Chapter 157: One Hour to Upgrade [Reset]? That's Not Enough!

The reward for first place in the Ladder Tournament was, just as Ye Bai had estimated, extremely generous!

It was a portion of the annual resources allocated by the higher-ups to Jiangnan Prefecture, worth a full fifty thousand Merit Points!

A single Merit Point could be exchanged for at least one million Great Xia Currency.

The Merit Points alone were worth five hundred "small targets"!

Ye Bai had long known that Merit Points could purchase many resources that simply could not be bought with Great Xia Currency.

A sudden windfall!

Ye Bai didn't even dare to imagine it.

Once he received the special student treatment he was entitled to later on, how comfortable his life with Qin Churan and Li Qingqing would be.

How could it be described as anything less than flourishing?

The main event was still the supreme treasure capable of upgrading talents.

It was a strange object the size of a fist, five-colored, with mysterious patterns engraved on its surface, and dots of starlight flowing within those patterns.

While handing over the reward, the middle-aged man in charge of the ceremony also smilingly told Ye Bai the details of this supreme treasure.

Mending Heaven Stone!

The stone was as its name suggested.

A supreme treasure that achieved the goal of talent upgrading by mending defects in one's talent!

And it wasn't a one-time-use item as Ye Bai had imagined.

Although everyone could only use a Mending Heaven Stone once in their lifetime, it possessed a total of five upgrade opportunities.

Only after being used five times would the Mending Heaven Stone vanish and shatter!

"Not only can I try to upgrade 【Reset】, but I can also upgrade the Martial Dao talents for Qingqing and the others, especially Qin Ayi!!"

A massive surprise!

Ye Bai had long realized that he could live forever!

Thinking of prioritizing the upgrade of his own talent after obtaining the supreme treasure.

That was only because the pressure brought by Ye Sanjian was truly too great!

If he didn't become strong quickly, he might very well die one day under Ye Sanjian's schemes!

In fact, if he could, Ye Bai would rather upgrade Qin Churan's talent.

Qin Ayi's talent was too poor, and coupled with three years of serious illness, her Qi and Blood Value had once dropped below 3 points.

Even though Ye Bai had the housekeeper send Exotic Beast Meat to Qin Churan every day during this period, the latter didn't know when she would be able to break through to the First Grade!

But with the Mending Heaven Stone to upgrade Qin Churan's talent, Ye Bai was confident he could raise Qin Churan's Martial Dao cultivation to at least the Third Grade.

The kind that could easily be achieved by throwing Merit Points at it!

Once he was stronger, he would find other supreme treasures for Qin Churan to upgrade her talent, and Qin Churan could become even stronger!

As for what the middle-aged man told Ye Bai next.

Excluding Ye Bai himself, the consumption for the upgrades would be fully covered by them.

If Ye Bai used the Mending Heaven Stone for others, he would need to purchase an item called a Spirit Stone, which was required for crafting War Soldiers and refining Pills.

And although Spirit Stones could be directly exchanged for with Merit Points, there was no need to worry about the acquisition channels.

But regardless of which grade of talent was being upgraded, it would consume all the energy within the Mending Heaven Stone in one go.

Calculated as a single instance, it would require roughly ten thousand Merit Points.

If the talent grade was very high, additional Spirit Stones would need to be supplemented during the process.

Even top-tier wealthy families in Jiangcheng like the Ning Family could not afford the cost of a single upgrade!

Ye Bai simply didn't care!

He had just received fifty thousand Merit Points!

If one has plenty of money, isn't it meant to be used for those around them?

Furthermore, he would soon be able to reclaim the treatment he was entitled to, so he would never have to worry about Merit Points in the future!

"Student Ye Bai, would you like to use the Mending Heaven Stone now to upgrade your talent?"

"Your Martial Dao talent is A-grade; the upgrade should be completed in one hour."

"No, I want to return to Jiangcheng first."

"Very well, this is my WeChat; remember to contact me in advance when you are ready to upgrade your talent, and I will have the Spirit Stones prepared for you."

