Cyrus looked at the broken door where a 5'11 feet tall skeleton with gray bones had emerged, and it was looking right in Jacob's direction with empty eye sockets.

Anyone would've trembled in pure horror if they were stared by it, but Cyrus merely observed it without any hint of fear. If anything, he looked quite content.

Furthermore, this skeleton wasn't the only one, but there were probably a dozen more behind it.

Without any delay, the skeleton darted toward Jacob, followed by its fellow companions.

Jacob's lips curled up into a cold smile, "They're just mindless undead at the very first stage of their evaluation without any rationality whatsoever. Which means they pose no threat to us. Eve, help me achieve the initial level of Hymn of Awakening. We're going to start live practice!"

"Just be careful!" Eve worriedly warned, but she didn't try to stop him since she knew he needed to kill those skeletons to grow stronger and leave this place.

The longer they will stay here, the more these undead will grow, as well as the danger with them.

Furthermore, Rita was still immense in cultivation, and without her, Cyrus won't be leaving unless he encountered real life-threatening danger.

So, without holding back, Cyrus sidestepped the skeleton at the very front, who was running at him in a straight line, and the next moment, his sword moved as he performed the first move of Hymn of Awakening.

'Swish..'

A sharp whistle blew, leaving a splitting clean line within the murky winds, and just as the sound faded away, the skeleton which was running suddenly split into two halves, and his entire bone structure crumbled while the very next moment, it turned into particles and absorbed in Cyrus's body.

'It's much more resilient than normal people.' He thought while feeling numbness in his hand fading away.

It was the first time experiences some resistance while cutting with Lust Sword. This could only mean the skeleton was not at the level of a mortal.

Just as he thought, the system notification made it even more clear.

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[You have killed 1 Undead (Mortal Tier-7)]

-Reward(s):

-SP: 70

[Spirit Points (SP): 92/10,000]

-LXP: 0

[Lust Experience Point (LXP): 10,000/10,000]

-XP: 7

[Experience Points (XP): 7,946/10,000]

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[Invincible Sword Meter]

-Kill Streak: 7,940

-Power Increase: 0.7,940%

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Cyrus's eyes shimmered in understanding, 'So, I can get more than 1 XP by killing higher power level beings, huh? Then this place is really a hunting ground for me to get stronger at a fast rate.'

With killing intent and ecstasy, he moved toward his next target, which was a 5'2 feet skeleton right behind the one he killed.

He performed the second move in quick succession and sent its skull flying, and this time he didn't stop as he performed the third move on the next skeleton.

The Hymn of Awakening was very peculiar as the moment he performed a move; he would draw closer to his next target like something was guiding him. It was a very strange feeling that couldn't be experienced in just practice.

Furthermore, those skeletons were turning into particles and replenishing his energy at a fast rate which made him completely forget about fatigue and focus solely on killing and performing the moves with precise precision.

Those skeletons kept pouching at him without any hint of fear, and Cyrus kept sending them on their way.

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[You have killed 1 Undead (Mortal Tier-3)]

[You have killed 1 Undead (Mortal Tier-4)]

[You have killed 1 Undead (Mortal Tier-4)]

[You have killed 1 Undead (Mortal Tier-5)]

[You have killed 1 Undead (Mortal Tier-8)]

[You have killed 1 Undead (Mortal Tier-2)]

[You have killed 1 Undead (Mortal Tier-6)]

[You have killed 1 Undead (Mortal Tier-7)]

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Cyrus ignored those notifications and focused on killing. By the time he performed the nine moves and then was half completing the second cycle, there were no more targets left.

He had killed a total of 14 skeletons in a matter of seconds!

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[You have killed 1 Undead (Mortal Tier-4)]

-Reward(s):

-SP: 40

[Spirit Points (SP): 682/10,000]

-LXP: 0

[Lust Experience Point (LXP): 10,000/10,000]

-XP: 4

[Experience Points (XP): 8,005/10,000]

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[Invincible Sword Meter]

-Kill Streak: 7,953

-Power Increase: 0.7,953%

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"Well, that was disappointing." He couldn't help but mumble, looking at the empty space while he was still full of vigor.

