At the moment when Song Yang was desperate about his tragic future, a mechanical sound appeared in his mind.
"Is this? Golden Finger?"
"System?"
Song Yang was confused and then immediately ecstatic.
He knew very well what 'System' meant. This is the benefit of a time traveler; even though he was a Mercenary King, sometimes he would read some novels in his free time.
Ignoring Song Yang's ecstasy, the system proceeded:
[Ding, the Reputation System has been successfully activated.]
"Reputation System, doesn't sound that powerful," muttered Song Yang.
Compared to the novels he used to read in his previous life, which had systems like:
10,000x Return System
Myriad Worlds System
Infinite Looting System
A Reputation System seems... weaker in comparison.
"Besides, reputation? Does this mean I have to have a good reputation?"
Song Yang thought. He wasn't a kind person; on the contrary, he was someone who licked blood off a knife and killed without blinking.
If they asked him to be kind to common people and increase his reputation among them, it would be worse than killing him.
Not noticing Song Yang's disappointment, the system continued explaining:
[The Reputation System allows the host to accumulate points through their kind or cruel actions, which spread among people.]
[Basically, as long as others know of your reputation, the host will be rewarded with reputation points.]
Song Yang sighed in relief, realizing he didn't have to become a kind person.
He didn't really know why he had a certain aversion to kind people; maybe something in his previous life caused this.
However, given the situation he was in, he couldn't help but feel a bit anxious and asked the system:
"System, don't you have a beginner gift pack?"
While talking to the system, Song Yang looked around anxiously. The last memory he absorbed from his original body was of him being killed while walking on the street.
Now, he found himself in a small abandoned house, and one question kept lingering in his mind:
How did I get here?
However, he was completely powerless at the moment, and if this was a conspiracy, he feared he wouldn't be able to avoid it.
But, to his joy, the system responded to his question:
[Ding! Distributing beginner gift pack.]
[Congratulations, host! You have received 3 Special Mystery Boxes. Do you wish to open them?]
"Is this it?"
Song Yang murmured, feeling the disappointment return. However, he knew that his only chance to turn the situation around would be through the system.
Even without time to figure out what these boxes were or what "Special Mystery Box" meant, he hurriedly murmured:
"System, open the three boxes."
[Ding! Congratulations for opening a Special Mystery Box and obtaining the Shadow Demon Legion.]
[Ding! Congratulations for opening a Special Mystery Box and obtaining a Special Physique: Corpse Devouring Body.]
[Ding! Congratulations for opening a Special Mystery Box and obtaining an Immortal level Secret Realm.]
"Good luck," Song Yang thought to himself.
After all, the names of the three seemed very dominating and were probably very powerful.
The next second, he focused his gaze on the three light bubbles that appeared in front of him.
[Corpse Devouring Body: A forbidden physique capable of disintegrating corpses into residual energy and absorbing their talents and much of their cultivation, to strengthen its own talent and cultivation.]
[Shadow Demon Legion: A legion composed of three thousand noble shadow demons completely loyal, all of whose cultivation reached the Saint realm, with powers that defy darkness and celestial order.]
[Secret Realm (Immortal): Can open a secret realm with a palace of thousands of square kilometers, equipped with immortal level spiritual gathering formations that amplify cultivation speed and provide total concealment below the True Immortal level.]
"Hahaha!" Song Yang couldn't help but rejoice upon seeing the first item, which solved his problem of weak talent.
However, upon seeing the second item, he couldn't avoid a loud laugh.
"Saint! This is an existence that, even throughout the Zhenfang Dynasty, is considered a power at the ancestral level, and now I have three thousand of them completely loyal to me."
"I fear that, with just this reward, I could walk sideways throughout the Zhenfang Dynasty... no, in the entire eastern region."
Song Yang couldn't help but think.
After all, according to his knowledge, not even a Sacred Land would be willing to offend such a legion so easily.
When he absorbed the memories of the original body, he also discovered that cultivation in this world was divided into the following stages: Qi Awakening, Spiritual Transformation, Core Condensation, Soul Formation, Divine Transformation, Royal Realm, Saint, Saint King, and Grand Saint.
Thinking about this, Song Yang couldn't help but feel happy.
A minute ago, he was just an abandoned prince. Now, he had three thousand subordinates at the Saint level, the seventh stage of cultivation.
Even if he decided to rebel at that moment, he would have a great chance of winning.
After all, from what he knew, there was only one ancestor with the cultivation of a Saint King in the entire Zhenfang Dynasty.
Suddenly, footsteps echoed from outside the small house where he was, interrupting his train of thought.
Song Yang's heart tightened. It seemed that the person who had "saved" him was arriving; they had probably heard his loud laughter.
For someone to have forged his death in front of the whole city, their cultivation was probably not low.
With that ability, they could almost instantly appear inside.
However, they were advancing step by step, as if announcing their arrival.
There was only one reason for this behavior: to make him anxious.
But Song Yang's heart, tense since he arrived in this new world, was surprisingly calm.
He didn't feel scared of this person at all.
Because he knew, in his heart, that any conspiracy formed would be useless in front of his absolute strength.
For this reason, upon hearing the first step, he immediately spoke in his mind with the system and summoned two shadow demons that were hiding in the void around him.
Song Yang did not believe that the person who saved him had the strength of a Saint.
Even if they did, with the shadow demons' concealment abilities, it wouldn't be impossible to carry out a stealth attack and kill a Saint.
And even if he couldn't, he could instantly summon another 2,998 shadow demons.
With so much power, even if the ancestor of the Zhenfang Dynasty appeared, they would face certain death.