《War Of The Spirit Animal Arts》 Prologue In Japan fighting is second nature. Fighting is life, to live is to fight. At the age of 15 Students undergo the "Spirit Animal" test. This test reveals the student''s their Spirit Animal, and Fighting Style they will learn and live by. After which they are sent to a new school to continue their education, and Study their new Animal Art. The 12 Spirit Animal Arts are Toad, Scorpion, Wolf, Cat, Lizard, Shark, Qilin, Pegasus and the four Holy Beasts, Suzaku, Byakko, Seiryu, And Genbu. These students spend years or even lifetimes Cultivating their skill, Breaking through the Zytheron Layers. Layers are the thresholds of power that we all posses. Above all Schools and Fighters Stands One man. Koryu, of the Yellow Dragon Star Emperor. Reincarnated endlessly for the purpose of defeating evil and leading Japan against the forces of the Shadows. No one knows who or he is until the day he is needed when he shall emerge. However while our story may be about the battle for good and evil, with Koryu leading the side of good, he isn''t out main character. Our main character is but a newly awakened fighter. One, who shall battle alongside Koryu for the fate of all japan. In the War of the Spirit Animal Arts.The tale has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation. Chapter 1: The 8 Basic Spirit Animals Today was Chansu Aotoge''s 15th birthday and The day he would take his spirit animal test, next period. "Hey Chansu, You ready? I can''t wait to find out my spirit. I bet it''ll be a giant lion, or a great ape like DBZ." "Tobias you fool, this isn''t a manga, be realistic. You''ll probably be a tiny lil fish. Wahahah" "Really-_-." Tobias was Chansu''s best friend since birth Though, Chansu sees him as more of a sidekick. They were born on the same day, right next to each other. Tobias cried so much, Chansu told him to shut up in Baby Language. They''ve been Best friends ever since. The bell rang, declaring that class was over. Chansu and Tobias got up and got their stuff together. "This is it. We end up in different schools bro." "Well duh fool, cuz I aint gonna be a fish. Hah" "oh lord, let''s go haha." They laughed and walked to their next destination. The Observatory. The biggest building the school. They poured in along with all the other 15 year olds. They sat down before a row of Animal Arts Masters. The principal walked before the students and began to speak. "GOOD EVENING. YOU HAVE ALL REACHED YOUR 15TH BIRTHDAYS DURING THIS FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR. NOW ON THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL BEFORE SUMMER VACATION, YOUR NEXT SCHOOL WILL BE DETERMINED. AT THAT SCHOOL YOU WILL LEARN THE ARTS OF YOUR SPIRIT ANIMAL ANCESTOR. YOU WILL DEVOTE YOUR LIVES TO TRAINING, CULTIVATION AND THE ULTIMATE DUTY OF FIGHTING IN THE GREAT WAR OF SHADOWS TO PROTECT JAPAN. The shadows are returning this year to prepare for Japan''s downfall. But we wont let them succeed. There are 12 Spirit Animals schools. "The Great toad Sage Gama. A master of the Short Blade as well as Water Techniques, a very Sticky whip-like tongue, and nature energy. Over time as you master The Toad arts you''ll be able to activate traits of the Toad. Webbed feet, for better traction and walking on water, the eyes of a toad to see through illusions, impervious to mind altering abilities/attacks. Eventually you can Manifest a giant toad, like so." the Toad Arts master stood up and concentrated letting out a large and long battle cry. His fingers and toes became webbed, his pupils changed, he opened his mouth as his tongue grew longer then rolled back in and a giant energy like toad started to appeared until it solidified. A giant Toad with an eyepatch, Beer canteen and a short blade on his back. "I''m Gamayasu, any of you tadpoles old enough to drink?" The students "awed" and "oh''ed" at the giant toad, who put his hands together and shot stream of water at the kids and laughed as they were drenched. "Thank you master Toad" The Toad art master reverted to normal, and sat as Gamayasu disappeared. "Next we have The Great desert walker, Doku a Scorpion. Scorpion arts warriors specialize in various venoms and poisons, having all their weapons and or hands and feet coated in poison. Over time with training you''ll be able to develop your own natural venom within your body, manifest a Scorpion tail to utilize it through, harden your skin to into an almost armor like substance able to withstand even the hottest of temperatures." The Scorpion Arts stood up and concentrated and let out a long cry as well. He skin hardened, Spikes began protruding from his shoulders, knees, and elbows, he grew a long spiked tail, and pincers grew out of his wrists, as he clamped and opened them threateningly. Then a giant scorpion manifested behind him with spikes all along its body. "I am Dokubari, my poison could melt through the likes of you lot in seconds." The scorpion art master sat as his partner disappeared. "Next is the Wolf arts. The King of the wild, Kiba the great white wolf. With the keenest sense of smell in existence, stronger as a team, fearlesss, and courageous. Upon discovering the wolf as your spirit your senses will heighten in general. Even outside of battle your smell, hearing, and speed will increase. As you go into wolf form, you''ll grow fur that can withstand all conditions, stronger legs, paws, increased speed and the ability to communicate with others through roars, resonating with each others hearts thus feeling each others hearts and intentions. Wolf user can summon both wolves and dogs. Todays wolf master is none other than Japan''s current head of the Wolf Arts style. Master Okami. Although young he was a prodigy who rose through the world of animal arts at an alarming speed. By the time he was a teacher at the age of 20, he was equal to Holy beast students. He entered the great animal arts tournament at the age of 22 and went toe-to-toe with a Genbu arts fighter. Though his opponent was formidable he was able to get through his defenses, sustaining heavy injuries however taking out the Genbu fighter as he fell. This display of raw strength and skill, was enough for the previous wolf arts head to appoint him as the next head." The master stood up as they all "ahhh''d" and "Oooh''d" his presence alone was overwhelming. He simply closed his eyes and opened them, instantly entering wolf form. Fur all over, claws, larger teeth, and a tail. He then breathed and a regular sized wolf appeared. "Thats it?" Tobias whispered to chansu. Then Master Okami let out an intense roar, as the whole place shook, all the kids stumbling, even the other masters minus five, were a bit unnerved by his power. A dark aura arose, the whole place began to rumble and then, a giant three headed dog as tall as the ceiling manifested. Everybody but the 4 holy beasts and the shark master were taken aback by his power and manifestation. "This is how i got my position as Top Wolf Arts fighter in the country." He sat down as the dogs disappeared. "Well that was a very nerve wracking display of power. The three headed demon dog disappeared. "Next is the Neko arts. Supposedly having descended from an ancient two tailed cat demon, Nekomamura. Specializing in Speed and agility. With paws, retractable claws and a tail for quick whiplike strikes or to grapple with. Japan''s most powerful neko Arts teacher." A beautiful woman, with long flowing blonde hair, a crop top and a skirt stood up. All the boys oo''ed and aahh''ed over her immense beauty. She gathered her energy with no battlecry but instead of a series of movements and gesture ending in a sexy pose. She now had a tail, cat ears, cat fangs whiskers, and cat pupils. All the boy''s eyes turned to hearts accept Chansu. "Forget great ape, I wanna go to her school." Tobias said in a daze. "So you wanna be a girly cat boy and say Nya 24/7." "um...uh no, I wanna go cuz it''ll make me more agile and quick ha ha hah" Tobias laughed nervously. The female teacher snapped her finger, and as everyone watched, seconds later cats flooded the gym. "what the?" Tobias said. "I can not only materialize a spirit cat, but call any nearby cats to battle." Then she gave out an intense "Nya", as a giant flaming two-headed cat materialized behind, then all the other cats transformed into bigger more ferocious versions. Then they all shrunk back to normal as the spirit seemed to merge with the Neko-Sensei. As her clothes all erupted in flames, fire now covering her where her clothes were. Then she swung her hand like a claw covered in fire, and a spirit claw covered in fire swung as well. She let out a series of swipes and kicks, all backed by spirit paws/claws and ended by breathing fire. "Sadly i cant return back to normal, as my clothes were burned in exchange for more raw speed and power and fire ability. Nyaa, I hope all you cute little kittens enjoyed my Display." She sat back down, still in her transformed stateIf you find this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the infringement. "Next we have the Lizard Arts. The master of poison and disguise, Ibis. With scaled skin, you''ll become invulnerable to any kind of ailments, and elements and most damage. the Lizard can traverse any surface, walls, ceilings, heal injuries and are masters of Acid." The Lizard arts master stood up and let out a concentrated battle cry, as his skin started to scale, his five fingers turn into three, he feet broke through his shoes. He walked over to Neko-sensei. "If you will, madam. She sliced across his chest with her claws" NYAAHH!!!" "wahaha. Now fire please." She breathed fire at him, to no avail. He then walked over to a wall, and walked right up it like nothing. He then disappeared. "Where''d he go" "Oh I''m still here. I simply camouflaged." he reappered. "I can turn completely invisible" He then jumped down and spit on the ground, which melted in an instant. "Acid saliva of the highest potency." Then finally he concentrated as an Ibis salamander materialized behind him. It opened it''s mouth, letting a cloud of poison gas. "As a lizard arts fighter, you contain the abilities of all reptiles and can summon any reptile. Except dinosaurs and dragons, gators, crocs and snakes." He sat down as his salamander disappeared. "Next we have the shark arts. Arguably-" "I''ll take it from here" The Shark Arts master Rudely Interrupted. He stood. He was no taller than 5''8, with a bad attitude. With snake-Like pupils. He wore straps attached to his legs with what looked like fangs at the ends. "We shark Arts fighters are the fiercest, Most powerful and bloodthirsty of all the schools." He