Breaking Through the First Layer of the Purgatory Soul‑Suppressing Art

Suddenly, a string of jaw-dropping numbers appeared in front of Ryan Ling.

"Slaying the snake spirit, eliminating evil for the people—special reward: 100,000 Merit Points!"

Seeing this, Ryan's heart nearly leapt out of his chest. After all that effort, he'd barely scraped together a bit over 10,000 Merit Points, and now, in one go, he was getting a whopping hundred thousand. It felt like he'd just been smacked in the face with a golden egg.

The Special Item Store was about to reopen, and with this many Merit Points, he could definitely buy all sorts of awesome stuff.

On top of the hundred thousand Merit Points, the System also rewarded him with a longsword. The blade glowed gold, flickering dazzlingly—clearly a premium item. At a glance, it was obviously a magic artifact.

Magic artifacts like this are ridiculously rare in the human world. Even one would make people drool with envy—two, and you'd drive them completely nuts.

Ryan sniffed hard, then immediately grabbed the longsword. Two words were carved right on the blade—Red Dragon.

"Is this the Red Dragon Slash?" Seeing those words, Ryan instantly thought of the ultimate move he used to kill the snake demon—Red Dragon Slash.

The System nodded right away: "You're absolutely right. The true body of Red Dragon Slash is this Red Dragon Sword. Last time was just a trial run—if you wield the real thing, you'll be way stronger. At the peak, you might even be able to actually summon the Red Dragon itself!"

"Summon the Red Dragon?" Ryan's heart skipped a beat, and he couldn't help but picture the scene in his mind, feeling a shiver run through him.