Chapter 251: Heaven-shaking Rewards, Wild God Inheritance! Spider Cutter Is Real! Charge Toward Arakawa Village’s Factory Core
Shangshan Che tapped to open it and found that the rewards section seemed to have too much text, so it even used another image to display them.
【Rewards are as follows—】
【All competitors who defeated a puppet and passed the preliminary round receive 100 Special Affairs Office contribution points! They can be exchanged at the Special Affairs Office, Onmyoji Family, or dojo for any item of equivalent value!】
As long as they defeat a two-and-a-half star peak puppet, they can directly receive contribution point rewards equivalent to Tamamo’s one-month salary.
Shangshan Che had browsed the shop in the Special Affairs Office APP and found that the purchasing power of contribution points was slightly weaker than Soul Ash.
Roughly 150 contribution points = 100 Soul Ash.
But the number of people who can defeat this puppet… is simply too many.
The Special Affairs Office is really generous.
Shangshan Che thought to himself and continued looking down.
Soon, he witnessed what a true grand gesture was.
【128th-65th: 2000 Special Affairs Office contribution points, exchangeable at the Special Affairs Office, Onmyoji Family, or dojo for any item of equivalent value! Plus, randomly obtain one inheritance below Ghost God level from the Special Affairs Office Archive Room!】
【64th-33rd: 2000 Special Affairs Office contribution points, exchangeable at the Special Affairs Office, Onmyoji Family, or dojo for any item of equivalent value! Plus, randomly obtain two inheritances below Ghost God level from the Special Affairs Office Archive Room!】
—Even excluding the over a hundred Ghost God level or below inheritances given out, which are probably around three-star level, the Special Affairs Office has essentially given away tens of thousands of Soul Ash.
Add in the preliminaries, and that’s hundreds of thousands of Soul Ash scattered out.
Tsk tsk, if all these contribution points were exchanged for Soul Ash for him, wouldn’t he be able to pull Hundred-Eyed Demon tomorrow and exhaust the Demon King pool?
Then pull an acceleration card to complete the Demon Incarnation promotion in one night, continue spending to exhaust the next new pool…
Wouldn’t that mean in a couple of days he could punch Sister Nanjo and kick Ghost God level?
After fantasizing a bit, Shangshan Che looked at the Special Affairs Office’s definition of “inheritance.”
The so-called “inheritance below Ghost God level” includes all Onmyōdō, Breathing Techniques, Footwork, Sword Techniques… and so on below the Ghost God level limit.
It can also be fragments of some powerful Onmyōdō or Breathing Technique.
For example, the Corona Breathing Technique up to the end of the Palace of Flesh chapter is a fragment—this is also the version Shangshan Che and Lili Zi got at the start.
It’s just that “random” is quite mentally draining.
Shangshan Che estimated that after the elimination tournament, he might see competitors awkwardly exchanging the inheritances they pulled from gacha on the spot.
But further up, it’s no longer random.
【32nd-11th: 3000 Special Affairs Office contribution points, exchangeable at the Special Affairs Office, Onmyoji Family, or dojo for any item of equivalent value! Plus, select any two inheritances below Ghost God level from the Special Affairs Office Archive Room!】
Select any, which means targeted strengthening.
Being able to pick from the vast Special Affairs Office headquarters Archive Room, rather than a branch, from inheritances accumulated over a millennium is simply a dazzling enjoyment.
Shangshan Che’s finger paused.
Because the image had scrolled to the bottom again.
“So, the top ten rewards were too much and led to a new image?” Shangshan Che raised an eyebrow, growing more expectant.
“I like it.”
【TOP10: 5000 Special Affairs Office contribution points, exchangeable at the Special Affairs Office, Onmyoji Family, or dojo for any item of equivalent value! Plus, select one Ghost God level inheritance from the Special Affairs Office Archive Room!】
Ghost God level!
Just tenth place has already entered the “Ghost God domain.”
Though geniuses who make it to the top ten of the Eastern Region Seed Battle mostly don’t need to worry about the threshold of “how to surpass Ghost God.”
