Damn, I Awakened With A Horror System!

[ Please wait a minute... Still upgrading... ]

"F*CK*NG SYSTEM! Seriously, right now!?"

Seeing the notification that appeared within the corner of his sight, Leo couldn't help but exclaim within his mind, cursing the ancestor of the system if it had one unceasingly before anxiously shifting his gaze toward his decreasing health.

From the initial 200 plus, Leo's health right now already decreased to 80 points!

Allowing him to again smell the long-lost fragrance of Death. However, compared to his first death when he luckily reincarnated as a ghost/wisp, Leo was unaware of what would happen if he died again!

"There's a huge chance that I will really die for sure! I haven't even heard in my two lifetime that a dead ghost would again become a ghost upon dying!"

Leo thought with a pale face, again cursing the system within his mind as he resisted the onslaught of the black lightning with his full force- watching his health helplessly enter beneath 60 as he began praying to all of the gods he knew...

Heck, even some Demons and Devils he knows, he prayed toward them one by one, with sincerity at that!

"Who cares about face!? Life is much more important than that!

"Could the face be eaten!? Well, technically yes! But at least it couldn't save life!"

He reasoned within his mind as he began praying toward the 6th God he knew- with an ugly expression as he didn't forget to continue the tempering of his soul... bringing it closer to completion, toward the physical body of the soul!

***

In an instant, another 5 minutes of pure agony silently passed by.

Within the churning storm of pure lightning, Leo could be seen silently staring at the void, staring at his decreasing health in dread... Often gazing toward his system, waiting for the familiar notification to appear but only in vain.

Ding!

-10 health!

+9 health!

Feeling that his mentality was about to crumble, about to accept his inevitable death upon seeing that his health already entered the 20 points in mark...

A sudden sound of the familiar metal hitting metal, loudly echoed within his consciousness, bringing him back from his previous hopeless situation to a life full of hope- not forgetting to curse the system behind its back due to it scarring him to death...

Even scarier than the nightmare he had when he was a child, a nightmare that hid beneath the deepest consciousness of humans, a nightmare that he didn't even dare to remember!

(Every human has a hidden nightmare buried within their being, it's either their biggest fear and horror, or something that occurred that almost makes them lose their reasoning or even make them crazy...

However, due to the survival instinct of one's physiques and mentality, humans physique instinctively forget those memories... Allowing one to live normally as they hide their maniac desires within their being...

Waiting to be triggered by something... Waiting to be released...)

...

Ding!

[ Congratulations upon successfully upgrading your Deterrence (Rare +1) skill to Dying Immortal (Rare +3)! ]

In an instant, the soft glow that covers the 7.5 meters in diameter suddenly shrinks in size, becoming small in the process as its soft glow becomes vibrant green in colour, making Leo's battered soul within the churning lightning slowly heal in the process.

Moreover, the pain that he was enduring in the process of being hit by lightning alleviated by an amount...

Giving him time to breathe as a hint of fresh fragrance that could only be found in nature assaulted his senses- making him sigh in relief upon seeing that his health was slowly increasing, making the feeling of dread within his being distance itself.

Boom!

Closing his eyes, Leo began to focus on tempering his soul, wanting to finish it so he could begin creating his own domain, then finish his advancement afterwards- already got tired from the unceasing onslaught of lightning, only wanting to lie down on the ground or continue creating puppets within the silent cemetery.

Sigh...

"Who would have expected that advancing toward the Core Formation realm is much more tiring than fighting a Core Formation realm being!'

Leo sighed wearily as he unhurriedly shifted his gaze toward his now completely tempered soul, unfolding his naked body as it glistened with pale yet dead aura within the almost enclosed passage, quite similar to a newly deceased corpse as it exuded an unprecedented cold energy, making him sigh upon finally ridding his status as a Demon...

Although in appearance only, as his race miraculously advanced from the previous Mid-Demon to High-Demon unknowingly!

...

Boom! Boom!

Being hit again by the same thick dark lightning, Leo immediately notices the difference between the two!

Compared to a pure soul (without being tempered), the damage he took right now drastically dropped by at least 10%!

