Chapter 479: Priority Mission and Shocking Revelation

In the black mist,

“We…finally…meet…Little Kai….Keke.”

“Who?”

Hearing the eerie voice, Ethan, becoming fully alert, asked while looking at the pair of red eyes in the black mist.

“Me? Keke…I am the reason for what you became today.”

The eerie voice chuckled as he slowly emerged from the darkness, the mist parting only enough to reveal the vague outline of a figure draped in shadows.

For a moment, Ethan’s pupils shrank. ‘Is it… the owner of the System? No… it can’t be.’

The reason he thought so was that it was only thanks to the system that he was able to become what he was today.

Nevertheless, he quickly shook the thought away. His instincts screamed that the being before him was dangerous, yes, terrifying even.

But the silhouette in front of him was filled with terrifying evil energy that was completely opposite to the Divine or Godly Presence that matched the System’s existence.

“I didn’t expect you to grow this powerful already. Looks like my method of creating Heaven’s Chosen Ones is quite extraordinary.”

The silhouette in the darkness continued to chuckle without any urgency as though he had all the time in the world.

‘Heaven’s Chosen Ones…? Method of creating…?’

On the other hand, hearing the silhouette’s words made Ethan even more confused.

His stance tightened, blood essence ready to explode at a moment’s notice.

Even though Ethan could tell that his chances of winning against the silhouette in the darkness were almost zero, he was not worried much about it.

However, he wanted to get as much information as possible about such a powerful being whose intentions were not clear yet.

“Do you know why your cultivation was stuck at just Level 1 Qi Refining for an entire year?”

The figure’s voice was calm now, almost conversational, but the malice beneath it was unmistakable—refined, quiet, ancient.

“It was all thanks to the Evil Seed I planted in your dantian.”

Ethan frowned as many thoughts flashed in his head as he started guessing the identity.

The black mist trembled slightly with each word that followed and swirled around Ethan; however, it didn’t touch Ethan’s body.

“Once it absorbs the Spirit Essence for an entire year, that Evil Seed increases the chances of a youngster becoming Heaven’s Chosen when they encounter a true life-and-death situation…”

The voice lingered as though savouring the phrase. “…just like you.”

With another step, the mist thinned slightly, and Ethan could now faintly make out the shape of the man’s jaw beneath a hood.

Long black robes twisted like shadows and smoke, and a faint red rune glowed over where his heart should be.

“…Who became a Heaven’s Chosen,” he continued, “and advanced from that pitiful Qi Refining stage to a Perfected Golden Core Realm Cultivator in less than half a year… after narrowly escaping from the Sky Cloud Sect.”

It was a lengthy explanation—too lengthy for someone who was planning to kill him immediately. But Ethan understood that this meant he wanted him to know.

Despite Ethan’s current cultivation being only Level 1 Golden Core Realm, the shadowy silhouette had learned that the so-called Mysterious Masked Cultivator and ‘Kai’ were the same person.

According to the information, the Mysterious Cultivator named Ethan was a Perfected Golden Core Realm Cultivator and the more he thought about Ethan’s rapid growth, the more excited the shadowy silhouette became.

“So, you are the b*stard who sent the assassin to kill me back then.”

Ethan’s fingers clenched.

After hearing everything from the shadowy silhouette, Ethan realised the identity of the person in front of him.

“Keke… and you still survived.” The shadow’s grin widened as his crimson eyes narrowed. “That’s why you are my masterpiece.”

‘Masterpiece, my ass…’

Ethan’s blood essence raged quietly beneath his skin; however, thanks to his [Radiant Clear Heart], he was able to maintain his rationality.

At the same time, many thoughts ran razor-sharp now in his head.

‘No matter how bad the Inferior Spirit Root is, it was not a hard thing to break through to Level 2 Qi Refining Realm in a year.’

‘So, the stagnation in Kai’s cultivation wasn’t a lack of talent… it was sabotage.’

‘Because of that, Kai failed the Sect’s assessment and got kicked out of the sect.’

‘Later on, even though the assassin could easily kill Kai, he chose not to do it; instead, he tormented Kai while giving occasional hope before chasing after, by following this b*stard’s orders in the hopes of turning him into a Heaven’s Chosen.’

‘In the end, Kai got killed in the process, and I took over his body as a transmigrator.’

‘Thanks to the system, I was able to grow quickly, and this b*stard thinks that I am Kai, who became a Heaven’s Chosen after killing the assassin he sent.’

‘It was also the reason why I was able to grow quickly in such a short time.’

All the questions in his head from back then were completely cleared after hearing the shadowy silhouette’s explanation.

“Although you have grown so powerful within a short period, the growth will end today as it is finally time for you to fulfill your purpose.”

The Shadowy Silhouette… no matter how proud and excited he was of his method to create a Powerful Heaven’s Chosen, he was also scared of such rapid growth.

Originally, after learning that ‘Kai’ returned from the Azure Serpent Realm through his servants in the Greenfire Sect, the Shadowy Silhouette knew it was finally time to act.

He always believed that to take care of the Heaven’s Chosen ones, he had to act personally because whenever the Heaven’s Chosen survive a life-and-death situation, they become even more powerful.

The Shadowy Silhouette had experience with many Heaven’s Chosen and knew he should not let a Heaven’s Chosen grow any further than Level 1 Golden Core Realm.

