Flare is too weak to practice fire control continuously, she might have combat power but her level is equal to that of Spirit Foxes.
Unlike her, Bun² has a lot of potential, even Sean was shocked, in terms of talent, she's comparable to Wuk but with her innate ability, you can say her talent is greater than him.
"D*MN! Once we return back to the city, I'll search for a way for you to evolve into a humanoid form, you're wasting your talent in your form." He exclaim.
Just like him, Wuk can't help but feel her talent is being wasted, he agrees with Sean's words.
"You two should eat for now, Flare, I need your help." Their group hasn't stopped training such earlier, their bodies are now craving for nutrients.
Taking out one of the Devil Apes, he starts taking it apart and skinning it.
With Flare's flame, he can cook his meal much easier now.
The spices are already stored inside Beast World so he doesn't need to torture his tongue.
The utensils are also present, cooking the meat, Bun² was looking at it with confusion.
For the two bunnies, nothing is better than their grass, fortunately, with the corpses buried beneath their meal, they would be able to eat as much as they can.
For the first time in their miserable life, they can eat without fearing for their lives.
Sean looks at the two bunnies and sighs, they are born in this forest, making their lives perilous since the first day they were born.
He had signed a contract with them and both their souls are actually filled with sadness and fear.
He wasn't surprised that both sisters are seeking strength like insane, if he didn't ordered Flare to stop training, she would've forced herself to train.
They are diligent and together with their talent, he can see a bright future with them.
After finishing their breakfast, Sean and Wuk stands up.
"It seems that one meal isn't enough, Wuk, hunt a couple of mystique creatures for me in the outer core, bring them here." Since he can't leave the inner core and can't hunt inside the inner core, he'll let Wuk hunt in the outer core.
Wuk left but after returning back to the outer core, he feels a sense of suffocation, as if he can't breath.
This sensation lasted for a couple of minutes before he can recover, he was startled by this change.
He then looks around and was confused, he then travels in the outer core, searching for a perfect prey.
From his memories, Sean likes boars, bears, deers, avians and snakes.
The only thing he's a bit reluctant to eat are humanoid mystique creatures or those that have intelligence.
Following his memories, he arrives at the grazing area of a type of bovine mystique creature.
When he got there, he was startled to encounter familiar faces.
"Wuk!?" One of the people exclaim, then, one by one, they start running towards him.
"You're here! That means Sean is also back, quick, bring me to him!" One person grabs at him and begs him pleadingly.
Wuk understands human language because he was raised inside the city but he can't speak them.
He then starts acting, waving his hand and moving his body, nobody can understand what he meant.
Wuk points at the carcasses of cows before gesturing putting something into his mouth.
"You want to it one of them?" Asks one of the people.
Wuk nods his head, then shakes them, he points at the direction of the inner core, confusing the others.
"Do you want to bring this body to the inner core? Is Sean still there!?" One of them gets his meaning.
"Uncle Steel Plate, I told you he's still fine!" An orange haired girl laughs out loud, it was Nima.
They had been hunting in the outer core, trying to earn some money to pay for their resources.
Nima's here for the experience, she's now on the verge of forming her vital force.
Her Gold Eating Beast, on the other hand, is still in the process of growing.
Wuk nods his head, knowing that this is Sean's group, he wasn't vigilant in the least and grabs two cows and left.
Seeing him leave, Nima and the others wants to follow, they still feel guilty for leaving Sean.
"Don't follow it, with our current strength and capabilities, we would only be a burden to Sean once again." Steel Plate stops them.
Everyone halts, their expression turning ugly but they can't refute his words.
"Still, to survive in the inner core in his first mission, I can't help but feel envious, geniuses are truly different from us normal folks." Steel Plate clicks his tongue.
At least, he can go inform Harold that Sean is still alive and well.
Harold was constantly worrying for his future innate prospect, he doesn't care if Sean takes a hundred years, as long as he's alive, he has the highest chance of reaching that fabled realm.
Nima's team decided that they can hunt food for Sean in the outer core, they'll give a part of their hunt to Wuk if they ever encounter him again.
Meanwhile, Sean was surprised to hear Wuk met with Nima and the others but looking at the two cows he brought with him, he understood the situation.
Boulder Cows, known for their tough hide, they surprisingly hide a delicate and delicious cut of meat in their bodies, covered by thick muscles and hides.
One of the famous mystique creatures known for their deliciousness.
"You can eat one of them as you wish, Flare, I need your help once again."
Their group spent the entire day, eating and training, this was a productive day for them.
Sean and Wuk's levels up by one and their foundation is reinforced by their training.
Rising in a battle is quite good but all the time will leave your body full of hidden injuries.
Bun² and Flare, the two sisters can now fully be called a mystique creature, stepping on the 1st Tier of the Iron Rank.
Sean was sleeping peacefully when all of a sudden, a chime wakes him up.
[Evolution completed. Spirit Fox- Demonic Two-tailed Fox.]
