Late Rewards and a Surprise Summoning

As night deepened, Li Xuansheng finished handling the last dossier concerning the allocation of supplies in Eastern Qiu City and gently rubbed his brow. Somewhere in his subconscious, there was always an indescribably strange feeling. Out of habit, he examined himself internally and checked the flow of his Soul Power. Everything was smooth and unobstructed, with no sign of a bottleneck.

"Strange, where exactly is the problem..." he muttered, his gaze unconsciously sweeping over the system interface that had long lain dormant in the depths of his consciousness. Ever since the family crisis had been resolved, the system seemed to have entered a "dormant period," with barely any presence at all.

Wait, leveling up?

A thought flashed through his mind like lightning, and Li Xuansheng abruptly sat upright. He remembered! When the system had upgraded, it seemed to have mentioned that every major realm breakthrough should come with a reward! But he had gone from Soul King to Soul Emperor—where was his reward? Could it be... that stingy system had embezzled it?

He immediately focused his mind and actively communicated with the system. "System, show me my mission list and unclaimed rewards."

A light screen lit up in his consciousness. Sure enough, at the very top of the mission list, he saw an inconspicuous but ever-present mission entry—[Realm Breakthrough · Long-Term Mission].

The mission description was simple: for every successful advancement by one major rank—Soul King, Soul Emperor, Soul Sage, and so on—the host could claim the corresponding reward.

Below it, the status of [Soul Emperor Advancement Reward] was clearly marked with three words: "Available to Claim."

Looking at those three words, Li Xuansheng's mouth twitched slightly, and he was speechless. "Well, damn. So if I hadn't remembered, I wouldn't have gotten the reward? This system is such a scam.