Damn, I Awakened With A Horror System!

Ding!

[ Exquisite Black Cauldron (Rare) - An item that could withstand high-intensity fire, it could also help to further cleanse the impurities within spiritual herbs and fruits on the potions!

Effect 1: Could withstand up to 1,000 degrees Celsius!

Effect 2: Decrease the difficulty and chaos that happen when you mix various materials!

Effect 3: Considerably increase the purity of potions made by this cauldron!

Note: An item that was further upgraded by Tempering Stone! ]

Slowly opening his eyes, the sight of a metallic cauldron immediately appeared in his vision. Its intricate design, which often flickered with a sharp metallic gleam, made Leo sigh in satisfaction.

Furthermore, he could faintly discern some image within the surface of the cauldron, depicting a blazing flame that was roaring toward the sky, burning everything into nothingness.

Just staring at it, Leo could sense an intense heat coursing through his skin, making his coldness somewhat dissipate toward the atmosphere.

Behind him, the gray wisp, upon seeing the cauldron, immediately distances itself from it, creating a weak and shivering sound that showcases its fear toward the item.

"Based on its description alone, the cauldron's overall capability has at least increased by 300%, allowing me to create potions more comfortably."

Slightly caressing the surface of the cauldron, feeling the heat it was sending to his cold physique, Leo couldn't help but unfold a gentle smile on his face.

Hiding it within his inventory afterwards as he again stared toward the ceiling in emptiness. Again falling into the depths of loneliness, wandering toward the vastness of mind as he patiently waited for the fated person to enter his shop.

"Comprehending skills into a deeper level, making their capability more compact and dangerous, allowing one to use them beyond their rarity."

***

As Leo was pondering to himself, thinking about the mistakes he had made in the past, wanting to avoid them if possible.

In the west-center of the town, in a garden behind a lofty, three-story-tall building. The familiar teenager could be seen sitting on the soft ground, heaving a light mist through his mouth and nostrils as he stared at the carved wooden bottle in his palm.

"A potion that contains traces of luck—at least my luck premonition tells me that it was beneficial to my body.

"Furthermore, I also managed to cleanse my physique with the help of that strange man."

The child weakly mumbled under his breath, hesitating slightly before eventually opening the bottle's cap.

Gulped!

In an instant, after consuming the liquid within the bottle, the sensation of coldness quickly invaded his physique, coursing through his body before eventually resting within his brain.

Causing the mana hidden within to circulate faster than it had earlier, making the teenager gasp in surprise upon seeing his exp point begin to increase with every breath he took!

If he had this potion when he just started cultivating, then he would probably have reached the middle stage of the foundation realm right now, allowing him to gain strength enough to at least protect his being!

"How amazing. I should have bought at least 5 bottles within the shop earlier.

"Unfortunately, just as I was about to buy another bottle, my luck premonition skill abruptly sent a signal to my mind to halt...

"Making me flee in panic."

Lightly shaking his head and burying the regret in the back of his mind, the teenager hurriedly closed his eyes.

Taking a deep breath as he began to follow the basic cultivation technique for the Mortal realm cultivator inside his head. Making the mana within his mind slowly churn and increase in the process, accumulating through time before breaking through to the next level!

Allowing him to close the distance between him and the early stage of the foundation realm!

...

Ding!

+1,500 horror points!

Bang!

"AHHH! Monster!"

With a loud, booming sound of the closing door, the intense shrieking of a girl could be heard outside Leo's shop before eventually dropping as the girl hurriedly fled the place in fright.

She even ends up using all of her movement skills in order to escape the horrible shop she just visited... Swearing that she would never step foot on this street in her life!

"This..."

Seeing what had just happened, Leo hurriedly removed the thick blood on his face, slapping his cheek afterwards, as he didn't know why he did that.

Earlier, due to intense boredom, Leo decided to take out the materials within his inventory, including the corpse of Quasi Devils and the heads of the unfinished porcelain doll puppet, placing them in the center of the room in order to create them into new puppets.