But directly gaining a Ghost God level technique suited to oneself is still a very pleasing reward.
【TOP9: 8000 Special Affairs Office contribution points, exchangeable at the Special Affairs Office, Onmyoji Family, or dojo for any item of equivalent value! Plus, select one Ghost God level inheritance from the Special Affairs Office Archive Room, Onmyoji Family open area, or dojo open area!】
“Oh?”
Seeing the two additional clickable blue words after Archive Room, Shangshan Che was slightly stunned, then tapped to see the note.
【Onmyoji Family: Tsuchimikado Family, Minamoto Family, Kamo Family, Saito Family…】
【Dojo: Katori Shinto-ryu Tokyo Headquarters, Ryūgen Shinkage-ryū Tokyo Branch, Hokushin Ittō-ryū Tokyo Headquarters…】
In the notes, one famous family and dojo name after another appeared before Shangshan Che’s eyes.
Even though “open area” means the inheritances displayed have been screened and likely lack core parts, this is still the first time in centuries!
The first time the bloodline-focused Onmyoji Families and inheritance-focused ancient dojos have opened part of their inheritances to outsiders!
Just from these words, Shangshan Che could imagine how much pressure the Special Affairs Office put on these old folks.
However…
Shangshan Che glanced up again.
The gatekeeper brother in tenth place is truly blessed.
【TOP8: Select one Ghost God level inheritance from the Special Affairs Office Archive Room, Onmyoji Family open area, or dojo open area! Plus, receive one weapon or armor custom-made by a top craftsman!】
By eighth place, the Special Affairs Office contribution point reward is gone.
In its place is a custom forging from a Special Affairs Office-certified top craftsman.
—Aoyama Yoshimitsu was only a “senior craftsman” not particularly impressive in the Special Affairs Office certification standards.
—And in the entire Special Affairs Office, there are only dozens of top craftsmen, most on secret missions or missing.
So, the top craftsmen contactable on a normal day number fewer than five.
In other words, this reward is a custom-made weapon or armor with at least 【Epic+】 quality.
Shangshan Che drooled looking at it, but this lower-ranked reward was probably beyond him.
“What a pity…”
He shook his head.
【TOP7: Select one Ghost God level inheritance from the Special Affairs Office Archive Room, Onmyoji Family open area, or dojo open area! Plus, one chance to complete an inheritance at Ghost God level or below!】
【TOP6: Select one Ghost God level inheritance from the Special Affairs Office Archive Room, Onmyoji Family open area, or dojo open area! Plus, two chances to complete inheritances at Ghost God level or below!】
“Complete inheritance?”
Shangshan Che immediately thought of the still-missing Sea of Qi chapter of the Corona Breathing Technique.
And since both Sea of Qi and Palace of Flesh have significant gaps, the later gaps are surely even larger.
This reward is interesting.
【TOP5: Select one Ghost God level inheritance from the Special Affairs Office Archive Room, Onmyoji Family open area, or dojo open area! Plus, two chances to complete inheritances at Ghost God level or below!
Additionally, receive one “Forced Contract Scroll” personally refined by the Astronomy Doctor!】
The scroll words turned red, different from before.
Shangshan Che tapped and found this was a keyword only certified competitors like him could see.
To other agents, it would probably be “■■■■■■.”
【Forced Contract Scroll: Immediately contract demons or Supernatural Phenomena below Ghost God level, no familiar required, takes immediate effect. Irresistible, ignores will, no cost.】
“Ah?”
Grab and refine in an instant?
Honestly, Shangshan Che was truly moved this time.
According to the scroll’s description, in the Eternal World from now on, whenever he spots a demon or Supernatural Phenomenon he likes, he can just pull out the scroll.
Whether it’s the Snow Woman boss at the Mountain Inn, the massive Kisaragi Station, or even the Ootama Hoshi from the Sengoku Period…
This scroll has too many uses.
Shangshan Che began daydreaming.
If he had used this thing back then to contract Ootama Hoshi, would the Demon Guide Association be his after five hundred years?
