As soon as the main character froze after seeing the scene before him, disbelief filled his eyes for a moment.
The entire virtual world, which had appeared calm and vast until now, suddenly seemed to be shrinking inward.
Several parts of the ground seemed to be disappearing, and the vibration in the air kept increasing, as if some invisible force was slowly breaking this world apart.
His heart was beating rapidly, because he could clearly see that this place was no longer the same—every passing second was swallowing it.
The author clarifies that this virtual world was built like a circular structure, and gradually its outer layers were vanishing.
Just like an old world collapses when it reaches the end of its lifespan, this one too was shrinking inward.
Every disciple could feel this pull, so they were all moving toward the center of the safe zone at the same pace.
No one dared to look back, as if turning around would mean certain death.
The main character was also moving forward with them under the same pull, but his vigilance was far sharper than the others.
He was carefully observing each cracking segment, each fading piece, and every trembling region of the world.
It didn't take him long to understand that this was a rule set by the system.
The core principle of Level First was—
"Only 100 disciples can enter Level Two."
That was why the virtual world had been given a time limit of three days.
By the time the countdown ended, the world would become so small that every disciple would be forced to encounter someone.
This place was no longer just a field to travel through—it was turning into a battlefield.
No one could run away here—everyone had to prove their worth.
Meanwhile, the scene shifted to the demon cat that had thrown the entire level into chaos.
This wasn't an ordinary cat—it was the airdrop of this virtual world.
Just like an airdrop falls in PUBG or Free Fire and every player sprints toward it, this demon cat carried unbelievable resources—three rare spiritual fruits.
These fruits were so valuable that they could directly push any disciple's cultivation up by one whole level.
But this drop had a twist—and that twist made it different from every other drop.
The demon cat had awakened its own consciousness.
It was no longer just a moving treasure—it had become a living, thinking creature that wanted to absorb the fruits itself to raise its cultivation and become a true demon beast.
Four teams were constantly chasing this cat.
They wanted to capture it no matter what, because the cultivation boost from the three rare fruits could send them straight to Level Two.
But the cat's movement was so fast that it would dash out in a new direction every time.
It was just as cautious of the players as they were of it.
Meanwhile, the main character was walking alone on his path.
A long road stretched ahead of him, with broken stones, scattered soil, and missing sections making it difficult to walk.
He found many dead beast bodies along the way, with faint traces of blood around them.
But every beast had already been killed by disciples, so none of the bodies were in a wounded or half-dead state.
Because of this, he couldn't exchange any of them—something that disappointed him a little.
He continued moving forward—his steps silent, but his mind in constant turbulence.
On the other side, the four teams chasing the demon cat had already reached the outer perimeter of the safe zone.
Running across the fractured terrain, they were still trying their best to catch the cat.
They knew that if they lost it now, they wouldn't gain anything in this level.
The scene shifted to Mr. Su's loot box.
When the demon cat had killed Mr. Su, his body had turned into a loot box.
Inside it were all the cultivation resources Mr. Su had gathered so far—herbs, minerals, beast cores, and small spiritual stones.
But none of the disciples had paid attention to this.
Whenever one disciple killed another, their body also turned into a loot box containing their collected resources.
But most disciples had never taken this rule seriously.
Now, they were realizing the importance of it—but it was already too late.
Meanwhile, an update from the lobby appeared—only 178 disciples remained in Level First.
Initially, around 200 disciples had entered, but their numbers were dropping rapidly.
All four members of the main character's team were still alive and were progressing toward the safe zone in their own ways.
Similarly, all four members of Lin Hao's team were also safe so far.
Now, the system gave the main character new information—
"You must clear Level First at any cost.
Doing so will grant you a major cultivation boost."
The main character was shocked.
He already had one big task—to collect the three rare fruits.
And now the system had added another—clear Level First.
He hadn't even completed the first task, and the second was already added to his shoulders.
Along with this, he also learned that the Ephian God Fragments scattered throughout the virtual world could be collected to upgrade his system.
If he managed to gather these fragments, his system would advance to the next stage—granting him stronger skills and multiple advantages.
After learning the system's footwork and step techniques, his confirmed cultivation was still at Body Refining Second Level,
but temporarily he could raise his capability to Body Refining Fourth to Fifth Level.
His physical strength had increased so much that he could easily overpower even a Fifth Level disciple.
As he continued walking, he was thinking—
He had to get those three rare fruits from the demon cat.
He had to snatch rare items and cultivation herbs from disciples.
He had to find fragments to upgrade his system.
And most importantly—
When he returned to the real ULLU WORLD,
he had to defeat his brother Kamnan.
The body he was reborn into,
the injustice he faced,
the pain he endured—
Avenging all of it had become his greatest goal.
But for now,
this was only a virtual world.
Chapter 12 end.
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