Damn, I Awakened With A Horror System!

"Keke~ Unfortunately, I still need to take out that item...'

Knowing that the time was dire, the Devil's Spawn hurriedly took out an item within his inventory, causing his surroundings to darken as if night blanketed the place- making the intense blizzard inexplicably calm down as the face of the Devil's Spawn abruptly become twisted...

Seemingly resisting the discomfort and pain within his being as he forcefully unfolds a wry smile on his face, making the woman in the distance to instinctively retreat.

In the distance, upon seeing the strange phenomena happening in his environment, the Ice King subconsciously increased his grip on his staff- eyes wide open as he stared at the dark skull, emitting a weak soul fire on its empty eyes sockets, beholding the intense baleful aura it was releasing as the snowflakes it grazed mysteriously vanished...

Making his expression grave as his premonition began to send a signal to his being- an unprecedented danger that exceeded the thing he encountered in the past!

"What is that!?"

"Keke~ First time seeing this? It's a unique item that was hard to come by, An item that usually exceeded its grade as it carried mysterious effects and strength within... To the point that it even affects its wielder negatively...

"Behold the Cursed Item crafted by the Devils!"

Beholding the puzzled expression of the Ice King, the Devil Spawn revealed a weak smile on its face. His red skin began to darken due to the baleful aura that drilled toward his pores (one of the negative effects of the cursed item), making him sustain corruption that originated from the abyss- gritting his teeth as he hurriedly cast his scan toward the item...

Still hadn't gained preliminary knowledge regarding it since the Devil told him that prying toward its secret could damage one's mind!

(As expected of a Cursed Item, even knowing its effects might bring misfortune to one's being.)

...

Ding! Your journey continues at empire

[ Skull of Abyss (Rare +1) (Cursed Item) - An item that was forged within the depths of the abyss. Created using the soul and hatred of the deceased, the flame within the depths of the abyss, and the skull of a Demon General... Causing it to carry unprecedented prowess and curse within its being...

Effects 1: Release an intense baleful aura that could affect anyone within its area of effect (could even affect the user of the item), making their ability to decrease by amount!

Effects 2: Increase one Magic Power, Soul Power, and Strength by 50!

Effect 3: Able to use the "Hatred of the Cursed Soul" (2x a day).

Note: A cursed Item that negatively affects being around it unconditionally...]

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Feeling that the baleful aura began to affect his physique, the Devil Spawn hurriedly pointed his palm toward the Ice King, mumbling within his consciousness as the flame within the skull's empty socket deepened- causing its area of effect to increase in size as an eerie laugh, seemingly originated from the deepest parts of the abyss, echoed toward the consciousness of the Ice King...

Making him pause on his track, floating within the intense blizzard in the distance as his expression abruptly turned twisted...

Ding!

[ Inflicted by the "Hatred of the Curse Soul"...]

This...

In an instant, upon hearing the sound of notification ring within his consciousness, Ice King's skill momentarily halted as the feeling of intense danger gripped his cold soul... Making his thoughts disorderly as the colour of the back of his hand instantly turned dark!

Ding!

-15 health!

Beholding this, unable to determine what kind of skill the Devil Spawn uses since his "Cold Mind" skill was unable to revert his thoughts back to normal... Ice King gritted his teeth, wavering as he stared at the fast approaching figure of the blazing abomination in the short distance- clenching his Ice Staff as it released countless Ice spears within the atmosphere...

Shooting toward the Devil, planning to impale its red physique but only in vain due to his disoriented thought that affected his accuracy.

"Keke~ Why not use your Domain? At least it would increase your abilities by amount..."

Discerning the wavering expression within the eyes of the Ice King, knowing what was happening within its mind, the Devil Spawn advice- releasing a skill, tempting one's mind to believe the words that escape his crimson lips akin to the language of the devil's...

Further deepening the wavering in the Ice King's irises, making the smile of Devil Spawn's face widen...

