100: Ah Fei's reward

Behind the counter, A Fei heard Lin Chuan call his name and walked onto the stage a bit shyly. This time, however, he wasn't wearing his thick black robe, but stood directly beside Lin Chuan in a set of black, tight-fitting martial attire.

When the crowd below the tower saw that the third-place winner was just a child who looked no more than thirteen or fourteen, they were all quite surprised. However, as some noticed the dark purple skin and mark on A Fei's left hand, their expressions turned to horror one after another.

"He actually has a Demon Seed planted in him!" Yi Jianwu's eyes narrowed as he saw A Fei's right hand, and he placed his hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist.

Lin Chuan smiled with relief as he watched A Fei step onto the stage so openly. This kid had become much more confident.

"Alright, Seria, please bring up the reward for A Fei Works Very Hard Today," Lin Chuan said with a smile.

This time, Seria came up carrying a silver gift box and handed it to A Fei.

"Hehe, A Fei, is there anything you'd like to say?" Lin Chuan asked.

Just as A Fei was about to speak, Yi Jianwu suddenly shouted from below the stage, "Little brother... Lin, wait a moment!"

Hearing the shout, everyone looked toward Yi Jianwu, wondering what he was up to.

"Little brother Lin, this person is someone with a Demon Seed planted in him. He is destined to demonize and become a monster in the future. Are you really going to give him a reward?!" Yi Jianwu said coldly.

Before Lin Chuan could speak, Spiritual Void Master stood up from beside Elder and cursed, "Yi Jianwu! Have you gone freaking stupid staying in the Eastern Territory? Do you even know this child's background?"

"Hmph, does this Ominous Person actually have some kind of backer?" Yi Jianwu snorted coldly.

To his surprise, as soon as he spoke, not only Spiritual Void Master, but also Jian Wenxuan, Green Plum Spirit Child, Monk Dehai, and Dragon Overlord all stood up and said, "That's right, we are his backer!"

Yi Jianwu was stunned by this display and said in surprise, "You all?"

"That's right. Yi Jianwu, let me ask you, do you know of the Mo Qian Sect?" Spiritual Void Master asked.

"I've heard of it. It used to be a first-rate power, but I heard it has declined now," Yi Jianwu replied after a moment of thought.

"Hmph, then do you know how the Mo Qian Sect declined?" Spiritual Void Master questioned.

Before Yi Jianwu could answer, Monk Dehai spoke first, "Amitabha. Benefactor Yi Jianwu, several years ago, when the Mo Qian Sect was working with our Orthodox Alliance to suppress the Demonic Cult, they were ambushed by the cult's gathered forces. At the cost of all their high-ranking members dying in battle, they helped us wipe out all the Demonic Cult forces in the Southern Territory before they declined."

After hearing this, Yi Jianwu looked at A Fei and said, "Is this child...?"

"Correct. All the high-ranking members of the Mo Qian Sect died in battle, and many of the Disciples below them had Demon Seeds planted in them by Demonic Cultivators," Monk Dehai said.

"Hmph, this child is a survivor of the Mo Qian Sect. Our Southern Territory has a rule: although they have Demon Seeds planted in them, no one is allowed to bully or kill a Mo Qian Sect Disciple before the Demon Seed erupts!" Dragon Overlord also chimed in.

Yi Jianwu was silent for a while, then sighed and said, "It should be so!" After saying that, he actually turned around and bowed to A Fei, saying, "Child, this old man was wrong! My apologies!"

A Fei watched as the various big shots of the Southern Territory stood up for him, his eyes filling with tears.

A Fei bowed to the audience below the stage and said, "Thank you all for clearing the name of my Mo Qian Sect today!"

The Southern Territory big shots all smiled and nodded to A Fei.

A Fei's gaze became determined as he said, "I believe that this Demon Seed is not uncontrollable. One day, I will prove to the world that a mere Demon Seed cannot control our thoughts! Just like the Ghost Cry within the Secret Realm, one day, I will make it so this Demon Seed can only become a power that I can drive at will!"

Lin Chuan looked at the youth on stage, who had gone from being self-deprecating and weak at the start to being passionate and determined now. He nodded with relief and said, "Go ahead and open your reward to see what it is."

A Fei nodded and directly opened the box in his arms.

With a flash of light, a doll and a token appeared in A Fei's box.

When everyone saw the items in the box, they were all confused, not knowing why the items in the third-place box looked so ordinary.

Lin Chuan also glanced at the items in the box and quickly communicated with the System.

After hearing the System's explanation, a look of surprise appeared on Lin Chuan's face.

A Fei first picked up the doll and looked at it carefully in his hand, after which his expression became increasingly strange.

It was because the doll looked more and more familiar to him; it was blindfolded and carried several various longswords on its back, exactly like G.S.D's appearance.

A Fei looked at Lin Chuan in confusion, wanting him to provide an explanation.

Lin Chuan smiled and announced, "Congratulations to A Fei for obtaining one G.S.D Doll. After use, you can summon G.S.D for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn to fight for you once!"

Most of the big shots below the stage were bewildered, not knowing who this G.S.D was to have his summoning for a single incense stick's duration serve as a reward.

But at this moment, the Cultivators within the Formation were in an uproar. Especially those who had already undergone Class Advancement and had experienced G.S.D personally leading them through the Tower of the Dragon People, they naturally understood his strength. They hadn't expected that G.S.D wasn't just an illusion; could he really be a real person?

"No way, did I hear that right? He can actually summon G.S.D for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn? How high must his strength be? At least Soul Transformation, right?" one Disciple said in surprise.

"Soul Transformation? Who are you looking down on? Let me tell you, I heard the proprietress at the Moonlight Tavern say that he is one of the Four Great Blademasters of Arad. With a title like that, do you think he's just at Soul Transformation?" another Cultivator retorted.

The big shots who had not yet entered the Secret Realm listened to the wave-like exclamations from the Formation behind them, and their hearts were itching with curiosity. They didn't know why this summonable doll of some 'Gee-Ess-Dee' could cause such a stir.

A Fei treated the doll like a precious treasure and tucked it into his robes, then took out the card and asked, "Brother Lin, what is this?"

Lin Chuan smiled and said, "Your luck is really good to be able to pull two items."

He then continued to announce loudly, "The second item A Fei obtained is a 100,000 Voucher Exchange Coupon!"

The many Cultivators in the Formation were even more envious after hearing this. It was 100,000 vouchers! That was worth 10,000 Spirit Stones, an amount many Loose Cultivators would never see in their entire lives.

Lin Chuan was also quite surprised by this result; he hadn't expected to see the Secret Realm actively giving out money one day.

A Fei walked off the stage feeling satisfied, and Lin Chuan continued to call out, "Next, please welcome the second-place winner of the event, Jian Wuxie, who reached Level 24 and 76% experience, to the stage!"

Seeing that it was finally his turn, Jian Wuxie happily ran onto the stage and excitedly waved to Jian Wenxuan below.

Jian Wenxuan also laughed happily at Spiritual Void Master and said, "Hahaha, that's my son. How about that, impressive, right?"

Lin Chuan asked as usual, "Jian Wuxie, do you want to say anything?"

Jian Wuxie revealed a mischievous smile and decided to pull some stunts to get back at his 'good father' who had told him yesterday that his allowance would be halved!