Chapter Eight: Exposure Reward Received! The Next “Character” to be Exposed
Ye Kai's brow twitched as a mechanical voice echoed in his mind.
[Top Ten Oddities of the Multiverse Exposed, first character revealed, rewards issued!]
[Reward Secret Technique: Eight Extremes Collapse.]
[Reward Elixir: Reconstitution Body Refinement Pill.]
[Contributions from practitioners across the multiverse have been added to the spatial warehouse.]
Ye Kai was momentarily taken aback as a red-bound old book suddenly appeared in his mind.
It bore the grandiose title — Eight Extremes Collapse!
[Eight Extremes Collapse — A high-level mystical combat technique from the Dou Po world, renowned for its formidable attack power. Mastery of this technique endows the user with eight-fold internal force, comparable to earth-tier combat techniques. With system modifications, it can be practiced normally in this world.] This was an essential technique in the early stages of the protagonist Xiao Yan's ability to battle beyond his rank.
Ye Kai was elated, as any reader familiar with Dou Po would recall the overwhelming might of Eight Extremes Collapse vividly.
He was quite satisfied with this reward.
As for the Reconstitution Body Refinement Pill, Ye Kai now held a dark red pill in his palm.
The pill's effects appeared in his mind: [Reconstitution Body Refinement Pill, refines the physique, eliminates internal impurities, significantly improves training efficiency; also capable of reconstituting damaged parts of the body.] The system did not specify the origin of the pill.
Ye Kai speculated that similar pills might exist across multiple dimensions, which is why it wasn't specified.
It seemed the system's rewards also came from various dimensions within the multiverse.
In this world, not as peaceful as Blue Star, danger lurked everywhere.
At this stage, strengthening his own power was paramount.
Without further delay, Ye Kai examined the pill in his hand, scrutinized it for a moment, and then swallowed it.
As soon as the pill entered his stomach, a warm current surged through his abdomen, flowing to his torso and limbs.
Ye Kai felt a pleasant warmth spreading throughout his body.
But soon, the warmth intensified into a searing heat, burning through every part of his body like magma!
Ye Kai felt as though his veins were melting, on the brink of bursting!
If someone were present, they would see Ye Kai's skin turn a fiery red, with streams of energy coursing through his veins, traversing his entire body!
Under the effect of the energy, a layer of black impurities rapidly seeped out through his pores.
Soon, the impurities enveloped his entire body.
Before long, pure energy emerged, circulating around, mending the blood vessels damaged by the energy.
Ye Kai lay motionless on the ground.
After about half an hour, he gathered enough strength to rise.
Upon standing, Ye Kai immediately noticed his increased lightness and heightened sensitivity.
The system's rewards were indeed remarkable and precisely targeted.
Had it been a golden elixir, he would have been reluctant to consume it.
Ye Kai nodded in satisfaction, closed his eyes, and focused on the combat technique in his mind.
Outside, the sky darkened gradually.
The evening breeze rustled the window leaves.
Ye Kai suddenly opened his eyes and struck the hanging sandbag in his rented room with a punch.
A resounding crash echoed.
The two-hundred-pound sandbag flew violently, slamming into the wall.
As the sandbag fell,
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Three muffled sounds erupted from within the sandbag.
The once intact sandbag immediately burst into pieces, with fine sand scattered everywhere!
Ye Kai stared in disbelief at the shattered sandbag, then at his unscathed fist for a long moment.
His mouth slowly curled into a grin, eventually breaking into a hearty laugh that filled the room.
...
Looking at the rewards in the system's spatial warehouse, they were of little use—such as the Absorptive Female Pill, Male Suppression Pill, and some weapons of modest quality.
No one is willing to casually gift valuable items to a stranger.
Ye Kai paid it no mind.
Although the true strength of the monster beasts ravaging the world under the R-virus's influence remained unknown,
He now had the means to protect himself.
His anxiety diminished slightly.
Ye Kai then sat before his computer to thoroughly understand his current world.
The flickering screen reflected his ever-changing expression.
With a long sigh, Ye Kai closed the computer and stared blankly.
According to his online research,
Humanity currently has 31 bases.
The Hong Alliance controls 11, the DR Alliance holds 9, the Western Covenant occupies 8, and the remaining 3 bases are divided among smaller factions.
A base's size is comparable to a province in Blue Star's China.
The 31 bases cover about one-tenth of the planet's surface.
The Hong Alliance, DR Alliance, and Western Covenant form the triad of the human alliance's power.
Other smaller factions are affiliated with them, forming the human coalition.
Ye Kai was currently at the Yangcheng base under the Hong Alliance, a medium-sized base among the 11.
The situation for humanity was grim.
After the R-virus invasion, mutated monsters and plants grew at an alarming rate, surpassing human advancement.
Previously, humans could rely on technology—rockets, missiles, and even nuclear bombs—to combat these beasts.
During that period, humans and monsters reached a stalemate.
But over time, monsters grew stronger, and natural resources available to humans dwindled.
The balance tipped, making humanity's plight increasingly dire.
In this context, the human alliance decided to focus on unlocking human potential.
Yet, the results in the short term were mediocre at best.
Fortunately, amidst millions, there were always a few exceptional individuals who bore humanity's future on their shoulders.
For instance, the leaders of the Hong Alliance, DR Alliance, and Western Covenant stood at humanity's pinnacle, using their immense power to halt the monsters' advance.
...
Ye Kai shook his head, dismissing further thoughts.
These concerns were beyond his current capability to address.
Even if the sky were to fall, it was not his responsibility to hold it up.
The urgent task was to leverage the system to rapidly enhance his strength and stabilize his development.
Ye Kai understood clearly that flaunting his strength while still weak, attracting undue attention, would be courting death.
Especially in this war-torn world with reduced legal constraints.
Trusting in others' goodwill is less reliable than trusting one's own fists.
And if he were to perish unwittingly, there would be no one to mourn him in this world.
In the short term, steady development was the wisest course!
After careful consideration, Ye Kai touched his stomach, realizing he hadn't eaten in nearly a day.
As he prepared to venture out for sustenance, he also contemplated how to expose the next character.
He had a rough idea in mind.