CHAPTER 59: SOUL CULTIVATOR

His sword clashed with the level 9 beast, but the sheer power behind his attack was no joke. How could a level 9 beast rival his elemental master level power.

The beast went flying back, its attacking paws severed, blood leaking from the wounds.

It growled in pain, but Harry hadn’t had enough time to notice.

Instead of continuing his attack, he lured them backward.

Elemental master level beast tried to attack but Harry had already shifted to his defensive styler where he used serpent stride to dodge all attacks.

With each strike, he guided them closer to the Elemental Master level 2 beast who was still chomping on the corpse.

But in beasts eyes Harry was getting pushed toward it, the beast abandoned its half-eaten meal and rushed toward him.

As it approached, Harry’s lips twitched—a terrifying grin appeared on his face.

He had his own plans for approaching the beast.

He launched his first attack at full force against the level 1 beast, making a short window of time.

That gave him just enough time to close the distance between himself and the level 2 beast.

200 meters

100 meters

50 meters.

Then, suddenly—Harry slammed his hands together.

The blood swirled that was on its maw and Sharp spikes tore through the beast’s mouth, forming a cage around its jaws.

Blood oozed from the injuries, twisting into a deathlock around its neck.

With a single snap—

The spikes severed its head.

[+20,000 Exp]

[75,400 / 102,400]

Harry continued smiling as he looked at the beast before him.

It may have been hard to use the weapon made of blood to fight but the beast was fully covered in blood.

"Wanna run?" he asked mockingly to other remaining beasts.

As soon as he spoke, a barrier appeared behind the remaining beast, blocking its retreat.

Before he could continue his attacks, a deep howl echoed from the jungle.

At that sound, something changed in the beasts’ demeanor.

All the wolves that had been fighting separately now gathered together, forming a tight formation.

The group allowed them to do so—they also felt more confident with backup.

Now, twelve wolves of varying levels stood before them.

Yet again, there was an anomaly—Tyler had killed both of his opponents in record time.

That was strange. He was the weakest among them, yet somehow the most impactful in battle.

’It seems he got something good after ascension,’ Harry thought.

Watching the wolves regroup, his smile twisted into something darker.

"My flames make healing harder, but for some reason, it’s not working on them," Nephis said, her sword blazing with bright fire.

"They don’t heal in a straightforward way. Their regeneration is much faster than normal healing elements. But everything comes with a price—once they run out of fat, their healing is useless," Harry explained, already deducing the weakness.

One thing had become clear to him—Everything in this world had a downside.

Even cultivation demands time. Just because the cost wasn’t always obvious didn’t mean no one had paid it.

Sometimes the price was time.

Sometimes it was the death of others.

And sometimes—it was limitations.

Wolves possessed a rare regeneration ability beyond most healing types. But it only worked because of that limit.

As he explained this to the group, he raised his hands.

The blood from the four injured beasts—some from their own wounds, some from the ones they had eaten—began to move.

Harry couldn’t control blood inside a living body.

But once it was outside, Nothing could stop him.

The strain of using his element so extensively made him grit his teeth.

Then—

"Snap!"

All four beasts collapsed, lifeless.

But it wasn’t without a cost;Harry felt something shift within him,His element was restricted.

Not as if someone had sealed it—But as if the source had been drained dry.

Then, something clicked in his mind—

’Why can high-level cultivators use elemental skills for a longer time?’

The answer was obvious.

With every level up, the Origin essence expanded, and the speed of replenishment increased.

[+20,000 Exp]

[+15,000 Exp]

[+20,000 Exp]

[+10,000 Exp]

[Congratulations! You have reached Elemental Master level 2]

[38,000 / 204,800]

[+2 Stat Points]

The battlefield fell silent.

Harry’s group stiffened, horrified.

They had been too busy fighting to see him use his blood element before.

The wolves, on the other hand, took several steps back.

"They’re running! Attack them!"

Surprisingly, it was Tyler who shouted first.

Just a few seconds later, the wolves turned tail and fled into the woods.

The group immediately pursued.

"You go on, I’ll join in a minute," Harry said, watching his friends chase after them.

Seven corpses lay before him.

He wouldn’t let them go to waste.

Before anything else, he sat down and used Qi cultivation to push his body cultivation further.

The process wasn’t exhausting—

His body was already toughened by the Iron Body technique, and the recent battle had pushed it to its limits.

As his cultivation surged, he moved to each beast and used Soul Eater.

A dark energy swirled around him, refining and assimilating their soul energy into his body.

[Congratulations! You have leveled up.]

[+1 Stat Point]

[Congratulations! You have leveled up.]

[+1 Stat Point]

It took him only two or three minutes.

The sudden spike in cultivation caused slight discomfort, but nothing more.

Still—he remembered how the imbalance between his body and Qi cultivation had started as mere discomfort.

He decided to test this technique in a controlled environment next time.

Now, his total stat points had reached 9.

Just 1 more, and he could unlock new skills—or upgrade existing ones.

With his body still improving, he ran, following the footprints left behind.

Cultivation was nothing less than crafting a weapon.

The body was like the weapon itself, while Qi was the energy that powered it.

His body cultivation was about to reach Elemental Master level 2—it was just a matter of time.

Then, he suddenly halted.

A horrifying scene unfolded before him, Almost 30 wolves were attacking five people.

But his attention locked onto the fifth person.

A man in a black cloak.

"Who is he?" Harry muttered.

[Inspect]

[Qi Cultivation: Elemental Master Level 5]

[Body Cultivation: Elemental Master Level 5]

[Soul Cultivation: Elemental Master Level 3]