Beggar Cultivation System

"Humans… kill…" The Alphadusk Shadowtail growled with its deep, incoherent voice.

Hearing this, Axton and the others weren't surprised. Monsters like this, which had risen to the top of their group and experienced growth far beyond their peers, often developed stronger and new abilities. Many of them gained the ability to speak, though they struggled to articulate words due to their bodily structure.

"I… will… kill… humans!" the Alpha howled into the air before dashing toward the nearest human!

Elmo's body emitted a strong haze as the winds moved erratically around him, and his weapons glowed brilliantly.

"Come!" Elmo shouted, lowering his body slightly before using his movement technique to instantly appear in front of the monster!

He swung his sword, the air splitting and whistling as the pressure descended, but a black tail blocked his attack. Although the tail moved like a shadow, it had such durability that the Headmaster's sword couldn't penetrate it. However, Elmo didn't lose his cool. Instead, he used his shield to punch the monster!

The attack landed on the wolf's head, forcing it to the side, but another tail came at Elmo, which he deflected with his sword.

Upon landing, he jumped back with a chuckle. "This guy's smart—just what I'd expect from a wolf."

At the same time, Axton took the opportunity to appear above the monster, his sword as thin as a cicada's wing, aiming for the Alpha's head. The blade met no resistance, penetrating the monster with ease. However, five or six tails immediately lunged at him, forcing Axton to withdraw his sword and deflect the tails.

The sound of collisions echoed a few times before the Alpha opened its mouth. A dark orb gathered and, within a second, fired toward Axton!

Axton's body instantly evaporated, leaving only mist in the air. The dark orb continued on its path, crashing into the wall and causing rocks to fall on the fleeing audience.

Fortunately, the white-robed men were quick to act, using their abilities to shield the audience.

The Alphadusk shook its head, its wounds healing instantly. Its eyes locked onto Axton, who had reappeared a distance away, first in a form of water before returning to his true self.

The Alpha bared its teeth and charged at the Great Serpent Headmaster!

"I think you pissed it off, Axton!" Elmo shouted with a laugh, dashing toward the monster. But before he could get close, a tail shot toward him. Expecting this, Elmo activated one of his Battle Techniques, his body increasing in size! With a slash of his sword, the tail was deflected, and a sharp gust of wind followed, slicing several tails in half.
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The Alphadusk roared in pain, but it didn't slow down at all as its severed tails regenerated almost immediately.

"Tsk!" Elmo glanced up at Master Popo, who hovered in the air. "Hey! Is it ready?"

"Yup!" Master Popo called back, his hands moving frantically as inscriptions materialized in front of him. Having seen the monster absorb his fire and use it to counterattack, he realized it was futile to use the same method. Instead, he focused on immobilizing the creature. "Done!"

Suddenly, the inscriptions emitted a bright yellow-red glow, and burning whips shot toward the monster's tails!

The whips held each of the Alpha's tails, stopping it just a few feet from biting Axton's head.

The Alphadusk tried to snap its jaws, but all it could do was clatter its sharp teeth.

"Die…" the Alpha growled. However, no matter how hard it tried to step forward, the whips binding its tails kept it from killing the human in front of it.

With no other choice, the Alpha opened its mouth to create another dark orb.

But Axton had already thrown a punch at the monster's head! With a loud bang, the Alpha tumbled across the ground, and just before it fell off the platform, Master Popo tightened his grip on the whips, pulling it back.

Master Popo landed, and the two headmasters appeared at his sides.

"This should weaken its strength," Master Popo said with a confident smile.

"Should we kill it?" Elmo asked, turning to the Great Serpent Headmaster.

"What else do you know about it?" Axton responded instead of answering directly.

"I've already told you everything I know," Elmo said, shaking his head. "But I do know one person who's familiar with all kinds of animals."

"Who?" Axton asked.

"Theo, the owner of Skyline Savory," Elmo replied.

