My Cultivation Was Wasted at the Beginning, and My Side Effects Were Transferred

111: System upgrade, promotion and integrationThe soldiers of Marquis Zhen Guo City before him were like ants; Lu Fengming didn’t need to waste too much time and energy on them.

A slight movement of his hand was already the end of their lives, easily capable of completely annihilating them.

Killing these people was even simpler than killing a group of ants.

It didn’t require Lu Fengming to expend even a tiny bit of his strength.

As time passed, the screams within Marquis Zhen Guo City gradually diminished.

In the end, only faint, miserable sounds could be heard.

Those cultivators with weaker strength had long been completely suppressed by Lu Fengming, dying tragically.

Even some slightly stronger cultivators who tried to escape were intercepted and surrounded by Wan Chongling and Tian Sha.

Ensuring that no cultivator could escape from Lu Fengming’s clutches.

At the same time, a series of notifications echoed in Lu Fengming’s mind.

“Ding! Host has killed a cultivator of Marquis Zhen Guo City, Host gains 10,000 evil points.”

“Ding! Host has killed a cultivator of Marquis Zhen Guo City, Host gains 50,000 evil points.”

“Ding! Host has killed a cultivator of Marquis Zhen Guo City, Host gains 80,000 evil points.”

“Ding! Host has killed a cultivator of Marquis Zhen Guo City, Host gains 100,000 evil points.”

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A series of system notifications, like the sounds of nature, kept coming, incessant.

In just a few minutes, Lu Fengming’s mind seemed to be bombarded by the system’s notifications.

Fortunately, Lu Fengming turned off system notifications at the critical moment.

Otherwise, hundreds of thousands of notifications ringing non-stop would have driven Lu Fengming insane.

In just a few minutes, Lu Fengming had harvested nearly 8 million evil points, plus the evil points he gained from killing Marquis Zhen Guo, and his own existing evil points.

Lu Fengming’s total evil points had reached a terrifying 20 million.

What kind of concept is 20 million evil points?

Lu Fengming had never possessed such a terrifying amount of evil points in his entire life!

“Ding! Congratulations to Host, your evil points have reached 20 million, activating system upgrade.”

“System upgrading...”

System upgrade?

Hearing this, Lu Fengming couldn’t help but narrow his eyes.

The last system upgrade had already opened the system space.

He wondered what kind of different experience this system upgrade would bring to Lu Fengming.

However, the last system upgrade seemed to take a month.

He didn’t know how long this one would take.

While Lu Fengming was lost in thought, another system notification sounded in his mind.

“Ding! System upgrade complete.”

“Ding! Host’s System Shop has been upgraded to Level 3, opening Level 3 shop item exchange.”

“Ding! Host’s evil points have gained an additional use; Host can consume a certain amount of evil points to advance their realm.”

“Ding! Given that Host possesses too many evil points, after the system upgrade, the evil points required to modify the side effect transfer target will be doubled.”

...

Hearing the series of system notifications, Lu Fengming was still immersed in the various effects brought by the system upgrade.

For a moment, he found it hard to believe.

Opening Level 3 of the System Shop naturally had many benefits for Lu Fengming; he could exchange for more pills, cultivation techniques, and divine abilities.

As for the evil points having an additional use, he would no longer need to rely on consuming pills to increase his strength, but could directly upgrade through exchanging evil points.

For Lu Fengming, this was all beneficial and harmless.

Only the third function mentioned by the system, which required double the evil points to bind a side effect transfer target in the future, made Lu Fengming curl his lips.

This darn system must have seen he had too many evil points and wanted to help him consume them, right?

Complaining aside, Lu Fengming composed himself, narrowed his eyes, and already had a plan.

“System, consume evil points and help me raise my realm to the Combination Realm.”

Since he possessed 20 million evil points, Lu Fengming naturally didn’t intend to let them rust; instead, he planned to use them to continue improving his strength.

Only by increasing his strength could Lu Fengming gain more evil points.

Such a virtuous cycle was the path to wealth and prosperity.

“Ding! Host consumes 20 million evil points. Host’s realm has been elevated to the Combination Realm.”

As this system notification sounded, an extremely vast, earth-shaking, and awe-inspiring aura rapidly erupted within Lu Fengming’s body.

In an instant, it swept across the entire Marquis Zhen Guo City.

Rumble!

Rumble!

An extremely terrifying aura rapidly spread, completely enveloping Lu Fengming’s surroundings for tens of thousands of miles.

Even the entire Marquis Zhen Guo City, under the powerful pressure of Lu Fengming’s aura, trembled and began to shake.

“Such a powerful aura, what kind of aura is this?”

“Excellent, this is His Excellency the Demon Lord breaking through in strength.”

