As soon as the servant closed the door, Lin Fang sat down crosslegged on the bed with an excited expression.
"Have I become addicted?", he wondered. Every time he's about to simulate, he gets this rush of excitement and adrenaline, he feels like a world of possibilities opens up each time he starts a new simulation.
"This is like gambling but without the possibility of losing everything", he chuckled.
"Status window"
[Endless Slaughter Simulator]
[Host: Lin Fang]
[Age: 18(37)]
[Cultivation realm: Innate master]
[Techniques: Flame heart technique(mastered), Falling star blade(small achievement)]
[Talents: calm and collected(blue grade), Superieur martial body(blue grade), sword genius(green grade)]
[souls: 20]
"I only have one simulation left, system god please bless me with a good talent!", he said with a hopeful expression.
[does host wish to spend 16 souls to simulate?]
"yes", he whispered.
[Ding, simulation starting...]
[Ding, Talent refresh in progress...]
[Congratulations! You have refreshed the following talents:]
[Wings Of Light (green grade): You can conjure radiant wings of light energy, allowing you to soar at incredible speeds.]
[Eyes Of Light (white grade): Your eyes turn completely white, radiating an ethereal glow.]
[Mid-grade light spirit roots (blue grade): this talent grants the ability to absorb and manipulate light attribute true qi]
Seeing the three talents, Lin Fang was stupefied, "Did I accidentally pray to the God of Light?"
Despite having the urge to choose the Eyes Of Light to look like a certain character from his past life, Lin Fang still chose the spirit roots.
"I'm finally starting my cultivation journey!", his eyes were blazing with excitement and determination.
[Ding, talent selected successfully! Simulation starting...]
[at 18 years old, while sitting cross-legged in the governor's mansion you suddenly awakened mid-grade light spirit roots]
[the next day, you started your journey to the capital of the Radiant Sun Empire, Morning Sun City]
[on the way, you crossed multiple bandit groups, but they didn't dare stop a carriage with the emblem of the empire's high nobility]
[once you arrived, you were met with a huge celebration, and you were honored by the emperor with the rank of Earl of the Radiant Sun Empire, making you the first person to become an Earl despite having no merits to your name]
[when the celebration was about to end, a very ordinary looking old man praised you for your talent making the emperor and his entourage shocked beyond belief and even decisively changing your reward to a duke instead]
"???", Lin Fang was surprised by this unexpected development, "this old man isn't simple. he detected my talent with a simple look!"
At this moment, Lin Fang didn't really understand the realm of cultivation needed to accomplish such a feat, but in the future, he would definitely look back and curse at his own stupidity.
[a few days later, the Divine Wind Sect's recruitment ceremony started with thousands of young talents from all over the empire coming to participate]
[you were the crowd-favorite, and some people even thought that you might be directly chosen as an inner disciple, and to everyone's dismay, you completely surpassed their expectations]
[you directly ascended to the core sect, becoming the second disciple of the sect master, a bona fide golden core cultivator]
[at 21 years old, you reached the fifth level of qi refinement and decided to take a mission with your fellow disciples]
[on the way to complete the mission, you were ambushed by a group of demonic cultivators, your group was overwhelmed and decided to split up so that at least some of you make it out alive. What you didn't expect was that every single one of the demonic cultivators only had eyes on you, to the point of sacrificing their lives to kill you.]
[despite using all the protective treasures of your master, you were still overwhelmed]
[due to your death, the simulation is ending...]
"Strange" wondered Lin Fang aloud, not a trace of anger in his voice, "sacrificing their lives just to kill me? Have I become such a bigshot?", he mocked self-deprecatingly.
"they say tall trees attract the wind", he said with a smile, "well that doesn't apply to me", he paused his eyes flashing with hatred, "since in this dog-eat-dog world, I will be targetted no matter my strength!"
[Ding, reward generation successful. you can choose one of the following rewards:]
[1-cultivation realm at 21 years old]
[2-combat experience at 21 years old]
[3-blue grade talent mid-grade light spirit roots]
"So I might as well slaughter my way to the top!", he stated his eyes suddenly flashing like two miniature suns as he decisively chose the third option.
Instantly the dark room brightened up, a heavy pressure wafting out toward the surroundings, making the exquisitely dressed up visitors of the mansion collectively look in its direction in horror.
Thud Thud Thud
Polite knocking sounded out from the door, and as Lin Fang opened it up, he was met with a shocked and slightly anxious Duke Song, "Is everything okay, martial brother Fang?"
"Just a minor breakthrough", Lin Fang explained closing the door behind him, "did the banquet start yet?"
Duke Song nodded, "I was about to send the servants to inform you, when I sensed your breakthrough", he chuckled, "Brother Fang is too terrifying, you just brokethrough yesterday to innate rank, and you made another breakthrough today".
Lin Fang waved his hand dismissively, "Brother Song is overpraising me, I am still but a frog in the bottom of a well in comparison to the various geniuses out there".
Duke Song suddenly frowned, "If Brother Fang is merely a frog at the bottom of a well then what are we?"
'shit', Lin Fang sweated, 'I wasn't paying attention, I just casually spouted some nonsense from the novels that I read"
"What I meant by that brother Song, is that I still haven't seen much of the world compared to other people", he said matter-of-factly.
Duke Song was enlightened, "not only is Martial Brother Fang talented in the ways of cultivation but he is also a talented scholar", he exclaimed making Lin Fang even more annoyed.
'Making small talk with these old fogies is so difficult", he sighed in exasperation.
After arriving at the main hall, Lin Fang was introduced to various notable figures of the city, each one of them trying to form ties with him either by showering him with compliments or trying to marry their daughters to him.
With his head throbbing, he continued politely deflecting their proposals until a short man with deep eye circles suddenly approached him.
"I'm Baron Xuefeng, I'm honored to meet you, Master Fang", he introduced while stretching his arm for a handshake.
Lin Fang sighed dramatically catching everyone's attention, "Xuefeng, don't take my silence for weakness", he said his voice laced with anger, "I, Lin Fang am not a vengeful person, but if you keep courting death then don't blame me for granting your wish!"
Baron Xuefeng was dumbfounded, this was his first time meeting Lin Fang, so why was he acting like they were life-and-death rivals?
Sensing the sharp gazes piercing through him, he hurriedly tried to explain, "Master Fang you must be mistaken, this is our first meeting"
Lin Fang's eyes flashed with disappointment, "after everything you have done to my poor fellow villagers, you are still acting like it's nothing", he sighed deeply, "maybe in your eyes, they are indeed worth nothing".
A tinge of confusion appeared in Xuefeng eye's as he tried to remember if he ever bullied the young eagle village before. What he never expected was, that that second of confusion sealed his fate.
"Baron Xuefeng! come with me", a deep voice rumbled, as an enraged looking Duke Song beckoned for Xuefeng.
'This is my chance to get his favor', Duke Song was ecstatic behind his angry facade. He was looking for ways to get Lin Fang to owe him a favor and this stupid Xuefeng was like a meat pie falling from the heavens. He didn't care what this Baron did to enrage Lin Fang but he would make sure that he didn't leave in one piece.