As Sun Miaomiao dissolved into motes of light, the Spirit Realm notification sounded in Zhang Yuanqing's ear:
[ Ding! Congratulations on completing the multiplayer Spirit Realm mission—Great Era of Reporting. Difficulty rating: S. Calculating rewards.] [Items obtained during reward calculation: Unyielding Battle Armor (Damaged) (Unclaimed)] [Experience reward: 0] [Calculation complete! You will exit the Spirit Realm in 30 seconds.]
We'll exit the Spirit Realm... huh, the Ultimate Battle for the third round is tomorrow?
That works. Today's fighting was exhausting, and I'm not in great shape. Taking a day to rest is perfectly reasonable. Zhang Yuanqing promptly shifted his attention to the item he had received.
The helmet Earth Lord had given him was called the "Unyielding Helmet."
In other words, the reward for the highest scorer was this set of battle armor.
Zhang Yuanqing was delighted. This armor was Saint-quality; the reward was undeniably generous.
He then noticed that the armor was marked as damaged, while the helmet he had received from Earth Lord had borne no such damaged label in its item description.
Hmm, is it damaged because a fully intact set would be too game-breaking? Fine. Even damaged, a complete set can still be tremendously useful. The gap between Zhao Chenghuang and me has narrowed again.
He opened his Inventory to check, but did not see the armor.
As expected, I'll have to wait until tomorrow's final battle before they give it to me, Zhang Yuanqing thought.
At that moment, he heard Zhao Chenghuang let out a soft breath and say calmly:
"I'm a little unhappy today. So, Yuanshi Tianzun, I look forward to tomorrow's final battle."
"You're looking forward to beating me up tomorrow?" Zhang Yuanqing asked.
Zhao Chenghuang did not answer. He dissolved into motes of light.
The arena fell silent.
The spectators