In the blink of an eye, almost a month had passed, on this particular day, a boy of about 5 years old could be seen fighting with what looked like a 2-meter wolf, who despite the incessant attacks with the attacking, the boy still managed to dodge them, waiting for his chance to attack while holding a dagger in his hand.
Seeing that his attacks were ineffective, the wolf was enraged, and with a loud howl, his speed suddenly doubled, attacking with even more ferocity.
The boy did not lose his cool when he saw this, on the contrary, his concentration strengthened as he tried to capture the subtle movements that the wolf was executing in order to dodge with anticipation, while he patiently waited for his opportunity to attack.
Suddenly, the boy stumbled, apparently not correctly evaluating the terrain he was on, losing his balance.
The wolf did not miss the opportunity that was presented to him, and already somewhat impatient to take too long to kill the boy and also hungry, he launched himself at the boy, while his sharp claws were about to tear him into minced meat.
Being so close to death, the boy was unfazed, it seemed that he had resigned himself to his fate because of that sad mistake, when suddenly the boy's face, previously serene without a rare emotion, revealed a victorious smile.
At that moment, the wolf sensed unprecedented danger, his instinct told him that he was in imminent danger, so he wanted to go back and forget about the dinner in front of him, but it was too late.
The boy, who had apparently lost his balance, regained his posture, while with one step he dodged the fatal attack of the wolf and with a turn of his wrist, he mercilessly stabbed in the lower area of the wolf's neck, killing him in an instant.
"*Sigh*, if I had used my double sword technique, that wolf would have died much earlier."
Of course, the boy was Abel, who, during his journey back to the village, learned to hunt and survive in the open air with the help of old Ben, who was complaining that Abel should learn to survive on his own, hence In the end, he ended up giving him a dagger and bringing him one or another animal to practice, it was only this day that he searched and found this wolf by himself, so he decided to use it as practice in a real battle.
"Although I must also admit that a battle to the real death is completely different from training, a wolf will not wait for you to use your most powerful techniques, it will simply attack with everything to kill you, it was a good lesson I learned today."
Even though he knew that old Ben should be somewhere nearby watching over him for his safety, it was still a totally new experience for him, this is the first time he had "fought" someone, in the end, it was more exciting than what. I expected.
"As far as I know, that wolf was a 1st rank beast, that is, his power should be on par with a cultivator at the 4th level of body refinement, so defeating him shouldn't be said to be a great feat for me as my physical body even without cultivation is on a par with some low-ranking martial soldiers."
"It would only be a real challenge if I face some 2nd or 3rd rank beast, even if I use everything I have, I should be able to fight a 4th rank one."
From what he learned from old Ben on his journey, the beasts in this area were very low-level, so it was a good training ground for cultivators at the level of body refinement, which were it not for their closeness to the Couvet forest, there would be many more of them than I had seen so far.
Furthermore, he also mentioned something that he already knew, the rank of the beasts, who were born with stronger bodies and with a spiritual qi, similar to the children in Kunlun, so if viewed from the perspective of a lower realm, They are more powerful than cultivators, that is why despite being only 1st rank, it took at least one cultivator at 4th level of body refinement to deal with it, a 2nd rank beast required a cultivator at 7th minimum level, a 3rd rank needed a martial soldier, and so on.
Although this was not always the case due to the mutations the beasts underwent, that was the general divide.
Furthermore, although the double sword technique Abel learned was something common in Kunlun, in this lower realm it would be considered among the strongest, so Abel thought that if he gave his all, he could fight a 4th rank beast for a weather.
"Even so I must not trust myself just for my 'advantage', many in Kunlun are born with a better ability and talent, but still did they not die thinking that they were incomparable under heaven? I must learn to advance and retreat when necessary. "
As Abel reflected on this, at a considerable distance, not too close and not too far from where Abel stood, old Ben reflected on the fight he had just witnessed.
