At the same time, with Yang Yun's death,
Yun Jin completed another mainline task.
"Strip the protagonists of their Luck."
Ye Danxia's Luck had already dropped to zero earlier, and now, Yang Yun's Luck had fallen to zero as well.
This mainline task was fully complete.
At the very end of the task progress bar sat a golden treasure chest, shining brilliantly. One could imagine that the system's final reward would be nothing short of spectacular.
Yun Jin couldn't help feeling a flicker of excitement. She didn't open it immediately, choosing instead to check the progress of her other two tasks.
First, the "Ascend to Immortality" task. She was only stuck on the final step: Ascend!
To complete this task, she'd probably need to make her way to the Immortal Realm.
And to reach the Immortal Realm, she first had to resolve the situation in the Polar Night Demon World. On top of that, the small world itself seemed to be facing some trouble, otherwise the path to Immortality wouldn't be severed. This wasn't something that could be solved quickly, so this mainline task had to be put on hold.
The other mainline task:
"Establish a Holy Land-level sect."
It, too, was just one step away.
The Wushuang Sect's top-tier combat power already rivaled that of a Holy Land. But, in terms of numbers, it was still lacking. The mid- and low-tier combat power faced the same problem.
Not a big deal.
With the establishment of branch sects, the Wushuang Sect would continuously absorb fresh blood, and soon, it would meet the Holy Land standard. By the next Sky City opening, she could follow the rules and officially elevate the Wushuang Sect to a Holy Land!
The previous rewards for this mainline task had already been generous. Once fully completed, who knew what kind of benefits awaited?
Yun Jin hoped, above all, for a Construction Token! The system's Construction Tokens were unbelievably useful!
As she studied the mainline task progress, a voice from the Heavenly Dao sounded:
"Thank you."
Yun Jin waved dismissively. "You've said thank you way too many times."
The Heavenly Dao said, "If you want to go to the Outer-Realm Demon World, you can come here. I can personally send you."
"No need," Yun Jin replied casually. "With the coordinates for the Polar Night Demon World, I can go on my own."
Go on her own?
The Heavenly Dao fell silent for a moment.
To casually traverse small worlds? What an incredible power! Even for it, sending Yun Jin to another small world would take a huge amount of energy.
And yet, according to her, she could go without paying any cost?
Yun Jin carried a secret even He couldn't see. But it didn't matter. The more secrets she had, the better for it. Only if she became stronger would His plans have a chance of success.
"If nothing else, I'll take my leave. See you next time."
The Heavenly Dao fell silent again. Yun Jin gave a casual wave and disappeared from the spot.
In the endless river of rules, the pure white soul's face flickered with a trace of confusion. He had hardly detected any spatial force on Yun Jin, and yet she could come and go without a trace.
There was only one possibility:
The spatial force applied to Yun Jin was far higher than it own level!
"I hope… you'll bring me even more surprises…"
The pure white soul murmured.
Back in the Mission Hall, by the time she returned, many disciples of the Wushuang Sect had already come back.
Originally, they had been worried since Yun Jin had been missing for some time. But as soon as they saw the completion notice for the SSS task: Human-Demon Final Battle, their faces lit up with joy.
It had to be their Sect Master who defeated that Demon Sovereign!
They returned to the Mission Hall just in time to see Yun Jin appear in the center.
The moment she appeared, golden light shimmered across her body. Rewards poured out in dense streams.
For the Human-Demon Final Battle, Yun Jin alone contributed over ninety percent, claiming most of the rewards.
For the Protect the Small World task, the rewards belonged entirely to her.
Even Ji Wusi would've been envious of these two SSS-level rewards.
For Yun Jin, most of the rewards didn't really enhance her strength.
But one of them was very special.
Yun Jin's eyes flickered.
[Increase Heavenly Dao Compatibility. Current compatibility 10%.]
[Increase Heavenly Dao Compatibility. Current compatibility 20%.]
Two SSS-level task rewards in a row had directly raised her Heavenly Dao Compatibility to 20%!
Heavenly Dao Compatibility…
Yun Jin paused to ponder.
What kind of reward was this? What did it actually do?
One thing was clear: it had something to do with the Heavenly Dao.
Perhaps the Heavenly Dao was showing gratitude for her contributions and giving her a special benefit?
Yun Jin asked the system.
"The effect of Heavenly Dao Compatibility."
The system's price tag appeared: 50 billion Emotional Value.
Yun Jin's blood boiled! 50 billion Emotional Value! Why didn't the system just rob someone?
She was about to enter the Polar Night Demon World; it was safer to save some Emotional Value.
Yun Jin thought for a moment and asked another way: "Does higher Heavenly Dao Compatibility have any downside for me?"
This time, the cost was only 10 billion Emotional Value.
She hesitated briefly, then paid it. Although she didn't think Heavenly Dao Compatibility had any negative effect, it was better to be sure.
After deducting the Emotional Value, the system replied: [Only benefits, no drawbacks. The higher the compatibility, the greater the chance of gaining advantages.]
The answer was clear.
With no drawbacks, Yun Jin didn't dwell on it. Since higher compatibility increased her chance of benefits, she decided to keep raising it whenever possible.
Who knew, she might get some major advantage.
Along the river of rules, the pure white soul, just about to return to slumber, suddenly awakened again. It sensed a strange change; its soul seemed more concentrated.
The pure white soul quietly sensed. Between it and Yun Jin, a… peculiar connection seemed to form. This made it plan far easier to succeed.
Looking toward the Sky City, a trace of joy appeared. The Five Immortal Emperors had schemed against Him for millions of years. But this time, they were likely to miscalculate.
With this connection, as long as Yun Jin grew fast enough, the Five Immortal Emperors would never outpace her. The Heavenly Dao felt much more at ease.
"I hope there's good news the next time I awaken."
The pure white soul murmured, then sank back into slumber. Not knowing how the Heavenly Dao would react, Yun Jin finally opened the mainline task's golden treasure chest.
At last, she had completed an entire chain of mainline tasks.
"Strip the protagonists of their Luck."
Yun Jin had been eagerly anticipating this final chest.
She opened it.
Three rewards appeared.
The first: 100 billion Emotional Value.
Yun Jin was satisfied. This compensated for the loss she suffered when unlocking the Polar Night Demon World mini-map. But compensation or not, she still planned to retrieve this Emotional Value from the Polar Night Demon World herself.
This reward was basic, nothing too exciting.
Yun Jin turned to the second reward.
[Ultimate Insight Eye skill. Skill description: Unlimited daily use to view a being's Luck. Under certain conditions, Luck can be stripped or bestowed upon a being.]
Yun Jin drew in a sharp breath.
Unlimited Luck viewing, she had expected. But the ability to strip Luck under certain conditions was terrifying. This meant that if she met certain criteria, she could instantly make a lucky person unlucky, or elevate an unlucky person to great fortune.
This skill had evolved into a godlike ability!
Yun Jin immediately began strategizing. Could she… strip the Demon Clan's Luck in the Polar Night Demon World and bestow it onto the beings of this small world?
If she could pull this off, wouldn't the small world advance even faster?
She let a series of mischievous plans flash through her mind, then turned to the third reward.