Same.
Although Yue Guan and Gui Mei had taken over the night watch, Su Chen still sat outside, waiting for his reward.
Yan was outside too.
He was waiting for a shooting star so he could make a wish...
Ding!
[Diary, recording the joys of life in another world.] [Reward distribution...] [Congratulations, host. You have received a reward: the age of all your Soul Rings has increased by one thousand years.] [Congratulations, host. You have received a random reward: Nine Yang Divine Skill.] [Nine Yang Divine Skill: Once mastered, inner strength generates at an astonishing rate and flows without end. Even ordinary punches and kicks unleash immense power; its defense is unmatched, and its automatic protective function reflects external attacks, forging an indestructible body. It is also a supreme healing art, and renders the user immune to all poisons.]
"Huh?"
Su Chen stared at the system's rewards, completely dumbfounded... The Nine Yang Divine Skill was naturally extremely useful. Healing and poison immunity came with a blue buff—this was like adding wings to a tiger!
But what about the first reward?
Increasing the age of all Soul Rings by a thousand years? Diary, do you have any idea what you're doing?
I feel personally insulted!
I'm a Soul Master at level fifteen, with one whole Soul Ring. Are you bullying me?
Damn it!
Su Chen gritted his teeth in frustration and immediately decided to work hard and become a Titled Douluo.
At least...
The Nine Yang Divine Skill had come at just the right time. If he really ended up fighting Dugu Bo, taking him down would be a piece of cake.
With a hundred years of Nine Yang Divine Skill, I'd like to see whether your poison, Dugu Bo... is the real deal!
In an instant, it was as if divine insight had poured into him.
Su Chen sat cross-legged and began cultivating the Nine Yang Divine Skill. This powerful internal art would be his blue buff. It could be used not only for martial arts, but would also let him rapidly recover Soul Power in the future.
One more cheat unlocked.
Yan had been waiting to make a wish on a shooting star. When he noticed Su Chen sitting nearby as if cultivating, he couldn't help but sneer inwardly.
Everyone else was sleeping, and you're cultivating?
Trying to show off how powerful and hardworking you are with your level-fifteen Soul Power?
Fine!
I'll keep my eyes on you tonight and see how long you can keep up the act... Don't think you can show off in front of Nana!
In the distance,
Yue Guan narrowed his eyes and watched Su Chen meditating in silence. A trace of confusion showed on his face as he murmured,
"Why is there such a powerful force inside that kid?"
Gui Mei stepped out beside him, his expression grave. "It must be a kind of cultivation for a Self-Created Soul Skill. He isn't as simple as he looks."
Yue Guan gave a slight nod and said nothing. He and Gui Mei could both sense a powerful force within Su Chen.
It was something Yan couldn't see.
Inside the tent,
Hu Liena poked her head out and watched Su Chen with curiosity, wondering to herself, What reward did he get this time? Is he cultivating?
"Hmph! My reward's coming too."
[Copy rewards being distributed...] [Congratulations, Bibi Dong. Your name appeared most often in the diary. You have received a reward: the age of all your Soul Rings has increased by one thousand years.] [Congratulations, Tang Yuehua. Your name was randomly selected in the diary. You have received a random reward: your Soul Power has increased by one level.] [Congratulations, Qian Renxue. You have become the lucky viewer and may choose one topic related to the diary.]
Hu Liena: ???
Hu Liena was utterly mortified. She watched Su Chen cultivate while the copy's rewards flashed through her mind, and she was left completely stunned.
So frustrating!
Tang Yuehua's name had appeared in the diary only once. How had she still been picked?
What kind of dumb luck was that?
Wait...
Qian Renxue had a Diary Copy too... Didn't that mean she'd seen Su Chen mock both her and her teacher?
This was it.
She was about to die of social embarrassment.
Spirit City.
Pope's Bedchamber.
Bibi Dong sat on her bed in a flimsy nightdress, holding a glass of red wine, a faint smile on her face.
She was about to take a sip.
Then she heard about the Diary Copy rewards and froze. The wine trickled from her cherry-red lips, dripping onto her milky-white breasts... What a waste!
"Each Soul Ring has increased by a thousand years. I have sixteen Soul Rings now..."
"So if I receive rewards for a hundred consecutive days, the Soul Rings of both my Martial Souls will all break through to a hundred thousand years or more?"
"Then there will be no rival left in the world."
Bibi Dong trembled with excitement. Her fingers tightened, shattering the wineglass in her hand.
"Su Chen, Su Chen, I can hardly wait. You'd better not disappoint me!"
Hm?
Just as Bibi Dong was reveling in her good fortune, she saw the other two rewards, and her face darkened.
She had a Diary Copy too...
Wait a minute?
Bibi Dong suddenly clenched her teeth, her expression turning pained. She'd not only seen that Qian Renxue had a Diary Copy, but also that Qian Renxue had become... the lucky viewer!
Damn it!
A dreadful premonition washed over her. Bibi Dong started to rush outside, but stopped at the doorway... It was too late to get to Heaven Dou.
Bibi Dong staggered back into her room, utterly dispirited, and collapsed onto the bed.
Yesterday, Yu Xiaogang had been stripped bare by Su Chen because Liu Erlong had chosen the topic. Today, the power to choose had fallen into Qian Renxue's hands.
Bibi Dong's expression grew complicated as she murmured to herself,
"She was bound to find out eventually."
Moonlight Pavilion.
Tang Yuehua leapt out of bed, so delighted she was like a hundred-jin child. Her usual air of refined elegance had vanished without a trace. There was only one reason: she was simply too excited.
Her Martial Soul had also undergone a mutation.
Tang Yuehua's Martial Soul had mutated into the Ruyi Ring, and her Soul Power had been stuck at level nine, unable to advance to Soul Master for the rest of her life. But now... she had reached level ten.
She clenched her little fists, tears clouding her eyes. "Su Chen, thank you. Thank you."
On the Douluo Continent, strength was everything.
She had made peace with it over the years, but how could she truly let go of that longing?
Crown Prince Mansion.
Qian Renxue murmured to herself,
"Teacher Yuehua really is lucky. Now she can finally become a Soul Master."
"Lucky viewer... I didn't expect my luck to turn around so soon."
Like Tang Yuehua, Qian Renxue was wide awake now. She stood by the window, gazing up at the moonlit sky.
"So she has a Diary Copy too... Heh."
Qian Renxue smiled bitterly and shook her head. Seeing that woman had a Diary Copy too sent her tumbling into memories.
The first time she called her "Mom," the response had been a look of utter revulsion. After that, no matter how hard she tried, she never received even a trace of motherly love.
It was to prove herself that she had resolutely come to the Heaven Dou Empire that day and taken on this mission that had lasted twenty years.
Back then, she had been just a nine-year-old child. Her father was dead, her mother didn't love her, and she had been sent far from home.
On countless dark nights, she had silently wept alone, until she had no tears left.
When she came back to herself, tears were already streaming down Qian Renxue's beautiful face. The sight was truly heartbreaking.
She murmured to herself,
Why don't you love me?
Why?!
I'm just a child too. I want my mother's love too. Why do you always hate me so much?