Set out

The single-horned rhinoceros was enough to keep me full for the day. The problem was, I was probably gonna be hungry again tomorrow.

Damn saiyan's metabolism.

From the two hours I spent searching for prey, I noticed that there was a distinct lack of carnivorous vicious beasts. I suppose as this forest was the same one the Grand Clarity Pavilion hunted the Goldback Pangolin from, they made sure to hunt all of the carnivores to extinction, leaving only the herbivores to thrive and reproduce.

Even then, there was probably a steady stream of non-indigenous carnivores pouring into the forest everyday.

This created a problem for me.

I didn't have the ability to hunt First level vicious Beasts anymore; my right foot was sprained. The steady stream of non-indigenous carnivores was keeping the normal beasts population low, meaning no prey bigger than a house cat was available for me to hunt.

I now have two options. First, go out searching for a human settlement. A person like me with the strength comparable to a third stage body Viscera Training martial artist can probably earn a living for 3 to 4 day while waiting for my foot to heal.

Second, get stronger.

Right now, it's impossible to get stronger in a single day by training in the Chaotic Virtues Combat Meridians. My only option is the saiyan's physique.

Transforming into the Oozaru form would bring too much attention to myself, not to mention I couldn't control it yet. The Ikari form however, is something worth diving into.

Here's a fun fact about myself, I'm a person who doesn't like to get angry. The number of times I got genuinely mad in my life can be counted on one hand. It's not that I'm a saint or anything, I just don't care enough to find a situation worth being angry about.

So you can imagine the adrenaline rush I got from the Ikari form. I felt like a whole new person. For example, in hindsight, I probably shouldn't have tackled the one ton rhino and just kept throwing rocks at it until it died or something.

Now, facing a threat of starvation because of my rash actions, what should I do?

That's right, get even angrier!

No, seriously. This is a good move, trust me.

The Ikari form draws power from both me and the elder's anger. If I can just push it even further, hunting First level vicious beasts should be a breeze.

As stated before, I'm a person who doesn't really get angry. The senior I just absorbed, though, is another story.

I could feel the elder's memories being suppressed by the Oozaru phantom. All I had to do now was slowly leak it out to power the Ikari form.

Okay… one…two…three….

I blacked out.

…

By the time I woke up again, my head was stuffed in a stuffy place with no light. My mouth was full of fleshy substances. The suspicion drew over me as I slowly peeked out of what I later recognized as a massive pile of beasts' corpses.

I promptly puked out all my insides, the rancid smell of raw innards rushing through my nose as I regretted my life decisions. My blurring eyesight slowly revealed the place I was in. A dimly lit cave with dirt walls. Not a rocky cave made with gray hard stones, but a relatively more moist surroundings. The roots of vegetation splattered all over the walls originated from the outside. Following the roots lead me to the outside of the cave.

Well…the food problem has been taken care of, at least.

I also noticed that I had transformed back into my normal state. Whatever is left of the memories' rage has subsided. The feeling of having a body way weaker than it was before was starting to become unpleasant.

The one good news is that my body didn't accumulate anymore injuries. This has some major applications.

If I had really just gone berserk, the Ikari form, no matter how overpowered it is, would not have been able to hunt a massive pile of vicious beasts without sustaining injuries.

A conscious mind must have been wrestling control with the savage saiyan's instinct. It could be none other than the elder's memories.

I could only imagine the joy he had to be in control of the body, only then for it to be immediately shattered by having to help stop the body from killing both of us.

Right, the memories. Turns out, I HAD remembered the soul fragments' size correctly, the elder's soul fragment should've been around the size of a grain of rice. What I had absorbed, though, was the size of a green pea, which was five times larger.

In the original timeline, the Magic Cube should've been acquired by Lin Meng, resulting in Mu Qianxue purging the memories to the level that he can absorb. After all, it would've been wiser to appropriately match the soul fragments level with whoever acquired the Magic Cube.

While I have the Oozaru phantom, Lin Meng also had the ability to completely seal away…all the memories that he didn't need…and discard…all of the unnecessary life memories…of beings thousands of times older than him…

…

…How?...

…

…r-Reasons…

…

[A/N: This is definitely not because I gave up trying to fill in a plot hole this large, definitelynot…]

Anyways.

As things currently stand, I already had everything related to the Chaotic Virtues Combat Meridians in the elder's memories, whether it's the True Primal Chaos Formula, Overbearing Soul Tactic, or Flow like Silk.

