Rewards

Lin Hai's thoughts stirred, and he sent a telepathic message to Haibodong, who was currently handling affairs at the Miteer Auction House.

A moment later, Haibodong hurried over and bowed respectfully, "My Lord, did you summon me?"

"Yes." Lin Hai nodded slightly. "The Haiye organization currently has thirty official members. Compile a list of each person's spiritual energy attribute and report it to me immediately."

Haibodong's heart skipped a beat, and he responded without hesitation, "Understood! Your subordinate will see to it at once!" He immediately sent out messages through special channels, and within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, a detailed list recording the thirty members and their respective spiritual energy attributes was presented before Lin Hai.

Lin Hai scanned the list, his mind already formulating a plan.

He first took out a small cold jade vial. As he unsealed the stopper, an extremely biting and overbearing chill, yet one containing vast amounts of energy, instantly permeated the room. Even Haibodong, who was already at the peak of the Spirit Emperor realm, could not help but shiver, though his eyes erupted with an incredibly fervent light.

"This is the reward I promised you: a drop of life essence blood from that Tier 8 Polar Ice Ape. Refine it well; it will be of great benefit to your breakthrough into the Spirit Sect realm and your future cultivation." Lin Hai flicked the jade vial toward Haibodong.

Haibodong caught it with trembling hands, feeling the bone-chilling cold upon contact, while simultaneously sensing his internal ice-attribute spiritual energy becoming unprecedentedly active and ravenous.

He bowed deeply, his voice choked with emotion, "Many thanks for your generous reward, My Lord! Haibodong will certainly not fail your expectations!" With this drop of Tier 8 magical beast essence blood, he had absolute confidence in breaching the peak Spirit Emperor barrier in a short time!

"What of that girl, Yaoye?" Lin Hai asked again.

"Replying to you, My Lord, Princess Yaoye is already waiting in the side hall," Haibodong replied hastily.

Ever since Lin Hai had ordered the compilation of the attributes, he had already notified Yaoye, who was meeting with him in Wutan City.

"Send her in."

Soon, Yaoye, dressed in military attire and looking heroic and spirited, walked in quickly and knelt on one knee before Lin Hai, "Yaoye pays her respects to you, My Lord!"

Lin Hai cast his gaze toward the mountain behind the estate. "That Tier 6 Earth-Splitting Black Turtle has decent defensive capabilities, and its earth attribute complements your spiritual energy to some extent, so I shall grant it to you as a mount as promised. Go to the beast pen at the back mountain; I have already commanded it not to resist. You need only form an equal soul contract with it."

Upon hearing this, an expression of unbelievable ecstasy flooded Yaoye's beautiful face!

A Tier 6 magical beast mount! Such a thing was a legendary existence throughout the entire Jia Ma Empire!

She suppressed her excitement and said firmly, "Thank you for your grace, My Lord! Yaoye will certainly not let this beast be tarnished!" After bowing once more, she walked quickly toward the back mountain, impatient yet maintaining her composure, her heart already surging with waves of emotion.

After Yaoye departed, Lin Hai consulted the list he had just received and said to Haibodong, "Wait here for a moment." Once he finished speaking, his figure vanished, and the next moment, he appeared at the beast pen in the back mountain, where eight Tier 6 magical beasts of varying attributes were kept.

Without a moment's hesitation, he moved with lightning speed, pressing his hand precisely onto the forehead of each beast.

Based on the number of people requiring each attribute on the list, he extracted between three to four drops of life essence blood from each Tier 6 magical beast.

This process was undoubtedly excruciating for the Tier 6 beasts, but under Lin Hai's unfathomable pressure, they dared not even let out a whimper, forced to tremble and endure.

Soon, Lin Hai held over a dozen small jade vials of various colors, each pulsing with surging energy.

He returned to the quiet room and handed these vials to Haibodong.

"These are the Tier 6 magical beast essence blood rewards for the members of the Haiye organization. Distribute them according to their respective attributes. You are responsible for supervising them; ensure they refine these properly to increase their strength."

Haibodong looked at the dozen vials in his hands, sensing energy that was more than five times stronger and purer than the Tier 5 magical beast essence blood he had once spent all his efforts to obtain. His shock at Lin Hai's grand gesture left him feeling numb.

He stowed them away solemnly. "Rest assured, My Lord! Your subordinate will certainly handle this! The strength of the Haiye organization will surely rise by a major tier because of this!"

"Good." Lin Hai nodded with satisfaction. "Continue to search for news of the Heavenly Flame with all your might. You may go."

"Yes!" Haibodong bowed and retreated, his heart filled with motivation and awe.

After arranging these rewards, Lin Hai's gaze fell once again upon the jade box containing the Origin of Nine Profound Golden Lightning and the Life-Generating Lightning Fruit, his eyes deep and thoughtful.

"The Yao Clan... it is time to pay them a visit." He whispered to himself, his figure slowly merging into space. His next step would be to head directly to the space occupied by the Yao Clan—one of the hidden ancient clans, renowned across the continent for their alchemy!