Moreover, this is perfectly the TOP5 ranking reward.
If there’s nothing more tempting later, Shangshan Che decides to hold TOP5.
—TOP123 fame is minor; rewards in hand are major!
【TOP4: Select one Ghost God level inheritance from the Special Affairs Office Archive Room, Onmyoji Family open area, or dojo open area! Plus, two chances to complete inheritances at Ghost God level or below!
Additionally, receive the “Flesh Furnace” crafted by the Calendar Doctor!】
【Flesh Furnace: Place demon corpses inside; after refining, obtain “Demon Essence” to enhance the body.】
An item that boosts Physique attribute.
Perhaps nice for others, but not attractive to Shangshan Che.
【TOP3: Select one Wild God level inheritance from the Special Affairs Office Archive Room, Onmyoji Family open area, or dojo open area! Plus, two chances to complete inheritances at Ghost God level or below!
Additionally, receive a “Secret Life-Replacing Doll” personally enhanced by the Onmyo Doctor!】
【Secret Life-Replacing Doll: Place in a hidden spot; resurrect there upon death.
—I think as long as you don’t provoke named existences in myths, it will definitely work.】
From the description, this doll is much stronger than the one he has.
Quality… Super Epic?
At least.
This life-saving item is good, but Shangshan Che feels he won’t need it.
In the near term, even years, it’s unlikely for Ghost God or above to appear in the Mortal Realm, so this doll is for five or even ten years later.
Too long; Shangshan Che can’t wait.
Just as he thought TOP3 was just so-so and wanted to continue, Shangshan Che suddenly noticed a single word change.
Right, one word.
From “Ghost God level inheritance” to “Wild God level inheritance.”
Five-star inheritance!
Above Great Onmyoji, above the Five Viscera Immortal of Breathing Techniques!
Just one word difference shattered Shangshan Che’s prior plan to hold TOP5.
It’s because Wild God level is too tempting…
【TOP2: Select one Wild God level inheritance from the Special Affairs Office Archive Room, Onmyoji Family open area, or dojo open area! Plus, two completion chances!（One for Wild God level inheritance）
Additionally, receive the ancient item “Myriad Forms Folding Fan”!】
【Myriad Forms Folding Fan: Forged by a Master Craftsman from the Kamakura era and passed down to now, etched with 481 different Onmyōdō techniques that are intact and can be released via abbreviated casting.】
This folding fan can perfectly replace the Blessed Folding Fan that’s reached its limit.
Shangshan Che glanced at the completion above, growing hotter inside.
TOP2 rewards are like this, so what about the “Champion”?
【TOP1: Select one Wild God level inheritance from the Special Affairs Office Archive Room, Onmyoji Family open area, or dojo open area! Plus, two chances to complete Wild God level or below inheritances!
Additionally, receive the famous tachi “Spider Cutter” held by Minamoto no Yorimitsu in the Heian Period!
Finally, receive a private audience with Sword Saint Your Excellency!】
Shangshan Che’s gaze was immediately drawn to the second line.
Spider Cutter!
That Onmyo Assistant really spared no expense!
Shangshan Che, who originally wanted the Myriad Forms Folding Fan, started hesitating again… this fan or blade, hard to choose.
One can immediately enrich Shangshan Che’s Onmyōdō arsenal—with this fan, he might even know more Onmyōdō than some Great Onmyoji.
But a mythical, world-famous tachi like Spider Cutter surely has unimaginable divine effects.
As for the following audience with Sword Saint, Shangshan Che felt it was extra.
He was indeed interested in that Sword Saint who alone forced the Three Great Families and ancient Onmyoji Families to bow, making everyone sit down to negotiate properly.
He wanted to witness that demeanor firsthand.
But only to the extent of interest.
Sword Saint is too high, he too low; the huge gap makes it hard for Shangshan Che to feel real.
Rather, the current Sword Saint is more like a “symbol” to him.
“Champion, or second.”
Both first and second rewards are exceptionally generous; Shangshan Che really can’t choose easily.
So in any case, he must enter the top two.
That’s the baseline.
