Chapter 41: The Second Summoned Spirit, Emperor Ying Zheng!
Sunsets and sunrises, the cycle repeated endlessly.
These days, Song Qi maintained a routine, shuttling between the Dungeon Plaza, the City Lord’s Mansion, and his own home—a triangle of daily life. Each day, after clearing the dungeons, he would head to the City Lord’s Mansion for training, then return home for a deep sleep. Though the exhaustion was real, he felt fulfilled.
On the third day, the number of monsters Song Qi had slain surpassed fifty thousand, and the long-lost system notification chimed once again.
[Ding! Congratulations on completing Optional Task Three. You have earned five lottery draws.]
[Ding! You have unlocked the Main Quest: Slay a wild boss of level forty or above. (Reward: five lottery draws)]
[Ding! You have unlocked Optional Task One: Participate in the Genius Tournament and achieve at least a top-three finish. (Reward: three lottery draws)]
[Ding! You have unlocked Optional Task Two: Reach level thirty. (Reward: three lottery draws)]
[Ding! You have unlocked Optional Task Three: Equip five items of at least extraordinary quality. (Reward: five lottery draws)]
“A main quest? Something new again.”
“I wonder if wild bosses include those found in wild dungeons.”
“Optional tasks one and two can be completed naturally, no need to force them.”
“But this third optional task… Five pieces of extraordinary gear? If I buy them, even ten million might not be enough.”
“Besides, if I buy gear now, the usable level will be too low. In a few months, they’ll likely become scrap metal.”
Song Qi pondered for a while.
“Better to wait until I advance to Intermediate Profession before considering Optional Task Three.”
“That way, the equipment will last longer.”
“Now that the quest threads are clear, next…”
Excited, Song Qi rubbed his hands.
“It’s time for the lottery!”
“System! I want to draw!”
[Ding! You currently have… five lottery draws remaining.]
[Would you like to draw now?]
“Yes!”
Song Qi clicked the lottery button without hesitation.
[Congratulations! You have received a rare-grade helmet: Apprentice Mage’s Hat.]
[Please note: You have used nine lottery draws. The next draw will activate the guaranteed mechanism, removing ordinary and rare items from the pool.]
Whoosh!
The virtual lottery wheel instantly lost half its options.
“Here it comes!”
“I was waiting for this.”
Song Qi, a bit nervous, opened his system inventory and double-clicked the [Profession Item Designation Voucher].
[Ding! You have used a Profession Item Designation Voucher. Please select your profession.]
“Summoner.”
[Designation successful!]
[For this draw, all non-summoner profession items will be removed from the pool.]
Whoosh!
The lottery wheel’s items shrank further.
“Draw for me!”
Song Qi pressed the start button without hesitation.
The wheel began to spin slowly.
He took a deep breath, silently praying.
“God, Jesus, Jade Emperor, Buddha, please let me get a summoning voucher this time!”
“Summoning voucher… summoning voucher…”
As the wheel gradually slowed, Song Qi’s tension grew.
The pointer brushed past an extraordinary-grade hat, then a legendary staff, startling Song Qi.
Fortunately, the wheel kept spinning, finally stopping at a yellow square.
Song Qi stared intently…
[Congratulations! You have received the Legend: Ying Zheng Summoning Voucher.]
“Nice!!!!”
Song Qi was so thrilled that he danced around!
“Not only a summoning voucher, but a legendary one?”
“It was worth saving up for the guaranteed draw and using a Profession Item Designation Voucher!”
“A legendary summoning voucher—what a delightful surprise!”
His original goal was merely to obtain an extraordinary summoning voucher, which would have satisfied him greatly.
Yet, unexpectedly, he received a legendary one!
Combined with his talent that boosts the quality of summoned spirits by three levels, this voucher could directly elevate the summoned spirit to [Holy Spirit] grade!
This is, so far, the highest quality recognized by humanity in this world!
“Mythical-grade Lü Bu was terrifying already. How powerful must a Holy Spirit-grade Ying Zheng be?”
“Sadly, I’m not level twenty yet, so I can’t summon him for now.”
Song Qi reluctantly put the voucher back in his inventory.
