"Hah, hah!"
Chen Feng panted. Though this was a new life, to him, the time between losing consciousness and being reborn had lasted only an instant.
The terror of being targeted by the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, with nowhere to run and nowhere to hide, remained vivid in his mind.
"That was close! That sneaky old bastard nearly killed me with one combo."
"Good thing I was one step ahead."
Despite his heavy losses, Chen Feng showed no disappointment. His eyes held only the joy of seeing a new world and the thrill of meeting a worthy opponent.
As the saying went, play chess with a lousy player and your own game would only get worse.
Only a sneaky old bastard like the Great Yokai—camping the beginner village, opening with an ultimate move, and hiding a trap in every sentence—was fit to be his opponent!
Once he had calmed down, Chen Feng checked his systems.
First came the Proficiency System. One Proof, Eternal Proof meant a success would carry over, but he had to succeed first. Since the Threefold Divine Wind training plan had failed, those two million experience points had gone down the drain. He could still start over if he found a suitable candidate.
He just couldn't use an Incarnation again.
The moment he took over a body, the dead yokai's soul would enter the Ten Thousand Souls Banner and immediately report to the Great Yokai.
So he needed another way.
Since the training plan had worked with the Dalang Incarnation and wasn't limited to his original body, Chen Feng had a candidate in mind.
No, a canine candidate.
Erha.
He was a bit weak.
But as a yokai of the phylum Chordata, class Mammalia, and order Carnivora, Er Lang met the technique's basic requirements.
He was a