Defeating Minamoto Shizuka is indeed very difficult, but so far Shangshan Che hasn’t seen a second character comparable.
Thus, the simple goal is set.
“If only Lili Zi was competing too.” Shangshan Che sighed lightly, “Then we brothers could take first and second, perfect?”
—The official Seed Battle Elimination Round starts earliest late June, exact time TBD.
Depends on when preliminaries and Swiss rounds finish; about half a month left, time to hype the elimination round.
Tokyo will truly start getting “lively.”
Shangshan Che spent a few minutes reading all rewards, then opened comments to find chains of shock.
Many asking what Ghost God level and Wild God level mean, what kind of powerhouses, compared to Shangshan Che, Minamoto Shizuka, etc.?
Soon, kind old agents stepped up to answer.
【Three Thirty, Tea First: These Seed Battle geniuses are indeed amazing, could single-handedly beat over a hundred of us… but to compare to those existences, you’re far off.】
【Three Thirty, Tea First: Ghost Gods have power to part yin-yang, move mountains, fill seas. As for Wild God level big shots… I’ve lived decades without seeing one, dare not imagine.
Conservatively, single-handedly beat ten Ghost Gods.】
Comments below exploded immediately; new Special Affairs Office agents and outsiders went wild.
【Conservatively! Wild God beats ten Ghost Gods, Ghost God beats ten Shangshan Ches, Shangshan Che beats a hundred mes—doesn’t that mean Wild God beats ten thousand mes!
Heavens, I just barely contracted a two-star shikigami after much hardship!】
【Upstairs dreaming fart, ten thousand yous? Even a hundred thousand probably not glanced at by such big shots!】
【Holy crap, our Special Affairs Office is this badass!】
After that, comments were either marveling at Ghost God and Wild God power or coveting elimination rewards…
Seeing the comments break tens of thousands in under ten minutes, Shangshan Che was surprised.
This blasted out all the usual lurkers.
The unaware might think the rewards above were for comment forwards in a giveaway.
Shangshan Che took out the original iron piece from his pocket and found it had changed from unremarkable black iron to crystalline clear crystal.
Texture upgraded by more than a bit.
Back still has his name, front etched with a big “5.”
Altogether, 【TOP5·Shangshan Che】.
Shangshan Che tested the crystal piece’s strength with Lightning and found it surprisingly high after the change.
Even at 30% power outputting Five Thunder Technique, the crystal piece remained unscathed.
Probably no change even at full power.
Thinking this, Shangshan Che placed the crystal piece in his chest clothes pocket layer.
This is basically freeloading a Heart Protection Mirror!
Hiding his form, he returned home, reverted to normal, and greeted Lili Zi.
He asked: “Lili Zi, interested in the Seed Battle ranking rewards?”
“Tell me.”
The girl, no different from an ordinary JK, opened her eyes, propping her cheek.
But Shangshan Che didn’t speak again.
—If interested, she’d have checked herself, just like how she advances on the cultivation path day and night, eagerly whenever awake.
So he shook his head: “Forget it, not many rewards… just so-so, better practice sword two more days.”
“Alright then.” Lili Zi exhaled, gazing at the clear sky outside, “What for dinner?”
“Wait till I wake up.”
Shangshan Che yawned: “Ran to get lightning-struck for breakthrough at noon, exhausted.”
Lili Zi smiled faintly at him,
“I’ll wait.”
“Got it, finish task quick!”
“Sleeping isn’t quick…”
“No way, dinner is a must!”
After a few exchanges, Shangshan Che went upstairs to bed.
Of course he wasn’t sleeping.
Based on Seed Battle timing and recent plans, Shangshan Che felt he could finally do one thing.
—【Unknown Core Factory Map】.
Activating this Super Epic map, which must contain a Super Epic quality equipment or item, requires “Factory Core.”
And in Arakawa Village, there’s a factory built by Factory Owner Z.
Tide aftershocks have receded; Factory Owner Z surely won’t stay in that wilderness long.
So, nothing more to say.
Sprint, to Arakawa Village’s Factory Core!
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