Demonize

[Life Simulation has been activated.]

[Year 1: You were dug out of the secret realm by Baron Grant, but because of your ugly appearance, you were of little use. You were thrown in the smithery shop's warehouse for a year, and no one asked about you.]

[Year 2: One day, Baron Grant said he wanted to put you in the furnace for reforging. You panicked and suddenly advanced.]

[Arthur, a magic apprentice whose family was exterminated by an influential person, chose you because he was short of money. He drew a blood-drawing formation on your body and took you for revenge.]

[With your help, Arthur quickly achieved energy level two.]

[Year 3: You killed everything while in Arthur's hands and absorbed blood to live. As you grew rapidly, you successfully advanced to an intermediate magic tool!]

[Year 4: Arthur, whose strength had reached energy level three, used you to wipe out the entire Spencer family. After that, his name shook the nearby territory of the Canglan Empire.]

[Year 5: Arthur successfully advanced and became an energy level four transcendent. He added all kinds of ores to you and upgraded you into a flawless intermediate magic tool. Thanks to this, you gained a new ability– [Demonize].]

[Year 6: As you killed more and more people, you continuously used the blood-drawing ability. The demonic nature in your body gradually deepened. Arthur inherited your demonic nature as the wielder, causing his personality to change. He offended many people.]

[Year 7: Enemies came to Arthur's door. Arthur relied on his strength and your power to defeat them.]

[Year 8: Arthur offended a much stronger enemy after endless slaughter. You helped fight along with Arthur. You managed to escape by luck, but Arthur was seriously injured.]

[Year 9: Arthur's injuries were severe. He decided to look for the Great Mage Joisse. To cure his injuries, he must get a potion made by the famous doctor himself.]

[Year 10: Arthur failed to find the Great Mage Joisse and died from serious injuries within time. Alone beside your dead owner, you were picked up by Arthur's enemy.]

[This enemy immediately took you away to explore the secret realm. The both of you obtained some precious treasures amidst your adventure. However, Arthur's enemy himself died in battle at the center of the secret realm. Running out of power, you also collapsed on the spot.]

[Life Simulation completed. Current score: Grade C. You will inherit part of the abilities from the Life Simulation, and you will receive a talent!]

[The grades are SS, S, A, B, C, D.]

[Inheritance 1: A precious item from the Life Simulation.]

[Inheritance 2: The grade and rank you achieved from the Life Simulation.]

[Inheritance 3: A memory fragment from the Life Simulation.]

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining part of the ability from the Life Simulation."

"With [Demonize], when the user's strength and divine sense is insufficient to suppress your demonic nature, you can use [Demonize] on the user to enhance their power and combat skill."

Just like the first simulation, before Lu Yu could make a choice...

A new skill had already appeared before him.

Lu Yu looked at this new skill and was slightly happy. This ability could help him directly control Arthur at critical moments and increase Arthur's strength. This way, the both of them still had a way to protect themselves in case things went south. Overall, it seemed like a helpful ability.

After obtaining the new ability, Lu Yu focused on the options in front of him. As he'd survived a longer time in this Life Simulation, he'd improved in the three aspects.

Recalling the secret realm exploration in this Life Simulation, Lu Yu's gaze was attracted to the first option, 'A precious item from the Life Simulation.'

"I've chosen the first option." After thinking for a while, Lu Yu decided to inherit the item. Although he wouldn't need it for now, it'd been described that Arthur's enemies would try to get the item even if they had to risk death. Based on that description, the item must be extremely precious.

If he gave these sorts of items to his future owners, it would help them increase their strength by leaps and miles!

The stronger the wielder, the faster their strength would increase. Perhaps their strengthening speed would be much faster than the two simulations.

"Ding! The item has been placed in the host's inventory."

After finishing the Life Simulation, it was already late at night. Arthur's sleep didn't last long.

With revenge in his mind, he'd strive to cultivate more after ensuring he had enough sleep. After years of hard work, he'd already reached the peak of energy level one. As long as he persevered, it was very likely that it wouldn't be long before he could enter energy level two.

In such a focused state, Arthur didn't notice anything behind him.

A pair of blood-red eyes appeared in the dilapidated church, like a demon in the night. Behind those eyes was a pair of black, featherless wings!