yelled out looking arrogantly at the 4 Holy Art members. "we fight for the sake fighting, to fill our never ending thirst for blood. We fight to spill it, with a series of slashes, slices, cuts, deep. I AM AZUSA WANIJIMA, CURRENT FANG KING(head of the art like the wolf arts master) OF THE SHARK ARTS, THE MOST VICIOUS AND POWERFUL OF THE ANIMAL ARTS. YOU THERE!!!" he said pointing at Tobias. "Who M-me?" "Yes you, my demonstration requires a volunteer." Tobias trembled in fear "Now now Azusa calm down." "QUIET. These kids will face great adversity, and greater enemies than anything they can imagine." " I''ll do it" Chansu stood up "Ahh I like your spirit. Chansu stepped forward. "Dont move, if you dont wanna die. I''ll attempt to restrain myself. THE SHARK ARTS SPECIALIZE IN FAST, CLOSE UP BLOOD SPILLING ATTACKS. WE OFTEN HAVE SOME SORT OF CHAIN, OR ROPE WITH SOMETHING ATTACHED TO PULL OUR ENEMIES IN AND RIP THEM TO SHREDS, as do sharks in the water rip their prey to shreds." He kicked his leg at Chansu sending two chains at him, but he caught them. "Like so." He then pulled, bringing Chansu towards him, then released the straps allowing Chansu to stop himself. "However that''s not all we have. Very few can awaken the power of our great Ancestor. The FANG. Now try not to move young one, or you WILL DIE." As he stood there the entire area shook, as the air pressure increased greatly he then kicked his foot a large shark appearing behind him, as he Launched a giant blast of wind and from it a blade of water that traveled towards Chansu tearing through the very ground under it. "AZUSA!!!" The principal yelled as some of the other masters got ready to intercept it but then something unexpected happened. A Giant Winged Sea Serpent appeared behind Chansu, and he kicked his leg also launching a dark Blood red Fang though much weaker, to everyone''s surprise. The wolf arts master, as well as the 4 holy Arts users all opened their eyes wide. As the two Fangs Collided Azusa''s flew right through Chansus but dissipated before hittting him as it was never meant to touch him anyway. "Whoooaaaa" all the kids began to cheer. "Well well, looks like we knows what school hes going to. Whats your name kid." "Chansu Aotoge." "Soo your the one I came looking for. A woman from the Wanijima Clan married a man from the Aotoge clan long ago. Thus passing down the bloodthirsty nature of the Wanijima to the Aotoge as well. yet none of you ever produced a Shark Arts student, until now. Your instincts are great. I''ll be expecting many great things from you." Azusa sat back with the master as chansu went back to the other students. "DUUUUDDEEE THAT WAS AWESOME HOW''D YOU DO THAT!!!" "No idea. It just happened." Heh guess it was you who became a fish wahaha." "quiet or i''ll eat you." "ooo scary." "That kid, at 15 years old. But yet, not of Nobility and it wasnt even one of our Holy Arts but a regular Art." The Byakko user said. "Such an advanced technique. Even we couldnt use any advanced holy Arts til at 18." The Genbu user said. "Could he be?" The Suzaku user questioned. The Seiryu user closed his eyes back remaining silent. "Next is the two Demi-Arts schools. They''re called Demi-Arts because their based off two mythical godlike creatures. First is The Pegasus Arts." The Pegasus Master stood up. I am Tobu Uma. The Pegasus arts are graceful, yet deadly. Harnessing the power of Galaxies. We can fly, and throw punches and kicks with the strength of meteors and the speed of light." He let out a cry, and wings spread from his back, sparkling like space. He threw a flurry of fists, what seemed like a million in an instant. He threw what looked like dust, that exploded as it flew through the air. "Explosive Stardust" Finally he concentrated and space appeared behind him, with a pegasus emerging. The pegasus then merged with him, forming armor and wings, with a pegasus head helmet. "And finally Pegasus Armor." Tobu sat down and the next master stood up. "Next We have the Qilin Arts school. The Qilin is a creature said to appear signifying the rise or departure of a god, or royalty. It is supposedly a giraffe that has ascended to near godhood for reasons unknown" the Qilin master stood up, and concentrated. He grew a tail and antlers as well as giraffe like markings. He punched and his fist stretched way across the room. Then he retracted it. He put his hands out behind him, and electricity began to crackle between his antlers, as he fired a blast of electricity from his hands. He then started to. Crackle with electricity along his entire body. Then behind him. A Qilin appeared. A giraffe like creature covered in electricity with clouds at its feet. It stomped its feet and electricity spread all across the floor. The creature disappeared Ch4: The Bloody Fang vs The Dragon Wave "If you feel your not ready, no need to fight Chouchou, I can handle them alone." "You must not have heard me before. A woman must be equally as deadly as she is beautiful." "THIS WILL BE AN OFFICIAL FIGHT BETWEEN THE HOLY BEAST ARTS SCHOOL AND THE SHARK ARTS SCHOOL. IT IS OVER WHEN ONE SIDE ADMITS DEFEATS, OR BOTH MEMBERS OF A TEAM ARE UNABLE TO BATTLE. YOU MAY BEGIN WHEN READY." "You ready to prove your worth?" Azusa smiled viciously. "Yea." "Dont hit me too hard, I am still just a pretty girl after all heh." Chouchou teased. Azusa and Chansu charged forward. Azusa wasted no time launching a fang at Them. Seiryu sprouted his wings and wrapped a wing in front of him and Chouchou. But Chansu showed up behind chouchou, and kicked her upwards in the air and jumped after her, Mizusa breathed a wind blast at him, but a wind fang launched by Azusa intercepted. "Keep your eyes on me dragon boy, if you don''t wanna die." "Hah such confidence, where does it come from?" Mizusa went full dragon. "Please Dream of Despair." He taunted as he was flew at Azusa who charged. Chansu front flipped and kicked Chouchou down to the ground. She managed to block in time. She sprang back up and concentrated, her skin becoming scaly, her hands turning into dragon claws but that was it for now. "There it us. The Power of the Genius Chouchou. Soul forming already without any training at all." Some random fanboy yelled. "Could she already be at the 5th Luhan Layer?" another fawned. She dashed at him, as he did the same. She thrusted a claw forward, but he slid under her and grabbed. She breathed fire at him, which he took the full brunt of." "Chansu" Tobias worried to himself. "I hope I didn''t burn you to bad honey." as the smoke cleared a foot came at her face, she backed up in time and jumped back a few feet. Chansu stood up unscathed though his shirt was gone. "Strong and Sexy" Chouchou said to herself. Azusa swung his foot at Mizuchi who smacked it away with a wing then grabbed the other leg and slammed him. At which point Azusa kicked his other leg unleashing a fang point blank range. It hit Mizusa scaled body, pieces flying off at the impact. He flew down to Chouchou and nodded at her. Mizusa flapped his wings launching a large wind blast. While Chouchou swiped a claw sending three blades of Wind at them. Azusa backed behind Chansu. "Now we''ll see what he can really do." He thought to himself. Chansu focused, and kicked his leg and ihs leviathan appeared for a brief second, launching a massive Fang, slicing through the wind attacks, as Mizusa lifted Chouchou to safety. But Azusa was expecting that and already jumped up and launched a Fang forcing Mizusa to toss Chouchou and take the brunt of the Fang to the chest, Blood erupting. The other holy beasts eyes opened wide. "He managed to damage Mizusa." Mizusa fell to the ground. As the smoke cleared he stood up. "To think a mere Fish could hurt a dragon. I hope your ready." Mizusa landed on the ground and reverted to regular form. Sakai put up a barrier. "You can''t be serious." He nodded in disbelief as he, Kaede and Shinobu concentrated and a barrier of distorted space appeared around the battle area. Mizusa closed his eyes, and reopened them an immense pressure erupted from him. As his Aura was no more. "Yesss that''s what Iv''e been waiting for." Azusa commented excitedly. He closed his eyes and opened them, his aura also disappearing. "You also achieved The Realm of Nothingess?" "Well I am an adult after all. Your just a small pest, your teacher is the big prize." "Heha, come then show me this new found strength of yours. I''ll determine if your worthy of facing him. Seiryu Geijutsu Gakko No Ougi: Shin MIZUCHI!!!" ~True Mizuchi~ The wind swirled into a hurricane around Mizusa, and he thrusted his arms forward as the winds headed for Azusa slicing everything in their path. "Tsk, tsk, tsk. Now you should know better than that. Nothing is sharper in this world than my Fangs." He dashed forward and a great white shark materialized behind him as kicked his leg. A single giant Dark energy Fang seemingly unlimited in size, reaching the sky itself flew forward right through Mizusa''s attack. "NOW FEEL THE POWER OF ONE WHO HAS BROKE THROUGH TO THE 1ST ZHANG REALM, BOY!!! AHAHWAHAHA!!! Azusa Kaze No Hiho: Fukitsu FANG" ~Azusa style Secret Technique: Unholy Fang~ Mizusa''s eyes flew open. "What!?" He looked down at Chouchou who was frozen in fear. Chansu dashed over to her and covered her as did Mizusa fly down in front of him with his wings shielding him. All of a sudden the Giant Fang dissipated." "What?!" A man with wings, a tail and scaly body descended in front of Mizusa. "I think that''s enough for today." All the teachers and other holy beast students bowed except Azusa. Mizusa opened his wings and saw Mizuchi Mibu and immediately bowed. "Father...I." "It''s ok son. You may have learned to enter the realm of Nothingness, but you still have yet to master it. And even further more beyond that." "What do you mean?" "You can only maintain it for a short period of time and you use it upon using Ougi Techniques. Azusa came here already in The Realm Of Nothingness." "What!?" "Entering doesn''t simply mean you only fight full power. It allows you full control over your power. That''s how he was able to demonstrate a fang in the school without destroying the place despite being in the realm. Why he didn''t display unbelievable power right away. He lowered his power to nothing ontop of his aura becoming nothing while raising a fake aura. He has mastered the Realm Of Nothingness like me and has broke into the first Zhang Realm. If you had at least mastered the Realm of nothingness, you would''ve immediately recognized that he was in the Realm Of Nothingness. He''s simply always been a bloodthirsty loose cannon, there''s no emotion behind it but the love of the thrill of