Eldritch Assassin: Reincarnated With An SSS-Rank Devouring System
Chapter 88: Nullborn (III)

Chapter 88: Nullborn (III)

His Devourer Bloodline stirred, sensing the trial’s death essence, thick and oppressive, like corrupted qi fueling the visions. He siphoned another sliver, risking overload to clear his mind.

[Skill Activated: Devour Essence – Absorbed 7% Death Essence.

HP Restored: 87%.

Temporary Buff: +8% Mental Fortitude]

Kael’s boots scraped cracked stone, Abyssal Fang trembling in his blood-slick grip. The Nullborn Corruption Fragment loomed, its obsidian form pulsing, crimson-veined ichor leaking from its dimming eye. Its claws rose, jagged and gleaming, aiming for Kael’s heart.

The chamber quaked, violet runes flaring, Null Qi flooding the air like a shattered dantian, searing his lungs with every ragged breath.

[Status: HP 25%.

Bleeding Debuff: Lethal.

Stamina: 0%.

Devourer Corruption: 0.45%]

Kael’s Night Predator trait flared, senses cutting through the haze, locking onto the Nullborn’s eye—flickering, vulnerable, but still alive. His Devourer Bloodline roared, hunger clawing at his core, drawn to the creature’s Null Qi like a beast to carrion. The trial’s dao of annihilation pressed, a cultivator’s crucible demanding he embrace death’s truth or shatter.

The Nullborn lunged, claws slashing in a frenzied blur. Kael’s Predator’s Instincts screamed, tracking the erratic arcs. He dove left, stone shards biting his knees, the claws gouging the ground, violet sparks exploding.

Pain seared his side, cracked ribs grinding, Bloodthread Mantle hanging in tatters. He rolled, Abyssal Endurance dulling the agony, but his vision swam, blood dripping from his chin.

[Status: HP 22%.

Bleeding Debuff: Lethal.

Stamina: 0%]

Kael staggered up, Abyssal Fang shaking, its blade humming with stolen Null Qi. The Nullborn’s tendrils lashed, whip-like, one grazing his arm, burning like acid.

He roared, slashing it apart, ichor spraying, sizzling on the stone. His Adaptive Regeneration struggled, wounds sealing slowly, each movement tearing them open anew.

[System Warning: Nullborn Regeneration – Null Qi Absorption at 35%.

Core Stability: 20%.

Devourer Corruption Risk: 30%]

The creature’s eye pulsed, reality rippling. Kael’s mind reeled—falling through a void, Mira’s bloodied face screaming, "You let me die!"

His Devourer Bloodline surged, suppressing the illusion, but guilt lingered, a heart demon gnawing his resolve. He bit his lip, blood grounding him, snapping the vision.

[System Alert: Mental Disruption – Confusion Chance 50%.

Devourer Bloodline Suppression: 50% Effective]

Kael charged, Eclipse Step flickering, shadows fading mid-move from zero stamina. He reappeared off-balance, Abyssal Fang slashing the Nullborn’s chest, grazing the eye.

Ichor erupted, the creature screeching, its void-shriek making Kael’s ears bleed. He ducked a claw, Adaptive Combat weaving Sera’s feint, blade striking again, light flaring.

[Critical Hit! Enemy HP: 82%.

Core Stability: 15%]

The Nullborn staggered, tendrils coiling tighter, feeding on the chamber’s qi. Kael’s Devour Essence stirred, desperate, siphoning a sliver of Null Qi, risking mutation to keep fighting.

[Skill Activated: Devour Essence – Absorbed 6% Null Qi.

HP Restored: 24%.

Temporary Buff: +15% Dexterity.

Devourer Corruption: 0.50%]

The boost sharpened his reflexes, Abyssal Fang humming, burning his palm. Kael slashed, carving the Nullborn’s arm, ichor spraying, but the limb detached, skittering like a spider, claws slashing his calf. He stomped it, smoke rising, Predator’s Instincts tracking the creature’s eye, pulsing erratically.

[Critical Hit! Enemy HP: 78%.

