Dual Cultivation: Beasts and Women!

Keeping an eye on the blond man who also had {Black Art}, Liam had his companions and the rest of his allies who had approached this area to fight the enemies in the surrounding area. He focused on the adversary regarding the Secret Hunt mission, determined to kill him first.

That man moved with two of his Spirits to surround Thal'Korr, thirsting to consume the life force of Liam's Shadowfiend. But he kept his last Spirit at his side as he tried to approach Thal'Korr more slowly.

When he saw Liam approaching, he ordered his gorilla-shaped Spirit to attack, delivering a swift closed-fist blow to Liam's stomach.

"Too slow." Liam laughed at this 3-Star Spirit Earth cultivator. He used his speed related to both the Incubus and the Silver-Winged Leopard.

The moment he saw silver wings forming on Liam's back, the blond man's eyes widened in surprise. He hadn't expected to come face to face with the man responsible for the Silver-Winged Leopard's demise today!

"You!" He raised his war hammer in front of his body, already moving his mana toward his powerful physique.

Given the characteristics of his Spirits, this cultivator had immense strength for someone of his level, and he had rightly chosen a weapon of great destructive power.

Liam advanced towards him, dodging the black-furred monkey who missed him and advanced with his golden hair already growing around his body.

Liam moved his sword diagonally, striking his opponent at point-blank range when he was less than ten feet away.

The blond man lifted his war hammer from the ground in the direction of Liam's attack, and an instant later, it struck the blade of his opponent's sword.

In that moment of shock, Liam manipulated the blond man's shadows, causing shadow creatures to emerge from the ground and attempt to immobilize him.

But Liam failed, and soon felt the power of this opponent's physical strength, who stepped forward and dodge his attack. Forced by the enemy's great offensive power, Liam flapped his wings and landed 6 meters away from the blond man.

"You have good attack power, but your other two Spirits don't have all those characteristics," Liam said as he pointed in the direction where Thal'Korr had thrown away a hawk-shaped Spirit and was now pressing down on the enemy demon.

Liam felt the black-furred gorilla, his enemy's brute force Spirit, approaching and used his wings again. With an upward leap, he flew to where Thal'Korr was trapping the enemy demon!

"Shit!" The blond man despaired as he was 11 meters away from his main Spirit. He ordered the other two Spirits to do their best to stop Liam, while he opened his mouth and let out a high-pitched eagle scream.

Several of the blond man's companions and enemies felt the high-pitched eagle cry he let out and put their hands to their ears. Liam himself suffered the most, as he was right in the crosshairs of the enemy attack.

But with his flying speed, Liam could deflect some of the attack while feeling his magical recovery work to make him feel less bad after suffering from it.

He reached the side of the Spirit trapped in Thal'Korr's hands and commanded the Shadowfiend to grab another demonic Spirit.

'{Black Art}!'

He activated the power of the black tablet in his mind space, using his hands to suppress the escaping creature now trapped in his hands.

The creature's grunts alarmed the surroundings, causing several people to turn their eyes on Liam and the enemy demon, not understanding what he was doing.

The blond man turned pale and didn't hesitate to attack Liam with everything he had, using his other two Spirits and his own powers.

He wrapped his war hammer in his chaotic mana and attacked his enemy's spine with all the power he had.

His bird attacked Liam from the left side, screaming as the Master had just done, while the gorilla attacked from the right side, moving his two enormous fists against Liam's face.

But just as they were about to reach Liam together, the black-haired boy's allies appeared in his defense.

Whatever he was doing, he was not to be disturbed; they sensed it!

Orange flames flew toward the bird, which approached Liam with its long, sharp claws. Meanwhile, a crocodile with rocky scales appeared in front of the gorilla's attack.

A bluish chain wrapped around the handle of the blond man's war hammer, forcing him to look back to see an orange-haired woman stop him in his tracks.

