Functions of the Revenge System

Hearing the system's voice, Jiang Mu should have been happy, but right now...

Jiang Mu raised his head in confusion and looked at Bei Bei, who stood behind and to Tang Ya's right. The other man still wore that fake smile.

Then he looked at the revenge list displayed on the system interface. Bei Bei's name was prominently listed.

The system's function description immediately echoed in his mind.

Simply put, it was karmic revenge. Once karma tied them together, he could take revenge on the other party without end. Its effects were powerful, but it had limitations. Only those who harbored killing intent toward him could trigger it; it was not without restrictions.

Not just anyone could be killed.

Only those with killing intent.

Once someone developed killing intent toward him, they would be recorded on the list and could be used when doing dangerous things.

For example, the bodily strain and burden of cultivation.

Another was the pain of absorbing a soul ring. He could make those who wanted to kill him or hated him bear it in his place.

He would not feel any pain at all. If he had enough enemies, it might even be possible to absorb soul rings beyond his level directly.

He glanced at the list above again. Bei Bei's name was still there, showing no sign of decreasing.

[Revenge List, 1 person]

[Bei Bei, Soul Elder, Killing Intent Index 25%, Revenge Range, ...]

The information listed for Bei Bei was fairly simple and easy to understand: his name, strength, and degree of hostility toward Jiang Mu. After that came the other man's health bar.

There were three blocks in total. From small to large, they should correspond to the strength of his three soul rings. There were obvious gaps between each section, as though serving as a warning, while the right half was darkened.

Jiang Mu gave it a quick look and roughly figured out how the system worked, guessing what the grayed-out portion represented.

Did this mean he could only kill someone once their killing intent reached 100%?

Jiang Mu was still considering how exactly to use his cheat. As a transmigrator, Tang San was his greatest enemy in this era.

The only thing he could rely on was his cheat.

Thus, he remained silent throughout, which made the others curious—especially Tang Ya, who had taken the initiative to approach him.

Tang Ya had worked up all her courage to come over and strike up a conversation, yet she had not expected him to ignore her.

Could it be?

Thinking of this, Tang Ya slowly looked back at Bei Bei.

Bei Bei still wore a gentle smile. When Tang Ya looked over, he nodded.

"What's wrong, Xiao Ya?"

"Uh... call me Sect Master. You'll make people misunderstand."

A trace of displeasure appeared on Tang Ya's pretty face.

After saying that, she ignored Bei Bei's stiff expression and looked at Jiang Mu again, replying sweetly.

"Hehe, don't overthink it. Bei Bei is merely a disciple of my Tang Sect..."

Her words were extremely suggestive, clearly hinting to Jiang Mu that there was nothing between her and Bei Bei and that he should not misunderstand.

Jiang Nannan: ...

She was flirting with him right in front of her!

Bei Bei's face beside them turned green, as if he had been stabbed several times in an instant!

Jiang Mu watched as the killing intent value on the list, which had only been 25 moments ago, instantly became 65.

"Hm?"

It rose that quickly?

He looked up and saw Bei Bei. The hatred hidden deep in his eyes was now incredibly obvious.

Had Tang Ya's words just hurt him?

"Uh, my name is Jiang Mu."

When Jiang Mu responded to her, a flicker of delight instantly appeared on Tang Ya's face.

She softly murmured his name, "Jiang Mu..."

"My name is Tang Ya. I'm the Sect Master of the Tang Sect. What age soul rings are you looking to hunt? Two people may not be enough. We could go together, and perhaps have some company."

For some reason, Tang Ya actually took the initiative to invite Jiang Mu, whom she had only just met, to join her team.

Her attitude was ambiguous.

This time, Jiang Nannan spoke before Jiang Mu could reply.

"No need. We'll obtain our own soul rings ourselves."

"..."

Jiang Mu watched Jiang Nannan's jealous expression and the corners of his lips curled slightly upward. He did not say anything, though. Their refusal was already enough.

"Hehe, there's strength in numbers."

"Xiao Ya."

Just as Bei Bei opened his mouth to persuade her, Tang Ya abruptly turned around and called out to him.

Bei Bei was helpless. After spreading his hands, he chose his words again before speaking.

"Sect Master Xiao Ya, if these two do not agree, there's no need to force them, right?"

In short, he was trying to persuade them not to travel together. At least for now, Jiang Mu did not seem particularly interested in Tang Ya, which made him breathe a sigh of relief.

After all, he had pursued Tang Ya for so long without making any progress, yet today, the moment Tang Ya saw someone, she had shyly gone over with stars in her eyes to ask him questions.

The contrast was far too great.

Otherwise, with Bei Bei's personality, he would not have directly developed killing intent.

But if Jiang Mu could read minds, he would give him a thumbs-up and say, "Nice."

He had helped awaken it. This system was truly great.

Once someone was on the revenge list, getting off it would not be so easy.

Tang Ya's face fell when she heard that. "Ah."

But after hesitating for a moment, she found another excuse and looked at Jiang Mu again.

"What kind of soul beasts are you looking for? How about we exchange information? We saw quite a few along the way just now. Which soul ring do you need?"

Tang Ya sized Jiang Mu up and instantly regarded him as a little brother in her heart. The soul ring he needed should not be too high-level.

After carefully thinking it over, it was probably his second ring.

Douluo was, after all, a fantasy world. Judging someone's age based on appearance was rather difficult.

Some looked like middle-aged men with stubble all over their faces, yet were not even eighteen.

Others had voluptuous, stunning figures, yet were only twelve.

Seeing Jiang Nannan's expression change slightly, Jiang Mu helplessly took over the conversation. He tugged at his sister, signaling for her to respond.

"The third ring. I don't have any particularly specific soul beast in mind for a thousand-year ring. As long as its age is suitable and it relates to strength, that will do."

Jiang Mu's first martial soul was his hands, so he naturally needed to focus on strength. His first two soul rings respectively enhanced hardness and speed, so his next one was meant to grant him strength.

This was the direction Jiang Mu had already decided on in his heart: to stack improvements in those three areas.

A third ring!

Tang Ya's eyes began to shine. She had not expected Jiang Mu to be not only good-looking, but also so talented.

"Wow, that's amazing! Do you two belong to any faction? Would you like to join my Tang Sect? The Tang Sect is an ancient force founded ten thousand years ago by the Sea God Tang San."

Tang Ya immediately went back to her old trade—recruiting people through sweet talk.

Jiang Nannan instantly seized the flaw in her words.

"Hmph, you just said that you were the Sect Master. I think you're only a two-ringed Grand Soul Master yourself. Even if you absorb a soul ring later, you'll only be a Soul Elder. A Sect Master at the Soul Elder level—can that count as an ancient force?"

Jiang Nannan crossed her arms over her chest, her pretty face full of suspicion as she questioned Tang Ya.

If it were truly as powerful as you claimed, why would it have become like this?