The ruins of an old city.
Lin Yu weaved through the dilapidated buildings.
The blade in his hand was like the scythe of the Grim Reaper, killing monsters one by one. Wherever he passed, the ground was littered with beast corpses, with mutated cockroaches and rat monsters being the most numerous.
System prompts echoed in his ears, and his level points slowly increased, not far from the million mark.
Night was falling.
Roar!!!
Beast roars came from all around as the daytime sleepers began to stir, entering the night's hunt.
Lin Yu killed another rat monster, gaining fifty level points. Suddenly, his keen senses made the hairs on his neck stand on end, and he instantly turned to look behind him.
Screech~
The sound of grinding teeth came from behind him, and a puff of hot air sprayed onto Lin Yu's back. He instantly realized that a ferocious beast had appeared behind him at some point.
Number One reacted fastest, using its body as a shield to instantly block in front of Lin Yu, while simultaneously thrusting its Tang blade fiercely at the beast behind them.
Lin Yu was not slow either, immediately dodging to the side.
After dodging, he finally saw the appearance of the beast that had attacked him.
It was a tiger with four tusks, resembling a saber-toothed tiger, but much larger, about ten meters long and three meters high.
"System, scan monster information!"
"Ding, 5 level points consumed, scan successful!"
Four-Tusked Wind Tiger
Rank: Late Third Order
Skills: Storm, Gust, Gas Sense, Pounce, Roar
Evaluation: A feline beast with excellent speed but slightly inferior strength to yours. Its four saber teeth possess the power to break magic, making them excellent refining materials.
"Oh, this time the information is quite comprehensive!"
"This is because the beast's strength is inferior to yours!" the system's voice sounded.
Suddenly, the monster moved, two whirlwinds rising from its feet, increasing its speed and carrying a gust of wind as it lunged at Number One.
In its perception, Number One was the strongest. The reason it attacked Lin Yu's main body was simple: in its eyes, Lin Yu was the weakest.
If it hadn't been discovered, it would have attacked the weakest first to reduce the enemy's strength. If discovered, it became passive and had to adapt.
At this moment, it could only brace itself to meet the attack from Number One.
Number One swung its long blade, and a cyan energy slash attached to the blade, instantly cutting into the beast's body.
Bang!
Number Two reacted extremely quickly, drawing its blade and attacking from the side. The Four-Tusked Wind Tiger roared madly upon seeing this, while Number Three gripped its blade, leaped high into the air, and fiercely stabbed at the Four-Tusked Wind Tiger's neck.
With a *schlick*, the blade instantly buried itself in the Four-Tusked Wind Tiger's flesh, but the vital point was dodged, which was a pity.
"Roar!"
The Four-Tusked Wind Tiger howled in pain, unleashing its skills recklessly.
Lin Yu's clones immediately retreated, but Number Four had already infiltrated the Four-Tusked Wind Tiger's lower abdomen. It drew its blade and slashed fiercely at its belly.
With a *schlick*, blood gushed out. Number Four, seeing this, rejoiced and gave two more slashes. The monster wailed and collapsed to the ground, dying completely.
"Ding, Four-Tusked Wind Tiger killed, +400 level points!"
"Phew, that scared me! My first time fighting personally, and I almost messed up," Lin Yu exhaled, sighing.
By now, night had fallen. Unbeknownst to him, several beams of light had illuminated the surroundings. Before Lin Yu could get a closer look, a foul stench assaulted his nostrils.
The surrounding clones immediately moved forward to protect him, blocking the charging beasts.
As the beasts approached, Lin Yu finally saw their faces clearly: they were Corrosion Wolves!
These wolves were in a half-rotten state, their eyes exceptionally keen, giving them a ferocious aura.
"These are third-order Corrosion Wolves, but there aren't many. Brothers, kill!"
Lin Yu took the lead, raising his Tang blade and charging forward.
After a fierce battle, Lin Yu panted and heaved a sigh of relief, having finally finished off the wolf pack.
However, before he could celebrate, an even larger Corrosion Wolf, escorted by several stout Corrosion Wolves, walked towards them.
Howl!!!
The Wolf King howled at the sky and lunged fiercely.
Same Source Fusion!
Lin Yu immediately cast the Same Source Fusion. The surrounding clones instantly dissolved into light and merged into Lin Yu's main body.
"The wrath of the Immovable Wisdom King is something you cannot bear!"
Lin Yu quickly completed his transformation. The Immovable Wisdom King he had become was twice the size and several times more majestic than the one he had seen in the high-level secret realm tower.
His eyes blazed with red flames, formed from two fire clones.
His Wisdom Sword was entwined with blue and red light, formed from the fire and water clones. In addition, he now had six more arms.
A total of eight arms, each holding a different weapon.
His main arms numbered two, one holding the Wisdom Sword, the other holding the Karma Fire Chain, in a posture to sever all afflictions.
Kill!
Lin Yu's massive body, towering from above, raised the ten-meter Wisdom Sword in his hand and ruthlessly cleaved towards the Corrosion Wolf King.
The Corrosion Wolf King was greatly alarmed and hurriedly spat out a mouthful of green poisonous mist, attempting to block Lin Yu.
However, amplified by the powerful momentum, the great sword tore through the air, instantly reaching the Corrosion Wolf King's head.
Die!
The great sword compressed the air, forming a shockwave that blew away everything around.
Lin Yu sheathed his sword and stood tall. Only a pool of rotten flesh remained where the wolf king had been.
"Ding, Corrosion Wolf King killed, +400 level points!"
With the Wolf King dead, Lin Yu breathed a sigh of relief and quickly dispelled the Same Source Fusion.
It wasn't that he didn't want to maintain the fusion, but it continuously consumed energy, and his current energy reserves couldn't sustain it for long.
"The level points are finally enough!"
Lin Yu was overjoyed and quickly murmured to the system, "System, upgrade talent!"
"Ding, upgrading..."
"Ding, upgrade successful, congratulations to the host for raising your talent level to S-class!"
The next moment, Lin Yu's heart pounded violently, and a strong white light emanated from his body.
This white light illuminated the surroundings, making him a conspicuous source of light, instantly attracting the ferocious beasts wandering nearby.
Seeing the light source, these beasts' eyes glazed over, revealing greedy expressions as they frantically charged towards Lin Yu.
At this moment, Lin Yu entered his Sea of Consciousness space once more.
He stood amidst the stars, with two stars, one large and one small, not far away, surrounded by four planets of varying sizes.
The entire starry sky was undergoing changes, the most significant being the largest star.
That star pulsed like a heart, *thump-thump-thump*. With each beat, its volume expanded. Soon, it had grown tenfold, and then its transformation stopped.
The starry sky seemed to feel the pressure and began to expand along with it. Lin Yu could clearly feel his mental power expanding wildly. Moreover, his energy had also increased tenfold.
Lin Yu couldn't suppress his smile. Looking at the gradually stabilizing starry sky, he quickly regained consciousness and urged himself to wake up.
The moment he opened his eyes, he saw that almost all his clones were down, or had died and dissipated.
Roar!
Kill!
At this moment, the clones were engaged in a fierce battle with the horde of ferocious beasts. The clones were stronger, but the beasts were numerous, and the tide of battle was gradually tilting in favor of the beasts.
Seeing that the clones were about to be wiped out and Lin Yu behind them would be in danger, all the clones revealed expressions of despair.
Just then, Lin Yu's voice echoed from behind.
"Vermin, how dare you bully my clones! Die!"