"He's not someone you should be attacking," Felicity said shortly after joining the fight, leaving the redhead to her interrupted meditation.

The woman's three Spirits appeared at her side, each of them moving to join Electa and Mary's Spirits, who were helping Liam at the moment.

Meanwhile, Nance and Grace sighed as they continued to confront the other enemies in the area. For a moment, they had worried about their partner when the rest of the group finally moved.

Liam saw this out of the corner of his eye and smiled with satisfaction, enjoying the fact that he had more allies than the enemy group attacking them.

The enemy group was certainly stronger in terms of average power. Several of Liam's allies that night were newly promoted Spirit Earth cultivators, or even Spirit Lords. Meanwhile, everyone in the enemy group was a 4-Star Spirit Earth cultivator.

But Liam's group had over three times as many Spirit Masters, a number far beyond what one could normally handle.

However, he understood the enemy. This was a gamble. If the enemy who almost hit him in the back knocked him out and absorb Thal'Korr's life force, this blond guy would grow stronger and probably be able to single-handedly destroy half of their alliance.

"You made a risky move in search of an absurd gain... I'm sorry, you failed!" Liam said as he felt he had won.

A moment later, he felt the Spirit in his hands completely crack and then explode.

"NOOOOOOOOOO!" The blond man screamed in horror, for a moment ignoring Felicity, who was holding him back to reach Liam.

But it was too late for him. His demon exploded and a stream of spatial mana came from the blast site, quickly entering Liam's body and causing Thal'Korr to change.

Liam didn't hesitate to flap his wings and change position, ignoring the enemy his allies were attacking to seek the opponent Thal'Korr was now pressing.

Sensing that Thal'Korr's advance was 99% complete, Liam used {Black Art} again and got what he wanted most in this hunt pre-battle against William Semple!

Crack!

A special glow emerged from the depths of Thal'Korr, and his entire body seemed to become a star. He became colorful for a moment, while his body parts changed shape at a speed visible to the naked eye.

His horns became smoother and more refined, his teeth and bones stronger, his skin tougher and more appealing. Meanwhile, the shadows in the area seemed to intensify, and several hands came out of the ground and grabbed various heels.

The enemies trembled in fear at the qualitative evolution of Thal'Korr into the Sage-grade, while Liam's allies took advantage of the situation.

Each of the enemy Spirit Masters grew weaker and slower in their actions, while half of them found themselves in a black hell, burning in dark flames that consumed their lives as they tried to escape.

"Aaaaagh!"

They screamed as their demonic Spirits were suppressed by the power of Thal'Korr's aura. Meanwhile, the rest of their Spirits stood alone against Liam's allies.

At that decisive moment, when the group had completely changed the rhythm of the battle, with several explosions of Spirits and the first deaths, a cracking sound came from Liam's body.

His cultivation, which was already at the end of the 4-Star level, suddenly advanced to the 5-Star level, and all of his Shadowfiend characteristics developed with him.

Liam felt black flames enveloping both of his hands, burning with a pleasant heat that he couldn't help but feel good about.

He opened his hands and let out a cry of satisfaction, covering his surroundings in black flames that reached one of the enemy Spirit Masters over there.

When Liam's flames reached him, the man howled in pain for only three seconds before his body disintegrated in front of everyone, leaving only his bones and high-ranking metal items behind.

Even his clothes were consumed by Thal'Korr's and Liam's new ability!

Felicity, Grace, and Nance looked at Liam with glee, seeing in him something they had only seen in William during their time in City Thirteen.

Liam's other allies and subordinates saw how strong he was and were thrilled to be on the side of someone like that.

Unfortunately, the men of Leopards couldn't celebrate too much about having such a leader. Soon, Liam would no longer command them, and they could only think of a future where they would be under his command in the inner area of the sect.

After Liam and Thal'Korr's promotion, the group quickly ended the battle, destroying all the enemy Spirits and killing the Spirit Masters.