"Ghost-Eye Shadow."
"One of the Immortal Species' three branches. An offensive ability. A foundational Second Tier skill of the Gaze branch."
"Description: 1. A target you gaze upon will see what they truly Fear in their heart;"
"2. That thing will take shape as a false form. At a minimum, it will leave the target frozen for five seconds, three times in total (at least)."
"—A shadowy blessing from the Nine Old Gods."
"—Together, you make up ten Old Gods. This gives the Second Tier Gaze power you constructed a chance of triggering a Chance Burst."
"Chance Burst: That thing will take shape for real."
"—You drew this inspiration from Borrow the False to Cultivate the True and applied it to an Immortal Species ability."
This was excellent.
Five seconds of paralysis was enough for him to kill someone hundreds of times over.
Xu Yuan stood in the Village and stretched his limbs, ready to kill a few more Monsters and build up Merit.
"Hm?"
He looked around in puzzlement.
Figures emerged from the forest in every direction, packed so densely that they surrounded the Village.
They wore long black robes and pointed hats that enclosed their entire heads, hiding their faces.
Silently, they advanced on Xu Yuan one step at a time.
"A gang fight?"
Xu Yuan grinned.
Before his words had faded, the Monsters suddenly multiplied.
They covered the mountains and plains, stretching from the Village to the limit of his sight, as though they had filled the entire world.
Dead silence.
In that deep-sea stillness, a sense of ill omen welled up.
The world turned dark.
In an instant.
All the Monsters began to merge at terrifying speed.
They started becoming something immense.
Even Xu Yuan did not dare take them lightly now.
He was about to