Chapter 353: The Eternal Fruit

Chapter 353: The Eternal Fruit

[Tongtian Jiaozhu: Ye Tian has returned from the Challenge Zone. I wonder what he'll gain from this victory. Considering how powerful the opponents in the Challenge Card were, the rewards must be extraordinary!]

Although Ye Tian easily killed Jehovah during the battle, it only proved Ye Tian's strength; it didn't imply Jehovah was weak.

Jehovah was an exceptionally powerful entity, but he was unlucky to encounter Ye Tian. With someone as formidable as Jehovah appearing in the challenge, the rewards for winning were bound to be extraordinary.

This, in turn, piqued the interest of everyone else, as they eagerly anticipated the nature of the rewards following such a difficult challenge.

After all, this Challenge Card was the second-place reward. Everyone speculated whether its rewards could surpass those of first place, as Challenge Cards differed significantly from ordinary rewards.

[Jieyin Bodhisattva: No one can say for sure, but the rewards are unlikely to disappoint. It shouldn't take long for the prize to be issued. Let's wait a bit—it should appear soon!]

For tasks that offered rewards, the treasures bestowed were always extremely valuable. This time, Ye Tian would undoubtedly be no exception.

When Ye Tian stepped back into the Primordial World from the Challenge Zone, the pressure on him suddenly lightened a hundredfold. Although it hadn't affected him much, arriving in the Primordial World made him feel like a fish back in water, granting him ease and comfort.

The Golden List did not keep Ye Tian waiting for long and quickly announced the reward for his Challenge Card victory.

[Reward for Challenge Card Victory: The Eternal Fruit!]

[Upon consumption, the Primordial Spirit undergoes transformation, evolving directly into an Eternal Primordial Spirit. From then on, the Primordial Spirit will remain eternally indestructible!]

Eternal indestructibility was an immensely desirable state. The transformation of the Primordial Spirit to this level signified that no force, regardless of its power, could destroy it. Even a Grand Saint wouldn't be able to obliterate Ye Tian's Eternal Primordial Spirit after its evolution.

When this reward appeared in the livestream chat, it didn't immediately receive praise. Instead, an eerie silence descended, as though everyone had been muted, unable to type a single word.

The reason was simple: the reward was excessively overwhelming, surpassing the limits of their imagination. Even Saints couldn't comprehend it, and even Hongjun Laozu found his heart trembling at this reward.

[Sun Wukong: Isn't this reward a bit too much? I've never even heard of those higher levels above us!]

Though Sun Wukong didn't fully understand the specifics of the power levels, he wasn't foolish. He knew that Grand Saints were undoubtedly stronger than Heavenly Path Saints, meaning that even entities stronger than Hongjun Laozu by a whole realm wouldn't be able to harm Ye Tian's Primordial Spirit.

And the very item capable of granting Ye Tian such a powerful Primordial Spirit was this reward.

This reward sheet, with a single prize capable of transforming Ye Tian's Primordial Spirit to this extent, clearly demonstrated how unparalleled the rewards from the Challenge Card victory were.

[Yuanshi Tianzun: Across the three rankings, this is the first treasure of such immense value. Not even in the entire Primordial World can we find a treasure more powerful than this. It can elevate the strength of any expert significantly!]

[Laozi: Even if we searched the entire Primordial World, nothing like this could be found. What's key is that the previous two rankings, even when combined, don't offer rewards as remarkable as this. Who could've imagined the rewards for the Challenge Card victory would be this bountiful!]

[Nüwa: Fortunately, Ye Tian stuck to his decision. If he had heeded others' advice, he would've missed out on this reward. It's thanks to his determination that he earned such an exceptional reward!]

[Hongjun Laozu: This stems from his confidence in his own strength, with no fear of failure. This time, he made the right call. Even I am incredibly envious of this reward!]

Although Hongjun Laozu's strength improved after merging with the Heavenly Dao to become a Grand Saint, his original Primordial Spirit remained relatively weak. Compared to his overall strength, it still dragged him down. If he had received this reward, his power would have undergone a qualitative leap.

However, this reward had nothing to do with him; he could only watch as Ye Tian obtained it, feeling a deep envy in his heart.

Hongjun Laozu also understood that Ye Tian's reward was well-deserved. At that time, there were two options: the Challenge Card and the Creation Jade Disc. If it had been his choice, he would've undoubtedly picked the Creation Jade Disc.

The Challenge Card would have been dismissed as too uncertain, but it was precisely this uncertainty that led to the emergence of a treasure like the Eternal Fruit, a prize that incited extreme envy.

Jehovah's strength might have been formidable, but Hongjun Laozu could have defeated him too. Yet, he lacked the confidence to choose the Challenge Card.

Despite their overwhelming envy and jealousy, everyone understood that Ye Tian's reward came from his own formidable strength. He won the challenge by defeating a peak Saint-level expert, thus earning this unparalleled reward.

Ye Tian also reminded everyone of an important truth: the rewards on the rankings could sometimes surpass the listed positions. It all depended on one's confidence in their own abilities.

However, things wouldn't always be so simple. Ye Tian's high-ranked Challenge Card involved defeating a peak Saint-level opponent.

While similar rewards might be possible for lower-ranked challenges, the challengers would undoubtedly face similarly difficult opponents.

Winning such challenges would remain an exceptionally difficult task.

Ye Tian directly extracted the Eternal Fruit. The fist-sized fruit fell into his palm, radiating a rainbow of colors and exuding an aura of mysterious and profound power.

The power of the Dao constantly surfaced and dissipated on its surface, like rhythmic breathing. This enigmatic and alluring Eternal Fruit left Ye Tian deeply satisfied.

Ye Tian consumed the Eternal Fruit in one bite. A massive surge of power erupted within his body but didn't flow into his physical form. Instead, it rushed straight to his mind, subjecting his Primordial Spirit to repeated tempering.

Ye Tian's Primordial Spirit had already been far stronger than most experts'. Now, after enduring this intense tempering, it became incomparably solid.

The Eternal Fruit's process of refining the Primordial Spirit wasn't particularly fast but was remarkably stable, with no interruptions. It required time to fully work, allowing Ye Tian's Primordial Spirit to steadily grow stronger.

Thus, Ye Tian's Primordial Spirit, after undergoing this refinement, had become incomparably resilient.

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