Soul Ring Conjured from Thin Air, Queue Jumper Weeps

Over here, the Golden Generation had finished their meal and were clutching their money, gazing at Lin Feng with eager eyes.

Lin Feng stood up at a leisurely pace and stretched his back.

"Alright, time for the lucky draw. Who's going first?"

The eyes of Hu Liena and the other two lit up instantly, their excitement plain for all to see.

"Senior, I'll go first!"

Hu Liena immediately placed her gold soul coins on the counter, waiting for Lin Feng's "reward."

Beyond her main course, she had also ordered a fruit salad today, spending four hundred gold soul coins in total.

Such a small sum didn't even make her blink, not after having just received three hundred thousand gold soul coins. At this moment, the little fox was only hoping she could land a decent prize.

Just then, the shop door was pushed open.

Chrysanthemum Douluo walked in, pulling Ghost Douluo by the arm.

"Senior!" The moment Chrysanthemum Douluo saw Lin Feng, he immediately switched into sycophant mode. "We've come to bother you again today!"

That fawning demeanor stood in stark contrast to the arrogance he had displayed when he first walked through the door yesterday.

Ghost Douluo followed behind, his eyes constantly scanning the shop's interior.

To be honest, he was still half-skeptical about Chrysanthemum Douluo's claims. Could this seemingly ordinary little restaurant really be that miraculous?

"Hmm." Lin Feng cast a glance at Chrysanthemum Douluo, but when he saw Ghost Douluo behind him, he felt his mood improve significantly.

Outwardly, however, he maintained an indifferent expression. "Wait to the side for a moment. I'll finish their lucky draw first."

Chrysanthemum Douluo nodded hurriedly. "Yes, yes, of course, Senior! Please, carry on!"

He pulled Ghost Douluo to the side and lowered his voice. "Old Ghost, watch closely. The moment to witness a miracle is about to arrive!"

Ghost Douluo nodded, still half-doubting, his eyes locked firmly on Lin Feng.

Lin Feng returned to Hu Liena, raised his right hand, and tapped his index finger in the void.

"Begin draw."

[Consumption: 400 gold soul coins.]

The system's voice rang out in Lin Feng's mind.

[System Evaluation: The little leek has finally decided to spend! And she didn't waste any food; her performance is quite good!]
[Random Reward: One 8,000-year soul ring.]
[Host Reward: 40 Gourmet Points.]

Looking at Hu Liena's draw result, the corners of Lin Feng's mouth curled up slightly.

An 8,000-year soul ring was exactly what Hu Liena needed right now.

The girl had already broken through to level forty, and she was likely fretting over finding a fourth soul ring.

The system had arranged it for her directly; how thoughtful.

[Hmph! Don't get any ideas, you trash host. This system just didn't want to watch this little leek waste time hunting for a soul ring.]
[If she spent a month in the Soul Hunting Forest, wouldn't Maple Dye Pavilion lose a loyal customer during that time?]
[This system is doing this entirely for the sake of your points!]

The system's voice echoed in Lin Feng's mind, its sharp tongue dripping with tsundere attitude.

Lin Feng chuckled inwardly but didn't call it out.

Regardless, Hu Liena getting a soul ring and him earning points was a win-win situation.

"Your reward is..."

Lin Feng paused, feigning mystery, and only spoke after seeing the expectant look in Hu Liena's eyes.

"One 8,000-year soul ring."

With a light wave of his right hand, a soul ring radiating a deep purple glow appeared out of thin air, hovering slowly in the middle of the room.

Seeing this, Hu Liena and her two companions gasped in unison, their eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.

As for Ghost Douluo, who sat to the side, his previously skeptical expression froze solid.

"This... this really is an 8,000-year soul ring!"

Ghost Douluo's voice trembled.

As a Title Douluo, he could naturally sense the authenticity of the soul ring.

This was no illusion or trick; it was a genuine 8,000-year soul ring!

