Claw Wolf Bandits
"It's a Claw Wolf! Distract it while I capture it!" Helk shouted as he summoned his Martial Spirit. It was a choker, emanating a mind-numbing fluctuation.
Helk only had a Trash Martial Spirit. His choker was pretty useless. And when he was in the Origin Refinement Stage, just like all Trash Martial Spirit cultivators, he didn't obtain any special attribute to his Origin Essence.
Despairing at his condition, he eventually quit work and formed a mercenary squad to take up odd missions. His goal was to eventually establish a bandit stronghold of his own, kidnap people, make money, etc.
During his days as a mercenary, he took up commissions to kill various merchants, looting their belongings. Eventually, during one such commission, he obtained a rather special material that at the sight of which his head spun.