Chapter 90: Choosing Rewards, Alien Race

Compared to the team competition rewards.

The individual competition rewards were much richer, far surpassing the team competition in both quantity and quality.

Lin Yuan, in particular, obtained first place globally, and his rewards were especially substantial.

"Mr. Lin Yuan, if you have any questions about the items on the reward list, feel free to ask me."

Standing nearby was a woman dressed in a pink skirt.

Her demeanor was elegant, naturally making people feel fond of her.

The reward list contained fifty items.

There were high-tech weapons, warships, spacecraft, and the like.

There were also various evolutionary path inheritances, including the 'Purple Thunder' evolutionary path practiced by the Thunder God, which had once dominated the rankings on Canglan Star.

There were also some universal 'rare treasures', star 'treasures', and rare 'spiritual objects'.

As the first place winner of the arena individual competition, Lin Yuan could choose five items and had priority selection rights.

In other words, the other Evolvers ranked below could only choose after Lin Yuan had finished selecting from the fifty items on the reward list.

According to the arena competition rules—

First place could choose five items.

Second and third place could choose three items.

Fourth to tenth place could choose one item each.

"Which five should I choose?"

Lin Yuan thought quickly.

To be honest, Lin Yuan wanted all fifty items on the reward list.

After all, every single one was worth a fortune, measured in billions, and could not be bought with money alone; they required citizen permissions and other limitations.

Even if Lin Yuan had no use for them himself, he could resell them at a premium, and countless people would be willing to buy them.

"Third-tier Gene Potion? I don't need it."

"Fourth-tier orbital cannon? Not needed either."

Lin Yuan kept eliminating items and finally settled on five.

First: Fourth-tier life fruit.

This cosmic treasure contains a vast amount of life force. For Evolvers below fifth tier, no matter how severe the injury, as long as their Soul remains intact, consuming a life fruit can rapidly restore them.

It is a life-saving treasure.

Even a fourth-tier life fruit has some effect on fifth-tier Evolvers, as long as the injury is not fatal.

Lin Yuan chose the life fruit purely as a precaution against extreme situations. If he were injured, he could use it immediately.

Moreover.

Within the Cosmic Human Alliance, life fruits are very stable assets, always in short supply. Even if Lin Yuan never needed the life fruit, he could convert it into cash later.

Second: Soul defense treasure 'soul calming bell'.

The soul calming bell can guard one's own Soul, effectively defending against other Soul attacks or Soul interference.

For living beings, the Soul is crucial. Within the Cosmic Human Alliance, the criterion for determining whether someone belongs to the Human Race is not based on the Physical Body, but on the Soul.

For example, if a cosmic Genius with great opportunities 'possesses' an innately powerful special life form.

Does that cosmic Genius still count as Human Race?

Also, if an offspring of a great figure replaces their Physical Body with one of stronger Aptitude, do they still count as the great figure's descendant?

The first counts.

The second also counts.

As long as the Soul remains unique.

Third: nine li liquid.

This liquid can enhance the basic strength of the Physical Body to a certain degree, only effective for fourth-tier and below Evolvers.

Though the Soul is important, the Physical Body is also indispensable.

On the Cosmic Human Alliance Mall app, nine li liquid costs fifty billion to even have a chance to buy.

And it's just a chance—it usually gets snapped up as soon as it appears.

Fourth: Soul-Nourishing Jade.

Long-term wearing of this jade can subtly increase Soul strength.

As for the fifth item, he chose a sixth-tier evolution method.

This sixth-tier evolution method came from another life-bearing planet. Based on its description, it should greatly complement Lin Yuan's Martial Dao cultivation System.

If Lin Yuan were to buy it directly, each evolution method would also cost tens of billions.

Among the fifty items, this sixth-tier evolution method was nearly top-tier.

"That's it."

Lin Yuan returned the reward list to the woman in the pink skirt.

"Very well."

The woman's gaze was gentle, and before leaving, she suddenly mentioned, "Oh, Mr. Lin Yuan, you might receive news from the Chi Kun Star Region after some time."

"Understood."

Lin Yuan nodded.

Before the third teleportation.

Lin Yuan had learned from the Goddess of Wisdom that this competition might catch the attention of the Red Kun Star Lord.

The Red Kun Star Lord is a supreme figure who governs an entire Star Domain.

Currently, Canglan Star is also under the Chi Kun Star Region, one of the millions of life-bearing planets under its rule.

Of course, the Goddess of Wisdom's explanation was vague.

She only said it was possible to receive the attention of the Red Kun Star Lord, and even if he noticed, there might not be any reaction.

