Chapter 68: Venturing into Stellar Rift (Part-7)

The helplessness he faced against Jiang Fei’s background to the point that he couldn’t even speak about it to his friends.

The frustration he faced against the infernal pegasus, which he couldn’t kill due to its weakness.

The anger he felt for Bo Mokong, who not only didn’t help but incited others to abandon him, for what? Just because he pointed out Mokong’s fault and argued with him a little bit.

The pain and financial stress he faced for years in the erased timeline.

The regret he felt for not being able to say anything when Li Liu told him that she didn’t want to develop feelings for him because of Zhi Yan.

As those depressing emotions filled his head in the face of his death, something stirred in his heart, and it thumped like a drum at once, making his entire body tremble.

His eyes turned pitch black with no visible pupils as dark energy formed like a thick layer of armor over his body.

Ding!

[The spirit of Nemesis felt the host’s emotions.]

[True Bond is invoked.]

[Nemesis is taking over the host’s body. Possession is activated.]

The dark aura pushed away the trunk, freeing Lin Fang in an instant and throwing off the monster’s balance.

As it was trying to balance its footing, Lin Fang raised his hand. The monster’s hollow eyes met his blank stare. Without hesitation, Lin Fang then raised his hand and swung it in a simple, deliberate motion, unleashing a giant paw that looked like a cat.

As the paw struck the undead monster, the bones began to crumble. Cracks spread across its body as it disintegrated layer by layer, until only its spirit core remained, floating eerily above the ground.

*Ding!

[Possession Canceled.]

[You killed a Lord Tier, Epic Grade monster.”

[Side Quest 5 completed. Reward: 46,000 coins.]

[Elephant Skeleton Demon is detected as Epic grade. Converted into 1000 common grade spirits.]

[Nemesis’ will absorbed 1000 spirits]

[New Quest Added: Side Quest 5 – Kill at least ten monsters in the wilderness. Reward: Coins based on level and grade.]

“46,000 coins… That’s like 4.5 million credits… It was a risky but fruitful trip. But ”

Lin Fang exhaled, a mix of relief and awe flooding him as he regained control over his body.

“Nemesis… you are truly a guardian spirit… But this also made it clear why you need 100,000 spirits to awaken and why everyone is so afraid of a spirit king.”

As he looked at the empty sky, he couldn’t help but sigh. “I’m too weak. The daggers consumed a lot of mana when using a skill. I need to get stronger. Faster.”

Right then, he felt a nudge to his leg. “Hmm?” As he looked down, he saw Black was carrying a scarlet orb in its mouth, expectantly staring at him its big large eyes.

He scooped it up and then took the orb into his hand.

*Ding!

[You received the spirit core. Consume to gain one of its skills, or use the Spirit Collection function to extract its soul and gain its egg token. (Note: The Egg token cannot be sold or used in Summoner’s Shop. The Egg Token will be one lower grade due to the absorption of its spirit)”

“That means a rare grade?” Lin Fang’s brow furrowed. He didn’t try to weigh the options. As soon as he saw that it was a rare grade, he immediately made the choice without a doubt.

He swallowed the core and sat down, closing his eyes. He braced for pain or a complicated extraction process—but none came. The red orb melted smoothly, almost like warm syrup, and flowed directly into his system. Almost instantly, a new notification appeared:

“Ding!

[You received the skill: Rise of the Undead.]

[You received Dark Element.]

[Affinity with Dark element monsters increased by 30%]

Lin Fang’s eyes widened as he read the skill description:

Rise of the Undead – The host can summon the monsters that he killed personally for 60 seconds (monsters killed by other monsters do not count). Current Rank: Maximum 5. Cooldown: 60 minutes.

He muttered softly, “One moment I’m on the brink of death, regretting everything… and the next, I gain another life-saving ability. But then again, this isn’t the first time… First, the system activation, then the spirit collection, now this… I always had a fortuitous encounter every time I was faced with a life threat. And even when I attempt to stay in a safe zone, things are just happening to me, whether it is Zhi Yan’s friend’s animosity or this one. In that case…”

As Lin Fang’s face hardened and his eyes turned resolute, he spoke to himself. “I will do whatever it takes to become strong, even if I have to risk my life.”

With newfound resolution, Lin Fang walked away, the direwolf and the Sabertooth pair followed him, one on the left and right, guarding from any possible attacks.

Five days later;

Somewhere in the wilderness of the beast world, Fan Yujing, Keith, and Li Ying were seen fighting a Lord Tier Armored Gorilla in the deep jungle.

Stabbing deeply into the monster’s chest with the sword, the captain gave the orders. “Keith…”

Keith was ready to follow up with an attack. His saber was covered with lightning energy as he stabbed the monster from behind. *Graaaa* As the Armored Gorilla let out a gluttaral roar in pain, the electric currents followed, paralyzing its body entirely.

And then, Li Ying, standing atop the Wyvern, roared. “Flamethrower.”

The Wyvern roared to unleash a torrent of blue flames, burning down the paralyzed monster, which could neither defend nor evade.

In the end, all that was left was a charred body on the ground, amidst the burning trees nearby.

As Keith went on cutting down its corpse to extract its spirit core, Li Ying took deep breaths as she lay against the Wyvern. The low reserves exhausted her.

Yujing, meanwhile, gazed at the rising sun in the east and mumbled, “Today is the sixth day. I wonder how others are doing.”

Li Ying, who heard his words, murmured under her breath as she clasped in worry. “So far, I was able to reunite with every teammate, but Lin Fang was yet to be seen. I hope he is alive.”

At the same time, far away from the forest of Duralds, Lin Fang was seen flying on top of a lightning pterosaur and soaring over the vast plains, looking for his next kill.

As a glimmer of red appeared near a patch of sunflowers, Lin Fang descended slightly, spotting a blazing crimson fox with flames licking its tail—a Fire Element Commander Tier, Rare grade.

“Down.”

With a quick gesture, he commanded Tempest to attack. Diving at almost a vertical flight, the Pterosaur opened its beak and unleashed a torrent of electric currents as it approached the ground.

By the time the Commander Tier Flame Fox even reacted, it was struck with electric current shocks and died on the spot without even being able to resist a bit.

*Ding!

[You killed a level-32 monster. A rare grade is detected. 3200 coins were added to the account]

[100 common grade spirits were ingested by Nemesis’ will.]

“Black, come out.”

*Woof*

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