"So itās trueā¦ Sylvia has also become a Supreme." Xu Xi looked at the simulator panelās results and nodded slightly, appearing calm. It wasnāt because he had full confidence in Sylvia, but after going through several simulations that all resulted in someone becoming a Supreme, he had grown used to it.
"But how did Sylvia achieve Supreme?" he muttered. "My original plan was for her to live out her life in the Heluka World, reach the limit of her soul, and enter the Nether Realmās reincarnation cycle normally. But looking at things nowā¦ did Sylvia blow up the Endless Nether Realm?"
No way. Was that real?
Xu Xi fell silent. His instincts told him that her sudden rise had something to do with the success of his own sacrifice.
"Itās supposed to be a good thing, but why canāt I feel happy about it at allā¦" he sighed lightly and continued reading the simulator panel.
[Simulation Summary: You advanced through a dying world, witnessed the fall of the sun and moon, and looked directly at immortal chaos. In an incredibly short time, you reached the level of a Fifth-Ring Sorcerer.]
[In the vast chaos, countless beings regarded you as the first light. You broke the chains of fate and illuminated the path of salvation for the Hero with your own death.]
[Simulation No. 05 Final Evaluation: S]
[Reward generation in progressā¦ beepā¦ beepā¦]
[Please choose four out of the following five rewards. Once selected, they will be issued immediately.]
[1. The peak realm achieved in the simulation]
[2. All spells from the simulated life]
[3. Enhanced Soul Perception]
[4. A small fragment of the Nether Realm]
[5. A magic tool book that never expires]
Xu Xi wasnāt surprised by the S-grade rating. In this simulation, he hadnāt become a powerful godlike figure or done anything earth-shattering. The high rating came from Sylviaās incredible achievements.
"Letās see what rewards Iāve got this time," he muttered while reviewing the five options.
Option one was realm. The Fifth-Ring Sorcerer realmāthis was clearly a must.
Option two was spells, covering life, death, soul, elements, and more, all pre-adjusted to work with Earthās laws. But Xu Xi didnāt really need it. His existing techniques were more than enough, and adding more low-tier spells wouldnāt bring much real benefit.
The key lay in options three, four, and five. None of them were worthless.
"Soul Perception is a fusion of life-death interaction and the Soul Collector trait. Even without gathering souls, it can strengthen my natural affinity for them. It suits someone like me who focuses on hard work and diligent training."
"And this Nether Realm fragmentā¦" According to the simulatorās explanation, the fragment came from the very core of the Endless Nether Realm, not just an outer soul plane. Its value was incalculable.
"With my current situation, maybe I could merge it into the blood energy world Iāve developed through martial artsā¦ or use it to create a personal divine kingdom based on the laws of death." Xu Xi pondered the options and finally turned his eyes to the last reward.
"Thisā¦ is that magic tool book I gave Sylvia when I broke through to the Third Ring?" He narrowed his eyes. "The description says it never expires?" He remembered that the book originally had a usage cap of nearly a thousand times. "So she used all of it."
Xu Xi paused.
In his mind, he saw a small, lonely figure curled up in the corner, afraid of the dark, quietly crying. That kind of heroā¦ so pitiful, so helpless.
"She must have gone through so much," Xu Xi murmured. He wasnāt a Supreme, but he knew how hard the road was.
Thankfully, the storm had passed. Sylvia had made it through the hardest days and become someone others could only look up to. From now on, he wouldnāt have to worry about her safety.
"Maybe weāll see each other again somedayā¦ I just donāt know when."
He smiled faintly. "Alright, time to collect the rewards."
He quickly selected options one, three, four, and five, skipping the second.
The simulation rewards entered their final stage.
[Ding, rewards selected. Distributingā]
The simulator panel glowed faintly. The reward text vanished, replaced by real, tangible items.
"Persistence and effort. Diligence and sweat. Iāve worked hard all my life for this moment. Simulator, assist me!"
Comprehending truth, observing truth, condensing truthāhe successfully broke through to Fifth-Ring Grand Sorcerer.
A ripple of space energy surged through the bedroom as laws of truth etched themselves onto Xu Xiās soul imprint. It didnāt bring a massive boost in strength, but it did open up new possibilities.
From this moment on, Xu Xi possessed a fourth extraordinary system.
"If high-dimensional sci-fi observation counts as a system too, then I guess I really am a kind of five-element spiritual root cultivator now. Immortal cultivation, magic, martial arts, sci-fi, and sorcery. Thatās a five-root setup if Iāve ever seen one."
He let out a sigh. He could feel his mana, spirit energy, and blood qi interweaving and surging together, creating a more powerful soul force that coursed through every inch of his body. Compared to a normal supernatural being, he was on a whole other level.
"This is the result of sweat and effort," he said as he quickly adapted to the power of the Fifth-Ring realm, nodding in satisfaction.
The other rewards began to take shape.
The Soul Perception trait merged quietly into his body, just like his Heavenly Spiritual Root and Elemental Perception had done before. It silently boosted his cultivation efficiency.
The Nether Realm fragment was stored in his blood energy world. Its terrifying, magnificent natureāif he casually took it out, Xu Xi was sure the entire city of Yanshan would be erased in an instant.
"And finallyā¦ this one."
The sun was shining brightly outside. It streamed through the wooden window like a picture frame and landed across Xu Xiās open palm.
Gradually, something formed from nothing. An old magic tool book appeared in his hand.
As he flipped through a few pages, he saw the familiar lighting spell and the silence spell used to block thunder. Each was written in runes on the pages.
He had once used this book to help the Heroāso she wouldnāt be afraid of the dark or of thunder when she was alone.
But now, the Hero had become a Supreme. She probably didnāt need it anymore.
Xu Xi walked over to the display cabinet, took out a key, inserted it into the lock, and opened the glass door. Holding the book carefully, he placed it into the fifth compartment.
"Time flies. Before I knew it, the cabinet is already nearly full."