Bibi Dong's Doubts, Tang Hao Suspects a Spirit Hall Conspiracy, and Hu Liena Is Chosen Again

But the power of the formation near the arena sent him staggering back, his expression troubled.

Hu Liena stepped onto the arena one step at a time, as if walking on thin ice.

She drew a deep breath and bowed.

"Senior, I'm here... I'm here to claim my reward!"

Lin Feng looked at Hu Liena before him, at the way she seemed ready to face death.

He smiled helplessly and said:

"I'm not going to eat you. Why do you look so frightened?"

Hu Liena gave a stiff smile and replied:

"Senior, I'm... I'm just excited!"

"I wonder what kind of reward I'll get. I can't wait!"

Lin Feng didn't expose her little scheme. Girls cared about saving face, after all.

He nodded and said:

"Hu Liena, congratulations on dealing 5,300 points of damage. Your rating is D-!"

"This is your reward: the age of a random Soul Ring will increase by two thousand years!"

A ball of white light appeared in his hand, flew over, and entered Hu Liena's body.

Hu Liena froze for a moment. The unease and nervousness she had felt just a second ago

turned to confusion and astonishment.

Feeling the changes in her body, she summoned her First Soul Ring.

Her First Soul Ring, which had originally been yellow and only 396 years old, had now turned purple, its age increased to 2,396 years.

"My First Soul Ring... its age really did increase by two thousand years!"

"How is this even possible? It's so amazing, so unbelievable!"

Hu Liena murmured to herself, then looked up at the Silver-Haired Man seated on the cushion.

Her gaze brimmed with admiration and gratitude.

She hadn't expected him not only to mean her no harm, but to grant her such a great fortune.

"Hu Liena thanks Senior for this generous reward!"

She knelt on one knee, clenched her right hand into a fist, and held it against the left side of her chest as she bowed, her expression reverent.

Below the arena, Yue Guan and Gui Mei

stared at Hu Liena's First Soul Ring, now purple and more than two thousand years old.

They were both dumbstruck, as if their whole world had collapsed.

A Soul Ring could actually grow stronger after it had been absorbed.

It was simply earth-shattering, something never seen before.

Now, all their prejudice against Lin Feng had vanished, leaving only reverence.

Lin Feng looked at Hu Liena and said with a faint smile:

"Hu Liena, you don't need to thank me."

"Getting the Lucky Star Feather was all thanks to your own good luck."

As he spoke, he recalled the Star Feather from the air and put it into the System Space.

Listening to him, Hu Liena seemed to understand something.

The next moment, Yue Guan's excited voice rang in her ears:

"Nana, look! A Gold Stele has appeared in the sky!"

"It has the word 'Attack' carved at the top!"

"And your name, Nana, is in first place!"

Hu Liena looked up and saw the Gold Stele in the sky.

Her name appeared beside the first-place ranking.

The Gold Stele was vast and boundless, radiating an aura similar to the Star Feather's—mysterious and unfathomable.

Hu Liena's breathing quickened. She looked at Lin Feng and asked cautiously:

"May I ask, Senior, why has a Gold Stele appeared in the sky?"

Lin Feng replied:

"That's the Star Official Challenge Stele. It records the highest ratings achieved in each type of challenge."

"It tallies the results at midnight every third day."

"The top three living beings will each receive different rewards: A+, B+, and C+."

Hu Liena's eyes lit up, and she couldn't help glancing at the Gold Stele in the sky again.

She asked excitedly:

"Senior, could you briefly explain the different reward grades?"

Looking at the beautiful Hu Liena was a pleasure to the eyes.

Lin Feng was happy to answer her question:

"Here, rewards are divided into seven grades, from lowest to highest."

"D, C, B, A, S, SS, and SSS."

"Each grade also has a '+' and a '-' rank."

"The reward you received this time, for example, was D-."

"That's the lowest grade. A D+ reward is better than a D- reward, and so on."

Having answered her questions, Lin Feng closed his eyes again and said:

"All right, I've made an exception and answered a few of your questions."

"Go on. You've already taken the Star Official Challenge today. Good luck."

Immediately, a mysterious, invisible energy enveloped Hu Liena.

It carried her down outside the arena.

Yue Guan and Gui Mei came to greet her. Yue Guan said excitedly:

"Nana, I can't believe you really got a reward!"

