Renault was astonished. The attributes of this equipment were top-tier for a beginner.

Looking at the equipment, Renault felt even more confident. In his previous life, even players with both beginner and upgrade packs, some of whom were elite players trained by their countries, were left far behind by him.

Gazing at the level 1 lynxes, Chen Feng (Renault) smirked slyly. "Let the leveling begin."

These lynxes were level 1 monsters, with HP around 30 to 40. A single hit would kill them instantly, but they were too fast for Renault to land a hit on.

However, this was merely a minor issue for Renault.

He observed the lynxes’ movements, focusing on the most isolated one, studying its movement pattern carefully.

As a hardcore gamer, Renault was highly skilled at observation and analysis. His patience and endurance were also exceptional, as was expected of a veteran player.

Once he had analyzed the lynx’s movement, Chen Feng set up an ambush. As the lynx passed by, its movements suddenly slowed.

Renault swiftly slashed with his sword, instantly killing the lynx.

He gained 10 experience points, reaching level 1. In the game, going from level 0 to 1 was the simplest step.

The lynx had higher speed and agility than Renault. Even with a sneak attack, he shouldn't have been able to kill it so easily, as the lynx could have easily dodged. But strangely, its movements slowed down, allowing Renault to strike with ease.

Before the lynx arrived, Renault had scattered powdered anesthetic from the pill he ground earlier.

The air was filled with anesthetic powder. While it couldn’t fully knock out the lynx, it did slow its movements significantly.

As a seasoned player, Renault knew that he couldn’t afford to fail on his first monster kill; otherwise, it would mean his death. Here, life was finite—there were no respawns after death.

Renault received five attribute points and allocated all of them to speed. Agility wasn’t very useful for him at the moment. Agility affected dodging speed, but his constitution was already low. His strategy was based on ambushing and assassination, so he wouldn’t let the lynx attack him.

What he needed most was speed. Without it, he wouldn’t be able to land any attacks on the lynxes. Since the anesthetic pills were rare and valuable, Renault intended to conserve them.

With 5 extra points in speed, his movement speed was now at 70.

Now, he could successfully land hits on the lynxes during ambushes, without having to waste any more anesthetic pills.

He continued to stalk isolated lynxes and methodically hunted them down.

Although his leveling speed was slow, there were no other players competing for kills here. Considering his “waste-tier” attributes, being able to kill lynxes at all was quite an achievement!

By the end of the day, it was late at night. Renault had killed 10 lynxes and successfully reached level 2.

He allocated all his newly gained attribute points to constitution and opened his status panel to check his updated stats.

**Character:** Renault  

**Level:** 2 (0%)  

**Strength:** 10  

**Constitution:** 6  

**Agility:** 1  

**Speed:** 6  

**Spiritual Power:** 0  

**Element:** Fire  

**Spiritual Cultivation Level:** None  

**HP:** 100 (Equipment +30)  

**MP:** 0  

**Attack Power:** 110 (Novice Sword +10)  

**Mana:** 0  

**Defense:** 100 (Equipment +30)  

**Movement Speed:** 70 (Shoes +10)

In *Demonic God*, killing monsters lower in level than yourself yielded no experience points.

Now that Renault had reached level 2, killing lynxes no longer granted any experience points. He realized that this world followed the same rules as the game.

Renault understood that this was not a game world but a real spiritual cultivation world. However, why did he still have game-like attributes and mechanics, like inventory, storage, and packs?

Could it be that when he transmigrated, the *Demonic God* system had crossed over with him, merging into his body?

In this world, monster levels were determined by their inherent strength.

Renault figured the monsters here were truly alive.

While this was just his guess, he was quite sure he was right.

Leaving the lynx territory, Renault began searching for level 2 monsters.

With his level up, his speed, defense, and HP had all increased. As long as he continued ambushing and stayed cautious, there shouldn’t be any major problems with killing level 2 monsters.

He had to remain careful, though. His starting stats were too poor, and he needed to rely on attribute points to gradually make up for his weaknesses.

Once he reached level 5, he could take a Zhuguo (Red Fruit). In the game, characters could consume one Zhuguo every five levels, though the effect of each Zhuguo was random.

Renault knew that once he reached level 5, he would receive a Zhuguo from his upgrade pack.

In the next few days, Renault spent all his time in the forests of Tianji Mountain, killing monsters day and night. His eyes were bloodshot from fatigue—this wasn’t a game, and he was physically exhausted.

Fortunately, after a few days, he had finally reached level 5. However, his anesthetic and blood pills were all used up, and his equipment and novice sword had worn out, leaving him with useless junk.

Still, with his level up, his stats had improved significantly.

**Character:** Renault  

**Level:** 5 (0%)  

**Strength:** 10  

**Constitution:** 11  

**Agility:** 6  

**Speed:** 11  

**Spiritual Power:** 0  

**Element:** Fire  

**Spiritual Cultivation Level:** None  

**HP:** 110  

**MP:** 0  

**Attack Power:** 100  

**Mana:** 0  

**Defense:** 100  

**Movement Speed:** 110

With his beginner equipment worn out, none of his attributes had any additional bonuses. Although his stats had improved compared to the start, they were still too weak for a level 5 character. Without any gear, it was impossible to kill level 5 monsters.

His only hope now lay in the upgrade pack. The novice pack could only be opened once, and Renault had already used it, so it was long gone.

Opening the upgrade pack, Renault received 100 Qi and blood pills, one Zhuguo, 100 Qi elixirs, and 100 anesthetic pills.

Although there was no equipment in the upgrade pack, the items he received made Renault grin from ear to ear. With these pills as aids, his cultivation would proceed much more smoothly.

Looking at the Zhuguo in his hand, he suddenly hesitated to use it.