Godly Revival System: I Buy My Killer's Stats-Chapter 656: Killing Blackmist (1)

"In this world, there are currently eleven provinces. Three High-Level Provinces and eight Low-Level Provinces."

"Our Verdant Skymount Province belongs to the Low-Level category."

Ethan listened carefully.

"As long as someone from a Low-Level Province successfully breaks through to the Soul Transformation Realm, the province will automatically ascend into a High-Level Province," Blackmist continued. "And that first Soul Transformation Realm cultivator will be crowned as the Provincial Lord."

"Oh?"

Ethan’s eyes lit up slightly as he absorbed the crucial information.

One of the missions issued by the system requires him to become the Provincial Lord.

Other than the fact that there were no Soul Transformation Realm Cultivators in the province, Ethan found another way to become the ruler or lord of the province.

Until now, he had been thinking that he had to unify all the forces to become the Provincial Lord.

’Of course, with such cultivation, everyone in the province acknowledges you as the provincial lord.’

Even if the world can’t bestow him the status of a Provincial Lord, someone who could reach the Soul Transformation Realm could easily become a Provincial Lord.

’There is still a year to complete that mission. I will try to become a Provincial Lord without becoming a Soul Transformation Realm Cultivator.’

Ethan was tempted to quickly increase his cultivation; however, he quickly shook his head.

’Becoming a Quasi-Soul Transformation Realm Cultivator is easy, but the final step to ascend to the Soul Transformation Realm...is extremely difficult.’

He knew that even with his Supreme Grade Spirit Root, becoming a Soul Transformation Realm Cultivator was not easy.

So, he still stuck to his conviction of not rapidly increasing his cultivation but growing his influence over the world.

Of course, if it was necessary, he could always increase his cultivation to the Peak Nascent Soul Realm, as it was very easy for him, but degrading his cultivation back to the Golden Core Realm was not possible.

"Among the three High-Level Provinces," Blackmist continued proudly, "my Eternal Shadow Guild controls one of them. We possess more than a dozen Soul Transformation Realm cultivators."

"Eternal Shadow Guild... is truly powerful," Ethan said with a visibly shocked face.

Even before knowing the provinces and provincial lords, Ethan was sure there would be Soul Transformation Realm Cultivators in these so-called Organizations.

However, he didn’t expect the [Eternal Shadow Guild] to have so many Soul Transformation Realm Cultivators.

"That’s right!" Blackmist laughed, extremely satisfied with Ethan’s reaction.

"If not for the rule where the Soul Transformation Realm Cultivators can’t enter the Low-Level Provinces, my [Eternal Shadow Guild] would have long conquered a couple more provinces."

Blackmist mentioned the restriction of those Soul Transformation Realm Cultivators.

"The Starlight Merchant Union controls another, and the final one belongs to the Demon Race."

"Besides the Eternal Shadow Guild and the Starlight Merchant Union, there are three major human organisations."

Ethan became very attentive when Blackmist started explaining about the other organisations.

"The Hall of Hundred Elixirs, which supports the Greenfire Sect."

"The Blazing Anvil Union, which supports the Golden Mountain Sect."

"And, lastly, the Celestial Combat Guild, which sponsors the Sky Cloud Sect."

"The duty of these sects is to find some talented youngsters and recruit them before nurturing them to become Soul Transformation Realm cultivators."

"If, by chance, in the future, any one of the core disciples of these sects breaks through to the Soul Transformation Realm, they would become an official member of the organisations backing these sects and have to follow the orders of the organisations."

Blackmist finished explaining before looking directly at Ethan.

’Hm...that’s how the organisation works.’

With Blackmist’s full information, Ethan got a good understanding of this world’s power system.

"Now... What is your decision?"

Blackmist asked with a slight smile, with full confidence that Ethan would accept his offer.

’...’

Ethan remained silent for a moment.

Then he smiled.

"Thank you for the information," he said politely, "But... I have no intention of joining an organisation that turns its subordinates into slaves."

Even without the system, Ethan would never want to join the [Eternal Shadow Guild] because he felt it was almost similar to the job he had in his past life, but even more difficult.

If it were the [Starlight Merchant Union], he might have thought about the offer.

With the help of the system, Ethan felt no requirement to join the organisations that forever bind one to the organisation.

"Huh?"

For a brief moment, Blackmist froze, and then his expression slowly turned ice-cold.

"So... that is your final decision?"

"Yes."

"Very well..."

A terrifying killing intent erupted from Blackmist’s body.

"Then it is time to send you into eternal slumber."

’Swiish!’

[Shadow Steps]

The moment he finished speaking, Blackmist vanished, and the space behind Ethan twisted violently.

Before Ethan could react, Blackmist appeared behind him like a phantom.

A pitch-black claw formed from condensed shadow energy pierced forward like a spear.

’Puchi—!’

The claw pierced straight through Ethan’s chest.

Blackmist’s fingers closed tightly.

’Crack!’

Ethan’s heart was crushed instantly.

"Such a pity," Blackmist muttered coldly, withdrawing his hand as Ethan’s lifeless body collapsed forward. "Talent like yours... wasted."

"...Anyway, I have to find the Godly Treasure."

Tossing Ethan’s body aside like a broken doll, Blackmist turned around, his divine sense spreading outward as he began searching the surroundings.

’Do you think you can kill me that easily?’

Just as he was about to take his first step, a whisper echoed softly beside his ear.

"What?!"

Blackmist’s pupils constricted violently.

That voice, it was unmistakably Ethan’s.

He spun around instantly, his killing intent erupting as his senses locked onto the spot where Ethan’s corpse lay.

But the scene before him made his heart sink.

Ethan’s body was still there, lifelessly lying on the ground.

His chest was pierced through, blood slowly soaking into the ground beneath him.

There was no heartbeat, no soul fluctuation, no sign of life left in that body.

"This is impossible."

Blackmist’s expression darkened as his alertness shot to the extreme.

"If you’re not in the body..." he muttered grimly, his gaze sweeping the surroundings, "then where are you?"

For a moment, a terrifying thought surfaced in his mind.

"Did you separate your soul from your body?"

The moment that possibility appeared, Blackmist’s breathing subtly quickened.

That was the only conclusion he could come to.

But that conclusion alone was enough to shock him to the core.

Soul separation...it was an ability that only Soul Transformation Realm cultivators could even attempt.

And even among them, failing to control it properly would result in the soul being shattered.

Yet now...a Golden Core Realm cultivator had seemingly done it.

"How did you do it...?" Blackmist whispered, his voice laced with disbelief.

Before he could think further, another whisper echoed, this time from directly behind him.

’Let me return the favour.’

Blackmist’s heart skipped a beat as his instincts screamed danger.

He tried to activate his defensive treasure, but it sensed nothing.

’Swiish’

A pitch-black claw, condensed from shadow energy that felt eerily familiar, tore through the space behind him.

’Puchi—!’

The shadow claw pierced straight through Blackmist’s chest, making his body stiffen.

’Crack!’

The claw clenched.

His heart was crushed instantly, making Blackmist’s eyes widen as blood spilt from his mouth.

"This... shadow...?"

He could feel it clearly. The technique and the aura...It was identical to his own Shadow Claw.

But before he knew it, Blackmist fell into eternal slumber, and his body collapsed to the ground.