After Lin Yuan chose his rewards.

The following Evolvers began to choose in turn.

"I choose these three."

Fang Qing said, his tone somewhat disappointed.

In this arena competition, he had placed second.

Second only to Lin Yuan.

Even so, Fang Qing still felt a bit unsatisfied.

Mainly because the gap between him and Lin Yuan was too large. If it had been the Thunder God or Yang Wei in second place.

He could have accepted it, believing he had a chance to catch up.

The White-bearded old man sitting on his shoulder shook his head and said, "Fang boy, you don't need to blame yourself. That Lin Yuan kid has some talent, but the evolutionary path he practices can't compare to the 'Ancient God' evolutionary path."

"He might be ahead of you now, and maybe for decades to come, but after a hundred or a thousand years, he will definitely fall behind you."

"You have the Aptitude to practice the 'Ancient God' evolutionary path, and with my guidance, you have a good chance of reaching the sixth tier in the future."

"And Lin Yuan? He will most likely be stuck at the sixth-tier Bottleneck. Then you can beat him up and vent your anger."

The White-bearded old man comforted him.

In truth, if he had a choice, he would have wanted a different inheritor; that Lin Yuan wasn't bad.

But once the 'Ancient God' evolutionary path's inheritor is chosen, it cannot be changed, meaning the White-bearded old man could only stick with this one path.

Thus, he could only comfort Fang Qing, his unaccomplished inheritor.

"Right."

"Being stronger than me now means nothing."

"What matters is the future, the days ahead."

"Only by reaching the sixth tier, roaming the star sea, and striking down stars with one blow—wouldn't that be infinitely more satisfying than now?"

Fang Qing let out a light breath, suddenly feeling that his future was bright.

Time passed.

The process of the Canglan Star arena competition quickly spread to neighboring life planets.

In this competition, Canglan Star actually produced a fourth-tier Evolver, an event that hadn't occurred in hundreds of thousands of years.

For a medium life planet like Canglan Star, the probability of a fourth-tier Evolver appearing under a hundred years old was almost zero.

Only those high-level life planets, or even the Star Domain's main planets, had a higher chance of producing a fourth-tier Evolver under a hundred.

Canglan Star spacecraft landing area.

A beautiful woman stepped out.

In the interstellar era, regardless of gender, appearances were seldom poor. Not to mention gene correction, even postnatal cosmetic treatments could easily adjust one's looks without side effects.

However, this beautiful woman was not only stunningly beautiful but also possessed a special aura that made men instinctively want to conquer her.

"I didn't expect a fourth-tier under a hundred to appear on this remote planet?"

As soon as the beautiful woman got off the spacecraft, a special shuttle came to pick her up.

"My task this time is to seduce this fourth-tier Genius into joining our race and influence him as much as possible."

The beautiful woman thought quickly.

Direct assassination would come at too great a cost.

After all, assassinating a fourth-tier required at least fifth-tier strength.

If it were another fourth-tier, they couldn't kill him instantly. If he held on for a second or two, the planet's defense System's energy cannons would arrive.

Only a fifth-tier would be reliable.

And after a fifth-tier assassin killed him, they would definitely be torn apart by the subsequent planetary defense Systems and the Human Race Experts who arrived.

In other words, assassinating a Human Race fourth-tier Genius required sacrificing a fifth-tier Expert's life.

Moreover, that fifth-tier Expert would have to infiltrate Human Race territory and have a complete, legal identity.

Otherwise, they couldn't even enter Canglan Star or get close to the target.

Achieving this was probably a hundred or a thousand times harder than cultivating a fifth-tier Expert.

The Three Goddesses of the Human Race were no joke. Evading their information blockade required any alien race to pay a heavy price.

Therefore, unless it was the founder of a high-level evolutionary path, alien races would not easily attempt assassination.

Assassination was a last resort.

Besides assassination, there were plenty of other methods.

Shuiyue Community.

House 32.

Lin Yuan sat cross-legged, the content of the 'Futou' evolutionary path constantly surfacing in his mind.

The Futou evolutionary path was a sixth-tier evolutionary path from a high-level life planet called Futou Star.

This evolutionary path was exactly the one Lin Yuan had chosen in the arena competition.

"Truly profound."

Lin Yuan contemplated this evolutionary path.

[Your Comprehension Ability is Heaven-Defying. Comprehending the Futou evolutionary path, continuously perfecting the Martial Dao Evolution Path.]

[Your Comprehension Ability is Heaven-Defying. Comprehending the Futou evolutionary path, continuously perfecting the Martial Dao Evolution Path.]

