He just broke up with his girlfriend and is already living with the devilish rich girl.

Bai Ziheng sat cross-legged in his room, following the method given by Luo Yao, and began to try to refine the alien power that had been "devoured" from his body.

Luo Yao's explanation still rings in my ears.

"The 'devouring' power I gave you does not inherently possess the ability to transform those powers into your own."

"It's like someone who's starving and stuffing anything into their mouth."

"The power of devouring only gives you a big stomach, allowing you to temporarily store that energy without being bloated to death on the spot."

"But it does not have digestive function."

"Your strength will surge for a short time after you overeat because you eat too fast and too hastily, and food spills out of your mouth."

"The overflowing power temporarily strengthened your body."

"But that kind of power is extremely uncontrollable, and it's easy to lose yourself in it."

"If you're not careful, you'll turn into a berserk beast that only knows destruction and slaughter."

Currently, Bai Ziheng's normal strength level has been determined by the instrument to be Rank B.

However, his "stomach" contained the full power of at least ten A-rank berserk beasts.

It was a volcano that could erupt at any moment.

What he needs to do now is to build a pressure relief valve to guide the raging lava out little by little.

Ultimately, it becomes the solid rock that forms the basis of its body.

"Yes, that's right, you need to export it. Of course, if you don't want to export it yourself, I can do it for you."

Luo Yao suddenly whispered something in his ear in a very sweet voice.

Bai Ziheng's originally serious gaze instantly turned into a dead fish-like expression.

"Could you please stop making these dirty jokes every time I'm about to have an epiphany?"

"Hmm? I was just saying I'd help you channel your power... Hehe, what are you thinking? We're not that close yet..."

"Boss, the door's over there, could you please go out first?"

"Hmm, are you sure you don't need me to help you with the translation?"

"...No need, please, just get out of here."

"Oh my...it's reacting...so cute..."

"go out!!"

After driving Luo Yao away, he sat down again, closed his eyes, and sank his consciousness deep into his body.

What lay before me was no longer a cramped room, but a chaotic, pitch-black ocean.

This is his enormous stomach, a space of consciousness composed of pure energy.

Ten orbs emitting an ominous red glow floated on the sea surface.

Inside each sphere of light, lightning flashed and thunder roared, and one could faintly hear countless painful screams and howls.

These are the cores of the alien beast power that he devoured but has not yet "digested".

Bai Ziheng's consciousness took on human form, standing on this raging ocean.

He knew he couldn't touch all the orbs of light at once, as that would be tantamount to deliberately detonating a volcano.

He has to guide them one by one... I mean... guide them...

Damn it, it's all that succubus's fault! She's driven me crazy!

He took a deep breath and reached out his hand towards the nearest sphere of light.

That was a power core belonging to the "Hyena Demon," a berserk A-rank hyena.

The alien he killed in the port area before.

The instant his fingertips touched the sphere of light, a powerful suction force pulled his entire consciousness inside.

Immediately afterwards, a cold voice rang in his mind.

[Trial Begins: The Hyena's Last Wish]

It was born in the port, and it perished in the port.

[From the day it was born, it was enslaved and abused. It thought that it could gain freedom when it became strong, but it was forcibly infused with beastly energy and ultimately fell at your hands.]

[Trial Objective: Within the port area, withstand all attacks from it without retaliating or retreating, and stand until the very last moment.]

[Time limit: Until its obsession dissipates.]

Bai Ziheng was taken aback.

"This...it's like a system, was this also designed by Luo Yao?"

The moment the words left his mouth, the scene before him suddenly changed.

It was no longer a dark ocean, but an abandoned port filled with the smell of the sea and rust.

The towering cranes stand like silent steel giants, and the rusty containers are piled up like mountains, forming steel mazes.

"Heh...heh..."

A heavy breathing sound came from the shadows of the container.

A huge hyena with sticky drool hanging from its mouth slowly walked out.