battle. That''s why you can''t see through him. Are you satisfied master Azusa? I hope my son hasn''t caused you any trouble." "Hmpf. So the Dragon King comes to save his little Dragonling." "Well I couldn''t let my only child and Heir to the Seiryu School die. I know it is I you truly wish to fight. I will assure you, you stand no chance against me. While you are a 1st Zhang realm, I am at the second realm, and the grand elder of my clan is at the 5th Zhang Realm." "Azusa''s eyes grew wide. "But you are one of our country''s greatest warriors. Your power is greatly needed in the upcoming war." "Heh we''ll see old man." "As for this young man, Chansu i believe it was. He has an immense and deadly potential and power inside him. Please see to it that he is taught well and kept on our side. The great Shadow will descend on the country again soon, and it has already begun to make its move, gathering power and forces." "Mizuchi''s eyes cut to master Okami for a quick second. "All you young students Work hard for you are the defenders of tomorrow. " And as for you young lady. That was a remarkable battle. You''ve already reached the 5th Luhan Layer. Keep cultivating and working hard. You may even surpass my son, and steal the spot of heir from him. Ahahah" "Th-thank you master Mizuchi." "With that, we will take our leave now. I bid you all farewell." Mizuchi, Mizusa and Chouchou all sprouted wings. Chouchou walked over to Chansu and kissed him on the cheek. "Thanks for the save handsome, you better not die anytime soon. Your gonna marry me one day." Mizuchi, Mizusa and Chouchou flew. "That''s our sign to leave to. Go say bye to your friend." Chansu walked over to Tobias. "Dude, THAT WAS CRAZYYYYYY!!! You must be at least 5th Luhan Layer by now as well. Definitely not gonna call you a fish anymore. Haha. I''m gonna train hard and cultivate til I reach 10th Luhan Layer. Then I''ll defeat you in the great tournament " "I''ll be looking forward to it." They fist bumped. Then Kaede, Shinobu, Ichi,and Suzuki Nakamura walked over. "Man that was some fight. Your already at the level of a holy beast." Kaede stated. "I too, wish fight you one day." Suzuki said. "As do we." Kaede and Shinobu said in unison. They all smiled confidently at each before dispersing to their teachers. "Good. Now that you''ve your goodbyes you can forget about your friends. All that matters is power and tearing through everything in our paths til we are the strongest. The Great Shadow means nothing. Koryu means nothing. We''ll show them all the power of the Fang. hehehahaha." "Yes Master." Chansu smiled. Enjoying this book? Seek out the original to ensure the author gets credit. CH5: The True Patriarch Of The Aotoge Clan Chansu and Azusa left the school and headed to "Blue Thorn" the village of the Aotoge Clan. They were going to get some things of his and other business of Azusa had to attend to. When they get back everyone had gathered around the entrance awaiting and began and cheer rejoice. His father stepped forward, and Chansu bowed. "Honored patriarch, i have learned my spirit and been accepted to a school. His father looked Azusa in the eye and noticed his pupils astonished yet weary. "Stand my son, for today you no longer bow to me...But it is i who bows to you." And his father did just that, as did the rest of the clan. "Wha-What''s the meaning of this." An old man walked forward. Chansu bowed yet again. "Venerable Grand elder, I understand not why I am being bowed to." "You are the one our clan has been waiting for. It was suspected for a while but the arrival of this man beside you has confirmed it. The spirit of our Clan''s great ancestor has blessed you. You are already at the 5th Luhan Layer are you not?" "Yes he is, he displayed that back at the school." "Follow me." Azusa, Chansu, and Raiki followed the grand elder into the grandhall. Behind the throne was the door, which only the patriarch is allowed to enter through upon reaching the 10th Luhan Layer. "Oh Grand elder i cant pass through this-..." "Shhh." The grand elder put his hand on the door and focused his Qi. The door opened. Inside was a hall. They walked down the hall until they reached a Jade Green room. Filled with books. "this is the room Where the 25th Patriarch, reached the 5th Zhang Realm. It was only after he married Ayumi Wanijima a fellow 10th Luhan Layer. Together they Sat back to back, naked and remained in this room and Cultivated for 5 years unaware that they were using the Sacred Paired Cultivation method." "I''ve heard that by Pairing your cultivation with a woman, you could reach three years worth of cultivation in a matter of months." "A man and Woman of the 3rd Luhan layer could reach the 5th Luhan Layer in a matter of six months." "Upon reaching the 5th Zhang Realm, The spirit of The first Wannijima Patriarch was said to have appeared to them. He told them that one day a boy who will inherit the power of both clans will emerge from our clan. But he must master the power of the Great Leviathan lest it devours him. That boy is you Chansu. The Leviathan manifested itself and protected you from Azusa." "Wait how do you know that?" "I was the one who sent him specifically to see if it was you. My suspicions were correct. You have inherited the power of both the Aotoge and Wanijima. And with the realization of this we bestow upon you this." Raiki took off his "Yuan Ring" Signifying his place as Patriarch of the Aotoge clan and handed it to Chansu. "You are now the patriarch of The Aotoge, you will lead us and the rest of Japan alongside Koryu in the great." Chansu bowed. "Though there are plenty who are more qualified like Cousin Hei, or cousin Tsuki, I am the one chosen for this. I am most honored." He took the ring and put it on and as he did it started glowing fiercely, as did the ground under them. "We must get out." The grand said to Azusa and Raiki. "This is his Time." They quickly got out as the door shut in front of them. "The ring, this Hall of Ancient Elders recognizes me as the one true Patriarch of the Aotoge. I can feel the power surging through me. I must cultivate and let my body adjust." He sat down cross-legged and Meditated.The author''s narrative has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. Ch4: The Bloody Fang vs The Dragon Wave "If you feel your not ready, no need to fight Chouchou, I can handle them alone." "You must not have heard me before. A woman must be equally as deadly as she is beautiful." "THIS WILL BE AN OFFICIAL FIGHT BETWEEN THE HOLY BEAST ARTS SCHOOL AND THE SHARK ARTS SCHOOL. IT IS OVER WHEN ONE SIDE ADMITS DEFEATS, OR BOTH MEMBERS OF A TEAM ARE UNABLE TO BATTLE. YOU MAY BEGIN WHEN READY." "You ready to prove your worth?" Azusa smiled viciously. "Yea." "Dont hit me too hard, I am still just a pretty girl after all heh." Chouchou teased. Azusa and Chansu charged forward. Azusa wasted no time launching a fang at Them. Seiryu sprouted his wings and wrapped a wing in front of him and Chouchou. But Chansu showed up behind chouchou, and kicked her upwards in the air and jumped after her, Mizusa breathed a wind blast at him, but a wind fang launched by Azusa intercepted. "Keep your eyes on me dragon boy, if you don''t wanna die." "Hah such confidence, where does it come from?" Mizusa went full dragon. "Please Dream of Despair." He taunted as he was flew at Azusa who charged. Chansu front flipped and kicked Chouchou down to the ground. She managed to block in time. She sprang back up and concentrated, her skin becoming scaly, her hands turning into dragon claws but that was it for now. "There it us. The Power of the Genius Chouchou. Soul forming already without any training at all." Some random fanboy yelled. "Could she already be at the 5th Luhan Layer?" another fawned. She dashed at him, as he did the same. She thrusted a claw forward, but he slid under her and grabbed. She breathed fire at him, which he took the full brunt of." "Chansu" Tobias worried to himself. "I hope I didn''t burn you to bad honey." as the smoke cleared a foot came at her face, she backed up in time and jumped back a few feet. Chansu stood up unscathed though his shirt was gone. "Strong and Sexy" Chouchou said to herself. Azusa swung his foot at Mizuchi who smacked it away with a wing then grabbed the other leg and slammed him. At which point Azusa kicked his other leg unleashing a fang point blank range. It hit Mizusa scaled body, pieces flying off at the impact. He flew down to Chouchou and nodded at her. Mizusa flapped his wings launching a large wind blast. While Chouchou swiped a claw sending three blades of Wind at them. Azusa backed behind Chansu. "Now we''ll see what he can really do." He thought to himself. Chansu focused, and kicked his leg and ihs leviathan appeared for a brief second, launching a massive Fang, slicing through the wind attacks, as Mizusa lifted Chouchou to safety. But Azusa was expecting that and already jumped up and launched a Fang forcing Mizusa to toss Chouchou and take the brunt of the Fang to the chest, Blood erupting. The other holy beasts eyes opened wide. "He managed to damage Mizusa." Mizusa fell to the ground. As the smoke cleared he stood up. "To think a mere Fish could hurt a dragon. I hope your ready." Mizusa landed on the ground and reverted to regular form. Sakai put up a barrier. "You can''t be serious." He nodded in disbelief as he, Kaede and Shinobu concentrated and a barrier of distorted space appeared around the battle area. Mizusa closed his eyes, and reopened them an immense pressure erupted from him. As his Aura was no more. "Yesss that''s what Iv''e been waiting for." Azusa commented excitedly. He closed his eyes and opened them, his aura also disappearing. "You also achieved The Realm of Nothingess?" "Well I am an adult after all. Your just a small pest, your teacher is the big prize." "Heha, come then show me this new found strength of yours. I''ll determine if your worthy of facing him. Seiryu Geijutsu Gakko No Ougi: Shin MIZUCHI!!!" ~True Mizuchi~ The wind swirled into a hurricane around Mizusa, and he thrusted his arms forward as the winds headed for Azusa slicing everything in their path. "Tsk, tsk, tsk. Now you should know better than that. Nothing is sharper in this world than my Fangs." He dashed forward and a great white shark materialized behind him as kicked his leg. A single giant Dark energy Fang seemingly unlimited in size, reaching the sky itself flew forward right through Mizusa''s attack. "NOW FEEL THE POWER OF ONE WHO HAS BROKE THROUGH TO THE 1ST ZHANG REALM, BOY!!! AHAHWAHAHA!!! Azusa Kaze No Hiho: Fukitsu FANG" ~Azusa style Secret Technique: Unholy Fang~ Mizusa''s eyes flew open. "What!?" He