"Keke~ That's right... activate your incomplete domain so we two would vanish in the face of the town... When that happens, Veronica would be free to join the fun- further destroying the foundation of the town... Hehehe~'

(Note: Incomplete Domain could only contain a single enemy within due to its instability... Without comprehending 100% of a certain rule, the domain capacity is only limited to 1 enemy!)

...

"Sigh, I didn't plan to activate my domain since I'm still unaware of its effect... Since that was the case, I could only hope that time wouldn't divert that too much..."

Sighing deep within, unable to conceal the wavering and regret on his cold face, the Ice King unhurriedly gazed toward the two... Visibly frowning as he instantly activated his domain, the domain that he deemed to be on far with the newly ascended Nascent Soul realm being!

Allowing him to have a strength equal to a Quasi Nascent Soul realm Cultivator- causing the smile within the face of the Devil Spawn to freeze, seemingly unable to comprehend what he just heard as he swiftly beholds his figure, Veronica, and the Ice King vanish within the place... Only leaving the frozen still scene behind...

"Complete Domain, Ice City!'

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Boom!

In the blink of an eye, the vision of the three momentarily darkened as they were forcefully dragged towards the unknown void... Instantly causing them to perceive the intense coldness that drilled toward their bones and soul... Making their physique languid as if the unprecedented coldness was tempting them to sleep.

Opening his eyes, the sight of the city, buried in thick white snow instantly greeted the Devil's Spawn senses... Followed by the gloomy atmosphere above, as snowflakes, as big as one's hand began to slowly fall from the firmament above.

This!?

Shifting his gaze toward his side, the face of the Devil's Spawn instantly crumbles, beholding the figure of the fear stricken woman beside him (Veronica), trembling in unprecedented coldness and dread... Unable to maintain his composure as his thoughts began to be filled with horror.

"Impossible... Incomplete Domain couldn't accommodate more than 2 beings (the user of the domain and the enemy) or else, it would become extremely unstable- leading to the injuries of the owner of the domain!"

"This... Don't tell me, you already comprehended 100% of a certain rule!"

As if lightning struck above his head, the Devil Spawn couldn't help but show a shocked expression on his face, unable to believe that the Ice King managed to comprehend 1 complete rule- it's already certain that he would achieve a Nascent Soul realm if he survives the onslaught of the heaven tribulation!

Although he wasn't aware of the prowess a Quasi Nascent Soul realm cultivator hold... The Devil Spawn knew what kind of horror a Complete Domain contained!

Unlike Incomplete Domain that is something he could easily escape by countering it with rules... Complete Domain was simply built differently! It was akin to a small complete world that could exist within the depths of the Soul of Cultivators!

Moreover, its strength and effects were folds stronger than the incomplete domain! Making it impossible to cancel by beings below the Nascent Soul realm!

Furthermore, it contains its own time, space, and land, making it quite different from the reality... A day within a complete Domain might be seconds, hours, days, or weeks in the outside world! Making it a perfect place to grow one's own resources on their own!

As for its other advantage, the Devil Spawn was currently unaware of it due to his lack of knowledge... He might only learn it if he comprehended 100% of his rules!

However, unfortunately, it was still far away from him... Making him helpless just by thinking of it.

...

"Indeed, unfortunately, I still hadn't gained a preliminary knowledge regarding the difference of time within this place and the outside world... Making me hesitant to activate it."

The Ice King slowly spoke, pointing toward their figure as the gloomy atmosphere above began to crazily churn... Making the expression of the two to become grave as thousands of ice shards, emitting sharpness within unfold above their head.

Still not done, Ice King slowly stretched his right hand toward the void, making it tremble as swirling white light appeared to the senses of the two, making them tense as a 3 meter tall tower... Pure white in colour slowly emerged from its unknown depths... releasing a pale blue aura that seemingly slowed down everyone who entered its area of effect!

"Domain exclusive item: White Tower!'

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