Here's to being alive

Lin Yu pursed his lips, feeling a little helpless.

He had been pretending to follow a support pathway, but that didn't mean he wanted to actually follow one!

He wanted the thrill of fighting, too!

Fortunately.

His third ability still gave him a few ways to fight.

And after becoming a Transcendent, every aspect of his body had improved across the board. His strength, speed, reflexes, perception, and mental power had all received enormous boosts!

As he was now.

Taking on a thousand ordinary people would be no problem!

Even against an Anomaly like the Resentful Corpse in the [Choice] earlier, he could hold his own for a while.

As for comparing himself to someone on a pure combat pathway like Zhai Guang...

Forget it!

Damn it!

He could only hope that advancing his pathway would give him more ways to fight.

The Sequence 9 Traveler's abilities leaned toward support, but that didn't mean the later sequences would be the same.

Of course.

Lin Yu still had a trump card!

An E-rank Forbidden Object: Shen Xian's Wooden Comb!

Now that he had become a Transcendent, Lin Yu was qualified to use Forbidden Objects.

If he really fought Zhai Guang to the death and used his Forbidden Object...

I'd have the advantage! Lin Yu thought.

An E-rank Forbidden Object was absolutely above Sequence 9!

Combined with his third ability, anyone who really treated him as nothing more than a support-pathway Transcendent would pay dearly.

Soon.

The corners of Lin Yu's mouth lifted slightly.

In truth.

He was very satisfied.

At last...

He was a Transcendent, too!

His consciousness abruptly lurched.

Lin Yu was kicked out of that white void and returned to Huangyang Village.

The light screen in the air changed.

[Choice complete.]

[Current Instance: Huangyang Village cleared!]

[Special reward issued: 3 drops of Huangyang Spirit Liquid (bound to Lin Yu)]

Everyone stared at the light screen, their faces lighting up with delight!

He had done it!

Lin Yu had successfully passed the [Choice]!

Huangyang Village had been cleared!

For a moment.

Everyone was overwhelmed with excitement and exhilaration!

When the Instance first selected them, they had been utterly despairing. They thought they were finished, that perhaps every last one of them would die. Yet, against all expectations... only thirteen people had died.

They had cleared the [Choice] perfectly!

And.

Everyone had received a kilogram of potatoes!

They wouldn't have to worry about food for a while.

If only thirteen people had died...

That was well worth it!

A smile appeared in Shen Sui's eyes as well. He looked toward Lin Yu, the corners of his mouth curving up almost imperceptibly.

He had known.

Lin Yu could do it.

Yellow Hair rushed over excitedly and threw an arm around Lin Yu's neck. "Holy shit! You've got some serious skills! What did that Transcendent Gate in the final [Choice] mean?!"

"They made it sound so mysterious! I thought we were done for."

Lin Yu easily slipped out of Yellow Hair's hold and smiled, offering a half-truth:

"It was a special gate in the void. Once I went through it, I came back. I don't know what happened either."

"Tch... like I'd believe that bullshit."

Yellow Hair clearly didn't believe him, but he didn't dwell on it.

Since Lin Yu didn't want to talk, he couldn't be bothered to ask.

Everyone had a few secrets.

Lin Yu walked beneath the light screen and accepted the final reward of three drops of Huangyang Spirit Liquid without any qualms. The liquid came in a transparent glass bottle, brimming with potent healing power.

The instant he took the Huangyang Spirit Liquid, the light screen displayed its description.

[Huangyang Spirit Liquid: capable of bringing back the dying and restoring flesh to bare bones. Its healing effects are extremely powerful. For creatures at Sequence 8 or below, so long as they still draw breath, one drop of Huangyang Spirit Liquid can restore them to full health, regrow flesh, and regenerate severed limbs.]

Items awarded by the light screen usually came with descriptions of their effects.

After reading the effects of the Huangyang Spirit Liquid, Lin Yu's pupils abruptly contracted.

Top-tier!

It was actually a healing item of such incredible quality!

A single drop could bring someone "back from the dead" and even regenerate severed limbs.

Anyone at Sequence 8 or below could use it, including Sequence 8 itself.

Something like this really could save a life at a critical moment!

Even Sequence 8 Transcendents would go wild with envy if they discovered the Huangyang Spirit Liquid. Who wouldn't want an extra life?!

Three drops meant three lives!

Without betraying anything, Lin Yu immediately tucked the Huangyang Spirit Liquid into his pocket, keeping it close to his body.

It was enough that he alone knew what the Huangyang Spirit Liquid could do.

Never put people's limits to the test.

Watching Lin Yu's actions, Shen Sui's eyes flickered.

Huangyang Spirit Liquid...

What kind of item could it be?

Before he could think any further, the Instance ended. Everyone's vision went black, and they were kicked straight out of Huangyang Village.

As everyone vanished.

A voice rose from beneath Huangyang Village.

"Heh..."

Back in the real world, everyone gazed at the blazing sun overhead, the endless highway, and the wilderness stretching in every direction. A special kind of joy welled up in their hearts!

It was the exhilaration of surviving a hopeless situation!

The Instance had been far more oppressive than they had imagined.

Being stifled and trapped, unable even to run away, was utterly despairing!

Fortunately...

They had succeeded.

They had survived!

And without question, Lin Yu deserved the most credit.

Every survivor looked at Lin Yu with far more gratitude and admiration. This newly minted Transcendent's [Choice] guidance was simply incredible!

Only thirteen people had died, and they had escaped an Instance where survival was a long shot.

Who would have dared imagine that?!

And one of those people had brought it on himself and been killed by Zhai Guang.

The survivors began celebrating.

"We're finally back. I never thought this damned world, full of danger, would actually make me feel even a little safe..."

"Instances are terrifying. I never want to enter another one!"

"Heh, it's not like we get to decide whether we go in. We're at the mercy of that bitch called fate!"

"Whatever happens, we survived, and we've got an extra kilogram of potatoes!"

"Hahahahahahaha! We won't starve!"

"Fuck! Here's to being alive!"

The survivors were celebrating.

The Transcendents gathered as well. It was time to divide the spoils!

Shen Sui took out the human skin and looked at Lin Yu with a hint of amusement in his eyes.

"This is yours, along with the Huangyang Wine."

After injecting the Gene Enhancement Fluid, Uncle Zhao possessed immense strength. Carrying a case of premium Huangyang Wine in one hand, he strolled over effortlessly and said with a smile:

"Here you go, Lin."

Lin Yu nodded and accepted the human skin and Huangyang Wine.

But looking at that large case of Huangyang Wine, he couldn't help frowning slightly as a problem occurred to him.

A very serious problem!

Although he now had a Transcendent Transport, his Transcendent Transport was just a skateboard!

It had no storage space!

How was he supposed to carry all this Huangyang Wine?

Surely he couldn't put the Huangyang Wine on the skateboard and stand on top of it?

In theory, that would work.

After all, his skateboard was fully automatic.

But...

Wouldn't that look fucking ridiculous?

Watching this, Shen Sui's lips curved upward slightly. His eyes behind his glasses held a smile as he spoke lightly:

"If it's inconvenient for you to carry, you can store your supplies in my jeep."

"As for the fare..."

"One bottle of Huangyang Wine for every half month."

Shen Sui had shown his true colors!

No wonder!

He had been so unconcerned, so brazen, when he proposed giving the Huangyang Wine to Lin Yu!

So this was where he'd been waiting to get him!

Lin Yu's face instantly darkened.