Making him feel that he was wearing a thin imperceptible armour that passively decreased the damage he took!

"How amazing... Moreover, it was only one of the advantages of tempering my soul!'

Leo exclaimed in surprise, causing his grey eyes to curve upwards, smiling chillingly as he finally gained his physical body back!

Although it wasn't a pure physical body since it was only the physical manifestation of his soul, nonetheless, the difference between the two isn't that visible to the naked eye!

Finally allowing him to be able to meet a human being again! Without causing them to feel scared and horrified!

"Keke~ how amazing, I could finally visit the town without needing to hide within the dark... I could now finally start doing normal things that normal people do!'

Keke~ Keke~

***

Laughing maniacally, feeling that the might of the lightning was slowly losing its power, a testament that advancing toward the Core Formation realm is almost within his grasp, Leo immediately opened his character panel, retrieving the reward that the system gave him earlier as he abruptly closed his eyes.

Ding!

[ Using the chance of Understanding to comprehend certain Rules...]

Ding!

[ Please select a rule that you want to comprehend! ]

"System, I want to comprehend a Rule that was related to Death! If it wasn't possible then Life could also work!"

Leo thought, wanting to grasp some Rules that were related to Life and Death- wanting to understand its corner before completely comprehending its vastness in the future... If it was possible of course!

Ding!

[ You only have 30 minutes to comprehend the Rule of Inevitable Death... Please comprehend it carefully... ]

In an instant, upon seeing the notification that appeared in the corner of his consciousness... A sudden change occurred within his mind, momentarily shrouding it in pure darkness before retracting in the next second, unfolding a mysterious yet mesmerizing sight that he wouldn't forget in his lifetime...

A space, dyed in dark and white hue suddenly unfolds itself within his consciousness, encompassing its vastness that even his senses weren't able to discern its end.

Boom!

The next second, as he was wondering how and when he would be able to comprehend the Rule of Inevitable Death, the space within his mind suddenly shook, sending waves of deafening explosion as Leo silently behold the slowly materializing land within...

Filling every nook of his consciousness as Life began to bloom within its encompassing, swaying even though the space lacked air, gaining Leo's attention.

However, upon setting his gaze toward the vibrant life- they suddenly decay within his senses, rotting before dying... Then becoming powder afterwards, causing him to become speechless.

"This... they died, they suddenly died!? Did my Jinx and Decaying skill kick in again!?'

He thought in pure dumbfounded, staring at the bland powder that silently swayed in the empty atmosphere, moving slowly before eventually falling toward the empty land, drilling within the depths of the soil as it quickly vanished within Leo's senses...

"F*CK, does this mean it already ends? How could I comprehend the Rule of Inevitable Death when life already died!?

"HAH! I'm done, I'm going to upgrade my Restrain skill after I successfully advance!'

Leo cursed within his mind, wanting to find a thick wall just to kick it into pieces- wanting to release the pent-up anger within his being but only in vain, almost making his nostril enlarged due to the smoke it was exuding.

Ding!

[ Congratulations upon... comprehending the basic rule under the Dao of Anger, the Rule of Hatred 1%! ]

...

Huff~ Huff~

"Huff~ calm down Leo, think of beautiful things that you experienced in the past... Just don't look at the notification that appeared in the corner of your senses, just ignore it."

Gentle light illuminated Leo's face, silently unfolding the throbbing vein in his forehead- closing his eyes tightly, taking an irregular deep breath as he tried to suppress the boiling anger within his being... Feeling that his chance to comprehend a Rule and Make it into a domain suddenly vanishes just like that...

Still...

"F*cking jinx and Decaying aura! I really wanted to find the system just to beat... Just to talk nicely with it!'

"Who told it to add those skills of pure abomination!'

Leo thought, feeling that his understanding of the Rule of Hatred suddenly increased by the amount, making his reduced anger revert back... Making the throbbing vein on his forehead pulse crazily, as if it was about to explode at any second.

***

Unknowingly, beneath the land within his consciousness, a small grass silently blooms, swaying slightly as new life again grazed its being.

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