Chen De first opened his system map, constantly changing directions and routes ahead.
Soon, his expression darkened.
Sure enough, he was being targeted.
The recent frenzy of hunting low-stage Demon Qi Realm demon beasts could no longer satisfy Chen De's needs.
Therefore, he extended his claws to higher-stage demon beasts.
But how could he be blamed?
He was also trying to gain the ability to contribute to everyone as soon as possible!
Make the Demon Race great again!
However, in areas close to human territory like this, there weren't many high-stage demon beasts to begin with.
Even if one or two were missing, it would probably be extremely noticeable here.
Chen De wasn't unaware of this, but he had no choice.
Low-stage demon beasts could no longer meet his needs, and there were too few high-stage demon beasts.
He had originally planned to clear out most of the demon beasts in this area and leave once his strength had increased enough to venture into the Monster Beast Mountain Range.
Now, it seemed it wouldn't be as smooth as he imagined.
The path of growth is never smooth sailing, and sure enough, trouble had arrived.
Through the system, he already knew that the one tracking him was an Eighth Stage Demon Qi Realm demon beast.
Chen De's current speed was comparable to an Eighth Stage Demon Qi Realm peak.
Just now, with his deliberate probing, the opponent was still able to keep up steadily.
It should be a demon beast that is relatively good at speed and tracking.
If planned well, he could definitely deal with it.
With his Eighth Stage Demon Qi Realm peak attack power and speed, boosted by his talents and skills, he was even stronger than a complete Eighth Stage Demon Qi Realm peak, with combat power close to the Ninth Stage.
If he was only targeted by such a small fry, then there wouldn't be any problem.
But what Chen De was truly worried about now was that he might have been targeted by a higher-level demon beast, such as a Demon Origin Realm demon beast.
The one following on the map might just be an observer sent by the other party.
But it didn't matter; since it had already delivered itself to his doorstep, he would accept it without hesitation.
He was working so hard to contribute to the Demon Race, and the other party actually sent someone to monitor him!
This was too much!
Unforgivable!
Just right, these days, this was the first demon beast that had actively presented itself to him for experience.
Although the opponent had been trying to maintain a certain distance from him, it was completely useless.
Chen De could fully utilize the advantage of the system map to quickly close the distance and then ambush it.
It wouldn't make a move on Chen De, right?
Then Chen De would strike first, taking advantage of its unpreparedness, attacking it halfway across the river, catching it off guard.
So Chen De quickly moved according to the map, and after arriving at a hidden fork in the road, he quickly flashed and disappeared from his original spot.
In a short while, a demon beast appeared at the spot where Chen De had previously stood.
Hiding to the side, Chen De finally saw what kind of demon beast was tracking him from behind.
This was a canine demon beast, a Spirit Leap Hound. This kind of demon beast was not known for its sense of smell; in fact, it could be said to be quite poor.
It was more skilled in speed-related abilities and was a subordinate of the Shadow Wolf clan in this forest.
This Eighth Stage Demon Qi Realm Spirit Leap Hound looked at the hidden fork in the road, unsure which direction to track.
It remembered before the Shadow Wolf King went to report matters to the true ruler of Vortex Forest, the Silver Scaled Rhinoceros.
It had been told to find that demon beast and monitor him closely.
Because this matter might be related to humans, it was also warned to only monitor and not act rashly no matter what happened until he returned.
With the Spirit Leap Hound's cultivation and unique racial abilities, it found the culprit not long after the Shadow Wolf King left.
But because of the Shadow Wolf King's warning, it had only been tracking and hadn't made a move.
Judging by the current situation, that rat couldn't have already discovered it was being tracked, could it?
Recalling how it seemed to have been led in circles by the other party just now, it became even more certain of its judgment.
Just then.
This Eighth Stage Demon Qi Realm Spirit Leap Hound suddenly felt a fatal danger approaching it.
Before it could react, a blue light flashed before its eyes.
Chen De, hidden in the shadows, had been waiting for the right moment. When he saw the Spirit Leap Hound let its guard down, he launched a fierce attack.
He immediately unleashed his most powerful skill at the moment.
Tianjing Extermination Slash!
A direct hit to the vital point!
The Spirit Leap Hound's body crashed to the ground.
"Ding! Host has killed an Eighth Stage Demon Qi Realm demon beast! Gained 3 attribute points!"
With one successful strike, he took down the demon beast, gaining three attribute points.
It was just a pity that because there was already one attribute point on the panel before the attack, one was wasted this time.