Chrysanthemum Douluo gloated from the side, "Old Ghost, do you believe me now?"

But at this moment, Ghost Douluo was too shocked to answer, and could only nod woodenly.

Hu Liena, meanwhile, was caught in a dilemma.

She looked at the soul ring radiating its alluring light before her, her heart filled with a complex mix of emotions.

Excitement was a given; after all, the value of an eight-thousand-year spirit ring went without saying.

But the problem was...

"Senior, I... can I really absorb this spirit ring?"

Hu Liena's voice carried clear apprehension. "According to common knowledge, the limit for a fourth spirit ring should be five thousand years."

"At eight thousand years, I'm worried that I might..."

She didn't finish her sentence, but everyone present understood what she meant.

A spirit ring that exceeded one's tolerance limit was highly likely to cause a spirit master to explode and die!

Hearing Hu Liena's concern, Lin Feng shook his head, his tone sounding as if he were quite helpless.

"Since you are spending here, I naturally won't harm you."

With that, without even waiting for her to reply, he pointed directly at the spirit ring.

In the next second, that eight-thousand-year spirit ring seamlessly merged into Hu Liena's body, completing the absorption in an instant!

"This..."

Hu Liena's eyes widened, completely unable to process what had just happened.

She only felt a gentle power surging from the spirit ring, flowing through her body like a warm current.

There was no pain, no sensation of being torn apart.

The eight-thousand-year spirit ring that should have caused her to explode was now as docile as a kitten, obediently integrating into her body.

"Absorbed? An eight-thousand-year spirit ring, just like that... I absorbed it?"

Her spirit power level had also jumped from the level forty she had just reached directly to level forty-two!

Seeing this, Xie Yue and Yan were both happy for Hu Liena.

As for Ghost Douluo? He had long since turned completely to stone.

While Hu Liena was still immersed in the ecstasy of her sudden improvement, Xie Yue was already eager to try.

"Senior, I want to draw a prize too!"

Xie Yue's eyes glowed with excitement; seeing his sister's blissful expression, he couldn't wait to have a go himself.

"Me first, me first!"

Before the words had even faded, Yan's burly frame suddenly appeared, and with a shove of his backside, he squeezed the scrawny Xie Yue to the side.

"Hey, hey, hey! Yan!" Xie Yue nearly fell over from the shove. "How can you cut in line!"

"First come, first served!" Yan chuckled, plopping his rear directly onto the chair in front of the counter.

With a face full of excitement, Yan slapped his gold soul coins onto the counter, his eyes sparkling. "Senior, I want to draw a prize!"

Lin Feng glanced at the excited Yan, then looked at the sidelined Xie Yue.

"Cutting in line?"

Lin Feng's voice remained lazy, but the dangerous undertone made Yan freeze instantly.

[Consumption: 500 gold soul coins.]
[System Evaluation: This leek is disobedient, and this system is very displeased! Such small fry only deserve trash rewards!]
[Random Reward: Slight increase in spirit power.]
[Host Reward: 50 Gourmet Points.]

Seeing the reward provided by the system, the corner of Lin Feng's eye twitched.

Yesterday, Yan spent one hundred gold soul coins and got a slight increase in spirit power; today, he spent five hundred, and it was still just a slight increase in spirit power?

However, thinking about it, it made sense; Yan had nearly violated the rules of this shop.

If Yan had cut in line while ordering food, it would likely have been considered a true violation of the rules.

In that case, even his own points would have been reduced!

"A slight increase in spirit power."

When he said this, Lin Feng's tone was extremely indifferent.

Finally, under Yan's anxious gaze, Lin Feng waved his right hand gently, and a faint glimmer of light submerged into his body.

After two boosts to his spirit power, Yan's level had finally reached forty.

However, he couldn't bring himself to be happy at all.

Not to mention that compared to the eight-thousand-year spirit ring Hu Liena had just received, this reward was like heaven and earth.

More importantly, his foolish behavior just now seemed to have offended Lin Feng again!