Chapter 1680: Evil Sacrifice

Hum

The light curtain unfolded.

It was completely different from the previous system's light curtain.

As if a new interface had been opened, while Lin An endured the piercing pain, a special panel—red, with demon skulls growing at each of its four corners—suddenly appeared before his eyes.

"Sacrifice Panel:"

"Currently absorbed units: 1"

"Convertible power: 1"

"Killable targets: 7"

"Current absorbable power:"

"1: Flesh and Blood Power"

"Absorbing same-blood unit yields 10% (100%) of max attribute value; current absorbable value: 0"

"Warning: The target's attribute is lower than yours, so it cannot provide an enhancement effect."

"Warning: The target is of the same blood as you, so the sacrifice effect is at its minimum of 10%."

"2: Rule Power"

"Absorb the target's rule; if it is the same type of rule, it is fully absorbed; if it is a different type, you may choose:"

"1: Merge it into your rule; according to the rule's effect, enhance your own rule ability."

"2: Detach its rule to form a rule prop, which disappears after use."

"Current target's rule:"

"Storm Control (Attack): In any environment with gas, you can summon a superstorm. Within the storm, your speed increases by 100%, wind elemental power by 1000%, lightning elemental power by 500%, and you gain the ability to command the storm."

"Repulsion (Defense): By calling upon the charge around your body, you form a repulsion field; any energy or material attack entering it has its motion speed reduced. Within the field, you can block any rule ability not exceeding yours from approaching. When facing a rule power greater than yours, there is a chance the target's landing point will be shifted."

"Warning: After absorbing a sacrifice unit's rule, your rule will undergo an unknown transformation, and for each unit you can absorb only one type of rule."

The panel shimmered.

Looking at the somewhat complex sacrifice panel explanation, Lin An blinked slightly, never having imagined the sacrifice effect would be like this.

Is this the effect of killing a same-blood unit?

Absorbing attributes is one thing, but even rules can be devoured!?

What a perverse effect...

Looking at the panel, because the relationship is very 'distant,' the absorption efficiency is only 10%.

Lin An instantly realized that this sword's skill is truly evil incarnate.

Moreover, Cain's Blade is probably not that simple.

Apart from when he first obtained Cain's Blade and felt a bit excited, thinking the sword's power was limitless; as his strength grew afterward, he actually didn't pay much attention to this sword.

After all, it's a weapon without a set, and Lin An has always felt that this sword is merely for transition.

But at this moment, Lin An suddenly realized that he might have underestimated Cain's Blade because he never had a chance to use the sacrifice skill.

However, it's also good that he hasn't had the chance to use it.

"The closer the relationship, the better the effect..."

"This sword truly lives up to its name..."

Lin An looked at Cain's Blade in his hand with a somewhat complex gaze; given his mental capacity, he naturally thought of something in an instant.

If he truly had no last shred of bottom line left.

When he obtained Cain's Blade, he actually could have killed AnXia and the others.

Given their relationship, the absorption efficiency back then would probably have been the highest.

100%...

If I recall correctly, AnXia's speed back then was faster than his.

And back then, he was still quite weak...

Thinking back to that tempting whisper just now, even his present self could be influenced.

Lin An could imagine what he would become.

Once started, he probably couldn't stop.

"Seven killable units... does that mean I still have seven people I can kill?"

A flash of strange color crossed his eyes; Lin An took a deep breath and stopped thinking further. If it weren't that he truly had no other option this time, he might never use the sacrifice skill until he replaced Cain's Blade.

His mind turned back to the sacrifice's effect; looking at the explanation, Lin An couldn't help but ponder.

"If I can't absorb attributes, then I can only absorb rules."

"Attributes lower than mine cannot be absorbed; but put another way, if I killed a being with ten thousand points, wouldn't I at least be able to absorb one thousand points?"

"One thousand points—that's the peak of the Fifth Stage."

He muttered softly.

He felt some awe at the perverseness of the sacrifice effect.

Although taking down a ten‑thousand‑point attribute target isn't very reliable, Lin An thought of another point.

Those Star‑Destroying Level attributes seem to be about on par with him now.

Absorbing just ten percent would give him over a hundred points...

One must say, the value of this effect is almost dozens of times the reward for killing a Fifth Stage opponent.

"It's still too early to consider this now."

"If I absorb rules, will it change my own rules?"

"If I condense rules, will they become consumables?"

Which one to choose?

He didn't think about killing such an illusory Star-Destroying Level; Lin An gazed thoughtfully at the panel's explanation, hesitating for a moment.

The Fifth Stage he killed was the weakest kind, possessing Wind Storm Control and Repulsive Force.

Noticing that after the Fifth Stage died, the Equipment that burst from his body also disappeared, Lin An could guess that this Fifth Stage's Wind Storm Rule was likely evolved from the Equipment skill on his body.

He clearly remembered that when he first advanced to Fourth Stage, the system had given an Equipment evolution plan.

"Because the Equipment's skill is just a prototype of the rule?"

"So when using the Equipment's ability, essentially it's just getting familiar with the effect beforehand?"

"Wind Storm Control seems useless to me... this rule should be meant to complement this Fifth Stage's ability."

"Repulsive Force, however, is somewhat interesting..."

His eyes flickered.

Not knowing what changes consuming the opponent's rule would bring, Lin An also didn't dare to try it casually.

Among the abilities he mastered, there seemed to be nothing that could match the Wind Storm Rule.

If I had to say, perhaps the Magnetic Storm Effect in the Electromagnetic Rule could match.

"Enhancing Lightning Attribute, Wind Attribute damage... increasing speed in the wind... this rule is really quite ordinary..."

Lin An shook his head, simply ruling out the option of fusing with the storm.

The Wind Storm Control Rule appears to have extremely high value increases, one at 1000%, the other at 500%.

But for a Fifth Stage, this value is really not enough to look at.

Taking his Electromagnetic Rule as an example, the power increase he adds with a single sword is several hundredfold... and he is still at Fourth Stage with this rule.

"Such a weak attack rule, no wonder he was sent out to die."

He secretly sighed, as information about Fifth Stages increased more and more. In Lin An's mind, he also realized that Fifth Stages weren't actually that scary.

The strong are extremely strong, shocking to the point of making one's hair stand on end.

The weak are just a strengthened Fourth Stage, not really anything remarkable.

Especially for Awakened Ones like this who advance their rules through Equipment, the rules they master become more and more trash as they progress.

"Good thing I didn't choose skill advancement back then... otherwise I would have truly been ruined."

Suppressing the thought that popped up in his mind, Lin An hesitated a moment, then simply chose Repulsive Force.

Repulsive Force looks quite like one of the Four Great Forces; its defensive effect is also what he needs.

It's just a bit regrettable.

It's regrettable that choosing Repulsive Force essentially doesn't increase his combat power.

Just as Lin An's thoughts turned toward the Repulsive Force Rule, planning to fuse or convert it, a system prompt sounded again.

"Beep, if you choose to fuse the Repulsive Force Rule, then the Wind Storm Control Rule can only be converted into a single-use consumable prop."

Huh?!

He suddenly froze.

Looking at the sudden system prompt, Lin An's heart jolted, his eyes full of astonishment.

Wait a minute?!

He isn't limited to choosing just one; he can actually have both!

Absorb one and convert the other, or convert both!

Subconsciously, Lin An abruptly turned his head toward the direction of the captive.

He still has sixteen that can be sacrificed in his hand.

If that's the case.

If he kills them all, he could gain thirty-two more rules!