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After all of the most recent system notifications rang out, Azmodeus turned his impassive gaze up toward the nine remaining Assassins who were sent after his life.
Upon observing the astonished looks on all of their faces, he uttered the name of the ability he used to kill the first shadow.
|Mirror Mirage|
After silently activating the ability, a faint silhouette resembling him emerged from his body, which then split and multiplied into nearly a dozen identical figures.
And while the nine shadows of the Black Tiger Family were still coming out of their reveries, nine mirror mirages of a short, indifferent boy snuck up behind them and sliced at their necks and hearts.
*Spurt!*
Nine consecutive blood spatters sounded out at the exact same time, as every single one of the Nine Shadows had the light fade away from their eyes.
And as they turned their shocked and anguished expressions upward while slowly bleeding out on the ground, all they saw was their target gazing down at them with an inexpressive look on his face.
As they left the world of the living, they heard the ice-cold voice of the boy saying, "You should've just taken the offer to talk things out."
However, it was far too late for regrets, as they were no more, and their strength became Azmodeus's.
BLING!
*Ding!* *You have killed nine cultivators in the Middle and Late Pulse Condensation Realm!*
*Ding!* *You have obtained 35,000 Evolution Essence!*
*Ding!* *Your Evolution Essence Bank has increased from 5,500 to 40,500.*
*Ding!* *Would you like to Assimilate or Roll for the abilities of all the beings you just killed?*
"..."
Azmodeus thought the matter over for a second before he clicked on the 'Assimilate' button.
After which, a few more bright blue and golden lights flashed in front of him.
BLING!
*Ding!* *You have obtained 35 Stat points in Strength, 37 points in Speed, 33 points in Defense, 40 points in Qi, and 31 points in Cultivation Talent.*
*Ding!* *Your overall combat power and cultivation have tremendously improved!*
Following all of these system notifications, Azmodeus started looting all of the Shadows of the Black Tiger Family while looking over his system interface.
BLING!
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{[Infinite Evolution System]}
[Host: Azmodeus]
[Race: Human]
[Lifespan: 12/92]
[Cultivation: Early Stages of the Middle Pulse Condensation Minor Realm (Body Refinement Major Realm.)]
[Overall combat power: Peak Stages of the Late Pulse Condensation Minor Realm]
[Level: 21]
[Evolution Essence needed for the next level: 2,500]
[Evolution Essence Bank: 40,500]
{[Stats:]}
[Strength: 89]
[Speed: 87]
[Defense: 85]
[Qi: 92]
[Cultivation Talent: 78]
[Spiritual Roots: Crystallized Embryo] (Rank: ???)
{[Assimilated Evolution Traits/Qualities]}
[Inherited Traits and Active Species Alterations:
[Stealth - Level 3] (J Rank)] → [0/10,000]
[Mirror Mirage - Level 3] (I Rank)] → [0/100,000]
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After looking over his system interface, Azmodeus immediately dumped 10,000 of his Evolution Essence into the Stealth Trait before putting the other 30,500 into leveling up.
BLING!
*Ding!* *You have used up 10,000 Evolution Essence to upgrade your Stealth Trait!*
*Ding!* *Your Stealth Trait has leveled up from 'Level 3' to 'Level 4'.*
*Ding!* *You have leveled up!*
*Ding!* *All of your basic attributes have increased by 5 Stat points!*
*Ding!* *You have leveled up!*
*Ding!* *All of your basic attributes have increased by 7 Stat points!*
*Ding!* *You have leveled up!*
*Ding!* *All of your basic attributes have increased by 9 Stat points!*
*Ding!* *You have leveled up!*
*Ding!* *All of your basic attributes have increased by 11 Stat points!*
*Ding!* *All of your basic attributes have surpassed the 100 mark and have thus boosted your cultivation realm into the Late Pulse Condensation Stage!*
*Ding!* *You have leveled up!*
*Ding!* *All of your basic attributes have increased by 13 Stat points!*
After all of these system notifications sounded, Azmodeus felt another wave of power wash over him as his cultivation once again made a leap!
And that wasn't all, as his overall combat power had officially surpassed his Cultivation Realm with the addition of the 'Mirror Mirage' Trait—a Trait that he rolled for when he encountered a Spirit Mirage Monkey while escaping his pursuers.
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Spirit Mirage Monkey.
The Spirit Mirage Monkey was a special type of beast that was capable of making mirror images of itself using a unique innate ability called 'Mirror Mirage'.
This ability was capable of conjuring up a total of nine other versions of yourself, with each of those mirror copies possessing around 10% of your total strength. (Only applies while in the Body Refinement Realm unless Rank ups and level-ups are made to the ability.)
It was because of this ability that Azmodeus wasted nearly three minutes fighting a mere Bone Forging Realm beast!
That just went to show how troublesome it was to fight something that could keep on making mirror images of itself before vanishing from sight!
However, it was all worth it in the end, as he was able to acquire an extremely effective I-Rank Skill to add to his arsenal.
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After looting all ten Shadows of the Black Tiger Family, Azmodeus checked his system interface one last time before heading home. He intended to prepare for the Outer Sect Disciple Admittance Test with the various medicines he had bought on his way out of the Yang Sect.
But before that pill grinding session came to pass, a bright blue and golden light flashed.
BLING!
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{[Infinite Evolution System]}
[Host: Azmodeus]
[Race: Human]
[Lifespan: 12/95]
[Cultivation: Early Stages of the Late Pulse Condensation Minor Realm (Body Refinement Major Realm.)]
[Overall combat power: Early Stages of the Peak Pulse Condensation Minor Realm]
[Level: 26]
[Evolution Essence needed for the next level: 2,500]
[Evolution Essence Bank: 40,500 --> 0]
{[Stats:]}
[Strength: 134]
[Speed: 132]
[Defense: 130]
[Qi: 137]
[Cultivation Talent: 123]
[Spiritual Roots: Crystallized Embryo] (Rank: ???)
{[Assimilated Evolution Traits/Qualities]}
[Inherited Traits and Active Species Alterations:
[Stealth - Level 4] (J Rank)] → [0/100,000]
[Mirror Mirage - Level 3] (I Rank)] → [0/100,000]
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After understanding just what level of strength he possessed, Azmodeus realized that he might have just reached the level of a Core Disciple of the Yang Sect before even becoming an Entry-Level Disciple...
.......