Douluo Continent: I'm writing a diary, and something's not right with you guys.

Wang Dong'er was secretly overjoyed and couldn't help but give herself a thumbs up.

Genius, Wang Dong'er, you are truly a genius! It's like someone just throws a pillow at you whenever you want to sleep.

Now that's great. Even if something goes wrong later, she can just say, "I was ordered by the sect to investigate the previous anomalies," and cover everything up without having to think of an excuse herself.

But when her gaze fell on the words "God-level Martial Soul with 20 levels of innate soul power" again, the ease on her face vanished instantly, her pupils contracted sharply, and the teacup in her hand wobbled slightly involuntarily.

She knew the diary was incredibly powerful, and she also knew that Lin Ye had gained a lot of benefits by writing in it, but she never imagined it could be this powerful.

He had only been writing in his diary for a few days when he not only evolved his original martial soul into a god-level one, but also awakened a second martial soul. Judging from the earth-shattering commotion before, this second martial soul must also be a top-tier god-level martial soul!

Even his innate soul power has directly broken through the continent's recognized upper limit, reaching an unprecedented level of 20!

Not only her, but all the female protagonists who possessed copies of the diary had the same thought pop into their minds: cheating is just too awesome!

Previously, they had often seen Lin Ye complaining in his diary about "Huo Yuhao cheating," and they roughly understood what "cheating" meant.

But only now, after witnessing Lin Ye's meteoric rise to such heights through writing in his diary, have they truly understood just how vast the difference is between having a cheat code and not having one.

In the eyes of these Soul Masters, God is a supreme being, an end that one may never reach even in a lifetime.

But for Lin Ye, becoming a god was merely his starting point.

Even without the subsequent rewards from the diary, Lin Ye, with his dual god-level martial souls and innate level 20 soul power, will surely become a god in the future if he continues to cultivate step by step.

What one might never be able to grasp in their lifetime is a natural and inevitable outcome for others.

The gap was so large that it made them feel desperate, but more than anything, it ignited their ambition.

They don't need to obtain a heaven-defying god-level martial soul like Lin Ye, nor do they need innate level 20 soul power.

All they need to do is follow Lin Ye quietly, and even just drink a sip of the soup left over from his chance encounter, they can receive benefits they never dared to dream of before, making their path countless times easier.

Wang Dong'er looked up towards Lin Ye's room, a glint of light flashing in her eyes that no one else could detect, and a faint smile appeared on her lips.

Now, she is the closest person to Lin Ye. Being so close, she will not let this incredible opportunity slip by.

Chapter 14 Rewards Distributed, Hyotei Wins

[Daily diary entries completed; rewards now being calculated.]

[Today's content mention statistics: Hyotei was mentioned the most.]

[Settlement Rewards Distribution: Hyotei has gained 10,000 years of cultivation. Rewards distribution begins...]

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The far north.

Two figures sat facing each other, their bodies surrounded by a terrifying aura of extreme ice.

The green-haired, blue-eyed Hyotei frowned as she listened to the Snow Empress's instructions, her fingertips unconsciously clenching the hem of her clothes.

Just then, the sound of the diary recording exploded in both of their minds simultaneously.

A dazzling ball of icy blue light appeared out of nowhere in front of Hyotei, and before she could react, it pierced straight into her body at an unstoppable speed.

Rumble—!

The immense soul power exploded within the Ice Emperor's meridians in an instant. That power was gentle yet domineering, like a surging river, instantly shattering the cultivation bottleneck that had stagnated for many years.

His cultivation level, which had been steadily at 39 years, skyrocketed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In the blink of an eye, it steadily crossed that insurmountable chasm that countless soul beasts could never touch in their entire lives, and stood still at the threshold of 40 years!

Before the overwhelming joy of his rapidly increasing cultivation level could even take hold, Ice Emperor's face turned deathly pale.

The once clear, icy-blue sky over the far north was instantly covered by dark, oppressive clouds.

Thick, dark clouds, like spilled ink, surged and gathered wildly. Within the clouds, silver-blue lightning bolts darted about, and deafening thunder roared, carrying a destructive pressure capable of crushing everything, firmly locking onto the Ice Emperor below!

The 400,000-year tribulation has arrived!

"not good!"

Xue Di stood up instantly, her voice filled with barely concealed panic, her face icy cold.

Hyotei's body trembled slightly uncontrollably, not from excitement, but from a deep-seated fear.

She knew better than anyone what this calamity meant to her.

The tribulation that occurs every four hundred thousand years is her Achilles' heel, and now it has descended without warning. She has no chance of surviving even a ten percent of the time!

"Damn it! This ten thousand years of cultivation has come at the worst possible time!"

Ice Emperor gritted his teeth, broke free from Snow Emperor's grasp, and with a flash, rushed out of the ice cave, landing on a vast, empty ice plain.

Looking up at the calamity cloud overhead that seemed to swallow the entire far north, and feeling the oppressive force of Mount Tai pressing down on him from the depths of his soul, Hyotei's fingertips turned cold.

