Chapter Two: Even More Thrilling Than an Ambush

Hearing three consecutive heavenly sounds, Qin Chuan felt elated.
Skill flash: Teleport three meters.
"Learn!"
Without hesitation, Qin Chuan chose to learn the skill. Another skill meant another chance to survive.
Deadly Strike: Attack the core vital spot, with a 10% chance to trigger a fatal blow.
"This is powerful, haha!"
Qin Chuan could hardly contain his joy. In his previous life, he often played games and knew how domineering this Deadly Strike was.
"Hmm, is that an Origin Fragment? Swallow it for me!"
Spotting the fragment on the ground, Qin Chuan was overjoyed and immediately activated Origin Devour.
"Ding! Devour successful, evolution increased by 30 points. Current progress: 30/100."
Qin Chuan's eyes sparkled. "Not bad. I'll seek out some spirit soldiers and spirit beasts. Once I devour them, I can evolve quickly."
After carefully observing, Qin Chuan realized the vast forest before him was full of dangers, with many spirit soldiers and beasts lurking within.
After searching for a while, Qin Chuan discovered a third-grade giant rat of the same rank.
The giant rat, shifty-eyed, hid in the grass, fixated on a spirit fruit ahead of it.
At this moment, the spirit fruit was visibly ripening, and excitement gleamed in the rat's eyes.
"Well then, kill the rat and seize the treasure! Flash and Flow Strike!"
"Chirp!"
Qin Chuan wasted no time; his Blackwood Sword darted forward.
The spirit fruit was about to drop, clearly at the last stage of ripening, and the giant rat's attention was fully absorbed by the fruit.
Under these circumstances, the rat couldn't react in time. The Blackwood Sword pierced its head.
"Poof!"
"Ding! Deadly Strike triggered."
"Ding! Killed third-grade giant rat, gained 100 experience points. Cross-rank kill, extra 100% experience reward. Congratulations, host, you gained 200 experience points."
One strike brought rich rewards, and Qin Chuan was again delighted.
"Devour origin!"
The Blackwood Sword trembled slightly, sending a pure surge of origin energy into the intelligence core.
Evolution progress: 60/100, experience: 200/400.
"Haha, cross-rank kills are so satisfying!"
Meanwhile, the spirit fruit ripened and began to fall. Qin Chuan immediately activated Origin Devour again.
The crystal-clear spirit fruit transformed into a stream of origin energy, entering the intelligence core—its flavor indescribably exquisite.
"Ding! Gained 40 evolution points, 200 experience points."
"Ding! Congratulations, host, you've reached level 3! New skill acquired—Enhance."
"Ding! Congratulations, host, evolution points are full. Evolution can be chosen; this evolution has a 30% chance to improve quality."
Qin Chuan quickly checked the evolution option and found it was a quality enhancement evolution, his heart beating excitedly.
"Evolve!"
"Ding! Evolution chosen successfully. Please wait while evolving."
Qin Chuan felt nervous; opportunities to enhance quality were rare and precious!
Within seconds, a heavenly system prompt sounded.
"Ding! Congratulations, host, perfect evolution achieved. Please check yourself."
Perfect evolution? Was that even possible?
Qin Chuan was both thrilled and anxious, and he looked at his attribute panel again.
"Yes!"
Both rank and quality enhancements increased each basic attribute by 10 points, equivalent to an amplification effect of one sea chakra.
Qin Chuan nearly jumped for joy—perfect was indeed perfect!
Each level-up brought Qin Chuan a fixed increase: 3 points of sharpness, 1 point each for toughness and speed.
Skill Enhancement: Passively increases sharpness by 10%, toughness by 5%, speed by 5%.

