[Quest Accepted: Survive the Abyss – Kill your first monster]Reward: +100 EXP | +1 Skill Point | System Stability +10%
Ye Tian dragged himself up, bones still cracked, flesh torn, yet every nerve screamed with a strange, invigorating fire.
The moment he accepted the quest, something changed in him.
His blood pulsed like molten lava.
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"Ye Tian"Level: 1Title: Forsaken ProdigyHP: 24 / 100Qi Core: InactiveEmotion State: WRATH – 87%Current Path: Hellflame Veins (LV1)Passive Skill: Scorching Blood
"You burn brighter the more you suffer. +10% ATK per 10% HP lost."Active Skill Slots: 0Skill Points: 0System Integrity: 21% (More functions unlock at 50%, 75%, 100%)
He clenched his fists. They still trembled—but not from fear. From anticipation.
Suddenly, a feral roar echoed through the chasm.
A pair of glowing green eyes emerged from the darkness.
[Threat Identified: Abyssal Bone-Hound – Rank 0 Beast]HP: 150 / 150 | Weakness: Fire | Status: Hungry AF]
The creature was skeletal, its ribs poking through diseased flesh, fangs long enough to pierce a boulder.
Ye Tian's heart should've stopped.
Instead…
[WRATH exceeded 90%. Triggering Battle Instinct Surge.]+10 Agility for 30 seconds. Cooldown: 10 minutes.
His body moved.
He ducked as the beast lunged, jaws snapping inches from his throat.
Rolling over broken stone, he picked up a shattered sword fragment, its edge dull but still pointed.
The Bone-Hound lunged again.
This time, Ye Tian didn't dodge.
He met it head-on.
Letting the beast bite into his arm, he rammed the shard into its eye socket, twisting with every ounce of fury.
[CRITICAL STRIKE!][HP -38]
Blood poured, but his own eyes gleamed brighter than the beast's.
He wrenched the shard out, ducked low, and stabbed again—this time under the jaw, piercing through the rotting brain.
[Enemy Defeated: Abyssal Bone-Hound]+100 EXP | +1 Skill Point | +1 System StabilityLevel Up! → LV 2HP Fully Restored. Strength +3.Emotion Condensation Initiated: "Rage Embers" formed in Dantian.
Ye Tian stood over the twitching corpse, chest heaving.
He didn't smile.
But the fire in his veins blazed higher.
[Skill Tree Unlocked – Hellflame Veins]Choose One:⚡ Flame Fang Slash (Active): Slash infused with condensed wrath. +50% DMG on first strike.🛡️ Burning Endurance (Passive): Every 10% HP lost increases defense by 5%.🔥 Wrath Coil (Toggle): Consumes 2 HP/sec to boost damage by 30% for 15 seconds.
He stared at the options.
"…Give me the first one," Ye Tian whispered.
[Skill Learned: Flame Fang Slash]
He turned back toward the cave entrance behind him.
Shadows moved deeper inside. More growls echoed.
But now he had a weapon, a skill, and a purpose.
[System Reminder: You have unfinished business outside.]
Ye Tian chuckled—low, bitter, and cold.
"Not yet. But soon."
He stepped into the dark, bloodstained sword fragment in hand, fire dancing in his pupils.
[END OF CHAPTER 2]