Chapter 4 Farewell and Mainland

  Wei Lin admired Liu Yu's wisdom, which far surpassed that of his peers. He was fascinated by the mainland's history, local customs, and national affairs, which others found dull and uninteresting. Liu Yu would often remember these things after hearing them only a few times and always showed great enthusiasm, making Wei Lin feel like he had finally met a student who truly appreciated learning. As a result, Wei Lin grew more fond of Liu Yu and was happy to answer all his questions.

  Liu Yu was also delighted to see this, as he was originally a historian by profession. These regional customs and history were his hobbies, so he could naturally make connections and infer more from less.

  In the blink of an eye, four years had passed and Liu Yu was now ten years old. Compared to four years ago, his height had increased significantly, and the muscles in his arms were starting to take shape, giving him a somewhat robust feel.

  One day, Liu Yu walked into the library as usual, but his expression was somewhat uncertain. Wei Lin, the instructor, was resting in the house. Seeing Liu Yu arrive on time, a faint smile appeared on his face.

  "Here you go, little guy."

  "Yes, mentor." Liu Yu lowered his head and returned

  "This is a book about human language and writing. You take it back." Before Liu Yu could say anything, Wei Lin handed him a book.

  "Master, can I take this book away?" Liu Yu was very surprised that the Book Master of the Hidden Book Pavilion never allowed him to take books out.

  "No need to think much, I know you're here to say goodbye today, right?" Wu Lin's mentor looked at him with a gentle gaze.

  "Alright, you know now." Liu Yu scratched his head, he was still struggling with how to start speaking just a moment ago.

  "You're 10 years old this year and have reached the age of entering the training camp. This is something every Bimon must go through, so don't think too much about it."

  "I understand, Master." Liu Yu replied respectfully, with genuine reverence for the teacher who had entrusted him with so much.

  "After learning so much about the mainland's common sense from me, you should understand how heavy the responsibility is on a Bhiman's shoulders, so strong martial power is essential. Among my many students, you are the most diligent in studying literature and history, I hope your cultivation will be just as hardworking." Wei Lin, the instructor, stood up and looked at the mainland map, silent for a long time, seemingly lost in thought, Liu Yu didn't dare disturb him, and could only stand obediently by his side.

  "We, the Weilun family, have produced dozens of beastman kings, among whom your grandfather was a prominent one. As his only grandson, when you leave this plateau in the future, remember not to tarnish the name of our Weilun family." Although Weilun's expression couldn't be seen, his voice was very serious.

  "If you don't have anything else to ask, then go back and get ready for tomorrow's test." Wei Lin seemed unwilling to say more, waving his hand to let Liu Yu leave.

  "It was a mentor, you take care of me back." Towards this dedicated teaching himself for four years old man deeply bowed, Liu Yu then turned and left.

  On the square in front of the high-rise building, Liu Yu looked back at this magnificent architecture and thought about what he had learned in the past four years, finally understanding what kind of world he had come to.

  The world where Petro is located consists of seven major elements: earth, wind, water, fire, thunder, light and darkness, as well as numerous laws. The intelligent species in this world have developed two ways to utilize the power of these elements and laws: Dou Qi and magic.

  Aura is based on the seven elements, and each aura has its own elemental attribute. Liu Yu had seen people around him use auras many times in the past few years, especially his father Gaiya who used his golden aura to smash a giant boulder of several meters high into powder right before Liu Yu's eyes, stunning him silly on the spot - this thing was even more powerful than the Terminator. Although he still had a very superficial understanding of the original power of auras, overall Liu Yu felt that it was similar to internal energy in martial arts.

  As for the magic, Liu Yu asked his mother Naya, a fire-system magician, to demonstrate it. The power was also extremely huge, and it felt like the legendary spell that could summon the wind and rain.

  Two kinds of power usage methods have a huge impact, making the standard for measuring the strength of various intelligent races on the mainland the overall strength of Dou Qi and magic cultivators.

  And the world's most intelligent species all live on this continent called Pilon, with dozens of large and small tribes. Among them, humans occupy the northeastern, central, and eastern regions of the continent, where Liu Yu has confirmed that all humans belong to the blond-haired blue-eyed white race, while the northern part is occupied by semi-beasts also known as Mongfeng people, and the northwest is inhabited by elves.

  According to the words of Weilin Jiaozhang, several major empires among humans, as well as elves, half-beasts and giant dragons living on the edge of the continent, all belong to the top forces on the mainland.

  As for the beast tribe, it was completely different from what Liu Yu thought at first. Thousands of years ago, there was a powerful beastman empire in the central continent, but due to various reasons, it was defeated by several human countries and eventually split into three.

  The beastmen led by the Bimon tribe retreated to the eastern part of the uninhabited Kordia Plateau in the southwest of the mainland, while the Lion tribe retreated to the southernmost Yasen Forest on the mainland. The Tiger tribe retreated to the border of the Mongfeng Empire and relied on the semi-beastmen, so the beastmen were only considered a second-rate force on the mainland.

