Damn, I Awakened With A Horror System!

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Upon seeing this, Leo couldn't help but grit his teeth in anger, spreading his divine senses to their full strength as he began to cautiously sense the earth beneath him.

Although doing this would hasten the consumption of his solidified qi to a large extent, burning at least 0.2% of his overall qi per second, Leo had no choice but to do so...

If he got caught off guard again and received another full brunt from the roots, his strength and health would surely suffer—losing a large chunk of them in an instant.

At the same time, as Leo was carefully sensing the movement within the earth, he also glanced toward the humongous tree in the distance.

Although he was preoccupied with the sudden attack earlier, he still managed to notice the strange movement of the tree—making his mind feel heavy as an assumption couldn't help but emerge within him.

If the tree really was the one attacking him, killing the latter would be a huge problem, to the point that it was almost impossible with his current capabilities. With its size alone, even if he had used all of his offensive skill, he wouldn't be able to destroy its corner, let alone uproot it from the ground.

"That silver skeleton. How can it enter the depths of this place without dying from the hands of this tree?!"

Cursing out loud, wanting to rush toward the direction of the connection between him and Skeleton #2 just to pry its mouth open... Leo was about to retreat toward the entrance of this place when suddenly, from the corner of his eyes, he saw countless roots emerging within the grounds.

Compared to their previous size, which was akin to a tree trunk, the roots that emerged from the ground were half the size of that earlier, making it less threatening to one's mortal eyes.

However, although that was the case, Leo's instinct was already screaming toward him—shrouding his being with dread as he could already feel the intense rules that the roots emanated.

Even though he still hadn't cast his soul scan toward them, he already knew that the roots were utilizing a complete rule!

A rule that contained 100% of its comprehension. The unique ability of those who had reached the Nascent Soul realm!

What does a complete rule imply?

Simply put, a complete rule could already allow a being to bypass the natural orders set by the comprehended rule to a certain extent, achieving a result beyond one's comprehension!

The best example of this ability is that, if Leo had managed to completely comprehend the rule of "inevitable death" under him, he would be able to fool and utilize the said rules to a certain extent... Allowing him to fool and evade unexpected death to a certain degree!

"This is bad. I needed to escape this place quickly! As for Skeleton #2, I could only pray for him and hope that he could return with treasure on his hands!"

Cursing within his mind, understanding that fighting the roots wouldn't end well for him, Leo decisively fed a percent of his spiritual qi toward his movement skill, instantly boosting its effects by 50%, causing their glow to intensify.

Sensing the newfound speed coursing throughout his soles, Leo's figure suddenly vanishes within the face of the roots, turning into a blur, leaving a faint trail behind before suddenly appearing 250 meters away.

"This?!"

However, surprisingly, although his speed already took a quantitative change, the roots still manage to keep up with his speed! No, to be exact, it seemed to be slightly faster than him!

Oozing with deadly substances, the roots suddenly hurl toward the retreating figure of Leo with a swift speed, akin to a spear as it thrust forward with might!

The earth twisted under the root's unfathomable strength as it impaled Leo's left shoulder in an instant—creating a huge hole and leaving it dangling with Leo's skin, making the illusionary bones hidden within become visible to one's sight.

AHH!!!

In an instant, an agony that Leo couldn't explain drilled within his consciousness, causing his eyes to turn red irritably as he hurriedly consumed 50% of the black liquid his soul-bound weapon contained in order to quickly heal the injuries he had just received.

Soon, in just milliseconds, after the root retracted from the dangling shoulder of Leo and was positioning again to gain momentum in order to release another similar attack... An intense glow, carrying vast vitality, abruptly surges toward Leo's dangling shoulder.

The chunk of missing flesh within began to miraculously regenerate under the glow of vitality, mending Leo's injuries at visible speed as his shoulder became anew in a blink of an eye—as if the attacks of the roots were simply his imagination. Your next chapter awaits on My Virtual Library Empire

Still not done, taking a sharp breath, Leo then angrily consumed the other half of the liquid within his soul-bound weapon to exact his revenge...

Causing the floating balance scale beside him to emit a foul smell that abruptly spread within the surroundings. Transforming into miasma before vanishing within the void.

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Sizzle- Sizzle-

Sure enough, after the black liquid dissipated within the silver balance scale beside him, the chasing roots suddenly halted at their location. Their beings trembled crazily under Leo's prying eyes before they suddenly collapsed on the ground, as if the one who was controlling them suddenly lost their life.

Although it was impossible to kill a being above his realm by simply relying on his soul-bound weapon's strange effects, Leo was aware that they wouldn't be left unscathed... At least, it would cause them injuries to varying degrees!

"A chance!"

Understanding that he couldn't remain at his location, lest the unknown entity manage to regain its composure and start to attack him again...

Leo hurriedly fed his qi toward his movement skill; he turned into a blur in an instant before vanishing into the far horizon.

"Just you wait! After I enter the Nascent Soul realm, I'm going to return to this place just to uproot your roots.

"Sigh~ Poor Skeleton #2, you were still young and full of dreams... Don't worry, I'm going to pray for your well-being after I return."