God of Slaughter Plunder System, Kill Kill Kill Kill Kill Kill Kill!

A system?

A system!

As the voice rang in his ears, Li Yan involuntarily lowered the pickaxe he had raised.

Damn it, you bastard, you finally came!

Do you know how I've spent these past few days?!

When he had transmigrated, Li Yan had already been inside the mine tunnel. For a modern man like him, that inhuman life had been nothing short of hell.

At first, he had thought he would have a system too. In the end, there was not even a dog's shadow of one, and he had already given up.

Who would have thought his system had to be activated by killing someone?

Fuck, if there was such a prerequisite, you should've said so earlier! What the hell was all the suffering I endured these past few days for?

"System, explain what you do."

Reporting to the host: this system is dedicated to cultivating a Supreme Being of the Slaughter Path. When the host kills other living beings, you may plunder their attributes and obtain Experience Points.

Attributes? Experience Points?

The moment the thought arose, Li Yan saw several white balls of light that had appeared beside the overseer's corpse at some unknown time.

He subconsciously raised a hand, and the balls of light instantly merged into his body.

Strength +0.8

Physique +0.5

Speed +0.2

Experience Points +10

Congratulations, Host, for Killing Above One's Level. Attribute Points doubled... Congratulations, Host, for completing your First Kill. Attribute Points multiplied tenfold.

Strength +16

Physique +10

Speed +4

Experience Points +200

In an instant, Li Yan felt his body rapidly fill out. His once feeble body brimmed with strength at that very moment.

He even felt that if he faced that overseer again now, he could defeat him in battle!

Then, an Attribute Panel popped up before Li Yan:

Name: Li Yan

Realm: Body Tempering First Level

Strength: 18

Speed: 15

Physique: 12

Spirit: 19

Martial Arts: None

Remaining Experience Points: 200

Looking at the data panel before him, Li Yan let out a breath and suppressed the throbbing excitement in his heart.

Though the system had arrived, his current situation was still extremely difficult.

He had killed one overseer, but more overseers would emerge. This Abyssal Mine was a deathtrap, with only one entrance and exit. Could he really slaughter his way out?

Damn dog system. If it had come earlier, he would not have been left in such a passive position!

As he was thinking, a clamor of footsteps had already risen within the mine tunnel. When the miners heard them, the terror on their faces deepened.

"Ahhh! The Enforcement Team! The Enforcement Team is here!"

"It has nothing to do with me! Don't kill me, don't kill me!"

"I don't know anything! I don't know anything!"

One miner after another clutched their heads and huddled in the corners, terrified that once a conflict broke out, they would be killed for no reason at all.

"Fuck it, let them come! Killing one means no loss; taking down two means profit!"

Li Yan gripped his pickaxe again, then felt that one was not enough and picked up another from beside a miner's feet.

Just as the footsteps drew near and the flickering firelight cast the newcomers' shadows, a hand suddenly seized Li Yan's wrist.

When he turned around, he saw the young man who had moved corpses with him earlier.

"Come with me."

After saying that, the young man dragged Li Yan deeper into the mine tunnel.

Feeling the strength in the man's grip, Li Yan was slightly startled. This kid was incredibly strong. In terms of sheer power alone, he was definitely stronger than Li Yan. Was he also in the Body Tempering Realm?

One had to know that unless they were overseers or members of the Enforcement Team, anyone sent into the mine tunnel would have their cultivation crippled. That was why the people here never resisted.

Who was this young man, to still possess the strength of the Body Tempering Realm?

But Li Yan knew that following him was the best choice right now.

The moment the two left, furious roars came from the mine tunnel behind them. Clearly, the newcomers had discovered the overseer's corpse.

"Faster."

The young man barked softly and sped up. Beneath his feet, the rugged and difficult mine tunnel was as flat as open ground. Even Li Yan, who had advanced to the Body Tempering Realm, could barely keep up.

The two moved ahead while the roars behind them never ceased, though they gradually grew fainter.

