The God of Games' voice rang through Xie Xie's mind once more. Xie Xie felt only that this voice was supreme, as though it came from above the nine heavens.
"As you wish. I grant you what you asked for."
As his words fell, Xie Xie raised his head and saw a blue exclamation mark descend from the sky. It landed above his head, hovering about five centimeters over it.
Meanwhile, as Lin Huan issued the world quest, an electronic screen popped up before the leaders of several major powers.
Yun Ming, Ya Li, Mu En, and Xuan Zi of Shrek Academy; Zang Xin and Cao Dezhi of the Tang Sect; Chen Xinjie and Guan Yue of the War God Temple; Yu Guanzhi and Dong Zi'an of the Federation; Qiangu Dongfeng, Leng Yaozhu, and Han Tianyi of the Spirit Pagoda-even Qian Daoliu, who was right there, had a notification pop up before him.
[The God of Games has issued a world quest! Complete the quest for generous rewards!] Coordinates: 91,278 kilometers away.
Qian Daoliu, Qiangu Dongfeng, and Leng Yaozhu's gazes sharpened. They exchanged looks and instantly understood everything. It seemed only the few of them had received the quest.
At least Qian Jun, Jiang Mo, Azure Luan, and Light Feather Douluo beside them had not received it.
"Azure Luan, Guang Ling, you four stay here and protect Xiao Xue and Xiao Guyi. I have something to take care of."
"Yes, Great Enshrined."
"Big Brother, where are you going? Take me along!"
"Stay put."
Azure Luan Douluo nodded in response, while Light Feather Douluo raised his hand to indicate that he wanted to go too, only to be turned down.
"Ahem, I suddenly remembered that I have matters to attend to as well. I must take my leave for a while."
"My apologies, everyone. My family has sent urgent news, so I must bid you farewell as well."
With that, the three old foxes left together. This concerned a miracle from the God of Games; there was no way they could disregard a quest issued by a deity. They left the four Enshrined staring at one another.
Soon, the three became streaks of gold, red, and black light, rushing toward the coordinates.
Before long, they encountered two more streaks of light, one brown and one emerald green. As the five streaks met, spiritual power spread outward as they examined one another.
Of them, Qian Daoliu possessed the strongest spiritual power. After all, he was the Angel's servant. In the era of Douluo I, Soul Masters had to rely entirely on insight to break through. There were no soul cores to assist them, no medicines to aid their breakthroughs, and certainly no soul spirits capable of increasing a soul ring's age.
Having reached the Peerless realm, Qian Daoliu's spiritual power was already at the peak of the Spirit Domain Realm. The others' spiritual power was clearly inferior to his.
The two figures in brown and emerald green shuddered as soon as they sensed the newcomers. Their gazes locked firmly onto that golden streak of light. It was him, Spirit Hall's representative, Qian Daoliu!
Qian Daoliu, meanwhile, looked at the emerald-green streak in surprise. It was actually an angel martial soul, though not the Six-Winged Angel or Holy Angel martial soul passed down through Spirit Hall's generations. It seemed to be a beneficial mutation of the Holy Angel martial soul.
Qian Daoliu could sense that this emerald-green angel martial soul was no lower in quality than the Holy Angel, and might even surpass it. Ya Li's level 98 soul power alone made that clear.
Upon seeing this angel martial soul, Qian Daoliu began considering whether he should later have members of Spirit Hall's Qian Family marry some powerful healing-type Soul Masters. He thought the Nine Heart Begonia was quite a good choice.
Although the Nine Heart Begonia had something akin to a curse, what if they got lucky and produced a beneficial mutation? He felt the plan was sound. Giving the Qian Family another inherited martial soul would be good too.
The two streaks opposite them were Shrek Academy's representatives, Xuan Zi and Ya Li. At Shrek Academy, only the Sea God Pavilion Master and deputy masters had received enhancements.
That meant Mu En, Yun Ming, Xuan Zi, and Ya Li. Yun Ming was recuperating after his battle with the Blaze Emperor, while Mu En was unfit to go out because his spine had been broken, so Xuan Zi and Ya Li had been sent instead.
With Xuan Zi, who had broken through to Limit Douluo, leading the way, Ya Li's safety could be assured. After the two groups met, Xuan Zi made no fuss. He had witnessed Qian Daoliu's fighting prowess and knew he was no match for him.
His gaze sharpened, and he reached out with his grease-covered right hand to seize Ya Li's right arm. Then his soul power poured out as though it cost him nothing.