"From what I know, that child has no cultivation, even his Dantian is injured, so cultivating will be very difficult for him, but his physical body is surprising, does he have one of those legendary constitutions? special in addition to its robustness."
A legendary constitution was a gift from heaven, which granted its user different abilities, be it a greater affinity to a particular element, immunity to poison, etc., but they are extremely rare, thousands of years can pass without one appearing.
"But perhaps the most surprising thing is the tranquility and serenity of the child when facing that beast, he has a shocking mental state."
An excellent state of mind was what separated a mediocre cultivator from a great cultivator, since a change in mood in the middle of a fight can be fatal, so knowing how to stay calm and serenity even in the midst of danger It is a very remarkable and sought-after feature in the sects.
"Well, there are 2 years until the claim of disciples for the sects begins, who at least must be 7 years old and must not be older than 12, also they must have reached at least the 7th level of the refinement of the body, let's wait and see, if you still don't remember where it came from, it wouldn't hurt to send it to one of the three sects in this county."
With that thought in mind, old Ben approached Abel, who was still pondering his battle.
"Very good brat, despite your age and lack of cultivation, you could still easily beat that pathetic wolf, at least you are not completely trash, hahahahaha"
With the old man's usual shrill voice, Abel awoke from his thoughts before addressing the old man.
"Don't even mention it old man, I know that there are people out there much more talented than me, besides, thanks for watching me in case I was hurt."
While he thanked the old man, Abel bowed a little, to which the old man replied:
"Hahahaha, brat, it's good that you know, once while traveling through another county, I found a girl your age gutting a 3rd rank beast, even I was surprised back then, as for the rest, it's just a little effort on my part."
Hearing this did not surprise Abel, from what he had already read in Kunlun, many children his age were already reaching the stage of martial master, so defeating a 3rd rank beast would be "child's play" for them, even thus, finding geniuses on this Azur continent thrilled Abel, filling his future with anticipation.
"I hope I can face them, even if I don't defeat them, learning from them will be valuable to me."
Seeing that Abel was not surprised, but rather moved by hearing what he said, old Ben laughed to himself.
"This child must be a fan of battles, hehehehe, that's good, only on the battlefield will one become much stronger, only by facing and overcoming challenges when one can say that he is alive."
With a smiling face, old Ben turned to the boy who was still thinking about his future confrontations:
"Let's hurry brat, the blood of that wolf will attract the beasts of the area, although for me they are not a problem, I am not going to kill any, so if you keep delaying, you will have to fight on your own, we are also a couple days from the village, so we should speed up."
Hearing the first thing, Abel woke up from his dream, forgot that detail, which, if he had been on his own, he might as well be surrounded by beasts by then, so he made a mental note about this slip, furthermore, the last thing he mentioned. the old man moved him, so he quickly caught up with the old man who was already moving away from the place.
"I wonder what the village will be like, will there be cultivators as powerful as the old man?"
With this doubt on his mind, Abel followed old Ben closely, anticipation building in his heart.
It was just as the old man said, two days later, Abel arrived at Kubath village.
The village was located near a small stream, and it reminded Abel more of a small town, with about thirty houses, all made of a special type of wood that absorbed the spiritual qi from the environment to promote a better environment for cultivation. In addition, what most caught Abel's attention was the large mansion built almost in the center of the village, right next to another large construction, through which Abel saw many people entering and leaving, especially young people of about 15 years, even some his age.
As they entered the village, the guards made no trouble for them, they just bowed and saluted old Ben.
It was at this time once inside that the old man addressed Abel.
"I have some business to discuss, so I'll go for the moment, in the meantime, you should take a walk and get to know the place better."
Thus, without waiting for Abel's response, the old man disappeared, leaving Abel alone in the middle of a place unknown to him.
"Well sooner or later this was going to happen, now I wonder, where should I go?"
With this doubt in his mind, Abel wandered aimlessly through the village.