With the introdu out of the way, she feels oo happy with the situation.

  Tara has always been pragmatic, though she felt it odd how quickly she adapted.

  Though it all made sense when that wamortal admitted to influeng her.

  Judging by the introdu, the immortal has been adapting based on trial and error, using ‘didates’ like her to ge their methods.

  They even made it clear the only way to escape their influence was to grow stronger.

  However, if you persist down that route, you ily be them by doily what the immortal intended.

  It superbly targeted a human desire to rebel against authority.

  Tara thought it perfectly described the immortal character as ruthless and callous. The immortal only cared about results, likely having plenty of ‘didates’ like her because they were utilising them.

  Even knowing she ying into the immortal's hands, she still waress, even if it meant utilising the tools they gave her.

  It's not like she has many other options; though the immortal is not the most trustworthy, she khey were likely telling the truth about humans in this world's attitude towards magical beasts.

  That meant she had to be solitary and not trust ail suffitly strong.

  Using the immortal as an example, she still hoped to return to Earth si showed that it ossible if one had suffit strength.

  Deg to look back at the interface, she realised it had ged.

  With the introdu plete, she could seled view a description of her species and traits.

  Having her name remain as ‘Ued’ bothered her, so she rectified this by seleg Tara.

  Satisfied with her current information, she brought up the tab.

  [ara

  Species: Iron Samander

  Level: 1 {5/10 EXP to Lvl 2}

  Cultivation: Qi Gathering 1

  Species Traits: Regeion {1}, Iron Bones {1}, Skiion {1}

  Mutations: None.]

  Finding she could select a description for species, she brought up the information.

  [Iron Samander: A mutated variation of the Samander species, it has developed cws, teeth and bones with the strength of iron. Influenced by a high tration of draid saturated Qi, they are rger, territorial, and strenuine magical beasts, when fully grown, an adult typically reaches a limit of Qi Gathering 6. Usually preferring an aquatic-based enviro, they live in ss, which are generally he territory of a draic species.]

  ‘Did that just say dragon?’ She thought, feeliurbed at the thought of a dragon moving about; she moved on to the trait se.

  [Regeion {1}: You regee plex limb structures such as your limbs and tail over time, increasing recovery time based on ing Qi-saturated items.]

  Feeling relief that the problem of her missing limb would be resolved eventually, having such a skill, she moved on.

  [Iron Bones {1}: The durability of your bones has increased. You have developed cws ah with the strength of iron. Your boructure increases your bodily attributes.]

  Finding this trait was likely the ohat gave her the edge against the bugs, she tinued.

  [Skiion {1}: You secrete a slimy mucus membrane, keeping your skin moist and more slippery, making it more challenging to be grabbed and grasped by attackers.]

  Feeling the trait was more in lih the Samanders she knew of oh, she tried to see what else she could view. She found mutations currently locked and that cultivation offered a general increase in base attributes, which could be increased with level.

  However, somethio the system was that it offered {Insight}, a feature where she could view essential information about beneficial, known spirit fruits impnted by the immortal.

  It seemed she could gain improvements to her traits not only from the system but also from actively hunting for resources.

  She could also use {Insight} to peer at the strength of other beings, but it warhat she should avoid using it on more intelligent, stronger beings si was a form of divination.

  Si was using her soul, she would receive backsh if she failed to identify them, as all beings actively resist such sg if it is strohan the scryer.

  sidering that, she decided to vacate her little cave for some EXP.

  However, she seriously o sider something she could eat while she was at it.

  She had en anything since awakening as a samander a hungry.

  Instinctively, she also felt, going by the itg where her missing limb was, that the skill {Regeion} likely required fuel from somewhere.

  Moving out of the cave, she again followed her instincts, moviail side to side aly paddling with her webbed feet.

  {Iron Samanders} were clear natural swimmers ier, perfectly adapted to su enviro. She had no idea if it was an illusion, but she eve she was moving far faster than she ever could do as a human oh.