The True Primal Chaos Formula is a special method of circulating true primal energies. Once major comprehension of this formula is attained, the resulting strength and durability would be greatly improved to a level surpassing those of the same realm.

Overbearing Soul Tactic is a Soul law formula used to increase a user's soul force.

Flow like Silk is a Battle skill based on vibration, capable of ignoring most kinds of defense.

My food situation was set, vicious beasts' carcasses rot slowly, and carnivorous vicious beasts also didn't exist in the forest, so I didn't have to worry about one coming to steal my food.

And so, I began my training.

…

A week passed.

Out of the four options I have, I chose to spend the majority of the time training in the Chaotic Virtues Combat Meridian first.

Normally, once a person is capable of a force of a thousand jin (604 kg), that person would have achieved minor comprehension and could smash an Iron Tree with a punch. The Chaotic Virtues Combat Meridians however, requires not only the training of strength, but also the training of precision, the control over the amount of strength used. Once major comprehension is achieved, one would be able to use their palm to turn a tree trunk into fine fibers!

Not only that, the Chaotic Virtues Combat Meridians is a prerequisite for the Flow like Silk Battle skill. While both the Overbearing Soul Tactic and True Primal Chaos Formula aren't something that could give me a significant combat boost in the short term.

I spent four days reaching a major comprehension in Chaotic Virtues Combat Meridians and the remaining three training in the True Primal Chaos Formula.

At the foot of a great cliff, with the half moon suspended in the skies, I stood upon a plain of grass with my eyes half closed. My breath followed a specific rhythm.

I was practicing the True Primal Chaos Formula. This formula is much better at utilizing the true essences to temper the body than any other in the lower realms.

Under the night's blowing winds, numerous fine grasses came together to form undulating waves which danced about. My breathing seemed to be in accordance with these undulating waves, as though I had become one with the surrounding environment.

A drop of dew rolled upon a leaf just above my head. Condensing quietly, it eventually dropped down.

I, who was originally motionless, suddenly opened my eyes. I stretched out my right hand, allowing the drop of dew to fall upon my fingertip. The drop of dew rolled down the finger onto the palm. Grasping the drop of dew, my right hand suddenly formed a fist, my shoulder and thigh moved to position, and I threw out a punch.

"Boom!"

With a muffled bang, the great ciff before me was shaken, traces of a fist appearing amidst the swirling dust!

I exhaled and let go of my fist, allowing the drop of dew to drop down. With a *pa da* sound, it fell upon the grass and was scattered.

I could feel a smile creeping over my face.

When 'Chaotic Virtues Combat Meridians' reaches a state of perfection, then the drop of dew would have shot out together without being splintered . Although my current state of comprehension has yet to reach that far, I still have made some progress.

In addition, the earlier punch had left a fist mark roughly two foot in depth upon the cliff. Three days ago, my punch could at best only leave half a foot. My current achievement was due to the 'True Primal Chaos Formula'.

In these three days, I had been practicing the True Primal Chaos Formula non-stop and had finally succeeded in reaching the beginning stage. Truthfully, I was only able to train so well thanks to the memories of the elder's. The elder's experience and comprehension had greatly benefited my training. Even the circulating method of the skill had been deeply ingrained into the senior's soul. All I had to do was slowly leak the memories out of the Oozaru phantom in my sea of consciousness.

Due to how I didn't have anything else to do, my training schedule was jam-packed. My accumulation rate of injuries was also faster than my saiyan's body could keep up with. At this rate, I would have had to tone down my training if I didn't want to turn into a crippled.

I needed herbs.

With no option left, I started the procedure to activate the Ikari form.

First, I closed my eyes in the real world and then I opened them in my sea of consciousness. At the center of it was the Oozaru phantom. I moved in as close as I possibly could and whispered…

"Mu Qianxue is just a little b*tch who can't protect her own god d*mn family, you're just a failed disciple who couldn't even protect your senior brothers. Howdoesitfeeltoreapthebenefitsofyourdead…"

Before I could even finish my sentence, power busted out into my body as my muscle bulked up to accommodate it.

Look, I'm not a monster. I just can't risk being in a situation where I'm forced to transform and expose my secret. Being able to suddenly double your size is just way too noticeable. I'm just playing it safe, trust me. Although, I admit, the form is becoming a LITTLE addicting.

After placing an Iron Armor Bear on my right shoulder, I walked out of the cave and followed the road to find a human settlement.