Xuan Zi tore open the surrounding space and plunged inside, leaving Qian Daoliu and the other two behind in an instant.
"Tsk... where did this brute come from? Burning through soul power like that-doesn't he fear running dry by the time he reaches the destination?"
Qiangu Dongfeng was utterly speechless. They might have soul cores, but that did not mean their recovery could keep pace with such reckless consumption.
Despite his words, the three tacitly accelerated, keeping steadily behind Xuan Zi.
Not long after the five flew out of Shrek City, they encountered another blue meteor. Qian Daoliu cast his gaze over, sensing the newcomer's peak Spirit Domain Realm spiritual power, and guessed that he must be a rare spiritual-type Soul Master.
The newcomer was none other than Amorous Douluo Zang Xin. Since he had been at the Tang Sect, he had not traveled with Xuan Zi and Ya Li.
Seeing another arrival, Qiangu Dongfeng relaxed slightly. As long as it was not Yun Ming.
Soon, the six crossed more than half the continent from its center and arrived at a coastal city-Eastsea City!
The five Limit Douluos, along with Ya Li, a level 98 Super Douluo, all fixed their eyes on the little boy below with a blue exclamation mark above his head.
The six descended, now understanding what the God of Games meant. This world quest was asking them to carry out tasks and the like, just like quests in a game.
"Little one, have you run into some trouble?"
Ya Li took the initiative to approach him. Seeing that the quest target was a child, she could not help reaching out to pat his head.
Xie Xie stiffened as he looked at the incomparably beautiful woman before him, because he recognized Qian Daoliu not far away. The giant screen had explicitly shown that he possessed the cultivation of a Limit Douluo.
Someone like that had actually come to see him... But Xie Xie knew that all of this had been brought to him by the God of Games. With Limit Douluos personally coming to treat his mother, she would surely be saved! The instant that thought settled, Xie Xie bowed.
"Your Excellencies, my mother is gravely ill. We've tried many remedies and doctors, but none could cure her. Please save my mother..."
Upon hearing the quest requirements, they spread their spiritual power outward and instantly located a pale, listless woman in a room.
"All right, little one. Take me to see your mother."
"Please come in, Your Excellencies."
Ya Li nodded slightly. When it came to saving lives and healing the wounded, she was a professional. He was confident that he could complete this quest! Seeing this, Xie Xie led the way for them.
Many of the continent's foremost experts had gathered in the Xie Family residence, including the world's greatest healing-type Soul Master, Ya Li, as well as the Spirit Pagoda's master and deputy master.
The Tang Sect's deputy hall master, Spirit Hall's Great Enshrined, and the Sea God Pavilion Master from ten thousand years ago had all gathered here as well.
The experts studied Xie Xie curiously. These foremost experts of the continent were all curious about this little fellow who had only just awakened his martial soul.
This child had actually drawn the God of Games' gaze. Was there something special about him? Sensing his innate full soul power, Qian Daoliu gave him another look.
He had not expected to encounter a child with innate full soul power here. The others, however, were long accustomed to such sights.
During Douluo I, there had only been a handful with innate soul power, and they were very rare. Even Chen Xin had only possessed innate level-nine soul power. Spirit Hall's Enshrined had all been around level nine or nine and a half, with Golden Crocodile Douluo alone being a rare possessor of innate full soul power.
That was normal. After all, even Hu Liena, with her innate level-nine soul power, could be named Holy Maiden. That alone demonstrated how rare innate full soul power had been during Douluo I.
Speaking of which, he was also curious just what kind of dogshit luck Flender had stumbled into to encounter two commoners with innate full soul power, Oscar and Ma Hongjun.
Everyone entered the room and turned their eyes toward the frail woman lying in bed.
"Mom! Powerful Excellencies have come to heal you. You'll definitely get better!"
Xie Xie hurried to the bedside. He firmly believed that the omnipotent God of Games would surely cure his mother.
"Excellencies?"
Hearing this, she opened her eyes and saw a crowd of unfamiliar figures. A question mark appeared above her head. Her first thought was that Xie Xie had been swindled.
How could a place as remote as Eastsea City possibly have a healing-type Titled Douluo?
But the very next moment, Xie Xie's mother saw Qian Daoliu. She too had watched when Qian Daoliu fought Pluto Douluo. Her pupils immediately contracted, and she hurriedly tried to rise and pay her respects.
"Greetings, Your Excellencies..."
