Chapter 293: So Many Rewards!

The garden remained quiet.

Rose’s head rested against Shen Tian’s shoulder.

Their fingers remained intertwined.

Warm sunlight passed through the trees.

Birds moved between branches.

For once...

Nothing exploded.

Nobody attacked Qinghe.

No protagonist screamed Shen Tian’s name.

No ancient inheritance opened beneath a mountain.

No one threatened his family.

Peace.

Shen Tian looked toward the sky.

Then...

Xu Ning appeared directly in front of him.

She crossed her arms.

[Host.]

He ignored her.

[Host.]

Rose shifted slightly against his shoulder.

Shen Tian sighed mentally.

What?

Xu Ning’s eye twitched.

[You just eliminated a Son of Destiny with nearly half a million total

Fate.]

I know.

[And you told me "later."]

Correct.

[IT IS LATER.]

Shen Tian smiled slightly.

Rose noticed.

"What?"

"Nothing."

Her eyes narrowed.

"System?"

Shen Tian looked toward her.

Rose couldn’t see Xu Ning.

But by now...

She had learned.

Sometimes Shen Tian would randomly become distracted.

Sometimes he’d stare at absolutely nothing.

Sometimes he’d smile like someone had just handed him ownership of a

country.

Rose had stopped questioning it too much.

Mostly.

"Something like that."

She slowly lifted her head.

Then...

Looked at him suspiciously.

"Important?"

"Probably."

Xu Ning stared.

[PROBABLY?!]

Shen Tian almost laughed.

Rose caught it.

"Definitely important."

He gently squeezed her hand.

"Give me a minute."

Rose nodded.

Then...

She stood.

"I’ll get another coffee."

Shen Tian watched her walk toward the house.

His eyes lingered.

Xu Ning floated into his vision.

[Host.]

Shen Tian looked at her.

"You’re blocking the view."

Xu Ning’s face went blank.

[...]

"What?"

[That was Rose.]

"Yes."

[You were staring at her.]

"Yes."

[And I’m somehow the problem.]

"Currently."

Xu Ning slowly inhaled.

Then...

A gigantic golden panel exploded open.

BOOOOOOM!

Shen Tian blinked.

The entire garden seemed to dim beneath the system interface.

Letters appeared.

[FINAL PROTAGONIST ELIMINATION SETTLEMENT]

Protagonist: Lu Chen

Classification: High Fate Son of Destiny

Initial Maximum Recorded Fate: 488,000

Final Fate Value: 0

Status: Eliminated

Cause of Death: Host

Major Destiny Routes Seized: 17

Minor Destiny Routes Destroyed: 43

Heroine Routes Severed: 6

Major Inheritances Seized: 3

Organizations Seized or Destroyed: 2

Final Evaluation: SSS

Shen Tian’s eyebrow rose.

"SSS?"

Xu Ning immediately brightened.

[Highest evaluation.]

"Obviously."

Her smile disappeared.

[Can you be impressed once?]

"I killed him."

[That’s not the point.]

The panel flashed.

[Evaluation Bonus Calculating...]

Host achieved complete protagonist suppression.

Host did not allow protagonist reconciliation.

Host permanently severed major destiny routes.

Host stripped protagonist Fate below Kill Threshold.

Host personally executed protagonist after Fate Protection collapse.

Special Villain Completion Condition satisfied.

Shen Tian’s smile slowly grew.

Now...

That sounded interesting.

Xu Ning noticed.

[There.]

"What?"

[That face.]

"What face?"

[The one you make when you’re about to get something expensive.]

"Continue."

Xu Ning rolled her eyes.

The panel changed.

[Reward One]

Cultivation Reward

One Major Realm Advancement Voucher

Shen Tian’s green eyes sharpened.

Xu Ning smiled.

[You can immediately advance one full major realm without instability.]

Shen Tian leaned back slightly.

His current cultivation...

Peak Spirit Perception.

