The Host Is Truly a Hero!

"System, speak!"

Looking at the "Undying Cockroach" on the ground, dead beyond any doubt, Qin Yang called out to the system in his mind.

He needed a reasonable explanation.

The system seemed somewhat shocked. After falling silent for a moment, it finally spoke.

The Host Is Truly a Hero!

As expected of the host chosen by this system. With one stomp, you killed a Beast King!

Detected that the host killed a Beast King above his level. Tenfold reward enhancement granted. Obtained divine talent: Undying Body, Sixty Years of Cultivation!

The system's tone was full of amazement, as though Qin Yang had just accomplished something truly extraordinary.

"?"

A huge question mark appeared over Qin Yang's head.

"Shi Bu Shi You Bing?"

He wanted a reasonable explanation.

Not to listen to this system spout nonsense and ramble like a lunatic.

But before he could continue complaining, he felt an immense surge of energy suddenly flood into his body.

Qin Yang's expression changed, and pain appeared on his face.

"Wait... System Bro, are you seriously doing this?"

Thinking of the Sixty Years of Cultivation the system had rewarded him with, Qin Yang finally understood and widened his eyes.

Feeling the energy rushing through his body, Qin Yang endured the pain, though his heart was filled with anticipation.

Undying Body?

Sixty Years of Cultivation?

Just how far could it raise him? After a moment, the energy in Qin Yang's body finally settled down.

With the pain gone, Qin Yang immediately let out a sigh of relief.

He clenched his fists and instantly felt a wave of power surging within him.

"This is... true essence?"

Excitement appeared on Qin Yang's face.

Star Warriors absorbed Star Power and condensed it into true essence within their bodies.

Now that he possessed true essence, didn't that mean he had become a Star Warrior as well? This left Qin Yang tremendously excited.

This was a Mystical World where the strong reigned supreme, a world of extreme danger.

Only by becoming a Star Warrior could one gain the strength to protect oneself.

And now, merely by stomping a cockroach to death, he had directly become a Star Warrior.

How could he not be excited?

"But what is my current cultivation?"

Just as this thought surfaced in Qin Yang's mind, a screen of light appeared in his head.

Name: Qin Yang
Age: 19
Aptitude: Low-grade
Cultivation: Half-Step to the Innate Realm
Divine Talent: Undying Body
Cultivation Methods and Martial Arts: None

Qin Yang's gaze locked tightly onto the words "Half-Step to the Innate Realm," and his heart was filled with shock.

Half-Step to the Innate Realm?

System, are you sure you're not joking?

The first realm of a Star Warrior was the Acquired Realm, which consisted of nine levels.

And Half-Step to the Innate Realm, as the name implied, meant he was only half a step away from the Innate Realm.

"I never thought I'd become this strong..."

Clenching his fists, Qin Yang looked at the corpse of the "Undying Cockroach" on the ground, still finding it hard to believe.

He had merely stomped a cockroach to death, and now he was already Half-Step to the Innate Realm?

Ridiculous!

Absolutely ridiculous! But...

I like it!

Before this, Qin Yang had been deeply disdainful of this unreliable system.

But now, it was suddenly amazing! System Bro was invincible!

"Oh right, there's also the divine talent reward..."

At that moment, Qin Yang remembered that the system had also rewarded him with the divine talent called "Undying Body."

"This should be the Undying Cockroach's ability, right?"

Thinking of the title "Undying Cockroach," Qin Yang fell into thought.

"System, what does this Undying Body do?"

Thinking of the Undying Cockroach he had stomped to death in one step, Qin Yang did not have particularly high expectations.

What Undying Cockroach? Hadn't it still been stomped to death in one kick?

As though sensing Qin Yang's doubts, the system quickly gave a reply.

Undying Body: After being injured, wounds can rapidly recover. When cultivation is strong enough, severed limbs can regenerate, and one can regenerate from a drop of blood.

"Regenerate severed limbs? Regenerate from a drop of blood?"

"Zhen Du Jia Du?"

"That powerful?"

Qin Yang was clearly somewhat startled. He had not expected the Undying Body's ability to be so absurdly overpowered.

To test the effects of the Undying Body, Qin Yang found a small knife and directly cut one of his fingers.

Hiss! Qin Yang grimaced in pain, and blood immediately welled up from his finger.

But very soon, something miraculous happened.

Qin Yang only felt his finger grow slightly warm as true essence surged within his body. Then, the wound rapidly healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In the end, not even the slightest scar remained.

"This effect... is way too cool, isn't it?"

Qin Yang blinked, his expression full of disbelief.

Such terrifying recovery speed truly deserved to be called an Undying Body.

Moreover, according to the system's explanation, the Undying Body's abilities would become even more pronounced as his cultivation rose.

Once he reached a certain level of cultivation, he would be able to regenerate severed limbs and regenerate from a drop of blood.

That would be a true Undying Body!

Thinking of this, anticipation appeared in Qin Yang's eyes.

Simply stomping a cockroach to death had raised his cultivation to Half-Step to the Innate Realm.

It had even granted him the ability of the Undying Body.

If he stomped some stray cat or dog to death, or killed a real star beast...

Wouldn't he become invincible?

Although this system seemed a tiny bit insane.

It gave a lot!

The more he thought about it, the more excited Qin Yang became, and he was soon itching to try again.

He then began searching his home for other small insects, mice, and the like.

After reaching Half-Step to the Innate Realm, Qin Yang's senses were far sharper than those of an ordinary person.

Very quickly, he found every mosquito, insect, and mouse in the room.

Even the ants in the corners were found by Qin Yang and mercilessly crushed to death.

Achievement successfully unlocked: Ten-Kill Streak of Small Animals!

However, as he looked at the mosquito and mouse corpses scattered across the floor, a puzzled expression appeared on Qin Yang's face.

"System, come out here?"

"Quit playing dead!"

"Where's my reward?"

Qin Yang looked rather depressed.

What was wrong with this system?

Throughout the process of killing those mosquitoes and mice, it had not made a single sound.

Was it not planning to give him rewards anymore? After calling out for a long time and seeing that the system remained completely silent, Qin Yang could only sit helplessly at the edge of the bed, a thoughtful look flashing through his eyes.

Where was the problem? Clearly, his earlier wonderful plan had fallen through.

His dream of becoming an invincible powerhouse by hunting small animals had undoubtedly been shattered.

After pondering for a long time, Qin Yang finally came to two conclusions.

First, the cockroach he had stomped to death earlier was indeed somewhat special. Perhaps, just as the system had said, it contained the Ancient Demon Insect Bloodline, which was why it had triggered the system's reward.

Second, this system definitely had something seriously wrong with it. The earlier reward had been entirely due to the system going insane, and he had simply stepped in dog shit.

"Sigh, I can only slowly figure it out later."

With a sigh, Qin Yang felt somewhat helpless.

With such an unreliable system, he had no idea whether he was lucky or unlucky.

"But even if the system gave it to me in a fit of madness, I still profited."

Feeling the vigorous true essence surging through his body, Qin Yang smiled.

At the very least, he now possessed the cultivation of Half-Step to the Innate Realm.

In this Mystical World where the strong reigned supreme and star beasts ran rampant, he finally had some ability to protect himself.

A nineteen-year-old Half-Step to the Innate Realm would be an exceptionally rare existence even in all of Jianghai City, right? From today onward, he was no longer useless.

At Jianghai Martial Arts Library, he could at least be considered a minor expert.