“Dammit… Again a failure!" A fifty-year-old man sighed, sitting in the middle of a binding magic circle — a simple circle with a star in middle and pentagram symbols encircled around it.The old man's name is Noir, his hair was slightly messy and black, his pale blue eyes are clinking in disappointment of another failure. His face is lean, and calm, his body slim and hands gesturing a magical seal in front of his chest.Noir was an Advanced-Level Wizard, who never showed interest towards magic because it requires grimoire, spell incantations and wand. So, Noir was involved in an experiment to make a spell which binds all the magic patterns to his soul, so he can use magic without grimoire, spell incantations and wand. He tried a forbidden ritual, which binds all the magic patterns into his soul, so that whenever he wants to cast a spell the ritual itself activates magic itself as Noir thought in his mind.But it was always a failure. His entire life was mainly focused on this experime

Lin Yuan sat near a wide spreaded peach tree, feeding the sack of Green Spirit Grass to his turtle. Green Spirit Grass found near peach trees, in depths of mountains and forests. The turtle chomped the grass sluggishly, darting his head in every direction. Turtle face seems to be lingering in joy, after gnawing the green spirit grass. Lin Yuan rubbed the turtle shell with his left hand, a soothing smile long-lasting on his face.Crunch!Lin Yuan folded his legs, crunching the dry leaves under his legs. He gently held the turtle with both hands, concentrating his mind into his aperture. Lin Yuan maintained his stillness, to get a perfect cultivation breakthrough.Slightly, the turtle began to glow and glimmer along with his aperture. As the time went on the 1.5% beast essence slowly began to swirl around. Lin Yuan felt the percentage of beast essence started to increase slowly.1.5% → 1.7% → 2.0%The turtle glow flickered just before it became normal again. Lin Yuan commanded his turt

July month — Summer SeasonA mix of melancholic humming of birds and murmurs of the people created a cacophonous morning in the Green Hollow city. Lin Yuan and Chen Ming are dressed in heavy layered traditional robes, walking towards the eastern gate of Green Hollow city.“Quite a summer morning,” Chen Ming smiled, patting on the back of Lin Yuan.“Yes… it is…” Lin Yuan agreed with Chen Ming.“Chen Ming, Who are the masters in the cultivation academy?” Lin Yuan asked, adjusting his robe, meticulously. “Do you have any idea?”“Yes, I know their names, Lin Yuan,” Chen Ming acknowledged, his eyes darting towards Lin Yuan. “One of them will startle you!”“Startle me?? First say the names…” Lin Yuan sneered, ignoring the words of Chen Ming.“There are four masters and a head master for the Cultivation Academy,” Chen Ming said, his voice calm as he gestured his hand towards the spire visible towards the Eastern Gate. He turned to Lin Yuan, a faint, knowing smirk playing on his lips. “The fo

Lin Yuan and Chen Ming started to walk even deeper, trying to find another beast.Meanwhile, Zhang Wei and the group slightly behind Lin Yuan’s group hustled, thinking about a plan to humiliate Lin Yuan.“We need to restrain Lin Yuan’s group to win,” Zhang Wei mumbled, darting his eyes towards Fenglian and Xiao Chen.“What can we do?” Fenglian asked, his voice low as whimper. “My beast is a falcon… I sent my falcon to spy on Lin Yuan’s group, and we can pinpoint the location easily,” Xiao Chen elucidated, his face with no emotion. “They are 60 paces further than us. And they even killed a Rank 1 beast.”‘That brat Lin Yuan is a genius,’ Xiao Chen thought in his mind.“Great, Xiao Chen, Have an eye on them.. Let’s search for a beast now,” Zhang Wei grumbled, walking forward.Whhooshh!Xiao Chen's instincts screamed at him. He suddenly jolted his head backside, and pushed Zhang Wei to the ground. Instantly, a sharp-beaked eagle, lunged forward, thrusting its beak at the place where Zha

At the Medic Hall of the academy…Fenglian sat down silently. Then Mo Qinghe arrived, and saw the situation of Chen Ming. His face twitched with an angry expression. “What happened, Fenglian?” Mo Qinghe inquired, darting his eyes towards Fenglian. “How did Chen Ming end up in this condition?”“Zhang Wei and Xiao Ch—” THUD! THUD!A loud sound of footsteps interrupted Fenglian’s reply. At the entrance, a man arrived. He is Lin Yuan, his robe was messy grey and blood red in color, his eyes devoid of emotion. In his right hand, Lin Yuan held the hair strands of Zhang Wei, who was brutally punched to death. Mo Qinghe’s face spasmed in pure rage. “What the fuck…? Did you kill him?” “Yes, master! But I don’t feel any guilt. He tried to kill me and Chen Ming with Xiao Chen. I reacted in time and killed Xiao Chen first.” Lin Yuan stepped in, dragging Zhang Wei and threw forward. “This bastard injured Chen Ming, and as I don’t have beast essence left… I beat him to death.”‘What the hell…? B