Douluo: Blade Template, Death Omen Approaching

Chapter 18 Plans and Rewards

On the other side of Holy Soul Village, sunlight filtered through sparse clouds, adding warmth to the tranquil village. However, beneath this peaceful exterior lay a tense atmosphere that no one knew about.

Ren slowly stood up in the room. His movements were gentle, yet they exuded an undeniable aura. His eyes were cold and arrogant, seemingly able to pierce through all obstacles. Ren felt little emotion towards Tang San's father; after all, he had already anticipated all of this.

He hit his precious genius son, and his personality will definitely come back to haunt him. He doesn't care about bullying the weak.

At this moment, there is another side quest that can increase the character's progress, which is about Tang Hao. This is a good thing for Ren, who is constantly in pain and suffering from the side effects of his immortality.

He wasn't worried about Tang Hao at all, even though he was only level 20 in this Douluo Continent and his spirit rings were just two 100,000-year red spirit rings.

Currently, he's only about 10% complete in his role-playing, not quite at the level of a true blade, but he could easily put up a fight with Tang Hao to a standstill. If Tang Hao disregards the consequences, Tang Hao might even seriously injure him.

However, his only worry right now is the so-called consequences, namely the backlash from the Demonic Yin Body. He needs to be careful until the role-playing progress exceeds fifty percent, otherwise, once he enters the Demonic Yin Body state and becomes a madman, it will take a long time to recover. And currently, the best way to alleviate the suppression for him is that as the role-playing progress increases, the system's suppression becomes stronger and stronger.

At this moment, Ren's gaze turned to the window. He knew that only by continuously advancing the role-playing process and making the system's suppression of him stronger and stronger until all side effects were completely eliminated! And he was also constantly completing tasks in order to achieve this goal.

From then on, he could completely let go of his past self, and live as Yingxing, replacing the name Ren! This was a brand new beginning, and an era belonging to him was about to begin.

Upon reaching the other shore, there will be a complete rebirth! Blade's heart was surging with excitement. He imagined eternal life without side effects, possessing the power of destiny. How exhilarating that would be! He would certainly be more at ease than the gods on this continent!

At this moment, perhaps because he was deeply immersed in the role of Ren, his expression remained indifferent, like a cold stone sculpture, undisturbed by the outside world. His face showed no emotional fluctuation, as if all joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness were deeply hidden within his heart.

He clutched the fragmented sword to his chest, its blade gleaming faintly in the twilight. He stepped out of his house, his steps firm and powerful. Tang Hao was coming for him; a battle was inevitable. But since he was to make Tang Hao suffer as required by the system and gain a large amount of role-playing progress, taking the initiative was undoubtedly the best choice.

Before long, he thought of the ancient forest where Tang Hao hid his wife, Ah Yin!

Before long, his thoughts drifted to the ancient forest that Tang Hao frequented, where his wife was hidden and where Tang Hao often appeared. Staking out Tang Hao there would not only allow for a surprise attack, but also provide a safe haven away from the village's hustle and bustle, allowing him to fight him without restraint!

After all, while Blade could act erratically at times, that wasn't his true nature. He didn't want to drag unimportant people into this battle, and this ancient forest was the perfect stage for their duel. Here, he could unleash his power with relative freedom.

Soon, Blade's figure darted through the night, following the winding path towards the waterfall in the ancient forest. Along the way, his steps were steady and swift, as he carefully calculated in his mind how to use the four lottery chances he had gained.

Each fight with Tang San increases the role-playing progress by four percent. In Ren's opinion, this speed, while not fast, is still a decent gain. He secretly thought that as long as he finds more opportunities to fight Tang San in the future, the role-playing progress will naturally follow.

However, Ren couldn't help but ponder. After today's battle, Tang San's mentality might have changed. In the next battle, he might not go all out as much as he did today, and might even admit defeat and beg for mercy halfway through. Such a weak reaction would undoubtedly slow down the progress of his role-playing, and it might gradually diminish in the future.

This thought made Ren somewhat worried, but he also knew that things always happen step by step, and at least he still had the system's missions to rely on. This side mission was a good turning point.

Before long, Blade quickly used four lottery chances in his mind!

[Ding! Host has used four lottery chances!]

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have received a reward: Great Death (Final Skill) Level 2!]

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have received a reward: Hell Transformation (Combat Skill) Level 2!]

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have received the reward: Sword Record Limit, Hell Transformation (Star Soul)!]

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have received a reward: Devastating Calamity (Extra Ability)!]

