128 True Goal

The shadow of the evil spirit assassin that Ning Shi saw was very ugly. Its nose was sharp and long, its eyes were like slits, and its mouth had fangs that curved upwards.

The body of the evil spirit assassin was similar to that of a human’s, but its entire figure exuded a strange coldness.

Other than its ugly face, its head and body had thick cuticles. The cuticles were uneven and shone with a black light.

The evil spirit’s limbs were long and slender. Its hands could touch the ground when hanging down.

The evil spirit’s appearance alone was enough to give many people nightmares.

Such a disgusting and ugly creature was currently walking in the middle of the crowd with a smile. It moved up to Zong Shangren’s face for a moment, looking at the sweat on his brow as he practiced. Then, it flashed over to above Zong Yun, who was sitting in the courtyard and commenting on Zong Shangren’s practice. It pulled a few strands of her hair over her forehead as if it was playing a prank.

Zong Yun thought that her hair was being blown by the wind, so she stroked it with her hand. Never in her dreams would she have thought that a terrifying evil spirit was currently above her.

Ning Shi’s expression was calm. Even when the evil spirit assassin’s ugly face was right in front of his eyes and he could see the dense cuticles on its face clearly, he did not show any unusual expression.

He had to feign ignorance towards the evil spirit assassin for the time being.

He silently checked the information displayed by the system.

[Backstab Level 6: It is skilled in attacking from behind. Backstab damage increased by 300%.]

[Stealth Level 9: It moves in the shadows and gaps in space. It can remain in stealth mode when moving around. Movement speed increased by 400%, and its first attack after emerging from stealth has strong critical damage.]

[Scimitar Mastery Level 7: It is good with scimitars. Special trait acquired: Scimitar Grandmaster. Scimitar damage increased by 200%.]

[Flash Level 4: It will use this skill to flash behind the target and instantly unleash 4 scimitar strikes.]

[Intimidation Level 5: It will reveal its terrifying evil spirit aura, greatly reducing the enemy’s defense.]

[Evil spirit body (purple): It is born from nothingness. It has no physical body or soul. It is permanently in a hidden state and is extremely difficult to detect by living beings.]

[Two-handed Mastery (purple): It is ambidextrous. It can use two scimitars at the same time to deal double damage.]

[Fatal Strike (purple): There is a 50% chance of double damage critical hit, a 25% chance of a triple damage critical hit, and a 5% chance of a quadruple damage critical hit. The critical hit chances are not stacked.]

After reading the description of the evil spirit body, Ning Shi understood why no one could see it. He also understood how the two threatening letters were delivered and how the three nannies were mysteriously killed.

It was all the work of this evil spirit assassin.

“Why can I see evil spirits?” Ning Shi thought to himself.

The system replied.

[Not only does the Eye of Truth have the ability to see through things, but it also has the ability to see through all falsehoods, illusions, and concealment.]

No wonder it was called the Eye of Truth. The game system was indeed awesome.

Despite his praise, he still had some doubts.

“Evil spirits don’t have a physical body or a soul, so how could such a creature exist? Moreover, without a physical body and soul, how could one define its Physique and Spiritual Power? Where did its scimitars come from?”

[The Evil Spirit World is extremely special. It is connected to many worlds. The desires, malice, love, hate, and all other emotions from the creatures of these worlds are all absorbed by the Evil Spirit World.]

[Evil spirits are the collections of these emotions and thoughts. Strictly speaking, they are not living creatures. You can consider them natural phenomena like clouds in the sky, or raindrops in rain clouds.]

According to the game system’s explanation, evil spirits were natural phenomena produced in the Evil Spirit World. Just like how our world would have clouds and rain, after the Evil Spirit World collected emotions, evil spirits would naturally be produced.

[Generally speaking, the actions of evil spirits do not serve any purpose. They are creatures of chaos. Their Physique is calculated by referring to the damage they can cause to the physical world, and their Spiritual Power is calculated by referring to the damage they can cause to the spiritual world.]

After giving Ning Shi some hints, the game system didn’t elaborate any further.

Ning Shi’s mind was filled with questions. It was because the evil spirit assassin’s actions were completely different from the game system’s explanation.

Not only did it deliver a message and kill people, but it also had the skills of an assassin and was holding scimitars made of unknown material.

It had a clear goal and was well-trained. It was not the unconscious product of chaos as the system had defined it to be.

Ning Shi kept inquiring further, but the game system didn’t respond. This was a rare occasion. He then realized something was wrong.

Ever since the game system had devoured the Lionheart Blade, its intelligence had greatly increased. It had never been so silent before.

