Origin Lust Sword System

At this moment, an eerie, corporeal voice rang in every single living mind within the Slum District.

"Pitiful Lost Souls, rejoice; your salvation is here!

"Today, at this very instant, you shall all die and shred your weak flesh and be reborn anew as the superior being of Darkness and march against those who came in your way!

"Reborn and become part of Dark Skeleton Dimension!"

Cyrus's felt his heart palpitated when he heard this voice directly into his head, and his expression was extremely grave.

He glanced at Rita, who was as spooked and confused as everyone else since those subtle words didn't make any sense.

Right after the voice vanished, the soul winds suddenly intensified, and this time those winds became visible to the naked eye. That murky wind started to disrupt the vision.

But eyesight was the least of anyone's problems because that murky wind was so cold that the surrounding people started to wail without stopping.

"ahhh… Cyrus, I-I can't endure this cold…." Even Rita let loose a shrill as she tightly clinched Cyrus's hand.

"Circulate your Qi according to your cultivation technique quickly. If you want to live, you must break through right now!" Cyrus hurriedly yelled with a pale face.

The truth was he was now also getting effective by the murky soul winds, and he could only endure primarily because of his unique cultivation system. He was really far more resilient than Rita.

But still, it didn't mean he could prolong this exposure in the soul wind. He had to find another way to get out of this place as quickly as possible, or he might not survive for long.

Rita gritted her teeth, did as Cyrus told her to, and sat down to start cultivating right there despite her intense pain.

She was already exhausted because of her early Qi consumption and wasn't in any condition to break through. But as she felt death approaching, she didn't want to give up without even trying.

She didn't want to lose this life, not when she had a bright future ahead of her, and… mostly because she didn't want to part with Cyrus.

Cyrus looked at Rita sitting cross-legged and started to circulate her Qi. He had already taught her the chants and breathing technique of Body Qi Tempering Realm during their stay in District-G.

'It shouldn't be any problem as long as she can endure the Soul Winds. Even in this state, she has a very high chance of breaking into the Body Qi Tempering Realm. The real problem is what I'm going to do?' Cyrus thought gravely as he looked at his surroundings with a gloomy expression.

The murky winds had already made his vision blur, and those wails also became distant before they completely vanished, and the only sound remaining was those eerie winds.

Having no other choice, Cyrus instantly tried to use a cultivation technique to acquire Qi to use a soul-defensive spell.

But to his horror, no matter which cultivation technique he uses, at the very last moment, when the breathing technique is about to be complete, it would instantly disrupted by some mysterious force.

This greatly alarmed him, and he instantly guessed it was something to do with the system. No, he was sure of it!

However, before he could question the system, its emotionless static voice rang within his head as a white translucent panel materialized in front of him.

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[Attention User!]

[You have entered a Dimension!]

[Dimension Rank: Iron (Growth Type)]

[Estimate Time of Next Evolution: Bronze (Approximately 10 Hours)

[Dimension Type: Undead]

[Dimension Origin: Underworld (Skeleton Grotto)]

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-Lust Missions had been unlocked!

-Growth Type Dimension has been detected!

-All the conditions have been met!

[System Function 'Lust Sword Quest' has been activated!]

[Lust Sword Quest: Exclusive Quest for Lust Sword to grow and acquire new arcane abilities!]

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[A new Lust Sword Question is available!]

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[Lust Sword Quest: 1 (New)]

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Cyrus was speechless hearing and seeing all those notifications and this peculiar new mission.

However, what left him somewhat mystified was that the system was aware of the surrounding situation. So, it was definitely a plus for him.

He quickly asked, "System, just what is a Dimension, and how could the underworld descend into the mortal realm without any consequences?"

"[User has to search for the secret of the Dimension formation yourself!]

"[All the system can reveal is that a Dimension is a space between two worlds, and this space governs by different sets of rules than User is aware of.]

Cyrus's expression changed when he heard the last lines, and he quickly blurted, "Space between two worlds? Then you mean I can't get out of this place?!"