At this point, the Blackwood Sword's overall attributes were already terrifying among its peers.
[Type]: Blackwood Sword
[Rank]: First grade, mid-quality
[Quality]: Ordinary
[Level]: 3
[Attributes]
Sharpness: 43 + 4.30
Toughness: 33 + 1.65
Speed: 33 + 1.65
Evolution points: 0/200
Experience: 0/800
Additional attribute: Deadly Strike
"Wonderful! Absolutely wonderful!"
"Haha! Let's go, time for action!"
"My little darlings, here I come."
Qin Chuan laughed heartily, starting to drive the Blackwood Sword to hunt spirit soldiers and beasts.
The forest was filled with trees and undergrowth, and attacks could come at any moment.
But Qin Chuan didn't care, making no effort to hide; he let the Blackwood Sword hop around boldly.
Just then, a pair of poisonous eyes in the grass flashed with excitement.
"Hiss! Swoosh!"
A spirit snake lunged out of the grass, and Qin Chuan was exhilarated, immediately locking on and attacking.
"Chirp!"
"Flow Strike!"
"Ding! Killed level 4 green snake, gained 150 experience points. Cross-rank kill, extra 100% experience reward. Congratulations, host, you gained 300 experience points."
"Haha! Another cross-rank kill, so satisfying!"
"Devour origin!"
"Ding! Devour successful, gained 40 evolution points."
Qin Chuan continued to hop along, happily waiting for prey to come to him.
"Ding! Killed level 3 tree vine, gained 100 experience points. Congratulations, host, you gained 100 experience points."
"Ding! Killed level 4 spirit tree, gained 150 experience points. Cross-rank kill, extra 100% experience reward. Congratulations, host, you gained 300 experience points."
"Ding! Killed level 5 fire monkey, gained 200 experience points. Cross-rank kill, extra 100% experience reward. Congratulations, host, you gained 400 experience points."
"Ding! Congratulations, host, you've reached level 4."
This entire journey, Qin Chuan leveled up as easily as drinking water. In this dangerous forest, the lurking spirit creatures became easy prey.
The reason Qin Chuan dared to be so bold was that, in his initial probe, he found no overwhelmingly powerful opponents.
"Ding! Killed level 5 fire monkey, gained 200 experience points. Cross-rank kill, extra 100% experience reward. Congratulations, host, you gained 400 experience points."
...
"Ding! Congratulations, host, you've reached level 5."
"Ding! Congratulations, host, evolution points are full. Evolution can be chosen."
...
In just over ten minutes, Qin Chuan's experience soared and he quickly reached level 5, evolving once more. He joyfully checked his panel.
[Rank]: First grade, top quality
[Skills]
Flow Strike: Level 2 (range increased to 20 meters)
Flash: Level 1
Enhance: Level 2 (passive attribute increases: sharpness +20%, toughness +10%, speed +10%)
Experience: 1200/3200

Evolution points: 200/400
"Strange, where did the level 6 creatures go?"
After reaching level 5, experience gains dropped sharply, but not a single level 6 spirit soldier or beast could be found.
"Buzz!"
A sword cry echoed ahead—a half-meter-long great sword shimmering with faint blue light.
"Whoa! First grade, supreme Dragonwood Sword, excellent quality, level 6!"
Qin Chuan was startled by the system prompt—this one was fierce! But soon, a surge of delight rose in his heart.
"You dare slaughter wantonly in my territory, truly think I don't exist?"
"A petty first grade, top-quality Blackwood Sword, specializing in ranged attacks, yet you dare act so recklessly. Today, I will end you!"
The Dragonwood Sword's voice was filled with authority and fury, clearly the local lord. As its voice spread, spirit soldiers and beasts within several miles trembled.
"Sorry, just borrowing your origin! Flow Strike!"
Qin Chuan ignored the Dragonwood Sword—so what if it's supreme? It would still fall before him!
"Chirp!"
At this moment, Qin Chuan treated his ranged specialization as a strong attack type.
"I'll strike you head-on and see how you withstand it!"
The Dragonwood Sword vibrated with rage—this Blackwood Sword was outrageous, daring to challenge its authority even at death's door.
"Courting death!"
Buzz!
Blue light burst forth, and the Dragonwood Sword attacked in anger, slashing down at the Blackwood Sword.
"Die! Oblivion awaits you!"
A cold smile curled on Qin Chuan's lips. He had calculated earlier—even a supreme Dragonwood Sword couldn't surpass his current attributes.
The outcome was inevitable.
"Clang! Crack!"
The Dragonwood Sword was actually repelled, and a faint crack appeared along its blade.
"How can this be?"
Not only were the distant spirit soldiers and beasts shocked, but the Dragonwood Sword itself was seized with terror.
It sensed the power of the second grade.
Indeed, Qin Chuan's Blackwood Sword attack had already reached second grade, lower quality.
"Take another strike!"
Qin Chuan gave the Dragonwood Sword no respite, unleashing Flow Strike again.
"Clang-clang-clang!"
After a series of attacks, the cracking sounds on the Dragonwood Sword grew louder—nearly shattering.
"Brother, spare me!"
The Dragonwood Sword could no longer resist, its former arrogance gone. Having finally reached first grade, supreme, it was desperate to survive.
"That won't do. I said I'd borrow your origin—my word is my bond!"
"Chirp!"
Qin Chuan showed no mercy. Supreme Dragonwood Sword's origin was too precious to let go; he was counting on devouring it for his own evolution!
The Dragonwood Sword had lost all resistance.
"Clang! Crack!"
The final blow triggered Deadly Strike, and the Dragonwood Sword shattered into fragments.
"Ding! Killed level 6 lord Dragonwood Sword, gained 1,000 experience points. Cross-rank kill, extra 100% experience reward. Congratulations, host, you gained 2,000 experience points."
"Ding! Congratulations, host, you've reached level 6. New skill acquired—Skyfall Flow Strike."
"Devour origin!"
Qin Chuan paid no mind to the system prompts, immediately devouring the origin. The origin of a level 6 lord Dragonwood Sword was the most precious of all.