The game starts with escaping from the famine and flipping the table

Su Xiaoya stood quietly beneath the altar, the clan chief's aged and profound voice ringing in her ears. Every word carried the weight of time, slowly unfolding the secrets of this ancient altar and the Soul Clan's past.

She listened with exceptional focus, and in her clear eyes, besides the initial curiosity, there was a greater sense of awe and exploration for this land and this people.

The clan chief's voice pierced through the faint soul mist surrounding the altar, carrying a strange penetrating power: "Fellow Daoist Su, this altar is the foundation upon which our clan communicates with heaven and earth and passes on soul power. And the Dragon Soul Pearl at the center of the altar is our clan's most precious treasure, containing boundless dragon might and soul energy, protecting our clan's endless life..."

Su Xiaoya nodded slightly, her gaze involuntarily turning once again to the Dragon Soul Pearl that was quietly floating in the center of the altar.

The bead is dark blue in color, with a faint halo flowing across its surface. It appears calm and still, yet one can faintly sense the immense power hidden within, like a sleeping giant beast lurking with endless potential.

As the clan leader explained, her sense of the sacredness of the altar grew stronger, and she gained a deeper understanding of the Soul Clan's past glory and hardships—an ancient clan that, amidst turmoil, relied on the protection of the altar and the Dragon Soul Pearl to wholeheartedly safeguard the Dragon Clan's heritage and tenaciously survive and reproduce.

At this moment, a sudden change occurred!

Suddenly, the Dragon Soul Bead on the altar began to flicker without warning. The originally faint halo instantly became intense, and strange rays of light burst forth from inside the bead, like spirits breaking free from their restraints, weaving and dancing in the air above the altar.

Even more astonishingly, within that dazzling light, faint, blurry dragon shadows emerged, stretching their bodies as if slowly awakening from a deep sleep, radiating a terrifying dragon might.

"Not good!" The clan leader's expression changed drastically. His previously calm voice instantly became urgent, filled with undisguised panic. "This is a sign of abnormal energy fluctuations in the Dragon Soul Pearl! Something terrible is about to happen!"

The surrounding Soul Clan members also noticed this sudden change, their faces showing fear and whispers rising up. The originally solemn atmosphere was instantly enveloped in tension and unease.

Su Xiaoya frowned deeply, and a ripple of emotion stirred within her.

The Dragon Soul Pearl's unusual movement was so sudden that it made her subconsciously recall her system mission: "Find the 'Dragon Burial Source' soul cultivator and obtain the 'Soul Nourishing Pill.' Mission completion reward: points, a Soul Nourishing Pool, and a bag of Soul Nourishing Grass seeds."

She had already successfully obtained the "Soul Nourishing Pill," and according to common sense, the system reward should have been distributed long ago, but the reward has yet to appear.

This made her wonder if the unusual movement of the Dragon Soul Pearl was related to her undelivered system reward.

Could this unexpected turn of events be the key to completing the mission?

After all, this isn't the first time such a delayed reward has happened.

She successfully completed the previous quest to find Qingqiu, but the system reward was also delayed for a long time. At the time, she was puzzled and didn't understand why this was happening. Now, she thinks that the delay in receiving the reward was probably related to some unknown event.

Later, didn't he go to Guixu?

Su Xiaoya had no idea that the reason why the reward for the last Qingqiu quest was late was due to a reason that was both laughable and shocking.

The reward the main system prepared for her at the time was a defective "space tree"—that space tree had gone wrong during its millions of years of cultivation, so it became an unsuccessful defective product, with only the useless function of producing seven spaces every hundred years.

But no one expected that when this defective space tree was placed in the main system's warehouse, some carefree and somewhat childlike person would suddenly have a brain fart and, seeing that the space tree had a peculiar appearance, casually throw a wisp of primordial energy onto it.

This is the primordial energy of nature!

The Primordial Qi is like the source of primordial energy that was conceived before the creation of heaven and earth and the beginning of the universe. It is the first breath that "created something from nothing", existing before Yin and Yang, the Five Elements, and time and space, and hidden within the "Primordial Singularity".

This singularity is like the origin of the universe, formless and without substance, without beginning or end. It exists within all things in the universe, yet transcends the universe. Only the strongest who have comprehended the true meaning of "nothingness"—such as the "Lord" who transcends the Heavenly Dao, or the primordial god who created the world—can leverage their own origin to move the singularity and draw out a wisp of primordial energy.

It does not belong to any energy system. Just like the "mother source" of all acquired energies such as spiritual energy, immortal energy, demonic energy, and dragon energy, when the universe was born, most of the primordial energy dissipated into the void and transformed into the "Primordial Sea"—hidden in the cracks of the universe, protected by the turbulent flow of time and space and the barriers of laws. Only a tiny wisp remained and merged into all things, becoming the "original spark" of living beings, magical treasures, and spiritual veins, supporting them to break through shackles and transcend rules.

It was this wisp of primordial energy that, like a magical key, completely changed the fate of that defective space tree, and also brought Su Xiaoya's sea of ​​consciousness an unparalleled opportunity, like the creation of the world—greatly shortening the time it would take for this vast starry sky to become a vibrant galaxy.

This sudden change was like a thunderclap in a clear sky, leaving the main system stunned and dumbfounded.

This primordial energy is like a colossal beast from the beginning of chaos, containing boundless creative power. The flawed space tree, which was destined to be abandoned, was nurtured by the primordial energy and, like a phoenix reborn from the ashes, not only instantly shed its flawed attributes but also underwent a complete transformation, possessing unimaginable potential and becoming a peerless treasure.

According to the original mission settings, it was just a defective space tree, so rewarding the host wouldn't be too much of a violation of the rules.

But now, this Space Tree has been transformed into a rare treasure, its value simply immeasurable.

The main system was immediately caught in a dilemma. It wanted to withdraw the reward and prepare again, but it couldn't change it since the reward content had been confirmed when the task was issued. However, if it issued the reward directly, it would be a double loss. The system also needs to maintain a certain balance, which is a rule. More importantly, the system was afraid of breaking the rules and suffering a backlash.

After a long internal struggle, the main system finally gritted its teeth, made a firm decision, and decided to keep its original promise and give the transformed space tree to Su Xiaoya as a reward.

After all, breaking a promise is also a form of breaking the rules.

Unfortunately, in such a short time, it simply lacked the strength and resources to conjure up another defective space tree.

After all, going out of your way to get a defective space tree is simply foolish—it's a complete waste of money!

All we can say is that this is all the will of Heaven.

Who could have predicted that the lord's whim would bring Su Xiaoya such an unexpected surprise? Not only did it add a 'Void Star' shining with brilliant light to her sea of ​​consciousness, but it also caused such a dramatic change in her sea of ​​consciousness after she obtained the Fire Elemental Spirit. It is likely that after Su Xiaoya collects the fourth one—the Earth Elemental Spirit—her sea of ​​consciousness will soon begin to evolve into a living space.

As Su Xiaoya was pondering, the light from the Dragon Soul Pearl on the altar grew even brighter, the dragon's shadow became clearer, and the dragon's roar made everyone's eardrums ache.

The clan chief was frantic, shouting for his people to stay calm and trying to use his soul power to appease the Dragon Soul Pearl.

Su Xiaoya's heart skipped a beat. She remembered that her mission reward had not yet arrived. Could it be that she had to intervene in this matter to resolve it?

She took a deep breath, channeled her inner soul power, and slowly walked toward the altar.