The sound of a roar woke Luke, who was taking a short nap to ease his fatigue a little. The cultivators also needed sleep, although to a lesser extent.

  The roar came from deep withierritory.Luke sehe disturban the surrounding spiritual energy and came to a clusion.

  “It seems that a big fight is happening in the tral area of ??this territory.”

  He quickly undid his camoufge and dismahe defensive formation he had set up. He had to go take a look, perhaps he could take the opportunity tress with his hunting mission.He began to head towards the location of the fight and at the same time checked the information the system offered about his progress in the mission: 11545/100,000.

  After spending just one day hunting elemental monkeys, he had a little more than 10% of the points o plete the mission. He holy hoped tress even faster, but elemental monkeys usually moved in rge groups of up to ten individuals, and it was difficult to find an isoted group that had only a few members. In addition, after each fight he had to rest to recover both his spiritual energy and his exhausted body, so hunting was a rather slow process.At the rate he rogressing, it would take him more than a week to plete the mission. Obviously this was not too much time to plete a mission of such difficulty, but Luke had a stant feeling of uneasiness, a voiside him that told him that he should increase his power as soon as possible.

  He reached the tral area of ??the territory without entering any obstacles, and on the way he did not see even a single elemental monkey. Now that he was at the site of the battle, he realized the reason.

  A battle of epic proportions was taking p front of him. Aal mohree times the size of the ones he had entered so far, along with thousands of other oal monkeys were fag off against a gigantic white tiger.

  Luke activated Xyra's Eye.

  *Elemental Monkey:Level 5 Spiritual Beast- Health: 810- Build: 693- Strength: 820- Agility:851- Mana: ??*

  *Divihuiger:Level 6 Spiritual Beast- Health: ??- Build:??- Strength: ??- Agility:??- Mana: ??- Spirit: 55*

  After looking at the information owo powerful beasts, Luke firmed that it was beyond his current capabilities to participate in a battle of such magnitude with his current power.He tio observe the battlefield with his Xyra's eye. Besides the level five elemental mohat was the most powerful, there were also other level four elemental mohat were much strohan the ones he had faced so far. However, the vast majority of elemental monkeys were still level three.

  The bloody battle tio develop, the tiger spitting out lightning that could kill aal monkey in an instant. The leader monkey of the pack was furious at seeing his subordinates die, and attacked with even more fury. His attacks were not limited to oribute as was the case with the lower level elemental monkeys, but could use attacks of different elements oer another. “What a tremendous amount of mana” thought Luke as he watched the beasts fight.

  Suddenly his gaze fell on a gigantic tree that was close to where the battle was taking pce. Despite not being an evolved tree, judging by the spiritual energy it emitted, it was not far from reag that step. On one of its branches, a fruit the size of a human head hung alone. it with Xyra's eye, Luke uood the reason for the fight between the beasts.

  *Spiritual Fruit (Unripe):Fruit that has been produced by a tree from the spiritual energy it has not been able to assimite. By ing it, a rge amount of spiritual energy be incorporated.*

  Even though the fruit he was looking at was a natural tonic, Luke did not feel any greed. The reason was not that he was a saint with hly desires, but simply that the fruit was useless to him. A human could not e the fruit sihe rge amount of energy it tained would destroy his body from within in a matter of seds. After all, it was a fruit produced with the spiritual energy that the tree itself had not been able to assimite.The only possible use for Luke was as raw material in the produ of elixirs. But to manipute such raw material, it would be necessary to have at least a level five cultivation. He could not save it for the future either, since plucked from the tree the fruit would quickly lose its effect; at most he could keep it for a month before it became pletely useless. If the system iory was activated, then he could store it there, si was a timeless space where the fruit would not deteriorate. But sihis was not the case currently, the fruit that the beasts were fighting to the death over was pletely useless.

  So why were the beasts fighting then? Well, the cultivation of humans as is different. So they could absorb spiritual energy directly. The fruit that was about to ripen was the most precious treasure for these beasts.

  Luke tio watch the great battle, thoughtfully.If he wao take advantage of an opportune moment to make his move, there was something he had to do first: Get rid of the guys who were following him!Presumably, if he made a move he would have to use all his power, which would leave him in a very vulnerable state. If someoook advantage of that moment to attack him, he would be lost. Therefore it was time to deal with his stalkers.

  Fag them directly would be impossible. For ohing, they were hiding and would not volunteer for a fight, and sedly, even if he could fight them, he was not their match right now. If he used his forbidden teiques to finish off these guys, he would no longer be able to intervene in the fight against the beasts.

  The royal guards who were secretly proteg Luke watched as he stood on the branch of a tall tree, watg the fight between the beasts in the distance.

  “He’s been hunting elemental monkeys for a whole day, what is he pnning to do?”

  “Maybe he wants to make money by selling the monkeys’ power cores? After all, they have elemental properties.”

  “But in Lunaria, there’s no one who uses the cores as raw material, at most he could sell them to merts who go to Ferulia.”

  “But those merts won’t pay him much for those cores, after all, they have an agreement with the gover and supply themselves with the cores collected by the army.”

  “That’s true, it’s not worth doing so much work for so little reward, he would achieve better results if he went to collect herbs for the alchemists, and it’s less dangerous.”

  The royal guards were discussing the hybrid’s erratic as. When suddenly, the boy who had been standing motionless watg the battlefield until just a moment ago, ran off at high speed in the opposite dire!

  “Hurry, the target is moving, we must catch up with him before we lose sight of him!”