It seemed to be afraid of something.

The game system evolved from the origin treasure of Saturn. If it was afraid of something, that something must be another origin treasure!

Could it be that this evil spirit assassin was backed by the Evil Spirit World’s origin treasure?

Ning Shi was on high alert. He had not forgotten the fate of the hosts of the origin treasures to kill and devour each other.

The more Ning Shi thought about it, the more he felt that it was right. The game system only explained the origin of the Evil Spirit World and the evil spirits. How did the evil spirits, which supposedly lacked consciousness, suddenly acted with reason and purpose? It must be the ability of the Evil Spirit World’s origin treasure.

The game system didn’t dare to say too much about the origin treasure. It must have been worried that the other party would sense it if it mentioned it.

Ning Shi had an epiphany.

He analyzed internally, “When I was in the World of Moen, the game system didn’t have any scruples when it mentioned the origin treasure of that world. Now, it’s avoiding mentioning this origin treasure to such an extent. There are only two possibilities. Either the origin treasure of the Evil Spirit World has a strong sense of perception, or it’s more powerful than the origin treasures of Saturn and the World of Moen!”

Ning Shi felt that the second possibility was more likely.

According to the game system’s introduction of the Evil Spirit World, it was connected to many worlds and could collect the emotions of living creatures from other worlds. It was apparent that there was more to this world than met the eye.

An origin treasure from such a world would be very powerful.

“Master, can I rest now? I have to return to school this afternoon to participate in the selection contest, so I have to conserve some energy.”

Zong Shangren’s words pulled Ning Shi back to reality.

After experiencing the war in the World of Moen and the tribal war in the insect world, Ning Shi’s mental fortitude far surpassed that of an ordinary person. Even when hunted by an unknown host, he did not panic.

He smiled and said to Zong Shangren, “Go and rest. Take a shower and revise for your culture class.”

Zong Shangren was extremely respectful to a master like Ning Shi. He obediently went to bathe and study as the latter instructed.

On the surface, Ning Shi was enjoying the scenery in the courtyard, but in fact, he was secretly observing the evil spirit assassin.

The latter walked around in a circle in front of everyone and then followed Yi Shengjia.

From time to time, it would linger beside him, sniffing and looking around.

It completely ignored the other members of the Zong family.

Ning Shi immediately understood why the evil spirit organization sent out threatening letters and even gave the Zong family three days to comply. It was all for Yi Shengjia!

The evil spirit might be afraid of Yi Shengjia’s father, Yi Guoqing, so it had thought of a plan to attack the Zong family while Yi Guoqing was dealing with important matters.

Yi Guoqing’s wife was a member of the Zong family. For the sake of his mother, Yi Shengjia would definitely come to the Zong family to protect her.

This way, the evil spirit could investigate Yi Shengjia up close.

Ning Shi asked the housekeeper for a glass of lemonade. After taking a sip, he noticed something was off.

There was no need to go through so much trouble to investigate Yi Shengjia. The request in the threatening letter from the evil spirit organization might be genuine. They wanted the Zong family to help them produce the drinks, and they also wanted to investigate Yi Shengjia.

With the evil spirit’s incredible concealment ability, there was no need for it to be afraid of Yi Guoqing. Therefore, it was truly a coincidence that something happened for Yi Guoqing to be absent at the last minute.

Ning Shi then thought of He Chuankun causing trouble for his company.

He thought to himself, “My company also sells drinks, and I have established channels to help the evil spirit produce drinks. He Chuankun must have been trying to use my company to produce and sell unknown drinks while investigating me, right? So, what do I have in common with Yi Shengjia?”

Ning Shi finally understood everything. He and Yi Shengjia were both outstanding geniuses of the Yunmeng Kingdom.

The evil spirit organization wanted to produce and sell the unknown drinks, but they also wanted to investigate the geniuses of Saturn.

Ning Shi had investigated and paid attention to geniuses before in the World of Moen. His goal was to find the host of the origin weapon of that world.

Putting himself in the shoes of the other party, Ning Shi was already certain that the evil spirit organization’s true target was him.

They were trying to determine the host of the origin treasure of Saturn.

“I’ve unknowingly become someone else’s prey?” he muttered to himself.

He finally understood that the intention of the He family and the evil spirit organization behind it was to find him. Not only was Ning Shi not afraid, but he also felt excited.

The long-awaited battle between the hosts of the origin treasures was finally here!

Sometimes, it was hard to tell who the prey was and who the hunter was. High-end hunters often appeared in the form of prey.