One full major realm advancement...

That was enormous.

The panel continued.

Current Realm: Peak Spirit Perception

Voucher Destination Realm: Heaven Manifestation Realm

Shen Tian paused.

Then...

Slowly smiled.

"Heaven Manifestation."

Xu Ning nodded.

[Not an early stage breakthrough.]

[The voucher directly establishes your foundation inside the new major

realm.]

[Your exact stage depends on your current accumulation.]

Shen Tian looked toward the mansion.

Everyone he cared about was here.

Probably not wise to casually break through in the garden.

Last time he advanced...

A building trembled.

This time?

He might accidentally destroy half the estate.

"Store it."

[Stored.]

Next.

[Reward Two]

Supreme Villain Authority

Unique Passive Ability

Shen Tian’s eyebrow rose.

"Explain."

Xu Ning opened the description.

Supreme Villain Authority

Effect One: Fate Suppression

When confronting a protagonist directly, Host reduces passive

protagonist Fate protection by 15%.

Shen Tian’s smile widened.

That alone...

Was excellent.

But the panel continued.

Effect Two: Villainous Plunder

Fate stolen through direct humiliation, opportunity seizure,

relationship severance, organizational destruction, or personal defeat

receives a 20% bonus.

Shen Tian became silent.

Xu Ning grinned.

[You like that.]

"Very much."

Effect Three: Destiny Recognition

Host may detect concealed protagonist classifications when sufficient

direct contact occurs.

Shen Tian’s eyes narrowed.

"Concealed classifications?"

[Meaning protagonists who don’t look like protagonists.]

"Interesting."

Xu Ning’s smile slowly became strange.

Very strange.

Shen Tian noticed.

"What?"

[Nothing.]

His eyes narrowed.

"Xu Ning."

[Next reward.]

"Xu Ning."

She ignored him.

The panel flashed again.

[Reward Three]

Heaven Piercing Spear Evolution

The spear materialized beside Shen Tian.

Previously...

It had been black.

Elegant.

Ancient.

Powerful.

Now...

Crimson golden lines slowly spread across the weapon.

The metal changed.

Darkness deepened.

A faint dragon pattern appeared along the shaft.

The spearhead became sharper.

Far sharper.

Shen Tian reached out.

His fingers closed around it.

WHOOOOOOM!

The garden shook.

Leaves exploded from nearby trees.

Stone beneath Shen Tian’s feet cracked.

Rose stopped halfway back from the mansion.

Coffee in each hand.

She stared.

"...What did you do?"

Shen Tian looked toward the spear.

Then...

Toward her.

"Upgrade."

Rose stared.

"Your upgrades keep damaging property."

"Occupational hazard."

She sighed.

Then...

Approached.

Her eyes moved over the spear.

"Different."

"Better."

"Of course you’d say that."

Shen Tian smiled.

Rose handed him coffee.

Then...

She noticed Xu Ning’s invisible position only because Shen Tian’s eyes

kept drifting there.

"More rewards?"

"Yes."

Rose smiled.

"Have fun."

She leaned down.

Very casually...

And kissed his cheek.

Shen Tian froze.

Just slightly.

Rose immediately straightened.

Her cheeks became red.

Then...

She looked extremely pleased with herself.

"Reward."

Shen Tian stared.

Rose took her coffee.

Then...

Walked away.

Fast.

Not running.

Definitely not running.

Xu Ning slowly looked toward Shen Tian.

[...]

He touched his cheek.

Then...

A smile appeared.

Xu Ning crossed her arms.

[Can we continue?]

"Give me a second."

[HOST.]

Shen Tian laughed.

"Continue."

The spear disappeared.

The panel changed.

Heaven Piercing Spear evolved into:

Heaven Severing Sovereign Spear

Grade: Unquantifiable under current world standards

Special Property: Fate Wound

Damage inflicted upon Fate protected entities is significantly harder

for destiny correction to reverse.

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