looked down at Chouchou who was frozen in fear. Chansu dashed over to her and covered her as did Mizusa fly down in front of him with his wings shielding him. All of a sudden the Giant Fang dissipated." "What?!" A man with wings, a tail and scaly body descended in front of Mizusa. "I think that''s enough for today." All the teachers and other holy beast students bowed except Azusa. Mizusa opened his wings and saw Mizuchi Mibu and immediately bowed. "Father...I." "It''s ok son. You may have learned to enter the realm of Nothingness, but you still have yet to master it. And even further more beyond that." "What do you mean?" "You can only maintain it for a short period of time and you use it upon using Ougi Techniques. Azusa came here already in The Realm Of Nothingness." "What!?" "Entering doesn''t simply mean you only fight full power. It allows you full control over your power. That''s how he was able to demonstrate a fang in the school without destroying the place despite being in the realm. Why he didn''t display unbelievable power right away. He lowered his power to nothing ontop of his aura becoming nothing while raising a fake aura. He has mastered the Realm Of Nothingness like me and has broke into the first Zhang Realm. If you had at least mastered the Realm of nothingness, you would''ve immediately recognized that he was in the Realm Of Nothingness. He''s simply always been a bloodthirsty loose cannon, there''s no emotion behind it but the love of the thrill of battle. That''s why you can''t see through him. Are you satisfied master Azusa? I hope my son hasn''t caused you any trouble." "Hmpf. So the Dragon King comes to save his little Dragonling." "Well I couldn''t let my only child and Heir to the Seiryu School die. I know it is I you truly wish to fight. I will assure you, you stand no chance against me. While you are a 1st Zhang realm, I am at the second realm, and the grand elder of my clan is at the 5th Zhang Realm." "Azusa''s eyes grew wide. "But you are one of our country''s greatest warriors. Your power is greatly needed in the upcoming war." "Heh we''ll see old man." "As for this young man, Chansu i believe it was. He has an immense and deadly potential and power inside him. Please see to it that he is taught well and kept on our side. The great Shadow will descend on the country again soon, and it has already begun to make its move, gathering power and forces." "Mizuchi''s eyes cut to master Okami for a quick second. "All you young students Work hard for you are the defenders of tomorrow. " And as for you young lady. That was a remarkable battle. You''ve already reached the 5th Luhan Layer. Keep cultivating and working hard. You may even surpass my son, and steal the spot of heir from him. Ahahah" "Th-thank you master Mizuchi." "With that, we will take our leave now. I bid you all farewell." Mizuchi, Mizusa and Chouchou all sprouted wings. Chouchou walked over to Chansu and kissed him on the cheek. "Thanks for the save handsome, you better not die anytime soon. Your gonna marry me one day." Mizuchi, Mizusa and Chouchou flew. "That''s our sign to leave to. Go say bye to your friend." Chansu walked over to Tobias. "Dude, THAT WAS CRAZYYYYYY!!! You must be at least 5th Luhan Layer by now as well. Definitely not gonna call you a fish anymore. Haha. I''m gonna train hard and cultivate til I reach 10th Luhan Layer. Then I''ll defeat you in the great tournament " "I''ll be looking forward to it." They fist bumped. Then Kaede, Shinobu, Ichi,and Suzuki Nakamura walked over. "Man that was some fight. Your already at the level of a holy beast." Kaede stated. "I too, wish fight you one day." Suzuki said. "As do we." Kaede and Shinobu said in unison. They all smiled confidently at each before dispersing to their teachers. "Good. Now that you''ve your goodbyes you can forget about your friends. All that matters is power and tearing through everything in our paths til we are the strongest. The Great Shadow means nothing. Koryu means nothing. We''ll show them all the power of the Fang. hehehahaha." "Yes Master." Chansu smiled. This book''s true home is on another platform. Check it out there for the real experience. CH5: The True Patriarch Of The Aotoge Clan Chansu and Azusa left the school and headed to "Blue Thorn" the village of the Aotoge Clan. They were going to get some things of his and other business of Azusa had to attend to. When they get back everyone had gathered around the entrance awaiting and began and cheer rejoice. His father stepped forward, and Chansu bowed. "Honored patriarch, i have learned my spirit and been accepted to a school. His father looked Azusa in the eye and noticed his pupils astonished yet weary. "Stand my son, for today you no longer bow to me...But it is i who bows to you." And his father did just that, as did the rest of the clan. "Wha-What''s the meaning of this." An old man walked forward. Chansu bowed yet again. "Venerable Grand elder, I understand not why I am being bowed to." "You are the one our clan has been waiting for. It was suspected for a while but the arrival of this man beside you has confirmed it. The spirit of our Clan''s great ancestor has blessed you. You are already at the 5th Luhan Layer are you not?" "Yes he is, he displayed that back at the school." "Follow me." Azusa, Chansu, and Raiki followed the grand elder into the grandhall. Behind the throne was the door, which only the patriarch is allowed to enter through upon reaching the 10th Luhan Layer. "Oh Grand elder i cant pass through this-..." "Shhh." The grand elder put his hand on the door and focused his Qi. The door opened. Inside was a hall. They walked down the hall until they reached a Jade Green room. Filled with books. "this is the room Where the 25th Patriarch, reached the 5th Zhang Realm. It was only after he married Ayumi Wanijima a fellow 10th Luhan Layer. Together they Sat back to back, naked and remained in this room and Cultivated for 5 years unaware that they were using the Sacred Paired Cultivation method." "I''ve heard that by Pairing your cultivation with a woman, you could reach three years worth of cultivation in a matter of months." "A man and Woman of the 3rd Luhan layer could reach the 5th Luhan Layer in a matter of six months." "Upon reaching the 5th Zhang Realm, The spirit of The first Wannijima Patriarch was said to have appeared to them. He told them that one day a boy who will inherit the power of both clans will emerge from our clan. But he must master the power of the Great Leviathan lest it devours him. That boy is you Chansu. The Leviathan manifested itself and protected you from Azusa." "Wait how do you know that?" "I was the one who sent him specifically to see if it was you. My suspicions were correct. You have inherited the power of both the Aotoge and Wanijima. And with the realization of this we bestow upon you this." Raiki took off his "Yuan Ring" Signifying his place as Patriarch of the Aotoge clan and handed it to Chansu. "You are now the patriarch of The Aotoge, you will lead us and the rest of Japan alongside Koryu in the great." Chansu bowed. "Though there are plenty who are more qualified like Cousin Hei, or cousin Tsuki, I am the one chosen for this. I am most honored." He took the ring and put it on and as he did it started glowing fiercely, as did the ground under them. "We must get out." The grand said to Azusa and Raiki. "This is his Time." They quickly got out as the door shut in front of them. "The ring, this Hall of Ancient Elders recognizes me as the one true Patriarch of the Aotoge. I can feel the power surging through me. I must cultivate and let my body adjust." He sat down cross-legged and Meditated.Unauthorized reproduction: this story has been taken without approval. Report sightings. Ch6: An Unpleasant Welcome Tobias and Master Okami had reached Chiba Japan,where the Head Wolf Arts School was located. As the reached the school Tobias looked around admiring, all the students training. They reached the front door, Where master Okami walked in. Tobias went to follow, but they the door shut. "Uhhh, master Okami you''ve forgot me outside." "Wahah what do you know fellas, a new student." A group of 10 students approached him. "Oh, hey. I''m Tobias Gunjou Nice to meet you." He stuck his hand for a shake. Instead however he was slammed on his back in the blink of an eye. "Wha?" The group closed in on him.Stolen story; please report. Ch7: Murin-An Chouchou was bathing in a lavish bathing hall with other girls ranging from as young as 6 to as old as 70 but you could never tell. "Excuse me senior, but how can you be such an age still retain the smoothness and beauty that you possess?" Chouchou asked A woman named Kikyo. "Ahh, Cultivation. Once you breakthrough to the 6th Luhan Layer your Lifespan with Increase, 50 years we woman will also revert to our more youthful looks. And again at the 9th Luhan Layer. And if your lucky enough to reach the first Zhang Realm you''ll lifespan will increase 100 years." Chouchou''s pupils turned into hearts "REAAALLYYYYY??!!! OH PLEASE TEACH ME OLD ONE!!!" "haha The Great Shadows return this year, but the Great war wont start until the fully Matured Koryu appears. That can be tomorrow, or it can be 20 years from now. You''ll have plenty of time to Cultivate. "But there''s a certain boy who''s heart I need to hold onto forever." "Ohoho I see. Here I''ll make a deal with you. You tell me about this charming young man, and I''ll teach you a few cultivation secrets and Techniques I know." "DEAL!!!" "Follow me." They walked out of the bathing hall. "Enjoying the school so far?" Mizusa asked Chouchou as her and Kikyo were passing by. "Yessss Kikyo here is gonna help with my cultivation." "Ahh is she now. Shes a very good teacher, she taught me for a while." "Did you have a crush on a boy too?" "What?" "Oh it''s nothing come along now Chouchou." They exited the school ground and walked onwards for a bit. the Seiryu Arts head school was in Kyoto japan. "So where are we headed?" Chouchou asked her. "To Murin-an." "Whats that?" "A great Cultivation spot." They came to their destination. A great garden that stretched a decent length. "This is Murin-an. One of the three Sacred Cultivation spots only open to those of the Holy arts schools and those who''ve at least reached the Pinnacle of the 5th Luhan Layer. You are already at the pinnacle and very close to reaching the 6th Layer. Come. Meditate here for 30 days, and your cultivation will increase significantly and you just might breakthrough to the 6th Luhan Layer." "Yes I see." They walked to a spot and Sat down cross-legged and meditated. "Become one with nature, feel the wind, feel the trees, the grass, the very earth itself. Let it flow through you." Chouchou closed her eyes and breathed. As she did, The Emerald Dragon appeared abbove her again. Energy started flowing from the earth to the dragon, visible to Kikyo''s eyes. She gasped. "The Gyokuryu. I must not disturb her Cultivation. I''ll leave her here for now.The author''s content has been appropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. Ch 11: Fields Of Izai 5 days passed since Zaishi¡¯s Ravine, Chansu slept for 2 of them. He woke up and made no time heading into the fields of Izai. It was just as he heard. Full of wild Demon Beasts roaming, grazing like regular animals. ¡°So 2 Demon Cores at the 6th Luhan Layer and one at the 7th Layer.