Novel Full Chapter 1647: Bonus Match
Cloud Peak has won three consecutive matches!
Victory may be routine for Cloud Peak, but being in a foreign land, enduring long journeys and battles—even facing challenges from level-nine lifeforms—has made everyone feel it hasn’t come easily.
Now, overcoming these trials, especially the constant provocations from a twisted little brat like Adam, makes the triumph all the more satisfying.
Two glowing orbs, just like before, appeared before Red-Hair and Ye Zhongming.
These were the rewards.
This time, Ye Zhongming casually retrieved the team reward first. Given its lower tier, he didn’t expect anything particularly outstanding.
And indeed, when he saw the reward, it confirmed his expectations.
“Cloud-Parting Flowers.”
“Food, for battle beasts. When a land-based battle beast consumes the Cloud-Parting Flowers, it gains the ability to fly—’Aerial Toss Strike.'”
“‘Aerial Toss Strike’: When using this ability, the battle beast grows a pair of wings with no offensive power but also indestructible. It rapidly ascends into the air and unleashes one of its innate skills, with the power increased to 110% of its ground-based usage.”A 10% power boost, usable upon activation—sounded decent, but just decent. Cloud Peak had plenty of battle beasts with far stronger skills, so it was natural for Ye Zhongming to be unimpressed.
That said, the item wasn’t bad. Strictly speaking, it was quite good because not every battle beast gained a new ability with each evolution. This reward would automatically grant them one.
Of course, there were limitations. Battle beasts with exceptional talent—those that gained new abilities with every evolution—couldn’t use it.
Ye Zhongming also possessed the Ability Extractor profession, further diminishing this reward’s value to him.
After a moment’s thought, he stored the skill scroll in his spatial equipment to hand over to Xia Lei later for distribution based on contributions and needs.
Red-Hair then revealed her reward, and Ye Zhongming’s eyes widened slightly despite his initial lack of expectations.
“Golden Dragon Coiling Reins!”
A beast equipment item!
It was actually a beast equipment item! Ye Zhongming quickly took the long, rope-like gear from Red-Hair and scrutinized its description.
“Golden Dragon Coiling Reins.”
“Ability 1: Synergy. When the user and the battle beast equipped with the reins fight together, the power of their skills increases by 10%.”
“Ability 2: Shared Pain. Both the equipped battle beast and the user can share each other’s damage, with adjustable ratio.”
“Ability 3: Resonant Strike. When both parties’ injuries exceed 50% of their maximum endurance, they will receive a prompt to unleash a randomly generated joint human-beast attack skill.”
“Ability 4: Thread Extraction. The battle beast can absorb the golden threads coiled on the reins at a critical moment, temporarily elevating its strength by one evolution level for three seconds.
Afterward, the Golden Dragon Coiling Reins are permanently destroyed.”
These were the item’s full abilities. After reading them, Ye Zhongming found it quite impressive—almost too good for a reward of this grade.
Perhaps battle beast rewards were simply better than those for evolved.
However, the description also stated that the Golden Dragon Coiling Reins were exclusively for the Undead Dragon-fish, which disappointed Ye Zhongming slightly. Because, barring any surprises, once the Undead Dragon-fish completed its evolution, it would become a level-nine lifeform—meaning the final self-destructive ability of this beast equipment would be unusable.
For a level-eight lifeform, gaining three seconds of level-nine power could be a game-changer in critical moments, turning the tide of battle.
But since it was restricted to the Undead Dragon-fish, it was a shame.
With the battle over and rewards examined, Ye Zhongming and Cloud Peak waited to enter the next scenario. But the prompt never came.
Just as impatience began to set in, the system’s voice suddenly rang out.
“Cloud Peak Manor has achieved a 3-0 victory and obtained special privileges. Please choose whether to proceed with a bonus match!”
Both Cloud Peak and the silently brooding Hidden Snake Journey were stunned.
Even as the victors, Cloud Peak had no desire for a bonus match. Battles always carried risks, and no one could guarantee absolute victory—not even Cloud Peak, fresh off a flawless win.
“Bonus match rewards will be enhanced from the previous baseline. You may choose between quality upgrades or quantity doubling.”
A single sentence, and hearts began to race!
The earlier rewards, while not top-tier, had been quite decent.
If they could double the quantity or improve the quality, even Ye Zhongming would be tempted.
“What are the match conditions?” Ye Zhongming asked.
Better rewards usually meant higher risks.
“Details will be provided after selecting the bonus match.”
This kind of answer didn’t surprise Ye Zhongming too much.
“I agree.”
After only a slight hesitation, Ye Zhongming accepted.
He wasn’t acting recklessly. Hidden Snake Journey seemed to have no more aces up their sleeve, while Cloud Peak still had its strongest fighter—Ye Zhongming himself—yet to take the field. As long as the Wheel Space didn’t pull any tricks, their chances of winning exceeded 90%.
Hidden Snake Journey, however, was in a far worse position. They weren’t fools—they knew they stood no chance against Cloud Peak. The prospect of a bonus match filled them with bitterness.
Only Little Adam, with his gambler’s mentality, showed a flicker of anticipation.
“There are two bonus match formats.”
“First: Select one of the previously unchosen battle types.”
“Second: Engage in a full-team battle.”
“I choose the first,” Ye Zhongming answered swiftly.
The options presented by the Wheel Space made victory seem all but assured.
“Please choose between a solo battle or a five-person battle.”
“Solo battle.”
“You have the right to select your opponent.”
“I choose Adam.”
The exchange between Ye Zhongming and the Wheel Space concluded in mere seconds. On the other side, Adam’s voice cracked with panic. He screamed shrilly, but it was futile.
He even tried refusing to enter the energy arena. But after delaying too long, the Wheel Space threatened to declare his forfeit—and death—forcing the reluctant little boy to step inside.
“I don’t care who you are! If we end this in a draw, I can compensate you with treasures! My—”
Before he could finish, the countdown ended.
Ye Zhongming closed the distance in an instant, pressing the barrel of his Harvester Mimicry Shooter against Adam’s forehead, and pulled the trigger.
The bullet was only green-grade, but enhanced by gun skills and fired from a purple-grade weapon, its power was nothing to scoff at.
Adam shrieked, his hands flailing as if to push Ye Zhongming away.
The bullet left the barrel, on the verge of embedding itself in the little boy’s forehead—
Then, impossibly, it reversed course and flew back out!