Its eyes were bloodshot, but deep within this madness lay a trace of resentment.

Now, it sees Bai Ziheng as an opponent who can bear all its power.

Bai Ziheng stood firmly on the ground.

Do not fight back, do not back down.

What he had to do was become a rock nailed to this spot, bearing the most violent impact of this beast.

"roar!"

The hyena roared, its hind legs slamming into the ground, its massive body transforming into a black lightning bolt as it charged toward Bai Ziheng.

"Bang!"

A heavy impact rang out.

Bai Ziheng felt as if he had been hit head-on by a speeding truck.

A sharp pain shot through my chest, as if my internal organs had shifted out of place.

But he did not back down.

His feet were firmly planted on the ground, and he took the brunt of the blow with his body.

The hyena seemed to have not expected its "prey" to be so resilient.

It took a few steps back, shook its head, and the madness in its eyes intensified.

Then came an even fiercer attack.

Biting, charging, clawing...

The hyena poured all its power into Bai Ziheng.

Bai Ziheng's consciousness was covered with torn "wounds".

Intense pain surged like waves, constantly assaulting his will.

But he never fought back, nor did he retreat.

He just stood there, enduring it.

He could sense the emotions contained in each of the hyena's attacks.

Anger, resentment, and a furious roar against the injustice of being twisted by drugs and manipulated by fate.

It yearns for a battle, a battle that will consume its life force.

It craves an opponent, an opponent who can face it squarely and fight it with all its might.

In its final moments, it no longer wished to be a manufactured weapon.

Rather, it is itself.

[Fight back!! Human!!]

A hoarse, frantic voice exploded in Bai Ziheng's mind.

Kill me!!!

You are my final opponent!! And my final witness!!!

The cold voice rang out again.

[Trial Objective Changed: The Hyena's Ultimate Wish]

Respond to its challenge with the strongest possible force.

Defeat it, kill it, and grant it the ultimate glory as a warrior.

Bai Ziheng slowly raised his head and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.

He looked at the hyena that was exhausted but still struggling to stand up, and at its eyes that pleaded amidst its madness.

He nodded.

"As you wish."

"I acknowledge your awareness."

"So, in response to your will—"

Bai Ziheng's body began to undergo drastic changes.

His body grew wildly taller, his muscles bulging.

Snow-white wolf fur instantly covered his entire body, his fangs were exposed, and his eyes turned into vertical pupils burning with golden flames.

"I will do it in my strongest form..."

Bai Ziheng slowly raised his arm, which had transformed into a ferocious claw, with golden flames burning fiercely on its claw blades.

"...May you rest in peace."

"roar--!!!"

The hyena let out a roar of joy and relief, dragging its exhausted body as it used up the last of its life.

They launched a final charge towards the giant wolf.

Bai Ziheng's figure disappeared from the spot.

The next instant, he appeared behind the hyena.

Time seemed to stand still at that moment.

The hyena remained suspended in mid-air, maintaining its forward-charging posture.

Bai Ziheng slowly withdrew the sharp claws that had pierced its body.

The hyena's enormous body transformed into countless golden specks of light flying everywhere from head to tail.

If I weren't an outcast... would I... live a freer life...?

"I'm sorry... I don't know."

【Thank you......】

The crimson sky that belonged to the Hyena Demon was completely purified by the golden light at this moment.

All the points of light, like weary birds returning to their nests, poured into Bai Ziheng's body.

[Trial Completed]

[Purification conditions met; absorption of Hyena power begins]

[Evolutionary body part determination: Right arm.]

[Gained new ability: Armor-piercing claws.]

A surge of energy, several times stronger than before, rushed through his body and eventually flowed into his right arm.

His right arm bones were remodeled and muscle fibers were strengthened.

Bai Ziheng's consciousness left this space and returned to the dark ocean.

The red orb that represented the Hyena has completely disappeared.

He looked down at his right hand, which had returned to normal.

I can almost feel the weight of that last "thank you".