Upon hearing this, Axton nodded as if understanding. "Then let's capture this monster and bring it to him. There's not much recorded about this Ten Tail Alphadusk Shadowtail. Maybe Theo can help document it for future reference."

"Alri—" Elmo began, but he stopped mid-sentence as a blur shot past them. Realizing something, he turned to the Alpha and saw something that made his eyes widen and brought a bitter smile to his face.

The Alpha was wildly waving all its tails, flinging the whips around. At the far end of the golden-red whips was the Headmaster of the Fire Shrine, his Hanfu robes chaotically flapping in the wind, with something inappropriate showing as he clung desperately to his whips.

"Ah! The Binding Whips are losing their strength!" Master Popo shouted as his body was flung into the air.

"It seems like this monster can absorb even a Restraining Technique," Axton muttered, squinting as he stared at the Fire Shrine Headmaster. "Let go!"

"Oh, right!" Master Popo realized, releasing his grip on the Binding Whips. The moment his hands left them, the whips disintegrated into particles that shot through the Alpha's body.

Master Popo was flung through the air, flipping several times before stabilizing himself. He floated, shaking his head in frustration. He glared at the monster. "F*ck yo—" He couldn't finish as a dark orb was already headed his way, aiming to blow him up.

Seeing this, Master Popo raised his hand and activated his technique. Qi surged from within his body, turning into blazing fire, which he sent toward the orb. A strong explosion erupted, causing the whole mountain to shake!

Using his movement techniques, Master Popo transformed into flames and landed beside the other headmasters.

"Sh*t, that was risky," the Fire Shrine Headmaster cursed. "Can I stop holding back now? I really want to kill this monster!"

"No, you can't," Axton replied, shaking his head. "People are still evacuating."

Without even exchanging words, they had been holding back their strength. There were still civilians escaping, and because of their numbers, it was taking quite a long time.

The Alphadusk glared at them, its ten tails swaying behind it. "Humans… kill…"

Meanwhile, Apollo, who had been watching all this time, was amazed by the scene. Everything had occurred in just a minute or two, and the visual effects were dazzling, especially when the trio moved and used their Battle Techniques.

His eyes lingered on the Headmasters before focusing on the Great Serpent Head.

That guy should've been dead. Apollo was shocked when Axton was hit by that dark orb, which obliterated him instantly, leaving nothing behind but mist. However, he reappeared away from the monster in a puddle of water, reforming into his true self.

That's definitely a Hydra Mirage, but more perfect and advanced, the Beggar thought, his eyes shining with excitement. He recalled the final state of that Technique: the clone one creates is so lifelike that it behaves like the true self, with its energy being almost identical to the original. This means, when using their senses on the clone, others would believe it's the real body.

Apollo could create ten clones and control them to move like the real him. However, he had to control them manually, dividing his attention. Fortunately, the technique wasn't overly taxing.

The Beggar began to suspect that the Great Serpent Headmaster on the platform was not the real body.

Unbeknownst to him, he was right.

"It would've been better if your real body were here," Elmo said, glancing at Axton while raising his weapons. The monster was gathering Qi from the surroundings, and ten dark orbs appeared on top of each tail. This time, his expression was more serious than before.

"I'm more than enough," Axton replied, his face reflecting the same calm resolve.

"Or it would've been better if Mathias were here!" Master Popo chimed in.

At the same time, the wolf howled into the air before launching the ten orbs!

"Contain it inside this place!" Axton shouted, and the other two nodded, their bodies turning into blurs as they blocked the orbs with their Techniques.

Apollo clenched his fist, marveling at the magnificent scene. But in the next moment, his eyes widened as two orbs shot directly toward him!

"F*ck! I don't have my weapon!" Apollo yelled, frantically looking around but finding nothing he could use. Knowing that the unbreakable barrier behind him came from the Alpha, he couldn't risk using his fingers as weapons.

With this in mind, he raised both hands and unleashed a combination of Fire Blast and Wind Blast!