Truth be told, he knew about secret realms formed between vast spaces, but he had never heard of Dimensions before, which had their own set of rules. Not even God could pull the Underworld to a secret space like this.

This was simply unheard of, and there were no records about it. That's why he was shocked when he heard he was in a separate space of two worlds.

"[First, please open the Lust Sword Quest and you will understand!]"

The system left him this mysterious sentence before shutting up.

Cyrus was now somewhat calm down since he at least knew what was going on, and this place was not the true Underworld. Because if the system told him that he somehow had entered the true Underworld, then there was really no survival with his meager strength.

So, he quickly opened this Lust Sword Quest, which was exclusive to Lust Sword, not for him.

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[Lust Sword Quest]

-Quest: Sword of Underworld!

-Description: The User has entered the Dimension formed by the mythical abode of the dead, the place of departed souls, the Underworld! As a sword cultivator, your sword should be able enough to slash living and ghosts alike!

-Quest Objective (1): Kill the Dimension Guardian of Underworld Dimension (Skeleton Grotto) with Lust Sword!

[NOTE: The Guardian killed by anything other than Lust Sword will immediately result in Quest Failure!]

-Quest Objective (2): Acquire the Underworld Dimension (Skeleton Grotto) Dimension Nucleus or Core!

-Quest Reward(s):

1. Lust Sword: Underworld Form (Initial)

2. A new System Function

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Now Cyrus was really clueless because, except for the killing part, he didn't understand anything at all, especially about this Dimension Core and where to find it.

So, he could only turn to the system, "Now, can you please explain where I should find this Guardian and this Dimension Core? Furthermore, how strong would be this Guardian, who I have to kill, and can I leave after killing this Guardian?"

"[User will find the Dimension Guard right at the point where this Dimension was triggered, and the Dimension Core will also be there since a Dimension Guardian can't leave the Dimension Core alone for long.]

"[As for the Guardian's strength, it is directly related to the Dimension Rank. Right now, this Dimension is at its lowest rank, Iron. But this isn't its final rank because it is a growth-type dimension.]

"[This means it can evolve further and increase its rank, which will automatically make the Dimension Guardian evolve in rank as well.]

"[According to the system's estimate, this Dimension should be able to raise up to Silver Rank with the resources available to it before it spreads in both worlds and annex more areas into it to grow further!]

"[Lastly, the User can naturally leave when you acquire the Dimension Core. Because the moment Dimension Core was removed from its place, the Dimension will cease to exist, and you will return to your entry point.]"

Cyrus's expression was gloomy when he heard the part about the growth thing, and he finally understood what it meant by 'Growth Type.'

He gravely questioned, "Can you please elaborate on the strength where I could understand it clearly?

"Lastly, you said the 'current resources available' to the Dimension and part about the annexing the area. What does that mean?

"What kind of resources does this Dimension need to grow? If I can stop the supply of them, then I can easily stop its advance."

"[At Iron Rank, the Dimension Guardian Should be at Tier-10 Mortal Rank. With every rank increase, its strength cap will double. This means, at bronze rank, its strength cap will increase by 20 more tiers. While at Silver rank, its strength cap will increase by 40 more tiers.]

"[As for what kind of resources a dimension is required to grow, every Dimension is different in this aspect, and you have to research it on your own. Same for annexing the area. This is also something you should explore yourself.]

"[The system has already provided the User with enough basic knowledge about a Dimension and growth type Dimension. No further knowledge will be divulged!]"

Cyrus was now completely silent as those soul winds blew past him and made him tremble slightly. His usually tranquil and indifferent eyes were filled with worry at this moment.

But before he could collect himself, the system voice rang once again, and Cyrus instantly cursed when he heard what it said despite his godly mentality.

"[Please forgive the system. There is one last basic thing you should know about a Dimension. There are not just Dimension Guardians in a Dimension, there are minions as well, and they also have a growth cap half of the Dimension Guardian!]"

"Fuck!"