"Your First Soul Ring increased by two thousand years!"

Hu Liena raised her chin and giggled.

"Grandpa Chrysanthemum, Grandpa Ghost, weren't you just saying Senior was a fraud?"

"Why did you change your tune so quickly?"

Yue Guan and Gui Mei blushed. Yue Guan coughed lightly to ease the awkwardness and said:

"Nana, Old Ghost and I failed to recognize a true master. We shouldn't have doubted Senior."

"Quick, tell us what Senior said to you."

Gui Mei also gave her a curious, eager look.

Hu Liena quickly told them about the Star Official Challenge rewards and the Star Official Challenge ranking stele.

After listening, both Yue Guan and Gui Mei looked envious.

A D- reward could increase a Soul Ring's age by two thousand years.

As for the C+, B+, and A+ rewards awarded by the Gold Stele every three days, they didn't even dare to imagine what those might be.

They couldn't help envying Hu Liena for obtaining the Lucky Star Feather.

Hu Liena hesitated for a moment, then gathered her courage and called toward the arena:

"Senior, could you answer a few more questions for me?"

Yue Guan and Gui Mei both grew nervous.

Several minutes passed. Hu Liena was beginning to think there was no hope when

Lin Feng, still with his eyes closed, slowly said, "Ask."

Hu Liena was overjoyed and asked cautiously:

"May I ask, Senior, how many Lucky Star Feathers do you randomly give out each day?"

Lin Feng replied, "Three."

Hu Liena asked again, "May I ask, Senior, is there any special way to obtain a Lucky Star Feather?"

Lin Feng replied, "No."

Disappointed, Hu Liena unwillingly asked one last question:

"May I ask, Senior, if you could tell me..."

"Besides me, who else received a Lucky Star Feather today?"

Lin Feng paused, then replied, "Bibi Dong and Tang San."

As soon as he finished speaking, a powerful burst of energy erupted from the entire arena, hurling the stunned Hu Liena, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei far away.

"Nana!"

"Grandpa Chrysanthemum, I'm fine!"

Once Hu Liena steadied herself, she nodded to Yue Guan.

Yue Guan looked at Gui Mei, his expression grave.

"Old Ghost, Nana and I will stay nearby. If Tang San dares to come and take the Star Official Challenge, we'll seize the chance to capture him and bring him back to Spirit Hall!"

"Hurry back to Spirit City as fast as you can. Report the Star Official Challenge to His Holiness the Pope truthfully, and tell her to come to the Mist Forest as soon as possible to take the challenge!"

Gui Mei nodded in agreement with the plan. After saying goodbye to the two of them, he hurried toward Spirit City as fast as he could.

Hu Liena gazed in the direction of the Capital of Slaughter. What was the point of going to the Capital of Slaughter to gain experience when taking the Star Official Challenge was so much more thrilling?

Chapter 4: Bibi Dong's Doubts, Tang Hao Suspects a Spirit Hall Conspiracy, and Hu Liena Is Chosen Again

Douluo Continent, high in the sky.

The enormous Gold Stele that had appeared out of nowhere caused an immense uproar.

It radiated a mysterious, unfathomable aura, as if it had come from the dawn of time, its majesty impossible to defy.

At first, everyone thought it was simply an unusual celestial phenomenon.

At most, they would discuss and joke about it over drinks and tea.

But when the words "Hu Liena" appeared after the first name in the Gold Stele's ranking,

the entire Soul Master World was thrown into an uproar.

Everyone knew that three years ago, at the Continental Elite Spirit Master Tournament,

two figures had risen to fame: Tang San and Hu Liena.

Tang San, a student of Shrek Academy, possessed Innate Full Soul Power at level ten.

He had Twin Martial Souls: one was the useless Martial Soul Blue Silver Grass, while the other was the Clear Sky Hammer, hailed as the greatest weapon-type Martial Soul on the continent.

It was precisely because of the Clear Sky Hammer that the Shrek team had ultimately defeated the team from Spirit Hall and claimed first place in the tournament.

They broke Spirit Hall's long-standing domination of the Continental Elite Spirit Master Tournament championship.

As for Hu Liena, she had represented Spirit Hall in the tournament three years earlier.

She possessed exceptional talent and was one of the three members of the Spirit Hall Golden Generation.