Magical Beasts!

We're here!

"Thank you, we're at our spot." One of the cultivators said.

"Are you sure? This is the Nighteye forest..." The driver said.

"Yeah, this is our spot, don't worry about us. You be safe on your way to the next city alright?" The cultivator said before getting out.

Khoru immediately hopped out of the carriage alongside the rest of the monster expedition members. They quickly set up a few tents that they would sleep in for tonight.

"Since it's already nighttime, we'll sleep and then set out to explore the forest in the morning." That same cultivator, who was the man with the greatsword, said.

Everyone agreed and they went into their tents to sleep...

...

"Rise and shine everyone, we have to get up early so that we yield the most benefits! We should spend as much time as possible in the forest to get resources." The man said.

The other 3 members, and then Khoru, quickly left their tents.

There was one other man and two women. One of the women had dark blue hair and used a slim katana that contained a sharp aura. The other woman, who had light pink hair and green eyes, used a morning star as a weapon, it was the size of a watermelon!

The last man used a tall and slim bow and had two quivers full of arrows. He had elven-green hair that curled upward at the bottom. His bow had strange green engravings on it, and so did the arrows!

Khoru was impressed by the weapons they used, as well as the aura the weapons gave off.

Amazing!

He quickly got up and stretched. Khoru's muscles could even be seen through the red and grey shirt he had on.

"Come on everyone, we should hurry and get a move on. We'll only be here for three more days." The man said as he entered the forest confidently. He used his bare hands to break apart the vicious thorns that plagued the ground...

...

As everyone ventured through the forest, they crossed paths with a ton of beasts. Thankfully, the highest staged magical beast that Khoru ever observed was at the 3rd stage of the foundation building realm.

'It seems this forest isn't too hard on weak cultivators like me, or atleast new cultivators like me...' Khoru thought as he walked through the forest.

ROAR-

A roar suddenly rang through the forest, alerting everyone.

"Don't be alarmed, it's only a first stage magical beast." The man with the greatsword, who's name was Tai Mu, said. He was the strongest out of the party members, he was at the 4th stage of the foundation building realm.

'Now's my chance!' Khoru felt excited and rushed forward, completely forgetting about the rest of the party.

"Hey man, where are you going?!" Tai Mu shouted.

"I'm going to slay that beast!" Khory excitedly replied. He finally met a magical beast that he could fight against. Now it was time for him to put his cultivation and sword-art to the test!

After running for a few minutes, Khoru finally reached the origin of the ear-rupturing roars. The magical beast that he was greeted with looked like a tiger but had snow-white fur and was two times the size of an average tiger.

It's fangs were bright blue and glowing every few seconds, the same for its claws.

It's eyes were glowing blue as well and it had two tails.

After stopping, Khoru could hear Tai Mu and the rest of the party arriving.

"Be careful, that's an Ice-fanged Tiger!" Tai Mu said.

"That tiger's bites and claw wounds are lethal enough to even kill 3rd stage cultivators if given enough time and under advantageous circumstances. It's fangs and claws can freeze the blood and wounds that it inflicts." The tender and elegant voice of the bowman cultivator, Edward, rang out.

Khoru was glad that they gave him a heads-up, but he was more pre-occupied with battling the magical beast rather than acquiring information about it.

"Crush the sky, rebuild the world, and let all be born anew—Air Collapsing Yin-Yang Sword-Art!" Khoru called out as he summoned his Martial Spirits.

Both of his swords appeared in his hands right when he started to execute the sword-art.

The Ice-fanged Tiger's senses went haywire but it's primal instinct overwhelmed it as it lunged forward at Khoru.

It reached out with its claws and they met with Khoru's swords.

A giant grin appeared on Khoru's face and he pushed forward with his sword, watching as it collided with the tiger's claws.

"He's completely ignoring the magical beast's powers... Does have a death wish?" Tai Mu questioned.

"He's only at the 2nd stage of the foundation building realm and his Martial Spirits are only rank 1, Khoru is getting too ahead of himself." Edward muttered. He drew his bow just in case something unexpected occurred.

Even though Khoru was a bastard child, he was still one of the young masters of the Ghostly Blade family.

Meanwhile, Khoru executed the technique with absolute ruthlessness. He swung his swords in tandem and they connected with each stroke, despite each attack not landing any damage.

The energies of yin and yang intertwined at times, creating a harmonious and peaceful attack, while at other times they collided and dished out destructive power.

It was like a quiet lake becoming a raging waterfall at random intervals.

"You will kneel!" Khoru growled as he pushed forward. He watched as his Martial Spirits repeatedly frosted over, but shattered the ice after each swing.

ROAR-

The tiger growled again and bit fiercely at Khoru's swords, freezing them incredibly fast.

Edward's expression fluctuated slightly and he pulled back the string of his bow. Just as he was about to let it go, he saw a dangerous aura surround Khoru.

It was devilish and evil.

'What is that?' Edward thought to himself. Tai Mu felt the same way, and so did the other party members.

Khoru had activated his low-devil aura and his strength increased by two-fold. He executed his sword-art swiftly and reached the last strike of it.

He combined his swords and slash out and forward at the tiger, dishing out destructive yin and yang energies that destroyed the Ice-fanged Tiger's body in mere seconds.

"Die!" Khoru said with a wide grin on his face.