In a dark, underground place, a wilting weed grew.
"My name is Li Tian. The world knows me as the Devouring Demon King, the Plundering Demon King, and the Undying Demon King. But now, as you can see, I've become a blade of grass."
Li Tian's innate talent, "Devour and Plunder," allowed him to consume living beings to gain all their abilities and heal himself.
"Fortunately, in the end, I automatically activated the passive skill 'Soul Transfer' obtained from a world-ending monster. At the cost of all my other abilities, I retained my innate talent, allowing my soul to be reborn and transferred. I had hoped to make a comeback, but it actually brought me to a blade of grass in a dark corner! Damn it!"
"But thankfully, after the transfer, there's still one chance for 'Invasion Transfer,' but no living creature has passed through this cursed place! Damn it! Am I just going to wither and die here as grass? I refuse to accept this!"
Just then, a rumbling sound came from above, followed by many falling gravel, and finally, a person crashed heavily onto the ground, splattering blood.
"Holy cow! You scared me!" The little grass looked again. "Holy crap! It's a person!" Li Tian, who was sprawled on the ground, had vacant eyes, his body still trembling slightly, and his mouth opened and closed without making a sound. "Not dead yet! If that's the case, I still have a chance. Sorry, brother, lend me your body!"
The little grass, Li Tian, activated Soul Invasion Transfer. A pale blue spiritual body emerged from the little grass and then directly entered Li Tian's body.
After a while, Li Tian's eyes refocused, and then he slowly got up. Looking at this body, Li Tian said, "It's truly weak." As he spoke, blood began to gush from his head. "The vitality of this body is dissipating. I need to find food quickly."
Just then, a Blood-Hunting Demonic Wolf was drawn by the scent of blood, its eyes glowing red as it stared intently at Li Tian, letting out low growls. Li Tian looked at the Demonic Wolf with a strange smile. "Is food delivering itself to my doorstep?"
The Demonic Wolf directly pounced on Li Tian. Li Tian did not dodge, willingly letting the wolf bite his arm, then used his other hand to firmly grasp the Demonic Wolf's back. "Got you!" With that, he bit into the Demonic Wolf's neck. The Demonic Wolf was startled by the sudden pain, quickly let go, struggled away, and distanced itself from Li Tian. Looking at Li Tian, who was chewing a piece of its own flesh in his mouth, the Demonic Wolf suddenly couldn't tell who the prey was anymore.
After Li Tian swallowed the meat, a portion of his injuries visibly healed at a rapid rate, astonishing the Demonic Wolf. The Demonic Wolf saw Li Tian staring intently at it and immediately felt a sense of dread. So, it took off running. With the skill 'Sprint,' which even Demonic Wolves possess, activated, it instantly shot several hundred meters away.
"Trying to run? Impossible!" Li Tian grinned, also activating Sprint to chase after the Demonic Wolf. While the Demonic Wolf was still shocked that a human had actually caught up to it, Li Tian directly pulled out the dagger stuck in his hand and forcefully stabbed it into the Demonic Wolf's eye, causing blood to splatter instantly.
The Demonic Wolf howled and fell to one side, then quickly got back up, the dagger still stuck in its left eye. It looked fiercely at Li Tian, as if saying, "If a Demonic Wolf doesn't show its might, do you think I'm a sick dog?!" Then, the Demonic Wolf let out a loud roar towards the sky, its pale blue fur turning fiery red, and its body size doubled.
The Demonic Wolf roared at Li Tian, its mere sound waves shaking the ground. "Want to fight to the death? A blood exchange suits me perfectly!" So, both sides charged at each other simultaneously.
The Demonic Wolf swung its sharp claws, attacking forward. Li Tian leaped, dodging the attack, then jumped onto the Demonic Wolf's body, pulled out the small knife, and continued to stab fiercely into its left eye. The Demonic Wolf roared, shaking its body wildly. Li Fei was flung away and crashed into the wall. The Demonic Wolf charged directly over, opening its gaping maw, ready to devour Li Tian. Li Tian quickly raised his right arm to block. The Demonic Wolf's sharp fangs directly bit off Li Tian's entire arm. Li Tian, in pain, used his left hand to desperately grab the Demonic Wolf's ear and opened his mouth, frantically gnawing at the Demonic Wolf's neck.
