Triggering a treasure chest in Douluo Continent

Chapter 26 Soul and Dream Butterfly

Shi Quan, realizing what was happening, snapped out of his meditation, his expression filled with surprise and doubt.

"A reputation chest?" Shi Quan's expression suddenly became somewhat strange. He hadn't expected there to be this type of chest.

So far, he has triggered a total of four types of chests, including the current reputation chests.

The first type is the awakening treasure chest triggered when a martial soul awakens. This type of treasure chest is obviously a one-time treasure chest, and it is obviously impossible to obtain it again afterward, because it is impossible to awaken a martial soul again, right?

The second type is the Destiny Treasure Chest. According to Shi Quan's speculation, it can be triggered as long as you meet or come into contact with someone favored by destiny. Tang San is the male protagonist of destiny in the novel, and Xiao Wu is the female protagonist of destiny. The only one who might be able to trigger the Destiny Treasure Chest is Bibi Dong, the main villain of destiny. As for whether Qian Renxue counts, Shi Quan is not sure.

The third type is the Soul Power Treasure Chest. The triggering pattern for this is relatively simple: it will be triggered every time you break through a realm and complete the absorption of the Soul Ring.

The current reputation chest is the fourth type.

Shi Quan never expected that this fourth type of treasure chest would be triggered so inexplicably. It was truly like a treasure chest falling from the sky while one was sitting at home.

"His reputation is just beginning to emerge..."

Shi Quan, a smile on his face, muttered to himself, "Then isn't there someone with a illustrious reputation? Someone who's universally known?"

Based on the system prompts, Shi Quan speculates that the Reputation Chest, like the Fate Chest and Soul Power Chest, is a chest that can be triggered multiple times.

"In that case, we should try to participate in the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament."

He had no plans to participate in the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament. The rewards of the tournament were not attractive to him. Why bother fighting so many battles when it would be better to just watch the excitement from the sidelines?

But things are different now. If you want to increase your reputation, isn't the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament the best place to do so?

If he wins another championship, he will become famous throughout the entire continent, and he will no longer need to painstakingly study the theory of Soul Masters and then debate and publish his work.

Although I don't know if it will trigger, I have to try anyway. I can't give up any chance to trigger the treasure chest!

From the first treasure chest to now, everything in every treasure chest has been useful to Shi Quan.

This also convinced Shi Quan that although the treasure chests were difficult to trigger, every item inside was of high quality and would definitely be useful to him, so he couldn't miss any opportunity to trigger them.

"But what exactly is a nightmare?"

Pulling his thoughts back, Shi Quan focused his attention on the new rewards from the treasure chest.

System space.

What came into view was a cloud of black mist. The nightmare couldn't make out its exact shape, but could see purple outlines within the black mist, as if pairs of eyes were staring straight at you.

Nightmare: The spirit, the source of nightmares, haunts them, feeds on fear, grows in the darkness, is the embodiment of pure evil primal power, transcends the shackles of the spiritual realm, and travels between the mortal world and dreams.

Note: This is the host's natal spirit, 100% loyal to its host.

"Soul Spirits!" Shi Quan's eyes widened. This thing seemed to have only appeared in Douluo Continent II. He didn't know much about Soul Spirits, only that they could not only evolve Soul Rings, but also assist their hosts in battle...

"But what is a natal spirit?"

Shi Quan frowned and tentatively asked, "What does 'natal soul spirit' mean in the system's notes?"

With his mind completely silent, Shi Quan shook his head in disappointment when he noticed that the Nightmare's nickname had changed.

Note: This spirit has the potential to grow and can continuously improve along with the spirit master, and is 100% loyal to its host.

"It can be done like this?" Shi Quan's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but give the system a thumbs up.

Simply put, the soul spirit that can grow together with the soul master is the natal soul spirit.

"So, Nightmare, this natal soul spirit, is a really good thing. This soul spirit was definitely arranged for my third martial soul spirit."

Shi Quan rubbed his hands excitedly, just as he was about to make the extraction, when his gaze suddenly fell on the card next to Nightmare.

The system-generated spirits have 100% loyalty. If you use a critical hit card to get another soul spirit, wouldn't that be incredibly awesome?

Even if the reward is not doubled, if the Nightmare strength of the already natal soul spirit is doubled again, how strong would the resulting soul spirit be?

use?

Or should we not use it?

Shi Quan looked conflicted.

Rinse it!

Use it sooner and enjoy it sooner. Who knows when the next treasure chest will be triggered? The most important thing right now is to maximize the rewards and improve your strength.

"System, use a critical hit card to trigger the Nightmare Critical Hit Reward."

"Ding! Host has used a critical hit card. The system will refresh the reputation chest rewards and reopen it. Confirm?"

"Refresh?" Shi Quan paused, then asked in confusion, "System, will the rewards after a critical hit be new?"

"Ding, host, after using the critical hit card, a brand new critical hit reward will be added to the treasure chest, and the original treasure chest reward will be multiplied by 2. After the treasure chest is opened again, new rewards will be drawn from the treasure chest again."

