Damn, I Awakened With A Horror System!

Swish!

As the coursing of his transcended Qi slowly became stiffer, a sudden figure materialized beyond the old man, being shrouded by a dark substance, carrying an intense rotting scent of blood as it visibly waved its glinting claws toward the old man's physique, intending to inflict severe injuries in the process!n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Ding!

Unfortunately, although the droplets of crimson blood could ignore the defenses of the old man, they could still at least defend themselves from the sudden attack of the beast.

Creating a grinding sound of metal and glass in the process as some tongues of flame flew toward the atmosphere. Lighting the dark surroundings lightly as the face of the beast unfolds toward the surprise eyes of the old man.

"YOUU?!"

With widened eyes, he stared at the cold, serpentine irises of the demonically handsome face of the beast... behind him in fright.

Although he could hardly recognize the face of the beast, he knew that it was the beast that he just fought earlier, making him feel a deep chill within his soul upon seeing the drastic changes it took.

Furthermore, he could even sense its overall strength elevating by a small amount every second!

Although it was unstable and somewhat chaotic, its strength undoubtedly had already entered the quasi-peak stage of the Nascent Soul realm!

Boom!

As the old man was pondering deep inside his mind, unable to comprehend how the beast managed to creep behind him without him noticing it...

His old body suddenly hurled toward the depths of the endless forest, unable to completely defend himself from the earth-shattering strength of the Nascent Soul Beast as his robe finally suffered some minor damage.

Boom!

In the next second, the old man's physique heavily collides with the towering tree in the far distance, creating a huge hole in it as it slowly fell afterward due to the force it received.

Cough~

Swish!

Coughing out loud, the old man still hadn't recovered from the damage he received when his elevated premonition suddenly sent a distress signal within his consciousness, making his eyes constrict slightly as he immediately waved his right hand in front of him.

Flicker~

Causing his figure to distort under the glinting, approaching claws of the Nascent Soul Beast, making the space around him crazily tremble before becoming still afterward, reasoning for the glinting claws, carrying the stench of thick blood to only hit the empty space.

"Teleportation skill! I should have expected that he had teleportation-related skills...

"Grrrr~ I need to quickly finish the battle before the negative effects of this skill kick in."

Gritting his teeth in anxiousness, the Nascent Soul Beast's divine senses hurriedly delved within the depths of his being, staring at the withering plant within before manipulating the rules it carried...

Summoning countless blood vessels with a diameter of 1 cm in the process. Lively slithering within the atmosphere before spreading to all directions, causing everything it grazed to inexplicably liquefy.

"Hehe~ With my current strength, these little blood vessel capabilities had already entered the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

"If that old man didn't show himself, I'm going to absorb the blood essence of the beast and human cultivators hidden in this forest. That way, I could at least weaken the aftermath of this skill."

Laughing madly, the Nascent Soul Beast continued.

"Keke~ If I'm lucky, I could completely negate the aftereffects of the skill and recover some of my lost health and transcended Qi..."

Swish!

With a maddened smile, the Nascent Soul Beast began to manipulate the countless vessels of blood with great mastery, delving into the depths of the endless forest and killing every living being his blood vessels managed to find.

Even if it was an insect or an ant, the Nascent Soul Beast didn't spare them; understanding the meaning of a small number could make a difference if he accumulated thousands of them.

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Huff~

"Finally, away from the endless forest."

Soon, after 5 minutes of traversing the forest with swift speed, the transparent figure of Leo could be seen gasping for air.

He finally started to feel his stamina running out due to long hours of unceasing movement.

It could be said that this was the first time Leo saw his stamina reduce to a pathetic number after he went beyond the mortal realm.

Sigh-

"I'm really lazy back then..."

Mumbling to himself, Leo unconsciously tilted his head toward the firmament above, still seeing some light that originated from the spells of the beasts, quasi-devils, and human cultivators hurling above... which often lightened the dark atmosphere.

Furthermore, within the crevices of the bloodied wall of the town and the littered corpses on the wet, chilling ground, he could faintly see some crimson roses, swaying under the breeze of chilling air, silently growing within them...

Making him feel amused upon sensing the death Qi, nutrients, and faint rules within the corpses on the ground hurriedly being dried by the crimson roses, making them more tantalizing to one's eyes.

Hmm...

Curious, Leo silently activated his soul scan skill toward the same flower nearby, prying to the existence of the plant at a deeper level, wanting to see what the group was trying to achieve.

Ding!

[ Blood Sucking Rubiginosa: A plant-type life form that was born due to the unique skill of certain users and the three unknown rules it contained.

Although its growth speed could be considered normal, by absorbing the blood essence and great tonics (nutrients) of a lifeform, its growth speed could increase by 10-100 times! (Depends on the quality and quantity of the nutrients it absorbs.)

Current Realm: Quasi Nascent Soul (85%)!

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Innate Skill: Momentary Life (Epic), Advance Absorption (Rare), Comprehension of Life Nature (Rare +3), ???...

Note: At its peak, it could hold a being beyond the Nascent Soul Realm by quite a while. ]

Ding!

[ Momentary Life (Epic): Sacrifice most of the user's lifespan in order to increase the talent, overall strength, and growth of the user.

Activation: Permanent.

Effects: Permanently increase the talent by 5, overall strength by 10%, and growth by 500% of the user. ]

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