The Demonic Wolf flung its head upwards, throwing Li Tian into the air. Li Tian took the opportunity to spray the gushing blood from his right arm into the Demonic Wolf's right eye, then swallowed the large piece of wolf meat in his mouth, and his right arm quickly grew back.
The Demonic Wolf's vision was blurred by the blood, and the air was filled with the scent of blood, making it temporarily unable to find Li Tian's figure. "Die! Beast!" Li Tian roared, slamming a sharp stone spike larger than his own body down from the air towards the wolf.
The stone spike directly pierced through the Demonic Wolf's body, pinning it in place. Blood gushed out uncontrollably. The Demonic Wolf howled a few times, struggled, and then stopped breathing. Li Tian collapsed to the ground, panting heavily, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth with his hand, and spitting out a few wolf hairs. He scoffed at the Demonic Wolf's corpse, "Hmph, beast, you wanted to fight with your Grandpa Li? If I hadn't only had my innate talent left and no other abilities, if it were the old me, I would have killed you a billion times over!"
Li Tian began to devour large chunks of the Demonic Wolf's corpse. At first, he threw up a few times, but after a while, Li Tian complained, "It seems the new body is still a bit unaccustomed to raw meat." But then he said happily, "Very good, I've eaten a certain amount of meat, and I can now use the innate sub-talent Shape Transformation." Shape Transformation allows any part of Li Tian's body to transform into the appearance of any body part of a creature he has eaten.
With that, Li Tian looked at his hands. Shape Transformation activated, and his two hands quickly transformed into two wolf claws. Then, he used the Demonic Wolf's skill 'Claw Strike' against the wall. Several deep indentations were left on the wall. "Not bad!" Li Tian said with satisfaction.
Just then, Li Tian felt a sharp pain in his head. He quickly clutched his head and screamed. Then, the memories belonging to this body slowly surfaced. After a few minutes, the pain disappeared. Li Tian, sweating and panting, said, "So, this body's original name was the same as mine! It must be fate."
"However, this is clearly no longer my original world. It seems if I want to get revenge on those guys, I'll have to find a way to return to my original world."
Then, Li Tian sneered, "How incompetent, to be abandoned by your own teammates. Don't worry, as repayment for occupying your body, I will help you get revenge, because I am a person who always repays grudges!" Li Tian looked around and thought: Now I need to figure out where this is, and by the way, devour more creatures to become stronger. So, he walked deeper into the area.
A few days later, in the outside world, John was still blaming himself for not being able to save Li Tian. Fede persuaded him, "John, that kid has been dead for days. Can you stop being so negative? It's not your fault. His death was entirely due to his own incompetence!"
"Perhaps the Goddess knew she chose the wrong person, which is why she didn't let you save him. He was never suited to be a hero anyway, and without him, isn't our adventure easier?" Rona said from the side.
"Perhaps, but I still can't accept someone dying right in front of me."
Fede became impatient. "I say, you're too much of a bleeding heart! As heroes, we cannot dwell on past regrets. How many people around the world are being invaded by demons? Can you save them in this state?!"
Zhang Xiaolin walked over and said, "Alright, John, the dead cannot be brought back to life. Although I'm also sad, what can we do? Our mission is to fight the demon race and let more people live well. I don't think Li Tian would want to see us in this state, and the Goddess certainly wouldn't. We've been out for many days; it's time to report back to Country A."
John thought for a moment, then looked up, his gaze firm as he stared ahead. "That's right! Self-blame and sadness are useless. I should strive to become stronger, defeat the Demon King, and fulfill the hero's mission!"
Afterward, everyone re-equipped and departed. Fede, walking at the front, revealed a sinister smile. He had not told anyone about the statue.