Enter the System

It was morning. The first rays of the sun began to illuminate the earth. Life was beginning in Bitter Sea Town.

Huan Wei didn't sleep until morning. The excitement inside him caused him to lose all sleep. 16 years of misery would come to end.

He immediately got out of bed and stretched his body. He looked at himself in the mirror. Then he said, "The experience of two lifetimes merged into one body. Now I can get stronger too."

He took a deep breath and left his room. At that moment he saw Huan Chao eating breakfast. It seemed that he too had woken up at dawn.

Huan Chao was silent for a while as he looked at his son. Then he looked him up and down. "Are you going somewhere?"

"Do you really care?" Huan Wei replied indifferently. The sight of Huan Chao's face had killed all his excitement. If this was a simulation, Huan Wei would at least know that it was fake, but it was all real.

"No. You can do whatever you want. You can go and commit suicide if you want. At least you'll be of some benefit to the world."

Huan Chao continued eating. Huan Wei looked at him for a few more seconds. Then he left the house.

He was heading towards the Moist Forest, yet his excitement was gone. For a moment he wondered why Huan Chao didn't love him. Was it because he had caused his wife's death at birth? Or because he could never bring him an achievement he could be proud of?

"No," he said to himself. "That man deserves nothing."

A sadness settled in his soul. With his head bowed, he walked out of the town and into the forest. When he passed the first tree, he took a deep breath and collected himself.

"I have a second chance. I mustn't let my father ruin it."

He thought about how to open the system panel. The moment he thought about it, the panel opened. Huan Wei didn't know if anyone was around to see him. So he turned his head and checked the surroundings. He wasn't sure if they could see the system.

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[System Panel]

Name: Corrupt Cultivation System

User: Huan Wei

Strength: 15

Endurance: 15

Agility: 10

Dexterity: 12

Intelligence: 20

Luck: 5

Perception: 12

[Cultivation Realm] Wanderer Realm Early Phase

Xp Remaining to Next Level: 2000

[Body Tempering Realm] Oak Body

Xp Remaining to Next Level: 3000

[Wisdom]

Fire Wisdom Level 1

Blood Wisdom Level 0

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"I actually thought my agility was higher than my strength. It seems my highest attribute is intelligence."

Huan Wei smiled. He remembered Ran Qianfan. He was at the middle phase of the Wanderer Realm. There was no way Huan Wei could defeat him in a one-on-one battle.

That was why the young man had tricked Ran Qianfan into going deep into the forest. He told him that there was a powerful energy field there and that he was letting him know because he wanted to be his friend. Afraid that other cultivators would use the energy field, Ran Qianfan went into the forest.

Huan Wei had secretly followed him. He watched Ran Qianfan spend his Qi in every battle he fought. Finally, when he began to meditate to recover his Qi, Huan Wei killed him with a dagger through his back.

He knew he was far from the cliff. So he inflicted many wounds on the corpse with a simple beast claw he had brought with himself. Then he had burned the corpse with his Fire Qi, making it unrecognizable. So he had no idea how they knew it was his body.

"They can't reach me. Even if they do, I have many excuses. I won't let two idiots blame me for murder."

Huan Wei took a deep breath and walked into the forest. He knew that other young people would be coming to the forest soon. That's why he wanted to hurry. If they also started killing monsters, Huan Wei would have to go even deeper to collect 500 experience points.

He drew his dagger and started running. "I have no idea which monster will give how many experience points. I will kill everything I see."

After running for a short while, he saw a few things moving through the trees. It didn't take him long to realize that these were Cannibal Plants.

Cannibal Plants were a common type of monster in the Moist Forest. They were larger and more fanged variants of bug-eating plants. They could grow their roots out of the ground and use them as legs.

These were monsters from the Natural Fledgling Realm Early Phase, the lowest realm of natural monsters. Their power was not superior to someone in the Wanderer Realm. Besides, no matter what, they were plants after all.

Huan Wei pointed forward his hand. "Mouth of Flame!"

Fire Qi flew at the plants like a wild wolf at its victim. The Cannibal Plants immediately looked towards Huan Wei and growled.

The flaming wolf head sank its fangs into one of them. The small explosion sent the other plants flying. The one hit by the technique scattered into pieces. Each piece landed in a different place and burned.

[Cannibal Plant killed. 20 xp gained.]

"It looks like this might take a while."

Huan Wei quickly ran over to one of the plants. Standing up again, the plant opened its mouth, where a human head could easily fit, and leapt at the young man.

