with attributes perfectly suited to you. 2. The Soul Bone grows stronger as your abilities as a Soul Master improve. 3. You can create a Soul Bone Skill best suited to you. 4. You can replace a Soul Bone you already possess without side effects.] [Cloud Ladder Step: At the beginner level, your body becomes as light as a wild goose, and your footwork, wondrous beyond compare. At mastery, innate pure qi wraps around your body. Stairs appear beneath your feet where there is nothing to stand on; a ladder of clouds rises with each step, mist forms its rungs, and wind gathers into steps.] [Soul Power Boosting Pill: Raises Soul Power by one level without side effects.] [All group members may enter the Red Envelope draw. Chances of winning are random.]
At the sight of the message, the once-lively chat group fell silent.
Everyone stared at it in disbelief.
They knew what Soul Bones were: treasures beyond price to Soul Masters!
But what on earth was a God-Given Soul Bone?
They had never even heard of one.
The description that followed was more outrageous still.
It grew stronger on its own?
Its attributes were a perfect match?
They could even create a Soul Bone Skill according to their own ideas?
And replace an existing Soul Bone without side effects?
In the Soul Master World, finding a Soul Bone with attributes suited to you was harder than climbing to the heavens!
Most Soul Masters might never possess a single Soul Bone in their entire lives, let alone one suited to them.
Yet this "God-Given Soul Bone" guaranteed them one they didn't already have. It was a perfect match, could grow stronger, and let them create their own skill...
Not even a Soul Bone dropped by a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast could compare to treatment like that, could it?
Good heavens!
And then there was the Cloud Ladder Step manual.
They weren't quite sure what a "cultivation technique" was, but the description sounded mysterious beyond belief. Besides, it came right after the God-Given Soul Bone.
They could tell with their toes that it had to be a rare treasure!
Even if their luck was dreadful and they missed out on both prizes, weren't there still two Soul Power Boosting Pills?
A pill that raised Soul Power by one level without side effects was a treasure they could only hope to stumble across!
Surely their luck couldn't be so rotten that they missed out on even a Soul Power Boosting Pill?
Wait... Group Leader, you're serious?
Isn't this prize pool a little too lavish?
How about you slap us?
Otherwise, we'd feel too embarrassed to claim anything.
While everyone was still reeling between shock and delight, their minds racing to work out how to improve their odds, someone had already made the first move.
[Congratulations! Big Cat in the Night has obtained: Soul Power Boosting Pill x1!]
The system notification shattered the silence without mercy.
[Big Cat in the Night: Sigh, what a shame... I didn't get the Soul Bone or the manual.]
Star Luo Empire.
Zhu Zhuqing looked at the smooth pill that had appeared in her hand out of thin air. She regretted missing the better prizes, but she was still delighted.
After all, the rewards were limited. Getting a Soul Power Boosting Pill was already a pleasant surprise.
Holy shit!
Someone snuck in ahead of us!
The others snapped awake as if from a dream and tapped the golden Red Envelope icon on their screens as fast as they could.
Their fingers moved so quickly they nearly left afterimages.
Seeing this, Li Yuan hurried to grab one too.
He already had these rewards, but what was wrong with getting more?
[Sorry, you didn't get anything!]
"Fuck! What kind of lousy group is this?"
Chat Group: Have a conscience! Did a dog eat yours? One second you're calling me sweetheart, and the next I'm a lousy group.
[Richest Little Heiress of Heaven Dou: Boohoo... Why didn't I get anything? (sobbing)] [Loves Eating Carrots: Me neither... Boohoo, my Soul Bone, my technique! (clutching head)] [Little Fox Who Loves Teacher Most: Hmph! That's what you get for rushing in without reading the rules. Feeling stupid now?]
Spirit Hall, Saintess Palace.
A sly smile curved Hu Liena's lips.
She hadn't rushed to claim anything. Instead, she had quickly analyzed the situation.
There were eleven group members in all, but only four prizes. That meant at least seven people would leave empty-handed.
Big Cat in the Night had already claimed a Soul Power Boosting Pill, leaving three prizes.
That meant if she watched a few people fail to win, fewer people would remain in the draw as time went on, and her chances would rise.
[Little Fox Who Loves Teacher Most: A Soul Master who doesn't use her head will stay low-level forever. Let me show you the power of wisdom!]
She took a deep breath, counted silently to three, then tapped the Red Envelope with great solemnity.
[Sorry, you didn't get anything!]
The smile froze on Hu Liena's face.
[Little Fox Who Loves Teacher Most: Th-this is impossible! Didn't you all say you got nothing? (questioning everything)] [Richest Little Heiress of Heaven Dou: Pfft, hahaha! So that's the power of wisdom? You're killing me. You really are wise—shouldn't your nickname be Goddess of Wisdom? (rolling on the floor laughing)] [Li Yuan: On the Wisdom Tree grow fruits of wisdom; beneath it stand you and I?] [Loves Eating Carrots: Hahaha! I thought you were so clever, but that's it?] [Viper-Hearted Big Sister: I can't hold it in. You certainly know how to make a joke. (laughing and crying behind her hand)] [Little Fox Who Loves Teacher Most: Don't get smug! My teacher hasn't tried yet. She'll definitely get something!] [Single Academy-Running Housewife: Well, well, well? Bibi Dong, didn't you say these rewards were beneath you?] [Loves Eating Carrots: Exactly! Don't tell me the mighty Pope is going back on her word?]
Spirit Hall, Pope's Bedchamber.
Bibi Dong's pretty face reddened, burning with embarrassment.
She admitted she had spoken too hastily and too confidently...
After all, who could have imagined the rewards from this lousy group would be so generous?
If she could get any one of them—
The Soul Power Boosting Pill, that miraculous technique, or the unheard-of God-Given Soul Bone—
It would be enough to make Bibi Dong invincible in the mortal world.
But now she faced the hardest choice of her life.
On one side was her pride; on the other, the reward.
She had already made her bold declaration. If she went back on it now,
how could she ever show her face again?
So which one should she choose?
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