This was a blood-sucking bat!

With a large build, it held a terrifying face accompanied by blood-red eyes. Back on earth, these creatures were called vampires, terrifying devils, and so on.

It opened its mouth and aimed toward Arthur's neck with its sharp, blood-stained teeth!

This monster had reached energy level two. Arthur would die if he were bitten!

Lu Yu, who was leaning against Arthur, began shaking and roaring to give a sharp warning.

Arthur, who was in the middle of training, jolted awake. When he opened his eyes, he saw the hideous creature aiming for his neck.

In a hurry, he quickly dodged. 

Arthur was completely taken aback. At the same time, he patted his chest with lingering fear.

He looked at Lu Yu and sighed. If it weren't for the sword's warning, he would've been sucked dry by now. 

A vampire bat's fangs would only take less than half a second to pierce through a person's neck. Once the fangs penetrated the skin, the potent neurotoxin would make the person instantly lose the ability to move. 

In the midst of all this, Arthur had some doubts in his heart. The iron sword he bought didn't look like a damaged intermediate magic tool. Instead, it seemed to have astonishing power. Additionally, it wasn't weaker than holy weapons recorded in the ancient books.

However, he couldn't ponder for long as he was still in a critical situation. For now, dealing with the vampire bat in front of him was the top priority!

Arthur had nullified the vampire bat's sneak attack, and it was furious. Its eyes were fixed on Arthur.

Swoosh!

The vampire bat spread its wings and charged at Arthur with terrifying speed!

Boom!

Lu Yu and the vampire bat's hard teeth collided, causing sparks to fly. Arthur didn't have time to dodge.

As expected of an energy level two creature; the speed of the vampire bat was much faster than he imagined.

Arthur's body moved like lightning. He picked up Lu Yu and engaged in a fierce battle with the vampire bat! However, the more he fought, the more cold sweat appeared on his forehead. He felt an unbearable amount of pressure.

This energy level two vampire bat was much stronger than him, who was at the peak of energy level one!

After each blow, the force made him suffer unspeakably. His body started to tremble as he gradually lost all his strength.

If this continued, he might lose and die here!

Arthur's eyes darted around rapidly, thinking about how he could defeat this creature. Suddenly, he had an idea.

He thought of the iron sword warning him and its extraordinary performance when he engraved the blood-drawing formation. He immediately raised the sword in his hand and shouted, "Divine artifact, please save me!"

At this moment, Lu Yu shook his head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. He was wondering what Arthur had planned, and this was the result.

However, he and Arthur were bound together, so Lu Yu had no other choice. Without Arthur, he might be abandoned in some corner and eventually become a pile of scrap iron.

Immediately, the sword glowed with blood-red light. Lu Yu muttered, "[Demonize]!"

Instantly, Arthur felt his entire body being filled with demonic power. His eyes turned red, and he looked like a mad demon. Moreover, all his other attributes received a terrifying boost!

After being demonized, his strength exceeded energy level two. Now, he was much stronger than the vampire bat in front of him!

Lu Yu temporarily controlled his spiritual intelligence.

Boom!

Arthur released a powerful slash from the sword. The blow exploded in the desolate church!

The attack was near-impossible to block. The vampire bat was cut into two when hit by the slash.

Afterward, the two halves of the bat fell to the ground in a disheveled manner. Lu Yu activated his skill and began to absorb the vampire bat's blood. Soon enough, its body turned into a dried corpse.

[Killed a vampire bat, points +30]

Afterward, a line of notifications appeared.

At this moment, Lu Yu felt a little stronger than before. After recollecting some of his strength, Arthur looked at the vampire bat's corpse. He couldn't get rid of the shock on his face for a long time!

Arthur wiped the sweat from his forehead and steadied his trembling body. He looked at Lu Yu in disbelief. The damaged sword he had bought had such a powerful force!

The sword could directly control Arthur and kill demons. What kind of weapon could do such a thing?

Arthur was extremely excited.

Holy weapon?

No!

Even holy weapons can't do this! This was likely a legendary weapon rarely found on the continent!

For some reason, it had suffered significant damage and fell into the human world. To pick up such an artifact, Arthur must've had tremendous luck!

After all, it was very likely that a god had used this weapon!