121: Chapter 121 Awakening of Insects, Living Towards Death

Lin Mo stood by the window, watching Shen Yi's back disappear at the end of the hallway.

The door closed.

He was the only one left in the room.

He sat on the edge of the bed, took a deep breath, and summoned the system panel.

[Name: Lin Mo]

[Class: Awakener]

[traits: Instant Shadow (Gold High-Grade), Awakening of Insects (Gold Peak-Grade)]

[cultivation: Third Stage, Ninth Level]

[Strength: 420]

[Agility: 516]

[Physique: 408]

[Spirit: 367]

[Techniques: Flowing Cloud Aurora Slash LV5 (97/100), Basic Saber Technique LV13 (50/100), Void-Treading Lingyan Steps LV2 (44/100), Turtle Breath Technique LV1 (66/100), Hidden Dragon Emerging from the Abyss LV1 (3/100)]

[slaughter value: 83929]

[achievement points: 26]

His slaughter value had already reached 83,929 points!

Lin Mo stared at the number, calculating in his mind.

He had long since figured out the system's annoying rules; once he broke through to the Fourth Stage, the speed of gaining slaughter value from killing low-level fierce beasts would be cut in half.

With millions of fierce beasts still lurking outside the city, breaking through now would be like throwing free money into a river.

Only an idiot would do that.

Thinking about it, he hadn't used the system's enchantment function for a long time, and that precious Enchantment Stone had been lying in his spatial ring for over two months.

"There's no rush to raise my cultivation; let's work on the traits first." Lin Mo pondered for a moment before making a decision.

"System, open trait Enchantment."

[Detected host has activated two traits—Instant Shadow (Gold), Awakening of Insects (Gold)]

[Detected host's second use of an Enchantment Stone. slaughter value consumption increased. This enchantment requires 20,000 slaughter value!]

Lin Mo glanced at it, feeling slightly surprised.

He had already enchanted Instant Shadow once before. Although he was mentally prepared, he didn't expect the slaughter value required for the second enchantment to increase tenfold.

Spending twenty thousand slaughter value for one random enhancement was a huge gamble.

However, thinking of the effect of the previous enchantment, Lin Mo was still willing to take the risk.

The last trait enchantment had directly granted him the terrifying trait effect, Starlight Moon Condensation.

The effect of Starlight Moon Condensation was so simple and brutal it was outrageous: it directly raised a designated attribute to match his Agility.

To others, this might just be a decent balanced buff, but for Lin Mo, it was a qualitative change.

His Agility had long since been stacked to a monstrous level by various traits and techniques; at the same stage, his Agility was basically a dimensional strike.

But his other attributes had always been his shortcomings. When fighting those thick-skinned big guys, his saber strikes were like scratching an itch. He could only rely on stacking Thunder Marks layer by layer, grinding until ten layers before finishing with a Thunderclap. It was time-consuming, laborious, and easy to get counter-killed.

Once Starlight Moon Condensation appeared, the shortcoming was immediately filled. The moment his Strength equaled his Agility, his combat power soared by a whole level.

The Mountain-Hugging Demon Ape, which he could previously only kite, had its scales shattered by a single strike. Only those who used it knew the feeling of transforming from a "scratching master" into a "one-hit superman" in an instant.

It could be said that without Starlight Moon Condensation, he wouldn't have been able to win those tough battles before.

Was it worth spending twenty thousand slaughter value for an enhancement like this?

It was.

Extremely worth it.

Lin Mo licked his lips. His gaze lingered on the option to enchant Instant Shadow for a long time, but in the end, he decided to enchant the Awakening of Insects trait first.

After all, at this stage, the improvement brought by the Awakening of Insects trait should be even greater.

"The first enchantment gave Starlight Moon Condensation. I wonder what the second one will be?"

Lin Mo was a bit expectant and also a bit nervous.