Upon hearing the system's explanation, Shi Quan's expression immediately became hesitant. If the item he obtained after the critical hit wasn't a soul spirit, wouldn't he have lost out?

wrong……

Even if it's not a spirit, the rewards from a critical hit certainly won't be worse than the rewards from a nightmare.

He hadn't forgotten the description of the critical hit card; the critical hit reward would either double or be better, so it was definitely no worse than Nightmare.

"Both the trip and the return trip will be useful to me... Let's go!"

Shi Quan gritted his teeth and nodded, saying, "System confirmed!"

"Ding, critical hit card successfully used, critical hit reward added to host."

"Ding! The reputation chest has been opened again for the host. Congratulations on receiving the reward... Dream Butterfly!"

"Dream of a Butterfly?"

The reward is not multiplied by 2, which means that the newly opened reward is stronger than the previous reward!

"Dream Butterfly and Nightmare differ by only one character; it seems to be a spirit!"

Shi Quan quickly summoned the system space.

The compartment that originally housed the Black Mist Nightmare has now been transformed into a beautiful butterfly.

The outer edge of the butterfly's wings is a bottomless black, gradually turning into cyan and then white inwards. The wings are like flowing light, existing between reality and illusion. The two slender tail wings sway gently, scattering starlight.

The first impression it gives is one of ethereal beauty.

This is still in the storage compartment.

"As expected of a critical hit reward, it looks like it's not even in the same league as Nightmare."

Shi Quan looked at Mengdie's notes with a sigh.

Mengdie: A spirit, the embodiment of the will of nature, and the controller of illusions and dreams.

Note: This spirit has the potential to grow and can continue to improve along with the spirit master. It possesses a special spiritual inheritance and is 100% loyal to its host.

Compared to Nightmare, Dream Butterfly's profile is simpler and clearer, with only one additional special entry in the notes: the origin of spiritual inheritance.

From the introductions, it's clear that Nightmare and Dream Butterfly are not on the same level at all. One is the embodiment of pure evil primal power, while the other is the embodiment of the will of nature. One is the source of nightmares, while the other is the controller of dreams and illusions.

Nightmares are just a type of dream, but Dream Butterfly can control dreams, which clearly makes her a superior to nightmares.

Shi Quan thought to himself, "I've made a profit! I've made a profit!"

I looked at the bright moon outside.

Shi Quan got up, drew the curtains, locked the dormitory door from the inside, and only returned to bed after making sure everything was in order.

Fortunately, Mald arranged a separate dormitory room for him; otherwise, he would have had to find a hotel outside the academy again.

"Extract Dream Butterfly".

Blue and white light spots fell, outlining perfect lines that materialized, wings fluttered, and a gentle aura wafted over.

nice!

It's a beauty that's like nature itself, the kind that makes you sigh with admiration at first glance.

The diameter of Mengdie's two wings is about one meter. Its slender tail feathers are slightly curved and extend upwards to both sides. As its wings flutter, countless starlight falls, and Mengdie's entire body shimmers, as if it were an illusion.

Mengdie's bright eyes scanned Shi Quan up and down.

"Owner."

Suddenly, a gentle, affectionate female voice rang in Shi Quan's mind.

"Mengdie, is that you speaking?" Shi Quan looked at Mengdie in surprise. Mengdie was actually able to communicate with him directly through their minds.

"Yes, Master." Mengdie gently flapped her wings, her graceful body soaring into the air and circling around Shi Quan. Blue and white light spots fell on Shi Quan's body, making Shi Quan feel exceptionally peaceful.

"Master, summon your martial spirit and let me become your power."

Hearing Mengdie's longing voice, Shi Quan finally came to his senses and thought to himself that Mengdie's intelligence was already comparable to that of a human.

While thinking, Shi Quan had already circulated his internal energy and summoned his martial spirit.

Mengdie sensed the presence of the spirit almost immediately. The light scattered from her wings shone brightly. The huge wings slowly descended and enveloped Shi Quan's small body. The two slender tentacles on Mengdie's forehead gently landed on Shi Quan's brow.

The illusory figure of the spirit seemed to materialize, and countless blue and white light spots emanated from Mengdie and landed on the spirit. Silver fluctuations came out from the spirit's body and merged with the light spots.

The unique thoughts belonging to Mengdie entered Shi Quan's mind, a feeling filled with intimacy and dependence.

Mengdie's aura was exceptionally comforting, as if sweeping away all the turmoil in people's hearts, leaving only a pure land. Shi Quan's heart reached an unprecedented sense of tranquility.

He opened his heart and wholeheartedly accepted Mengdie, and Mengdie reciprocated by giving her all to Shi Quan's body.

Sleep now, my master, and let my power flow in your dreams.

Listening to Mengdie's light and melodious voice, Shi Quan gradually drifted off to sleep.

In a dream.

Shi Quan seemed to have transformed into a butterfly, fluttering gracefully in the air, wandering around, feeling the vastness of the world. He needed no thought, no worry, as if he were a part of this world, immersed in it, even gradually forgetting his original appearance, as if he were one with the heavens and man, even forgetting that he was transformed from Shi Quan...

(End of this chapter)