¡± Chansu started onwards. He walked around for quite a bit before finding his targets. A Golden 3-Horned Cockatrice It was a 7 feet tall chicken, with 3 horns and 3 eyes. ¡°There it is, just what I was looking.¡± He his in some bushes and threw a rock. The chicken looked up, with a twinkle in it¡¯s eye and breathed fire at it melting the rock in an instant. Chansu stepped out. The cockatrice looked at him as he looked it, and it looked at him, and he looked at it, and It looked at him, and he looked at it then it breathed fire. He dodged to the right and dashed at it. It dashed at him with it¡¯s head aiming it¡¯s horns. Chansu jumped at the last second, pushing off the horns, snapping one by mistake, Gathering Qi into one fist and coming down on it¡¯s back with a fist then flipped off. The beast got up annoyed. ¡°Oops. Uhh I have glue.¡± The chicken fired fire balls at Chansu. Cartwheeled around dodging them all. ¡°Alright enough playing around.¡± Chansu as did the chicken. It lowered it¡¯s head to impale him, but he slid under it then kicked it up into the air. He leaped up to it and kicked it in the head a few times, left, right, left, right. Then charged his Shark Arts Qi and kicked it in where it¡¯s heart causing it to spit up blood. It fell to the ground dead. He landed next to it. ¡°What was that?¡± Shindo asked him. I kicked him with my Shark Arts Qi infused foot, and sliced up it¡¯s insides. Chansu dug out the beasts core. A flaming red ball of Qi. He sat and began to cultivate with the Core in his hands. After about 30 minutes the Core disappeared having been Absorbed into. His eyes opened glowing with energy before returning to normal. He continued til he came upon a Turquoise Winged Cowgaroo. It was an upright standing Cow with Kangaroo legs and a pouch under it¡¯s utters, with turquoise wings. There was a baby next to it not even at the first Luhan Layer yet. ¡°Welp, let¡¯s get to it.¡± Shindo swooped down on the baby and lifted it away and brought it back to where Chansu hid. The grown Cowgaroo looked to it¡¯s left but the baby was gone. It closed it¡¯s eyes, rubbed them and reopened them. The baby was really gone. It let out an ear piercing scream. Chansu stepped out holding the baby with a knife next to it. The Cowaroo shook it¡¯s head implying ¡°no please.¡± But Chansu nodded ¡°Yes I¡¯m gonna do it.¡± He stabbed the baby. The Mother¡¯s eyes turned red as it leaned back on it¡¯s tail and roared. It immediately hopped at Chansu. He dashed at it in response. It shot milk out of it¡¯s utters, which Chansu dodged but noticed the effect of it¡¯s touching the ground. It melted. ¡°Acid milk. I wont be drinking that anytime soon.¡± The Cowgaroo lunged with a drop kick, but Chansu slid underneath, yanking it down by the tail. It got up and shot more milk, which Chansu dodged. He dashed at the beast. It leaned back on it¡¯s tail to kick, so Chansu returned it with his own kick. The kicks collided sending Chansu backwards, meanwhile the Cowgaroo¡¯s tail allowed it to brace for the impact ahead of time. The Cowgaroo hopped high into the air and came down with a Strong stomp, which Chansu dodged then countered with a Shark Qi infused Rising Kick to his chin. It flew upwards and got serious. It spread it¡¯s wings and Giant balls of Acid Milk formed in front of them. Then it started firing Milk blasts all over. Chansu scrambled around the field trying to avoid the lethal Milk. One blast almost caught his foot. Then a giant dragon of milk formed. ¡°You¡¯ve gotta be kidding me. Really? Who comes up with this stuff, I¡¯m supposed to be the damn Author in story form.¡± Chansu ran from the Milk Dragon as it consumed everything in it¡¯s path melting even other Demon Beasts. Finally it dissipated. ¡°Ok. I¡¯m sure that Ridiculous attack drained it.¡± He ran back to the Cowgaroo, Dashed to it leapt and kicked it in the head with Shark Qi, snapping it¡¯s neck. ¡°Phew. That¡¯s was one hell of an ordeal. Time to take this Core.¡± He dug out it¡¯s core and Meditated this time for an Hour Cultivating. Adding the power of the core to his own. Alright lets go collect the that 7th Luhan Layer Core. He walked to a lake where he stood at the edge. He gathered his Shark Arts Qi into his right index finger then stuck it into the lake. The lake started to glow. Out of the center of the Lake rose a Shark with a body of a Monkey. ¡°I don¡¯t even wanna know what that is. Lets just get it over with.¡± The Shark kicked a leg and Launched a fang. ¡°WHAT!?¡± Chansu jumped high enough to dodge the fang. The SharkMonkey thing was already upon, him wrapping it¡¯s tail around him, and flipping downward slamming him into the ground. Chansu got up, having infused his body with Shark Qi reducing the damage a bit. The Creature dashed at him throwing punches, which he blocked while throwing his own. ¡°I don¡¯t know what you are but you look like a Sharkonkey. The Sharkonkey suddenly seemed to get angrier. It spun and kicked Chasnsu in the stomach sending him flying, then dashing along his body. ¡°Oof. I¡¯m guessing you don¡¯t like that name. What about Mark. You like Mark? That sounds Fine right?¡± He dodged a front flip kick, while Kicking the Mark which it blocked with it¡¯s tail. ¡°Markey Mark? Well it¡¯s more of a nickname but the ladies would love it¡­if¡­there¡¯s lady Marks? Markinas?¡± The Mark¡¯s aura rose, it¡¯s power rising. It kicked one leg, then spun and kicked the other, then jumped and kicked both at once Launching 3 successive Fangs. ¡°Are you mad because there no Markina¡¯s?¡± The Leviathan appeared Kicking Chansu¡¯s leg for him launching a red Fang. The fang flew the Mark¡¯s three Fangs and hit it. It fell into the water. ¡°You were quite the adversary Mark.¡± Chansu bowed, then gathered his Shark Qi into his feet and walked out to the center of the lake. All of a sudden a tail grabbed his foot and dragged him down under the water. There was the Mark in full Shark form. ¡°Mark you can transform.¡± Chansu teased in a happily surprised tone. The Mark dashed him. ¡°Wait how am I breathing down here.¡± Chansu touched his neck and felt gills. ¡°Partial Soul Forming?¡± Chansu dodged the Mark. ¡°I cant do anything under water.¡± ¡°Leave it to me.¡± Chansu heard a voice he assumed was his spirit animal say. Though as far as he knew Spirit Animals couldn¡¯t talk. He closed his eyes and Concentrated. When they opened they were he had Serpent pupils. The Mark came back around and this Chansu caught it by the head, and dashed upwards out of the water and slammed it on the ground. His Pupils returned. ¡°Now now, Mark play fair. I¡¯m only human. Now then.¡± The Mark rose it¡¯s hands and water from the lake rose in the air and sharpened. ¡°How does that even?¡± He dodged as Water needles flew at him. The Mark dashed to him as well with punches and kicks pummeling him. Each punch was stronger that Big Bandit¡¯s punches. If it was for Chansu cloaking himself in Shark Qi he would¡¯ve been dead long ago. He caught the Mark off guard with a foot sweep tripping it, then kicked it, sending it flying. The Mark got up, and raised it¡¯s power to the max. Giving off a powerful aura that clearly showed Chansu the difference in their power. ¡°Well then. I don¡¯t know if oy can actually communicate with me but if so, I think Imma need your help for this, Spirit Animal.¡± Chansu closed his eyes. When he opened the Snake pupils were back, and the Mark Kicked it leg launching fang, as Did Chansu. The two Fangs collided, battling to see which would win. The Mark growled, meanwhile Chansu closed his eyes and Meditated. His Fang grew larger as it managed to overcome the Mark¡¯s Fang. The Mark closed it¡¯s eye as the Fang reached it. It was over, Chansu had won. Chansu bowed to the Mark and took it¡¯s Demon Core. He Meditated. This time for hours apparently, as Night had already fallen when he had finished and reached the peak of the 6th Luhan Layer. ¡°Ah I¡¯m finally done with the Fields Of Izai. Those were tough Demon Beasts, Now then on to Kanagawa.If you discover this tale on Amazon, be aware that it has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road. Please report it. Ch 9: The Gokuryu Chouchou had spent 30 days in Murin-An. Her cultivation had increased and she broke through to the 6th Luhan Layer. Now it was time to test out her strength. She was with Kiyomi at the training grounds sparring with other students. She was up against a fellow 6th Luhan Layer who had been at the 6th Layer for a year now. He dashed at her and infused some Seiryu Qi into a kick, scaling his covering his foot in scales. "Man, hes fast." Chouchou remarked as she sprouted a wing and blocked the kick, but he broke right through her defense hitting her in the stomach sending her flying. She did a backhand spring and flew forward with her wings, she stopped and swung them, sending wind blasts at her opponent. He Simply thrust his palm blocking the blasts, then swung his arm. "MIZUCHI". A single slash flew at Chouchou. She closed her wings in front of her and gathered her Qi into them and flew towards the Mizuchi. Mizusa happened to watching from afar. Chouchou''s wings were cut up, but she still managed to land a kick on her opponent. She fell to the ground as her opponent walked over and helped her up. "Not bad Chouchou. Never in my life have I''ve seen a student purposely take on a Mizuchi like that." Mizusa complimented her. "I still have a long way to go. But I''ll get there. And when I do, I''ll defeat him in the Great Tournament." "Do you mean Chansu?" "Yup. I''m gonna defeat him and stand as his equal, not just his wife." "Then you have lots of work and cultivating to do. Now come." Mizusa got into a stance. "heh, your on." She dashed at Mizusa with a flurry of punches. He blocked them all effortlessly, but she gathered her Qi and breathed fire into his face. He stood unfazed and grabbed her foot, tossing her behind him like a ragdoll. She sprouted wings