Chapter 506: Too Many Choices

He laughed loudly at what he read. He didn’t get a detailed explanation of all of the options, but just going off the names, he could tell that they were pretty decent rewards. He was suddenly very glad that he had chosen to go through with the modified challenge. If this was what he would get all the time, he hoped for more opportunities like it in the future.

Challenge Rift reward generating… Successful.

You may select one of the options…

• Drop of Pearlescent Resolve (Consumable Item)
• Ruinflame Crown (Soul Bound Growth-Type)
• Superior Epic Skill (Willpower Affinity-Based)
• Tier 4 Advancement Pill (Pinnacle Grade)

“What?” Aubrey asked loudly, grabbing him by the shoulders. “Did you get your reward?”

He nodded, and she smiled widely. Thankfully, he didn’t have to tell her that he needed some time to think about it, and she let him be for the time being.

I like this new Aubrey, she is much more patient nowadays. The old Aubrey would have tackled me and demanded that I tell her all of the options I received, he commented to himself.

He carefully went through all of the options.

• Drop of Pearlescent Resolve (Consumable Item)

The first item was already something that caught his eye. He was already pretty confident that it was an elevated version of what Aubrey had received. However, instead of a marble, it was a drop of something. He assumed it was a liquid, but who knew what it could be in a world of magic.

It was almost certainly a consumable treasure that would help him improve his willpower. That was something he liked the idea of immensely, given his already intense willpower. However, it was also the reason he felt some doubt about whether he should even consider it.

His willpower was already quite monstrous, especially when you compared it to his tier. As a Tier 3, he hadn’t come across anyone who had as strong a will as he did. Not even close.

With his reincarnation, his soul had already been given a pretty huge boost. The way he went about his training was also a massive reason his willpower was at its current state, probably more than anything else, if he was being honest.

It helped that he had a healing skill that enabled him to push himself, but he had to give himself some credit. It still required some effort on his part.

Taking all of this into consideration, his willpower was already pretty excessive for his tier. And that was before he considered his second soul evolution. That pushed it from being excessive to being functionally impractical.

There was only so much pure willpower could help him with before it didn’t grant him any additional use. However, there was also a more important reason why he didn’t think grabbing the Drop of Pearlescent Resolve was the option for him.

He could improve his willpower on his own. He could keep training his will without any external aids.

Sure, it would help him, but it wasn’t something he needed, especially with how far ahead it was compared to some of his other abilities.

With that being thought through, he took a look at the other option.

• Ruinflame Crown (Soul Bound Growth-Type)

This was something that he was very interested in right away. He had not previously appreciated the value of items offered as rewards. He thought that overrelying on them was a demonstration of weakness. However, that was an immature and stupid oversight.

The fact of the matter was that soul-bound items, especially ones that were growth types, were some of the most unique items in this world. Very few master craftsmen on the entire continent were able to make such items. Not to mention an item that fits the person perfectly.

It wasn’t something he could get with some training or hard work. It was something that was only offered by the Words of the World.

He liked that the name implied that it was already connected with his ruinous aura. He had been trying to fuse his destructive aura with his flames in hopes of getting an advanced flame that way, but had yet to be successful.

Perhaps this item would help him do so, or at the very least allow him to train his fire to get there on his own.

The only thing he didn’t like about the item was that it was a crown. From the sounds of it, the item was likely very flashy. He didn’t know if he wanted to be seen wearing a crown. It felt pretentious.

He would almost rather the item be an ugly hat made of the dead hide of a rat. Still, he was well aware that it was a silly reason, and he forced himself to consider the item seriously.

He glanced at the third option and pinched his lips as he reviewed it.

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• Superior Epic Skill (Willpower Affinity-Based)

He wanted to choose it because he loved his willpower skills. They were something that went very well with his monstrous willpower more than any of his other skills. For example, his [Inexorable Aura of Ruin] skill was something that was only possible because of his massive willpower controlling it. That was the same way for his body enhancement skill and focus skill.

[Sage of Savagery] relied heavily on his Will Concept and willpower, which wasn’t a surprise. But his body skill also relied heavily on his willpower to keep it under control.

It didn’t bother him as much anymore, but when he had first gotten [Pyrokinetic Embodiment of Ruin], it had been a truly tiresome skill. It hurt him and others around him with annoying persistence. But while it seemed like a curse at first, he got control over it, and it became one of his favorite skills he had ever gotten.

The token he used to get it also came from a Challenge Rift. However, he was beginning to realize that the Challenge Rift he had just experienced was of a lesser tier than the one House Easten had under their control.