Chapter 156: Eight Rich Rewards
Chapter 156: Eight Rich Rewards
“Look.”
Feng Xiao said, “It’s still very cute and kind.”
The Magpie Fairy Dragon then cautiously came over.
“Classmate Wang Che, after winning the championship this time, do you have anything you want to say?”
Hutao walked up to Wang Che enthusiastically, holding a special microphone.
She subconsciously glanced at the Green Caterpillar.
To tell the truth, it was indeed quite cute, without any of the fierce aura it had on the battlefield.
Recalling the match at the time, Hutao still felt a lingering fear.
“What I want to say…”
Wang Che thought for a few seconds and said, “The Qihang Cup is full of strong competitors. For the Green Caterpillar to stand out among many Soul Pets and ultimately win the championship through a tough battle involved a lot of luck.”
“Secondly, whether it’s the championship or not isn’t really the most important thing. What matters most is that through battles with different Soul Pets, one can gain combat experience and grow quickly.”
“I believe this is the true purpose of the Qihang Cup.”
Tough Battle
Gaining Experience
Hutao: “…”
Feng Xiao: “…”
Everyone: “…”
Hearing the first part, Hutao wanted to laugh.
But the second part was indeed the purpose of the Qihang Cup.
She couldn’t laugh anymore and nodded in agreement.
Hutao looked at Feng Xiao and Lin Xi.
“Contestant Wang Che is very right,” Feng Xiao agreed. “The championship really isn’t important. Gaining combat experience during the competition is what matters most. So, Contestant Wang Che, why don’t you give the championship to me? I really don’t want to be second place.”
“That won’t do. It would harm you,” Wang Che said with a smile. “A championship given away won’t be recognized by anyone. You would face all sorts of criticism, saying you don’t deserve the position. Even your Magpie Fairy Dragon would be affected. How could I let you be in such danger?”
“It’s fine, I don’t mind,” Feng Xiao said. “I’m used to being good-natured. Getting harmed a little helps me grow. It also lets me see the dangers of the world. Fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.”
“…” Wang Che.
Hmm, another one who doesn’t play by the rules.
“What about swapping with me?” Lin Xi said from the side. “If you don’t want to be second, you can choose to be third.”
Feng Xiao was stunned and immediately said, “That won’t work either. I can’t harm you either.”
“It’s fine, I don’t mind either,” Lin Xi said.
“…” Feng Xiao.
Hutao couldn’t hold back anymore and burst out laughing.
The audience also couldn’t help but roar with laughter. Listening to the top three winners banter and joke around was truly entertaining.
After the post-match trash talk segment ended, it was time for the awards ceremony.
Unlike the Dawn Cup, which didn’t even have medals, the Qihang Cup had a real trophy.
The mountain-colored Qihang Cup was made of special metal. It might not be extremely valuable, but the symbolic meaning of the trophy was extraordinary.
Besides the trophy, there were also special medals for the Soul Pets to wear.
The medals were engraved in real time based on the Soul Pet that won the championship.
The medals themselves were also a type of Spatial Soul Guiding Device, capable of storing food, materials, and other items inside.
Spatial Soul Guiding Devices were very valuable. Even the smallest ones started at millions of dollars.
Not only was the manufacturing process difficult, but the materials were too scarce, making them expensive to produce.
The one presenting the trophy was the master of the Western Peak Dojo, Yue Zilin.
A middle-aged Soul Pact Master at level 85, the Mountain-Sea Dragon Eagle from before was his Soul Pet.
He was also one of the guest judges.
He looked like a handsome middle-aged man, but in reality, he was already over a hundred years old…
“Young man, keep working hard.”
Yue Zilin handed the trophy to Wang Che, his eyes showing some encouragement. “In a few decades, I’ll be waiting for you to challenge our Western Peak Dojo.”
Challenging dojos was to qualify for bigger competitions and honors, to train oneself.
The Martial Soul Federation held a truly world-class top Soul Pact Master competition every fifty years.
It was a competition representing the pinnacle of human combat strength!
A symbol of supreme honor.
To qualify for the competition, one first needed challenge certificates from all the professional dojos in their respective war zones.
Yue Zilin presented awards to the three contestants one by one.
The one presenting awards to the Soul Pets was He Huan.
The head of the Western Peak Soul Pet Research Base.
He Huan came up to the Green Caterpillar and hung the medal around its neck.
The Green Caterpillar looked at the medal. In the center of the round medal, a cute little caterpillar identical to itself was carved.
Really nice!
The Green Caterpillar showed it was very happy:
“(′·_·`)”
From now on, it could use this to store snacks!
“Little one, you must work hard too.”
He Huan patted the Green Caterpillar’s head and said with a smile, “You’ve made a good start. I hope you can go further and become stronger in the future!”
The Green Caterpillar glanced at Wang Che and nodded.
It will! It will!
The awards ceremony soon ended, and this year’s Qihang Cup came to a close.
Finally, it was time for the rewards.
The rewards for the Qihang Cup were not simple.
It was nothing like the small-scale Dawn Cup.
Just the cash prize for the champion was a full three million.
Compared to the hundred thousand prize money from the Dawn Cup, it was thirty times higher.
It was enough to equip a Soul Pet at this stage with a set of excellent Soul Guiding Art and Soul Guiding Devices, with some left over.
