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'It seems like this Stealth Skill turns me into a natural-born assassin…'
Azmodeus had realized this a couple hours ago, but ever since obtaining the Stealth Skill, his entire approach — from his cunningness to his fighting style — had started to change.
'Are there more to these 'Traits' than meets the eye, or am I just imagining things…?'
He started to ponder the matter concerning these subtle changes. However, suddenly, he sensed the presence of the last assassin approaching his location fast.
After feeling the assassin's rapid advance towards him, Azmodeus darted toward the cover of the lush green trees.
It didn't take long before he once again found himself perched atop a tall tree.
As soon as he made it up there and went deathly silent — stopping most of his bodily functions — the last assassin, an Early Pulse Condensation Stage warrior, arrived at his fallen comrade's body.
"Arrgghh!!! Just wait until I find you, you son of a b*tch!! I'll capture you and then tear you apart into a million different pieces before scattering them throughout the Yang Forest!"
The Assassin's sorrow-filled screams could be heard echoing for thousands of meters, drawing more powerful beasts to their location thanks to the noise.
'As much as I feel bad about killing this guy's brothers, this is life, and I only kill those who have tried to kill me…'
'Adaptation and Evolution… If I want to survive, I have to know when to not let my emotions get in the way…'
Azmodeus's thoughts swirled as he vanished from his spot in the tall tree, his nimble frame seamlessly moving throughout the forest terrain.
There was no better time to take advantage of someone than when their emotions were out of control and their guard was lowered. In this situation, the deaths of all of his brothers blinded the last assassin with rage, making him enter a state of deep, mindless grief.
Pat!
Azmodeus jumped onto a shorter tree, quietly sliding over it.
Following these discrete actions, silence engulfed the forest...
Spurt!
The deafening silence was swiftly broken by the sharp, gushing sound of crimson blood splatting on the ground!
Four.
The count had come to an end as Azmodeus deactivated his Stealth Ability and reappeared in the world of the seen. And around him, the bodies of the assassins lay scattered throughout this section of the Yang Forest.
However, despite the bloody scene before him, Azmodeus quickly moved toward all the gruesome corpses and started picking up anything of value.
From which, not only had he found a few Low-level Common-Rank Daggers, but also several thousand Copper Coins!
'These guys were quite rich, eh?'
'A few thousand Copper Coins were enough for one to live comfortably for months in Spirit River City, and these guys just had it lying around with them…'
As this thought came into his mind, Azmodeus suddenly remembered that he had forgotten to loot the Young Master and his fellows when they tried to take him away.
'Damn it! How could I be so stupid!? Just imagine all the money and items I have missed out on!'
The only thing he had grabbed from their bodies was a sword, which at that moment seemed like the smartest choice, but now he couldn't help but feel that he had been an absolute idiot!
'Sigh…'
He let out a soft sigh before dashing away from the scene, knowing that a few beasts beyond his capabilities were headed straight his way.
As he made his swift escape, he took the chance to glance over the various system notifications he had ignored during his battle with the four assassins.
BLING!
[Ding! You have killed four Cultivators in the Early Stages of the Early Pulse Condensation Stage!]
[Ding! You have obtained 1,200 Evolution Essence!]
After receiving the notifications, Azmodeus decided to invest all of his Evolution Essence into leveling up. His Stealth Skill was still strong at Level 2, and advancing to Level 3 required 1,000 Evolution Essence — something that was too much to spend unless absolutely necessary.
BLING!
[Ding! You have leveled up!]
[Ding! You have obtained 2.5 Stat points in all of your basic attributes!]
[Ding! You have leveled up!]
[Ding! You have obtained 3 Stat points in all of your basic attributes!]
[Ding! Your overall combat power has significantly improved!]
[Ding! Would you like to take out your 'Egg Fart' skill from storage or convert it to Evolution Essence?]
"!!!"
Azmodeus didn't even need half a second to decide what he wanted to do after seeing the last pop-up. He immediately clicked 'Convert to Evolution Essence!'
Just thinking of the embarrassment he would feel after using such a ridiculous ability was enough to make him want to crawl into a hole and bury himself alive!
BLING!
[Ding! You have obtained 1 Evolution Essence after de-assimilating your 'Egg Fart' Trait!]
[Ding! You have obtained a bonus of 1000 Evolution Essence for disassimilating your first Trait!]
After acquiring another large sum of Evolution Essence, Azmodeus dumped it all into his level.
BLING!
[Ding! You have leveled up!]
[Ding! You have obtained 3.5 Stat Points in all of your basic attributes!]
[Ding! All of your stats have successfully crossed the 25-point threshold, allowing your strength to skyrocket straight into the Early Pulse Condensation Stage!]
"!!!"
Azmodeus felt a surge of power course through him as his strength reached a level where he could be placed among the strongest Inner Sect Disciples of the Yang Sect.
Unbeknownst to him, he had already surpassed the strength that Yang Cheng possessed in his past life!
"I can't believe that my strength has already reached such a level… and this is only after around half a day of using the system…"
Disbelief spread across his face as he had no clue what he had done in his past life to deserve such a fortune!
Bang!
After getting far enough away, he suddenly stopped in his tracks and dropped his head to the ground with an extremely grateful expression on his face. "Thank you very much, Infinite Evolution System!" He shouted. "I promise to repay this favor a thousandfold! Just wait for that day—I promise you won't regret it!"
[ ... ]
The system went silent in response to his earnest proclamation.
[There is no need for the host—]
"I promise to pay you back!" Azmodeus interjected.
[Host, there is no point—]
"Don't worry! I will give you back everything you gave me, and more!"
[ … ]
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