If it gave a useless trait, twenty thousand slaughter value would go down the drain. But if another Starlight Moon Condensation-level trait appeared...

He took a deep breath, suppressing the restlessness in his heart.

No rush, finish Awakening of Insects first. Anyway, his slaughter value was still quite plentiful for now.

"Enchant Awakening of Insects."

[Please confirm, host: do you wish to perform enchantment enhancement on the trait: Awakening of Insects?]

[Enchantment Effect: Slightly increases trait quality and randomly adds a new characteristic.]

[Enchantment Success Rate: 100%]

"Confirm."

The slaughter value jumped from 83,624 to 63,624.

Twenty thousand slaughter value, gone in the blink of an eye.

Before Lin Mo could even feel the sting, his surroundings suddenly went quiet.

Only an ancient humming remained in his ears, coming from beneath his feet. It was as if something deep within the earth was waking up.

The next second—

"Boom!"

Bluish-gold lightning exploded from within his body!

Countless bolts of lightning condensed into fine threads, frantically boring into his body.

Lin Mo let out a muffled groan, his whole body freezing on the bed.

On the surface of his skin, those bluish-gold thunder patterns seemed to come alive, traveling from his chest to his arms, from his arms to his back, and from his back to his legs. Everywhere they traveled, the muscles there twitched uncontrollably.

[Enchantment in progress... 10%... 30%... 50%...]

The system's notification pings rang incessantly in his mind, but Lin Mo could no longer pay attention.

A strange image began to appear before his eyes: the earth cracked open, and countless sprouts poked out from the soil.

Lightning struck withered wood; the wood didn't burn away but instead grew new branches.

Life and destruction, death and vitality, were all intertwined.

Lin Mo suddenly understood.

Awakening of Insects itself was a type of law.

When the spring thunder rolls, all things recover.

Lightning doesn't just strike people; it can also grant life.

[80%... 90%... 100%!]

[Ding! Enchantment complete!]

[trait 'Awakening of Insects' evolved into: Awakening of Insects—Life from Death]

[trait Quality: Gold Peak-Grade (Enhanced)]

[New Characteristic: Life from Death—Greatly enhances the body's self-healing ability. Flesh wounds can heal in an instant; the heavier the injury, the faster the recovery. When near death, the self-healing ability reaches its maximum, and the body erupts with incredible vitality, restoring the body to full status in a short time. Duration increases with the Spirit attribute (current duration approximately 5 minutes).]

Lin Mo opened his eyes, his face filled with wild joy.

Awakening of Insects: spring thunder startles the hundred insects, and all things recover.

Nirvana: rising from the ashes, breaking and then establishing.

This wasn't ordinary self-healing; it was the law of Life from Death.

The heavier the injury, the stronger the self-healing.

Nearing death instead brings new life.

Just like that withered wood struck by lightning, which should have turned to charcoal, yet quietly sprouted new buds under its charred shell.

He raised his hand, and with a thought, a bolt of bluish-gold lightning appeared in his palm.

The lightning was more solid than before, as if it had a life of its own.

He looked down at his palm; the bluish-gold lightning was still dancing.

Then he pressed his fingers together like a blade and sliced a gash on his other arm.

The wound wasn't shallow, and blood gushed out, but he didn't tend to it, just quietly watching the blood continue to flow.

Time passed: one second, two seconds, three seconds.

The wound closed up visibly to the naked eye.

After five seconds, only a faint red mark remained.

Lin Mo's eyes narrowed, and he made another cut.

Deeper, almost to the bone.

The blood flowed even more fiercely.

But this time, the wound's healing speed was even faster.

It closed in three seconds, and in five seconds, only a shallow mark was left.

Lin Mo clenched his fist, veins bulging.

The skin at the wound site turned slightly pale; even the scar was almost invisible.

"The heavier the injury, the faster the healing..."

The corners of his mouth curled into an arc.

"Now this is truly being unkillable."

"Good, next it's time for the lucky draw!"