Damn, I Awakened With A Horror System!

Ding!

+25 exp points!

+2,500 horror points!

+100 exp points!

+5,000 horror points!

In an instant, 5 minutes passed by.

Beholding his increasing horror points and exp points, Leo couldn't help but curl his lips upwards... Sitting cross legs as he stared at the firmament above, inspecting the churning imperceptible energy within in complete silence.

Its size increases by at least 10% when he released his puppets- making him believe that those Devil's Spawns are really idiotic and lack the capability of thinking!

(Two words with the same meaning, pointing out how Leo hated the Devil within his bones and being!)

"Keke~ Demon absorbed fear and despair to elevate their existence and capability...

"However, on the other hand, the Devil absorb death and desire- making them bloodthirsty and sinful... As expected of abomination.'

Sneering within his mind, Leo unhurriedly closed his eyes, activating his Mist of Illusion skill- instantly causing his body to release a thick grey fog, almost turning liquid to the point that Mortal realm beings movement would become hindered within if they entered its area of effect, making the Core Formation realm being fighting in the distance to momentarily halt before continuing their battle...

Due to their Elevated senses that they gain upon advancing toward the Core Formation realm, in addition to their Divine senses that allow them to perfectly see their environment... The effect of suppressing one's senses of the Mist Illusion Skill was weakened drastically- making them disregard the one who activated the skill as they focused on each other.

Seeing this, Leo didn't care whether the other party got affected or not, his only goal was to hide his figure within the fog when he was absorbing the imperceptible energy above- not knowing whether the devil spawn could detect the imperceptible movement if he absorbed it...

Sighing deeply, taking a long deep breath, Leo unhurriedly shifted his gaze toward the town beneath...

Closing his eyes tightly as he began absorbing the imperceptible energy within the atmosphere, causing the environment to darken by amount as an uncomfortable aura instantly blanketed the land- beings who were unluckily closer to Leo suffered from negative effects, making their emotions fluctuate crazily...

to the point that their consciousness began to waver, making them slightly insane in the process.

Ding!

+5 exp points!

+10 exp points!

+20 exp points!

...

Seemingly detecting something, Leo furrowed his brows, began to understand things that he couldn't comprehend in the past, making his expression change as he began to delve within the particles of the imperceptible energy... Comprehending the vastness and emotions within the despair and fear energy- causing Leo's mind to momentarily detect and sense their fear, despair, and helplessness...

Causing his lips to curl upwards, feeling an unknown delight resurface within the depths of his soul as his certain rules began to increase in percentage- also allowing its seed of rules to increase in size as he could faintly feel the strengthening of his Domain.

"Strange... The sensation of shockment is also a type of fear. Feeling fear but in negative and positive ways...

"Shock originated due to the unknown and unknown bring fear to one's senses... It makes sense but at the same time extremely confusing."

Leo paused for a second, consuming the vast knowledge akin to a sponge, taking a moment of break before continuing to consume the fear and despair above...

"It could be said that fear and despair originated from the Unknown, the Inevitable, the beyond one's comprehension and morality, and helplessness upon understanding something...

"The Unknown, the Inevitable, and the beyond one's comprehension and morality is self-explanatory, but it contains a huge amount of knowledge that was hard to comprehend... To the point that it was confusing and might cause misunderstanding in one's mind- causing the difficulty of comprehending the said rule to increase drastically!

"As for Helplessness upon understanding something... Humans tend to become fearful upon comprehending the vastness of the unknown- understanding how little their pitiful existence was, understanding that they could die just by understanding their existence...

"Making them helpless, followed by intense despair that drilled toward their consciousness- filling them with mysterious urgency to advance... that eventually and always lead to fear and horror..."

Ding!

+100 exp points!

[ Congratulations upon upgrading to Level 2 of the Core Formation realm!

+10 Soul Power!

+10 Qi Power!

+6 Speed!

+6 Strength! ]

(The mortal realm gains 5 attribute stats per level (Minimum if its class job was common grade), while the foundation realm gains 10 attribute stats per level... on the other hand, a Core Formation realm being could gain 20-25 attribute stats per level!)

