Beggar Cultivation System

Apollo was silent for a moment before he asked another question. "What do you think of Klown?"

One of the rumors he'd heard was that the Mayor ate people—according to the former north guard captain he'd killed.

"What do I think of him…" By now, the Callum family head had completely forgotten his allegiance to the mayor. "A big piece of sh*t."

Look who's talking, Apollo thought, finding Aaron's answer more than enough.

"Then what about the rumor of him eating people? Is it true?" Apollo asked, the lightning serpent circling around him.

"You've heard about that?" Aaron Callum looked surprised. "It's only known to the highest-ranking individuals in the city. The truth circulates only among those who follow him."

"So, you're saying the rumor isn't just talk but a fact?" Apollo said, narrowing his eyes.

"Yes," Aaron nodded. "Have my answers satisfied you? Do you need more information?"

"Thank you for answering; I'm greatly satisfied," Apollo smiled, hopping off the chair as his small frame walked past the Callum family head.

Hearing this, Aaron let out a sigh of relief, thinking the kid was keeping his word. But soon after, a dark expression returned to his face as feelings of humiliation, shame, and anger washed over him. Gritting his teeth, he clenched his fist tight.

I'll have my revenge, Aaron thought, suddenly sensing someone behind him. He turned to find the Personal Disciple at the entrance, watching him with a cold gaze and a powerful killing intent.

A bad feeling welled up within Aaron.

"By the way, I don't keep promises with people I intend to kill," Apollo said as the lightning serpent crackled around him.

"But you made a promise!" Aaron shouted, stumbling back in fear.

"Yes, but I'm a motherf*cker!" The moment Apollo spoke, the lightning serpent roared, transforming into a bolt of energy that appeared instantly in front of Aaron!

Aaron Callum's eyes widened, and before he knew it, his world turned bright as electricity surged through him, burning his entire body inside and out.

Seeing this, the beggar smirked. Once the Callum family head fell to the floor, he cast a Fire Blast, igniting the room in flames. With fire raging behind him, Apollo walked out.

"I should get out as fast as possible," he muttered, his body turning invisible with a technique he'd derived from the Hydra Mirage. Then, in a flash of lightning, he vanished.

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News of the tragedy spread quickly in Klown City and soon reached the Great Serpent Cultivation School.

In one of the Senior courtyards, Lily sat in her garden when she received a letter from a messenger bird.

Before she even opened it, a bad feeling rose within her. As she read the letter, her face paled.

"My father… he's dead?" Lily Callum muttered in disbelief. According to the letter, Aaron Callum had died in an intense fire that consumed the mansion, while her aunt Yer and cousin Mahika had been found with severed heads, along with other cultivators on the scene, before they, too, were engulfed in flames.

The tragedy had struck suddenly and in broad daylight. The culprit was still unknown.

However, disbelief soon faded from her face, replaced by acceptance. In truth, she wasn't surprised. Her father had a fiery temper and had made numerous enemies; it wasn't unthinkable that one of them would finally come for him.

Lily didn't feel any pity or sympathy for her family; instead, she felt disappointed. She had planned to return to her family and meet that perso—wait, did he kill them? The thought crossed her mind, and she couldn't shake it.

"If he really did kill them, I'll have a reason to do the same," Lily muttered, her voice laced with killing intent. She wasn't doing this for her family's sake but rather for the position of Personal Disciple. She had been eyeing that role ever since she became a Senior, and she would achieve her dream no matter what it took.

With a snap of her fingers, the letter in her hand shredded to pieces as small, sharp water blades sliced through it.

"I'm stronger than Heru now," Lily smiled, watching the paper fragments fall to the ground. Just a few days ago, she had finally achieved a breakthrough with her battle technique, Water Blade Disintegration. She had reached the intermediate stage, which boosted her strength significantly. Unless the other Seniors managed similar breakthroughs, she would remain at the top. Her chances of defeating that kid, the Personal Disciple, had become more certain.

Standing up, she decided to head back into her training room to stabilize her technique. When she'd sent the letter to her father, asking him to bring the Personal Disciple to their mansion, she'd planned to take an underhanded approach, hoping to challenge the kid in front of her master and away from the Headmaster's watchful eye. Now, it seemed all she could do was wait for him to return.

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When night arrived, Apollo sat at his usual spot with his hands on his forehead, begging for money. A few hours later, he opened his eyes and looked at what he had collected.

"One bronze coin?" Apollo muttered, disappointed. His Alm Points had only increased by one. Sighing as he pocketed the coin, he looked up at the night sky. "Hey, System, is there any way to increase my Alm Points faster? Do I really have to beg…literally? Can't you give me some leeway?"

A light blue translucent screen materialized before him, and the system's strict, emotionless voice echoed in his mind.

"No. You embody the essence of a True Beggar. You must live by the laws of begging to survive. There are no shortcuts."

"Useless piece of sh*t," Apollo cursed.

The System didn't respond as the screen vanished.

"Staying here to beg is pointless… If I really want to increase my Alm Points, I'll need to go somewhere more crowded," Apollo muttered. He had been avoiding crowded areas to keep a low profile, but it seemed this street wouldn't be enough.

Fortunately, he could beg in different places, and the money would still convert to Alm Points; he wasn't confined to just this spot.

"Hmm, I should find a new place to beg, but I need to complete my second mission first," Apollo thought, feeling he was close. All he needed was to find out why the wall was being expanded and why the stolen cultivation and battle techniques were made public. Currently, people hadn't made any moves, likely because they were still in the learning phase.