Huan Wei dodged aside. Then he swung his dagger and decapitated the plant in one blow.

[Cannibal Plant killed. You gain 20 xp.]

"Mouth of Flame!"

Another explosion killed two more of the Cannibal Plants. Grabbing the last plant by the head, Huan Wei stepped on its roots and pulled hard, ripping its head off.

"I need more."

He opened the system panel again. He realized now that he was controlling it with his thoughts.

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[System Panel]

Name: Corrupt Cultivation System

User: Huan Wei

Strength: 15

Endurance: 15

Agility: 10

Dexterity: 12

Intelligence: 20

Luck: 5

Perception: 12

[Cultivation Realm] Wanderer Realm Early Phase

Xp Remaining to Next Level: 1900

[Body Tempering Realm] Oak Body

Xp Remaining to Next Level: 2990

[Wisdom]

Fire Wisdom Level 1

Blood Wisdom Level 0

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Huan Wei looked at Body Tempering. "Although I've gained 100 experience points, Body Tempering has only gained 10 experience points. In that case, Cultivation and Body Tempering experience points must be different."

He remembered ripping off the head of the Cannibal Plant. That was probably how he had made the progress in Body Tempering. "I can gain Body Tempering using my body, but my main priority must be Cultivation."

After collecting the crystals of the Cannibal Plants, he wandered around the forest for a while. Soon he came across another group of monsters.

"Forest Bombs..." He said as he looked at the small creatures.

The Forest Bombs were creatures only the size of a hand. Their bodies were made of wood. No one knew how they were born, yet they certainly died out quickly. This creature had only one attack.

The Forest Bombs in front of him started running towards Huan Wei. The young man pointed his hand towards them.

"Mouth of Flame!"

The fiery wolf head reshaped. It shot towards the little creatures. The Forest Bombs dodged it, jumping left and right. The explosion had not harmed any of them.

"Mouth of Flame!"

Huan Wei attacked once more. His Fire Qi was very effective against plant-like creatures. Once he managed to ignite it, it was very difficult for the creature to extinguish itself.

Huan Wei managed to hit one of the small creatures. The explosion threw him back in flames. Meanwhile, the young man kicked a Forest Bomb that came close, throwing it away from him.

[Jungle Bomb killed. 20 xp gained].

The creature he kicked away suddenly swelled and blew up where it landed. The leaves inside it were scattered around by the impact of the explosion.

Huan Wei expected to gain experience points from it, but nothing happened. He realized that he had to strike the final blow himself.

He stabbed into the ugly face of a Forest Bomb that jumped at him. With one hand, he sent another Mouth of Flame.

[Forest Bomb x2 killed. 40 xp gained.]

He quickly swung his dagger and killed another one. Soon he had cleared them all. He opened the panel once more.

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[System Panel]

Name: Corrupt Cultivation System

User: Huan Wei

Strength: 15

Endurance: 15

Agility: 10

Dexterity: 12

Intelligence: 20

Luck: 5

Perception: 12

[Cultivation Realm] Wanderer Realm Early Phase

Xp Remaining to Next Level: 1760

[Body Tempering Realm] Oak Body

Xp Remaining to Next Level: 2985

[Wisdom]

Fire Wisdom Level 1

Blood Wisdom Level 0

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"Body Tempering is only 5 experience points? No wonder it's an expensive way to get stronger. Even if I won the whole battle using only my body, I could only gain 90 or 100 experience points at most."

The sun was getting higher and higher. Huan Wei looked up at the sky. "I'm running out of time. I must finish this quickly and go to Master Guiren."

[Congratulations, your Mouth of Flame Technique has reached Level 3.]

"Huh?"

Huan Wei opened his technique panel.

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[Techniques]

[Wandering Realm Technique] Mouth of Flame Level 3/4 (Class C)

Fire Qi Technique. Ignites the Cultivator's Qi and sends it forward in the form of a spirit animal.

Next Level: 500 xp

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Huan Wei laughed. "Good. I'm also strengthening my technique. There are 4 levels of Class C techniques and I'm almost at the peak. After completing it, I can also learn a new technique. In the early or middle phase, I don't remember anyone who knew 2 techniques well. Now I can be much stronger than others."

Huan Wei ignited his Qi again and looked at his hand. He could feel the warmth of the Qi flowing in it. This made him even more eager to fight.

"Mouth of Flame!"

He attacked an empty area of the forest. The wolf head formed by the fire Qi was now several inches larger. Huan Wei could feel that the density of the Qi within it had also increased. With a big smile on his face, he started looking for other things to kill.