Perceiving the extremely terrifying aura fluctuations emanating from Lu Fengming.

Wan Chongling and Tian Sha beside him were shocked, their pupils constricting involuntarily, letting out exclamations of amazement.

At this moment, Lu Fengming’s aura was still rising steadily.

Compared to before, it was not just a little bit stronger.

What kind of concept was this?

Lu Fengming had only just broken through to the Combination Realm, yet his aura was much more terrifying and much stronger than that of Wan Chongling, a cultivator at the Fourth Level of the Combination Realm.

A monster!

He was simply a monster.

Even the word ’monster’ couldn’t fully describe Lu Fengming before them.

“Congratulations, Lord Demon Lord, for successfully breaking through to the Combination Realm! Lord Demon Lord’s strength has greatly increased, awe-inspiring the world, who dares to oppose him? He is destined to dominate the ages and become the ruler of the entire continent.”

“I, Tian Sha, swear to follow Lord Demon Lord to the death, to serve Lord Demon Lord with utmost dedication, until death.”

“This old man is also willing to follow Lord Demon Lord, to become Lord Demon Lord’s vanguard, and serve Lord Demon Lord.”

Seeing Lu Fengming’s aura greatly increase and his successful breakthrough to the Combination Realm.

Both Tian Sha and Wan Chongling knelt respectfully before Lu Fengming.

Their gazes towards Lu Fengming were filled with fervent admiration.

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Lu Fengming checked the system panel again.

【Name】: Lu Fengming

【Identity】: Owner of the Side Effect Transfer System

【Realm】: First Level of Combination Realm

【Special Trait】: Thunder Divine Body

【Cultivation Technique】: Thunderbolt Heavenly Lord Inheritance Technique

【Items】: imperial jade seal (no rank, bound to national destiny, the stronger the national destiny, the stronger the power exerted), Bronze Sword (Earth Rank Magic Treasure), Ten Thousand Manifestations Divine Building (Earth Rank Magic Treasure), gains from Shenhuo Sect’s treasury, gains from Yunduan City’s treasury, Shuantian Chain (supreme killing treasure)

【evil points】: 1,630,000

【Side Effect Transfer Target】: Sixth Prince of Tianyu Empire (remaining HP 18%)

【System Shop Level】: Level 3

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Carefully examining his attributes, Lu Fengming nodded with satisfaction and finally slowly opened his eyes.

At this moment, Lu Fengming’s gaze was profound; his eyes seemed to contain an infinite power, like a vast galaxy, full of wisdom, and also full of a mysterious and divine power.

Combination Realm!

He had finally broken through to the Combination Realm.

Although this time Lu Fengming consumed 20 million evil points that he had accumulated for a long time, almost depleting all the evil points he had painstakingly gathered during this period.

Being able to break through to the Combination Realm, for Lu Fengming, was a gain.

Money spent will return; it was merely 20 million evil points.

Lu Fengming believed that it wouldn’t take long before he would not only have 20 million evil points but even more.

At this moment, due to his breakthrough, the immense aura on Lu Fengming’s body had not completely dissipated immediately.

He was like a demon god descended, seemingly becoming the ruler of the entire world, looking down upon everything.

It was as if all things under Lu Fengming’s control lost their luster and became dim.

“Reporting to Lord Demon Lord, all cultivators within tens of thousands of miles around Marquis Zhen Guo City have been killed, without exception, no one was left alive.”

Tian Sha walked up to Lu Fengming and reported cautiously.

“Mm!”

Lu Fengming nodded slightly, his expression calm, without any change.

It was as if, in his eyes, annihilating all cultivators in Marquis Zhen Guo City was as simple as crushing a group of ants, completely unable to disturb Lu Fengming’s mind.

Suddenly remembering something, Lu Fengming then continued, “Has the site been cleaned up?”

Tian Sha understood Lu Fengming’s meaning perfectly and cupped his hands again, saying, “Please rest assured, Lord Demon Lord, I have thoroughly swept the battlefield and collected everything that could be seized.”

Saying that, Tian Sha held dozens of rings in both hands and respectfully presented them to Lu Fengming.

Killing and arson make a golden belt.

This was also the most important life philosophy Lu Fengming imparted to Tian Sha and others.

During this period, through killing, arson, and seizing treasures, Tian Sha and his group had already made a fortune.

Almost every one of the tens of thousands of disciples of Tian Sha Sect had received a share of the spoils.

This also allowed their strength to continuously surge.

The phrase ’fight to sustain the fight’ not only applies during wartime but also to all other matters.

“Very good, let’s go to the next place.”

Saying that, Lu Fengming’s figure transformed into a streak of light, rapidly disappearing from Marquis Zhen Guo City.

Leaving behind only a ruin spanning tens of miles and a sky full of blood mist.