The Second Recruitment Card: Jing Ni

PS: So many people in the comments thought getting Jing Ni first was the best deal. Otherwise, he'd just be taking over someone else's mess.

Green Pepper got flamed horribly, then reported and taken down.

"Then I wouldn't mind adding another Hell Slaughter Arena champion's corpse to Slaughter City after that brat achieves a hundred consecutive victories in the Hell Slaughter Arena."

"But what about Spirit Hall?"

The Slaughter King snorted. "Hmph. So long as Spirit Hall's few worshippers don't make a move, Qian Xunji, that wet-behind-the-ears brat, can't do anything to me."

Meanwhile, Qin Xuan had already returned to his residence. After tightly shutting the doors and windows and setting up alarm bells, he opened the system again after an entire year.

Qin Xuan--

Age: 20

Martial Soul: Everbright Sword

Cultivation: Level 60

Soul Ring Configuration: Yellow, Yellow, Purple, Purple, Black

Physique Level: Soul Saint

Mental Power Level: Soul Douluo

Soul Bone: Wisdom Skull of Spiritual Condensation

Talent: SSS- (All Eight Meridians Open)

Self-Created Soul Skills: Vertical and Horizontal Sword Technique, Ghost Valley Breathing Technique

Emotion Points: 47,992

Blind Boxes: None

Draws: 12

Qin Xuan was undoubtedly extremely satisfied that his physique had risen to the Soul Saint level.

But when he saw the talent section, he could not help frowning again.

Was the gap between top-tier Twin Martial Souls and a single Martial Soul really that enormous?

He had already consumed an Immortal Herb and used the Ghost Valley Breathing Technique to open all the meridians throughout his body, greatly increasing his talent and cultivation speed, yet he still could not match Bibi Dong's SSS-level talent.

But after thinking it over, he quickly accepted it.

No matter how powerful a single Martial Soul was, no matter how fast one cultivated—

Once one reached the Titled Douluo level, cultivation speed would still slow down.

With their Soul Rings and Soul Bones fully equipped, they could only be like Spirit Hall's worshippers, relying on bitter cultivation to improve at a snail's pace.

Twin Martial Souls, on the other hand, could gain an additional nine Soul Rings. In the original story, Bibi Dong had relied on this, along with her extraordinary talent, to become the youngest Limit Douluo before Tang San.

Having figured it out, Qin Xuan no longer dwelled on it. He had the Blind Box Emotion System; there was no need to compete over momentary gains. Keeping a low profile and steadily developing was the right path.

His brows gradually relaxed as Qin Xuan flipped through the system interface and activated the grand roulette.

Looking at the twelve draws he had accumulated over the past year, Qin Xuan pressed the ten-draw button without hesitation.

[Ding. Emotion Points -1,000. Congratulations, Host, for obtaining Durex Ultra Thin.]

[Ding. Emotion Points -1,000. Congratulations, Host, for obtaining Durex Ultra Thin.]

[Ding. Emotion Points -1,000. Congratulations, Host, for obtaining Durex Ultra Thin.]

[Ding. Emotion Points -1,000. Congratulations, Host, for obtaining Durex Ultra Thin.]

[Ding. Emotion Points -1,000. Congratulations, Host, for obtaining Durex Ultra Thin.]

"Damn it, what the hell is all this stuff?"

After drawing "Bubble Gum" five times in a row, Qin Xuan was furious enough to curse. What the hell was this garbage?

Did drawing that Youth-Preserving Pill last time use up all my luck?

Would a real man need this? What real man would use this?

Qin Xuan silently stored the five boxes of "Bubble Gum" in the Storage Soul Tool at his waist.

[Ding. Emotion Points -1,000. Congratulations, Host, for obtaining a 5,000-Year Soul Ring Age Increase Card. Note: Can only be used on Soul Rings below ten thousand years. The Soul Ring's age cannot exceed the user's endurance limit.]

"Mm, finally something good. It's perfect for my fourth Soul Ring. If I raise it to ten thousand years, I'll have a better chance of absorbing the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent Inner Core."

A purple card appeared out of nowhere before Qin Xuan. Rather than storing it in the system inventory, he willed it to transform into purple light and merge into his body.

