After all, although the Outcast World had advanced, it was only a newly promoted Small World, so the rewards it offered weren't particularly impressive.
The chat group, however, was different. As a mutual aid platform for truth-seekers created by Transcendents and the collective consciousnesses of major worlds, it was undeniably generous.
Even though Wu Tong had only guided a Half-Step Small World to advance into a Small World, the chat group still rewarded him with a plethora of treasures.
Apart from World Origin, Wu Tong was pleasantly surprised by the Heaven-Shrouding Art, Solar Law, and Nine Breaths Revival.
The Heaven-Shrouding Art: Solar Scripture was one of the ancestral scriptures of humanity in the Heaven-Shrouding World. As the saying goes, "Yin and Yang, which is stronger? When combined, they reign supreme." This alone speaks volumes about the Solar Scripture's value.
As for the Solar Law, even if it came from a weaker world, it was still enough to elevate Wu Tong's cultivation to the level of enlightenment.
Nine Breaths Revival, one of the Thirty-Six Heavenly Divine Abilities, was a supreme method for recovery and meditation. By gathering the energy of heaven and earth, it could heal injuries and restore one's condition to its peak in just a few breaths. Most importantly, this technique could be used by Wu Tong all the way up to the Tenth Order.
Additionally, Wu Tong was very satisfied with the materials for crafting the List of Deification. Although he had obtained the crafting method earlier, the countless rare materials—whose names alone hinted at their preciousness—had given him a headache.
Originally, Wu Tong had planned to use World Origin to convert those rare materials, but to his surprise, the chat group directly rewarded him with a set. This saved him a great deal of worry, as using World Origin for conversion would have been somewhat painful.
(World Origin, as the fundamental energy for constructing worlds, is a universal force capable of transforming into anything. Its power is terrifying, but this conversion is irreversible, making World Origin exceptionally precious.)
Looking at the list before him, Wu Tong packaged all knowledge-based rewards and sent them to the AI Core for backup, preservation, and further analysis. As for material treasures and World Origin, he left them in the group storage space, with no intention of carrying them around.
After organizing everything, Wu Tong returned to the chat group, only to find that the red packets had already been snatched up.
Camera Princess: "Struck it rich! Someone actually sent a 100,000-point red packet @No-Shamelessness."
No-Shamelessness: "Not bad. This time, the rewards included about 5 million points. This little amount is just pocket change."
Don't Bully the Poor Youth: "As expected, having money really changes your confidence."
Dragon King Sprays Water: "True. But then again, the chat group really lives up to its reputation as a platform for world advancement. Just a Small World's promotion gave out so many rewards. So envious~ (Drooling profusely.jpg). But what about our world…?"
Leisurely Stroll in the Mortal World: "World advancement…"
Vermilion Bird Sage: "..."
Hey hey hey, the mood was fine just now. Why the sudden shift?
Seeing the chat group's atmosphere turning gloomy, Zhang Chulan quickly changed the subject.
No-Shamelessness: "Alright, alright, why ruin the mood? Why worry so much? If the world advances, just let it happen naturally. By the way, after returning, did any of you awaken any powerful Martial Spirits?
I helped my junior uncle awaken his Martial Spirit this time, and it's absolutely insane—a blank scroll of the Unwritten Heavenly Scripture. Not only does it automatically organize his knowledge and innovate, but it can also imprint his abilities onto the Martial Spirit, allowing him to use them more efficiently. It's practically like an automated turret!"
With Zhang Chulan's interruption, the group's mood gradually warmed up again.
Dragon King Sprays Water: "That's seriously impressive. It might not seem like much now, but if he gets skills like Explosion Magic, Atomic Fission, or the Sun Without Mercy later… he'd basically be a ruthless human-shaped nuclear missile launcher.
As for our world, since we're modern people, our imaginations are pretty wild. The Martial Spirits we awakened are all sorts of bizarre. There are plenty of powerful ones, but also plenty of weird ones.
For example, yesterday, I helped our chuunibyou department head awaken his Martial Spirit. You'll never guess what he got."
Don't Bully the Poor Youth: "What Martial Spirit?"
Dragon King Sprays Water: "It's… ugh, I don't even know how to describe it. Just watch the video. The guy in white is our department head.
Martial Spirit Awakening Video.avi."
Gu Ruoli's evasiveness only piqued everyone's curiosity further. One after another, they clicked on the video—Wu Tong included.
Everyone: "Hiss——"
After watching, everyone couldn't help but suck in a sharp breath.
The video was only a minute long, but the scenes in it were utterly brutal.
...
In the video, two men stood facing each other. One wore white and had an unbearably smug look on his face, as if he were the second coming of the heavens. The other wore black, his expression cold and detached—a classic ice-cold beauty.
Both had three Spirit Rings floating behind them, and the atmosphere was tense, as if a duel was about to begin.
As soon as the signal to start was given, the smug white-clad man suddenly raised his head and locked eyes with his opponent. A silver light flashed in his gaze, and his first Spirit Ring lit up.
Then came the words that made everyone's buttholes clench:
"What is filial piety? What is love? Feel the greatness of motherhood.
First Spirit Ability: Tyrant Song's Gaze."
Before the black-clad man could react, he was already hit.
In the next moment, his cold expression shattered. He clutched his stomach, collapsed to the ground, and began wailing miserably—all while his belly slowly swelled.
...
Gulp—
After watching, everyone swallowed hard.
This…
Tyrant Song's Gaze? As in that Tyrant Song?
Wasn't this just the Pregnancy Stare?!
Just by making eye contact, it could make the target pregnant. What kind of devious Spirit Ability was this? If someone got hit by this, it was hard to imagine just how socially ruined they'd be.
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