Chapter Nineteen: The Divine Repository of Souls
Chen Qi saw, lying quietly in the front of his storage space, a green treasure chest, a blue treasure chest, a purple chest adorned with a scroll motif, and one other item.
“Emmmm.” Chen Qi wasn’t sure how to describe that thing; it was a mass of ethereal smoke, certainly the highest-tier reward, the mysterious ???.
Rubbing his trembling hands with excitement, Chen Qi made all sorts of gestures and sang praises to the gods above.
After performing like a monkey for thirty seconds, he first opened the green chest.
A deep green light shone through the opening of the chest.
[You have opened the treasure chest (green) and obtained the following item:]
[AK-47 Military Bayonet]
Origin: Novice Exclusive World (Earth Derivative)
Quality: Green
Category: Bayonet
Durability: 40/40
Attack Power: 7–14
Equipment Requirements: Strength 5, Agility 5
Equipment Effect 1: Sharpness (Passive)
Sharpness: This weapon penetrates one tier higher.
Equipment Effect 2: Bleed (Passive)
Bleed: When this weapon hits an enemy and is withdrawn, the enemy suffers 10–25 bleed damage (depending on wound depth and location), lasting 15 seconds.
Rating: 78
Description: Crafted from special metals, this weapon boasts extreme piercing power. Its meticulously designed barbs tear out large amounts of flesh upon withdrawal, delivering a vicious and terrifying bleeding effect!
Price: 1000 universal points
Chen Qi played with the bayonet, admiring its hard edges and perfect curvature. A wide smile broke across his lips.
“A little green gem. Pity it’s not fit to be the main weapon.”
He twirled the blade awkwardly, muttering, “Damn, if this thing stabs the enemy, they’ll be in for a hell of a time.”
After stowing the bayonet, he moved on to the blue chest.
[You have opened the treasure chest (blue) and obtained the following items:]
[Proof of Comradeship]
[600 Universal Points]
Looking at the certificate, which didn’t seem like equipment, Chen Qi curiously checked its attributes.
[Proof of Comradeship]
Origin: Novice Exclusive World (Earth Derivative)
Quality: Blue
Category: Special Consumable
Effect: Summons an armed special forces soldier to fight for you. The soldier lasts five minutes or until death.
Usage: 3/3
Rating: 125
Description: This certificate is awarded to our temporary comrade. Well, he wasn’t very useful, and even got a teammate injured.
Price: 1800 universal points
“Who’s this description mocking?”
The description instantly soured Chen Qi’s mood; he puffed his cheeks in annoyance and tossed the certificate aside.
Half a minute later, he ran over to retrieve it, consoling himself, “Forget it, forget it! My life comes first!”
Now, about to open the purple skill scroll chest, Chen Qi’s heart grew restless again.
“Give me brilliance!”
He let out a roar, but this time, the scroll chest only glowed with a subtle purple light.
[You have obtained the Focus Burst Scroll]
[Focus Burst]
Origin: Novice Exclusive World (Earth Derivative)
Quality: Purple
Type: Active Skill Scroll
Requirements: Constitution 14, Agility 14
Skill Effect: Consumes 20 MP. Upon activation, nerve firing speed increases by 300%, lasting 2 seconds.
Note: The base cooldown is 5 minutes. Forcing activation during cooldown greatly increases cooldown time and inflicts injury (only once per world).
Rating: 270 (Purple items are rated 220–320; the higher the rating, the more precious the item.)
Description: In critical moments, reaction speed is the difference between life and death! When your head flies off, will you regret not using your last trick?
Price: 4800 universal points
A bit disappointed it wasn’t a dazzling offensive skill, Chen Qi tried to learn the scroll, but the space system prompted him.
[Selected user does not meet skill learning requirements. Unable to use this scroll.]
Remembering his unused free attribute points, Chen Qi immediately knew where to allocate them.
With curious eyes, he focused all his attention on the mysterious smoke.
[Beep... Verifying user identity]
[Assessing method of user acquisition]
[Granting user permissions]
[Beep... Permission granted. Welcome, user, to draw from the Soul Divine Treasury.]
Before Chen Qi finished reading the prompt, he realized he was no longer in his private space.
He found himself in the transparent space where he first entered the ‘Sprout Space’. Unlike the empty scene before, he now saw a massive vortex formed of mysterious smoke, swirling in a particular way. Chen Qi felt an urge to merge himself into the vortex.
[First contact with soul for the selected user]
[Beginning introduction to soul and Soul Divine Treasury]
[Soul is the unique, transcendent component of every life, independent of bodily attributes.]
[The baseline soul strength for a first-tier life is 100 points.]
[Selected user's soul strength: 103]
[Aside from tier advancement, soul strength cannot be easily increased by ordinary means.]
[Soul Divine Treasury is a special treasure powered by soul, extremely precious and rarely obtainable outside the space.]
The prompts continued at a steady pace, but suddenly, Chen Qi felt himself being observed by a vast consciousness. He sensed that he was being analyzed in a form even smaller than an atom.
[Please step forward to draw from the Soul Divine Treasury.]
The prompts ceased, leaving only Chen Qi and the vortex facing each other.
Approaching the vortex, Chen Qi could see, through the swirling smoke, another figure formed of the same mysterious haze—himself.
Seeing that the draw had not yet begun, he bravely extended his hand toward the vortex.
The instant he touched the smoky vortex, his vision shifted. He could see his physical body—and, if he wished, he could abandon it and merge into the vortex.
[Draw initiated. Congratulations, user, on obtaining Soul Divine Treasury: Badge of Polar Bear Courage.]
The space prompt sounded, and Chen Qi felt a magnificent medal appear on his chest, engraved with a mighty polar bear, fierce and upright.
His entire attention was fixed on this silver-glowing badge, as vivid images flooded his mind:
A grand and solemn hall, filled with stern spectators. Chen Qi stood on stage, and an elder in formal attire pinned the medal to his chest. As the scene faded, he saw General Zakayev in the front row smiling at him.
[Badge of Polar Bear Courage] (First Tier)
Origin: Novice Exclusive World (Earth Derivative)
Quality: Silver
Category: Soul Divine Treasury
Soul Load: 60
Treasury Effect 1: All attributes +3
Treasury Effect 2: Song of Courage (Active)
Song of Courage: Channel courage into a polar bear phantom with 120 points of energy (scales with tier). Each attack can consume 40 points to inflict extra damage; each hit received can consume 20 points to resist some damage. (Cooldown: One world)
Treasury Effect 3: (Unlocks at Second Tier)
Description: Awarded by the President of the Northern Alliance for exceptional bravery during the Sterlan hostage crisis.
(Recommended to play the Soviet March while using.)
Note: Once equipped, the treasury binds to the soul and cannot be separated or sold by ordinary means.
Note: Soul load is the minimum soul strength required to equip the treasury. The total soul load of all equipped treasuries must not exceed soul strength.
Note: Soul Divine Treasuries are ranked: Bronze, Silver, Gold, ... (tiers not shown if insufficient). The higher the quality, the greater the soul load.
Note: For further details about Soul Divine Treasuries, please explore on your own.