1 Otherworldly [I]

Up above the sky, the scorching sun poured his flaming light down on the hard earth, illuminating the entire Khitai world. 

At the foot of a relatively high mountain, a shirtless young man swung his fists and hit the mountain wall with loud impacting sounds. Every time he punched the wall, a small hole would appear on the wall. From the effect, it could be perceived that the power of this punch has reached a certain level.

This young man named Leylin, was about seventeen years old, but was a little mature despite his youthfulness. At this moment, there were some beads of sweat on his strong tanned skin. His brows give people the feeling of his toughness, a bit of heroism, and a bit of villainy.

He kept waving his fists to practice a skill called the Splitting Fist, which was a bronze-level intermediate martial art with considerable power. It was rumored that with its successful practice, one could break a boulder with one punch. Leylin had been practicing so hard not only for himself, but also to fulfill another person's dream. 

He himself did not originally belong to this world.

He still remembered that just around a month ago, while riding his motorcycle and waiting for a red street light, he was hit by a large truck. The last thing he saw were countless stars, spinning above his head, and then his eyes went dark again.

When he woke up later, he found himself laying on some plain grass, covered in blood. He stood up and shook his head, but found many strange memories converging in his mind, memories not his own. That was when he knew he had traveled through soul portal after his death.

What was even more surprising was that he had traveled into the body of a person also named Leylin, and that person was a fifth-grade warrior. For him, it was no problem to deal with three or four people. Then he discovered in that unfamiliar memory that the original Leylin was suddenly attacked by a late-stage, first-order, iron-footed pig while he was practicing selflessly, causing him to die in vain at a young age. 

From then on, he had become the Leylin of Khitai. 

At present, the sun was setting, the sky was red, and the breeze was gently blowing the trees. Leylin closed his fists, raised his head and looked at the sky. "Since we're now one, I'll help you realize your dream of becoming a strong man. I will also take good care of your parents, oh, and her... "

After he finished speaking, he tapped his feet lightly on the ground using the Vermilion Wind Footwork, and his body shuttled through the woods like a cheetah. If it was in his previous world, others would have thought him to be a ghost if they saw that speed.

An hour later, Leylin appeared at the outskirts of the village. With the moonlight slightly visible above, he turned and walked towards a village not far away.

'Father, mother, I'm back. 'Leylin walked into a house and uttered enthusiastically.

'Son, you're back. Come over and eat your food. I was beginning to worry. I was even thinking of asking your father to come and get you.' A woman in her late thirties, wearing a long robe which outlined her exquisite figure, said with a worried smile on her face. She pulled Leylin to her and walked towards the back room. It was not difficult to see that this beautiful woman was Leylin's mother, Leymin.

"Son, you must tired after practicing for a day. You need to eat more." Leymin put more vegetables in Leylin's bowl, her eyes were full of love as the three of them sat around a table.

"How are you doing with your practice of the Splitting Fist?"

"It's improving, father." 

"Hm, we'll find some time to check your progress." Leyden, Leylin's father, uttered between his meal. He looked particularly handsome and domineering.

"I should be able to master it in the next two days, father." Leylin said while eating. Looking at the parents who were not his parents before, a warm feeling surrounded him. In his previous life, he was an orphan who never enjoyed the warmth of family, but now he had the care of his loving parents. Although Leyden was always strict with him, never giving him a good look, the concern could be seen. 

""Huh, I see you have been practicing hard," Leyden glanced at Leylin, and then said, "When are you going to reach the sixth level and become a true warrior?" '

"I made the breakthrough this morning, father. I'm now a true warrior." Leylin said happily. "Now I can go to the beast mountains with you tomorrow, father."

He still remembered what his father promised him that he would take him to the Beast Mountains whenever he broke through to the sixth level of the warrior stage, and he had been practicing hard for a month and finally broke through. He had been very curious about the Beast Mountains, and now, he couldn't wait.

All those who practice the gathering of magical essence in this world of Khitai were collectively called conveyors. But they were divided into nine levels. Among them, warriors were just the beginners.

'So the reason why you've been practicing so hard is because you want to go to the Beast Mountains? Well, that's okay. I'll take you to see it tomorrow." Leyden was also very happy, but his face still had that hard expression.

'My husband, how can you decide to let him go to the beast mountains when you know those places are so dangerous?' Leymin uttered with concerns. She regarded Leylin as her beloved, so naturally she didn't want him to take risks.

'Mother, I can't stay here in the village forever. Sooner or later, I have to go out and see the outside world. Besides, father is still here, right? Leylin immediately disagreed. From his memory, he learned that what his father was most afraid of was Leymin. And what about himself! Since he had come to this world, he must see the outside world. How could he be stopped by his mother?

'Yes, my dear wife, don't worry when I'm here!" Leyden also said when he heard that his son had such ambitions.

"It seems that you have made an agreement a long time ago," Leymin said helplessly; "Then you must protect our son, otherwise I won't forgive you. I will go get you some food for the road later."

The following morning.

On a small road lit by the light of the sky, Leylin followed his father with a bag on his back, looking excitedly ahead. There were some food and other items in the bag. This was the first time he left his Red Light village. The curiosity and expectation in his heart were beyond words.

"Son, do you remember everything I've taught you?" Leyden turned around and glanced at Leylin.

"I remember them all," Leylin answered in a serious tone. These days, her father gave him a manual that recorded most of the magical beasts and various spiritual herbs. They were all firmly imprinted in Leylin's heart. He also talked about many things to pay attention to in the Beasts Mountains.

"Don't run around when you arrive at the Beast Mountains. You must stay close to me at all times" Leyden said.

Time passed slowly again. 

At the foot of a huge mountain range, Leylin looked at the endless mountains and asked, "Father, is this the Beast Mountain Range?"

'Yes, this is where the Beast Mountain Range starts. It is extremely large, and there are many powerful Beast within it. However, there are generally low-level monsters outside the World of Beasts, and that's where we stopped. No one dared to go further inside." Leyden said slowly. He had never been to the depths of the mountains.

Beasts were the most numerous species in Khitai besides humans, and it was also the most ferocious species. And they all evolved from wild animals. They were extremely fierce, bloodthirsty and ferocious. And this mountains harbored the worst of them.