Reverse Future!!!

The Sacrifice skill was easy enough to understand. As long as something belonged to Wang Xian, it could be chosen as an offering.

Of course, that did not only include items.

Wang Xian even had an inexplicable feeling that attribute points, skills, and even life itself could all become offerings, sacrificed to that so-called unknown mysterious entity.

Evil!

Too damn evil!

That was the first feeling that arose in Wang Xian's heart after learning some of the Sacrifice skill's basic information.

Moreover, Wang Xian had reason to believe that the so-called mysterious entity was the owner of the Mysterious Blood within the Dragon Phoenix Jade Pendant.

But hadn't Blue Star been Datafied into a game?

Why had something so "bizarre" appeared?

Unable to figure it out for the moment, Wang Xian decided to test the skill.

After considering it briefly, Wang Xian chose the Wolf Fang Club he was currently using as his weapon and offered it to that unknown mysterious entity.

As for why he had chosen the Wolf Fang Club as the offering?

Wasn't it because it was the most useless, yet most valuable, item on him?

After all, the Sacrifice skill's description stated that the more valuable the offering, the greater the reward.

He was already level 10 and had a level 10 green weapon, the Scorpion Tail Sword. He no longer had any use for the Wolf Fang Club, so it was perfect as an offering.

Having made his decision, Wang Xian did not hesitate. He directly activated the Sacrifice skill and selected the Wolf Fang Club as the offering.

After the skill activated, there were no flashy effects and no strange phenomena in heaven and earth. The Wolf Fang Club in his hand vanished without a sound, as though it had never existed.

Even Wang Xian's hand remained in the posture of gripping the Wolf Fang Club.

"Ding! You have offered a sacrifice to an unknown mysterious entity and gained 1 experience point."

The System Prompt sounded.

One experience point?

Afraid that he had misheard, Wang Xian hurriedly opened the log and saw the System Prompt clearly written there. He had indeed gained 1 experience point.

Wang Xian was dumbfounded!

Sure, a level 7 common-grade piece of equipment was not much, but it should not have been worth only 1 experience point, right?

This was practically brushing off a beggar!

Wang Xian was furious, but he also regretted it. If he had known, he would not have sacrificed it. A level 7 common-grade weapon could currently sell for at least 10 Silver Coins. If sold for Dragon Coins—the currency of the Dragon Kingdom—it would be worth at least several thousand.

Just as Wang Xian was fuming, the System Prompt sounded again.

"Ding! Your offering was too inferior. The unknown mysterious entity's favorability toward you has decreased. The Sacrifice skill's usage interval has been changed from once every seven days to once every ten days."

Wang Xian: ...

What the hell was this?

It could actually be dissatisfied?

And after being dissatisfied, it actually increased the skill's cooldown.

He only knew that skills became stronger after leveling up, and that a small number of skills could have their cooldowns reduced. But he had never heard of a skill whose cooldown could increase.

Wang Xian nearly cursed out loud, but then he suddenly thought of something. His expression changed slightly, and he chose to ignore the matter, silently treating the Sacrifice skill's cooldown as though it had always been once every ten days.

Afterward, Wang Xian fixed his gaze on the most mysterious skill of all, Sacrificial Dance.

However, recalling that he seemed to have just displeased that unknown mysterious entity, Wang Xian decided that he should refrain from testing this skill for now.

That only left Reverse Future.

Reverse Future (Invalid): Effect unknown.

Reverse Future?

Reverse Future!!!

Wang Xian's pupils instantly shrank to pinpoints. He suddenly remembered that in his previous life, after consuming the Mysterious Blood and changing classes into a God Slayer, Reverse Future had been one of his many skills.

Back then, Reverse Future's skill description had been exactly the same as it was now: "Effect unknown."

The only difference was that Reverse Future had not had the words "Invalid" back then.

At that moment, Wang Xian finally understood. His rebirth, his return to the past, had all been granted by Reverse Future—by that drop of Mysterious Blood.

Reverse Future!

Reborn into a new life, returning to the past.

Wasn't that reversing the future?

Wang Xian stood there in a daze.

"Uncle, what's wrong? Are you okay?"

Watching Wang Xian stand motionlessly in place, his weapon inexplicably vanish from his hand, while his expression shifted from confusion to excitement, shock, anger, wariness, and finally realization, Cheng Yao hesitated for a long time before deciding to ask what was going on.

Wang Xian's reaching level 10 was something Cheng Yao knew about. She had originally thought he was familiarizing himself with the changes after level 10, but judging by his expression just now, it could practically have been made into a movie. He was clearly not simply getting used to his own changes.

"Ah? What's wrong?"

Wang Xian looked at Cheng Yao with a bewildered expression.

"What do you mean, what's wrong? Uncle, shouldn't I be asking what's wrong with you?" Cheng Yao looked utterly defeated by Wang Xian.

"What's wrong with me?"

Wang Xian was slightly stunned, then understood what Cheng Yao meant. Shaking his head, he said to her, "Nothing. I just suddenly changed classes, and I'm having a hard time accepting it."

Classes could not be hidden. Just like rankings and various announcements, names and levels could not be concealed either, as if they were deliberately meant to provoke or motivate everyone else.

Although many people were dissatisfied with this, what could they do?

They had no way to change such rules. All they could do was accept them.

The only thing that satisfied those people was that the information made public was limited to insignificant details such as names, levels, and classes. Important information such as talents, attributes, and skills remained hidden.

Of course, if one absolutely wanted to hide them, it was not impossible. Some special equipment or skills could fully meet that need.

"Changed classes? Uncle, you actually changed classes? Let me see... Huh? Priest? A Hidden Profession? But why does it sound like a support class? Uncle, are you support?"

Cheng Yao opened the party list and was greatly surprised by the information displayed there.

In her view, Wang Xian should have changed into a Warrior. At the very least, he should have become a Mage. Why did he now seem so much like support? It completely did not fit Wang Xian's image!

"I suppose it counts as support."

Wang Xian shrugged. He could learn Class Skills from every profession, so he could absolutely become a support. Moreover, with the skill Mercy, he would definitely be the party member everyone in the world wanted most.

For example, when a party killed monsters, if one monster gave 100 experience points and there were ten people in the party, then after splitting it evenly, each party member would receive 10 points. Adding the 10% party bonus, each person would only get 11 points.

But what if Wang Xian was in the party?

Every party member could receive 110 points. That was a full tenfold increase.

Moreover, the party member limit was not ten people. By completing certain quests, the party size could be increased, with the maximum reaching 100 people.

By that calculation, it would be a hundredfold increase.

Terrifying indeed.

After thinking of this, Wang Xian suddenly felt the urge to go retire in some top-tier guild.

My updates have been a little slow, and I've made everyone unhappy. I'm truly sorry.

So, I've decided to tell everyone some good news.

I got a contract!

The contract has already been mailed out, and my status should change in about three days. Friends who haven't invested yet, hurry up—the revenue sharing is about to begin.

Next is the matter of updates.

After my contract status changes, there will be a guaranteed two updates a day.

As for extra chapters, we'll see when the time comes. If there are enough recommendation votes, I'll definitely add more chapters.

Donations?

I won't think about that for now. If there really are any, then I'll decide on the matter of extra chapters later.