Soul Devouring Hand

Black aura was spreading from Lu Chen's left arm towards his body.

"Backlash, it actually backlashes as soon as it appears."

Faced with this situation, Lu Chen wasn't too surprised. The aura of a ghost god was never a good thing.

Fortunately, Lu Chen guessed correctly. This world was too far from the Arad Continent. Although the Experience Points simulated the aura of a ghost god, it lacked the will of a ghost god, making the ghost energy much easier to deal with.

However, just as Lu Chen was about to mobilize his Qi and blood to suppress the ghost energy,

Suddenly, a tremor ran through his mind, and an aura burst forth from Lu Chen's mind. That aura was like the pressure of a dragon, and like the spirit of a king.

Under that aura, Lu Chen felt the anomaly in his left arm instantly subside.

"This is Conqueror's Haki, it can actually suppress the riot of ghost energy."

Looking at his left hand, which he could control freely, Lu Chen, who had originally thought there would be a fierce battle, was a little dumbfounded.

After a long while, Lu Chen sighed.

"As expected of a Gold-level skill."

Lu Chen's Barbarian King Bloodline was very strong. It gave Lu Chen a powerful body, and it would also increase Lu Chen's attributes even more when he advanced to become a Barbarian Blood Warrior.

This performance made Lu Chen always focus on the Barbarian King Bloodline, somewhat neglecting the other Gold-level skill, Conqueror's Haki.

But now Lu Chen understood that none of the Gold-level skills were weak.

"The Barbarian King Bloodline strengthens the body, which can be clearly felt, while Conqueror's Haki enhances the spirit, will, and aura. At the same time, it also increases resistance to abnormal consciousness invasion."

"It seems that I don't have to worry about being affected by abnormal wills in the future."

"Hmm, that broken bowl, I wonder if I could have broken its control if I had activated Conqueror's Haki at that time."

Such thoughts appeared in Lu Chen's mind, but soon, Lu Chen shook his head.

"It's difficult. That broken bowl probably didn't control me with mental power. Otherwise, Conqueror's Haki would have reacted long ago. It should be a rule-based ability."

"The water in this world is very deep. I still need to be careful."

Thinking this, Lu Chen picked up the Pottery Jar next to him and drank it down in large gulps.

This upgrade consumed a lot of Lu Chen's energy, but the current Lu Chen was no longer what he used to be. His physique, approaching fifty, filled Lu Chen's body with energy.

Therefore, even if the System absorbed Lu Chen's life essence during upgrades, and it absorbed a lot each time,

The current Lu Chen could withstand it. Each upgrade would only make Lu Chen weak, and would not make his body thin.

Of course, it was inevitable that his body would be empty after the advancement and he would need to replenish energy.

However, this was already very good. At least, Lu Chen didn't have to hold the Pottery Jar and drink while advancing.

Lu Chen could completely replenish his nutrition after the advancement.

Of course, no matter what, nutrition must be replenished, otherwise, Lu Chen would continue to be weak.

Soon, Lu Chen drank four of the seven Pottery Jars in one go. Only then did Lu Chen feel full of power.

Looking at the four empty Pottery Jars, Lu Chen had a trace of helplessness on his face.

"Alas, in the past, one jar was enough for me to replenish the energy in my body, but now, I need four jars. As expected, the stronger I am, the greater my consumption will be. I can't relax on food replenishment."

However, soon, the slight displeasure in his heart was thrown behind him. Compared to his own consumption, Lu Chen was more concerned about the progress of his own strength.

Lowering his head, looking at his black and red left hand, Lu Chen was very satisfied.

"In the future, I'll rely on you to deal with Evil Spirits."

Although he had not fought against Evil Spirits yet, nor had he seen the attributes of the Demon Hand, Lu Chen was absolutely certain that the Demon Hand could definitely cause damage to Evil Spirits.

"Evil Spirits are mostly just ghosts, evil ghosts, and the like, but what has contaminated my left hand is the ghost god at the pinnacle of souls. It would be the biggest joke if a Demon Hand contaminated by such an existence could not deal with Evil Spirits."

