[Galaxy Baseball Bat Hero: @everyone, a quick announcement: the group chat is about to reach Level 3. When it does, a new feature called the 'Mission System' will unlock.]
[Everyone: A mission?!]
[Galaxy Baseball Bat Hero: @First Cute Bunny @Pagoda Suppresses River Demon @No Petting Cats I'll be issuing a special mission then, and the three of you will be assigned to accept it. You have to agree.]
The three girls exchanged glances and agreed without hesitation.
[First Cute Bunny: No problem! We agree!]
Ye Qiong nodded in satisfaction, then opened the system's exchange shop and spent 1,000 Emotion Points on a sci-fi-looking Soul Power Driven Pistol.
He packed the pistol into an exclusive red envelope and sent it directly to the three girls.
The next second, to the three girls' astonishment, a red envelope appeared out of thin air and dropped in front of them.
Ning Rongrong cautiously opened it. A silver pistol lay quietly inside.
[Pagoda Suppresses River Demon: [Image] Group Owner! What is this? How do we use it?]
Ye Qiong casually tossed a video tutorial into the group.
[Galaxy Baseball Bat Hero: It's simple. Use your Soul Power to charge it, aim at your target, and pull the trigger.]
Everyone opened the video. In it, a straw dummy was instantly blasted into a shower of fragments by a blue beam of energy.
The whole thing was swift and decisive, its power terrifying.
The group fell briefly silent. Then an unprecedented wave of exclamations broke out.
[I Am Not Yanzi: Holy shit! That thing's power... It's incredible!]
[Heavenly King Covers Earth Fox: Is... is this really a weapon a Soul Grandmaster can use?]
The three girls were also left gaping in astonishment.
[Pagoda Suppresses River Demon: With this, what do we have to fear from Zhao Wuji?!]
They immediately decided to hand this formidable weapon to Ning Rongrong, an Auxiliary-type Soul Master with the weakest ability to protect herself.
With the immediate crisis dealt with, everyone grew intensely curious about the Mission System and rewards Ye Qiong had mentioned.
[Pagoda Suppresses River Demon: Group Owner, Group Owner, what exactly is this Mission System you mentioned? What are the rewards for completing missions?]
[Galaxy Baseball Bat Hero: Completing missions earns you a special currency called Stellar Jade.]
[Galaxy Baseball Bat Hero: Later, the group will unlock a feature called 'Warp.' You can use Stellar Jade there to draw for all kinds of rewards.]
[Galaxy Baseball Bat Hero: Rewards include, but aren't limited to, high-rank Soul Rings, fine-quality Soul Bones, premium pills, extraordinary weapons, and all sorts of practical items you couldn't even imagine.]
His words hit the group like a bomb, setting off a frenzy.
You could draw Soul Rings and Soul Bones?!
[Most Beautiful Pope: Soul Rings... Does that include Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings?]
Bibi Dong asked almost immediately.
[Galaxy Baseball Bat Hero: That's right.]
Ye Qiong's confirmation sent the entire group's anticipation soaring.
Bibi Dong especially stood to benefit. She was only one step away from the next stage of the Rakshasa God's inheritance.
As the owner of Twin Martial Souls, Bibi Dong was undoubtedly in a better position now.
A Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring was her goal.
This 'Warp' feature held a deadly allure for her.
Dai Mubai led Tang San and the three girls to an open space, where a burly middle-aged man sat dozing in a chair.
"Teacher Zhao, I've brought them."
Zhao Wuji opened his eyes, looked over the four of them, and announced the terms of the test: the four of them had to work together and hold out against him for the time it took one incense stick to burn.
He lit an incense stick and planted it in the ground, giving them time to discuss their tactics.
"Let's introduce ourselves first and decide on a strategy."
Tang San immediately gave them the basic information.
"My name is Tang San. My Tool Martial Soul is Blue Silver Grass. I'm a Level 29 Control-Type Battle Spirit Master."
"Xiao Wu. My Beast Martial Soul is a rabbit. I'm a Level 29 Power Attack System Battle Soul Master."
"Ning Rongrong. My Tool Martial Soul is the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda. I'm a Level 26 Auxiliary-type Tool Soul Master."
"Zhu Zhuqing. My Beast Martial Soul is the Hell Spirit Cat. I'm a Level 27 Agility Attack System Battle Spirit Master."
Tang San quickly laid out the plan. "The tactics are straightforward. Ning Rongrong, you handle support and buffs. Xiao Wu, you take the lead in attacking. I'll use my Blue Silver Grass to tie each of you around the waist, so I can adjust your positions and rescue you in a pinch. It'll also let us coordinate for the Meteor Hammer tactic. Zhu Zhuqing, use your speed to harass him from the flank. Remember, I'm the core of this strategy. If I get caught in an attack, it'll affect everyone, so you must keep up with the pace."
The three girls glanced at each other, all wearing the same expression: "I get it." Then they nodded in unison.
"Got it."
Seeing this, Tang San nodded in satisfaction. He was confident in his tactics.
But out of his sight, the three girls were having a very different conversation in the group chat.
[First Cute Bunny: Girls, did you all see that? This is the "orthodox strategy" personally taught by Grandmaster! Remember what the Group Owner said about us passing out that time? It was because this strategy makes everything hinge on everything else. Fall half a beat behind and it all goes to hell!]
[Pagoda Suppresses River Demon: We heard you, we heard you. He's spouting nonsense with a straight face. I'm dying.]
[No Petting Cats: Mm. He's very serious.]
[Begonia Blossoms: I think the tactics you were discussing in the group just now sound pretty good.]
[I Am Not Yanzi: Hahahaha, Tang San's in for it! Make sure you record everything. I want to see his face when he gets sold out and still helps count the money!]
[Heavenly King Covers Earth Fox: I can already picture it.]
[First Cute Bunny: Don't worry, I've already started recording from a third-person perspective. Guaranteed high resolution, no censorship!]
The time it took an incense stick to burn passed quickly.
Zhao Wuji stood up and stretched his limbs. Looking at the four youngsters before him, he grinned. "Finished discussing? Then let's begin!"
The incense caught fire, and the test officially began.
"Xiao Wu, go!" Tang San barked. He released his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul at once and was about to wrap it around the three girls' waists to set up the tactical framework. But the scene he'd imagined, with Xiao Wu charging forward like an arrow, never happened.
Xiao Wu swayed and darted straight to the other side of the arena, joining Zhu Zhuqing in a pincer attack from both sides. They left him, their "main controller," hanging in the middle.
His Blue Silver Grass froze in midair.
Why weren't they following his plan?
Ning Rongrong also quickly retreated to the very edge of the arena. The Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda shimmered, and two beams of light landed precisely on Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu. "Seven Treasures Famous: First, Strength! Second, Speed!"
Tang San froze. What was going on? This wasn't how the script went!
"Kid, looks like your teammates forgot about you." Zhao Wuji's teasing voice sounded beside him as a hand as broad as a fan swung toward Tang San.
Tang San's heart lurched. He used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and awkwardly dodged backward.
Had he really been turned into a punching bag?
With the speed boost, Zhu Zhuqing was astonishingly fast, a black flash.
She didn't attack Zhao Wuji head-on. Instead, she kept darting around him, occasionally harassing him.
Her pestering began to annoy Zhao Wuji. He swung a hand at her, but Zhu Zhuqing moved like a cunning cat, twisting aside and deliberately dodging toward Tang San.
Zhao Wuji's attack missed her, but the force of his palm swept straight toward Tang San.
Holy shit!
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