From Sword to Slaughter: Evolution

The strange beasts gnawed at the corpses but quickly retreated when they sensed the terrifying aura emanating from the Soul-Slaying Sword.

Dragging the bodies, they soon left the area.

"A bit of rain now and then isn't too bad," Ye Fan mused, gazing up at the sky.

Large raindrops splattered against the sword.

A week passed.

"Damn it!"

"There really isn't a single person here!"

Ye Fan was growing frustrated.

At first, he thought he could wait patiently for someone fated to pull the sword from the stone.

But a week had passed, and still, no one had come!

He, a mighty sword, was just left here all alone.

The sword's killing intent was so strong that it even kept the strange beasts away. Only those few starving beasts from before had dared come close, taking the bodies of Xiao Feng and the others.

"Forget it. I'll have to go search myself."

Ye Fan checked his energy level—he had accumulated several thousand points.

That should allow him to fly for quite a while.

"If I head in this direction, I should encounter plenty of powerful warriors."

"The larger the city, the greater the number of strong warriors."

Ye Fan glanced in the distance.

Only a strong warrior could wield the sword, slay stronger beasts or fighters, and earn him more evolution points!

With a thought, Ye Fan caused the sword to hum and tremble slightly.

Swoosh!

In the next moment, the sword took off into the sky!

The sword floated in the air!

"Let's go!"

Ye Fan controlled the sword, flying through the sky!

It felt exhilarating to soar above the earth and see everything below.

He flew for an unknown amount of time when suddenly, a loud roar echoed from up ahead!

"What is that…?"

Looking ahead, Ye Fan saw a massive beast!

It was a bird-like beast!

A ninth-tier beast!?

After a closer look, Ye Fan confirmed it—this was definitely a ninth-tier beast!

Its enormous talons lashed out at Ye Fan's sword!

Bang!

The sword was sent flying by the strike.

However, Ye Fan quickly regained control.

"You're asking for death!"

Even though he couldn't feel pain, being attacked by a ninth-tier beast made Ye Fan furious.

With a thought, he immediately activated one of the sword's skills.

[Phantom Dance]!!!

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

The skill summoned numerous afterimages of the Soul-Slaying Sword, all of them relentlessly attacking the ninth-tier beast!

Roar!

Though the beast was of the ninth tier, it let out a roar that sounded like a dying cry.

Its mouth opened wide, spewing a scorching red flame.

But the Soul-Slaying Sword moved too quickly, like a phantom, impossible to catch.

Soon, the beast's body was riddled with slashes!

Blue blood dripped from the sky.

"You dare challenge me!"

Ye Fan shouted, using more energy to fuel [Phantom Dance]!

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

In a matter of moments, the beast's talons were completely severed by the sharp blade of the Soul-Slaying Sword!

Then, in the next instant, the sword pierced straight through the beast's skull!

[Killed ninth-tier beast. Gained 9,000 Evolution Points.]

[Absorbed blood essence of ninth-tier beast. Gained 9 Energy Points.]

[Absorbed blood essence of ninth-tier beast. Gained 9 Energy Points.]

…

As the sword absorbed the beast's blood essence, Ye Fan's energy points increased.

"Hmph, just a ninth-tier beast, and you thought you could take me on."

Ye Fan spoke proudly.

With his current strength, he could easily defeat not just ninth-tier beasts, but even those on par with Martial Masters.

[Warning! Energy points below 100.]

Just then, the system's notification sounded.

"Already below 100 energy points!?"

Ye Fan was stunned.

Thinking about it, though, he had been flying for quite a while.

And after killing that ninth-tier beast, it made sense that his energy was heavily depleted.

"I really need to evolve soon. Hopefully, after evolution, I can become a sword spirit or something so I don't have to constantly use energy points to move."

Ye Fan sighed.

After a brief moment of thought, Ye Fan stopped using his energy points.

The sword immediately began to plummet toward the ground.

Bang!

The sharp blade embedded itself in a large rock below.

"Is there anyone here?"

He would wait for a while. If no one showed up, he would have to use his remaining energy points to leave.

"Wait, is that…"

Just then, a figure appeared, approaching from the distance.

"Huh? Someone actually showed up."

Ye Fan was surprised.

This was a forested area.

Who would have thought that someone would come?

Could it be they were drawn here by the body of the ninth-tier beast that had fallen earlier?

As Ye Fan looked closer, he saw the figure was a young girl.

"A girl?"

Ye Fan was taken aback.

Indeed, it was a young girl.

She was wearing dirty clothes, and her face was smeared with black marks.

But her eyes sparkled with life and intelligence.

"A… a ninth-tier beast!?"

She approached and her eyes widened in shock.

There, lying before her, was the massive corpse of a ninth-tier beast.

It seemed to have been killed not long ago.

At the same time, a terrifying killing intent filled the air around her.

The aura made the girl feel extremely uneasy, her body trembling slightly with fear.

Her gaze scanned the area until she noticed the Soul-Slaying Sword embedded in a rock.

The blade was buried deep within, with only the hilt visible.

Yet even the hilt seemed to radiate a terrifying aura.

The killing intent was coming from that sword.

She glanced around cautiously before, with a deep breath, she stepped forward.

Looking at the hilt of the sword, she felt something inexplicable pulling her, urging her to grasp it.

Her slender right hand closed around the hilt, and as soon as she did, her eyes widened in shock.

She could clearly feel an immense power surging through her body.

Zing!

In the next moment, she drew the Soul-Slaying Sword from the rock!

[Sword Master: Lin Luoluo]

[Good: 50%] [Evil: 50%]

"Fifty percent good, fifty percent evil!?"

Ye Fan was stunned.

[Effect of Sword of Misfortune did not activate.]

[Effect of Sword of Fortune did not activate.]

[Light and Dark attribute systems activated simultaneously.]

"This is the first time I've encountered something like this…"

Ye Fan was left speechless.