to slow her down and flew at him firing fireballs. He simply held his palm out blocking them taking no damage. Then he ducked as she flew over him with a punch but then she stopped immediately and front flipped kicked bringing her foot down on him. He blocked with a wing, then whacked her away with his tail. She got up and concentrated her Qi to her mouth. As she did The Emerald dragon appeared above her. Mizusa''s eyes opened a bit wider in surprise as she opened her mouth launching a massive wind blast nothing like Mizuchi. it Sliced everything in it''s path, the very ground included. It was so massive Mizusa had to stop it, or else it would damage the area behind him. He dashed at it and closed his wings in front of him. It engulfed him completely slicing all over. Luckily he scaled his body as a second defense measure but even his scales were taking damage. He gathered enough Seiryu Qi, and opened his wings, Stopping the attack, but there was ChouChou with Emerald Wings and a fully Qi charged fist, punching Mizusa in the face sending him flying all the way to the school building. Everyone ahh''ed and oo''ed. Even Kiyomi was taken aback. Mizuchi himself was watching along with the Grand elder of the Mibu clan from The Headmasters office. "She really does have it. The Gokuryu." Mizuchi said. "She is no Seiryuu student...but in a whole class all on her own. The Gokuryu...The Jade Dragon, One of the General''s of Koryu''s Golden Army." "A 10th Zhang Realm Demon Beast. One that had reached the Heavenly Wisdom and gained the ability to take human form. But then why would it become a Spirit Animal." "Who knows. It could be that it died in the last great war. Or Simply that this is the war to end all wars. And Koryu''s forces are looking to this generation of gifted students to assist him in ending this once and for all. Even if she were a regular Seiryuu student this girl still would''ve surpassed Mizusa. The Gokuryu saw the Great potential this girl possessed and chose her as it''s host." "Do you think this means the other 4 Generals and maybe even Koryu himself?..." "Not Koryu....but The other 4 generals. Yes they very well could be out there somewhere as Spirit Animals." Chouchou cheered and jumped up and down with joy. "Kiyomi did you see that? I managed to hit him." "Yessss good job." "I know, I''ll call Chansu." She pulled out a pink phone and dialed Chansu''s number. Over in Zaishi''s Ravine Chansu was fighting off 4 bandits when there was a ringing. "huh? My pocket is vibrating." He reached in and pulled out a phone. "What The?" He opened it and it said ChouChou. "Hello?" "CHANSUUUU." "jeez, calm down. How''d you get my number? When and where did i even get a phone. Doesn''t this story take place in like the 1600s? Phones don''t exist yet." "Idk blame the author. Anyway I was sparring with Mizusa and managed to knock him clean into the school building." "Good for you but I''m kinda in the middle of fighting some bandits." Chansu responded as he jumped over a fist and kicked one in the face. "Oohhh you better not die." "Of course not, theses are nothing but small fry." "YOU HEAR THAT? HE CALLS US SMALL FRY, GET HIMMM." "Welp, time for me to go talk to you whenever." "You better not die before we get married, or I will Kick the crap out of you." Chouchou walked over to Mizusa, and held out a hand. He accepted it and stood up. "It''s been Made clear What route you must take." "What do you mean?" Mizuno Mibu came over along with Mizuchi. "You must be Chouchou." "Chouchou this is the Grand Elder of the Mibu clan, Mizuno. He''s at the pinnacle of 5th Zhang Realm and will soon break through to the 6th." Wooooww. I mean. It''s an honor to meet you. I am Chouchou of the Scarlet Rose Family." All their eyes flew open. "The Scarlet Rose Family?" "Yes. My mom was married to the crown Prince when she was pregnant with me." "She is of Royal blood then." "And a direct descendant of the emperor." "Could that be the reason the Gokuryu chose her." "No no, it is simply because she is pure of heart, innocent and wishes to protect the country with everything shes got." "Um excuse me the Gokuryu? What is that? Does it taste good." "hah no dear. The Gokuryu, is your spirit Animal." "To be precise, your situation is very unique. You possess a Demon beast that reached the 10th Zhang Realm thus gaining the Heavenly wisdom, not only gaining the Ability to reincarnate but to even take human form. The Gokuryu, was one of Koryu''s 5 Generals. Like Koryu it possessed immeasurable power. However now that it is a spirit Animal we can assume it has died, whether on purpose or not it has turned into a spirit animal and chose you as it''s successor." ChouChou''s eyes began to glow and a great light shone above her, everyone stepped back. An Emerald Dragon appeared. ChouChou''s eyes stopped glowing and soon she was looking up at it too. "I am the Gokuryu, General of Koryu''s Golden Empire. I have reached the Heavenly Wisdom long ago and reincarnated many a time beside Koryu to defeat the Shadows. However I will not be reincarnating this time, for I have chosen to reside within this girl who''s heart called out to me. She and I are one in the same." Then all of a sudden Gokuryu started glowing, blinding everyone there. When the glow ended there stood a beautiful ethereal maiden. With long flowing green hair, in a green kimono with a Dragon tattoo spread along her body, with the head emerging from her immense and very noticeable cleavage. "Now I can speak a bit easier. I am Xia Xue Yifa. And you must be ChouChou." "You know my name?" Yes I reached the heavenly wisdom therefore I have a conscious, and can understand everything around me, and that is said. I watch the world through your eyes and ears." "Great Xia Xue Yifa if I may ask, why have you chose to reside in this girl instead of Reincarnating?" "The time of Koryu, the Shadows and us Great Demon beasts is coming to an end. This will be the final great war. Either good will win or the shadows will win. Either way the fate of Japan and the World is in the hands of the next generation. Many gifted students have emerged from the next generation. It will be up to them stand with Koryu. On top of your Seiryu training I will personally train this one myself, so that she may learn and master my power to its full potential. Her cultivation grows at a much more rapid rate than anyone else''s due to my presence within her. She will without a doubt reach The Zhang Realm before the Great War." "We have no objections great protector." Mizuno responded. Xia Xue Bowed and disappeared flowing back into ChouChou. "Now that my presence is known you can communicate with me whenever. " Xia said to ChouChou in her head. "Alright." "It would seem all the stops are being pulled out for this final war." Kikyo said. "It would seem so, and More Zhang Realmers would help out cause." Mizuno responded. "send word to the Neko Arts schools, and Pegasus Arts School. Anyone of their students could possess 2 of the other Generals. The Ruby winged Lion and The Sapphire Pegasus." "What about the remaining 3 Generals, the Obsidian Monkey King, The Jade Goshawk, and The Yin Yang Panda?" "Theres a strong possibility they didn''t become spirit animals and could be with Koryu already. Or they did become spirit Animals, but if that''s the case there''d be no school for them, and they''d be walking targets for the Shadow force. But even they should be fine. If Xia can train ChouChou, they can do the same and be more than a Match for the Shadow force." "That''s enough training for today." Mizuchi said to ChouChou. "I think I''ll go cultivate and talk with Xia. I have much to learn from her. And I think Mizusa''s had enough for the day." ChouChou smiled smugly as Kiyomi snickered. Mizusa remained with his eyes closed, keeping his usual noble air about him.The tale has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation. Ch10: Zaishis Ravine
Chansu had been walking for a few hours when he finally reached the base of the Yuji Mountains. He could take the path up the mountain or walk into Zaishi''s Ravine. "Well Clan bird were going in. What do i call you anyway." "Whatever you like, I have long since forgotten my name." "Then i''ll call you Shindo. Well Shindo let''s go." Chansu walked in. After about 30 minutes, Shindo alerted him that there were bandits up head all at the 5th Luhan Layer. Once he got close enough a voiced yelled out to him. "STOP RIGHT THERE!!!" 5 men jumped down surrounding Chansu. "Drop your valuables and leave." "Please sir, Iv''e nothing valuable but a few Cultivation manuals and surely your own cultivation must m to the point where these manuals would be useless to you all." "Now what kind of bandits would we be if we did that? What would that do to our reputation? Lose face for a mere child, I think not." "Well i cannot turn back after coming this far, my master would be very disappointed if i ran...from weaklings like you." Eh what was that? Chansu had already dashed to the man to his right and kicked across his neck slicing it, killing him instantly. "What the? Who is this kid?" "Forget that, who''s his master??!!" "GET HIM!!!" The four remaining Bandits all partially Soul formed. One grew a dog tails, floppy ears and fangs, another spouted a Scorpion Tail, another turned invisible and the leader gained cat ears and a tail.