  However, Bei Meng, who was once the beastman imperial tribe, has been trying to restore his country, so he is very strict with the training of his tribesmen. Each Bei Meng must undergo a Dou Qi magical aptitude test and then receive long-term military training. Liu Yu is just 10 years old this year, so he also reached the time to receive Dou Qi magic training and had to leave school.

  The dark night quietly descended, gradually shrouding the earth. In a secret room within the Earthfire Fortress's Beast King Palace, an old man wearing a golden long gown sat upright at a desk, on which lay a huge map and numerous documents. The old man was intently examining the documents.

  On either side of the desk stood a sturdy, tall golden figure and a slightly shorter red figure. Upon closer inspection, the golden figure was revealed to be Male Huang Jin Bimon, while the red figure was Female Lie Yan Bimon. They were naturally Liu Yu's parents, Ge Ya and Na Ya, both standing respectfully with their hands clasped together. The elder was naturally the Beastman King, Kuro Wailin.

  "Is everything ready that is to be given to Alexander?" King Croesus suddenly asked them after reading a letter.

  "Ready, Father, I'll go give it to him right away." Gaiya replied immediately.

  "Hmm, after the lightning strike, we've been observing Alexander's physical condition for a few years now. He doesn't have any problems and can participate in training. You two shouldn't worry too much, I've also told Coach Turo about it." King Krow said calmly.

  "I understand, Father. As Alexander is my only son, he must go through hardships to take on the heavy responsibilities of our family and even the entire beast tribe." Gaia replied sincerely.

  "Good." King Koro's face relaxed into a look of relief as he gazed at his son, leaning back in his chair.

  "What's your take on the recent movements of the Vanoord Empire?" King Krow asked, changing the subject.

  "Dad I think..."

  The bright moon is in the sky, and the silver light spills to the ground. Liu Yu stands alone in front of the window, looking outside while fiddling with a few things in his hand. Just now, his father Gaiya came to find him, besides instructing him on matters needing attention in the training camp, he handed over a small wooden box and asked him to take good care of it.

  He had some resistance to this reborn father, after all, there was no such intimacy in his soul. However, Liu Yu also realized that Gaia was very good to him and would try his best to satisfy any request as long as it wasn't something that violated the family's taboos. Moreover, Gaia never abused his paternal authority and made an effort to communicate with his son. As a beastman prince, his knowledge and experience were not bad among his tribe, so Liu Yu could ask him questions that he couldn't ask the Patriarch of Weilin, making their relationship relatively harmonious. Later on, when Liu Yu witnessed Gaia's powerful martial arts skills, he had even more admiration and respect for him.

  After Gaia left, Liu Yu opened the small wooden box. Inside, three things lay quietly: a pure gold beast god carving about several inches in size, which was obviously wearable as a pendant; two bottles of medicine, one white and one red; and next to them, a note explaining their uses. The beast god carving had to be carried with him at all times, and when Liu Yu's cultivation succeeded, he would naturally know its function. As for the two bottles of medicine, they were both divine medicines for treating wounds, which could only be used in life-threatening situations.

  Liu Yu had a deep understanding of the magical elixirs of the Beast Clan, so he also knew that his father had given him another good thing this time.

  He casually put the Beast God statue around his neck, looking at the moonlit starry night sky, Liu Yu began to think about his future. He had been reincarnated for nearly five years now, although he really wanted to go back to before, but it seemed that there was no feasible method.

  Chi and magic are means by which one can gain great power, but whether they can transport him to another world is still uncertain. Moreover, it's unknown when he'll be able to return, and whether his hometown will remain the same as when he left - these were questions even Liu Yu couldn't answer for himself.

  "Perhaps I can only grasp this reality and try to do my best, I don't know what the result of tomorrow's test will be." Liu Yu muttered to himself for a long time.

  The instructor gave Liu Yu a brief introduction to the concept of Dou Qi magic. The Dou Qi and magic aptitude test is divided into two categories: elemental affinity and spiritual power. The talent level is divided into four levels: lower, middle, upper, and super. Elemental affinity has a huge impact on personal Dou Qi cultivation, while spiritual power is the foundation of personal magic cultivation. Among the Bi Miao tribe, Lie Yan and Da Di Bi Miao have fire and earth elemental attributes respectively, while Huang Jin Bi Miao has both fire and earth elemental attributes. At the same time, most Bi Miao tribes have good spiritual power, so there are many strong Dou Qi and magic cultivators among them, especially in Huang Jin Bi Miao.

  Thinking that he might also be able to move mountains and split rocks with a single gesture like his father, Liu Yu's heart was filled with excitement. Although he hadn't read many martial arts novels, he had watched a lot of TV shows, and if he could be as powerful as a high-ranking martial artist, it wouldn't be a bad thing at all.

  Liu Yu also doesn't remember where he saw it, saying that every Chinese person has a martial arts complex, yearning for the feeling of being unrestrained by worldly conventions and having a heroic vendetta. Liu Yu deeply agrees with this. In theory, compared to Meng Yu, Huang Jin is even more exceptional and has never produced any trash, at worst they are of average quality. Therefore, Liu Yu is still full of confidence that he will have a day when he can move mountains and split rocks.