Strongest Mage with the Lust system

Chapter 1023: Targeted; Another Way To Become Stronger

[Host, you have been targeted.] This notification had appeared around the time they were burying the deceased duo. This was expected, so he didn’t think much about it.

However, when all the Elders bowed to him and called him ‘Patriarch’ and his Garfield Bloodline awakened, another notification had appeared and this notification was the one that made him solemn.

[A new quest has been issued.]

[The host has become the target of some powerful people, who will attack the Gu family tonight.]

[Quest: Survive the night!]

[Rewards: A clue about the Death Law.]

…

“System, how strong should I be to survive this attack?” Max directly asked while keeping his rage suppressed.

People were targeting him? Who did they think he was, some weakling they could kill at will? If so, he would show them just who they were messing with.

Max was aware the Garfield Bloodline was affecting him, making him more angry than he should be at the moment but he didn’t mind because the angrier he was the better.

[Given the fact that you neither have a combat technique nor a Spirit Weapon, your cultivation should be at Second Layer of Marrow Cleansing realm. But just alone wouldn’t be enough. You need to cultivate the [Imperial Sovereign Sutra] too. If you have some of the Imperial Qi and your cultivation is at Marrow Cleansing, Second Layer, you should survive just fine.] The System explained.

“Got it.” Nodded Max. He knew how hard raising his cultivation to the Marrow Cleansing before the nightfall was going to be while also cultivating the Imperial Sovereign Sutra, but he would do it.

[Cultivation: Bone Tempering, 2nd Layer→Bone Tempering, 4th Layer]

[Lust Points: 1 Million→2,00,000]

‘13.1 Million…’ Max’s eyelids twitched when he calculated the amount he needed to just reach the Bone Tempering, Ninth Layer.

‘I can’t just rely on the Lust Points to increase my cultivation.’ His eyes flickered. He had reached the same decision in the Magic World when the points he required to improve his cultivation level became increasingly steeper.

Right then, another system message flashed before him.

[Host, don’t forget not just Lust Points can increase your cultivation… Kill Points can too.]

Max’s footsteps halted and his eyes flickered with a hint of relief, but the next moment, he frowned, “If I can get the Kill Points, why didn’t I get any when I killed those two Blood Condensation assassins, Nie Haoshuo and others?”

[That’s because within the Chaos Dream Realm, the system is forbidden from extracting the Death Energy from the humans.] Answered system.

“Who forbade you? That remnant thought from my bloodline?” asked Max, his mind whirling as he tried to think about the implications of it.

[Yes, host.]

“He doesn’t want me to kill the human of the Chaos Dream Realm?” Max asked, “Why?”

[You’ll have to find this out on your own, host.] Responded the system before falling silent.

Almost immediately, Max stopped thinking about it as this matter wasn’t important at the moment.

…

Twenty minutes later, Max left the Gu Estate, carrying a large red saber. After the system mentioned the Kill Points, he immediately changed his plans and instead of spending time with Zhou Yue and Nie Xiaolu, he just checked up on them along with Nie Haolong before returning and telling his mother that he was going out of the city, to the forest to hunt some Spirit Beasts.

Zhao Ziyan instantly became worried and tried to persuade him against it but when he remained steadfast on his decision, she relented and offered to go along with him but Max rejected it. So in the end, she brought out his late father’s Red Saber and gave it to him.

It was a Low Grade Spirit Artifact that his mother had crafted for his father. Because she had used the best materials and put a significant amount of effort, it was best among the Low Grade Spirit Artifacts and it had accompanied his father in several battles.

Though Max had never used a saber, it was better than using his hands so he accepted it.

When he left the Gu Estate and headed toward the city gates, several people shifted in the shadows.

Max took note of the number and realized it was as the system had said. He had become a target for several people.

‘Let’s see how many come after me into the forest.’ He thought, his eyes glinting.

…

“He left the city?” Liu Bashan’s eyes lit up when he got the news.

Immediately, he donned a cloak and left his family’s estate and headed for the Song Family. When he arrived there and was about to grab someone to deliver a message to Song Heiran and invite him out, he saw an unassuming figure in coarse hemp clothing sitting in the corner and his lips curled up.

He walked over and chuckled, “And here I thought you had given up after how you left earlier.”

This figure was Song Heiran. He stood up and solemnly said, “I left because I was worried we alone wouldn’t be that boy’s match. Even if I was wrong, we still wouldn’t have been able to kill him because Madam Gu has also reached the Bone Tempering realm. Moreover, even if we had somehow killed them, we would have become everyone’s target as everyone would have thought that we had gotten that boy’s secret.”

Liu Bashan frowned, “I agree that we would have become the target, but what makes you think that boy is stronger than us? Moreover, how can you tell that Madam Gu has reached the Bone Tempering realm?”

“It’s up to you whether to believe me or not.” Song Heiran said in lieu of explaining his reasoning, he then began walking away.

Seeing he wasn’t moving toward the City Gates, Liu Bashan asked in confusion, “Where are we going?”

“To gather a few friends.”

His answer made Liu Bashan pause and he decided to become a bit vigilant.

But he didn’t know no amount of vigilance would help him now that he had decided to go after Max.