Snow slowly fell across Azure Mountain Sect.
One of the weakest sects in the Azure Cloud Realm.
Within a small wooden courtyard, a young man lazily lay on a chair while chewing roasted meat.
His name was Lin Dao.
Age: 17.
Occupation: Outer Sect Disciple.
Talent: Trash.
At least… that's what everyone believed.
A fat disciple ran toward him.
"LIN DAO! YOU'RE SLEEPING AGAIN?!"
Lin Dao opened one eye.
"What now?"
The fat disciple looked like he might explode.
"The sect competition is today!"
"Oh."
Lin Dao turned around.
"And?"
The fat disciple nearly fainted.
"YOU'LL BE KICKED OUT OF THE SECT!"
Lin Dao yawned.
"Sounds peaceful."
The fat disciple grabbed his shoulders.
"You have no cultivation!"
Lin Dao lazily scratched his head.
"You worry too much."
The fat disciple screamed.
"YOU'RE BODY TEMPERING LEVEL ZERO!"
Lin Dao silently looked at the sky.
Actually…
That wasn't true.
His real cultivation?
Even he didn't know.
Because his system kept doing something ridiculous.
Ability Devoured
Source: Random Outer Sect Disciple
Ability obtained:
Minor Sword Talent
Growth rate increased.
Lin Dao sighed.
"This thing devours abilities automatically…"
He had awakened the system 10 years ago.
Since then…
It had been quietly stealing talents from everyone around him.
Even elders.
Even beasts.
Even artifacts.
The problem?
Lin Dao had no idea how strong he actually was.
He had never fought seriously.
At that moment—
A beautiful girl walked into the courtyard.
The fat disciple froze.
"S-Senior Sister Yue!"
She was known as the number one beauty of Azure Mountain Sect.
Cold.
Elegant.
Terrifyingly talented.
Her cultivation had already reached Spirit Awakening Realm.
She looked directly at Lin Dao.
"You're Lin Dao?"
Lin Dao nodded.
"Probably."
The girl frowned.
"You will fight me in the first round."
The fat disciple collapsed.
"HE'S DEAD."
Lin Dao sighed.
"What a hassle."
The girl stared at him.
"You don't seem nervous."
Lin Dao shrugged.
"I'm just lazy."
She narrowed her eyes.
"Arrogant."
Lin Dao tilted his head.
"Maybe."
But what she didn't know…
Was that Lin Dao's system had just done something terrifying.
Ability Devoured
Source: Inner Sect Elder
Ability obtained:
Half-step Dao Comprehension
New skill unlocked:
Dao Sense
Lin Dao blinked.
"...Huh."
Suddenly—
The entire world looked different.
He could see threads of Dao everywhere.
Wind.
Earth.
Life.
Sword Intent.
Even the girl's cultivation technique.
Everything looked like it could be devoured.
Lin Dao swallowed.
"Oh."
Then he whispered.
"That seems… broken."
The girl drew her sword.
"Prepare yourself."
Lin Dao slowly stood up.
He stretched lazily.
Then he asked something unexpected.
"Do we get food after the competition?"
The fat disciple fainted.
The girl froze.
For the first time in her life—
Someone had ignored her like this.
But she didn't know.
Lin Dao wasn't arrogant.
He simply lacked common sense.
Because his system had already devoured so many abilities that his perception of reality was slowly breaking.
And far beyond this world—
Something ancient suddenly opened its eyes.
The Primordial Devourer.
It whispered across the cosmos.
"Found you."