The first thing Shen Yuan did upon returning home was to hide the money he had left from his shopping.

He dug up every stone tile from the floor of his shed. Then he found a spot before digging down even deeper before dropping the entirety of his fortune, which was 277 Girds.

Then covered it up with a layer of gravel followed by sand he had dug up. After replacing every title he had dug, he spilled the water from the pot over it.

"The water will settle the dirt and make it harden up faster. Even if someone digs up a tile, feeling it weird, they would only find dirt, and even if they found the right spot... they would see the stones and stop in annoyance.’

He could not think of a better way to hide his money at the moment. If he decided to hide the money in his small courtyard, which everyone could see, that would be troublesome.

So he could only hide it inside his home.

’Now, it’s time to break through!’ Shen Yuan thought to himself, staring at his status screen.

[Name: Shen Yuan]

Age: 16

Level: 4/10 XP: 700/1000

[Techniques Comprehended: Expand>]

[Equipment: None]

[CORE ATTRIBUTES: Expand>]

[Current Status: Damaged Meridians, Shattered Dantian, minimal Heart Damage. Poisoned]

[System Suggestion: Hurry up and remove the foreign object from your body; you risk being in control of others. You have 10 days to live.

Seeing the unchanged window, Shen Yuan pulled out the two manuals he had bought and placed them on the table in front of him. Instead of reading them, he sat up from the chair and stood up.

"Before I read them, I should try using the techniques I already know from the past life. I wonder if they will give me any exp." Shen Yuan closed his eyes and recalled everything he had learned from his previous life as a serial killer. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

The first thing that came to his mind was the ability of his mind.

[Ding!]

Congratulations on Mastering Human Anatomy Expert to the Perfection Realm (Mortal Rank).

Reward: 50 Exp]

Congratulations on Mastering Silent Steps to Perfection Realm (Mortal Rank)!

Reward: 50 Exp]

Congratulations on Mastering Deadly Strike to Realm of Perfection (Mortal Rank)!

Reward: 50 Exp]

Congratulations on Mastering Soulless Killer to Beginner Realm (Innate Rank)

Reward: 5000 Exp]

[Congratulations on Mastering Predator’s Instinct to Perfection Realm (Mortal Rank)

Reward: 50 Exp]

Shen Yuan felt a torrent of warmth enveloping his body as he recalled the skills. For skills that trained his mind and instincts, he had to do nothing but recall the feeling.

But when it came to the physical skills like the silent steps and the deadly strike, he had to perform the actions a few times to make sure his body was attuned to his mind.

Curious, Shen Yuan decided to click on the details of each skill.

[Human Anatomy Expert: With the collective knowledge of the past and the present life, you have a deep understanding of the human body.]

You can identify the weakness of any human under the right conditions.

You have deep knowledge of pressure points, nerves, and more.

Understanding of some poisons and their effects.

Ability to read injuries and determine the cause of death.

Medical knowledge of human psychology. You are a master manipulator.

Reading the information, Shen Yuan felt it was about right. Even though he did not have the knowledge of pressure points and meridians in his old life, he did now.

[Silent Steps: Allows you to sneak up on someone without making a noise. But if someone uses their senses more than their ears, they might notice your presence.

[Deathly Strike: A precise one-kill strike practiced for years upon hundreds of humans with different weapons. It is a skill that was created out of the sheer mercilessness of a certain emotionless killer.

[Soulless Killer: You have taken countless lives, and none of them ever bothers you. While people chase after killing intent, you have none. Unless you expose your presence, no one will ever notice your attack coming.]

"I know I am a sociopath; no need to rub it in my face." Shen Yuan deadpanned at the screen, but he was surprised to notice the amount of exp he earned from this skill.

"Innate rank? Which is that? I should read that book on common knowledge of this world I bought." The amount of experience surprised him a little. "To think this is only the beginner stage. It means the skill can be improved."

Then he finally turned his attention to the last skill.

[Predator’s Instinct: The instincts of a killer are quite deadly. They can tell you to distinguish between the pray and the hunter. You can detect the weakness of a prey. Read body language and detect signs of weakness. A skill owned by a lowly serial killer can be honed further.

Can be honed further.

It was not just this one; every other skill had a little detail that could help him further train those skills.

Shen Yuan let out a long sigh before checking his status once again. A few things had changed.

Level: 6/10 (Late Stage of body Tempering ) XP: 1900/4000

[Techniques Comprehended: Expand>]

[Strength (STR): 24

Agility (AGI): 24

Dexterity (DEX): 24

Physique (PHY): 24 ]

[Stat points: 4]

[Current Status: Weak Meridians, Shattered Dantian, Poisoned]

[System Suggestion: Hurry up and remove the foreign object from your body; you risk being in control of others. 20 days to live.

By leveling up twice, the damage to his heart was completely healed. The damage to his meridians had been reduced considerably.

Not just in letters, Shen Yuan was feeling better. The constant pain in his nerves had lessened quite a lot. The discomfort he felt when his heartbeat rose had disappeared.

He tried side steps, kicking and punching the air. His body moved with much more ease and fluidity. There was no more strain on his muscles, no more hidden pain nudging inside his heart like a needle prickling.

"I should read the books now."