However, when the middle-aged man asked Ye Bai if he wanted to try upgrading 【Reset】 now, Ye Bai refused.

This was because his intuition told him that his 【Reset】 was not as simple as A-grade...

The time required for the upgrade might be a little bit long, making it unsuitable to upgrade right now...

He couldn't wait to return to Jiangcheng first!

Looking forward to Yang Hai's reaction!

……

He soon followed the main group back to Jiangcheng.

"White God, White God, number one!"

"Goddess Qingqing, number four!"

"Male God Xiao Huohuo is not bad either, twenty-first!"

"Zhuge Yun is awesome!"

However, it is worth mentioning that the moment Ye Bai walked out of the Secret Realm Gate, he heard bursts of shouting!

"Quick, the heroes of the Genius Camp are back!!"

"White God, look here! I love you!"

"Goddess Qingqing... oh no, she belongs to White God, I'd better love White God too!"

"White God is awesome!"

"White God, I want to have your babies!"

Following this, even more wave-like screams and shouts were heard!

Looking outside the Old City District.

Only to see dense crowds of people! At least several hundred thousand!

The number of people was still continuing to grow!

Many people were even holding up banners in their hands.

"Congratulations to White God for winning first place in the Ladder Tournament!"

"Warmly welcome the heroes of the Genius Camp home!"

"Jiangcheng is number one this year, hahaha!"

"Goddess Qingqing is the best!"

"Male god Xiao Huohuo, you aren't bad either!"

Banners were printed with words such as these!

Yet, at the same time the Second Stage of the Ladder Tournament ended, the live broadcast also ended; the subsequent awards ceremony was not made public.

During that time, the Jiangcheng audience felt more and more excited the more they thought about it, so they spontaneously came to the outside of the Old City District where the Genius Camp was located to welcome the heroes' return!

"Hiss, so many people?!" Zhuge Yun gasped.

"What else did you expect? What you all won for Jiangcheng this time is the first place in the Ladder Tournament!"

"Everyone, don't think about running, ha, this is the glory you deserve!"

"Rest assured, with us here, nothing like fans acting out will happen!" The Instructor surnamed Chen laughed heartily.

Ye Bai felt helpless; he could only go with everyone from the Genius Camp to greet the enthusiastic fans!

He had originally wanted to say goodbye to the students and Instructors of the Genius Camp at the first opportunity.

If he guessed correctly, the four of Haiboxi were already waiting for him at Wangxing Pavilion.

With the treatment he deserved, as well as the latest intelligence on Yang Hai's reaction!

Moreover, although the four of Haiboxi left Wangxing Pavilion No. 38 twenty days ago.

It was only because the Martial University behind them was unwilling to offend Yang Hai and Magic City Martial Arts University for his sake.

The four of them were still very attentive to Ye Bai.

Therefore, he had decided in advance to enroll in Magic City Martial Arts University, and he had to prepare a gift for the four of Haiboxi to thank them for their dedication during this period!

"Ye Bai, no rush, I happen to need to contact the admissions office of Magic City Martial Arts University."

"You don't necessarily have to come to my Magic City Martial Arts University."

"After you finish your business, compare carefully; if the treatment Haiboxi and the others give you is much better, I suggest you enroll in their Martial University!"

Fortunately, on Xi Qian's side, because she had been staying in the Secret Realm, she also had things to do now that she was out.

And two hours later.

Ye Bai and Li Qingqing, whose hands were sore from signing autographs, finally bid farewell to the fanatical crowd of fans!

Ye Bai prepared to go to the Martial Artist Association at the first opportunity,

to see Liu Qingtian.

And incidentally buy the gifts for the four of Haiboxi.

Xi Qian was very good, even gifting him the key item that allowed Mental Power to transform to the Fourth Grade.

Therefore, he had already decided that as long as Magic City Martial Arts University could give him normal treatment, he would choose to enroll under Xi Qian!

"Student Ye Bai, remember to return to Wangxing Pavilion No. 38 as soon as you are done; we have urgent matters to find you for!"

However, to Ye Bai's surprise.

He suddenly received a message...

Sent by Haiboxi!