Chapter 82: Master of the Way, I Have Succeeded

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Verify what? Ye Da was even more perplexed upon seeing the title of the announcement.

Before he could even click to read the announcement, he witnessed a barrage of denunciations from the players in the chat channel!

"Wasn't it said that the first place gets three lottery draws? Why did he get four?"

"Did Ye Da cheat? We need a thorough investigation!"

"He definitely cheated, and the prizes he drew are way too good! Clearly, he used some cheat tool. He should be stripped of his first-place reward and it should be distributed among everyone!"

"Distributed among everyone? The person above, you’re obviously scheming—clearly, you just want it for yourself!"

"Then give it to the fourth place, that's fair enough! At any rate, we can't let the unjust win, otherwise it's unfair to other players!"

"I'm the fourth place, haha! Please give all of Ye Da's prizes to me! If I really get the reward, I'll treat everyone to something delicious, haha, thanks for your support!"

"Why give it to fourth place? If anything, it should go to the second place, then second's reward to third, third's to fourth!"

"Yes, regardless, strip Ye Da of his first-place reward, he doesn't deserve it! Cheater!"

"Tough Bear is absolutely not a cheater! Stop talking nonsense!"

"Tough Bear is rightfully the newcomer king, and he’s helped everyone by selling matches and food. How could you repay kindness with ingratitude?"

"Do you want that capitalist, Long Yi, to be the newcomer king instead?"

"Exactly, you’re just jealous! What’s wrong with Tough Bear being first? He represents us ordinary people. With him there, we can believe that the working class can win!"

"You bunch of Tough Bear lackeys, give it a rest! When did Tough Bear ever help players? He’s just a profiteer, selling things at outrageous prices, only caring about making money! How dare you say he’s helping people?"

"Exactly, he gets so many trophies and good stuff but never shares for free, clearly a greedy merchant!"

"Right, I was harassed by nightmares all night, begged him to sell me a match, and he blacklisted me!"

"He’s just trash, unfit to be the newcomer king!"

"Uh…"

Ye Da stared at the chaos in the chat channel, dumbfounded.

What was going on?

He was unfit to be the newcomer king, and they wanted to strip him of his title?

What was really happening?

"Alright, everyone, stop arguing!"

At this moment, a fan of Ye Da stood up to speak: "The announcement has been updated. It’s an explanation about whether Tough Bear cheated. Go check it yourself!"

"Announcement updated? Looks like they're about to strip him of his title!"

"I’ll go see. I don’t believe Tough Bear would do such a thing!"

"Heh, I don’t believe an ordinary person could beat a capitalist! Tsk!"

Amid all the doubts, Ye Da, still bewildered, clicked to read the announcement.

[Announcement: Regarding the verification of the rewards for the first-place player "Ye Da" in the newcomer leaderboard!]

[Upon verification, when player "Ye Da" was making his third lottery draw, the roulette pointer landed exactly between two reward sections. Since it could not be determined which reward the pointer favored, the player was awarded both prizes by default.]

[Attachment: Screenshot of the roulette draw.jpg]

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Ye Da opened the attached image below, which was the screenshot from his third lottery draw—the pointer was precisely in the center of two reward slots!

Immediately, the chatter in the chat channel fell silent; instead, Ye Da’s fans began to defend him.

"Lemon-souls, see that? Tough Bear just got lucky and won four prizes. Jealous? Good!"

"Heh, the announcement has cleared Tough Bear’s name. He’s the world’s number one lucky star, otherwise how could he slay a bear on the first day and get so many matches? Eat your hearts out!"

"Tough Bear is invincible! Long live Tough Bear!"

"Look at the prizes in the screenshot, everything is so good, I'm drooling with envy!"

After reading the announcement, Ye Da finally understood what had happened.

But he didn’t bother wasting time arguing with those people. Instead, he took out some sliced bamboo shoots, tossed in some pork, and casually made a pot of soup.

He really wasn't in the mood to cook a proper meal today, mainly because he had just acquired the Guide to Superpower Cultivation!

It was like a martial artist receiving a secret manual, or an immortal aspirant getting the method to ascend—irresistibly exciting!

Moreover, after visiting the second layer of the sinkhole world, Ye Da’s horizons were no longer those of a newcomer. He was well aware that survival in this world could not depend on reputation or status alone.

One had to be strong!

For example, encountering a monster like Siren Head—if you hadn’t reached the fourth tier, you wouldn’t even be qualified to join a team battle. You’d have to tuck your tail and run, terrified of being discovered!

While waiting for the soup to cook, Ye Da routinely checked his phone—the battery was down to 19%.

Although he rarely used it, even switched off, the battery continued to drain—a fact he couldn’t avoid.

And sometimes, he did turn it on for a quick look.

To save power, Ye Da deliberately timed it to boot up at 8:58 PM, so once the phone was ready, it would be exactly nine o'clock.

But even after waiting for nine o'clock, the phone still showed no signal.

Ye Da casually edited a message to Ning Qingcheng, and, as expected, it failed to send.

He could only eat while waiting, hoping the signal would suddenly return, or that someone might message him.

Unfortunately…

Ye Da waited until 9:25 PM, finished his meal, and still received nothing.

It seemed that the signal was unstable during the nine o'clock time slot.

Putting away his phone, Ye Da brought out the mid-grade magic potion!

Pulling out the wooden stopper, Ye Da was immediately greeted by a faint, fresh herbal aroma.

"Gulp!"

He tilted his head back and poured a mouthful of the magic potion.

The next second, he felt as if he’d swallowed a mouthful of chili oil—a scalding liquid slid down his throat and slowly seeped into his stomach!

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That burning sensation gave Ye Da an instant jolt!

At the same time, he felt as if his stomach were about to burst!

It was like eating too many puffed snacks at once, then having them soak up water and expand inside his stomach—an agonizing fullness!

"Ugh!"

Clutching his stomach, Ye Da muttered, "So this is the power of a mid-grade magic potion? Too terrifying!"

"Focus, concentrate on your palms!"

Because the potion’s energy was so overwhelming, Ye Da quickly concentrated on his palms, trying to use his superpower to burn off the potion’s terrifying energy!

Sure enough…

With the support of the potion, the stone element obediently gathered in Ye Da’s hands.

He could even shape it from a circle into a square!

But when Ye Da tried to stack a circular tower atop the square, he failed!

The entire tower collapsed into a heap…

An indescribable mess.

"Again!"

Yet Ye Da did not get discouraged—instead, he grew more determined with each setback!

After several attempts, Ye Da began to grasp the basics of using his superpower!

In fact…

The stone skin covering his body was probably something akin to the stone element. When he exerted himself, these stone elements would surface, forming a protective layer.

The application of superpowers was simply the orderly guidance of these stone elements, condensing them into weapons or shields for attack or defense!

But the stone element was minute and hard to control.

Think of it as…

Each stone element was a nanobot, and Ye Da had to control thousands or tens of thousands of nanobots with his mind, directing them to act as he wished!

This was obviously extremely difficult!

The purpose of the Guide to Superpower Cultivation was to teach players how to gradually master these elements and achieve their goals!

Ye Da did not sleep all night.

He kept drinking mid-grade magic potion and practicing his superpower!

As dawn began to break…

"I did it!"

"Hahaha, I did it, finally!"