"Settlement... a legendary rating?"
Wu Yu was startled and immediately looked at the reward panel.
"Base rewards: 100,000 Great Ruins Source Points. [Bronze Token] upgraded to [Bronze Token] (Legendary)!" "Because you received a legendary rating, all rewards have been greatly enhanced! Reward options range from blue to red quality." "Because you received a legendary rating, you may select five of the ten bonus rewards!" "Please select your rewards:" "Option 1: 200,000 Great Ruins Source Points." "Option 2: Tiger Penis (Blue quality, transcendent material.)" "Option 3: Greenwood Cane (Blue quality, transcendent magical artifact, the Village Chief's personal possession.)" "Option 4: Tiger Meat (Blue quality, transcendent material.)" "Option 5: Complete Mountain Lord Rite (Purple quality, single-use rite that transforms you into a half-demon.)" "Option 6: Tiger Roar Eight-Slash Saber, Beginner → Perfection (Gold reward, synchronizes the physical body at no cost.)" "Option 7: Heaven-and-Earth Toss, Beginner → Perfection (Gold reward, synchronizes the physical body at no cost.)" "Option 8: Heavenly Maiden Scatters Flowers, Beginner → Perfection (Gold reward, synchronizes the physical body at no cost.)" "Option 9: Tiger Power Stance, Beginner → Perfection (Gold reward, synchronizes the physical body at no cost.)" "Option 10: Tiger Roar Soul-Refining Diagram, Gold quality → Red quality (Red reward, required items remain unchanged.)"
Base rewards, bonus rewards.
Lines of information scrolled across the panel, with blue, purple, gold, and red light flashing incessantly.
Excitement stirred in Wu Yu, but he forced himself to calm down and read carefully.
Great Ruins Source Points... could they be the currency used within the Great Ruins? Looks like my guess was right. There are far more than nine Tower Climbers.
He pondered this, though he had no idea how much Great Ruins Source Points were worth.
With such a high rating, 100,000 was probably the highest tier available in the [Newcomer Secret Realm]!
As for the bonus rewards... after reading through them, Wu Yu immediately made his decision.
The first thing he ruled out was the Mountain Lord Rite!
The value of 200,000 Great Ruins Source Points was unknown, but he could earn more later. He would have to pass them up this time.
By the same reasoning,
he would have opportunities to obtain transcendent-grade tiger penis, tiger meat, and magical artifacts in the future. He could even buy things with equivalent effects in the real world.
Improving those techniques, however, would require enormous amounts of time and resources. Their overall value far exceeded the preceding options.
That final red reward... was a must!
With a thought from Wu Yu, the first five options immediately vanished from the selection panel. The remaining five shone with gold or red light. Words flew out of the panel, gathering into five spheres of light in midair!
Suddenly, the first sphere burst, turning into countless motes of light that surged into Wu Yu's body.
For an instant, he fell into a daze, as though he had entered an ancient martial world and practiced the Tiger Roar Eight-Slash Saber tirelessly in a sect called the [Tiger Roar Sect].
Year after year, his dedication never wavered. Sixty years passed in a flash!
His mastery of the [Tiger Roar Saber] reached its pinnacle, and the power of [Tiger Roar] soared.
When Wu Yu came back to his senses, his entire body felt burning hot. Vast blood and qi coursed through him, the muscles of his arms bulged, and he had grown an inch taller.
"This power..."
Shock filled Wu Yu's heart.
Before he could examine himself, the second sphere of light burst.
Another moment of disorientation, and Wu Yu became a Tang Sect Disciple in a martial world. He practiced Heaven-and-Earth Toss day and night without rest, finally reaching perfection after thirty years.
His technique became sublime, and he could enter the Heaven-Earth State at will, its power greatly increased.
Likewise, his body began to transform. His blood and qi surged, and the muscles of his waist and legs grew stronger,
while the skin of his hands became fairer, as though he had become a master of handiwork in the blink of an eye.
Then the third sphere of light burst.
Once again, a hundred years passed for Wu Yu in an instant. He practiced Heavenly Maiden Scatters Flowers to perfection in the Tang Sect. The secret technique's power increased dramatically, driving his body's blood and qi to surge until they reached the limits of the human body.
The fourth sphere of light burst. A hundred years passed in an instant.
Wu Yu returned to the [Tiger Roar Sect] to practice the Tiger Power Stance relentlessly!
Five years of skin refinement,
ten years of flesh refinement,
fifteen years of blood refinement,
twenty years of bone refinement,
forty years of Organ Refinement!
In the final ten years, he reached a wondrous pinnacle, ready to open the transcendent gate at any moment!
The fifth sphere of light burst. Radiance danced across the Tiger Roar Soul-Refining Diagram in his Inventory as it gradually turned red.
The settlement panel closed, leaving Wu Yu speechless and dazed.
At this moment, his body had become powerful to the extreme. It felt as though a volcano was about to erupt inside him, his blood and qi boiling.
Every inch of skin, every inch of flesh, even his bones and internal organs had undergone earthshaking changes!
"I... feel like I could become transcendent with a single thought!"
Still somewhat dazed, he looked down at his hand and slowly clenched it.
An immense surge of power followed, its force astonishing!
"Wait, I still haven't used my divine blood. Good thing the reward panel didn't make me break through directly."
Wu Yu suddenly snapped out of his daze and glanced at his Inventory.
Besides the newly red Tiger Roar Soul-Refining Diagram, a wine flask held half a drop of divine blood, which he could use when opening the transcendent gate!
Then Wu Yu noticed that many of the things inside were missing.
All the pebbles without a [Bi Fang Sigil] engraved on them, along with the wooden buckets, cotton cloth, and other miscellaneous items, had vanished.
Even among the medicinal herbs, those he had looted from the Evil Tiger Stronghold were gone, while all the [Medicinal Herb] Cards that had dropped remained.
The Exquisite Food was all there, but the rice, flour, and other provisions he had found in the Evil Tiger Stronghold were gone.
"Things from the Great Ruins... looks like only some of them can be taken out."
Wu Yu immediately understood.
Afterward,
he examined the changes in his body while observing the others.
They must have claimed their rewards too!
Yu Tiezhu's body had returned to normal, and even his teeth had grown back. He was also taller and broader, perhaps six foot three now, his muscles like cast iron. Wu Yu had no idea whether he had opened the transcendent gate.
The Oil Lamp in front of Liu Yu hovered in midair and spun, its flame gleaming a brilliant gold.
Divine light flowed through the girl's eyes, making her differently colored irises breathtaking. Her clean little face looked as though special effects had been added to it. Her fair skin was flawless and unblemished, with an otherworldly air.
Bai Xiaotian wore a look of delighted surprise, though he did not seem to have changed much.
Liu Zheng had not changed much either. He stroked his chin, thinking about something.
"Just a few more minutes before we can go back."
Yu Tiezhu spoke excitedly, his eyes fixed on the countdown.
Liu Zheng also came back to his senses and looked around at the others.
"It seems everyone has benefited!"
His expression turned solemn as he announced, "This was a rare opportunity, but it also resulted in considerable casualties. I hope you'll all contact me voluntarily after returning to assist the Inspection Bureau's investigation!"
"Rest assured, the Inspection Bureau will guarantee your safety. We won't demand anything from you or force you to do anything."
Liu Zheng spoke at length, adopting a lofty air.
The others all looked attentive, like students.
Wu Yu also put on an agreeable expression, but inwardly he was speechless.
When it came to scheming,
Captain Liu was nothing but a novice compared to the others...
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