Damn, I Awakened With A Horror System!

Chapter 139: Tree Of Ten Thousand Souls!

The smell of burned decaying flesh began to hover throughout the space, blending toward the surrounding fog as it continuously drifted deep into the terrain.

Sizzle...

The sizzling sound of it as its muscle memory occasionally twitched under the high temperature of the black flame unfolded into the short distance, making the shadow being close to it smile with a hint of madness...

Sighing with intoxication, Leo's shadow being could be seen visibly quivering in excitement, shaded by dark light as he occasionally "releasing" a high-pitched giggle. Stay tuned with M V L

Ding!

[ Congratulations upon killing an Epic Grade being/race for the first time!

+5,000 Horror points!

+6 Free Attribute points!

+1 High Enlightenment Stone! ]

+250 Exp points!

"Kekeke, I almost forgot that I still have use of your body. Sigh, I got lost in excitement causing some of your parts to become completely charred...

However, with your size, losing some of your parts is not a problem.'

Squinting his shadow eyes, Leo immediately touches the charred body of the Epic Black Rat, waiting for a while before finally hiding its corpse within his inventory.

"Hmm, I gained a High Enlightenment Stone, I could use this to elevate my understanding of my Cultivation Technique or one of my Rules...

"The Rule of Life Nature is a good choice since it could elevate my mentality and mental energy by quite a good amount..."

Shaking his head, burying those distracting thoughts behind his mind, Leo shifted his gaze toward the 5-meter tall tree in the distance, to be exact, toward the dark fruit it was bearing.

Although the place has never been grazed by the sunlight outside, it still managed to prosper under this abandoned cave/passage, attesting to how really different the world is right now...

Its brown body with a hint of darkness in it almost occupied the center of the place, as its thick brown roots ran deep down toward the unknown ink-black water... Above, its leaves that have a hint of decay in them could be seen swaying healthily...

Ding!

[ Grade-2 (Still Growing) Tree of Ten Thousand Soul (Epic) - A tree that absorbs the decaying body of tens of thousands of beings to grow, bearing fruit after again absorbing another thousand decaying bodies!

Note: Its fruit has miraculous effects! ]

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"This, a Grade 2 spiritual tree that was still in its growing stage! Then doesn't that mean it could still increase its grade!?"

"Peak of Grade 2 or Grade 3 spiritual tree?"

Leo's mouth turned agape in surprise, not expecting that his luck finally turn into better...

"Or probably the luck of the epic black rat is just bad.'

Feeling elated, Leo shifted his gaze toward the black fruit meters above him.

"This..."

In an instant, after seeing its plump black figure, Leo's instinct began screaming toward him to quickly consume the fruit!

The temptation within couldn't be hidden anymore as he unhurriedly plucked it away from the tree... Upon touching, the sensation of being electrified by a low voltage instantly courses through his shadow being, causing him to moan uncontrollably...

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[ Fruit of Thousand Souls and Decay (Grade 2-Epic): A Fruit that should only appear in the depths of the Underworld, consuming and absorbing the energy of the soul within to attain its perfect growth!

Effect upon consumption: Permanently increase Death and Life affinity by 5, and Soul, Mental, and Qi power by 20!

Effect 2: Greatly increase the Qi inside the body by a considerable amount! (Only effective below the Late-Nascent Soul realm stage!)

Effect 3: There's a small chance of mutation and gaining an understanding of the Rules of Decay!

Note 1: A being could only consume 3 raw Thousand Souls and Decay Fruits in its lifetime! (Could consume an extra one if the Thousand Souls and Decay fruit were processed into a potion!)

Note 2: Extremely helpful below Core Formation Realm! ]

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This...

"It's effects... It's much better than grade 1 spiritual fruit by dozens!"

Leo stared silently toward the void for an unknown period of time, reading its description in surprise as he carefully held the fruit within his grasp... After a while, finally sighing in slight exhaustion, Leo unhurriedly opened his imaginary mouth as he consumed the fruit in one go.

Gulp~

The dark fruit quickly slid down toward the unknown darkness, not giving feedback for its taste before dissolving in an instant within his shadow being... Its rich juices that contain a glimmer of gray within, quickly fuse with Leo's very being, traversing his physics before entering his soul...

Sending shivers to Leo as he quickly sat down on the ground, closing his eyes as he followed his instinct.

Ding!

+50 exp points!

+50 exp points!

+50 exp points!

The Qi within him began to boil in excitement, increasing the exp and Qi it contained by amount every second...

Following that, the dark ink water beneath began to crazily surge, releasing a dense black smoke (Qi) coming from unknown depths that instantly concealed Leo's being, enveloping him tightly as it quickly decreased in density (Due to Leo's absorption ).

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Huff~

Soon, after an hour of being engrossed in the process of mutation, Leo releases a gasp of satisfaction, unhurriedly opening his gray shadow eyes as he begins checking the changes in his shadow form...

His shadow being which was much denser than before greeted his eyes. Unlike previously when his form seems always about to dissipate toward the surroundings, this time, his being appeared much more solid (Although not completely since he still retained the uniqueness of being in semi-physical form)...

Moreover, he could control his body much more easily as if he gained a deeper understanding of it, allowing him to focus his shadow being in some parts in a short period of time... Freely shifting in physical and incorporeal form, making his future enemy confused and caught off guard due to the unexpected!

"This ability is great for creating feint..."

It would surely cause my future enemies to have a headache upon being unable to deal with my form... However, I still prefer a physical body!

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