However, to his shock, the Heaven’s Chosen he ‘created’ had already reached the Perfected Golden Core Realm, and he felt glad that he acted personally; instead of sending his servants to take care of him.

Thus, without wasting any more time, the Shadowy Figure decided to complete the last step of his procedure, which was to kill and devour Heaven’s Chosen.

“My purpose?”

Without any explanation, Ethan knew what the so-called purpose the Shadowy Silhouette was talking about.

However, there was no way Ethan would let that happen so easily.

[Ancient Azure Dragon Ancestor’s Bloodline]

Without hesitation, Ethan cancelled his Blood Beast King’s Bloodline and activated his most powerful bloodline.

[The host’s battle prowess will be increased by 3.5 times for the next 30 minutes]

[Combining the effects from the Special Skill: Fiery Python Rage, the host’s battle prowess will be increased to 5.5 times]

[Due to the lack of blood, the Abyssal Blood Domain has no effect on the host’s opponent]

The usual system notifications resounded in Ethan’s head; however, Ethan didn’t bother to check them as he already knew about those things.

Moreover, Ethan didn’t even think of escaping from here because he sensed that there was a barrier around them.

It was also the reason why the Shadowy Silhouette was perfectly at ease.

So, he prepared himself to fight the Shadowy Silhouette to the death.

“Keke….a Dragon Bloodline? Among all the Heaven’s Chosen I have killed, you are definitely a Masterpiece.”

Seeing Ethan’s display of abilities, the Shadowy Silhouette was momentarily shocked as his determination to consume him increased even more.

One of the reasons was that he felt that Ethan should not grow any further, as he might not be able to take care of him.

Another reason was that, with all these abilities, the Shadowy Silhouette believed that he could finally achieve his goal by consuming Ethan.

[Azure Dragon Claw]

‘Swiish’

Ethan replied to the eerie voice of the Shadowy Silhouette with his most powerful combination skill.

‘Swoosh’

However, his Azure Dragon Claw was unable to do any damage; instead, the Shadowy Silhouette turned to mist when his attack landed on him.

“Haha…do you think such attacks could harm me? Keke”

The Shadowy Silhouette chuckled as he continued, “It is my turn now.”

[Abyssal Mist Blade]

‘Swiish’

In the next second, the black mist turned into a huge, sharp blade and slashed Ethan.

[Shadow Steps]

‘Swiish’

Ethan was quick with his steps as he easily dodged the Mist Blade.

“You even learned the Shadow Steps of the Eternal Shadow Guild and increased its mastery to the Perfection Stage…Keke.”

The Shadowy Silhouette became curious and thought, ‘Let’s see what else he has. Knowing it makes it easier for me to better absorb his abilities and cultivation techniques.’

“Let’s see how you can dodge my new move.”

Once he decided, the Shadowy Silhouette started testing Ethan to see what other interesting things he had achieved in just six months.

[Abyssal Mist Demons]

‘Rawrrrr’

Following that, 10 black-coloured faceless demons were created from the mist as they attacked Ethan at once.

[Blazing Sun Palm]

‘Swiish’

With two palm strikes, Ethan turned two Mist Demons into nothingness and seeing that the attack was super effective, Ethan repeated the attack to quickly take care of the remaining eight Mist Demons.

‘Another technique at Perfection Stage…Keke…Excellent.’

Shadowy Silhouette clapped as he silently praised Ethan, and he spoke in his eerie voice again, “Let’s see how you will take care of them.”

‘Swiish’

‘Swiish’

Once again, 10 Mist Demons were created; however, unlike the previous batch of Mist Demons, which had the strength of the Perfected Golden Core Realm, the new ones have the strength of the Nascent Soul Realm.

‘Damn it…he is toying with me now.’

Seeing that the Shadowy Silhouette was not acting personally but summoning the Mist Demons, Ethan could roughly sense what he was trying to do.

‘At this rate, I will be revealing all my abilities to this b*stard.’

Ethan cursed in his heart as he fought with the Mist Demons and killed them, only for the Shadowy Silhouette to summon more.

[A Priority Mission has been generated. Kill the Ancient Evil Spirit at any cost]

‘What? A Priority Mission?’

Amidst his battle with the Mist Demons, Ethan suddenly received the system notification, making him frown.

If it were just another mission or Special Mission, Ethan would not have thought much about it; however, it said: A Priority Mission, making Ethan have a bad feeling.

[Priority Mission: Kill the Ancient Evil Spirit]

[Reward: New System Feature and Additional Rewards]

[Penalty: System Self-Destruction will activate]

[Note: The host’s soul will enter the reincarnation pool like it was originally supposed to]

‘What the…’

The reward made Ethan excited; however, the moment he saw the Penalty, Ethan was thoroughly shocked.

‘Are you telling me that if I get killed by this Shadowy Silhouette, I will be dying for real?’

Suddenly, Ethan felt a fear that he had forgotten towards death.

‘Looks like there is no need to hide anything and go all out.’

Although it was a huge shock that he was not expecting, Ethan quickly decided and became even more determined to kill the shadow b*stard.

‘Since my attacks are not working on him, I should use unconventional methods.’

With that thought in mind, Ethan quickly activated, “Dark Overlord, come forth and assist me.”

[Second Avatar Skill: Avatar Gate]

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