The Evil God's Downfall, Zhang Mingzhen's Awakening

Those eyes were bloodshot, as if even the soul had been replaced, and a hoarse voice ripped from his throat:

"So I have to take action myself... Fine, after I crush you, I'll go down and find that level two life form—I'll take his blood!"

"They've finally shown up."

"I sensed something amiss in the Sunshine just now; it turns out it was you parasitizing his body... You are that Evil God?"

"You lowly, inferior creature, dare to inquire of my name? To become my nourishment is already an honor for you."

"Let me tell you again, all those I devour will never have a chance to be resurrected! I will drain your life force, causing you to be eternally annihilated in the God's Domain —this is the price you pay for disrupting my plans!"

"Is that so? Then I'd like to try. I've killed more than just one or two high-level beings."

Glancing at the information displayed on the system panel, Zhang Mingzhen's lips curled up slightly—another demonized leader, which, for someone like him who wields anti-magic weapons, actually became an advantage.

[Unknown (Demonized)]

"Constitution (Enhanced), Strength, Agility, Intelligence, Spirit, Critical Hit, Combo..."

"Physical Defense (Enhanced)"

"Magic Defense ■■■ (Enhanced)"

"[Dark Devour]: Charge for one second, unleash a devastating strike with a life-steal effect, absorbing the target's life force and converting it for your own use. Cooldown: 30 seconds."

Yaksha's heart trembled violently.

This person actually claims to have defeated other higher life forms?

Impossible!

Are racial divides easily bridged?

This must be a bluff!

Without hesitation, he activated "Dark Devour," and Black Mist surged forth like a tidal wave, covering a much wider area than before, heading Zhang Mingzhen.

Zhang Mingzhen neither dodged nor retreated. He first stacked a double shield on himself, then threw out Vine to bind the enemy, while simultaneously using his new skill "Verdant Vine" to stabilize his health.

"[Verdant Vine +10]: Heals up to five friendly units within a twelve-step radius of the caster, generating three healing instances per second, each effect equal to 300% of the caster's mental energy, lasting for three seconds."

"During treatment, defense is increased by 10%, costs 150 mana, and has a 5-second cooldown."

The upgraded "Verdant Vine" not only provides continuous healing, but also grants him a significantly enhanced defense for three seconds.

With this guarantee, he could wholeheartedly fight this so-called Evil God.

"Bang--!"

(Critical hit!)

Black energy surged through his body, unleashing a damage number of over 30,000.

Zhang Mingzhen had a total of just over 40,000 health points, and this attack was arguably the most dangerous one he had encountered recently.

However, the Yaksha was horrified. "Dark Devour" was one of the Yaksha Race's signature techniques, and he had intended to kill this human with a single blow, yet this human was still alive!

"You are not human! What race are you?!"

He absolutely refused to believe that a lower being in this world could withstand such an attack—this person must have been possessed by another race through secret techniques!

"Ignorant, you know nothing of true power." Zhang Mingzhen said no more, his attack pouring down like a torrential downpour.

Using cheats? How could an NPC possibly think of that?

Sizzle! Sizzle--!

"(Critical hit!) Sizzle..."

The twelve million health bar evaporated rapidly under the relentless attacks.

The Yaksha's "Dark Devour" was still cooling down, and the chill of death finally gripped his mind.

"Stop! Stop! I'm willing to serve! I have a use for you!" He didn't want to die.

How can the lives they fought so hard to save in the bloody racial wars be lost here?

"I can give you..."

At this moment, the Yaksha was no longer arrogant at all; in the face of survival, dignity was no longer worth mentioning.

Like the Zu Guo People who was drastically altered by the director, he completely lost his dignity when he lost his power.

A godlike being was reduced to the humblest ant, lacking even the courage of ordinary people in their final moments.

"I know many secrets of the God's Domain!"

"Whether you are a native of this world or not, you wouldn't want to see it collapse, would you? This world is too low-level; it's powerless to contend with the war of all races... I have a way to allow you and me to transcend race!"

The Jifeng -like attack suddenly ceased.

Only the dying Sunshine, now restored to its original state, remained where it was, unconscious.

The body controlled by the Yaksha is far beyond what humans can currently withstand; the spirit within that body has long since dissipated, and it has fallen into a deep coma in the real world.

A wisp of Black Mist faintly swirled within the Sunshine —the remnant of the "Evil God."

To prevent it from escaping, Zhang Mingzhen tentatively cast a Tracking Mark; it worked just as well on the evil creature, and the number of times the mark could be used changed from 0/10 to 1/10.

As long as the mark remains, he is confident that he can track down the Evil God at any time and keep it firmly under his control.

After all, this thing cares more about its own survival than anyone else.

"You only have one chance. Say something that can save your life."