“There are three lottery draws left. Might as well use them.”
Beep! Beep! Beep!
He tapped the lottery button three times in succession, skipping the animations.
[Congratulations! You have received rare-grade armor: Heavy Plate.]
[Congratulations! You have received Threefold Experience Card x3.]
[Congratulations! You have received rare-grade weapon: Standard Spear.]
“Two rare-grade items are not much use, but three experience cards are decent.”
Song Qi nodded, stowing the items.
Then he continued towards the City Lord’s Mansion.
To reach level twenty as quickly as possible, Song Qi began an even more intense dungeon grind over the next few days.
Each morning, he arrived early at Dungeon Plaza.
He kept grinding until five in the evening, pausing only for meals.
Wang Zihao and Gongsun Wuyue thought he had suffered some blow and came to comfort him several times.
Song Qi found it both amusing and exasperating.
After he explained, their worries eased.
As the days passed, with the aid of a dozen Threefold Experience Cards, Song Qi’s experience bar surged at an astonishing rate.
Finally, at noon on the tenth day…
Swish!
A golden light descended upon Song Qi’s head.
He reached level twenty.
“Congratulations, Brother Song! You can summon your second summoning creature now.”
Wang Zihao was even more excited than Song Qi.
Gongsun Wuyue stood beside him, smiling radiantly.
“Hope your luck continues this time—maybe you’ll get a mythical summoning creature!”
“Well, let’s hope your blessings help.”
Song Qi bid them farewell and left the Dungeon Plaza, heading to the twenty-second floor of the Profession Hall.
This was the Summoner’s floor.
After greeting the guard, he walked straight into the room where the summoning ritual was set up.
“Hoo~~~”
“Let’s begin.”
Song Qi knelt and sat cross-legged, letting his mind drift from his body.
Buzz~~~
The ritual trembled.
Across the myriad realms, the consciousness of countless summoned beasts and spirits formed a kaleidoscopic ocean.
Song Qi’s consciousness hovered above it.
He took out the summoning voucher…
[Ding! Confirm use of summoning voucher?]
“Confirm!”
As the voucher was used, an orange-yellow ray leapt from the sea of consciousness, linking with Song Qi.
[This summoning creature’s quality is… Legendary!]
[Divine Summoning Technique activated, quality upgrading…]
[Quality upgrading…]
[Congratulations! You have obtained Holy: Ying Zheng!]
Boom!
Summoning successful, Song Qi’s consciousness was instantly ejected from that space.
Now, standing before him was a tall man, dressed in lavish robes.
At his waist hung a treasured sword, and he wore a crown.
Though the man made no move, his aura was imposing and regal.
There was no doubt—the figure before him was the legendary First Emperor of Qin, Ying Zheng!
Ying Zheng turned to Song Qi, clasped his hands in salute.
“I am Ying Zheng. Greetings, sir.”
Song Qi eagerly opened the status panel.
Summoned Spirit: Holy: Ying Zheng
Level: 20
Quality: Holy Spirit
Strength: 500
Constitution: 1000
Agility: 1000
Spirit: 2000
Equipment: [Holy: Imperial Jade Seal (Sealed)]
Status: [Seal: Due to limitations of the summoner’s power, Ying Zheng does not display his full strength. Before his power is fully released, his level will rise in sync with the summoner’s.]
Talent: [All Under Heaven: With himself as the center, Ying Zheng creates a domain with a 500-meter radius. Enemies within suffer varying degrees of weakening; allies enjoy varying degrees of enhancement.] (Current radius: 500 meters; boost or weakening ranges from 20% to 80%.)
[Unified Script: Ying Zheng can read any writing and comprehend its meaning.]
[Unified Tracks: Ying Zheng may designate two targets, forcibly raising or lowering their agility to the same level for ten minutes; cooldown: twenty minutes.]
[Sweep the Six Directions: Ying Zheng grants up to four (base spirit/500) allies an explosive boost to all attributes, increasing them by 300% for thirty minutes; cooldown: one hour.]
[Terracotta Army: Ying Zheng condenses four (base spirit/500) soldiers from earth and stone, each with half of Ying Zheng’s spirit attribute for all stats.]