Chapter 214

Chen Shicheng rubbed his little La Tiao head, turned his head to look at the general beside him, "I let the person go, I gave you face, shouldn't there be some payback?"

"Cough cough. Face isn't for me, it's for our great Majesty." The general hurriedly corrected Chen Shicheng's mistake.

"Ah, yes yes yes."

As a young person grown up in the new era, Chen Shicheng didn't take the emperor seriously at all, thinking, "These don't matter; giving them to anyone is the same, but you can't just let people go for nothing."

"Speak, what do you want?"

The general had already prepared for heavy losses; the emperor's order is law—who would dare bargain? After all, this person before him had done him a favor and is a Returnee, always lawless; otherwise he'd have to make him know what is thunder and rain, all heavenly grace!

"Nothing else." Chen Shicheng took out the Blood Killing Pearl from his dantian, "Just fill this up for me."

"You should have said earlier; good thing my subordinates are all here, I'll settle it right away."

The general immediately sighed in relief, took the Blood Killing Pearl, walked toward the formation and had his subordinates pour True Essence into it one by one, fearing that if he delayed even a moment Chen Shicheng would change his demand to make things difficult.

After settling the Blood Killing Pearl issue, Chen Shicheng took out the core plate of the Four-Element Exorcism Array from his storage slot; in the flash of blade aura, the plate instantly shattered into pieces, turning into scattered stones on the ground.

【You successfully destroyed the Four-Element Exorcism Array and dealt the final blow to its core treasure, obtaining a Mystery Gift Box*1.】

Looking at the prompt on the panel, Chen Shicheng sighed in relief; the biggest gain of this task was finally secured, also comforting his wounded heart.

But this wasn't the end; as the light on the shards of the array plate faded, more panel prompts refreshed.

【Task "Destroy the Four-Element Exorcism Array" completed.】

【You participated in the Array Breaking Task, now calculating task contribution】

【Calculation complete; your contribution to this Array Breaking Task accounts for 17% of all players.】

【Array Breaking Task contribution ranking: first place.】

【You obtained Breaking Barrier Elixir*1.】

【You obtained Longevity Elixir*1.】

【You obtained Substitute Doll*1.】

【You obtained Title: Array Breaker.】

【Additional rewards being calculated】

【You obtained Equipment Binding Slot*3 (obtainable for top 500 in Array Breaking contribution, quantity varies with ranking)】

【You obtained "Underdeveloped Green Unripe Peach*1" (obtainable for top 300 in Array Breaking contribution)】

【You obtained Custom Equipment: Azure Thread Cloud-Stepping Boots (Immortal Artifact) (obtainable for top 100, quality varies with Array Breaking contribution ranking)】

【You obtained additional Title: Turning the Tide (obtainable for first place in Array Breaking contribution)】

The prompts refreshed on the panel blared for over ten seconds before stopping; the information overload left Chen Shicheng dazed for a few seconds before he reacted. He hurriedly reviewed the rewards from start to finish, only then gaining a rough understanding of this task's gains.

The rewards are divided into two parts: basic rewards and additional rewards.

Basic rewards are those obtainable by anyone who participated in the Array Breaking Task; they are determined by the specific contribution made during the task, mainly divided into experience, lifespan, title, and life-saving measures.

All rewards follow the principle of more effort, more gain; while I don't know others' rewards, his are absolutely excellent, in no way inferior to the items granted by the system when he created his own cultivation technique.

【Breaking Barrier Elixir: after consumption, current level +1 (cannot break through realm barrier)】

Experience directly gave an elixir that can raise the current level!

At first glance Chen Shicheng didn't think much of it, but upon reflection he realized this elixir seemed invincible—it had no usage restrictions and could be used at any level.

In other words, this elixir is equivalent to killing 100 enemies of the same realm; using it now at level 19 would directly raise him to level 20, but if used at level 29 it would directly reach level 30! The value of such an elixir goes without saying; the later it is used, the more its value multiplies.

Of course, it cannot be delayed indefinitely, since his strength isn't closely tied to level but relies on skills; when he needs to use level to bridge power gaps, this single level does little.

Thus the greatest use of this elixir is when he approaches a realm bottleneck, helping him avoid some trouble.

However, the optimal timing for its use still needs careful calculation, but it definitely won't be now.

Besides this Elixir, there is also a Longevity Pill, which, as the name implies, is an Elixir that can increase lifespan; after taking it one gains an extra 100 years of lifespan, which for Chen Shicheng, who still has over 500 years left to live, is not a necessity.

But for the ordinary players who died and were revived in this Task, it is the most valuable item.

And aside from these two, the remaining items are titles and means of preserving one's life.

【Breaker of Formations: Players who participate in the Formation‑Breaking Task can obtain this title, which is displayed before their ID on the official forum to showcase the player's contribution.】

【Substitute Death Doll: the highest achievement of sorcery, can replace a player's death once, granting on‑spot revival without any loss.】

The value of these two items could be described as two extremes.

The title can only be used on the real‑world forum; players from across the country responded to the call and participated in destroying formation nodes everywhere, so saying that there is roughly one title per person is not an exaggeration.

The Substitute Death Doll is somewhat unexpected; the game has a resurrection mechanism, and purely in terms of Lifespan, the Longevity Pill is ten times more valuable than this doll.

But don't forget, this thing can also work in reality; Yu Wei should have had one of these on his person at the time, which is why he could be killed once in reality and still revive.

In other words, with this item on you, you have two lives in reality; without any doubt, this doll is definitely the best among the rewards of this Task.

After calming his emotions, Chen Shicheng solemnly placed the doll into the storage tab, then continued to inventory the other rewards.

After the basic rewards comes the contribution‑ranking reward; only players whose Formation‑Breaking contribution reaches a certain level can obtain it, and he, being ranked first, received a copy of everything.

First is "Equipment Binding Slot *3", which can bind equipment in your inventory or storage to prevent it from dropping as a death penalty; the value of this reward is almost on par with the Substitute Death Doll for Chen Shicheng.

Without a second thought, he immediately bound one of them to the Stealing Heaven Pendant around his neck; after a quick consideration, he gave another to the Enlightened Tiger Claw, and left the remaining one empty, to decide after reviewing all the rewards. (End of chapter)