Outside the Imperial Capital of Chuyun.
Two figures, one large and one small, were confronting each other.
At this moment, Xiao Xue was not idle.
She appeared to be staring down Medusa, but in reality, she had opened the System interface.
Xiao Xue clicked on [emergency task Rewards] and quickly checked them.
Although her System usually seemed like it was offline, with only one main quest [Revitalize Xiao Clan] hanging there.
But whenever it actively issued a task, as long as you completed it excellently, the rewards would never be bad.
Just like the last time, the triggered [Hidden Task — Demon Venerable Ruins] allowed her to harvest a soft-eared beast girl.
"Cough cough"... That was secondary.
The main point was that the System's reward allowed her Soul Power to directly break through to the sixth-grade level.
However, the trigger conditions for such tasks were very mysterious.
Just like before, when Qing Lin was about to be taken away from Stone Desert City by people from the Heavenly Serpent Mansion;
The System only gave her a warning and did not issue a task like [Rescue Disciple Qing Lin].
Of course, she was too lazy to study these things.
It was just like a lottery; who knew what the logic behind it was.
Perhaps this thing didn't have any logic to begin with.
[Ding! Based on your excellent performance and exceeding the task requirements, the reward amount has been increased!]
Xiao Xue was not surprised by this prompt.
"A small-time pauper, how laughable."
"I am the highest S-Rank; the permissions should be bigger and better."
One had to know that a Peak Dou Huang Poison Master was not weaker than an ordinary One-Star Dou Zong, and was even more difficult to deal with.
The 1V1 task turned into a 1V3, and she still won, so increasing the reward amount was reasonable.
Xiao Xue did not hesitate and clicked [Claim Reward] directly.
[Ding! You have obtained the following items:]
[Soul Power Upgrade 50% Off Coupon] (Can only be used at the current Rank)
[seventh-grade pill, Little Soul Black-Purple Pill] * 1
[Soul Hall Protector's Black Robe] * 1 (Brand new)
[Hidden Information] * 1
Among them, the [Soul Power Upgrade 50% Off Coupon] could only be used to raise Soul Power from [Mortal Realm Late Stage] to [Mortal Realm Great Perfection].
The Little Soul Black-Purple Pill, a seventh-grade pill, could restore the strength of a Soul body to a certain extent.
And its superior version, the Great Soul Black-Purple Pill, could even significantly increase the strength of a Soul body and was priceless.
There was nothing much to say about the Soul Hall Protector's black robe.
According to the System's introduction, it also had the effect of blocking perception.
Wearing this black robe, if one focused on concealment, those with Soul Power below the Spirit Realm would be unable to discover you at all.
Seeing these three items, Xiao Xue couldn't help but marvel at the System's generosity.
It didn't act unless necessary, but once it did, it was a big move.
And this time, because the initial goal was related to the Hall of Souls, the corresponding rewards were also closely related to it.
As for the [Hidden Information], Xiao Xue didn't check it now.
Because she had more important things to do.
It took effort to say, but with Xiao Xue's consciousness processing speed, checking these few pieces of information was just a matter of an instant.
The next moment, Xiao Xue unhesitatingly spent experience points and used the [Soul Power Upgrade 50% Off Coupon].
Nearly a million experience points were enough for Xiao Xue to Upgrade several star levels.
Just to Upgrade one level of [Soul Power], she spent such a large amount of experience points without even blinking.
After all, upgrading was a matter of time.
Even without using the System, except for Breakthroughs in major Realms, she could improve through her own cultivation.
However, [Soul Power] was different.
Without a Cultivation Technique for the Soul, improving Soul Power would be extremely difficult.
Therefore, in Xiao Xue's view, her System was actually a financial management System!
It didn't matter if the Early Stage Upgrades were slow; investing experience points into projects worth investing in, such as [Soul Power] and [Cultivation Technique], would yield greater returns in the later stages!
If her Soul Power never upgraded, just to save that 1 million.
Who knew how long it would take for Soul Power to break through.
After all, she was just an ordinary [Opportunity π], and could not compare to her human-shaped lucky charm Cheap older brother.
And once her Soul Power could not break through to a higher level within a few years;
If she couldn't come up with enough experience points to "cheat" at that time;
That would mean that things like the Pill Tower, the Pill Gathering, and some important Secret Realms would have nothing to do with her.
