171: Any more surprises?

Boom!

Energy smoke surged incessantly. As Li An's attribute strength skyrocketed, his devouring speed became faster and faster, and even the surrounding energy visibly thinned out.

What happened?

The Aberrant looked at the scene before him in confusion. As the energy smoke gradually thinned, he finally saw what was beneath it.

Li An stood rooted to the spot, his hands embracing the void, as streams of energy smoke continuously poured into his body. The latter wore a look of utter intoxication; where was the pain the Aberrant had expected?

"How is this possible!!!"

"Why aren't you dead?"

At this moment, seeing Li An completely unharmed, the Aberrant could no longer hold back and roared aloud.

However, Li An ignored him, merely glancing at him indifferently. There was still a small amount of energy left to devour, and since the Aberrant couldn't escape anyway, he wasn't in a hurry.

"Die."

While Li An didn't want to bother with the Aberrant, the latter had no intention of letting things go. After realizing Li An had no intention of acknowledging him, the Aberrant grabbed a weapon left behind by the deceased Old Ten and others, leaped into the air, and brought the blade down directly towards Li An's head.

Whoosh!

A piercing whoosh immediately sounded as the blade descended with an unstoppable force, aiming to kill Li An.

"Scram!"

Seeing the Aberrant actually make a move, Li An's expression darkened. He immediately raised his hand and met the attack with a furious punch.

Boom!

A fierce wind howled. Li An's punch was terrifying, directly stirring up a powerful gale.

Facing Li An's punch, the Aberrant was equally shocked. He immediately adjusted his descending weapon, holding it horizontally in front of him, intending to block the blow, but it was useless!

The strong wind struck first. Under the powerful impact, the weapon was instantly sent flying. With the weapon gone, the Aberrant's guard was completely open. Before he could adjust, Li An's punch arrived with a thunderous force.

Ah!!!

A scream rang out as the Aberrant was directly hit by the punch, sending him flying backward.

Then, with a thud, the Aberrant crashed heavily into the ground, kicking up a large cloud of dust.

Pfft!

Just then, under the powerful recoil, the Aberrant spat out a mouthful of blood. At the same time, the burning sensation in his chest intensified as the blood was expelled.

Hiss~

The Aberrant greedily gasped for air, trying to alleviate the pain in his chest.

However, at this moment, he forgot one thing: Li An, having landed a blow, did not stop his attack. As Li An's figure appeared before the Aberrant, a hand quickly grabbed the Aberrant's neck.

Then, Li An exerted a little force and lifted the Aberrant into the air.

"Since you want to die, I will grant your wish."

At this moment, a hint of killing intent flashed in Li An's eyes. Since the Aberrant had actively come to him, wouldn't it be rude not to accept him?

Crack!

The next second, under the Aberrant's terrified gaze, Li An directly flexed his arm. A terrifying force instantly surged into the Aberrant's body, crushing his neck.

Whoosh~

As the head separated from the body, crimson blood immediately spurted out. However, just as a lot of blood was about to splatter on Li An, his body suddenly jolted, and a powerful devouring force appeared.

Buzz~

The invisible devouring force rapidly spread, enveloping the Aberrant's corpse.

Then, in just the blink of an eye, the Aberrant was completely devoured.

And as the Aberrant was completely devoured by Li An, the Paradise's notification sound immediately echoed in his ears.

[Ding! You have killed Aberrant No. 65541!]

[Hint: Rewards will be distributed upon returning to the Paradise.]

Listening to the notification sound in his ear, Li An half-crouched at this moment. He was picking up the items dropped after killing the Aberrant.

[Hint: You have obtained one Level Two Treasure Chest.]

[Hint: You have obtained a Fragmented World Seed 1/10.]

[Fragmented World Seed: The nascent form of a World Will. If enough World Seeds can be collected, they can be fused.]

Good heavens!

World Will?

At this moment, Li An's body suddenly stiffened. What had he heard? He even thought he was hallucinating.

Until he shifted his gaze to the item he had just picked up.

It was a shriveled seed, covered in countless tiny cracks, as if it had endured something terrible.

"This means, if I collect enough Fragmented World Seeds, I can fuse them into a complete World Seed, right?"

Li An's expression tightened. He vaguely realized something.

But in the end, he silently buried his conjecture in his heart, then quietly put the item into his personal space.

"It's also a pleasant surprise."

Li An now realized that Aberrants were like his personal treasure boys, always bringing him considerable surprises. Even the first Aberrant he encountered, Augustus, provided him with a lot of energy after being devoured.

As for this Aberrant No. 65541, Li An thought he was even more generous, not only sacrificing himself but also leaving him with a special item like the World Seed.

"It's over."

At this moment, Eveleth slowly walked forward, finally standing in front of Li An.

She had always been observing Li An's combat situation, ready to help if anything went wrong. But after witnessing Li An easily crush the resurrected Old Ten, Eveleth completely relaxed.

Did Li An, with such strength, still need her help?

At this point, Eveleth had completely come to terms with reality.

"It's over."

"Your coming-of-age ceremony is also over. Congratulations."

Looking at the approaching Eveleth, Li An smiled faintly. He knew very well that with the end of the coming-of-age ceremony, Eveleth would likely leave.

"Thank you."

"The coming-of-age ceremony is over, and I must also leave."

"Perhaps soon, the family will submit an application to the Paradise for me to return to the family."

Eveleth nodded, a smile playing on her lips. She genuinely felt that ever since she decided to cooperate with Li An, her life had undergone earth-shattering changes.

But she had no regrets, even though this path was fraught with thorns and incredibly cruel.

This was a resolve she had made long ago!

"Alright, then we'll contact each other later."

Li An showed no reaction to Eveleth's departure, merely nodding and saying very straightforwardly.

"What about you?"

"Are you also going back?"

Eveleth asked Li An, assuming his entry into this world was solely due to their transaction.

"I still have some things to do."

Li An shook his head slightly. He still had a main quest to complete. It was time for him to rendezvous with the Overlord Zerg.