Chapter 4

[Assimilation completed]

Slowly his consciousness was sucked away from this plane of fantasy and darkness and a great sense off dizziness overcame him as he tried to open his eyes with great effort just to be greeted by a blinding light. After his eyes started to get used to it and his senses started to return to himself, he felt that he was covered by something and a smell of rotten flesh penetrated his mind. It took him a few minutes until he was able to recognize what it was that layed on him.

It was nothing else than a dead body. It seemed he was just thrown somewhere to rot together with these people which resluted in the horrific stench he had to bear now. He started trying to move a bit first but it felt very weird to him which isnt really surprising as he was stuck at that place without physical body for centuries but this also made the smell there much more of a torture for him than it would have been if he was still the same he was when he was nearly killed.

At that point of time he was already used to it from the slums he lived in but in that space there wasn't any smell so these bodies where the first thing he smelled after dozens of years.

Ist quite suprising that whenever he thought of the things he wanted to have there he hasnt smelled any of them. Maybe because he was to focused on even making these solidify that he haven't had time to think about something like this. The same goes for the times he recovered, he just didnt solidify anything because he wanted to recover fully first. Thats how he also learned to just dont think for ages, which not necessarily is a good thing.

*First of all I should get out of here* he could'nt help coughing as he used his still unfamiliar feeling limps to shove himself out of this pile of corpses, as he finally freed his upper body and the warm sun shun directly in his eyes. He had to hold his hand befor his face while he heared something fall not far from him.

Looking to his right he saw a bit of firewood on the ground and a persons back facing him while running away. Which really could only be said to be understandable, who would crawl out of a pile of corpses if not some insane person?

*Fuck I hope this wont come back and bite me later. I really dont want to be labaled as some lunatic! Argh fuck it lets just get away from here for now*

[Starting „All Devouring Divine System"]

[Loading Status]

[Status:

Host: Lycaon

Race: Human

Level: Mortal lv.0

Health: 9/100

Mana: 0/0

Spirit: 88

Strenght: 4

Agility: 7

Stamina: 9]

„What the hell?!" he cursed out loud as he got scared out of his wits by a bunch of words that appeared out of thin air. In his first moments of shock he tried to somehow slap it away as if it was an annoying fly.

Only after a few breaths did he calm down and read the strange looking words, which is quite suprising as he never learned how to write or read.

*hmm? Could it be that this System allows me to understand what it means?*

At this moment a weird sound appeared, he couldnt make out where it came from as it seemed to come directly from his brain. *Could it be that I'm going insane?*

Only now did he notice the words of the System that appeared just now befor him, making him giving out a sigh of relief as he now understood what really happend. It turned out that the sound came from this thing!

[The System granted the host the ability to understand any language he sees or hears]

*So thats how it is, but why didn't I see anything about this on my Status? Didnt it say that I dont have any Skills? And even though it sounds kind of practical how could this help me get revenge?*

Ding! And another message appeared.

[Host should start using his head for more than talking to himself or about how he can design a better chair. The reason that it didn't appear on your Status is because firstly, it is the most basic skill for what awaits you in the future and second, its a hidden Skill. And before the Host asks what a hidden Skill is please think about the name, it's not named a hidden Skill for no reason]

*…..Did this System just call me an idiot? How should I know about this stuff?!*

After calming down for a few minutes Lycaon took a closer look at his Status Window.

„Why is everything so low except my spirit? Or is my spirit just unusally high?"

[First let me tell you that your stats are indeed quite low if one lets your spirit aside, and second a average grown up person has around 10 points in every stat.]

„I understand that all my stats are still low as I am still a child but why is my spirit then so ridiculously high? Am I some sort of genius?"

[Host should be aware if someone hears him talk like this to himself that they will take you for an Idiot. Also your stats would look to a Cultivator like a bug so its recommended that host starts getting stronger]

*Could you please just explain how I should become stronger and why my spirit is so high? It would as well be nice to know how I can get some skills*

[The Host has not enough authority to find out about these things. Please become stronger soon to increase your authority]

Gnashing his teeth he barly held his cursing back. *And how am I supposed to get stronger if I dont know how?*

[Deducting if Host's objection is valid…]

[The System has decided that Host's objection is unvalid as enough information was already given and Host is just not capable enough to use his brain]

*What? When did you give me any information all you said is that my stats are normal, my spirit is a bit high and….and that a Cultivators stats are much higher..... Am I really an Idiot?*

[Yes]

„Fuck you!" he blurted out this time without caring if that System would do something to him for it.