"Hehe, it seemed we have overestimated them." Eve giggled while passing a disdainful remark.

Cyrus chuckled, but he wasn't the one who underestimated the undead of the underworld, "They were all under tier-10 and without any intelligence. But it was mostly because of the Hymn of Awakening's strange strike patterns, which somehow linked me to the next opponent. It's like this technique was made for a massacre. I can't imagine combining all those moves into one single strike.."

Eve's voice rang in acknowledgment, "It seemed you missed the melody when you performed each sword strike. It's like you're playing notes on some musical instrument, and the moment you combine those playing notes together, a Hymn will surface."

"Oh, if you put it that way, then it's quite simple to understand. As expected of my little teacher with sword wisdom." Cyrus grinned as he was truly glad Eve had the sword wisdom, and she could easily explain the crux of the technique, which made it even easier to understand it.

"Don't tease me~!" Eve shyly retorted while she was feeling happiness blooming in her soul.

"You deserve it." Chuck shrugged his shoulder.

He then looked at the broken door, and his expression turned serious, "This is the first volley of those skeletons, and I'm pretty sure more will come as time pass. We can't stay in this close space for battle. Just what is taking that girl so long? Don't tell me she's planning to reach the peak of Body Qi Tempering Realm in one fell swoop?" He mumbled under his breath.

"Then just go and wake her!" Eve annoyingly suggested.

"If only that were this easy." Cyrus smiled wryly, "A cultivation state is not something that could be broken whenever you feel like it. This state is when a cultivator is at their weakest and most vulnerable condition.

"If disturbed, Qi deviation is the lightest thing that could occur, while the most dangerous thing is an agonizing death, especially when someone is trying to break through to higher stages.

"That's why it's taboo to disturb someone when they are in a cultivation state, and it's punished by death." His expression was solemn as a distant memory surface.

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"Young Lord, your Father was attacked during his breakthrough and passed away.."

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"Then what are we supposed to do?" Eve's voice snapped Cyrus from his nostalgic state, and a hint of confusion appeared in his eyes, 'This memory? How long it has been since I remember about my mortal life..'

Still, he hid his actual thoughts and replied, "We'll naturally wait until she woke up and protect her. She's irreplaceable right now."

"Hmph, you just want to play with her!" Eve was instantly unhappy and exposed him.

Cyrus's lips curled up, and he didn't mind her words one bit. He shrugged playfully, "Maybe. Let's get back to practice again until I reach the initial level."

"Scoundrel!" Eve yelled in exasperation.

To vent her frustration, she started to guild him even more fiercely without holding back anything while Cyrus merely smiled and let her have her way.

But their training didn't last long when a couple of footsteps rang again after 45 minutes. This time there were even more than before.

Cyrus wiped the sweat from his forehead and grinned murderously, "I was just starting to feel tired. I should replenish my energy again."

Just as his voice trailed off, a 6 feet tall skeleton with a burly frame entered. His speed was far faster than the following mobs behind, and without an ounce of caution, it lunged toward Cyrus.

"What a simpleton." He sneered and didn't move and merely moved his sword back before he performed the first move again.

This time, he was five-time faster, and the skeleton broke apart before it could even touch Cyrus and turned into particles, giving Cyrus a warm feeling as his fatigue started to fade.

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[You have killed 1 Undead (Mortal Tier-9)]

-Reward(s):

-SP: 90

[Spirit Points (SP): 772/10,000]

-LXP: 0

[Lust Experience Point (LXP): 10,000/10,000]

-XP: 9

[Experience Points (XP): 8,014/10,000]

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[Invincible Sword Meter]

-Kill Streak: 7,954

-Power Increase: 0.7,954%

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'I thought this one would be with tier-10 since the last tier-9 was not as strong as this one, but it seemed there is some difference between tier-9 and tier-10. Well, I'll find out once I personally start to hunt them.' He mused.

At this moment, more skeletons started to enter and run straight toward Cyrus like a hungry pack of wolves which only made Cyrus's job easier.

He performed the second strike cutting two skeletons together, and then three more fell with the third strike. He was like a butcher amidst lambs.

Those skeletons didn't even touch him before they were cut apart and turned into his strength. They were doing nothing but making him stronger!