Seven Deadly Sins System

As soon as Patriarch Li regained consciousness and woke up, he felt his entire body, and most importantly, his head, ache.

With difficulty, he opened his eyes and looked down at the various wounds he had suffered, only to be reminded of his previous fierce fight with the Gem Beast.

"Why am I here? What happened?", he couldn't help but wonder as he turned his head and examined his surroundings.

Surprisingly, he was in a dark cave that seemed to have just been created, and apart from him, there seemed to be nothing else.

No. When Patriarch Li took a closer look, he noticed the figure of an ordinary-looking woman sitting cross-legged in the distance.

As soon as his eyes fell on her, the memories of what took place before he fell unconscious poured into his mind.

He remembered the woman's sudden appearance and her subsequent rescue, the woman's murder of the Gem Beast, and in the end, the woman hitting him on the head and knocking him unconscious.

Thinking of all of this, Patriarch Li couldn't help but swallow nervously.

Especially when he noticed the fluffy ears on top of the woman's head and the tail that swung behind her back, he understood what was going on.

Before, because of the pain in his body, the shock of seeing the Gem Beat dying, and the angle from which he was looking at her, Patriarch Li had not seen her monster-like features and had subconsciously felt that since she saved him, she must be a human.

It was only now that he realized that his "savior" was actually a monster!

"No wonder she dared to attack me without caring about the Blood God Temple's revenge...", Patriarch Li felt that he had discovered the "truth", but this truth only served to make him even more nervous.

Thinking of his current location, a strange dark cave, he feared for his future.

"I've heard that there are some monsters that enjoy torturing their prey before eating them, feasting upon their pain and despair."

"There are even some monsters that like to eat their prey alive."

Many thoughts flashed through Patriarch Li's mind, but surprisingly, as he thought of various gruesome scenes, he strangely felt himself calm down.

"At least the Bright Moon City and my son are safe...", he thought, and having accepted his future fate, his tense body finally relaxed and a peaceful expression appeared on his face.

On the other hand, when Chu Wuyao saw that Patriarch Li woke up, she immediately transformed herself back to her former disguise, unwilling to show her true appearance.

She was originally planning to ask Patriarch Li some questions, but when she noticed the look of resignation on his face, she couldn't help but feel a little funny.

Even though she couldn't possibly know what he was thinking, with her experience, she was able to guess something.

However, Chu Wuyao didn't try to clear up the misunderstanding.

After all, the mental health of Patriarch Li was none of her concern.

Getting up from the floor, Chu Wuyao stepped forward, and it was only after she was a few meters away from him that she finally stopped and opened her mouth to speak:

"Tell me everything you know about the Myriad Demons Forest.", she said and her tone didn't fluctuate at all as she spoke.

When Patriarch Li saw her getting closer, he thought that this "monster" would begin torturing him, but hearing her question, he was left surprised.

He didn't rush to reply, pondering over the meaning of this question, but when he saw the "monster" staring at him indifferently, his intuition suddenly warned him of danger.

Being fully prepared to die, Patriarch Li should have had nothing to worry about, but under this "monster's" gaze, he had a hunch that ignoring her would lead to terrifying consequences.

Feeling this, he no longer hesitated and replied.

"I don't know much about the Myriad Demons Forest as a whole, but I indeed have some knowledge regarding its outer area.", he said.

When he noticed the slightly puzzled expression on Chu Wuyao's face, he didn't wait for her to ask, but took the initiative to explain on his own:

"Although most people use the term Myriad Demons Forest to describe the whole forest, in fact, things are not so simple."

"Most monsters and cultivators who are familiar with the Myriad Demons Forest divide the forest into three different areas: the outer area, the inner area, and the core area."

Saying this, Patriarch Li paused for a brief second before continuing:

"The outer area is thought to be the largest area in size, followed by the inner area, and then the core area."

"Of course, since no one has ever traveled the entire Myriad Demons Forest, this is only a guess. Perhaps only the monsters living in the core area know the truth."

"At the moment, we are in the outer area of the forest, which is the home of most low-level monsters. Usually, only Level 3 Monsters and below will choose to stay in this area."

"It's not that it is impossible for a Level 4 Monster to appear, but as soon as a monster advances to Level 4, it will go to the inner area, where the resources are more abundant."

As he mentioned the Level 3 Monsters, Patriarch Li subconsciously thought of the Gem Beast.

"The Gem Beast you previously killed is probably one of the most powerful monsters in the entire outer area. Even though it is only a Low-Grade Level 3 Monster, with its powerful defense, it will be hard even for High-Grade Level 3 Monsters to defeat it."

By now, Patriarch Li had realized that he should not be in danger for the time being, and his words became a little more casual.

Judging from Chu Wuyao's question and her clueless expression, he understood that this "monster" should have kidnapped him not to eat him, but to obtain information regarding the Myriad Demons Forest.

Based on this, he had a rough guess about her background.

"I heard that some changes have taken place deep in the core area and many monsters that originally lived in other places are rushing to the forest. This woman must be one of them.", Patriarch Li thought.

Still, under the threatening eyes of Chu Wuyao, he didn't stop speaking and continued explaining everything he knew in the most detailed way possible.

Soon, under the "kind" teaching of Patriarch Li, Chu Wuyao had a rough understanding of Myriad Demons Forest.

According to Patriarch Li, the deeper one went into the Myriad Demons Forest, the more powerful the monsters they would meet.

In the outer area, one would mostly meet only Level 3 and below Monsters, in the inner area, one would meet Level 4 Monsters and below, while in the core area, one would only meet Level 5 Monsters, monsters that were equivalent to Transcending Tribulation Realm cultivators and were known as "Demon Kings".

In fact, this was the deepest area that human cultivators had ever gone before being stopped by the powerful Demon Kings and forced to leave.

"Just like the territory ruled by the major forces, the Myriad Demons Forest is also further divided into smaller areas, with most powerful monsters having control over a territory."

"But obviously, with the rough style of monsters, the way to obtain a territory is extremely simple and doesn't require the approval of anyone. As long as a monster defeats or kills another monster, they will obtain their territory until some other monster defeats them."

From what Patriarch Li told Chu Wuyao, the Gem Beast that she had just killed was a powerful Level 3 Monster, and as such, it must also have some territory in the outer area of the forest, where its subordinates, family members, or members of the same race lived.

With her strength and the assistance of the Dragon Slaying Sword, Chu Wuyao could always take over that territory.

However, she wasn't planning to do so.

"The deeper one goes in the forest, the more powerful monsters and precious resources they will meet. This is also why Level 4 Monsters don't stay in the outer area after they advance, but instead choose to rush to the inner area."

"With the resources of this area, becoming a Level 4 Monster is the limit for most monsters. Only by going to the inner area and obtaining more resources and opportunities can they continue to improve their strength."

Chu Wuyao didn't have an urgent need for resources, but she had two purposes for coming to the Myriad Demons Forest: to kill monsters and absorb their blood, blood essence, and souls to increase the strength of her Devil Clone, and to spread her own religion, allowing the God Clone to obtain more faith and improve its speed of progress.

Although she could do these two things in the outer area, she would have to visit the inner area sooner or later.