Section Thirteen: Heaven-Defying Rewards for an S+ Rating

[You have broken through the limits of human life; the Life Lantern Gem has fully formed! The gem’s mark is branded on your left wrist and can be accessed at any time with a thought.]
[You have unlocked the Simulated Life Memory Slot (stores memories from your journeys, accessible at will).]
[You have unlocked the Reincarnation Wisdom Card Slot (insert a Reincarnation Wisdom Card to be born with extraordinary intelligence).]
[You have unlocked the Reincarnation Physique Card Slot (insert a Reincarnation Physique Card to be born with extraordinary physical attributes).]
[You have brought back a Nobel Laureate Reincarnation Wisdom Card (Bronze Grade) from this simulation.]
…
[With an almost miraculous performance, you have broken through the limits of life, created two major historical events, and achieved an S+ rating.]
[You have received an S+ reward: 30,000 Journey Points (current points: 32,850).]
[You have received an S+ reward: Silver Grade Reincarnation Wisdom Card—Cosmic Insight.]
[You have received an S+ reward: Silver Grade Reincarnation Physique Card, choose one (Dragon-Elephant Body, Celestial Crane Body, Sacred Monkey Body).]
[You have received an S+ reward: “Qi Refinement Technique,” pages one, two, and three.]
[You have received an S+ reward: Extreme Flame Ring-Pommel Saber (can be summoned for battle at will in the Main World; in other worlds, requires half the Main World’s cultivation to summon and may break).]
[You have received an S+ reward: a Golden Crow Floating Island (Silver Grade; hovers in the air, disperses black mist, protects fifty miles, sustains a population of 100,000. Stored in the Life Lantern Gem, retrievable at any time).]
…
A cascade of notifications left Lin Qiye refreshed and invigorated.

Joy, secret delight, pride, and exultation all mingled within him, like a cocktail with ‘ecstatic’ as its main note.

Lin Qiye raised his wrist, admiring the diamond-shaped Life Lantern Gem that glimmered with violet light.

With the Life Lantern Gem, Lin Qiye possessed the opportunity to traverse the endless worlds and grow stronger without bounds.

The Life Lantern Gem was the foundation of all things!

Moreover, it possessed extraordinary auxiliary functions—

At its center were three golden slots, each the size of an ink drop.

These slots could be unlocked only by a true Worldwalker!

Each slot granted miraculous auxiliary abilities.

The first, the Memory Slot, perfectly stored memories.

Every experience from traversing the myriad worlds would be saved there and could be drawn upon at will.

Of course, the best approach was to extract the most important fragments and imprint them directly in the mind.

The other two slots were the Reincarnation Wisdom and Physique Slots.

Placing a Reincarnation Card in the slots would grant Lin Qiye powerful effects.

If he placed the Nobel Laureate Wisdom Card into the Wisdom Slot—

Then Lin Qiye would obtain the academic and scientific abilities of a Nobel Laureate!

However, once a Reincarnation Card was placed in a slot and then removed, it would shatter and vanish. Moreover, each journey would erode the card, causing damage.

Bronze cards could only withstand five damages before disappearing.

Silver cards could only bear ten.

Thus, Reincarnation Cards were consumables of the highest value—exceedingly precious!

A single Bronze Card started at a base price of 10,000 Journey Points.

A Silver Card started at 100,000!

Recalling the steep prices of Reincarnation Cards, Lin Qiye couldn’t help but feel a surge of secret joy.

“My S+ rating rewarded me with two Silver Grade Reincarnation Cards! And I even brought back a Bronze Card from the simulation!”

Lin Qiye clicked his tongue in satisfaction.

That was a total of 210,000 Journey Points! Ordinary Worldwalkers might not amass such wealth in dozens of journeys.

Lin Qiye shook his head with a smile.

Thankfully, he had gritted his teeth and pushed for an S-level reward—otherwise, the loss would have been incalculable!

He silently praised his wise decision.

Then, full of ceremonial gravity, he declared, “Cosmic Insight Card, activate!”

As his words fell,

A radiant beam of light shot into Lin Qiye’s brow.

His comprehension and academic intellect surged wildly, and he took on the aura of a peerless genius.

“A Silver Card truly is remarkable! But which Physique Card should I choose?”

Lin Qiye examined the three Physique Cards.

[Dragon-Elephant Body]: Focuses on defense and vitality. As you cultivate, a dragon-elephant phantom forms; your defense becomes impenetrable, like an iron fortress.
[Celestial Crane Body]: Focuses on speed and reflexes. As you cultivate, a celestial crane phantom forms; your speed is unmatched, traversing grass as if flying.
[Sacred Monkey Body]: Focuses on agility and arm strength. As you cultivate, a sacred monkey phantom forms; your arms can draw divine bows, your archery skills transcend mortal limits.
Each card was extraordinary.

