3 003: Path of The Beast Monarch
There were some reasons why Arthur decided to cultivate the [Path of The Beast Monarch] first instead of taming a bunch of beasts recklessly.
In other plains or realms, you can beat another beast with another stronger beast at your disposal, or rent it from a close friend who conveniently had higher status and wealth.
Hunt the beast until it's half-dead and the beast would turn into a beast card or went inside a ball by itself and you already became a legit beastmaster.
What an easy world to live in, huh?
But, becoming a beastmaster in the Argoth Continent was way more different, complicated and hard. If you want to be a beastmaster, you need to become a powerful master first to show your dominance towards the beast.
You have to earn the beast's respect and loyalty, since the beasts on the Argoth Continent were akin to humans in terms of intelligence.
Many Common Rank beasts even were as smart as a five years old. Those beasts also had their own consciousness, mind, wisdom and also desire to live and thrive.
They are not just some mindless monster who heeds their master's command.
Don't need to ask how smart, intelligent and how wiseful the beast with higher rank was. Legend has it, a Mythical Rank beast was able to communicate with human tongues and was able to shapeshift into their human form. A truly magical being that only shows themself in such dire and critical times.
With that said, Arthur aimed to reach at least the 4 Star Realm within a week, so he could at least hunt Uncommon Rank Beast. With the help of his beast taming system, he could efficiently choose what kind of beasts he wanted to tame, and what beasts that he could farm out their beast core to strengthen his cultivation.
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Eight hours have passed since Arthur entered his seclusion. His body was drenched in sweat, the jet-black energy oozed out and created some kind of terrifying dark aura around him.
His cultivation advanced into 2 Star Realm Warrior easily. Thanks to his past life experiences, he could channel his Yang Qi efficiently.
Normal people would spend their fortunes and years of training just to reach 2 Star Realm Warrior. But Arthur advanced in just one night.
Although he wanted to continue his cultivation, his soul and body weren't strong enough to bear the sheer force of the Well of Yang Qi.
He opened his eyes and gasped, he could feel his body like it was about to burn inside out due to the sheer amount of Yang Qi that he absorbed.
Arthur was a little disappointed because he can only use Well Of Yang Qi once per day. Yet, his current strength couldn't withstand the sheer pressure.
"Not bad… Since I know how to channel the Yang Qi through my body and store them in my Dantian efficiently, my progress is somewhat faster than my prior self!"
Despite being fatigued and as pale as a corpse, Arthur smiled in glee. He crawled to the small pond of water and cupped a handful of water and drank it slowly, as well as washed his face and body to refresh his fatigued body.
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Early in the morning at first light of the day and the sun still at the tip of the horizon, Arthur already woke up and prepared to do his harsh training of the day. After he ate some fruits for his breakfast, Arthur crafted a wooden spear with an obsidian stone as its spearhead
[Path of The Beast Monarch] was a cultivation art that could be paired with any weapon and compatible with any beast.
There was no limit, except the user's imagination on how he interpreted that cultivation art.
Arthur learned that cultivation art from someone that he met in his previous self, the name was Ryuji. The information about who Ryuji was very limited, even for Arthur who became Ryuji's disciple for a couple of years couldn't fathom Ryuji's power entirely.
One thing for sure about Ryuji, Arthur knew Ryuji wasn't reincarnated nor transmigrated, he simply existed and traversed one universe into another.
A True God Cultivator that only few who knew about his existence in the vast universe.
"If only that goddamned Ryuji stayed in Argoth and fought that Outer God bastard together, I might be in heaven with a beautiful, sexy, big tittied angel by now, damn it!"
Arthur pouted while he tightened the knot that held his makeshift spear together like a kid throwing his tantrum.
"Alrighty! Time to hunt!" Arthur stood up with the spear upon his shoulders.
"Appraise!"
Sshingg!
