Mike was shocked, and he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise: “Wait! I already saw this book!”

Mike was sure he had seen the book before in his past life; he just couldn't remember it. He thought deeper and deeper until he remembered.

Mike: “Right! Right! I saw this book before in my past life. It's the same book I saw when I was cleaning my apartment before I died! Wait, I remember when I saw this book while cleaning, I couldn't read it in my past life, and now I can understand what is written in this book!”

Mike was shocked. He then started to read the book, and to his surprise, the book actually contained a cultivation method. Mike was delighted and excited, both of his hands shaking while holding the book.

Mike: “Man, this is what I've been looking for! What a treasure! Hahaha! I, Zeit Mike, finally can become a cultivator! Hahahahah! But wait, why do my name and clan name sound ugly? Am I not that lovely?” He then shook his head and added: “Never mind.” “Mike started laughing like an idiot who lost hope in life. Hahahahahaha!”

After a while, Mike calmed down and started reading what was written in the book. He began practicing it over and over until he perfected it. Mike read some parts of the book, and it was a guide about how he could learn a technique that could devour. The devour technique is where a user can absorb 50% of the cultivation from the target by devouring them.

Mike was so excited when he read it because it could help him in his cultivation to grow faster. He read more, and it turned out he could only devour 5 cultivators per level or tier. Mike couldn't help but feel sad about it, but after a second, he became lively again. Even though it had a limit, it was still a cheat code, and the book didn't say he could only devour a same-level warrior. After thinking for a while, Mike then started to cultivate.

After two months of cultivating, Mike finally reached the bronze peak stage with the help of 10 starting pills and the crystals in his surroundings. Mike also learned a concealment technique from the book, which could help him control his aura to hide his presence, so others couldn't detect him. The technique's name was stealth.

Mike then decided to go out to start his journey. While he was wandering around with no sense of direction, he saw a very huge lake, and there was a bridge, but the bridge was guarded.

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Mike was cracking his brain just to come up with a plan to pass it. While he was still thinking, he suddenly saw something.

Mike: “Hehehe, nice! What timing! Hehe, a wagon.”

Mike then moved closer to the carriage while using his stealth and jumped in like the wind. He hid behind a large box while maintaining his stealth to hide his presence.

When the carriage arrived at the bridge, the guards stopped it, and one of the guards with his back turned went into the carriage to check what was inside. While the guard was checking, Mike didn't move, and the guard couldn't see him because of his small size.

When the guard finished checking the inside by looking from the back, he then said in a loud and clear voice: “Clear!”

After that, the wagon was permitted to cross, and Mike also decided to stay in the wagon because he didn't know the way to the capital. While Mike was sleeping inside the carriage, he noticed that the carriage was not moving. So, he took a peek outside, and then he saw an old man cooking, and the aroma smelled too nice. Mike couldn't help but salivate, but he decided not to get out. In a few moments, Mike noticed something was strange, and he started to scan the surroundings. He noticed that the carriage was surrounded. Mike then carefully watched the surrounding while hiding, and he noticed a man in a black suit jumping at the old man while swinging his sword with the intention to kill. When Mike saw it, he responded and dashed forward to counter the attack.

The bandit was shocked, but when he saw Mike, he felt it was too hilarious.

The bandit laughed while tears could be seen in the corner of his eyes: “Hahahaha! What, a child playing with a sword and wearing an oversized armor. Hahahaha! Don't play the hero, kid. Go back and drink some milk from your mom. But it doesn't matter if you are a little child; I will still kill you. I don't care about your life; all I care about is money! Your armor looks expensive, hehe.”

When the bandit finished his last sentence, he dashed towards Mike, and Mike also dashed to counter it. They stopped the fighting for a while, with Mike looking at the thief provocatively, as if asking, “Is that all you got?”

The leader of the bandit felt impressed and said: “Not bad, kid. You've got some skills, but I'm sorry; you're going to die!”

The leader then dashed with the skinny bandit, and they attacked together because they noticed that Mike could not be underestimated despite his small figure. While their fighting sparks could be seen, the leader dashed and swung his sword, and Mike took a side step to the right, and the leader's strike missed. Mike then saw an opening and instantly executed his killing move; he stabbed the leader in the heart. The leader's eyes and his subordinates were full of disbelief. Even though five of them were just Oi concentration in the early stage, their leader was a peak Oi concentration stage, but their leader was killed. While the group of bandits was still in disbelief, he then instantly devoured the body. The other four and the old man were shocked when they saw Mike devouring the bandit's leader.