  She could not grasp the size of her body yet since she cked a point of refereo pare to. Still, despite being the clear hatg she was, she instinctively felt that an {Iron Samander} was likely far more signifit than full-grown Samanders oh.

  She could only imagine how big they got fully grown, not that she would have to since she would have first-hand experience of that.

  She searched around the water, not fetting to watch for predators, and the rge predatory fish was a big reminder. She was relieved she was not the most diminutive creature ier.

  Now, having had time to admire it, she found the sight beautiful.

  She always enjoyed diving as a human since being that close to nature was thrilling, though from the perspective of an uer creature, and it was something else.

  The sights were amplified to the extreme so she could make out everything, and the view was magnifit.

  Assortments of fish, amphibians, and various colours littered her surroundings. She khis was a world of pure fantasy with creatures beyoh, but the sight was magnifit.

  She was so lost in the picturesque view that she almost failed to notice the snake-like fish approag with bad iions.

  Staring at the thing, she found it was twice her length, yet despite this, she felt no sense of crushing danger, simir to what she felt from the rge fish that had tried to eat her previously.

  Feeling it was a good time to try {Insight}, a description of the fish came up.

  [Species: Razor-tooth Eel

  Cultivation: Qi Gathering 2]

  The eel gave her a strange look after she used {Insight}. It felt unfortable and irritating, but she had no intelligeo think further.

  Not dissuaded, the {Razor-tooth Eel} tis swift approach, a hungry, predatlint in its eye.

  Given the eel's speed, she would never outrun it, so instead of fleeing, she decided to meet the eel head-on.

  Having {Regeion} made her bold; she would use the eel as fuel to recover from the wounds; however, she fouhoughts naive when the eel attacked.

  The {Razor-tooth Eel} was far more robust than the {Winged Nymph} and trary to where she outcssed the i, and the eel did to her.

  It was far more ing than the i. Knowing the danger of Tara’s cws ah, it used its speed to dart in and out.

  Before she k, the eel cmped its powerful jaws around her body, perfectly evading the swipe of her cws and using its sleek body to ge dire abruptly.

  The amount of pain she felt at that moment was indescribable, yet the adrenaline allowed her to bite down and ig.

  Rapidly thinking of a solution, the eel dragged her, trying to initiate its ‘death roll’.

  At that time, she instinctively secreted thick mucus from her skin to dislodge it.

  At that moment, the eel made a mistake aured too close to her cws, allowio take a swipe.

  When she caught the Eel, she felt its flesh give away as rivets of blood erupted.

  Eeeekh. The eel made a horrifying sound not before ripping a good deal of flesh from her, its ‘death roll’ a partial success.

  However, despite her losing a great deal of flesh from the exge, the eel seemed to be worse for wear.

  The eel rimarily an ambush predator, excelling in killing its prey ie. The only reason it ventured out for her was that it sensed her weaker cultivation and was starving.

  Magical beasts like the eel were always desperate to e fellow magical beasts si was one of the means to improve their strength.

  The {Razor-tooth Eel} gave her a hate-filled gre as if it debated whether finishing her off was worth the risk.

  Yet Tara had already made up her mind, as pletely bloodied and appearing half-dead, she charged at the thing with murder in her eyes.

  She had no idea if it was from the innate aggressiveness of {Iron Samanders}, but she became crazed at that moment in time.

  Ae the {Razor-tooth Eel} having higher cultivation, it all proved useless as they erupted into a tangle of limbs exging bites, with her digging her cws along its body.

  The eel was agile, and its bite was more potent than hers, yet her pride and stubbornness refused her to give in. In the end, despite the eel's superiority, she was the victor.

  And Tara received a notification to annouhat victory.

  [You have defeated {Razor-tooth Eel}, gaining 5 EXP. You are now 10/10 intressing to Level 2.]

  The notification was then quickly followed by.

  [gratutions, you currently have enough experience points to level up. Would you like tress to level 2?]

  Ign the prompt for now, she decided t the eel carcass hurriedly back to the cave, deg to reach the safety of her den before levelling up.