Those who reincarnate must die.

"An extremely powerful reward?"

Zhang Lang's eyes lit up: "How powerful?"

"Sister Zhen doesn't know either..." Wang Defa shrugged. "But I can tell you that the Shen clan's altar masters have found many signs that corroborate this conjecture. (Google search for more information.)"

"You know, the rewards for the Supernova Tournament are already exceptionally generous, even greatly benefiting the winning race. This time, the rewards that have prompted the altar to break with convention and start the tournament early must be far more impressive than in previous years!"

"Some even speculate that the race that receives this reward will rise to a higher level, gaining a significant advantage in the upcoming interdimensional battles!"

"So, Hunter Brothers, if another race wins the Supernova Tournament, then our Shen Clan, which is already at the weakest level, will have an even harder time!"

"So, you're forcing the hunter to win?" Cheng Siyun finally understood Wang Defa's words. "What about the other candidates? Have they received the news too?"

"Just before the mission was announced, all the altar masters of the Shen clan had already held a meeting... Of course, since your twelve altars do not have official altar masters, you probably did not receive an invitation, so I am the one who notified you. The other candidates are certainly also making preparations."

"However, I believe the key still lies with you, Hunter Brother!" Wang Defa looked into Zhang Lang's eyes. "Although I only recently became a hero, I've been in the altar for over six years. My intelligence network covers both sacrifices and heroes, and I've seen all sorts of reincarnators... To be honest, while Ning Chengyu, Soros, and Alicia are undoubtedly rare geniuses and elites of the Shen Clan, relying solely on them to win the Supernova Tournament is simply a pipe dream!"

"How far the Shen clan's contestants, and indeed the entire Shen clan altar, can go ultimately depends on you!"

"I understand." Zhang Lang nodded. "What else do you know about the Supernova Tournament?"

"As for the others..." Wang Defa stroked his chin, "I only know the rules of the last competition. It was the ultimate obstacle course. All the contestants were transported to a primitive planet with a complex environment and extremely high gravity. The goal was to circle the planet once, and whoever finished first would win. According to the records, the Chen Clan won that competition."

"Those dinosaur people possessed a powerful respiratory system and the ability to withstand hunger and thirst. In addition, their feathers and constant temperature characteristics, unlike those of ordinary reptiles, made them as cold-resistant as mammals. They had a great advantage in the face of various extreme environments. Under such survival tests, even the Chou and Yin clans, who were also among the three upper families, were no match for them."

"And that time, the entire Chen Clan received a 20% bonus to their attribution value in the interdimensional wars over the following year, which helped them seize many worlds that were originally dominated by other races. As for that champion supernova, he received an incredibly powerful and unprecedented reward, and has since developed smoothly, now being the altar master of the Chen Clan's second altar!"

Cheng Siyun frowned slightly upon hearing this: "Wasn't there a phased task last time?"

"Never heard of it." Wang Defa shrugged. "So when the mission description appeared, the altar masters of the Shen clan were also surprised... But after all, the mission content was determined by the altar, and we reincarnators have no right to interfere, so no one knows what the second phase of the mission is."

"Judging from the first stage alone, it's not too dangerous." Zhang Lang opened the mission description, turned to look at Cheng Siyun, and asked, "Would you like to give it a try?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Defa hesitated for a moment before advising, "Brother Hunter, forgive my bluntness... regarding the Supernova Mission, if you're required to participate if the symptom conditions are met, then that's fine... but if you can avoid participating, then try to stay out of it..."

Zhang Lang raised an eyebrow: "How so?"

"This is, after all, a battlefield mission at the altar. Although many of the players' actions have been restricted to reduce damage to the home world, it is still quite brutal in essence. Especially since we've only seen the first stage so far, and we still don't know what the second stage will be."

"According to information from previous years, the results of this competition are always extremely tragic. Out of a hundred participants, let alone winning, less than half of them usually survive. The benefits of the altar are not so easy to obtain!" As he spoke, Wang Defa looked at Cheng Siyun: "It's such a pity that such a beautiful girl would die in this kind of competition."

Cheng Siyun glanced at Wang Defa, but didn't say anything more.

"In short, given the exceptionally generous rewards of this competition, the level of brutality should be escalated accordingly. The seemingly mild first stage is merely a smokescreen; the real competition will likely take place in the second stage. Unless you possess sufficient strength, it's best to stay out of this mess."

Zhang Lang nodded: "I understand."

He was confident he could protect his teammates, but the mission rules might not give him the chance. He would either be forced to watch his teammates die because of the rules, or he would break the rules to save them but miss out on the final reward... This dilemma was not what Zhang Lang wanted.

Next, Zhang Lang asked Wang Defa for some information about the Supernova Competition, intending to make some preparations in advance. Finally, he took out a unique piece of equipment for him, partly to pay back the money for the memory cards from last time, and partly because he wanted to exchange for a few more.

"I did keep an eye out for memory cards for you, but the market's been tight lately, so I haven't received many." Wang Defa happily put away his equipment and took out four memory cards: "I've only received four in this period of time. It seems some heroes of other races are also stockpiling them..."

Zhang Lang was taken aback: "This is just a rare-grade enhancement, not a one-of-a-kind item. Hoarding it won't affect other people's drop rate, will it?"

"What, you didn't know?" Wang Defa was taken aback: "All enhancements have an acquisition limit. Once the limit is reached, no one else can get them."

"Such a thing exists?" Zhang Lang had never heard of it before. "I thought it only happened in unique cases."

"Of course," Wang Defa explained. "Unique goes without saying, the acquisition limit for rare-level enhancements is one. The acquisition limit for rare-level enhancements is generally no more than fifty. In other words, at most fifty people can obtain the same rare-level enhancement at the same time. If others want to obtain it again, it's only possible if one of those fifty people dies or consumes the enhancement."

"Moreover, an enhancement with a cap of 50 is one of the most common among rare-grade enhancements. Some rare-grade enhancements have an acquisition cap of only single digits, making them almost as difficult to obtain as unique enhancements, and their effects are naturally extraordinary!"