Xu Changxing looked at the last few words, his brows drawing into a deep frown.
He had thought that once he broke through to Void Refinement, he would finally be able to stand tall. He had not expected to end up dead all the same.
At my current realm, fighting above my level is getting harder and harder. But how did that Heavenly Demon lock onto me?
Was it because of the Demon King I killed earlier, or that wisp of merit?
Or both?
The reason Xu Changxing had died this time was that a Heavenly Demon had inexplicably locked onto him.
Without that Heavenly Demon, he would certainly have been able to lie low in peace until late-stage Void Refinement.
If he faced that Heavenly Demon then, his chances of survival should have increased considerably.
At the very least, he should have been able to take that Heavenly Demon down with him.
Just as he was pondering where the problem lay, the system's voice rang out again.
[Simulation ended] [Evaluation: You personally kindled the flame of the Human Race's rise, but in doing so, you also exposed yourself to certain eyes.] [Based on the simulation results, you may choose one of the following rewards] [1. Experience the simulated life from a first-person perspective] [2. Mid-stage Void Refinement cultivation] [3. Mid-stage Divine Connection cultivation] [4. One liter of Heavenly Demon Blood]
"I choose 2."
The Human Race faced difficult circumstances in this world, and Xu Changxing's own situation could hardly be called safe.
Every increment in his realm gave him another measure of power to protect himself.
Naturally, he chose cultivation without the slightest hesitation.
As his words fell, streams of mysterious insights appeared in his sea of consciousness, as though they had crossed endless space-time.
At the