Although his Soul Power did not increase much—probably only around 0.25 levels—he could vaguely feel his physique and strength becoming stronger.

If he released his Martial Soul outside, one would discover that his Soul Ring configuration had changed from Yellow, Yellow, Purple, Purple, Black to Yellow, Yellow, Purple, Black, Black.

The fourth Soul Ring of his Everbright Sword Martial Soul had barely reached the ten-thousand-year level after being raised from five thousand years.

[Ding. Emotion Points -1,000. Congratulations, Host, for obtaining [Thousand-Gold Fur] x1.]

"Although [Thousand-Gold Fur] can't disguise Martial Souls and Soul Rings like [Phoenix Fire], it possesses Soul Power as well. It can ward off miasma, resist ordinary blades, and automatically repair damage. Better than nothing, I suppose."

[Ding. Emotion Points -1,000. Congratulations, Host, for obtaining [Brother Xiong Pill]. Ten years to sharpen a sword, never bending even if it breaks.]

"If not for that 'ten years to sharpen a sword, never bending even if it breaks' part, it would be a good item. Mm, I'll leave it for Xiaogang."

[Ding. Emotion Points -1,000. Congratulations, Host, for obtaining [High-Explosive Grenade] x5.]

[Ding. Emotion Points -1,000. Congratulations, Host, for obtaining [Golden Blind Box] x1.]

"Holy shit, this round wasn't a loss at all."

After storing the [Thousand-Gold Fur], [Brother Xiong Pill], and [High-Explosive Grenades] in the system inventory, leaving behind only the Golden Blind Box that could exist for just one hour, Qin Xuan could no longer hide the smile on his face.

The previous two Golden Blind Boxes had yielded the Ghost Valley inheritance and an Immortal Herb, benefiting him tremendously.

What would he get this time?

Filled with anticipation, Qin Xuan opened the golden treasure chest. The chest vanished, and a golden card appeared out of nowhere.

As the golden light faded, an image appeared on it: a woman wearing a fitted purple metallic combat suit with white stripes, fish-scale armor over her legs and right arm, and the Jing Ni Sword in her hand.

Jing Ni--

Age: 24

Soul Power Level: 73 (Internal energy converted into Soul Power)

Martial Soul: Jing Ni Sword (Unawakened)

Talent: SS+

Soul Ring Configuration: None

Physique: Soul Grandmaster

Introduction: A female assassin of the Web organization. Her real name was unknown. She belonged to the "Eight Swords of the Yue King" and held the rank of Heaven First-Class. Her beauty was peerless, and her martial arts were exceptionally high. She was one of Web's early assassins with an extremely high success rate. While carrying out the mission to assassinate Wei Wuji, she accidentally became pregnant. Later, after receiving guidance from an "unknown master," she decided to fight for herself.

Mission: Bring her back before Jing Ni gives birth prematurely.

Mission Time Limit: 3 days.

Mission Difficulty: A+

Mission Reward: Jing Ni's absolute loyalty. Hundred Thousand Year Adaptive Soul Ring, Hundred Thousand Year Adaptive Left Leg Bone.

"So this is basically giving me a wife, huh? Buy one, get one free, with a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone thrown in."

Qin Xuan's heart stirred.

The only flaw was that the time limit was too short. Only three days. That meant he needed to achieve a hundred consecutive victories in the Hell Slaughter Arena and pass through Hell Road within three days.

Otherwise, even if he completed the mission, he would have to leave Jing Ni and her daughter behind in this damned place, Slaughter City.

Damn it, three days? Forget Hell Road—even gathering nine people to join him in a Hell Slaughter Arena match would probably be difficult.

Would I, Qin, really be the kind of man who abandoned a widowed mother and orphaned daughter after using them?

Could I go outside and find a Storage Soul Tool capable of holding living creatures, then secretly return after becoming a Slaughter God and take them away?

Just as Qin Xuan was considering how to complete the mission, the bells connecting the headboard to the doors and windows rang crisply. Someone was coming.

Qin Xuan put away the Character Recruitment Card. Before long, the rhythmic creak of high heels rubbing against the ground sounded out, followed by a knock on the door.

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