(It was pretty embarrassing). The Scorpion user spewed Venom at Chansu but he flipped out of the way, as he did the Dog bandit dashed at him with great Agility, and punched at him. He grabbed the punch and spun around flinging him into the invisible bandit causing him to reappear. The leader swung his hand, launching Claws at Chansu which he dodged. Chansu then dashed at the Dog bandit ducked an oncoming kick, punching him with Qi in his nether region.His eyes popped out of his head as immense pain surged through his body. He was down for the count. The lizard arts user turned invisible again. The Cat Bandit pounced on top of Chansu, but he rolled backwards kicking him off. Then charged the Scorpion bandit who stabbed his tail forward. Chansu kicked it away then spun, kicking again making contact with the bandits face, cutting him across the nose. Then he activated a Shark art known as "Blood Sense" to detect the invisible bandit, now he''d know where he was until the fight was over. He figured he''ll keep it active til he reached Kanagawa. The Lizard Bandit, wrapped his tail around Chansu and lifted him into the air slamming him. Then the Cat bandit pounced on him again with a foot to the stomach. He got up and laughed. "That must''ve just been a Lucky Kill the kid got. That''s all." The lizard bandit became visible again. "According to that fast insta-kill he pulled off earlier I''d say this kid is a Shark Arts user." "It doesn''t what he is he wont be alive for much longer." Chansu stood up and dashed with immense speed to the scorpion and kicked him up into the air. "What?!" The lizard bandit turned invisible. Chansu jumped up to the scorpion user, kicking him over and over with Ki infused kicks, destroying his scorpion armor, then front flipped kicked him down to the ground and landed with a foot in his stomach. He spit up blood seconds before Chansu kicked him across the neck killing him instantly. "This little punk!!!" Chansu was grabbed. "WE HAVE YOU NOW!!!" The cat bandit dashed spinning and swiping. Chansu closed his eyes and concentrated on his spirit animal. It answered his call, appearing above him. "TOO LATE FOR THAT BOY!!!" The Lizard bandit let go of Chansu as he kicked his leg launching a red Fang completely cutting the Cat bandit in half. "Well thats over. It seems the lizard Artist retreated." Chansu went through the belongings of the bandits. He found 3 Storage rings, but nothing valuable in them but some Spiritual Enhancement Elixirs. Well then on we go." Chansu continued walking. He eventually came to a cave and decided to rest. "Hmmm, I''ll take one of those Elixirs. They were low grade, so not enough to breakthrough to the 6th Luhan Layer but still enough to raise my cultivation significantly." He drank an elixir and in an instant energy rise within him. He immediately started cultivating. A day later he had finished. He took 10 Low Grade Spiritual Elixirs and brokethrough to the 6th Luhan Layer. He set back out on his way. Every few minutes he got the feeling he was watched. Shindo let him know he was being tailed by the lizard bandit. Eventually he came to a bridge covered in fog. His Blood Sense revealed that there was someone up halfway across the bridge. He walked onward. Eventually he could make it a figure in the fog. "Halt, who wishes to cross Zaishi''s Bridge?" "A student traveling on a perilous quest to reach his school as the first step of his training." "Ahh and your teacher has already doomed you by sending you on this path. Zaishi"s Ravine is nothing, but what lies after is no place for a new student. Even this old, Rickety bridge is dangerous. I''m afraid I''ll have to end your journey here." A sword came at Chansu but he ducked. "Good." He swung the sword with graceful and fluid movements. Chansu had to use his Blood Sense to almost mimic the movements just to avoid the sword, while returning kicks of own which the man dodged. It was almost as if they were dancing. "A quick learner." Chansu got the feeling he was in no real danger, other than taking a misstep and flying over the bridge. The two continued trading and blocking blows almost dancing until before he knew it Chansu was across the bridge. "Well done young one. Keep training and no attack will ever hit." Chansu bowed. "Thank you Elder." Chansu turned and continued onward. Eventually to a cave and decided to rest and cultivate a bit. After he was all rested up and his cultivation was significantly higher he heard back out. He had finally reached the exit of The Ravine when a giant man dropped down in front him. "So your the Runt who took out my men. You don''t look so tough. "5th layer at best. I''ll make quick work of you." The Bandit concentrated his Qi and soul Formed completely. Pegasus wings sprouted, His head took horse shape, he grew a tail. "Oh shit." "I''m at the 7th Luhan Layer You don''t stand a chance boy." He dashed and punched. Chansu put his arms up but it was like being hit by a meteor, it broke straight through his guard and sent him flying in a wall. He stood up weakly. "Go on Chansu, Fight. Or was I wrong in picking you as my host?" A voice spoke in Chansu''s head. "He''s two layers above me, not possible." "Trust me." Chansu weakly took a High Grade potion out of Cat Bandit''s storage and drank it, instantly healing himself. "Good, I like someone who doesn''t give up in the face of death." The Bandit taunted. He dashed As did Chansu. The bandit cocked his fist back, as Chansu pulled a leg back. As they collided,The0 Leviathan appeared strengthening Chansu''s kick, which sent slices all the way up the Bandit''s arm on contact. "What the?!" The bandit backed up and punched his other fist, sending Energy fists at Chansu. A black wing appeared blocking them for him, As he dashed forward and kicked the at the bandit''s leg. The bandit also kicked but his leg was instead sliced all over. He grabbed Chansu with his left hand and slammed him into wall behind them. "DON''T FUCK WITH ME KID!!!" He tossed Chansu into a rock, completely decimating the rock. Chansu stood up weakly. The bandit at him, his left hand glowing with Pegasus Qi. "This''ll FINISH YOU!!!" Chansu''s mustered up the last bit of his strength and kicked his foot, launching a fang thanks to the Leviathan, which completely sliced the bandit in two. It was over. Chansu had won. He fell on his back and passed out. Shindo flew down from wherever. "Come out Leviathan." The Leviathan appeared. "Oh it''s you. It''s been a while Xuan Zhe." "What do you want with Chansu? When did you become a spirit animal?" "When I reached The Heavenly Wisdom." "You are not to be trusted, Youv''e never once helped us against the Shadows. The Humans believe you to be a bad omen." "I''m well aware and I can guarantee, no harm will come to Chansu." "It had better not or I''ll stop You myself." Shindo said taking a human form. The Leviathan took a human form as well. "Your a million years to weak for me. Oh but did you hear. Xia Xue Yifa Has become a Spirit animal like myself and attached herself to a child as well." "What?" "Things are getting serious, The 6 Generals of Koryu becoming Spirit Animals, Me becoming a Spirit Animal, I''d say were about to have one hell of a war on hands this time around. I wonder what side we''ll be on hehe." The Leviathan chuckled as he disappeared into Chansu''s body healing him instantly. "Damn that Snake. He''s up to something."This text was taken from Royal Road. Help the author by reading the original version there. Ch 11: Fields Of Izai 5 days passed since Zaishi¡¯s Ravine, Chansu slept for 2 of them. He woke up and made no time heading into the fields of Izai. It was just as he heard. Full of wild Demon Beasts roaming, grazing like regular animals. ¡°So 2 Demon Cores at the 6th Luhan Layer and one at the 7th Layer.¡± Chansu started onwards. He walked around for quite a bit before finding his targets. A Golden 3-Horned Cockatrice It was a 7 feet tall chicken, with 3 horns and 3 eyes. ¡°There it is, just what I was looking.¡± He his in some bushes and threw a rock. The chicken looked up, with a twinkle in it¡¯s eye and breathed fire at it melting the rock in an instant. Chansu stepped out. The cockatrice looked at him as he looked it, and it looked at him, and he looked at it, and It looked at him, and he looked at it then it breathed fire. He dodged to the right and dashed at it. It dashed at him with it¡¯s head aiming it¡¯s horns. Chansu jumped at the last second, pushing off the horns, snapping one by mistake, Gathering Qi into one fist and coming down on it¡¯s back with a fist then flipped off. The beast got up annoyed. ¡°Oops. Uhh I have glue.¡± The chicken fired fire balls at Chansu. Cartwheeled around dodging them all. ¡°Alright enough playing around.¡± Chansu as did the chicken. It lowered it¡¯s head to impale him, but he slid under it then kicked it up into the air. He leaped up to it and kicked it in the head a few times, left, right, left, right. Then charged his Shark Arts Qi and kicked it in where it¡¯s heart causing it to spit up blood. It fell to the ground dead. He landed next to it. ¡°What was that?¡± Shindo asked him. I kicked him with my Shark Arts Qi infused foot, and sliced up it¡¯s insides. Chansu dug out the beasts core. A flaming red ball of Qi. He sat and began to cultivate with the Core in his hands. After about 30 minutes the Core disappeared having been Absorbed into. His eyes opened glowing with energy before returning to normal. He continued til he came upon a Turquoise Winged Cowgaroo. It was an upright standing Cow with Kangaroo legs and a pouch under it¡¯s utters, with turquoise wings. There was a baby next to it not even at the first Luhan Layer yet. ¡°Welp, let¡¯s get to it.¡± Shindo swooped down on the baby and lifted it away and brought it back to where Chansu hid. The grown Cowgaroo looked to it¡¯s left but the baby was gone. It closed it¡¯s eyes, rubbed them and reopened them. The baby was really gone. It let out an ear piercing scream. Chansu stepped out holding the baby with a knife next to it. The Cowaroo shook it¡¯s head implying ¡°no please.¡± But Chansu nodded ¡°Yes I¡¯m gonna do it.¡± He stabbed the baby. The Mother¡¯s eyes turned red as it leaned back on it¡¯s tail and roared. It immediately hopped at Chansu. He dashed at it in response. It shot milk out of it¡¯s utters, which Chansu dodged but noticed the effect of it¡¯s touching the ground. It melted. ¡°Acid milk. I wont be drinking that anytime soon.¡± The Cowgaroo lunged with a drop kick, but Chansu slid underneath, yanking it down by the tail. It got up and shot more milk, which Chansu dodged. He dashed at the beast. It leaned back on it¡¯s tail to kick, so Chansu returned it with his own kick. The kicks collided sending Chansu backwards, meanwhile the Cowgaroo¡¯s tail allowed it to brace for the impact ahead of time. The Cowgaroo hopped high into the air and came down with a Strong stomp, which Chansu dodged then countered with a Shark Qi infused Rising Kick to his chin. It flew upwards and got serious. It spread it¡¯s wings and Giant balls of Acid Milk formed in front of them. Then it started firing Milk blasts all over. Chansu scrambled around the field trying to avoid the lethal Milk. One blast almost caught his foot. Then a giant dragon of milk formed. ¡°You¡¯ve gotta be kidding me. Really? Who comes up with this stuff, I¡¯m supposed to be the damn Author in story form.¡± Chansu ran from the Milk Dragon as it consumed everything in it¡¯s path melting even other Demon Beasts. Finally it dissipated. ¡°Ok. I¡¯m sure that Ridiculous attack drained it.¡± He ran back to the Cowgaroo, Dashed to it leapt and kicked it in the head with Shark Qi, snapping it¡¯s neck. ¡°Phew. That¡¯s was one hell of an ordeal. Time to take this Core.