Dual Cultivation: Beasts and Women!

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The beasts from the Beasts Hall that served as prizes for disciples were not like those creatures used in training or those free around the headquarters. They were weakened by formations in their cages and also special powders, to make it easier for the prize-winning disciples to wound them and obtain the Spiritual Pact.

It wasn't the sect's purpose to create an extra challenge for its disciples to deal with their prizes. The only challenge facing the people there would be to withstand the Spirit within their souls, as warned by the Elder standing next to them in the cage wing of the coliseum.

Liam understood this and as he entered that large cage, he moved to attack the weakened creature, while sending his voice into the creature's mind, offering it its only way out.

There was a remote chance that a beast would deny a union with a Spirit Master. Faced with death, the vast majority would choose the path of life, of continuing in this world in Spirit form. But that wasn't just a cowardly trait. Even a brave and proud beast could use the alternative of becoming a Spirit. The path of cultivation had many detours and if the Spirit Master was formidable, becoming a Spirit could well be the path to success for many creatures.

But there were a few creatures who were too proud even to take advantage of opportunities to cultivate in the best of environments: the interior of a powerful soul. These beings, almost fanatical about their freedom, sometimes appeared in the most unusual places, which naturally demanded attention and caution from each Spirit Master at the time of the Spiritual Pact.

When offered the pact, in 99% of cases, the beasts accepted and became Spirits. But in 1% of cases, when they refused, the Spirit Master found himself in the peculiar situation of having his soul accessible to a creature intent on self-destruction.

Even if the Spirit Master's chances were better than those of the beasts in this situation, the risk to their foundation and even their life was real!

Liam prepared for this remote hypothesis by making a quick attack, using his speed and wings to his advantage to reach the creature's weakest point - its eyes.

He struck it in a single movement, causing the large mammoth with the beautiful fangs to flinch home, opening its mouth and letting out a hideous and deafening sound.

Even weakened, the creature had several of its features clear when it received Liam's fatal blow.

Those outside the cage were unharmed, protected by the formations in the area. But Liam felt his eardrums bleed, feeling his point of balance being lost.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Luckily, he set the Spiritual Pact in motion before he was injured, opening up a connection between him and the Starlight Mammoth in front of him.

'Join me, beast. Become the next of my Spirits, the fourth, but not the last! I'll help you reach the Primordial grade!'

The creature looked at Liam with hatred, the most natural feeling to feel when you were in that position. As much as 99% of the beasts that were killed to become Spirits accepted their fate, almost none of them did so happily.

But in Liam's words, the creature sensed a real ambition, a potential inherent in Liam's strong Spiritual foundation, connected to his low bone age and sample powers.

Feeling the power of Liam's soul revealing itself as a whole, the creature sensed traces of something powerful connected to this cultivator, blue lines calling to it, yearning to mark it and give it power.

Its senses told it that it could grow alongside this human, and even in anger, it accepted its fate.

'Try not to die when I enter your soul, human. The weight of my Spirit may be proportional to my fleshy body,' said a male old voice, as a silver magical stream condensed between Liam and the creature falling to the side.

The Spirit Pact took its form and from the creature's body emerged a spirit body similar to his massive self, only a little smaller, but just as impressive. It leaped into the air as if diving into a swimming pool, its body shrinking in the process and becoming quite blurry.

Before the sounds of Felicity and Nance's celebration reached Liam's ears, he felt as if a truck had run over him, noticing an undeniable impact he had never felt before.

'That...' He almost fell backwards, unable to feel any of his limbs, only a tingling sensation spreading through the length of his body.

Meanwhile, inside his soul space, Liam felt as if he was extremely full, a similar feeling to wearing a shirt that was too tight, gradually shrinking and making the buttons fall apart.

The inner space of his soul felt like it could break at any moment, making him look inside himself and realize what the Elder from earlier and the creature itself had warned him about.

The Starlight Mammoth really was different from creatures of the same rank as it!

Liam's three Spirits sensed this as they stood up on their platforms, feeling the threat of this creature appearing on the fourth platform in the area.

But just when the three of them and Liam thought calamity would befall them all, the situation calmed down as the mammoth rested on its platform. Blue lines from the star at the top of that space connected to the silver mammoth, making Spirit's large diamond tusks glow a bluish color, while a mark, similar to a tattoo, appeared near one of the creature's large ears.

Liam felt the mana in his soul space grow in density, not changing level, but becoming more solid as the ambient mana from where he stood was devoured by his pores.

The pain in his body intensified tenfold in an instant, invariably causing him to fall forward onto his knees and then unbalance himself.

His body slammed into the ground and his mind felt as if he had fallen over a cliff, passed through the surface of a lake of darkness, and sunk.

In this state, his heart beat strongly and a silver spark of light seemed to give light to the dark world. Again his heart beat, and this time he not only saw a sea of stars all around him, but he also noticed his pains receding, as an abysmal force arose from where he didn't even know he could summon power.

His own toes twitched in a way that he knew that if he had a diamond between them, he would be able to crush the diamond with his fingers in an involuntary crunching motion.

Cracking sounds echoed from Liam's body as his muscles trembled vigorously, his veins popping out of his skin.

The Elder prevented the women from entering the cage and approaching him, otherwise Nance and Felicity would have experienced Liam's new powers first hand.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he used his arms to stand up, letting out a thunderous scream that shattered even the powerful formations in the area, as he propelled himself upwards so hard that he slammed into the ceiling, making the whole place shake.

Toby narrowed his eyes as he looked at the surroundings, with dust falling from the ceiling and a few small cracks forming here and there. 'Absolute strength and defense...'

Liam felt no pain as he looked up at the black rock ceiling, feeling as if he had been hit lightly on the back, parts of his legs and head.

His eyes glowed in a silver light and then bright rays formed in the air, with several small glowing nuclei appearing around him like stars in the night sky.

Meanwhile, his body disappeared from view for a moment, becoming invisible, surprising everyone there when he reappeared near the exit of the cage.

'Starlight Manipulation and Night Invisibility. Are these the special abilities he gained from Starlight Mammoth?' wondered the Elder as he scratched his beard, recognizing the powers that Liam had subconsciously used for the first time.

But Liam could feel something else. He could feel a powerful energy around him taking the form of a shield, something he instinctively recognized as Star Shield, one of the abilities obtainable from a Starlight Mammoth.

'That's why I felt nothing when I hit the ceiling.' He recognized the power he used without realizing it, which went unnoticed even by the Elder standing by in that area.

'Impressive! I feel like I could take on anyone right now!' Liam looked at his hands with elation, feeling strength and endurance pulsing through his body, making him feel like challenging a Spirit King and testing his limits.

He wasn't foolish to think he could take on someone like that, though. His defense was impressive, and his physical strength was even more so. But he still had his weaknesses and was calm about his real circumstances. The feeling was euphoric, but he knew it would pass.

Closing his eyes and taking a deep breath, he prepared to return to the real world after absorbing his new Spirit.

"Elder, please." He asked as he led the way out of the cage, already in control of himself.