Damn, I Awakened With A Horror System!

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After recovering from the injuries he received from the roots, Leo decided to stay at the entrance of the pavilion for days.

Wanting to use the heavy pressure that the place was releasing in order to further temper his physique. Although it was slow, it still allowed him to gain free attributes without doing much.

Moreover, he could cultivate while bearing the pressure of the place, allowing him to kill two birds with one stone!

Ding!

+1 strength!

Soon, without any accident, 2 days flew by.

Leo exhaled a dark miasma within his mouth; his eyes fluttered for a moment before finally opening, revealing the deep gray irises within.

"Sigh. The increase in my strength slowed down again; it could no longer give me a good boost."

Although the speed of his physique tempering already had slowed down to a turtle crawl, it still allowed his strength to gain an additional 15 attributes in the past few days, almost equivalent to leveling up by ones!

Unfortunately, the pressure pressing toward his physique was no longer enough to stress his body. Right now, it could only give him a certain amount of restrictions and a sensation of discomfort within his being, which was far from the pressure he was bearing days ago.

"It was finally time."

After hiding the regret within his mind, Leo's eyes suddenly released a dangerous glint. He smiled wickedly before excitedly taking out the black cauldron within his inventory...

Still not done, he also took out a number of broken barks inside his system. Although the bark looks old and ancient, to the point that it might crumble if someone touches it with force, the aura it was emitting was quite special—it contained an unknown rule within it that causes its vitality to become robust!

"Kekeke~ I wonder if cursing a tree that gains consciousness would work? I couldn't wait to curse my first Nascent Soul being!"

Feeling an unknown excitement bubbling within his soul, Leo hurriedly activated his extreme hell flame, controlling its quantity with great mastery before covering the cauldron with its coldness.

Although the main attribute of the extreme hell flame was extreme yin, its capability to burn everything in its path exceeds the capabilities of most flames that he had seen; only his life-origin flame, which he had learned along with the extreme hell flame, could counter its effects.

Moreover, it has also the strange effect of burning souls! Making Leo curious about the effects it could have if he had used it in cursing.

"Unfortunately, I could only use a candle of its strength, or else it might melt my beloved cauldron due to its vicious flame.

"When would I again receive another Item Tempering Stone?"

Leo thought. He couldn't help but miss the mysterious effects of the item tempering stone; unfortunately, after a long period of time, the system still hadn't rewarded him with similar items, causing him to almost forget the texture and image of the stone.

If he remembered correctly, he only received that reward when his soul-bound weapon took form—he even used one of them in order to increase the grade of his soul-bound weapon toward the elite grade, which caused its overall effects and strength to become far above compared to his peers.

If his soul-bound weapon still retained its previous grade, Leo was confident to say that his overall strength would lessen by at least 25%... A reasonable deduction considering that soul-bound weapon was one of the specialty of core formation realm cultivators.

"I might receive one if the grade of my soul-bound weapon increased to rare rank... Unfortunately, it would only happen when I break through to the Nascent Soul realm."

Shaking his head, ridding the distraction within his mind, Leo then tossed the dark bark toward the still-opened cauldron—instantly causing it to liquefy under the intense coldness of the flame as he injected his understanding of rules toward it.

In addition to that, he began to remember the pain and agony he had experienced under the attack of the roots, condensing it into a seed of hatred before fusing it toward the liquid inside the cauldron... Causing the cauldron to react violently as it began to crazily shake under Leo's sight.

Sizzle~

Soon, an ominous aura, capable of freezing a mortal realm in an instant, enveloped the surface of the cauldron. Its bluish flame reflected within Leo's irises, making his maliciousness seem to deepen considerably under the illumination of its damp light...

Smiling coldly, Leo finally finished his cursing by adding the last material within the interior of the cauldron.

Shing!

With a deep scent of death, the liquid within the cauldron began to evaporate at visible speed, turning into dark miasma filled with death before vanishing within the void—transforming into an unknown type of energy before rushing toward the direction of the tree!

"Not bad, it was the best "Cursed" so far."

Even though the ominous energy still hadn't hit its target, causing the system to still not send a notification within his mind, Leo could already assume the strength of the curse by smelling it... Although it was not precise compared to the system, it still allowed him to measure its effects based on this.

Ding!

[ Congratulations on successfully cursing a Nascent Soul realm being for the first time!

+10,000 horror points!

+12 free attribute points!

+2 peak enlightenment stone! ]

Ding!

[ Congratulations on successfully cursing!

Effects as follows: decrease in luck, decreasing the speed of cultivation, and soul being invaded by the aura of death! ]

"I should have expected this. Cursing a Nascent Soul being to death seems impossible with my current realm."

Seeing that the effects of his cursing were subpar compared to when he was cursing a core formation realm cultivator, Leo couldn't help but unfold disappointment in his eyes...

Only to be replaced by surprise in the next second upon reading the last notification sent by the system.

"This! I finally comprehend the rule of "Intent of Misfortune" to five percent?!"

Ding!

[ Intent of Misfortune (Rules) (6%): A thought from you could bring misfortune to someone. It could cause plagues, bad luck, mental demons, and other misfortune to the origin of your hatred...

Effects: Increase the efficiency and overall strength of cursing by 25% and decrease the cultivator's bad luck considerably! ]

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