Reward: An Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well

Flender might not even know where she came from.

That did not seem like something he would know.

"Is Flender still at the Great Soul Arena?"

Tang San knew what Chu Zhao wanted to ask. "I think he's already gone back. I asked Dean Flender who told him all this, but he refused to say."

I don't even need to ask now.

Chu Zhao thought to herself, already having an answer in mind.

Tang Hao must have come to Shrek Academy last night and met with Flender. Those words, as well as the order to drive Chu Zhao away, had most likely come from Tang Hao.

Tang Hao definitely knew something.

"Let's have a proper spar, Tang San."

Chu Zhao looked up at Tang San. Her voice was soft, but resolute.

"Sure. I've been looking forward to this day."

Tang San readily agreed.

They had only been classmates for two years, but during those two years, he had sparred with Chu Zhao countless times, and every single one had ended in his defeat.

Now that they had met again, he missed that feeling from back then.

The spectators below soon discovered that the match on the arena stage had suddenly intensified.

Blue Silver Grass surged forth in overwhelming waves, wrapping both of them inside like a massive, airtight cage.

But in the blink of an eye, the Blue Silver Grass shattered into countless fragments. Someone wielding a black-and-red Scythe leaped out from within, her steps exceptionally light.

Just as the Blue Silver Grass fragments dispersed, Tang San's figure appeared as well.

Tang San wore blue, and a cut was clearly visible on his forearm. Blood was seeping out, staining that small patch of cloth purple.

"Your speed is so fast."

Tang San covered the wound on his forearm, once again struck by the realization that the gap between himself and Chu Zhao was growing ever wider.

He considered himself to possess two supreme arts, Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and Purple Demon Eyes, and his speed was already extraordinary. Yet he still could not compare to Chu Zhao.

Without using Hidden Weapons with great killing power, he no longer had any chance of defeating her.

"Are you all right? Do you still want to continue?"

Chu Zhao held the Scythe and looked at the wound on Tang San's arm. Only she could see the Death Qi lingering around it, gradually spreading toward his limbs and bones.

Congratulations, host. You have completed the emergency mission. The mission reward has been delivered; please check it. The hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring has been automatically absorbed as the host's Fifth Soul Ring. Keep up the good work.

Sure enough, although the system had said Tang San absolutely could not be spared, the mission had only required her to cut his skin. It had now registered as completed, and the reward had already arrived.

What Chu Zhao did not know was that Tang San's fortune was simply too immense, far beyond her current level. If she personally killed Tang San, she herself would suffer a backlash and lose her life.

That was why the mission only required her to cut Tang San's skin, allowing Death Qi to serve as the link. Then the God of Death would have a reason to act.

In the literal sense of the words, "the God of Death will help you take him away."

Though she had received the reward, Chu Zhao was not particularly happy. She always felt as though the system was leading her around by the nose.

She had already decided that once the match ended, she would treat Tang San's injuries and see how the system reacted.

"No. You clearly held back with that strike. If you'd aimed for my neck, I'm afraid I'd be dead already."

Tang San shook his head with a bitter smile, but the disparity between them had ignited endless motivation in his heart.

One day, even without using Hidden Weapons, he would defeat Chu Zhao.

Tang San conceded, and the match came to an end.

In the third round of the fourteen matches, Zhu Zhuqing faced Shi Yang. It was agility attack against power attack, yet the victor was Zhu Zhuqing, the clearly weaker Agility Attack System soul master.

No one had expected that.

That was a difference of four levels of Soul Power!

Shi Yang's face had turned black with rage. He had never imagined that he would lose.

But it would have been stranger if he had won. His Soul Power had increased too quickly and was terribly unstable. He simply lacked the corresponding combat strength, unable to bring out the full effect of his Soul Power.

This defeat made Shi Yang hate Zhu Zhuqing even more and further solidified his determination to drive her out and replace her.

But none of that had anything to do with Chu Zhao. She stopped Tang San as he was heading toward the two-versus-two area.

"Wait. Let me treat your injury first. It'll be quick."

The moment the words left her mouth, Chu Zhao was speechless.

Because the system's voice sounded in her ear again. This time, it was the Farming and Wellness System.

Emergency mission: Tang San has left the Novice Village. He is surrounded by immense fortune and will surely achieve greatness. You should befriend him well. Use Longevity Art inner force to treat his wound, and he will become your ally.

Mission completion reward: Blessed Grotto-Heaven, ownership of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Mission failure penalty: Permanent reduction of strength by twenty percent.

Chu Zhao: ...

Could you two at least discuss this first?

One said he would become a great threat and wanted her to kill him. The other said he would become a great man and wanted her to save him.

Is this really how you're playing it?

Their rewards and punishments were each more outrageous than the last.

That penalty was a devastating blow to Chu Zhao, who was determined to grow stronger. It had her completely by the throat.

And this Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well—was it really the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well she was thinking of?

As thoughts raced through her mind, Chu Zhao had already taken Tang San's arm and circulated the Longevity Art to treat him. Tang San's wound was not deep, so in mere seconds, it had healed.

"Thank you, Zhao Zhao."

Being treated with such care moved Tang San somewhat, and even his tone changed.

The wound on his forearm was only a shallow cut. It was not a serious injury at all, nor did it even hurt. Which of his past injuries had not been worse than this? He had not taken it to heart in the slightest.

But Chu Zhao had taken it to heart and carefully treated him.

"I was the one who hurt you, so of course I should be the one to treat you. All right, hurry over to the two-versus-two area."

After healing Tang San's wound, Chu Zhao began shooing him away.

The Farming and Wellness System's announcement was already sounding in her mind.

Congratulations, host. You have completed the emergency mission. The mission reward has been issued. The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well has been bound.

"What does 'bound' mean? Has the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well become my personal property?"

Yes. The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well has become the host's private property. From this moment onward, unless the host grants permission to enter, no outsider may enter the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

"Wait, which Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well is it?"

The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well in Sunset Forest of the Heaven Dou Empire on the Douluo Continent.

Would the host like to go inspect the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well?

"Go now? No, forget it. It'd be too much trouble."

Though both were within the Heaven Dou Empire, Suotuo City was in the southwest of Heaven Dou, while Sunset Forest lay in the central north. The distance between them was still rather great.

Chu Zhao had more important business at the moment. She planned to find Flender and use both threats and incentives on him.

She wanted to know what Tang Hao had said to Flender.