Realizing his predicament, the Yaksha dared not put on any more pretense and immediately revealed everything:

"I come from the Yaksha Clan. We were defeated in the Ten Thousand Races Championship and our entire clan was punished by the God's Domain."

I managed to protect my soul with the help of the Holy Relic, and secretly hid in the rift of the God's Domain, awaiting the opportunity for rebirth."

"Yaksha? What level of life does it belong to?"

Third class.

Even among those of the same rank, our race is among the strongest.

We can draw upon the power of shadow and subdue subjugated creatures, which is why we have won many battles in the past... Unfortunately, we were ultimately defeated by a high-ranking Demon Race."

"You previously said there was a way to transcend racial limitations and become outside of one's ethnic group?"

"Could it be that I'm destined to become like you, just a remnant soul?"

"Absolutely not! This is a last resort... The high-ranking beings of the God's Domain all know that the only way to escape the control of the God's Domain is to reach the Saint Realm!"

"The Saint Realm?"

He seemed to have heard the word among the Orc Race as well.

Exactly.

Only by reaching the level of Saint can one break free from the shackles of their race; the stronger ones can even protect the entire race.

It can be said that only those races possessing Saint- level players have truly established a firm foothold in the God's Domain.

How does one become Saint? After reaching the maximum level?

I know that level 100 is the upper limit, but is the Saint level even higher than the maximum level?

"To be precise, level 100 is the limit set by the God's Domain for Ordinary Player."

But there are always those with exceptional talent who can break the rules, surpass level limits, and reach levels above 100—those are the Saint."

How do I break through to the next level after reaching level 100?

"You should be challenging the Training Tower every day now, right? You should also understand that you cannot challenge higher levels beyond your current level."

Once you reach level 100, you can challenge the final level of the Training Tower – the 'Peak Trial'.

Almost everyone will be stopped at level 100; if they cannot clear this level, they cannot continue to gain experience and level up.

Unexpectedly, the Training Tower, which existed from the very beginning, is also the ultimate test for players.

As everyone's equipment and levels gradually improved, the daily levels of the Training Tower no longer posed a threat and were often cleared quickly.

He could hardly imagine that the difficulty of the final level could prevent countless talents from all races in the God's Domain from entering the realm of Saint.

Just how difficult is the hundredth level? How many Saints are known among all races?

Yaksha gave a wry smile upon hearing this:

You think too highly of me.

All I know is that no one from the Yaksha Race has ever passed the hundred-level test, and as for the number of Saint... that's completely unknown.

However, it is said that those who reach the Saint Realm are extremely secretive, and even their own kind may not know their true nature.

But I'm certain of one thing: the legendary Saint- level players are at least at the fourth level of Life Level, without exception!

Zhang Mingzhen frowned. "How do you know? Perhaps even lower races have produced Saint, but it's just unknown to others."

He remembered that the Orc Race's Holy Relic was bestowed by one of their Saint, and that the orcs were merely second-class life forms.

"You are not yet at the maximum level and do not understand the advantages of higher life forms."

The tempering intensity experienced by high-level life forms at max level is far beyond that of lower-level races. Without a sufficiently pure physical and mental foundation, it is simply impossible to withstand the attacks of the hundred-level gatekeeper... At least with the physique of my Yaksha Race, there is absolutely no way we can resist it."

"And what about the Orc Race? Where did their Holy Relic come from?"

Yaksha then realized that this human must have come into contact with the Orc Race and witnessed the power of their Holy Relic.

Although the Orc Race are classified as a second-level life form, they actually originated from a branch of the higher race, the Barbarian God Race.

The Holy Relic they possessed were merely crude imitations, capable of only superficial effects; otherwise, they wouldn't be relegated to a corner of the Orc City."

When discussing orcs, Yaksha made no attempt to hide his contempt for this mixed-blood race.

Hearing that even level two beings were not worthy of the other party's attention, Zhang Mingzhen couldn't help but think to himself: it was only natural that he, a human who had not yet broken through to level one, had been looked down upon before.

This thought further strengthened his resolve to elevate his level of life.

Do you know the method to break through to Life Level?

He attempted to explore pathways beyond the Azurewave Clan, especially the path to advancement beyond level two.

"Absolutely impossible! The Life Level is determined at birth; how can it be easily changed!"

Yaksha's answer was resolute.

Zhang Mingzhen, however, harbored doubts.

Not to mention that he knew the secret of the Azurewave Clan's Spirit Core, the fact that this Yaksha secretly instigated a large number of players to raid the Undersea Dragon Palace in an attempt to take Lan Yue's life—this matter had already been transmitted to his sea of consciousness through his senses—clearly showed that he had ulterior motives.

Those players attacked frantically as if going to their deaths, clearly not aiming for the crystal but solely to take lives.

This scoundrel clearly did not tell the truth.

"Since you are of no value, what use are you?"

