The countdown reached zero, and he moved his fingers.
The Purple Shadow Cat immediately charged at him!
What should I do?
He suddenly noticed that something seemed to have appeared in his hand. A sharp gleam flashed in his eyes, and without time to think, he raised it in front of his face to block.
His movements flowed seamlessly, and somehow, Chu Tiannan even felt his entire body brimming with strength, vaguely reminiscent of his time on the Origin Continent.
"Even without my physical strength, it seems my soul is still powerful..."
He speculated to himself.
Clang.
The clash of metal rang out. The tremendous impact forced Chu Tiannan back a few steps. Looking closely, he discovered that a dark gold longsword had actually appeared in his hand.
The blade was ancient and unadorned, half gold and half black, engraved with countless secret patterns. It was eerie and exuded an oppressive might.
Blocked by the abruptly appearing dark gold longsword, the Purple Shadow Cat staggered backward and slammed straight into the wall.
"Roar!"
It stared fixedly at the delicious food before it, pawed at the ground, and charged again!
Seeing it charge again, Chu Tiannan immediately swung the longsword in his hand. The instant he swung it, a wave of golden light swept out from the blade.
By then, the airborne Purple Shadow Cat had sensed the immense oppressive might emanating from the dark gold longsword, making it roar involuntarily in midair. But a beast was still a beast-it had no intention of retreating.
A gleam flashed in Chu Tiannan's eyes, and the hand gripping the longsword trembled slightly. The secret patterns on the dark gold blade suddenly writhed as though alive, transforming with the golden light into an enormous golden net in midair that enveloped the charging Purple Shadow Cat!
Only then did the Purple Shadow Cat sense the mortal danger. It immediately began writhing incessantly, but... it was already too late.
A shower of blood suddenly rained down.
Looking at the Purple Shadow Cat killed in a single blow, Chu Tiannan breathed a sigh of relief.
"Successfully killed junior beast soldier Purple Shadow Cat. Devouring reward obtained: trial divine weapon, Heaven-Deriving Sword."
The cold voice rang out in his mind again.
He had had no chance to think it through earlier. Only now, after calming down, did Chu Tiannan realize that despite having lived two lives, neither set of memories contained any information about this Devouring System.
This was a system, but... what exactly was a system?
An abrupt change came over the longsword, and it suddenly began trembling violently.
Chu Tiannan's expression shifted slightly. The dark gold longsword suddenly blazed with golden light, transforming into an unknown giant beast that lunged to devour the blood-drenched Purple Shadow Cat before him.
"Devoured beast soldier Purple Shadow Cat. Host has advanced to junior martial artist. The requirements for using the Heaven-Deriving Sword are too high; activation unavailable. Please use the devouring function to raise your martial artist rank." "Survival mission: reach a safe base city. Pay attention to the divine weapon's expiration time." "Good luck, host."
So that was it!
Chu Tiannan gazed at the dark gold longsword in his hand and fell into thought. He had originally been just an ordinary person, but now he had the possibility of cultivating to become a martial artist... This Devouring System truly was a priceless treasure!
Fervor shone in Chu Tiannan's eyes. As long as he kept advancing like this, sooner or later he would possess the strength to return to the Origin Continent.
At that thought, he looked out the window and silently put away the longsword. Feeling the biting wind blowing against his face, Chu Tiannan sensed the blood in his body gradually beginning to boil.
"Earth, I, Chu Tiannan..."
"Have arrived!"