[Ding, reward generation successful. you can choose one of the following rewards:]
[1-cultivation realm at 18 years old (crippled)]
[2-life experience at 18 years old]
[3-blue grade talent benevolent slap]
"what is wrong with the first reward?", Lin Fang asked barely containing his fury.
[The reward 'cultivation realm' is dependent on the state of the host right before his death]
Lin Fang gritted his teeth and asked, "I choose Life experience then". 'hopefully, gaining the memories of my death would help me find a way out', he thought to himself.
[The reward life experience is filled with memories of suffering that could twist the host's personality. Does host wish to proceed?]
Lin Fang was fuming with rage. He was already in a tough spot, but the simulator was giving him even more of a hard time. His body was trembling all over from stress, anger, and fear, he was on the brink of falling into despair.
'I can't find a way out in this state', he thought to himself, 'I need to calm down'. Suddenly, a cooling sensation washed over him, all his negative emotions vanished and his mind was sharp and focused.
Instantly, thousands of ideas popped in his head; how he got caught, strategies to persuade the figure to give him more time, and tactics to make better use of the simulator...
Lin Fang took a couple of deep breaths before opening his status window.
[Endless Slaughter Simulator]
[Host: Lin Fang]
[Age: 18(37)]
[Cultivation realm: Third level of Qi refinement]
[Techniques: Flame heart technique(mastered), Falling star blade(small achievement), Brilliant core scripture(mastered), Radiant Palm(great achievement), Light Veil(great achievement), Gleaming Step(great achievement), Flash Steps(small achievement), seven flowing river sword forms(three forms)]
[Talents: calm and collected(blue grade){Active}, Superieur martial body(blue grade), sword genius(green grade), mid-grade light spirit roots(blue grade), G!@ O! $!@#$%&*@&S V!@#$% (purple grade)]
[souls: 653]
His crimson eyes scanned the status screen, his eyebrows slightly raised, 'I first thought that calm and collected was a passive talent but it seems I was wrong', he thought back to the last few hours, 'I should have noticed since my emotions were affecting me so much but looks like my anger clouded my judgment'
His eyebrows raised even more when he noticed the new talent, 'a purple talent? Was this because of the update?'
'simulator, what is the purple talent?', he asked.
[the simulator is unable to understand the function of the purple talent G!@ O! $!@#$%&*@&S V!@#$%]
'does that mean that it's my own talent?', Lin Fang's mind was working nonstop trying to find answers.
'Simulator, I want to read the update's notice', he said knowing that fully understanding your advantages and disadvantages was the first step towards solving your problems.
[update's notice]
[1- all souls of beings whose death is caused by the host and are within a 10km radius are claimed]
[2- The host can choose to use a simulation opportunity to save a talent for the next simulation. A maximum of three talents can be stacked.]
[3- the quality of talents is increased]
Lin Fang's face was impassive as he processed the new information, 'the first change makes soul farming way simpler and more straightforward', he thought, 'as for the second and third changes they increase the probability of having a good simulation, and also add a touch of strategy to its process'
Lin Fang's frown eased slightly, 'the last two changes increased my chances of success greatly. But luck is still the most deciding factor'
Lin Fang chose the benevolent slap talent before starting a new simulation.
[does host wish to spend 300 souls to simulate?]
'yes', he affirmed calmly.
[Ding, simulation starting...]
[Ding, Talent refresh in progress...]
[Congratulations! You have refreshed the following talents:]
[Inconveniently Timed Epiphany (white grade): The user suddenly has intense realizations about something trivial mid-battle]
[Qi of Procrastination (green grade): Allows the user to delay any attack or technique by a few seconds, often confusing enemies who expect immediate retaliation.]
[Tiny transformation (green grade): allows the user to reduce his size to a maximum of a tenth of his original size but his strength decreases accordingly]
Lin Fang's crimson red eyes scanned the talents not a trace of emotion on them, 'I choose to save the tiny transformation talent for the next simulation', he said inwardly without hesitation.
[Host will lose his current simulation. does host confirm?]
'yes', Lin Fang was calm and steady, even the agonizing pain of the thorns stabbing into his nerves didn't faze him, 'having the tiny transformation talent alone is useless. While I might be able to get rid of the chains, as soon as I take a single step the figure would sense my Movement with his spirit sense'
Wasting no time, Lin Fang started a new simulation.
[Ding, simulation starting...]
[Ding, Talent refresh in progress...]
[Congratulations! You have refreshed the following talents:]
[Sword master (blue grade): your talent in cultivating sword arts is top-notch, your combat power is greatly enhanced with a sword and you have a small chance of comprehending sword intent]
[Jack of all trades (blue grade]: your talent in every skill under the heavens is slightly above average]
[Vigourous body (green grade): you are born with a body way stronger than your peers, and your talent in body refinement is increased greatly]
Lin Fang stayed silent for a dozen minutes, his brain calculating ways the simulation could end with the different talent combinations. However, he found not a single way the simulation could end other than with his death at the hands of the dark figure.
He then closed the interface and called out to the figure, "It's almost noon, we should start preparing", he said feigning pain in his voice.
The figure slammed his eyes open before hissing with an annoyed expression, "Hmph! They say give people an inch and they would take a mile"
"what? did you think that the ritual would be a high-five? This is a treasure from an ancient god, we need sacrifices and a ceremony!", Lin Fang sneered in disdain, he looked at the figure as if he was a country bumpkin.
The figure was livid, he almost lashed out and killed Lin Fang with a slap but he stopped himself, knowing that this was his chance to finally breakout of his shackles and completely grasp his own fate.
"What sacrifices do we need?", he asked after calming down.
"ten high grade spirit stones", Lin Fang said with a straight face.
"WHAT!?", the figure was so shocked that he stood up too fast which took off his hood. Lin Fang finally saw the face of his abductor, he was a man with sunken cheeks and a sickly pale complexion, he looked like a ghost that freshly came out of a graveyard.
His hollow eyes glared at Lin Fang, "do you even know what you're saying? Even the supreme elder of the Divine Wind Sect only has one high grade spirit stone and it's almost depleted. On the whole continent, there might only be less than a dozen high grade spirit stones and you're saying that I have to bring 10?", The man was slowly approaching Lin Fang, his eyes narrowed dangerously.
"WAIT!", Lin Fang feigned a horrified expression as he hurriedly explained, "In the tomb where I got the treasure, the remnant soul of that powerful senior explained that using a certain number of human sacrifices would suffice as well"
The man finally stopped, holding back his killing intent, "how many?"
"I don't know! Since at the time the senior had already prepared 10 high grade spirit stones he didn't bother explaining how many humans we need", seeing the man's thoughtful expression he added, "But I guess the more the better because if we didn't bring enough we would have to retry a day later at noon all over again"
After thinking for a while, the man had no other choice but to go get a huge number of mortal sacrifices but decided to bring Lin Fang with him. He was adamant on not letting this treasure slip out of his hands.