[Ding! Extra rewards for this lottery draw: 10000 Gold Soul Coins * 4, Unextinguished Embers: 200 * 4!]

[Ding! Host has used the lottery system for the second time. A grand prize for returning customers is awarded! Receive 5000000 Gold Soul Coins! 2000 Unextinguished Embers!]

[Ding! New items have been added to the store. Please check them out!]

Soon, the system notifications rang in Ren's mind, the sounds coming one after another, like the most beautiful melody, causing his emotions to rise and fall with them.

This lottery really got Ren a little excited. His indifferent expression just now turned into a slight upturn at the corners of his mouth, as if he couldn't suppress the urge to enjoy it.

The prizes he won in the lottery were exactly what he expected. Every prize was something he was good at in the game. Those familiar skills, talents, and star souls had now become his real-world power.

The finishing move was a classic ultimate technique—"This beautiful scenery, though I cannot obtain it, I can invite you all to enjoy it together!" As the blade chanted, the fragments of the broken sword instantly transformed into thousands of wind elemental sword energies, covering the sky and forming an ocean of AOE damage with astonishing power.

The combat skills are even more direct and need no further explanation. The blade only needs to consume 30% of its maximum health to enter the [Hell Transformation] state. In this state, although combat skills cannot be used, the damage dealt is increased by 12%, and the normal [Fragmented Sword] attack is thus enhanced into [Boundless Sword Tree], where each attack is like a sword tree blooming, doubling its destructive power.

This first Star Soul is even more powerful, as it specifically enhances the damage of finishing moves to single targets, making it an excellent choice for one-on-one combat.

As for the "Bad Calamity and Destruction" (extra ability) he drew, it further enhanced his "Other Shore Burial" skill, making it even more deadly and destructive.

This four-pull gave Blade almost all the necessary abilities in the game. The rest will probably involve continuous upgrades and completing the six Star Souls.

This time, the system's generous gift of a returning customer surprised Ren immensely. He had never imagined that the system would offer such a surprise. This unexpected good fortune filled him with a sense of awe, and he had to admit that his system was quite generous compared to those legendary miHoYo systems.

This time, a lot of gold soul coins and embers from the shop were given away. He was originally thinking that if he didn't have enough gold soul coins, he could exchange them for some items from the shop and auction them off to make a fortune. However, the prize from this lottery is enough to make him richer than a country. Is this the system's start-up capital for him to establish his own power?

However, Ren was used to living a solitary life. In his life, the only force that belonged to him and had a name was Yingxing. At that time, he was one of the Five Valiant Ones in the Clouds. Although the ending was tragic, that time was still unforgettable.

As Blade, he was a slave to fate in the Star Core Hunters, following Elio's script, but at least there he had a place to belong, with Fireflies, Silver Wolf, and Kafka, who always gently called him Blade. Now, standing on this unfamiliar land, Blade has indeed not found a place where he can settle down.

Without much hesitation, Ren quickly opened the system shop. The shop was filled with a wide variety of goods, and although many new items had been added, most of them were still unique items from Douluo Continent, such as soul tools.

These items were of little use to him, and he wasn't particularly interested in them. He already had a plan in mind: he could select one or two later and exchange them for a high amount of gold soul coins at an auction. That might be the true value of these items to him.

However, his gaze was quickly drawn to a peculiar item. Upon closer inspection, he was surprised to find that it was both seeds and finished product of the Blue Silver Emperor plant. What puzzled him even more was that next to the Blue Silver Emperor product was a seemingly ordinary flowerpot-like object.

He read the product description with curiosity. This flowerpot was actually the most suitable environment and soil for all plants to grow! This surprised Blade. Such a seemingly simple item was priced at 79 embers. This was particularly expensive among the many items that could be purchased for a few embers, even exceeding the 50 ember mark.

I was just praising the system for being generous, but why didn't they just give me this tiny flowerpot for free? Why charge 79?! The system isn't working hard enough; this is really putting the host in a difficult position!

Ren was a little confused for a moment, not understanding why the system would refresh such items. After all, his purpose in coming here was not to grow flowers and plants, but to enhance his strength.

He didn't linger on the flowerpot for long, quickly turning his attention to other refreshed items in the shop. After browsing for a while, he purchased a large-capacity storage ring, a practical item for him that would allow him to easily carry more items. After completing the transaction, he exited the system page.

Then, Blade continued his journey to the ancient forest, where Gin lived.

We'll wait for Tang Hao to suffer the same fate as his son!

(End of this chapter)