"There's no need for ceremony. Your health comes first. Let me examine you."
Ya Li stepped forward to stop her, then sent her soul power inside to examine her body. Xie Xie's mother seemed somewhat nervous. She had never expected so many Excellencies to grace their Xie Family with their presence.
"Little fellow, where did that little blue thing above your head come from?"
Disheveled and scruffy, Xuan Zi made himself completely at home, sitting in a nearby chair before pointing straight at the blue exclamation mark above Xie Xie's head and questioning him.
At his question, everyone turned their gaze toward Xie Xie. They were all curious about how he had established contact with the God of Games.
They even suspected that Xie Xie might be the God of Games' illegitimate son or something similar. That seemed unlikely, however, since the God of Games apparently had a damned love triangle with their ancestor, Sea God Tang San, and Spirit Ice Douluo Huo Yuhao.
Now, just thinking of that outrageous love triangle made these mighty beings' expressions turn strange. Only Zang Xin's expression remained unchanged, while his resolve to find Cao Dezhi grew even firmer.
Once his Dezhi returned, he would lay his cards on the table and await Cao Dezhi's response.
Under everyone's scrutiny, Xie Xie felt pressure weighing on him like a mountain. He scratched his head and began thinking about how he had done it, but could not come up with an explanation.
"Don't be nervous. We'll save your mother first. You can tell us once you remember."
Qian Daoliu patted Xie Xie's shoulder and reassured him gently. The others also wanted to know how he had done it, but this child enjoyed the God of Games' favor, so they dared not rashly employ any special methods.
Xuan Zi, meanwhile, pondered whether he could get an answer through interrogation if he simply abducted Xie Xie and his mother... no, invited them to Shrek Academy.
Were he not wary of Qian Daoliu, Qiangu Dongfeng, and Leng Yaozhu, he would probably have acted already.
"Well... I don't know either. I just wanted to save my mom... and then a voice appeared in my head..."
Xie Xie thought for a moment, then recounted his experience. Hearing it, everyone exchanged looks. Was it that simple? He had only wanted to save his mother?
"Kid, think again. Was there really nothing else?"
Still unwilling to give up, Xuan Zi questioned him again. He did not believe it. How could attracting the God of Games' attention be so simple?
Could this God of Games actually have a shota complex? That was far too absurd!
"There really wasn't... The God of Games only left one statement: when people's wishes reach their utmost intensity, he'll send down an exclamation mark, and then a bunch of suckers... uh, no, powerful beings will come and fulfill your wish..."
Xie Xie shook his head again. Hearing his response, everyone found it utterly surreal. What did he mean, sending down an exclamation mark... and then having suckers like them come fulfill the wish? Seriously, dude?! Not even pretending anymore! He was treating them as suckers, was he?!
While everyone pondered, Ya Li manifested her martial soul inside the room. A huge emerald-green angel appeared, while nine soul rings rose beneath her feet-six black and three red.
A veritable ocean of life energy filled the room, allowing everyone to witness the true worth of the world's greatest healing-type Soul Master.
"Such rich life energy. So this is a beneficial mutation of the angel martial soul?"
Qian Daoliu had certainly broadened his horizons today. In their era, there had not been a single healing-type Titled Douluo, let alone a level 98 Super Douluo like Ya Li.
Qiangu Dongfeng, however, gave a cold snort. Ya Li should originally have been the Federation's healing-type Soul Master, only for Yun Ming to snatch her away.
Leng Yaozhu sighed. It seemed the quest completion reward was not meant for her. She was not a healing-type Soul Master and had no way to intervene.
Soon, under Ya Li's treatment, Xie Xie's mother regained color at a visible rate. Her formerly pale, emaciated appearance returned to normal, as though she truly had been cured.
"All done. Take care of your health from now on, and eat more nutritious food."
"Thank you, Your Excellency."
After healing her injuries, Ya Li reminded Xie Xie's mother to take care of herself, while the latter thanked her repeatedly. Just as everyone thought the quest was about to be completed, they discovered that it was still there, with no indication of completion.
Ya Li froze, as did the others. Looking at the recovered woman and the unfinished quest, question marks appeared above their heads.
Strange, why was the quest still unfinished? Everyone began to ponder. Soon, Qiangu Dongfeng noticed the words "final wish." Could it be... that they had to fulfill all this child's wishes?
"Child, do you have any other wishes?"
He immediately asked, wanting to verify his guess. The other peerless experts felt the same.
The first and second updates for October 27.