Core Stability: 10%]

The chamber’s runes erupted, Null Qi surging, the ground splitting wider. Kael’s Abyssal Endurance faltered, HP ticking down, Eldritch Reversal stirring, HP now below 25%. The Nullborn’s tendrils burst, lashing like a storm, one piercing Kael’s thigh, pinning him to the stone.

[Status: HP 20%.

Impaled Debuff: Lethal.

Stamina: 0%]

Kael screamed, pain blinding, vision tunneling. His Eldritch Reversal triggered, primal energy surging, wounds sealing partially, strength spiking.

[Skill Activated: Eldritch Reversal – HP Below 20%.

Buff: +40% Strength, +30% Dexterity, +20% Mental Fortitude.

Duration: 15 Seconds]

Kael roared, ripping the tendril free, blood gushing. He lunged, Abyssal Fang slashing the Nullborn’s eye, ichor exploding, the creature’s screech deafening. Its claws swung wildly, Kael dodging, Eclipse Step flickering despite no stamina, shadows fueled by Eldritch Reversal. He struck again, blade carving deep, light pouring from the eye.

[Critical Hit! Enemy HP: 75%.

Core Stability: 5%]

[System Note: Weapon Assimilation – Corrupt Qi Essence +3%.

Temporary Buff: +15% Attack Speed.

Devourer Corruption: 0.55%]

The Nullborn’s form wavered, tendrils fraying, but it roared, reality warping again. Kael saw himself—dying in his past life, alone, broken, the moment before reincarnation. "You’re worthless," his voice hissed.

His Devourer Bloodline suppressed the illusion, but doubt clawed, like a cultivator’s meridian cracking under despair.

[System Warning: Willpower Check – Resist Despair.

Mental Fatigue +40%.

Devourer Corruption: 0.60%]

Kael’s grin flickered, blood-streaked. "I’m still here!" he spat, Abyssal Fang trembling. He charged, Eldritch Reversal fueling his speed, blade slashing the eye, ichor spraying. The Nullborn staggered, claws lashing, one grazing Kael’s ribs, cracking more bones.

[Status: HP 18%.

Bleeding Debuff: Lethal.

Stamina: 0%.

Eldritch Reversal: 10 Seconds Remaining]

The chamber quaked, runes pulsing erratically, Null Qi choking the air. Kael’s Essence Pulse was ready. He slammed his palm down, primal energy bursting, shaking the Nullborn’s form, tendrils dissolving.

The creature screeched, eye dimming, but lashed back, a tendril wrapping Kael’s wrist, burning, pulling him toward its core.

[Status: HP 15%.

Burn Debuff: Critical.

Stamina: 0%]

Kael roared, slashing the tendril, Abyssal Fang humming with Null Qi. His Devourer Bloodline clawed, siphoning more, risking mutation for power.

[Skill Activated: Devour Essence – Absorbed 8% Null Qi.

HP Restored: 17%.

Temporary Buff: +20% Strength.

Devourer Corruption: 0.65%]

The boost surged, Abyssal Fang burning his hand, but Kael pressed, blade carving the eye, ichor erupting. The Nullborn’s screech shook the chamber, its form destabilizing, core flickering like a dying star.

[Critical Hit! Enemy HP: 70%.

Core Stability: 2%]

Kael’s Eldritch Reversal ticked down, 5 seconds left. He dodged a claw, Adaptive Combat weaving Dorian’s raw force, blade slashing the eye again, light pouring out. The Nullborn’s tendrils slowed, its movements jerky, but it lunged, claws aiming for Kael’s throat.

[Status: HP 14%.

Bleeding Debuff: Lethal.

Stamina: 0%.

Eldritch Reversal: 2 Seconds Remaining]

Kael Eclipse Stepped, shadows fading, reappearing off-balance. He roared, Abyssal Fang plunging into the eye, ichor exploding, the creature’s screech deafening. The chamber’s runes shattered, Null Qi surging like a broken dao, the ground collapsing under them.

[Critical Hit! Enemy HP: 65%.

Core Stability: 0%]

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