She might not even be able to enter the Heavenly Tomb.
Others were making a fortune following the main plot, while you were still hacking wild boars outside the newbie village.
Others were flying and burrowing, seizing various resources and obtaining various fortunes, while you were still hacking wild boars outside the newbie village.
Others were starting to compete on major rankings, showing off, while you were still hacking wild boars outside the newbie village.
Although the System interface looked like a realistic virtual game, Xiao Xue knew this was a real world.
This world was not like a game where dungeons were there, opening their doors for you to enter and exit at will, without limits.
Many things on the Fighting Qi Continent were one-time use.
Therefore, if she really held onto her meager savings and was reluctant to spend them.
In fact, she would lose much more than she gained.
It was precisely because of this that Xiao Xue felt this System was more like a financial management System when using experience points.
So, finding that she had enough experience points, Xiao Xue unhesitatingly upgraded her Soul Power.
At the same time, she also exchanged for the Little Soul Black-Purple Pill and threw it into Ali's storage ring.
The Little Soul Black-Purple Pill was created by the Hall of Souls, and its benefits to a Soul body were self-evident.
Moreover, it had few side effects.
The next moment, Ali's aura surged instantly!
From Half-step Dou Zong to One-Star Early Stage, One-Star Middle Stage... it rose rapidly, almost without a Bottleneck!
For Soul bodies like Ali and Yao Lao, they didn't need too much time to refine medicinal power.
Just like in the original work, after Xiao Yan integrated the essence of the seven illusory green spirit saliva into Yao Lao's ring, Yao Lao woke up very quickly.
This could be considered one of the few advantages of Soul bodies compared to humans.
After all, they didn't have Bottlenecks to begin with; what they lacked now was just the accumulation of energy.
Moreover, if a Soul body could "Rebirth" with a body, their strength would be even greater than before.
After taking the Little Soul Black-Purple Pill, Ali's strength soared rapidly until it stopped at Peak Three-Star Dou Zong.
And Medusa at this time was only at the Early Stage Three-Star Dou Zong.
She looked at Medusa in the air, grinned, and revealed a bright set of teeth.
Xiao Xue looked at the dumbfounded Medusa in the air:
"Medusa, let's fight."
— — —
Xiao Xue was not surprised that Medusa would come after her.
After all, from Medusa's current perspective, letting Xiao Xue run away meant waiting for death.
Medusa had been living in fear these days, but had her own days been easy?
For so many days, she had also been holding a grudge in her heart.
Now that she finally had enough strength, she naturally had to give Medusa a warning to make her recognize her status.
What if she was the Queen of the Snake-People Clan? Here, you are just a pet snake.
Medusa didn't have a clear enough self-awareness right now.
After all, if you haven't worked hard, how would you know that you are actually a loser?
It was normal for Medusa, who had been in a high position for a long time, to have so-called "possessiveness" and pride.
However, daring to have ideas about her direct superior, Xiao Xue could only say that this Medusa was truly brave.
This phenomenon seemed quite common among the Snake-People Clan?
It was like those few Dou Wang level snake people who had always been possessive of their superior, the Peak Dou Huang Medusa.
So... this seemed to be a racial characteristic of the Snake-People Clan?
Having lived two lives, this was the first time Xiao Xue had seen someone who could evolve from a "lick dog" to a "war wolf".
However, for someone like Medusa, it was simple to say —
Conquer people with virtue.
If it weren't for the fact that those who could break through to Dou Sheng were too rare in the original work, and those who could be recruited were even fewer.
Otherwise, Xiao Xue might not necessarily keep Medusa.
After all, Medusa could be considered a strong combat force. Now that she had condensed the Exotic Fire Snake Body, her talent was far beyond the past.
The current Medusa would be a Dou Zun in a few years, or even reach Peak Dou Zun, living more comfortably than her Cheap older brother who was the Protagonist.
And she and her Cheap older brother Xiao Yan would definitely not be home most of the time due to various reasons.
With such a powerful fighter with talent and strength holding the fort, she could be much more relaxed.
This level of labor was rare.
Therefore, Xiao Xue intended to beat Medusa into submission and let her work diligently for the Xiao Family in the future.
— — There might also be some personal grievances involved.
An incense stick later, Xiao Xue withdrew her hand with lingering interest, and even wanted to light a cigarette.
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