She took a deep breath and pushed the power of her ultimate ice soul to its limit. The air around her instantly froze into solid ice crystals, and the true form of the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion appeared, ready to fight to the death.

But just as she was concentrating to receive the first bolt of tribulation lightning, the tribulation clouds above her head suddenly became violent again!

Rumble—!

A terrifying bolt of lightning, as thick as a bucket, carrying an aura of annihilation, crashed down!

Hyotei closed his eyes tightly and pushed his soul power to its limit, but the expected intense pain and impact did not come.

She suddenly opened her eyes and saw that the lightning bolt, which was enough to seriously injure her and bring her to the brink of death, had actually grazed her side and struck the ice field a hundred meters away, instantly blasting a bottomless crater into the thick ice layer, with ice shards flying everywhere.

Hyotei was completely stunned.

Before she could even react, a second, a third, a fourth... dozens of terrifying lightning bolts struck.

Like a torrential downpour, the raindrops lashed down relentlessly from the tribulation clouds, each carrying the terrifying power to annihilate a 400,000-year-old soul beast.

But strangely, these tribulation lightning bolts seemed to have eyes but were blind, and not a single one struck Hyotei!

The closest one was tens of meters away from her, and it couldn't even touch the ice crystals protecting her.

Above the icy plains, deafening roars echoed incessantly. The hard ice layer was riddled with holes by the tribulation lightning, and the sky was shrouded in icy mist.

Yet Hyotei, standing at the eye of the storm, was completely unharmed, not even losing a single hair.

She stood there, stunned, staring at the storm clouds overhead that were unleashing a torrent of lightning. From initial shock to bewilderment, and then to a complex mix of emotions that defied description.

After an unknown amount of time, the storm clouds, seemingly having exhausted all their power, finally ceased their outburst.

The dark, heavy clouds slowly dispersed like the tide, the silvery-blue lightning gradually disappeared, and the sky returned to its clear, icy blue. The warm sunlight shone down again, illuminating the scarred yet undisturbed ice plain.

The Heavenly Tribulation...is it over?

Hyotei stared blankly at the clear sky, then looked down at his unharmed body, feeling the steady 400,000 years of cultivation within him. For a moment, he even thought he was dreaming.

And that's how... it passed?

The 400,000-year tribulation that kept her up at night and was her Achilles' heel passed by in a daze.

"I...I succeeded?"

Hyotei's voice trembled with disbelief, and his eyes instantly reddened.

The next second, she could no longer hold back, turned around and transformed into a streak of ice-blue light, and suddenly pounced into the arms of the Snow Emperor who had just arrived.

Her voice trembled with tears, yet was filled with barely suppressed elation: "Xue'er! I succeeded! I really succeeded! I survived the 400,000-year Heavenly Tribulation!"

Snow Empress finally recovered from her shock. She reached out and hugged Ice Empress in her arms, her face showing genuine joy. Her heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down completely.

She raised her hand and gently patted Hyotei's back, her voice trembling slightly: "Yes, it worked!"

Only now did Xue Di truly understand just how heaven-defying and terrifying the diary that existed only in their sea of ​​consciousness truly was.

He gained ten thousand years of cultivation simply because he was mentioned the most in the diary, and he was even able to survive the four hundred thousand-year tribulation that was certain to kill him in such an inconceivable way.

This is no longer just a simple stroke of luck; it's a force that can reshape destiny!

Holding the overjoyed and weeping Hyotei in her arms, Yuki-tei's eyes suddenly flashed with a blazing light.

The Ice Emperor has survived his 400,000-year tribulation, but what about her? Her 700,000-year tribulation is just around the corner.

She was even less confident than the Ice Emperor about that heavenly tribulation. A tribulation lasting seven hundred thousand years was enough to prevent most hundred thousand-year-old soul beasts from even having the thought of resisting.

That's why she had the idea of ​​transforming into human form. If she could find a 100,000-year-old snow lotus, she would definitely choose to transform.

But she knew better than anyone what fate awaited her if she really took the path of human transformation.

The diary in her mind clearly stated that she would eventually fall into Tang San's trap, and after many twists and turns, become the soul of a human named Huo Yuhao. All her 700,000 years of cultivation would be used to benefit someone else, and even her own consciousness would be controlled by others.

That was an ending she absolutely could not accept.

But now, things are different.

Hyotei managed to survive even a certain death by relying on her diary. What about her? Could she do the same?

As Xue Di gazed into the distance of the far north, the light in her eyes grew brighter and brighter.

Haotian Sect, Sect Master's Hall.

Erming asked in a muffled voice, "Big brother, are you still thinking about Dong'er?"

Da Ming nodded slowly, his deep voice echoing in the hall: "Yes, Dong'er's condition is very strange this time. She stayed at that boy named Lin Ye's house in the outer city and talked behind closed doors for a long time."

"He's just a junior disciple, what's the big deal?"

Erming was puzzled. "An ordinary guy with innate soul power of level 2.5, there's nothing remarkable about him."