Chapter 16: Hidden Reward — Eliminating the Influence of the Rakshasa God's Divine Will
There were countless people on the continent. Having one more person who admired Her Holiness, the Pope was hardly a problem.
After all, Bibi Dong's reputation on the Douluo Continent was quite good. The impression she gave others was that of a diligent, reform-minded ruler—a capable and accomplished female Pope.
Heaven Dou City.
"I don't believe a single word of that."
"Could this 'Little Fox' actually be Bibi Dong's disciple, Hu Liena?"
Looking at Hu Liena's stream of nonsense in the chat group, Qian Renxue clearly didn't believe a word of it.
She felt that "A Little Fox" was highly likely to be Hu Liena, the newly appointed Saintess of Spirit Hall.
After all, that Saintess's Martial Soul was a fox, and this group member—who constantly spoke up in defense of Bibi Dong—had chosen the nickname "Fox" as well.
The similarity was a bit too strong.
Of course, there was still a small chance it wasn't Hu Liena. After all, there were plenty of female Soul Masters on the Douluo Continent.
It wasn't impossible for there to be another female Soul Master with a fox-type Martial Soul who also admired Bibi Dong, the Pope.
Although Bibi Dong was universally criticized within their chat group, Qian Renxue couldn't deny that, as Spirit Hall's first female Pope, Bibi Dong's prestige was extremely high.
Moreover, under Bibi Dong's leadership, Spirit Hall had indeed been moving in a better direction.
Aside from matters involving her father, Qian Xunji, and that useless scumbag Yu Xiaogang, Bibi Dong's mind was usually calm and decisive.
Chat Group Interface.
[Ding! Congratulations to "Pope of Spirit Hall" for being mentioned the most times by the diary owner. You have obtained an additional system hidden reward.]
Seeing that Bibi Dong had indeed received the reward, the girls felt deep regret in their hearts.
[My Surname is Not Yu: Why doesn't the diary owner mention me more often? I was clearly someone whose feelings were also toyed with by Yu Xiaogang.]
[My Surname is Not Yu: I've already repented and changed, yet I get no reward. Meanwhile, Bibi Dong—who's still just as stupid—actually gets one. Where's the justice in this world?!]
[I Am a Little Princess: Sister Erlong, try thinking about it from another angle. Could it be that because Bibi Dong is even more foolish, the diary owner mentions her more often?]
[My Surname is Not Yu: I agree with what you're saying… but I feel like that sentence insulted me too.]
[Yan Will Come Back: No need to doubt it—it definitely did, hahaha.]
[Carrot Lover: Bibi Dong, can you tell us what hidden reward you got?]
[A Cat Longing for Freedom: +1]
...
[I Am a Little Princess: +1]
The girls began flooding the chat group with messages, all eager to know what kind of reward Bibi Dong had obtained.
Spirit City — Pope's Palace.
Bibi Dong held the black diary copy, staring at the lines of blood-red text that appeared upon it.
[Congratulations to "Pope of Spirit Hall." This time, the reward you have obtained is "Clarity of Mind."]
(Effect: Removes the influence of the Rakshasa God's divine will on you, allowing you to think more calmly and rationally.)
In the blink of an eye, a silvery-white stream of light flew out from the diary copy and shot straight toward Bibi Dong's brow.
As the white light entered her forehead, Bibi Dong instantly felt a cool sensation in her head, and her thoughts seemed to multiply and expand.
"This reward… isn't bad at all."
"The Rakshasa God Trial has indeed had a significant impact on me. With this Clarity of Mind, I won't need to spend time suppressing the violent emotions brought about by undergoing the divine trial."
After receiving the reward, Bibi Dong couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
"Xiaogang? No… Xiaogang isn't that kind of person."
Thinking about the opinions of Yu Xiaogang in the chat group, as well as Lin Chen's diary entries, an absurd thought unexpectedly surfaced in Bibi Dong's mind.
That thought was—
Yu Xiaogang wasn't as perfect as she had imagined.
The moment this idea appeared, Bibi Dong immediately snuffed it out.
She absolutely could not think that way about her Xiaogang. If she did, wouldn't she be no different from someone as heartless as Liu Erlong?
She wouldn't allow it—she wouldn't allow herself to question the feelings between Xiaogang and herself. That would be a betrayal of her own love.
[I Have No Mother: Hey, Bibi Dong, hurry up and say something already. What's with playing deaf and mute?]
[Pope of Spirit Hall: Hmph. You people, belittle Xiaogang every day and mock this Pope nonstop, and now you still want me to tell you about the hidden reward? You're dreaming.]
[Pope of Spirit Hall: The hidden reward I obtained is very good. I won't explain it in detail—go ahead and be mad about it.]
[Carrot Lover: Fine, don't say it then. It's not like you're the only one who got a hidden reward—I got one yesterday too.]
[I Am a Little Princess: Exactly. I think Bibi Dong's luck is just too bad. Her hidden reward probably isn't even as good as the daily check-in reward, so she's embarrassed to talk about it and is pretending it's amazing.]
[Pope of Spirit Hall: Say whatever you want. In any case, this Pope is very satisfied with this hidden reward.]
Nuoding Academy.
After finishing today's diary entry, Lin Chen began checking his rewards for the day.
[Congratulations, host. You have obtained: Innate Soul Power +0.25 levels (improves talent), Strength +25 jin, Mental Power +25.]
(Mental power is calculated according to standards twenty thousand years in the future.)
(Below 100: Spirit Origin Realm; 100–500: Spirit Connection Realm; 500–5,000: Spirit Sea Realm; 5,000–20,000: Spirit Abyss Realm; 20,000–50,000: Spirit Domain Realm; above 50,000: Divine Origin Realm.)
Looking at today's rewards, although they couldn't compare to yesterday's, Lin Chen was still quite satisfied.
After all, yesterday's rewards had triggered a critical hit, so naturally, they wouldn't be the same as today's.
"But System, are you a little black fan or what? Why are the rewards always either 0.25 or 25?"
Thinking about today's rewards and yesterday's, those numbers with symbolic meaning instantly made Lin Chen feel indignant.
"Bold little black-fan System—how dare you smear my idol? You're courting death!"
[Ding. Host, this system is fair and impartial. It is absolutely not what you call a "black fan." Please do not slander this system, or this system will sue you for defamation.]
"You'd better be."
Lin Chen muttered, then proceeded to claim today's rewards.
A streak of light, visible only to Lin Chen, flew into his body.
He could feel his blood and qi surging, and a cool sensation flashed through his mind—signs of increased vitality and mental power.
Time passed in the blink of an eye, and several days went by.
During these days, Lin Chen focused diligently on meditation and cultivation. With the assistance of the Nine Yang Divine Art, his meditation speed was extremely fast.
Coupled with his regular consumption of true dragon meat and the daily soul power rewards obtained from writing his diary, Lin Chen's soul power level rose rapidly.
In just a few short days, Lin Chen successfully broke through to Rank 5.
He was now only five levels away from reaching Rank 10, becoming a Soul Master, and obtaining his first soul ring.
However, over these past few days, Lin Chen's diary entries were no longer as explosive as during the first two days, which had directly ignited the emotions of the girls in the chat group. Instead, he mostly recorded aspects of his daily life.
As a result, the girls in the chat group were all hoping Lin Chen would drop some truly explosive diary content again—otherwise, things were starting to feel a bit boring.
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