Going all out with the act.
Su Nian turned back several times, waving goodbye to Chu Tian, who had escorted her to the entrance of Flash Town.
Only when Chu Tian’s figure disappeared into the distance did Su Nian finally let out a sigh of relief.
“Phew-“
She gently touched the snow-white, tender skin of her chest.
She had managed to pull it off, and it hadn’t been easy.
“Ding dong, the task of swindling all of Chu Tian’s possessions and leaving Flash Town has been completed. Task completion rate: 150%, reaching the reward cap. Base reward: 3,000 points of Humiliation Value. Additional reward: 1,500 points of Humiliation Value.”
“Ding dong, the host’s total Humiliation Value has exceeded 10,000 points. The system has been upgraded to a two-star system. The store has added more items.”
“Due to the upgrade to a two-star system, the option to reset Strength Fruits has been unlocked, along with the ability to sell purchased skills and items for 80% of their Humiliation Value.”
“Due to the upgrade to a two-star system, a daily free search for task targets has been added.”
Hey, you’ve got to admit, this damn system is pretty considerate at times, giving out extra rewards.
But then again, she deserved it!
Do you know how much it pained her conscience to play the role of a beautiful, scheming girl and deceive an innocent virgin man?
This was her compensation for the mental toll.
These past few days, transforming into a beautiful girl and becoming the center of attention, the way a simple glance could captivate a guy— it was a novel experience, and quite fulfilling.
But…
She was definitely going back to being a man!
With this system, she had the potential to become a god in the future.
When that time came, she would meet kingdom princesses, beautiful sword saints, pure holy maidens, and the like.
It was said that there were real goddesses in this world…
Goddesses of Light, Goddesses of Wisdom…
Once she reached divine strength, it wasn’t impossible for her to win them over…
Ahahaha, this was the otherworldly life she had been dreaming of!
Although this damn system of hers was a pain, she could still find tasks she could accept by figuring out its patterns.
As long as she used her Humiliation Value to buy powerful talents early on and build a solid foundation.
Later, she could also grow stronger through normal cultivation.
And the first step to all of this…
Was to defeat the Horned Demon and crush him under her feet!
“System, check my attributes.”
[Attributes]:
Name: Su Nian
Gender: Female
Height: 168 cm
Combat Power: C (equivalent to an advanced swordsman)
Charm: 100 (peak human level)
[Skills]
Basic Swordsmanship
Beginner Agility
Beginner Strength
[Current Task]
Defeat a specific Horned Demon.
Success reward: S-rank self-selectable talent.
Failure penalty: permanent transformation state.
Current Status: Healthy, Free, Virgin
Current Humiliation Value: 9,325
Enduring the discomfort and disgust while dealing with that Chu Tian for the past few days had all been for the sake of these Humiliation Points that would make her stronger.
Although all this effort had earned her less Humiliation Value than when she took on that thug’s follow-up task…
Still.
Over 9,000 was pretty good.
With her original talent, it would have been nearly impossible to achieve this level of strength through training and combat alone.
Finally, it was time to spend and reap the rewards.
“System!”
“Upgrade Basic Swordsmanship, Beginner Agility, and Beginner Strength to Advanced. Use the rest to buy Strength and Agility Fruits.”
“Ding dong, upgrading three skills to advanced level consumes 9,000 Humiliation Points. The remaining Humiliation Points are used to purchase 5 Strength Fruits and Agility Fruits.”
As the system’s notification sounded, Su Nian felt her body suddenly become lighter and more powerful.
Her mind was also filled with combat experience and sword techniques that hadn’t existed before.
She looked again at the column displaying her skills.
[Skills]
Advanced Swordsmanship
Advanced Agility
Advanced Strength
After consuming the fruits that directly increased her strength, Su Nian glanced at the combat power section.
[Attributes] :
Name: Su Nian
Gender: Female
Combat Power: B- (approximately equivalent to the lower tier of a Silver Swordsman)
“Upgrading three skills to advanced level and consuming these fruits only brought me to the lower tier of B-?” Su Nian frowned slightly, showing a look of disdain as she muttered to herself while staring at the panel in front of her.
It seems.
The further you go, especially beyond B-rank, the more difficult it becomes to improve.
Before this, she had easily progressed from E-rank to C-rank.
But it’s enough.
As long as she defeats the Horned Demon, she can obtain an S-rank self-selectable talent.
Hmm…
What type should I choose?
Maybe a magic talent and switch to being a mage for fun?
Since the system has unlocked the selling function, I can sell Advanced Swordsmanship and Strength to exchange for magic-related abilities, which is also possible.
Because mages have an advantage in war, mages of the same level hold a more prestigious status, which seems like a good choice…
Obviously.
Su Nian, who has already set her sights on the S-rank self-selectable talent, has no idea what she’s about to face.
At the same time.
Chu Tian, on his end, also left Flash Town and found a secluded place to transform into his Horned Demon form before returning to his base in the Monster Forest.
It was more of a hidden cave than a base…
When the 2-meter-tall, imposing Horned Demon Chu Tian returned to his base, howls could be heard from within.
Three goblins were chained up, and five magic wolves were also collared and locked.
These days, Chu Tian, while playing the role of a lowly Horned Demon, had been continuously defeating humans in the eastern part of the Monster Forest, which had already made many people wary.
He certainly couldn’t go and rob groups of merchants and adventurers yet.
As a result, solo adventurers had become fewer, leading to a decrease in [Annoyance Points], so he naturally needed to find another way to make up for it.
And within this cave base.
The goblins and magical beasts that Demon Chu Tian had locked up were now his additional source of Annoyance Points.
“Ding dong, absorbing fear emotions, Annoyance Points +11”
“Ding dong, absorbing resentment emotions, Annoyance Points +6”
“Ding dong, absorbing regret emotions, Annoyance Points +16”
The imprisoned magical beasts continuously produced negative emotions, which was a method Demon Chu Tian had discovered to sustainably grow stronger.
Therefore, for him at this moment, capturing magical beasts as a long-term source of Annoyance Points was more cost-effective than defeating humans and forcing them to kneel.
Demon Chu Tian stood in the cave, listening to the screams and howls of the magical beasts, feeling not a shred of pity, only an endless thirst for power.
He knew that in this cruel world, only the strong could survive and control their own destiny.
And he, he wanted to become the supreme strong.
Only then could he protect the woman he loved.
In these past few days, Chu Tian had also discovered a fact.
That is, when transformed into the demonic horned form, he becomes more selfish and cruel.
If he were in his human form, he might not have chosen to force others to kneel and steal their belongings, or to imprison magical beasts to harvest their energy…
At the same time.
Su Nian made a trip outside Flash Town and entered the eastern part of the Magical Beast Forest from another direction.
He activated the system’s daily free [Search for Mission Target] function.
A distinct red dot appeared on the system’s map, marking the location of the cave where Chu Tian was currently imprisoning the magical beasts.
Lol, wonder what will happen now