Thinking this, Lu Chen opened the System panel and looked at his current attribute status.

[Host: Lu Chen]

[Age: 15]

[Level: 20]

[Profession: Level 5 Swordsman/Level 5 Barbarian Blood Warrior]

[Experience Points: 322]

[Skills]

[Savage Bull Force (Bronze)]

[Direct Perception E (Bronze)]

[Blood Boiling (Bronze)]

[Master Swordsmanship Proficiency (Silver)]

[Fatal Blow (Silver)]

[Conqueror's Haki (Gold)]

[Barbarian King Bloodline (Gold)]

[Demon Hand (Black)]

[Description: An arm tainted by the power of a demon god. The host can use this hand to attack enemies in a soul state. Enemies struck by this hand will suffer soul damage.]

[Passive Skills: Demon God Aura +50, Soul Touch]

[Active Skills: Soul Devouring Hand, Demon Slash]

[Soul Devouring Hand: Grabs an enemy in front and absorbs their blood energy. The expelled blood energy can inflict physical damage and increase the user's strength. This skill can also grab souls.]

[Demon Slash: Summons the power of a demon god onto the weapon, unleashing a powerful dark attribute attack forward.]

"Comes with two active skills, a Mythic ability."

Looking at the Soul Devouring Hand and Demon Slash, Lu Chen understood that the Demon Hand had reached the level of a Mythic ability.

However, Mythic skills were supposed to be rainbow-colored, while this one was black, indicating that it was a forbidden skill. Frequent use could easily lead to backlash.

"A true Mythic skill wouldn't have so many aftereffects. What a pity."

"But I should be content. Now, both the Soul Devouring Hand and Demon Slash can inflict damage on Evil Spirits, and it doesn't even consume my own blood energy."

Lu Chen was very satisfied with the Demon Hand. As long as his Conqueror's Haki could suppress the will within the Demon Hand, Lu Chen could use it without restraint.

Besides the skills, after Lu Chen's Barbarian Blood Warrior level increased, his base stats also received a significant boost.

Strength +34, Agility +13, Constitution +49, Blood Energy +29.

Aura +10, Willpower +20, Intimidation +10, Perception +5.

Rage +10, Demon God Power +50, Sharpness +3, Longsword Mastery +20, Basic Swordsmanship +20.

"Constitution has reached 49. Just one more point to break through 50. Not bad."

Lu Chen had relied on his Constitution to withstand several dangerous situations, so he now placed great importance on it.

The higher his Constitution, the more secure Lu Chen felt.

Soon, Lu Chen had fully understood the extent of his improvements in his sea of consciousness.

Then, without hesitation, he picked up the Iron Sword in his hand and stood up again.

"Evil Spirits, I'm coming again."

"Lord, you're going again?"

"Why don't you wait until tomorrow?"

Lu Chen's miserable state when he returned earlier had frightened the two Barbarians, so they were unwilling for Lu Chen to go again.

Lu Chen smiled at this.

"There's no time for me to wait, and I'm in the best condition right now."

Lu Chen was also somewhat worried about the dangers outside, but no matter how scared he was, he still intended to hunt.

"The System is good, but if I want to become strong, I must hunt Evil Spirits and increase my Experience Points."

"Besides, danger is relative. As long as I'm strong enough, the danger that could destroy a village will be like a spring breeze to me, causing no harm at all."

Refusing to rest, Lu Chen strode towards the outside of the village.

Of course, Lu Chen was indeed fine at this moment. When he returned from outside, Lu Chen looked quite miserable, and his internal organs were severely damaged, but his nearly 50 points of physique were not for show.

After several consecutive Pottery Jars of Medicinal Soup, coupled with the restorative effect of his own physique, Lu Chen's internal injuries had completely healed.

Therefore, going out now was indeed when his body was in its strongest state.

However, just as Lu Chen was about to set off, suddenly, another horn sounded not far away.

Listening to the sound coming from the distance, without two Barbarians speaking, Lu Chen understood what was happening.

"Another Evil Spirit has entered the range of the Totem Pillar."

"Why have so many Evil Spirits broken into the village these past two days?"