Damn, I Awakened With A Horror System!
Chapter 356 - 356: Tree of Unending Illusion (1).

After controlling the greed within his heart, Leo, calming down his emotions, unhurriedly stepped forward... Toward the path filled with thick grasses that almost covered the sky in front of him, causing his figure, shrouded in a dark robe, to vanish within eventually.

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"This..."

In an instant, after his foot touches the entrance of the mountain, numbers of unusual, complete rules, making everything around him unclear, suddenly assault his being.

Their existence hurriedly sticks to his skin akin to leeches as they try their best to drill toward his body, seemingly wanting to control his physique and mind.

Moreover, other than that, his divine sense, which was activated to its full strength, was also heavily affected, greatly affecting his judgment of reality, as the towering grass in front of him seemed to slowly distort into a venomous snake, slithering and unfolding their fangs toward his location, ready to embed their fangs in any second.

Fortunately, with his mutated eyes that gained the ability to discern basic information, Leo immediately understood the trickery that the rules employed.

"Rules under the Dao of Illusion? Although a single complete rule under it could hardly affect me, their sheer number could cooperate with each other to form an illusion that was almost impossible to discern from reality!

"I really have no idea how could I reach the peak in time.'

Thinking of it, Leo wasn't that dissapointed; even if he couldn't reach the peak of the mountain on time, would there still be countless herbs around him? With their numbers alone, relying on them to earn hundreds of thousands of horror points is still possible.

In addition to his 300,000 horror points on his account, unlocking the next feature wasn't a dream.

"You immediately noticed the peculiarity of this place? Good, good, the chances of you reaching the peak would surely increase by twice!"

Noticing the fog within Leo's irises decrease by a small amount (clearly the effects of the rules around), the soul parasite within could not contain its excitement as it praised Leo with high regard.

"Quick, utilize your teleportation skill to reach the peak as soon as possible! The longer it takes you to reach the top, the lower the reward you will receive."

Seemingly not hearing the other party's words, Leo's sight shifted in the short distance, where the countless thick vines, rustling with the wind and seeming to distort from vines to gigantic snakes from time to time, could be seen.

Although they looked normal within his senses, underneath them, a set of data confirming the existence of spiritual fruits appeared within his mind, making his eyes squint a bit as he unhurriedly approached their location.

Ding!

[ Snake Illusionist Fruit (Grade 3): A Fruit that mainly absorbs the rules under the Dao of illusion as its nutrients. Occasionally, it would employ an illusion around it, causing living beings to enter its territory before killing them slowly, absorbing their essence afterward to hasten the speed of their growth.

Effect upon consumption: Permanently increase illusion affinity by 5 and Soul, Mental, and Qi storage by 25!

Effect 2: Allow one to develop some immunity against low-level illusion.

Effect 3: There's a small chance of gaining an understanding of the Rules of Light Distortion!

Note 1: Upon consuming three of the Snake Illusionist Fruit, further consumption would no longer offer the same effects.

Note 2: Extremely helpful below the Nascent Soul realm! ]

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"A grade-3 spiritual fruit at the entrance of the mountain? Isn't this too extravagant? Moreover, since I just casually picked up a grade-3 spiritual fruit, there may also be plenty of grade-4 and 5 spiritual herbs in this mountain.

"This... I might have hit the jackpot!'

Feeling his body burning in pure anticipation, as if he could no longer wait to turn this mountain upside down and get any herbs he would encounter, Leo, with the help of his vision, immediately hid the 4 box-sized fruits within his inventory while consuming one without much thought.

In an instant, after putting the fruit inside his mouth, the fist-sized fruit abruptly turned into liquid. Its bitter taste with a tinge of iron immediately swarmed through his mind, making him release an uncontrollable moan as the smoke that was tainted with darkness began oozing from his nostrils — floating for a while within the atmosphere before dissipating to the void as if they didn't even appear in the first place.

"Not bad."

Feeling the effects of the fruit subside, Leo unhurriedly opened his eyes, nodding in satisfaction before looking at his stats, which increased by a considerable amount.

Although not much, gaining additional storage would allow him to use his skills more freely, lessening any fear of running low on his energy reserve amid battle.

"Th-this, is this one of your race's abilities?"

Seeing Leo casually pick up spiritual herbs that it didn't even notice earlier, the voice of the soul parasite suddenly lost its weariness, being replaced by shock as its voice echoed within Leo's mind.

"As expected, this independent world isn't yours, right? How could its owner not even differentiate between reality and illusion." After hearing the other party's inquiry, Leo couldn't help but snort. His cold tone immediately questioned the other party as his eyes looked around, ensuring that he wouldn't miss a single herb.

"It's not like I said that I am the owner of this place; I'm just the current caretaker. Hence, the current owner... As for the reason why, I couldn't say it."

"Really?"

"Really!"

"Then doesn't it mean that all of the words you uttered earlier were a lie?"

Remembering what the other party had said earlier, about how the low bloodline beast tinkered with the formation it had left behind, Leo questioned with doubt.

"Well, I indeed laid those formations back then; however, with how much time has passed by, it's not impossible to forget some things or even for changes to occur within this place... Besides that, why am I even answering your questions?!

"Sigh. People nowadays surely no longer respect their seniors; although it's good at certain times, you will not always be lucky to meet a kind senior like me..."

Speaking those words, the soul parasite clicks its imaginary tongue, shaking its head before looking at Leo with its divine senses, wanting to see the other party's reaction.