After brief deliberation, Lin Qiye trusted his intuition and chose the Dragon-Elephant Body.

“Dragon-Elephant Body, activate!”

The second Reincarnation Card burst with crimson light, merging into Lin Qiye’s heart.

The moment it fused, his blood and energy roared and surged; boundless strength lay dormant within him.

Dragon roars and elephant trumpets echoed from his very organs.

“A peerless treasure! Thirty years of hardship in another world have not been in vain!”

Raising his brows, Lin Qiye, heart full of joy, turned to his other rewards.

Thirty thousand Journey Points—another great prize.

His SSS-level permanent talent required Journey Points.

The more, the better—even a hundred million wouldn’t be too much.

“I can even sell the Nobel Laureate Wisdom Card. That would net me at least ten thousand Journey Points. After all, I’ve already outgrown Bronze Cards.”

He promptly put the card up for sale on the marketplace.

He priced it at 11,000 Journey Points.

In an instant, the card was snatched up.

And for 15,000 points at that!

Such was the demand for Reincarnation Cards!

Thus, Lin Qiye’s total reached 48,850 Journey Points.

One must know—

A newcomer who had just formed their Life Lantern Gem would, on average, only earn about 3,000 Journey Points.

Yet Lin Qiye, through sheer talent, now possessed over 40,000 points—not counting his two Silver Cards!

Without question, this harvest was a windfall of the highest order.

And there was more yet to come.

Lin Qiye shook his head, smiling.

“Hm? I actually received the first three pages of the ‘Qi Refinement Technique’?”

He was overjoyed.

“I thought the 2,000 Journey Points I spent developing that cultivation method were wasted. Who would’ve thought I’d get triple the return?”

Typically, martial arts from the Main World possessed reincarnation properties by default.

Techniques from other worlds, when brought back with the Life Lantern, were severely damaged.

Practicing them recklessly risked deviation and madness.

Only techniques rewarded by the Life Lantern could be cultivated safely!

Clearly, Lin Qiye had struck it rich this time.

He promptly retrieved the “Qi Refinement Technique.”

Using Genesis Simulation to perfect it, he spent 15,000 Journey Points.

But the “Qi Refinement Technique” became flawless!

Lin Qiye was thoroughly satisfied.

He immediately began to cultivate the perfect “Qi Refinement Technique.”

The three pages of the technique burned away in an instant.

Soon after, the three volumes of the cultivation method were branded into Lin Qiye’s mind.

“Spend 10,000 Journey Points to cultivate the ‘Qi Refinement Technique’ to perfection!”

As the thought was made manifest,

His points dropped by 10,000, and his cultivation soared, reaching the peak of the Golden Core stage in a flash.

A dragon-elephant phantom opened its crimson eyes behind him.

In that moment,

Lin Qiye’s strength touched the Silver Level.

He was now a Silver-Level Worldwalker—

Stronger than most of his peers!

How much stronger? Lin Qiye estimated that the average Silver Worldwalker couldn’t withstand even one of his full-powered punches.

“Excellent—these thirty years of hardship have brought me the fortune of centuries!” Lin Qiye was overjoyed.

Just as he was about to examine the Extreme Flame Saber and the Golden Crow Floating Island, he was interrupted.

Suddenly,

The space around him trembled.

The power of time and space enveloping him shattered with a thunderous crash.

Like an eggshell splintering,

Moments later, throughout the entire Simulation Life Plaza, three thousand students exited their simulated lives.

Cautious by nature, Lin Qiye instantly concealed his aura,

Adopting an unremarkable demeanor as he observed his surroundings.

At that moment,

The plaza was a tableau of human emotion.

The disappointed knelt at their anchor platforms, faces buried in their hands, sobbing bitterly.

“I… was so close. I can’t accept it. I could’ve defied fate and become a Worldwalker!”

“Why? Why is even simulated life this hard?”

“Why are there always unforeseen circumstances?”

Some wailed in despair.

Was life truly so cruel to them?

Countless dejected souls knelt, heads pressed to the ground, powerless and enraged.

They had failed twice.

No chances remained—they could only submit to the Worldwalkers and become breeding machines.

And to live to thirty, they would have to bear five children!

Yet,

Though ninety percent were unsuccessful,

A few exceptions stood out—

Beside Lin Qiye,

Chen Fan’s face was alight with joy.

“Hahaha! Brother Ye, I made it! I made it! I was a dog! I survived eleven years, evaded over thirty dog thieves, and broke through the limits of life!”

“Hahaha, Brother Ye, what about you?”

Lin Qiye looked at the exuberant Chen Fan. “I was… a terminally ill youth.”

Chen Fan fell silent, his face tinged with sorrow.

A nightmare life—Brother Ye surely didn’t make it through…

He gently patted Lin Qiye’s shoulder.

“It’s alright, Brother Ye. I’ll look after you. You won’t end up as a breeding machine…”