Before the words were finished, the phantom of the giant bear solidified once more.

"Wait! Don't make a move! I truly don't know!"

Although Yaksha's innate skills had already cooled down, he knew that even if he fought again, it would be difficult to change the outcome of the battle.

"Then what was your purpose in sending people to infiltrate the Dragon Palace? Was it to target that level-two life form?"

Seeing that there was no hope of hiding it, Yaksha had no choice but to confess. "It's only to restore my own power."

Although it retains some of its consciousness and abilities by using Holy Relic, taking in a large number of followers consumes a great deal of energy, and if it is not replenished in time, it may fall into a deep slumber again.

My Yaksha Clan is born with the ability to Life Drain, strengthening ourselves by absorbing the life energy of other races—but this is limited to Yaksha bloodlines! You are not of my race, and I truly have no other way!"

"No method is useless!"

Seeing Zhang Mingzhen's expression turn cold and his killing intent rise again, Yaksha hurriedly begged for mercy, "Wait! I have long since left the God's Domain system. Even if I perish, I will not gain any experience or treasures. Why waste my energy? I do have a plan: if you allow me to absorb the energy from that level two being, I can share half of the energy with you."

"We each get what we need, isn't that a win-win situation?"

Sacrificing Lan Yue in exchange for half the energy? Zhang Mingzhen.

He had long seen that Lan Yue's body was nearing its end and that she would likely disappear from the world after this battle.

Exchanging its remaining vitality for energy seems like a reasonable option...

"If it weren't for Lan Yue, what were your original plans?"

He suddenly questioned him.

Lan Yue's participation in the battle was unexpected; this Yaksha must have had other plans to restore his strength.

"Originally... originally I was going to the Orc City to find those old guys."

Yaksha's voice trailed off, a dark glint flashing in his eyes.

Yeah...

Zhang Mingzhen pondered for a moment, then raised his hand and summoned Lan Yue from the deep sea.

"Master, the invading enemies have all been driven out."

Lan Yue appeared beside him and quietly reported the battle situation, then noticed the greedy gaze cast by the Yaksha beside her.

"Yes, this Yaksha Race claims he can absorb the power of other beings to strengthen himself, and he wants to absorb you and share the energy with me."

What do you think?

Lan Yue remained calm, only lowering her eyes and head:

"This servant will obey my master's orders."

"I only hope that my master will treat the rest of the Tide Clan kindly in the future."

"The Azurewave Clan? You're actually from the Tide Clan?" Yaksha exclaimed in realization. "No wonder your spiritual energy is so pure."

"I've heard that your clan is naturally drawn to water spirits, can sense the convergence of spiritual energy in heaven and earth, and possesses various mysterious abilities."

He had heard of this branch of the family before—though blessed by heaven and earth, they were often coveted because of their lack of combat prowess.

"We also know of the Yaksha Clan. Legend has it that you are skilled in manipulation and absorption, possessing both explosive power and endurance," Lan Yue said calmly. "For the sake of my master's combat strength, I am willing to offer myself."

Yaksha was overjoyed and immediately looked at Zhang Mingzhen, waiting for him to give the order to devour the spirit body.

But what followed was Jifeng rapid and relentless barrage of Combo.

His already dwindling health plummeted to the brink of collapse in an instant.

"What you do?!"

The Yaksha frantically used Dark Devour in an attempt to slow the loss of life, but it was too late.

Zhang Mingzhen didn't say another word to him.

Even in its final moments, the yaksha still couldn't understand why the human had suddenly turned on it—even though the human had seemed to agree with its suggestion!

Nonsense, Zhang Mingzhen has already been betrayed by the system twice; how could he dare to easily test the system's bottom line again?

If such a Rare Tier species continues to squander its resources, it could lead to the potential for its talents to be locked away.

This time, it's likely to last a week.

The next time could be a month, or even a year, and he'll be completely ruined.

He was naturally unaware that it was precisely because of this action that Gao Linzhi decided to observe further and deduce the process of a heart transplant.

The strong are like a powerful force, and a powerful force must frequently change its mindset, which refers to the top and upper echelons, in order to remain fresh and upward-moving, rather than degenerate and stagnant.

"Master?" Lan Yue dared not admit that she was the reason for this person's change of heart.

His earlier attitude toward the Tide Clan had already shown that he was cold-hearted and lacked compassion.

"I feel there's something hidden in his words, and he's not worth my time to make a deal."

"Now it seems, it was indeed correct." Zhang Mingzhen looked at the system notification.

He had also killed alien leaders like the She Si, but never received any experience or items as a reward.

Those beings likely exist outside the normal scope of the God's Domain, and therefore are not recorded by the system.

But this time is different.

Although this yaksha was also a being outside the rules, its death left behind some artifacts:

[System: Congratulations on obtaining "Netherblood Orb (Not Activated)"]