Hearing the sound of the familiar notification ring within his consciousness, followed by the strange yet addictive sensation that wrap toward his being- making his almost corporeal physique relax as an unknown energy began to slowly temper it, strengthening slightly in the process as his gaseous core hidden deep within his soul thicken by a small amount...

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Leo couldn't help but release a moan, unhurriedly exhaling, expelling a small number of impurities within his soul as his pale physique began to carry a hint of redness within, making it look slightly alive in the process (although not too much since he still looked like a walking corpse)...

...

Huff~

Again closing his eyes, not caring about the slight changes within his strength, Leo continued absorbing the energy above... Slowly increasing his exp points as he again delved toward the vastness of his Rules of Despair and Fear...

Making him engrossed in the process as he hurriedly took out a Peak Enlightenment Stone within his inventory- making the atmosphere darken further as the imperceptible energy above began to surge within his being...

swiftly entering his pores before drilling toward his soul and gaseous core- tainting it slightly with their aura as the thick grey fog within the atmosphere began to carry a hint of nightmare within!

Inside Leo's consciousness, sparks of comprehension and understanding began to unceasingly materialized within, filling every corner of it as Leo desperately absorbed its knowledge- making his understanding of the Despair and Fear rule increase by 3% in a matter of seconds!

Making his head ache slightly as his level again increases by 1 upon absorbing for a while- decreasing the size of imperceptible dark clouds above by 40% since the other 10% he absorbed just now got refilled by the negative emotions of beings within the town.

Causing him to smile in the midst of pain and exhilaration... Understanding that he hit the jackpot!

Moreover, the sound of his increasing horror points unceasingly resounded within his mind, filling his being with excitement that he couldn't explain- seemingly falling deeper toward the depths of the abyss upon entertaining the thought of torturing humans mentally and physically to further increase his level, strength, and horror points!

"Keke~ such a dangerous and exciting thought... Unfortunately, I could only kill the sinners for now since I have no idea if there were skills that could pry toward the past or skills that detect the sin of beings...'

Shaking his head, slowly opened his eyes as he stared at the still unfolding battle in the distance... Leo hurriedly consumed the fear above, couldn't contain the itch within his being to slay that abomination (the devil spawn)- feeling that his race was craving for its blood and core, wanting to use it to elevate his existence although the reason was unknown...

Although he was currently at the High level of his Demon Entity race, Leo hadn't gained a single skill from his species upon upgrading- sensing that something was missing within his being, causing him to become incomplete...

Making him conclude that it was related to the Devil's blood, physique, or core- seemingly discerning an imperceptible lock within his being that suppressed his whole capability as a High Demon...

"Simply amazing, did the hatred of demons toward devils run through their genes? Or someone deliberately alters the Demon's genes, causing them to feel instinctive hatred toward Devils?'

Leo couldn't help but think, grasping his hand with force as he forcefully snapped his uncontrollable instinct, making him sigh in relief as he increased the Qi he fed toward his mist of illusion skill by amount...

Increasing the dosage it carried as he slowly discerned that the two beings began to inhale large amounts of its fog, entering their beings before stopping within their minds... Staying there as if waiting for someone to trigger its effect.

Curling his lips upwards, feeling enlightened, Leo hurriedly took out a bronze medallion within his inventory, grasping it within his palms as he hurriedly upgraded the Mist of Illusion skill to level 7!

Ding!

[ Upgrading the Most of Illusion skill level 6 to level 7 would cost 2 Medallion of Forceful Upgrade and 2,500 horror points!

(Accept/Declined)? ]

"Accept..."

Ding!

[ Congratulations upon successfully upgrading your mist of illusion skill to level 7! ]

...

Ding!

[ Mist of Illusion (Lvl 7): Release a thick stream of fog that was akin to water in the surrounding area, obstructing the vision and senses of beings within the area of effects.

Moreover, the fog could be tainted by rules, making its effect carry a minute amount of their effects!

Effect: Beings who inhale the fog for a set period of time (depending on the difference in life level) would start hallucinating. In addition the higher the soul power of the caster, the easier it is to affect the being who inhales the fog!

Activation: 0.5 Qi. An additional 0.2 Qi would be consumed every 10 seconds if the skill is still activated.

Cost of Upgrade: 2 Medallion of Forceful Upgrade!

Note: The user could partially control the illusion based on what the user wants, but it would cost extra Qi! ]

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