"Should I go out to test my strength?" Apollo muttered while glancing at his cultivation stage, which had reached the 3rd-step foundation building stage. After meeting up with Big Chub, he immediately went back to cultivate the Simple Breathing Technique, which took him a few hours before he advanced to the 3rd-Step.
Apollo stood up, and his body made a cracking sound. This feels really good!
With his body stronger than before, he felt like he was not in control, so he wanted to get used to it again. Apollo believed that if he kept getting stronger without his mind getting used to it first, it would only give him a hard time as time went on.
"I have to go back to that place," Apollo muttered, his face turning serious.
There were still a lot of people in the streets even though the moon was already high in the sky. Considering the time, it was around 8 pm. The night was still young for them to go home. As he stepped onto the street, his eyes habitually glanced at the restaurant beside his beggar spot.
A few more customers had returned to the restaurant, but compared to the Skyline Savory in front of them, they were still miles apart, especially since the Skyline Savory branch's building was a lot bigger and wider. It was probably one of the reasons they chose to buy this building.
Then, as his eyes landed on the Skyline Savory branch, he couldn't help but tilt his head as a man with a bald patch on his head was looking directly in his direction.
He wore a simple brown medieval-looking suit, and if Apollo had to guess the man's age, it was probably around his 40s.
They looked at each other for a while before the man turned around because the server from the restaurant talked to him. Then they went to who knows where.
"Did I just get ogled by a middle-aged man?" Apollo muttered, a shiver running down his spine when he realized that his handsome look also attracted the same gender. "Sh*t, better get moving now before I dazzle another one!"
Apollo hurriedly went to his destination.
I am back, and this time I will kill as many as I can! Apollo thought with great determination in his eyes. He stood in front of the forest where he had first tested his strength.
Using his Simple Movement Technique, he climbed up a tree intending to land on its trunk. However, because of his new strength, he miscalculated and landed on the ground instead. Fortunately, his body reacted quickly, and he landed on his feet.
"Woah, that was close!" Apollo wiped the nonexistent sweat from his forehead. "Again!"
This time, he carefully used his strength and landed on the tree trunk. Being up in the tree felt safer, especially when he was going to hunt that black wolf with two tails that he had a close call with before.
With this in mind, he started jumping from tree to tree. The Simple Movement Technique allowed him to easily adapt to his body, and after a while, his somewhat stiff movements became fluid due to his new strength.
As he passed by the broken tree that he had used as a target, he stopped and decided to jump down. Landing beside the tree, he touched its surface.
Then he looked around for something bigger and probably tougher too. His eyes lit up when he saw another red maple-looking tree in the distance. "I should test my strength on this first."
This tree was bigger and wider than the previous one he had broken.
Standing in front of it, he closed his eyes and took a deep breath. When he opened them, a glint passed by.
With a strong bang, the tree shook, causing its leaves to fall like snow. Apollo pulled his hand, which was stuck inside the tree, causing chips of wood to fall to the ground. He raised his hand and looked at it before glancing at the hole he had made.
Well, time to break another tree! With this thought, he continued to punch the tree until it finally snapped. When the tree fell, it caused a dust cloud to emerge. Seeing this satisfied the beggar.
Suddenly, the sound of howling reverberated.
"That's it!" Apollo's eyes lit up. Another perfect sparring partner had finally shown its presence.
But that was not the end, as another howl echoed. When Apollo thought that was all there was to it, another one came. Three black wolves? Can I do it? Apollo couldn't help but frown.
"I can do it! I'll just escape like before if things go awry!" Determination returned to his eyes, prompting him to jump back into the trees and find the nearest wolves he could.
He still bore hatred toward them for trying to gang up on him. That had scared the living sh*t out of him. But now, he was going to hunt them. Well, hopefully I can kill them quickly before the others arrive.
Following the sound of their howls, Apollo ventured through the treetops like a monkey. It didn't take long for him to reach his destination, where the howls grew louder.
Hidden by the leaves, he didn't immediately confront the black wolves. Instead, he observed them first. However, what he saw changed his plan.
"Someone is fighting them," Apollo squinted his eyes.
The three wolves were together, surrounding a person. They attacked simultaneously, but the person wielded a great sword that caused the wolves to tumble to the ground with every strike.
"Oh? He's strong!" Apollo was surprised. "A cultivator?"
Then he heard the person shout in pain as one of the wolves managed to land a blow with its tail on 'his' chest, causing 'him' to jump back to gain some distance.
Hearing the shout surprised the beggar. So it's not a 'he' but a 'she'? With this thought, he jumped to another tree to get a closer look at the person fighting the three wolves.