5 Martial Beasts
The Beasts then were clamoring and wanted to be freed. Their cages were being shaken while they yelled rousing cries. They soon called for him inside the tents and he saw the beasts inside being held captive. Lee Xian then saw the vast numbers of beasts great or small. Making him to usher himself to free them.
There were lesser beasts: from bone beasts, feral beasts, goo beasts, mimic beasts, fume beasts, scavenger beasts, and scaly beasts, spark, ember, and quicklime beasts.
His skin hairs were getting up as he saw the vast varieties of beasts. It was skin raising and excitement were felt. To the point that he wanted to take them all. Though, he has to be chosen by them first before he could establish a blood pact. Making him sigh on the process.
The beasts were in good hands now that he was here, but what if they were not rescued? They might fall to the hands of evil doers and bandits. Also, he saw slavery collars on their necks. Making him think that they will be binded with the bandits forcefully or to whosoever they will fall upon. Beast cruelty was prone to these areas and the rescued numbers were lower than the ones that were traded in the black market. Making him sigh on the process. The beast realm was being prepared by Lee Xian and he could feel that it was expanding. Though he also felt that Alduin was also growing inside it. He immediately went to free the ones that were caged and they bursted out of the cages.
With it Lee Xian saw the captured martial beasts and then freed them. The cages were full of martial beasts and they were taken captive by the slavers in these lands. They were: Tiger, Crane, Viper, Monkey, and, Mantis.
They all saw him and then went to escape. Though he felt some connections and then felt that they were hesitating to escape.
Lee Xian then told them to escape but there were 5 of them that came back. He was chosen by the 5 to bind with.
"We will serve you as our master! Please!" Kneeled the five.
Lee Xian then was taken aback. He never thought that they would serve him or choose him to bind with. The beasts were rare to choose their partner and it would be a lifetime that they will bind with into. To he selected was a treasure in itself as it was one in a million to happen. And they were 5 at that! It was luck that he happened to have such occasion and he has to grab the opportunity.
With that, blood pact happened and he binded with them. Making them to have a space inside his soul realm.
He then named them according to their animal types or names itself. As Lee Xian has a bad skill at naming things. He called the Tiger as "Tiger" and "Monkey" to Monkey. Same with the others.
With that, he walked with them as they headed towards the Academy. With new beasts that he tamed, he immediately was full inside his Beast Realm.
Luckily, he knew how to house several beasts inside his beast realm. But it was stretching enough for him. He immediately went to the academy and then arrived at the Tori that were having stairs that you could walk upwards the mountains. The way was foggy and has a thousand steps before you reach the zenith.
There were several Beast spirits along the way that Lee Xian gathered and was enjoying while collecting them. They were all living inside the beast realm for now.
He walked and walked the steps till he reached the point of nearly giving up. The path was steep and arduous to climb. Making him to rest several times in a foggy hill. There were beast tamers that has flying beasts and that's why it was easy for them to climb the mountains. Making them to be lost while climbing was nearly impossible. As taken for granted, they were lucky enough to have such beasts to fly with. Knowing that, he was able to know which beasts to accompany soon. Though his crane beast was still young and barely had the capacity to carry them. Growing it was also a case, as there were a lot of Beast fruits are needed to feed the beasts to ascend to beast gates. Making them evolve into higher forms and bodies. They were still small for now and were in their youngling stage but they would become young adult and mature as the time goes by.
It was a good start to bind with 5 martial beasts but there were more beasts that were stronger. There were Sacred Beasts, Divine Beasts, Collosal Beasts, and more!
It was normal to become tamers but it was rare to be chosen by the beasts to become tamers.
And so, he climbed and climbed the Tori and the stairs. Hoping to reach the peak soon. With the cold air being breathed in and out, the perspiration was cold and sweat trickled in a cold air. The peak was seen and numerous beasts were seen on the ground. He was already late at that as he walked on foot and not by a foot beast or flying beast. Making his curiousity picked as he saw his colleagues in the past. The Grandmaster Martial Artists of Martial Halls. His brother included. Having dressed in a cloak and martial dress that was in varying colors.
Students and teachers were present and seen on the courtyard. They were still on the outside parts of the academy and still has to see the academy itself. Making the new students be in awe as they saw the grandmasters. They bowed in respect and then greeted them with a bow.
"We greet thee grandmaster of Martial Halls!" shouted the students. They arrived in a spectacle and Lee Xian was chuckling. His comrades were being treated as renowned folks and here he was, struggling to climb the mountains. He immediately was seen by them and his best friend Xie Ann and Ley Lin approached him. Both Grandmasters of Martial Halls. "Lee Xian!" they waved at him.