The Abyssal Mine had a long history. Everyone only knew that it had formed naturally, but no one knew how deep it went. In any case, no one had ever traversed the entire mine tunnel, while many who entered its depths had never returned.

After turning corner after corner, they found themselves in utter darkness, where one could not see one's hand before one's face.

Pfft!

Suddenly, a glimmer of light flared. The young man held a firestarter in his hand and stood there looking at Li Yan.

Li Yan looked back at him, his hand unconsciously tightening around the pickaxe.

"Li Yan, youngest son of the wealthy merchant Li Ruohai. Your entire family was executed because you offended Wu Zongren, the Grand Martial Grand Commandant of the Great Wu Dynasty, yet you were thrown in here instead. Why?"

Hearing that, Li Yan took a step back and asked warily, "Who are you?"

"Who I am is not important. Answer my question, and perhaps I can take you out of here."

"Out of here?"

At those words, Li Yan's eyes lit up. This fellow truly was not simple.

After thinking for a moment, Li Yan nodded. "Simple. I cursed that old bastard's son."

The original Li Yan had been Li Ruohai's youngest son. Spoiled from childhood, he had also developed the temperament of a wastrel.

That day, Wu Zongren had happened to pass through Flowing Cloud City, where the Li family lived, and wanted Li Ruohai to join his faction.

Yet for some reason, Li Ruohai had politely declined Wu Zongren.

Who was Wu Zongren? The greatest power-holder in the Great Wu Dynasty, a man whose influence overshadowed the court and whom even the emperor feared by three parts.

Could anything good come from refusing Wu Zongren?

When the atmosphere had grown tense, the original Li Yan had cursed Wu Zongren as a Corrupt Official, and that had been that.

"Heh, he repays every grievance, no matter how small. That does suit Wu Zongren's style."

The young man chuckled, looking as though he agreed.

"Who exactly are you?"

"You do not need to ask. Once you answer my questions, I will take you out."

"Second question: what will you do after you get out?"

What would he do?

Li Yan had truly never considered that question. The original Li Yan had already been utterly disheartened by his family's death, while Li Yan himself had only wanted to escape after arriving here, before later deciding to make a desperate final stand.

As for afterward? When he had planned to perish together with them, where could there be an afterward?

But now that he was asked, a violent gleam flashed through Li Yan's eyes. "Do you even need to ask?"

"Of course I'll go take that old dog's head from his shoulders."

Hearing that, the young man laughed as if he had heard the greatest joke in the world. "Hahahahaha! You want to kill Wu Zongren? Hahahahaha!"

"What are you laughing at?"

"I'm laughing at your overestimation of yourself!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the young man suddenly kicked out. Li Yan hurriedly raised both pickaxes to block, but the kick carried too much force and sent him flying.

He slammed heavily into the wall. Li Yan got up, ready to strike back, but heard the young man speak again. "As the Grand Martial Grand Commandant of the Great Wu Dynasty, Wu Zongren's weakest guards are in the Meridian Opening Realm. He himself was already in the Energy Gathering Realm ten years ago. What makes you think you can kill him?"

Li Yan was speechless.

This world's martial path had nine realms. From lowest to highest, they were Unranked, Body Tempering, Qi Condensation, Meridian Opening, Energy Gathering, Form Transformation, Return to True Realm, Heaven Reaching, and Void Breaking.

He was merely at the Body Tempering First Level. What gave him the right to challenge a current Grand Commandant who was in the Energy Gathering Realm, with Meridian Opening guards at his side?

Besides, who knew whether even more expert guards lurked in the shadows?

Yet though Li Yan did not answer, the killing intent in his eyes did not waver in the slightest.

Others could not do it, but he could.

With the God of Slaughter Plunder System at his side, improving his strength was merely a matter of time.

After a moment, Li Yan said, word by word, "I will personally chop off that old dog's head!"

Looking at Li Yan's expression, the young man suddenly smiled. "Very good. Remember what you said just now. Follow me, and I'll take you out."

As his voice fell, the young man turned and left, with Li Yan following close behind.

The two walked for who knew how long, until Li Yan heard a frog croak by his ear.