From Sword to Slaughter: Evolution

[Swordmaster's strength is too low. Passive skill activated.]

[Unlucky Sword]: Swordmaster's luck has slightly decreased.

"Huh?"

Seeing the system notification, Ye Fan paused for a moment, confused.

"Oh, right. Now that I've reached S-rank, Ren Xing, who's still only a sixth-tier warrior, is relatively weak by comparison."

"This old man... he won't be unlucky enough to die suddenly, will he?"

Ye Fan couldn't help but joke to himself.

Thud!

As Ren Xing hurried forward, he suddenly tripped and fell flat on his face.

"Damn it..."

He quickly got up, glancing at the small stone that had caused him to stumble.

How could this happen? A sixth-tier warrior like him should never make such a rookie mistake. Tripping over a stone? It was almost laughable.

Without dwelling on it, Ren Xing continued moving forward.

"Even though Ren Xing's strength is on the lower side, he's still not weak enough to have bad luck just from holding the sword. But if it were a fifth-tier warrior, they might drop dead from bad luck, right?"

Ye Fan mused.

Ren Xing had now passed through a long tunnel and entered a vast chamber.

In the center of this chamber stood a massive stone monument, inscribed with strange and ancient characters.

The eighth-tier martial artist, Xiao Feng, who had earlier acquired the silver spear, was also standing there, staring at the monument without moving.

Ren Xing slid Soul Cleaver back into its sheath. But now, with the sword having evolved into an S-rank weapon, its sharpness was beginning to crack the sheath. It wouldn't be long before the scabbard completely shattered.

"An ancient monument?"

Ren Xing muttered as he stared at the stone tablet in astonishment.

His eyes were glued to the strange engravings on the stone, and soon, he felt something stir within him. It was as if he was entering a trance, gaining insight from the monument.

"This stone... seems strange," Ye Fan observed.

As Ren Xing fell deeper into this state of enlightenment, it was as if the monument's latent energy began to flow toward him, surging into his body.

Ren Xing's eyes widened. His body began to swell, absorbing energy at an extraordinary rate. Instinctively, he gripped Soul Cleaver, and thanks to All Attribute Amplification, his abilities surged dramatically. With the sword's evolution to S-rank, the amplification effect had become even more potent, greatly enhancing his absorption speed.

The powerful energy soon coursed through him, and his eyes remained fixed on the monument as if he was on the verge of a profound realization. Moments later, the stone tablet began to glow with golden light, and this energy flooded toward Ren Xing, who absorbed it with reckless abandon.

The Nine Chapters of the Heavenly Demon!

The tablet contained a powerful cultivation technique. It was said that reaching the ninth chapter would allow one to ascend to the rank of a demon god!

"He's fully comprehending it!"

The surrounding high-tier martial artists couldn't take their eyes off Ren Xing, who was now enveloped in the golden glow from the monument. Jealousy filled their gazes.

The ancient legacy of the ruins had fallen into Ren Xing's hands!

"This old man..."

One seventh-tier warrior's expression shifted as he clenched his fists. He extended his right hand, channeling a vast amount of energy into his palm.

Boom!

A powerful blast of energy erupted from his hand, shooting straight toward Ren Xing.

Clang!

In an instant, Ren Xing drew his sword. Soul Cleaver sliced through the incoming energy, splitting it in two. The blast dissipated as if it had never existed.

"You dare attack me?"

Ren Xing's eyes locked onto the man who had launched the attack.

The seventh-tier warrior's eyes widened in disbelief. How could that sword slice through pure energy?

Though Ren Xing hadn't yet fully absorbed the monument's energy, he knew he couldn't remain still. Too many were watching him.

He needed to make an example.

Without hesitation, Ren Xing surged forward toward the man who had attacked him.

"Damn it!"

The seventh-tier warrior panicked, raising his large blade to defend himself.

"You're courting death!"

Ren Xing roared, his Soul Cleaver glowing ominously as dark energy radiated from its blade. The intricate blood-red engravings on the sword turned black, exuding an almost tangible aura of darkness.

Clang!

The two weapons collided. Ren Xing smirked when he saw the opponent wielding an A-grade weapon.

"You took one of those weapons, huh? Too bad you've already drained its energy."

With the weapon's energy depleted, breaking the man's blade wouldn't yield any additional benefits.

"What a waste," Ye Fan lamented. Absorbing more energy would've been nice, but there was no use in destroying something that no longer contained power.

Ren Xing pressed his attack, relentlessly swinging Soul Cleaver. Each clash of their weapons sent a deep, soul-piercing pain through the seventh-tier warrior.

Soul Sever!

This was the power of the new passive skill. Though the man was strong enough to resist immediate defeat, the attacks were taking their toll.

Before long, the man's large blade began to crack.

Clang!

With a final strike, the blade shattered.

"Impossible!"

The seventh-tier warrior's eyes were filled with disbelief.

"Die!"

Ren Xing sneered as he brought Soul Cleaver down in one swift motion, cleaving the man in half.

[Killed seventh-tier martial artist, gained 7,000 evolution points]

"Holy crap!"

Ye Fan was ecstatic. Killing high-tier martial artists yielded an incredible number of evolution points.

Seven thousand points in one go!

To top it off, Soul Cleaver absorbed the blood of the fallen warrior, drawing it into the blade.

This was truly the power of an S-rank weapon!