[…]

*Did it really just shut up?*

Ding!

[Reward for hidden Quest „Insult the System":

Reducing the Host's stats by 50% for 24 hours]

He couldn't help cursing in his mind not daring to say it out loud fearing to trigger another of these. As he sighed in regret he felt that he gradually lost most of his strength. *Argh all this only because of my louse mouth*

As he couldn't change it now he just had to accept being like this for today and used what little strength he still had to get as far away from this pit whose stench filled his nostrils since he woke up.

„System could you please tell me why my spirit is so high now and what spirit even means?" he asked in the most flattering voice he could muster up while breathing heavily.

[Spirit shows the strength of ones mind and has many uses, normally it also corresponds the users Intelligence but that obviously not the case for you]

Silently enduring the insult he calmly asked „Could the great System please also tell me its other uses?"

[No]

„But why not?" he started to get quite annoyed by this System of his.

[Firstly because the Host is still not smart enough to think what he wants to say instead of calling it out and looking like a idiot to everyone who could pass by which shows that he wouldn't be able to use the knowledge and secondly the Host does not have enough authority]

*Okey good but could you at least stop insulting me? Or is there some kind of way to turn you off so that I only get Information in a way I want them?*

[Of course there is]

His lips already started to curl up hearing this as he got already excited to not talk to this annoying System anymore. „How do I do that?"

[You dont have the authority to know that]

As he read this he nearly coughed up blood feeling even weaker than he already was because of the Status debuff. *Why is this System targeting me?* he felt like he was about to cry having to live with this System for the rest of his life.

How was he supposed to be happy with that kind of System always insulting him? Even though he knows he's not the smartest being, it just didn't feel fair at all!

The problem was he couldn't really do anything against it as he still needed the System to get his revenge. *System by the way how do I get a manual to practice Cultivation? I head that without it, it's not possible*

[As Host is suprisingly for once right the System shall answer the Host's question. A Cultivation method is indeed needed to go on this path as for how to get one it is possible to join a sect or wait to get one from the System as a reward for fulfilling a Quest or hidden achievement. It is recommended that Host uses one provided by the System as it would be of much higher quality]

*Hmm but isnt there a possibility to get stronger without one now until I get one from the System? I'm quite sure it wouldn't be that easy to get one from the System and should I plan to start with one from a Sect I'd have to first make ut into that Sect and then is also the question how long it would take for me with that method to get to the point where I get one from the System. As I would need to start from the beginning to cultivate if I want to change the method.*

Ding!

[Congratulations to Host for unlocking the hidden Achievment „Using ones brain properly"]

[Received following Rewards]

[Basic knowledge about Beasts]

[Clarence from all Status effects]

[Do you want to collect your Rewards?]

Nearly not able to suppress himself from shouting out loud he let out a sigh of relive after he told the System to collect the rewards and his body started to feel much better again.

But he couldnt enjoy this feeling for long as all of a sudden a large amount of information entered his mind. Only after a few minutes did the pain in his forehead recede.

*So this is the basic knowledge? How terrifying do the higher levels have to be?* he couldnt help feeling a chill. One had to know that in those few minutes knowledge about every beast in this state of the kingdom was contained! In every region there were dozens if not hundreds of these and there were hundreds of such regions just in this state!

Only now did he understand how terrifying some beasts were! Even though he got knowledge about them it was only about their characteristics as well as where they usually live and what materials can be found from their body's, but sadly nothing about how to kill them more easily or make more money with them.

Well at the moment he couldn't even think about hunting any of them as these beasts weren't called beasts for no reason! One could describe them as ferocious animals that were tremendously stronger than their animal counters.

It was possible to compare the normal animal as a mortal and the beast as a Cultivator. Thats also the reason why they could also be ranked according to their strength, while a beast normally was quite a lot stronger than a human on the same cultivation level.

At this moment the sun started to go down and the forest turned gradually dark. *I should find somewhere to sleep I dont know if there are beasts active here at night* Even though normally beasts weren't close to humans as they would be often cleared out by some Cultivators, but he didnt knew where he was so he couldn't be to sure.

And with a young boy gradually trying to fall asleep covered by some bushes and doing his best to endure the coldness of the wind the first day of someone who should become a famous man in the future ended.