Although they didn't know what had happened, they felt it sounded especially cool and impressive, and the words spoken by everyone here were very profound, particularly those from Lin Yi.
Hundreds of girls who had entered Soul City on the merits of their abilities hastily retreated, clearing a space for Zhu Zhuqing.
In fact, Lin Yi hadn't allowed them to try out the rewards for second and third place on the spot, as it would take up too much time. Therefore, Lin Yi specially chose the Gold-tier advanced reward for Zhu Zhuqing to try out. Unexpectedly, Lin Yi thought this reward was quite rubbish, not at all worthy of the Gold-tier advanced level designation.
Zhu Zhuqing started running on the open ground, specifically trying out the ten thousand speed Attribute Points she had just received. The effect was indeed surprising; even without using Soul Power, Zhu Zhuqing's speed was so fast she could create afterimages.
Ning Rongrong exclaimed, "You're so fast, Zhuqing! Is this the Gold-tier advanced reward?"
Seeing no trailing effect behind Zhu Zhuqing, Lin Yi said, "Check what's been added to your mind, and once you feel it, open it with your consciousness and follow the instructions. Choose a trailing effect that you want to see."
Zhu Zhuqing looked behind her and saw nothing, so she did as Lin Yi had suggested. She indeed found something extra in her mind.
Not one thing, but ten things—Zhu Zhuqing was amazed to find these were the ten things Lin Yi mentioned!
She frowned slightly and tried saying, "I choose... flame?"
No sooner had she spoken than a rumble sounded from behind her, with scorching reddish-orange flames appearing behind her. Wherever she ran, the flames followed, frightening Zhu Zhuqing who thought the flames were chasing her.
But gradually she realized she could only feel warmth, not heat, whereas the other girls took on a flushed appearance and immediately retreated further away, some even having their clothes catch fire. They screamed and patted themselves, although they were clearly quite distant from the flames.
Zhu Zhuqing suddenly remembered Lin Yi's words—could this be the "ultimate fire"?!
Now, wherever Zhu Zhuqing ran, the flames would ignite there, floating in mid-air. Since the space wasn't very large, Zhu Zhuqing could only run in a circle, which resulted in the flames forming a ring of fire.
"My goodness..."
Zhu Zhuqing covered her mouth in shock as she looked at the scene before her.
Lin Yi explained, "This is the special feature of this ability; even fleeing becomes an attack. With good footwork, you can even attack proactively. For example, if you could fly, you could use this trailing effect to quickly create a cage in the air to trap someone inside."
Zhu Zhuqing listened in amazement and nodded excitedly.
Oscar has his flying mushroom sausage, so flying is no problem at all!
She then used some other elements, each with astonishing effects.
Zhu Zhuqing, looking at the chaotic mixture of fire, ice, lightning, wind... and so on around her, even managed to use the space trailing effect to teleport from her starting point to her endpoint in a blink.
With so many harmful things around, Zhu Zhuqing noticed that even the Great Soul Masters from Martial Soul Hall couldn't help but retreat a bit, their faces betraying a hint of fear.
Zhu Zhuqing thought this reward was fantastic. She quickly asked, "Senior Lin Yi, do these things just float in mid-air like this forever? When will they disappear?"
Lin Yi replied, "They'll disappear after five minutes, but you can also control when any specific trailing effect disappears."
Zhu Zhuqing nodded, using her mind to make all the trailing effects she had created disappear immediately, and indeed, the space before her became instantly clear.
But she was puzzled, "I think this reward is pretty good, why do they say it's so bad?"
Lin Yi replied, "It's just that some rewards don't match the gold-tier advanced level, I suppose. The reward itself does indeed have a high upper limit, as long as the footwork is utilized well."
Gu Yuena, however, disagreed, "This reward is really poor; it's much worse than the other gold-tier advanced rewards I've received. Just being at the gold-tier advanced level should grant me at least five ultimate elements, and I'd also be free to use them. This trailing effect only comes with two ultimate elements, can only appear behind me, and is greatly affected by speed. It's pretty garbage, I definitely don't think much of it."
Zhu Zhuqing listened with astonishment written all over her face.
These are godly techniques, right? And this beautiful sister says they're terrible? And looks down on them so much?
Just how amazing were the gold-tier advanced rewards she received?
Wait, did she say she had received several gold-tier advanced rewards?!
Zhu Zhuqing's expression instantly revealed full-blown jealousy, wondering if this beautiful sister who had won first place had already participated in several iterations of the boob-touching—I mean, beauty contests?
So, she really made her fortune with her bust.
What Zhu Zhuqing could never have imagined was that Gu Yuena obtained her rewards by "beating up" Lin Yi.
Lin Yi announced, "Alright, the competition has officially ended. I look forward to meeting you all next time. Those who didn't win any rewards this time may shine in other competitions, as long as you're willing to participate."
Upon hearing Lin Yi's words, the girls who hadn't won any rewards suddenly felt much happier. If they had known the rewards were so generous, they would have eaten papayas a few days earlier, or perhaps dabbed their chests with a bit more paint, a last-minute effort that wouldn't have been in vain.
Then, multiple space portals appeared before them, and Lin Yi said, "Just pick any to enter, and you'll be able to return to the place you came from."
The girls looked up at Lin Yi with admiration, thinking that he was too amazing, unlike anyone from Soul Land.
Before leaving, Xue Ke disdainfully said goodbye to the young beggar-like father, while Ning Rongrong spoke to Chen Xin with slight unhappiness, "Sword Grandfather, please tell my dad that I miss him a lot. After I participate in the promotion competition, I'll definitely go to see him!"
After Ning Rongrong left, Chen Xin scratched his head awkwardly. He glanced at the little loli squatting on the ground playing with mud and helplessly said to Gu Rong, "You pass on the message, it's not convenient for me..."
Once all the girls who had come from far away for the competition had left, Lin Yi closed the space portals and said to Qian Renxue, "Continue the attack, I believe it's your turn now."
"Okay!"
Qian Renxue hurriedly put away Bi Bidong's reward and then ran onto the stage. She looked at Lin Yi shyly, her heart brimming with joy at the thought of Lin Yi rating her second only to Gu Yuena.
How wonderful it would be if there were more contests like this... although they might be for other body parts?
Qian Renxue's cheeks turned red as she fantasized for a moment, thinking it's okay to have them, but hopefully, the body parts won't be too outrageous!
To be honest, this time it was quite outrageous.
Lin Yi, watching her go up on stage alone, asked, "Are you attacking by yourself? Isn't your grandfather helping?"
It was then that Qian Renxue remembered, and looking back, she realized her grandfather had completely forgotten about this! At the moment, he was laughing like an idiot behind Poseissi along with Tang Chen.