Only 100,000-Year Soul Beasts were guaranteed to drop Soul Bones. Even for 90,000-year beasts, the chance of a Soul Bone dropping was one in ten thousand.
And now the Soul Bone drop rate could actually be increased?
Four million for a genius descendant with a one-in-ten Soul Bone drop rate-wouldn't that mean they could farm Soul Bones endlessly afterward?
Every Soul Bone commanded an astronomical price. With a one-in-ten drop rate, even with terrible luck, killing a few hundred beasts would yield a Soul Bone.
If this was true, Soul Bones would no longer be scarce in the future, and their prices would plummet.
As long as enough descendants like this were cultivated and sent out to farm Soul Bones, the first to eat the crab would make a fortune, while those who came later could only make smaller profits. But it would absolutely be a steady business with no losses.
Four million-this was simply too heaven-defying.
And they were certain to encounter great opportunities throughout their lives, certain to receive help from benefactors, and to find life in desperate straits. This destined fortune was simply too heaven-defying. This child was practically a child of destiny. Was this the power of fortune?
Could this really be achieved?
At that moment, countless people outside the hall stared fixedly at Lin Yan and Ning Rongrong, wanting to see whether Ning Rongrong would choose the heaven-defying four-million package.
Ning Rongrong's heart was pounding wildly. Even though she had already poured in nearly ten million, the privileges granted by this Fortune Enhancement still shocked her so much that she could barely breathe normally.
But she was, after all, the favored daughter of a top sect. Quick-witted, she immediately challenged one point:
"The fortune you're talking about is far too intangible. It can't be seen or touched. Even if the child hatches, how am I supposed to verify that what you said is true rather than empty words?
"After all, although the Soul Bone drop rate can be raised to one in ten, that doesn't mean killing ten beasts guarantees one. It's always one in ten. Doesn't that mean that with bad luck, they might never get one?"
"It's already been raised to one in ten. What more do you want? Kill more, and one will drop eventually. Besides, they're already a child of destined fortune. Their luck couldn't be that bad."
"That still doesn't prove anything."
Ning Rongrong continued to argue.
Lin Yan remained composed and replied calmly:
"I don't need to prove anything to you. Believe, and it exists. Don't believe, and it doesn't.
"All I can guarantee is that once you place an order, I'll deliver the goods. The effects are absolutely genuine. Neither children nor elders will be cheated."
After hearing Lin Yan's words, Ning Rongrong still looked hesitant, but she made up her mind nonetheless. Setting all the other effects aside, that final ten-percent Soul Bone drop rate alone was enough to earn back her entire investment.
If it was true, once she returned, she would have her child toil like an ox or horse for the sect, hunting Soul Beasts for Soul Bone drops. This little investment would be earned back in minutes.
"Fine, I'll take the gamble.
"Four million Gold Soul Coins for destined fortune. I'll pay. Add it."
Another enormous sum of four million was spent in an instant, deducted directly from her credit allowance.
Watching yet another astronomical purchase, everyone had long since gone numb:
Another four million! Her spending had passed ten million in this brief span of time. This shop was practically robbing people!
Yet it robbed them in a way they couldn't argue against.
Meanwhile, Lin Yan had already activated the system, deducting the full four million Gold Soul Coins to unlock the fixed fortune of destined fortune and infuse it into the depths of the Red Soul Egg.
Only now had everything been brought to a perfect conclusion.
[All top-tier customizations complete. Initiating embryo quality assessment.]
As the system's voice faded, the virtual screen soon reorganized the complete assessment, and Lin Yan copied it down with pen and paper.
"Innate level-ten full Soul Power: ten points.
"Twin martial souls, both mutated: forty points.
"Immortal bearing, top-tier looks: ten points.
"Flawless personality: ten points.
"Peerless talent with all four attributes at their highest: ten points.
"Destined fortune: forty points.
"Total score: 120 points. Quality assessment:
"Fifty points or more qualifies as a red-quality embryo. Every additional ten points adds one Colored Pattern. Seven Colored Patterns represent the most perfect quality, also known as a Flawless Red-Quality Divine Egg. Upon hatching, it will come with a Flawless Badge.
"Wearing the badge will increase the descendant's cultivation speed by ten percent across the board.
"Congratulations, customer. Your descendant's embryo has achieved the full score of 120 points, with seven Colored Patterns.
"Innate foundation, Martial Soul aptitude, looks, disposition, talent, and fortune have all been raised to the very peak, achieving a Perfect Flawless quality rating."
As soon as Lin Yan said this, exclamations erupted throughout the crowd:
"Is this what's so terrifying about money power? And maxing everything out actually comes with a special reward, a Flawless Badge! Wearing it increases the descendant's cultivation talent by ten percent across the board.
"They already have innate full Soul Power and top-tier aptitude pushed to the limit, and then another ten percent in cultivation talent on top of that? Is that even human anymore?
"That's practically a divine child!
"Creating a child of a god with his bare hands-this is far too heaven-defying."
The entire crowd exclaimed and buzzed with discussion.
Ning Rongrong's breathing quickened too:
"There's even a hidden reward! Innate full Soul Power plus another ten percent in cultivation talent-invincible!"
She could hardly wait to see this child of hers hatch. This was a peerless prodigy she had created by pouring in real gold and silver.
"Is that everything? Then how do I hatch it?"
Ning Rongrong asked eagerly.
Hearing her question, Lin Yan immediately broke into a smile:
Finally. Everything before was small change. Now came the big money.
"Hatching? Of course it needs to hatch.
"Next comes the most exciting, most eagerly anticipated part of all-the divine egg's hatching. It's also the final moment that will verify whether what I said is true.
"Am I a fraud? Can I really create a heaven-defying divine child artificially? We'll find out very soon."
"What you said just now was right. Only once it actually hatches and has been appraised will everything I said be true. Otherwise, it's all empty talk and a scam."
Then Lin Yan laid out his final ploy. The map had unrolled to its end, revealing the dagger:
"Next are our shop's hatching packages. Naturally, the natural hatching period varies enormously depending on the descendant embryo's quality.
"An ordinary white egg takes one year to hatch.
"An elite blue egg takes three years.
"A purple epic egg takes nine years, and a gold legendary egg takes twenty-seven years.
"A red-quality egg takes at least eighty-one years.
"An egg like this, with maxed-out aptitude and Perfect Flawless quality, takes as long as a hundred and twenty years to hatch."
A hundred and twenty years?
The moment that number was spoken, the entire crowd erupted. No one had expected a Perfect Flawless Divine-Grade Egg to require nearly a century of gestation.
Before anyone could recover from the shock, Lin Yan continued:
"However, our shop offers an ultra-fast gestation acceleration service. Fees are charged according to quality and the number of years. The hatching period can be shortened without limit. You can even have your egg hatch in a single day."
"And the price?"
Ning Rongrong finally understood where Lin Yan's ploy lay. So this was where the ultimate ploy had been waiting.
Everything before had been preparation. Only now had the main event begun.
Ning Rongrong could imagine how expensive the acceleration would be. After all, this involved time itself.
Yet this was money everyone would have to spend, because without paying it, they could die of old age before their child hatched. What would be the point of that?
A hundred and twenty years-that was longer than her lifespan.
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