At the same time, it could afford all kinds of rare food for Soul Pets, training potions, and more.
They could buy whatever they wanted.
“Classmate Wang Che, for winning the championship this time, here is the reward list. Please take a look first, and I will take you to claim the rewards later.”
The staff of the Qihang Cup handed a long list to Wang Che.
Wang Che glanced at it and saw there were nearly ten items in total.
Besides the monetary rewards.
The second reward was related to Martial Soul cultivation: Martial Soul Essence Crystals. The top ten winners would receive these, though in different amounts.
They were extremely valuable and effective, containing very pure and stable Soul Power inside, which could speed up Martial Soul cultivation. The champion would get ten pieces.
This thing was somewhat similar to Spirit Stones in function.
For students who had just awakened their Martial Souls, these were very useful.
Right after awakening, Martial Souls were in the complete sensing stage. Most students didn’t start active cultivation immediately. Soul Power itself wasn’t a stable energy, and practicing without guidance could be dangerous.
The stable Soul Power inside the Martial Soul Essence Crystals meant that Martial Souls could directly absorb it, turning it into Soul Power and raising the Soul Power Level.
The third reward was also related to Martial Souls: a capsule called the Spirit Image Capsule.
After taking this capsule and falling asleep, one could see scenes of Soul Pets fighting in the Ancient Era and many ruins from before the collapse of the ancient civilization. These were calculated by modern humans using scientific methods. Experiencing this could boost a student’s Spiritual Power and also give them some knowledge of the world’s ancient history.
There were five capsules in total. Each one consumed made the spirit images more realistic, and taking more at once made the experience more shocking.
It also increased Spiritual Power more significantly.
“As for the Spirit Image Capsules, given your current situation, take one per week. Otherwise, your Spiritual Power might not handle it,” the staff reminded. “Using this carries a little risk. Taking just one is basically safe. After taking them for several weeks in a row, your Spiritual Power will change very noticeably, and you’ll also experience ancient Soul Pets and changes in the ancient world.”
The fourth reward was a set of training Soul Guiding Devices and a Soul Guiding Art worth millions. However, Green Caterpillar and Magnetic Sword were special cases… just like in the Dawn Cup, probably only Wang Che himself would make the selection.
The fifth reward was related to Soul Pets: food. The Qihang Cup offered insect-type and mechanical-type food, with three types to choose from. All were very precious leaf-based foods that enhanced different aspects.
The sixth reward was still related to Soul Pets: Soul Pet Decorations. These were a type of Soul Guiding Device, but different Soul Pet Decorations had different effects. And unlike the training effects of Soul Guiding Devices, Soul Pet Decorations directly boosted a Soul Pet’s physical attributes when equipped. They were extremely valuable and expensive to make.
They were essentially equipment for Soul Pets.
Training Soul Guiding Devices helped with cultivation and only showed effects after long-term use.
Soul Pet Decorations that directly supplemented Soul Pet attributes were the rarest among these rewards.
The seventh reward was a trial qualification for the beginner-level Soul Illusion Realm, also known as the Soul Ghost Illusion. This was an alternate space created by Soul Ghost creatures from another world that invaded long ago. After they were driven back, humans repurposed these spaces into illusion realms. Soul Pets training inside could increase their lifespan limit and even improve their potential.
It was one of the very few special places that could raise a Soul Pet’s lifespan limit and potential.
Naturally, it was also extremely dangerous.
Those Ghost Disciples came about because many humans who entered the Soul Illusion Realm had their souls infected. After coming out, they went insane and wanted to destroy the world.
But that was only a small number. With modern management, some Soul Illusion Realms were completely under human control.
Training in these Soul Illusion Realms still had risks, but situations like turning into Ghost Disciples wouldn’t happen.
The eighth reward was ten consecutive Super Gashapon spins from Dino Tech.
The champion got five tries, the runner-up four, and the third-place three.
After that, any contestant who reached the third round got one try.
This reward seemed like it was just filling the list.
But it was what many contestants looked forward to the most.
Especially those after the top three.
Their rewards were relatively not as much.
Basically, rewards after the top 32 couldn’t even compare to those from the Dawn Cup.
But those ten Super Gashapon spins could change fate!
If you got one Gold Flash, the Qihang Cup was worth it!
After reading the rewards, Wang Che felt that the Qihang Cup’s rewards were indeed generous.
The resources provided were definitely sufficient.
From Martial Soul to Soul Pets, relevant resources were given, though not in large quantities.
After all, it was just the beginning; giving too much wouldn’t be very useful anyway.
For example, Soul Pet Decorations, only one piece was given, not many.
Food and resources for the champion would definitely not be lacking; it just depended on how to choose.
The differences between champion, runner-up, and third place were mostly in quantity.
Of course, the honor and fame from the Qihang Cup itself were also a kind of reward.
Green Caterpillar’s gold-ranked Spatial Soul Guiding Device was an extra reward.
Although the space inside wasn’t large, only one cubic meter, for Green Caterpillar, it could greatly increase its happiness.
“If you have no questions after looking at the list, you can go pick your rewards now,” the staff said with a smile.
“No questions,” Wang Che replied.
Feeling energetic, Wang Che took Green Caterpillar and followed the staff to select the rewards immediately.
After competing for so long, the combat experience of Magnetic Sword and Green Caterpillar was important.
But the rewards were the real, solid gains.