God-Tier Providence System-Chapter 55

"With only a short twenty hours left, how could I possibly overtake them..."

"Stop speaking such discouraging words." Alex said with a straight face.

"If I say you can, then you definitely can!"

As he spoke, Alex opened the investment function in his mind and selected Elara.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for a successful investment. 1,000 Providence Points have been invested in the family member, Elara.]

[Family member Elara’s cultivation speed is increased by 50%, and her comprehension is increased by 50%.]

Seeing Alex radiating such unshakeable confidence, Elara had no choice but to nod helplessly.

"Saint Lord, then... I’ll go back to cultivate?"

"Go on, go on. Do your best and cultivate well." Alex patted Elara’s shoulder, took a sip of his tea, and turned to leave.

Elara stood in place, feeling sad for a moment.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration streaked across her mind.

"Use skill to break force, use softness to overcome hardness..."

"With soft clouds in hand, myriad methods can be contained..."

"This Drifting Cloud Body Shield, it seems... it isn’t actually that difficult?"

...

In the blink of an eye, the night passed.

The next day at noon, when the sun was high in the sky, over a thousand Hale family disciples had gathered outside the Saint Lord’s Hall.

Every single person present had undergone a full month of bitter cultivation. Over the past month, they had practically never stepped out of their main doors or crossed their thresholds. They couldn’t even remember how much sweat and hardship they had poured in.

Today was the day to report their results to the Saint Lord.

All the Hale family disciples were rubbing their fists and wiping their palms, faces full of excitement. They couldn’t wait to report their achievements.

They yearned for the Saint Lord’s praise and the family’s high regard.

They looked forward even more to the generous rewards he had promised.

The disciples gathered in groups of three or five, whispering and discussing fervently among themselves.

Among them, the most arrogant and domineering were undoubtedly Oria and Qira. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

After Isolde was expelled from the family, these two, as her most loyal lackeys, had surprisingly not been purged. Instead, relying on the residual prestige and fear they had accumulated, they still made a group of Hale family juniors fear and dread them.

At this very moment, dozens of people were gathered around them. One by one, faces filled with admiration, listening to the two girls boast.

"Did you know? Last night, we sisters happened to run into that Elara." Qira smiled mysteriously.

"It was a rare opportunity, so we ruthlessly mocked her."

"And as it turns out, the Saint Lord happened to witness this scene."

"Do you know what the Saint Lord said?"

The crowd shook their heads in unison. One girl asked weakly, "Elara is the Saint Lord’s personal maid. Naturally, the Saint Lord criticized and punished the two of you?"

"Wrong!" Oria laughed, face full of pride.

"Not only did the Saint Lord not mock or scold us, but he actually made the two sides establish a bet."

"At today’s inspection assembly, whoever achieves a higher breakthrough will be the winner."

"The loser has to forfeit a full year’s worth of their resources!"

"Hiss..."

The crowd couldn’t help but gasp.

A youth asked, "Then Sister Oria, are you confident you can win?"

"It’s not a matter of having the confidence to win. It’s that there is simply no possibility of losing!" Oria laughed confidently.

"Back then, we sisters chose two Mid-Grade Profound-tier cultivation methods."

"Over this past month, we directly broke through from the ninth level of the Body Tempering Realm to the fifth level of the Qi Gathering Realm."

"As for that Elara, even now, she’s still just a lowly ant at the second level of the Body Tempering Realm."

"We have this bet completely in the bag!"

The crowd of disciples couldn’t help but sigh with emotion.

"Tsk, and here I thought the Saint Lord was going to protect Elara."

"Isn’t this basically handing her resources over to Sister Oria and Sister Qira for free?"

"Sigh, it’s not surprising, really."

"Although Elara has taken incredibly good care of the Saint Lord all these years, her aptitude is simply far too dull."

"She’s followed the Saint Lord for three to five years, yet she’s still at the measly second level of the Body Tempering Realm."

"With such mediocre talent, how could she possibly enter the Saint Lord’s good graces?"

"Our Saint Lord has always appointed people based entirely on merit. He never lets personal feelings get in the way."

The disciples were in the midst of fervent discussion when suddenly, a gust of cold wind blew from ahead.

Ten Rakshasa female attendants, dressed in black and wearing black veils, appeared first, lining up on the left and right.

Immediately after, Alex and the Third Elder, Tobias, descended from the sky. They landed before the gates of the Saint Lord’s manor, standing with their hands clasped behind their backs.

The crowd hurriedly fell to their knees, shouting in unison.

"Greetings, Saint Lord!"

"Rise." Alex’s gaze swept over the crowd as he smiled faintly.

"Everyone, one month ago, I bestowed a cultivation method upon each of you."

"I gave you a period of one month to cultivate."

"Now, the deadline has passed, and it is time to inspect the results."

"Today, right outside the gates of this Saint Lord’s manor, we shall reward merits and punish faults!"

"Yes!" The crowd roared in unison, every face brimming with excitement and anticipation.

Alex said calmly. "Those who broke through more than six minor realms and reached the Foundation Establishment Realm, step forward first."

Out of the roughly one thousand disciples, a dozen or so people stepped forward. This included Grand Elder Cedric’s son, Lucas, and Second Elder Adrian’s daughter, Joanna.

Alex’s gaze swept over them, a faint smile on his lips.

"You are the most outstanding talents among the younger generation of the Hale family."

"Naturally, I have prepared the most generous rewards for you."

"I hope that in the future, you will continue to work diligently and become the future pillars of the Hale family."

"Thank you, Saint Lord!" The group shouted in unison.