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Looking at the resources she had left, Kaguya's thoughts raced. A mere Three-Turn Golden Core has this much power. What about a four-turn or five-turn core...? No wonder that madman Qianyi is obsessed with high-grade Golden Cores.
As she marveled to herself, the rankings updated again.
The reward for eleventh place on the Kekkei Genkai rankings was settled, and Kaguya claimed it once more.
This time, though, the prizes were fairly ordinary: a Body-Refining Golden Core and a Soul-Fixing Pill.
The former tempered the body; the latter repaired the soul.
For a freak like Orochimaru, whose soul had been sealed, the Soul-Fixing Pill would be a lifesaving miracle. Taking it would quickly rebuild the foundations of his soul.
But Kaguya's soul was whole and unharmed. The pill meant nothing to her.
After a moment's consideration, she waved away the Soul-Fixing Pill and turned her attention to the Body-Refining Golden Core.
Its benefits were limited, but something was better than nothing.
Meanwhile, attention in the livestream shifted to twelfth place.
"Master! Hug me!"
A delighted cry broke the silence.
Kumoko launched herself into Qianyi's arms like a cannonball and wrapped both arms tightly around his waist.
Qianyi caught her without missing a beat. He was so practiced at it that it almost hurt to watch.
The others fell silent for a moment. Several gazes swung toward them at once, full of teasing understanding.
"Ahem. We're handing out rewards. Don't read into it."
Qianyi coughed twice, trying to hide the smile at the corner of his mouth.
His female companions rolled their eyes in unison, though each felt a complicated pang of envy and jealousy.
Hmph. He knows exactly what he's doing.
But seeing him this happy isn't so bad...
Pressed against his chest, Kumoko kept her ears pricked and her