Wanting to use them for his shop so he could at least roam the town for quite a while without worrying about possible theft, satisfying his curiosity in the process.

However, in the middle of dismantling the flesh of the quasi-devils, who would have thought that his next fated customer would suddenly open the door of the shop without saying anything?

Hence, allowing her to see the floating innards and waste of the quasi-devil within the atmosphere while staring at his handsome figure, who was bathing in rotting thick blood with an extremely pale face.

Although Leo tried to explain his side to the girl, the girl didn't give him enough time as she suddenly closed the door... Then fleeing afterwards while shrieking in a loud voice.

Hopefully, with how dilapidated the place was, no one would be able to hear her voice.

"Maybe not. With the elevated senses of humans nowadays, they might hear a faint, incoherent sound if they were 500 meters away from her."

***

"Lady, is this the place?"

"Ye-yes, this is the place where I saw the pale man butchering countless bo-bodies."

Upon hearing the reply of the disheveled woman opposite him, a guard wearing dark-rimmed glasses couldn't help but unfold a dark expression on his face, gesturing toward the 4 guards behind him as they slowly approached the wooden door of the shop.

Gripping their weapons tightly in order to avoid being caught off guard and ready themselves for the inevitable battle.

Knock, Knock!

Knocking on the wooden door stiffly, the guards at the front couldn't help but flinch, feeling the mysterious and intense coldness invading their physique, further deepening their wariness toward the suspected murderer inside the shop.

"Hello, is there any..."

Creakkk~

Soon, as they were about to lose their patience, causing them to hesitate whether to ask for backups or invade the place rashly... The thick door in front of them suddenly created an intense, annoying sound, making them grit their teeth as they hurriedly pointed their weapons toward the slowly gaping door.

...

In an instant, after the door opened to a certain degree, the light of the sun outside hurriedly illuminated the damp room, allowing the group to see a scene that they would never forget in their lifetime.

"This... What kind of madness is this?!"

With a chilling breeze caressing their horrified faces, the guard dumbfoundedly stared at the stitched limbs of countless humanoid beings in the distance, akin to a sea urchin that was quivering in excitement as they held clean clothes with their arms.

Cleaning the crimson stains on the floor and removing the flesh that still sticks to it.

Casually touching the innards of suspected humans before putting them into the mouths of the detached heads of the seemingly kids that scattered around the cold floor.

Making them further horrified as they behold how the detached heads of the kids suddenly laugh innocently before consuming the flesh within their mouths, dyeing their faces with blood afterwards, making their appearance more innocent to the point that it became twisted...n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Bang!

As they were quivering in dread and fright due to the unexpected sight in front, a loud sound of booming suddenly echoed within their consciousness, waking them up in the process as they stared toward their backs in intense fear.

Unknowingly, as they were bathing in pure horror earlier, their bodies unexpectedly and mysteriously entered the building. Making them trapped inside since the door closed on its own!

...

"This couldn't do; we need to get out of here!"

"We-we are all going to die! Huhu~ I shouldn't enter this street..."

"Mama!"

Fear hurriedly consumed their thoughts, stripping them of their thinking capability or at least lowering it to a minimum as they hurriedly tried to open the wooden door, but to no avail.

Even with 6 cultivators using their full strength, the door didn't budge an inch; instead, it even managed to push some of them back!

Catching them off guard as their butts hit the cold yet wet floor, draining the color of their faces further as they could feel the thick crimson blood wetting their clothes.

Not even a second passed by, the sound of clicking echoed toward their ears, making them stiffly turn their heads toward the origin of the sound.

In an instant, upon tilting their heads toward the side, the scene of rolling detached heads laughing innocently while bathing in crimson blood and flesh appeared within their vision.

"Mom, it hurts; I want to be home."

It innocently muttered while unfolding a twisted smile on its face.

***