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Name: Jasmine
Race: Demonic Two-tailed Fox
Grade: Excellent
Rank: Vital Realm (Iron Tier 8)
Innate Trait: Spiritual Charm, Transformation, Soul Devour
Demon Technique: Ninetails Lunar Fox Cultivation 1st level
Skills: Yang Harvesting, Illusion/Nightmare, Moonlight Dance/Ghost Walk
Requirements for evolution: (1) Form ten drops of lunar water; (2) Reach Silver Rank; (3) Breakthrough the second level of the Ninetail Lunar Fox Cultivation.
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'Demonic? It seems that her nature is affected by the vital force of the Devil Ape.' Sean slightly regretted his decision.
He doesn't want Jasmine to change personality, after all, he signed a contract with it based on this trait.
Jasmine cries to him, her appearance is still as cute as ever but she now has two tails.
'There seems to changes in her.' He was confused and rechecks the description of all her skills, together with the new ability and was surprised to see Transformation has undergone some changes.
Transformation: An active skill that is tied to the Ninetail Lunar Fox Cultivation, requires spiritual energy to operate.
Demonic Transformation: Powered by yin energy, transforms into a creature that's considered half-monster.
Soul Devour: Absorbs the soul of beings the host kill, transforming them into pure yin energy and spiritual energy. Can only be activated when using Ninetails Lunar Fox Cultivation.
Moonlight Dance: Using the concept of Seduction Dance, the passive trait of spiritual charm and lunar energy creates a movement skill that confuses enemies.
Ghostwalk: Using the power of yin energy and spiritual energy, transforms the user into a ethereal entity that can't be hit by physical attack.
Illusion: Using the concept of illusion magic, create a powerful illusion with the help of active state of spiritual charm.
Nightmare: Using the skill and then powered with yin energy, creates an illusion inside the target's mind that conjures their fear.
'So her demonic nature will only come out if she transforms.' He thought.
Not only that, she can only transform in that state if she devours the soul of her victims and turn them into another type of yin energy.
'Once I return back home, I need to learn more knowledge.' He thought.
If he only knows what the yang essence is, he would be able to let Jasmine level up peacefully without fearing that she would become a monster.
Jasmine informs him that she wants to join the battle in the future.
He hesitates a little but he knows that her dream was always to become strong and she can't achieve this without engaging in combat.
"Alright but considering the cultivation technique has increased your physical strength, unless both Wuk and I are pushed to our limit, Demonic Transformation is out of the table."
She agrees without hesitation, she was actually happy that he accepted her request.
"For now, spar with the Bun² every afternoon, her talent is superior to yours in terms of combat but you can suppress her with your level and intelligence." He shares his plan.
Transformatio can alter her physical form, if that's the case, maybe she can learn martial arts but considering her original form which is quite fragile, she wouldn't be able to learn most martial arts he knows.
Her speed and movement is her forte, that makes her a perfect assassin or speed type fighter.
'An out-fighter that can use jabs with her tails, using her claws to pierce through defenses, assisted by her speed, she's truly the ideal speed type fighter.'
With the moonlight cascading on their location, Sean doesn't need to worry about Jasmine not finding time to cultivate.
Just like her, he also starts cultivating, unlike last night, the amount of spiritual energy he absorbs has increased but only a small amount flows into his body.
He snaps his eyes open, confused as to what's happening to him but sensing nothing, he can only continue cultivating in such slow speed.
The next day, Jasmine enters the Beast World to digest all the lunar energy he absorbs.
She didn't immediately go into a closed cultivation knowing that she's still needed.
"Wuk, let's go hunt after Bun² and Flare had their breakfast." Seeing the two rabbits eating so happily, Sean decided that he'll raise a large patch of rabbit grass just for them.
He also have to buy basic vitality pills for them and Jasmine, he doesn't know if there are pills for both him and Wuk.
It wasn't even a month and he's already a bronze ranker, his rate of progress made even Harold desperate for his talent.
Bun² and Flare wants to train but he doesn't want to leave them here, under their reluctant gaze, both of them returns back to Beast World.
"Let's go!" Traveling at a different part of the forest, he decided to record more information about this part of the forest.
Bird cries can be heard from above, then he felt something swooping down at an incredible speed.
"Silver rank Crowned Owl!" Sean was shocked, this type of mystique creature hunts at night, why is it present at day?
"Kyu!" Jasmine comes out of the Beast World and let out a cry, the large beast seems to become ethereal.
A black line forms from Sean's forehead, he realized that the two of them had fallen for an illusion.
"Mind Dizzying Birds!" A type of mystique creature that grows through eating a specific insect.
They are able to conjure some psychic power to confuse their target's senses.
"Kill them!" Sean was furious that he was made a fool of these creatures.
Instantly, the three of them springs into action much to the shock of their opponent.
They thought that Sean and his group are still lost in their illusion.
King Kong Punch!
2nd tier of King Kong Punch!
"Kyu!"
They managed to kill some but the others quickly escape upwards after realizing they're vulnerable.