206: Chapter 206 Azure Dragon's Killing Intent

So that's it!

Chu Xuan understood in an instant. The greatest value of this [Copy] was that it could Copy Talent skills, which not only improved as one's own strength increased but could also absorb the strength of the original owner.

He also understood why Azure Dragon had said in his last dream that he didn't want to kill Zhang Qiang.

It turns out he was treating Zhang Qiang like an ATM.

At the same time, Chu Xuan understood why Ming Xiucheng had been so keen on holding meetings during this period.

Whether it was "Marking" or "Copy," both required selecting a target and being within a certain range to use, and daily meetings were the best excuse.

Then, Chu Xuan asked again, "Then where did his 'Assimilation' authority come from? Also, why does he want to kill me?"

[Tang Zheng: This was an incident that occurred when Han Cheng was initially becoming a Transcendent. In pursuit of strength, he deliberately used ordinary people to feed Specters, and then killed the Specters to gain strength.]

Chu Xuan: "What incident?"

[Tang Zheng: Because there is spirituality within every person; you can think of it as a form of energy. When a person dies, their remaining spirituality returns to the world. However, if they are eaten by a Specter, only a very small portion of spirituality can be recovered. Most of the spirituality is seized by the Dark World, and another portion becomes nourishment for the Specter to increase its strength.]

[Tang Zheng: It is the same for us humans, except our world is in a weaker position. When we kill a Specter, about forty to sixty percent of its spirituality is reclaimed by the Dark World, and about half of the remaining portion is siphoned off by our world, with only the final remainder belonging to the person who killed the Specter.]

Chu Xuan was slightly stunned, and immediately thought of what Phantom Demon had once said.

Whether it is humans or Specters, most of the spirituality contained after death is seized by the two worlds, and they only receive a small portion.

At the same time, Chu Xuan also understood more deeply why the strength of Specters increased at a speed far exceeding that of humans.

This is because there is a difference in the amount of spirituality reclaimed by the two worlds.

When humans are eaten, the real world can only reclaim a small portion of spirituality.

But when a Specter dies, the Dark World can reclaim forty to sixty percent of the spirituality, which is equivalent to half.

[Tang Zheng: So, although Han Cheng's strength increased quickly by doing this, correspondingly, he was also constantly providing resources to the Dark World. And because his Talent absorbed the overflow of rules, his potential was enormous, so he received the attention of the Dark World, became one of the first World Traitors, and was granted the identity of Azure Dragon in the Resurrection Society!]

[Tang Zheng: The authority of "Assimilation" was the initial reward granted by the Dark World when he became Azure Dragon! Additionally, his Copy Talent originally could not absorb the original owner's enhanced skill power; this was also an enhancement given by the Dark World.]

[Tang Zheng: Under the influence of the rules, even after becoming a World Traitor, the System's functions would not decrease. Not only that, but he could also receive tasks and rewards from the Dark World. The reason Azure Dragon wanted to kill you was because he received a hunting task from the Dark World.]

Chu Xuan's heart suddenly sank: "Why would the Dark World issue a task for Azure Dragon to kill me?"

[Tang Zheng: There is no relevant information in Azure Dragon's memory, but I guess it's because we established a connection, which violated the rules. You should be like me, also being targeted by the Dark World. You should have also received a warning from the System about violating the rules before, right?]

Chu Xuan furrowed his brows.

How could he forget such a thing? At that time, just after killing Chen Qing and opening the door to the corridor, he had received the warning.

That feeling of facing a great catastrophe, of being on the verge of death, was still fresh in Chu Xuan's memory.

[Tang Zheng: The existence of the System is actually a product derived from the collision of the rules of the two worlds. The rules of the Dark World eroded the Charm attribute and have already grasped a portion of authority.]

[Tang Zheng: When you violate the rules, it can use the System to erase you, and our world will naturally protect you.]

[Tang Zheng: Under this conflict, new rules will be formed, which is that every time you encounter the Dark Place in the future, you will face extremely difficult mandatory tasks; if the task fails, it means forced erasure.]

[Tang Zheng: Correspondingly, if the task is completed, more rewards will be given.]

Chu Xuan raised an eyebrow and immediately asked: "How do you know so clearly?"

[Tang Zheng: Because I am the same as you... However, you don't need to be troubled by this. The tasks with forced erasure are theoretically possible to complete, and before long, the punishment for everyone's failed System tasks will be forced erasure.]

Chu Xuan was slightly surprised and couldn't help asking: "Why?"

[Tang Zheng: Because the world is in danger, the future will be incomparably cruel. This world does not need trash; only by completing the corresponding tasks can one be qualified to survive. As long as you aren't eaten by a Specter, it's fine. After erasure, the world can reclaim all spirituality.]

Chu Xuan's heart sank slightly.

The future is truly worrisome...

After a while, Chu Xuan asked again: "What kind of dangers will there be in the future?"

[Tang Zheng: It involves secrets, I cannot reveal them to you... Let's go back to Azure Dragon. His original task deadline to kill you was 12:00 PM on June 21st, but because he wanted to Copy your "Heavenly Secret" ability, he kept delaying the kill.]

[Tang Zheng: Unfortunately, perhaps it was a matter of luck; all these days, he hasn't been able to Copy your Talent ability. Instead, he wasted quite a bit of spirituality value, only ever copying your Heart Bewitchment ability.]

[Tang Zheng: The reason he moved up the attack on you and set the date for June 18th was because you scammed the Resurrection Society out of quite a bit of spirit money.]

[Tang Zheng: Under the guidance of Revelation, the person in charge of the Resurrection Society eventually suspected you, believing that your "Heavenly Secret" must have other hidden abilities that haven't been revealed, so they paid 1,000 spirit money as a reward to demand Azure Dragon take action against you.]

Chu Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly.

It's this Revelation again!

He had once seen an introduction about Revelation on the official forum, but it was vague and had no photos. He only knew that this person had made great contributions to the Night Watchers, and in the initial stages, much of the information regarding Specters came from them.

Even the Resurrection Society's Constellation Envoys and the Four Saint leaders were revealed by Revelation.

And with the help of Revelation, the Night Watchers had also hunted more than ten A-Rank Specters, with extremely high prestige, arguably the number one person under Captain General Yang Yu.

[Chu Xuan: What is Revelation's stance exactly? If this person is left alive, they will be a hidden danger sooner or later.]

[Tang Zheng: Most World Traitors do not have a firm stance; their stance is only themselves. You can view them as being instigated and bought off by the Dark World, and the Resurrection Society is just their tool. As for this person Revelation, his ability is similar to the 'Heavenly Secret' you mentioned. When you harbor the thought of dealing with him and possess the corresponding ability, you might be detected by him, and he will make corresponding countermeasures.]

Chu Xuan took a deep breath and suppressed this thought.

Immediately, he thought of another matter and asked: "Since Azure Dragon is an identity granted to Han Cheng by the Dark World, does this mean there is actually no Specter inside his body?"

[Tang Zheng: No... I know what you are thinking. Don't worry, killing a World Traitor will not yield fewer gains than killing a Specter of the same rank, and after you kill Azure Dragon, there might even be an unexpected surprise.]

That's good!

Chu Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly.

In order to deal with Azure Dragon, he had paid quite a price. If he couldn't even recover his costs, he would have suffered a huge loss!