[Your Comprehension Ability is Heaven-Defying. Comprehending the Futou evolutionary path, continuously perfecting the Martial Dao Evolution Path.]

With Heaven-Defying Comprehension, Lin Yuan improved every moment. Browsing other advanced evolutionary paths greatly accelerated this process.

"Unfortunately, even such a refined evolutionary path still doesn't surpass the limitations of the sixth tier."

Lin Yuan sighed.

From the sixth tier to the seventh tier was a major Bottleneck, a great shackle.

Same for Evolvers, and same for evolutionary paths.

"Oh well."

"Let's go out for a walk and relax."

Lin Yuan stood up, left the underground training ground, and planned to stroll through the garden of Shuiyue Community.

As a high-end luxury residential area, Shuiyue Community's garden was planted with flowers of all seasons, lifting one's spirits.

Since it was early morning, there were few people in the garden, making it quite peaceful.

Suddenly.

A beautiful woman approached from the opposite direction.

She seemed to be a resident of Shuiyue Community as well.

"Huh?"

Lin Yuan had a faint illusion of being watched, so he glanced at the beautiful woman a few more times.

One look.

Another look.

And another look.

Lin Yuan even stopped and stared at the beautiful woman's retreating figure.

"Men are all the same."

Although the beautiful woman didn't turn around, she felt Lin Yuan's gaze.

She had deliberately chosen this time to pretend to run into him, just to show herself to Lin Yuan a few times.

Her race practiced a special Charm Technique that could naturally attract the opposite sex.

As she walked, she had unconsciously used this Charm Technique, and the fourth-tier Genius was so captivated that he stopped.

This made the beautiful woman even more confident in her next move.

Dealing with these young Human Race geniuses by eroding their will was the best method.

This was much easier than direct assassination and gave her a greater sense of accomplishment.

[Your Comprehension Ability is Heaven-Defying. Observing an unknown life, you comprehend an unknown 'Charm Technique'.]

"Unknown 'Charm Technique'?"

Lin Yuan thought for a moment and immediately realized that this 'Charm Technique' didn't seem to be something a Human could perform.

"If it's a 'Charm Technique' that Humans can't perform, how did that woman do it?"

Lin Yuan was puzzled.

He was certain that the beautiful woman had used this unknown 'Charm Technique' when she passed him, otherwise, his Heaven-Defying Comprehension wouldn't have detected and fully understood it.

"If there's a problem, ask the Goddess."

Lin Yuan didn't want to overthink it. He returned to his residence and connected to the Goddess of Wisdom directly.

He uploaded this unknown 'Charm Technique'.

Within moments.

He received a reply from the Goddess of Wisdom.

"Dear citizen Lin Yuan, this 'Charm Technique' originates from the Flower God Clan. It is a high-level 'Charm Technique' formed by the race's Innate talent in their Bloodline, combined with related secret techniques, capable of beguiling the mind."

The Goddess of Wisdom explained clearly.

"Flower God Clan?"

Lin Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly.

This race was a plant-based life form, an enemy of the Human Race.

Because they excelled in disguise and were skilled at beguiling minds, they often infiltrated Human Civilization as spies and agents.

"That woman must be an alien, a Flower God Clan member."

Lin Yuan thought of the beautiful woman he had encountered in the garden.

With so many life planets and high-end communities in the Cosmic Human Alliance, this alien happened to appear near Lin Yuan—most likely targeting him.

"Is it because of the exposure from the arena competition?"

Lin Yuan pondered.

Displaying fourth-tier combat power in the arena was a decision Lin Yuan had made after consulting the Goddess of Wisdom.

The Goddess of Wisdom explained that a fourth-tier Human Race Genius under a hundred years old would indeed attract alien attention, but only attention, not a spot on the assassination list.

At most, they would be subject to seduction and corruption. As long as Lin Yuan was cautious, nothing would happen.

And revealing fourth-tier combat power could potentially attract the Red Kun Star Lord's attention, possibly bringing great opportunities and benefits.

The risk was low.

The opportunities were high.

Considering everything, Lin Yuan chose to reveal his strength and crush the competition.

"I actually discovered an alien."

Lin Yuan's thoughts surged.

If used well, this alien could bring Lin Yuan many benefits.

For example, by following this alien's trail, he might uncover more aliens behind her.

And since aliens infiltrating Human Civilization must carry a lot of treasures, Lin Yuan could fish in troubled waters and gain something.

"But forget it."

"There's no need to get involved with these rats in the gutter."

Lin Yuan thought for a moment and directly connected to the Goddess of Wisdom.

"Goddess of Wisdom, I have something to report."

Please give me some monthly tickets~~~