A sharp, whistling noise spread to his surroundings. In a matter of seconds, various information popped up in Arthur's eyesight, like using VR devices.
Arthur used the skill for about 15 seconds every 5 minutes cooldown since his brain could be fried because of the endless stream of information that surged into his brain.
Although it sounds like a really short time, 15 second activation was just enough for Arthur's innate photographic memory.
After roaming around for an hour, something caught Arthur's attention.
There was a colony of Slimes decomposing something at the base of the rocky canyon. Arthur quickly descended to the canyon to check it out.
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[BEAST NAME: Slime]
[BEAST RANK: Common]
[TYPE: -]
[ELEMENTAL: Water]
[WEAKNESS: Fire, Dark Attribute]
[EVOLVE POTENTIAL: -]
[BEAST CULTIVATION PATH: -]
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Arthur was confused at first, what makes a colony of slimes gathered in one place.
When he took a closer look, a dying Black Iron Claw Lion was decomposed alive. That slimes colony immediately sensed a danger when Arthur took one step closer. They swarmed towards him like a moth attracted to a light.
He quickly jumped back and brandished his spear which was already imbued with his Yang Qi.
Arthur just simply swung his wooden spear, stabbed and slashed hundreds of slimes effortlessly as if he was swatting a bunch of mosquitoes!
Within a minute or so, all slimes were defeated and they dissolved when he pierced their cores.
"Huh! Not even a warm up! This area is just full of weak beasts!"
Arthur shook his wooden spear to get rid of the blueish slimy fluids. The Lion Beast grunted and it tried to stand up
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[BEAST NAME: Black Iron Claw Lion]
[BEAST RANK: Uncommon]
[TYPE: -]
[ELEMENTAL: Dark]
[WEAKNESS: Fire, Light Attribute]
[EVOLVE POTENTIAL: -]
[BEAST CULTIVATION PATH: -]
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Arthur, readied his stance. 'One key ingredient for becoming a beastmaster is by overcoming your fear.' Arthur recalled Ryuji's teachings and he did really well.
The Lion beast became hesitant to attack Arthur. It lay its back sideways with its dying breath.
There were dozens of arrows tucked on its back and there was a huge long sword stabbed in its abdomen. Gray-ish blood flows from its wound till it makes a small creak of blood.
It was clear that the poor Lion beast was being hunted by some poachers or maybe a warrior who hunted it for its beast core.
Black Iron Claw Lion was renowned with its resilient vitality and also its shiny black mane was very gorgeous and adored by many mistresses and ladies from near and far.
Arthur smiled upon seeing such a beast dying in front of him. "What a lucky day! A beast and a real sword for free!"
He approached the beast and an empathy grew inside his chest when he saw tears started to drip from the beast's eyelids.
"Come to think of it, who the heck did such amateurs work on you? You deserve to be hunted and killed with dignity! One slash, one kill! Not like a freaking pest like this! Don't worry buddy, I will finish you off and put an end to your misery."
Arthur grabbed the sword's hilt firmly, he checked the beast's reaction for one last time, just in case it would retaliate when pulled out the sword.
Fortunately, there were none, it was so calm as if it gave its life to Arthur.
Although it was so faint, Arthur could feel a connection with the beast. Without wasting any time, he pulled out the longsword from its abdomen and quickly pierced its heart with a single precision thrust.
"Urgh!"
There was no roar or flailing from the beast. It just simply passed away peacefully. He immediately extracted its beast core before it withered and sealed the beast core with his Yang Qi to contain it.
Arthur patted its head to give his respect towards the beast. He wants to absorb the beast core as soon as possible so he can upgrade his skills.
However, when Arthur was about to climb up the canyon, he heard galloping horses nearby, three men yelling to each other ash they drew nearer.
"Over here! The blood trace is going to the canyon!"
Arthur felt his blood boil as his rage burned inside him. "So this the scoundrels who hunt you, eh? I will be very pleased to avenge your misery, hehehe!"