That attribute point could have been used earlier, but Chen De calculated that whether he used it or not, Chen De would only gain two attribute points from the Spirit Leap Hound.
At the same time, it wouldn't have much impact on his strength.
Since that was the case, it was better to keep it as an opportunity to recover his state, just in case something unexpected happened.
He added the three attribute points to the panel, successfully breaking through to the Seventh Stage Demon Qi Realm.
Thus, the third skill was also unlocked.
Open panel.
Realm: Seventh Stage Demon Qi Realm
Race: Heaven Crystal Armor Rat (A demon beast with a trace of ancient bloodline)
Talent 1: Giant Force (A talent that every ant-like demon beast possesses. Ancient bloodline, higher bonus, strength permanently increased by 50%)
Talent 2: Sky Crystal (Can condense demon power onto ordinary crystals, granting crystals functions such as hardness, energy storage, and image recording)
Talent 3: God Shield (Naturally immune to 20% of mental attacks)
Speed: 9.9 (1:100)
Defense: 7.9 (1:1)
Strength: 9.9 (1:100)
Attribute Points: 0/3
Skill 1: Divine Crystal Armor (Unlocked)
Skill 2: Tianjing Extermination Slash (Unlocked)
Skill 3: Heavenly Light Aurora Mark (Unlocked)
Cultivation Method: Heaven Revelation Aurora Scripture
The ultimate skill is unlocked! The ultimate skill is unlocked! The ultimate skill is unlocked!
Important things are said three times!
Using materials on hand, Chen De immediately experimented with the effects and power of his new skill on the Spirit Leap Hound's corpse!
Desecrating a corpse wasn't good, but for Chen De, it was nothing.
Because Chen De was a good person, a moral person—no, a demon!
Helping himself was contributing to the entire world!
And it, it was just making a small sacrifice, what was there to be reluctant about?
It only needed to give up its life, while a virtuous person like Chen De had much more to consider.
After all, his name even contained the character 'De' (virtue)!
What did that mean?
Chen De was half composed of virtue!
So, Chen De joyfully experimented with his new skill.
After the experiment, he cursed loudly.
What the hell!
After using it, besides some glowing patterns appearing on the demon beast's corpse, there was nothing else.
Was it a joke?
But Chen De felt that things shouldn't be that simple. After all, this was an ultimate skill; there must be some parts he hadn't discovered yet.
For example, if it had no effect on the dead, what about the living?
Find two lucky little demons to try it on?
No sooner said than done!
Before leaving, adhering to the principle of not wasting, he ate the most essential part of the Spirit Leap Hound's body.
Next, Chen De originally intended to bury it on the spot as per usual.
He didn't know if his morality had suddenly increased or what.
Just as he was about to act, he suddenly thought of the many hungry demon beast compatriots in Vortex Forest.
Chen De was full, but what about them?
The remaining parts should be left where they were to benefit the other small animals in the forest!
If the Spirit Leap Hound knew that after its death, it not only benefited the world.
Even its remaining body benefited many neighbors it had lived with for years, it would surely be very comforted.
Weak water three thousand, Chen De only takes one scoop!
This was the principle!
After Chen De's spirit was sublimated, he immediately decided.
From now on, when he killed demon beasts, he would no longer bury them, leaving them for other small animals to eat as food.
Chen De eats meat, and other demons shouldn't starve.
Walking to the side, Chen De found a hidden spot to hide.
Waiting for the bloody scent emanating from the Spirit Leap Hound's corpse to attract a group of feeding demon beasts.
Soon, not long after, a group of demon beasts was attracted.
Only demon beasts generally dared to eat demon beast corpses; wild beasts didn't have the guts.
But Chen De looked, and the realms of the arriving demon beasts were generally not high.
This made Chen De a little puzzled. Could it be that he had killed all the higher-level ones?
That shouldn't be!
He wasn't that bad, was he?
Even if their realms were low, the experiment had to be done. He could only pick the tallest among the short ones, selecting the two with the highest cultivation among them.
In fact, it wasn't that there were no high-level demon beasts, but they were relatively few, and they didn't lack food.
But this was only part of the reason. Eating the corpse of a high-level demon beast was very helpful to any demon beast, and high-level ones were no exception.
The key was that they didn't dare to come once they sensed the aura of the Spirit Leap Hound's corpse.
In the Whirlwind Forest Northern Part, among the high-level demon beasts, who didn't know that the Spirit Leap Hound was the Shadow Wolf King's lackey, his capable subordinate?
They wouldn't even think of eating it; they wished they could hide as far away as possible, fearing to be associated with this matter.