  They had seen with their owhe monstrous speed that Luke could use when he was fighting, if he could maintain such speed for a few mihey would lose track of him pletely. If they were to return to Lunaria a that they had lost their target… their legs were shaking just thinking about it!

  The group of Shadows also silently followed the young hybrid who was now running at high speed through the forest, as if fleeing from the battle that was taking pce behind him.

  The feeling of being watched pletely disappeared. He had finally gotten rid of his pursuers.

  “It seems that despite their high cultivation level, they are susceptible to illusions.”

  That’s right, the “Luke” that both groups were chasing right now was nothing more than an illusion that had been jured by him. It was a dark magic spell that he had secretly learned in his past life. After all, dark magic didn’t have a very good reputation among humans.

  “Perhaps it’s the fact that they’ve never e into tact with this kind of magid that’s why they don’t know how to defend against it. I’m afraid it’s a trick that I only use once.”

  Luke had calcuted that for someoo be able to follow him without him being able to discover their exact location, they must have a cultivation of at least level four, as well as a good camoufge teique. A person of that level could easily break free from an illusion like the one he had jured, as long as they realized that it was an illusion. After all, illusions didn't work very well against spiritual cultivators, who dissolve irregur mental states using spiritual energy.

  “I don't think they'll be able to break free from the illusion very soon anyway. That will give me enough time to settle my business here. As for what's going to happen ter… I'll figure out what to do wheime es.”

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  Lanti ran through the rain. She was chasing after some Ferali they had fouhe river while iigating the ret disappearances of hunters in the area.

  The Ferali were a particurly athletic race, and in the rugged terrain of the forest their innate abilities were on full dispy. However, Lanti's might equaled the battlefield. In the past half hour, Lanti had captured half a dozen Ferali who were illegally in the viity of Lunaria.

  A voice message was transmitted to her. It was her subordinates inf her that they had captured anroup of Feralis aing their location.Lanti increased her speed dramatically and appeared in front of one of the Ferali. With a slight movement of her hand the man colpsed to the ground unscious. She took out her bow and fired two arrows. In the distawo screams of pain were heard almost simultaneously.

  She exhaled and rexed her posture. This was the st group of fugitives.

  Now they would have to transport them to Lunaria. What would happen to them ter was no longer her responsibility, but it was likely that this event would cause a diplomatiflict with the Feralis tribe.

  Lanti felt someone approag from behind her, looking back she realized that it was Sonya, her friend and subordinate, who was running towards her. She focused again on the unscious Ferali in front of her. He was only a teenager, no older than her sister. What was he doing so far from his territory, and vioting the treaties between both tribes? Lanti thought with some sadness.

  Sonya approached her and hugged her by the neck as she always did.

  Lanti felt her friend's movements and said solemnly.“Sonya, during work hours you must behave responsibly, and not disrespect our uniform”Lanti erson who took her responsibilities seriously.

  However, Sonya did not respond. Only the sound that Lanti would remember for the rest of her life rang out in the silent forest. “Click”

  Lanti felt all her spiritual power being blocked by a higher force, her body feeling heavy. She looked in astonishment at the object that now surrounded her neck: A shackle made of Noral.She turned around to look at her friend, who was looking at her with a plicated look.

  “Sorry Lanti”Sonya said with a voice full of guilt and sadness.From the silent forest several Feralis that were hiding began to emerge.

  Lanti felt a blow to the back of her ned her vision began to darken. The st thing she saw before losing sciousness was her childhood friend, receiving a package from one of the Ferali and nodding her head.……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

  Flynn ran in the rain. He had to escape. Escape and ask for help, otherwise all his brothers would die.

  “Why?! Why?! Why did this have to happen? It’s all my fault!” Flynn thought in despair, as tears ran down his cheek and mixed with the rainwater.

  In the dark forest visibility oor, but Flynn didn’t stumble once. He spotted the river in the distand was able to calcute his location, he was close enough to the city to find a patrol of guards, if he was lucky.

  The river was rough and it was impossible to cross it by swimming, Flynn desperately searched around, hoping to find some way to cross.

  Despite the rain, his keen senses sensed someone approag behind him, he k couldn't be aher than the fake Luca.He immediately began to run along the edge of the river, he couldn't stay still or he would be captured just like his brothers.He tinued running for a few minutes, when suddenly he saw a figure in the distance. As he got closer he realized it was a soldier from the royal guard! Excitedly he increased his pace as he began to shout for help.

  “Help! Help! There are demons in the forest! Help!” He shouted. But the soldier in the distance didn't hear him, perhaps the rain made unication difficult.

  The presence behind him was hot on his heels. He shouted again until he lost his voice, but it was no use.The fake Luca appeared from the darkness of the forest and covered his mouth.

  “I hought you could be so fast to escape. It doesn't make sehat a little boy without cultivation move at such speed” said the cold voice that sounded just like his brother Luca's.

  Flynn tried tle, but was immobilized without any effort by his captor.

  “e on, your brothers are waiting for you” said the fake Luca, and began his journey deeper into the forest.The st thing Fynn saw was the soldier in the distander the rain, and anure hugging him from behind. The se seemed familiar to him.……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

  It was already getting dark. Hours had passed sihe start of the battle. The tiger was pletely covered in wounds, and was losing the fight, he wouldn't st much longer. Oher side, the leader of the elemental monkeys was also quite battered, although in parison he was in much better dition.However, a pile of elemental monkey corpses adorhe etlefield. After all, the tiger was a beast of a higher level! The only reason he was at a disadvantage was because of the sheer number of enemies he had to fight simultaneously.

  “It's about time we got into a,” Luke said.