¡± He dug out it¡¯s core and Meditated this time for an Hour Cultivating. Adding the power of the core to his own. Alright lets go collect the that 7th Luhan Layer Core. He walked to a lake where he stood at the edge. He gathered his Shark Arts Qi into his right index finger then stuck it into the lake. The lake started to glow. Out of the center of the Lake rose a Shark with a body of a Monkey. ¡°I don¡¯t even wanna know what that is. Lets just get it over with.¡± The Shark kicked a leg and Launched a fang. ¡°WHAT!?¡± Chansu jumped high enough to dodge the fang. The SharkMonkey thing was already upon, him wrapping it¡¯s tail around him, and flipping downward slamming him into the ground. Chansu got up, having infused his body with Shark Qi reducing the damage a bit. The Creature dashed at him throwing punches, which he blocked while throwing his own. ¡°I don¡¯t know what you are but you look like a Sharkonkey. The Sharkonkey suddenly seemed to get angrier. It spun and kicked Chasnsu in the stomach sending him flying, then dashing along his body. ¡°Oof. I¡¯m guessing you don¡¯t like that name. What about Mark. You like Mark? That sounds Fine right?¡± He dodged a front flip kick, while Kicking the Mark which it blocked with it¡¯s tail. ¡°Markey Mark? Well it¡¯s more of a nickname but the ladies would love it¡­if¡­there¡¯s lady Marks? Markinas?¡± The Mark¡¯s aura rose, it¡¯s power rising. It kicked one leg, then spun and kicked the other, then jumped and kicked both at once Launching 3 successive Fangs. ¡°Are you mad because there no Markina¡¯s?¡± The Leviathan appeared Kicking Chansu¡¯s leg for him launching a red Fang. The fang flew the Mark¡¯s three Fangs and hit it. It fell into the water. ¡°You were quite the adversary Mark.¡± Chansu bowed, then gathered his Shark Qi into his feet and walked out to the center of the lake. All of a sudden a tail grabbed his foot and dragged him down under the water. There was the Mark in full Shark form. ¡°Mark you can transform.¡± Chansu teased in a happily surprised tone. The Mark dashed him. ¡°Wait how am I breathing down here.¡± Chansu touched his neck and felt gills. ¡°Partial Soul Forming?¡± Chansu dodged the Mark. ¡°I cant do anything under water.¡± ¡°Leave it to me.¡± Chansu heard a voice he assumed was his spirit animal say. Though as far as he knew Spirit Animals couldn¡¯t talk. He closed his eyes and Concentrated. When they opened they were he had Serpent pupils. The Mark came back around and this Chansu caught it by the head, and dashed upwards out of the water and slammed it on the ground. His Pupils returned. ¡°Now now, Mark play fair. I¡¯m only human. Now then.¡± The Mark rose it¡¯s hands and water from the lake rose in the air and sharpened. ¡°How does that even?¡± He dodged as Water needles flew at him. The Mark dashed to him as well with punches and kicks pummeling him. Each punch was stronger that Big Bandit¡¯s punches. If it was for Chansu cloaking himself in Shark Qi he would¡¯ve been dead long ago. He caught the Mark off guard with a foot sweep tripping it, then kicked it, sending it flying. The Mark got up, and raised it¡¯s power to the max. Giving off a powerful aura that clearly showed Chansu the difference in their power. ¡°Well then. I don¡¯t know if oy can actually communicate with me but if so, I think Imma need your help for this, Spirit Animal.¡± Chansu closed his eyes. When he opened the Snake pupils were back, and the Mark Kicked it leg launching fang, as Did Chansu. The two Fangs collided, battling to see which would win. The Mark growled, meanwhile Chansu closed his eyes and Meditated. His Fang grew larger as it managed to overcome the Mark¡¯s Fang. The Mark closed it¡¯s eye as the Fang reached it. It was over, Chansu had won. Chansu bowed to the Mark and took it¡¯s Demon Core. He Meditated. This time for hours apparently, as Night had already fallen when he had finished and reached the peak of the 6th Luhan Layer. ¡°Ah I¡¯m finally done with the Fields Of Izai. Those were tough Demon Beasts, Now then on to Kanagawa.If you stumble upon this tale on Amazon, it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. Ch12: Meeting My Spirit Chansu had arrived in Kanagawa, only then realizing Kanagawa isn''t a city but a prefecture, with 19 cities in it. "Damnit Master Azusa. Could you be any more vague. Oh well. I guess I''ll head to the capital." Hours later Chansu arrived in Yokohama. "Why wouldn''t there be Shark Arts school here. This is a port City after." He wandered the crowded streets of Yokohama, Looking for any place a Shark Arts Master might be. There were merchants on either side of the street selling things of all sorts. "Yixing elixirs for sake. Yixing Elixirs for sale. They''ll raise your cultivation and allow you to instantly breakthrough to the Luhan Layer. One Koryu coin, or Five Hundred Seiyru Coins. "Hmmm Yixing Elixirs. I heard their the best of the best Us ually only available to us of the 8 great families. Maybe I should buy a few. Eh nah, I don''t wanna rely that heavily on Concoctions When I can rely on my own natural talent." Chansu walked on through the city. He eventually came to a fountain in the middle of a square. "You made it I see." "Chansu turned around and there was a man. He was about 6''3, nearing 40 years old. "I am Fudo. Retired Shark Arts Master in charge of testing those who are chosen for Azusa''s Head School. Iv''e heard all about you from Azusa. You have a hidden power, granted by a unique Spirit Animal waiting to come out. With potential to surpass even the holy beasts If you cultivate and train enough." "Good. Thats the plan." "Well this final test is a simple one. We wont be battling. Follow me." Fudo turned and walked, and Chansu followed. They eventually came to a little house. They walked inside. "Would you like some tea?" "Yes please." Chansu sat and waited while Fudo went to make tea. As Chansu waited he looked at the various pictures on the wall. Noticing one in particular of him shaking hands with a younger Emperor of Japan, while receiving what looked to be a Medal. Another picture showed him receiving a trophy from the Emperor once again. "I won the great tournament 100 years ago." "100 years?" "Yes. I''m at the 10th Luhan Layer. My lifespan has already increased 3 times. I''m only 140." Though he didn''t look a day over 40. "I reached the 10th Luhan layer at only 20. That same year the great war came back and I was the Main warrior chosen to lead alongside Koryu. I had a great talent that comes around oh every few hundred years. "So why not breakthrough to the Zhang Realms? I''m sure you could reach the 10th with ease, maybe even the Heavenly Wisdom." "I could. But as elders we mustn''t overshadow Later generations. Azusa had a talent even greater than mine having reached The 10th Luhan layer at only your age." "At 15? Didn''t he go to school first or anything." Fudo shook his head. "The Wannijima clan is bred for one thing only. To fight. We all start cultivating and learning basics at young ages in regular school, then head off to our spirit Animal schools at 15. The Wannijima however do not. They train and cultivate nonstop from the age of 4. The bloodthirsty vicious ways of the Shark Arts is in their blood. It''s said that they even descended from sharks themselves. Azusa no doubt is one of Japan''s greatest warriors in history. Along with the Aotoge clan Progenitor, me, That Okami, The first Wannijima Clan Patriarch, You and your friend ChouChou." "ChouChou?" yes It seems she has been truly blessed. For one of Koryu''s Generals of the Golden Army has Chosen her as it''s host." "How? I thought the 5 five Golden Generals were all living Demon beasts." "We don''t know. However we do know this Great War will without a doubt Spell the fate of Japan and the world, once and for all. Now then on to your test."Chansu hadn''t even realized his tea was already finished. "Now we cultivate." Chansu crossed his legs and began to meditate. As Fudo watched him a black aura emerged. "So it''s true." He thought to himself. He put his hand on Chansu''s back and began to cultivate as well. Chansu found himself standing in an unknown location. He was standing on something long and black that seemed to take up this entire space. It was coiled up too. "Where am I." "Ahh, so I see you''ve made it into your Spirit realm." "My spirit Realm? Who''s there?" "Fear not. For we are one in the same. I am your Spirit Animal, The Great Leviathan." Chansu looked around until he came face to face with a giant sinister serpentine face."I don''t know how you got here. Must''ve been that Shark Arts master. What say we make this a more...Private Affair. Hehe." The eyes began to glow. "Ah, ahh what, whats going on?!" Fudo was sent tumbling backwards. The black aura emanating from Chansu grew more sinister, preventing Fudo from getting any closer. "I''m afraid it''s now up to him, and his willpower. Now The real test begins." The Leviathan stared down at Chansu. "Your alot bigger in here than outside." "Lets just say I''m not your typical Spirit Beast. Anyway give me a reason why I shouldn''t devour you right now and keep your body for myself." Give me a reason why you should. From the looks of things you''ve already died once. Why come back only to risk being defeated again by that which killed you in the first place." "A fearless one aren''t you. Looking death in the face without even so much as a shiver, and yet you speak with the tongue of a fox." "What do I have to fear in this world? There''s nothing my power cant crush therefore I have no reason to fear anything. Even you." "Haha. I never thought I''d see the day a human would stand up to me. I knew there was something about your spirit that drew me to you when you were born. It''s time for you to learn the truth about me just yet. I''ll allow you to continue wielding my power, in exchange for showing me what you can do with it. You better use to me to reach the top of all humanity." "Just sit back and watch..or lay...float...whatever your doing there, existing." "Very well. Close your eyes." Chansu closed his eyes and The Leviathan flew through Chansu. As it did He opened his eyes back in the real world and he absorbed the Dark Aura. Then a burst of energy erupted from him. He had broken through to the 6th Luhan Layer. "I''ve broken through to the 6th Luhan Layer." Master Fudo stood up."You''re unharmed. That is good. Well the final test was to fight and master your Shark Art''s Spirit Animal. What happened in there?" "We talked. It said it''s not the time to learn the truth about it yet. Any idea what it meant?" "If it says it''s not time then I cannot divulge that information to you. You will learn in time." "I see then. Thank you master." "The train station is just up the road. It''ll take you straight to Shimoda." "I''ll be on my way then." Chansu bowed and walked out and headed on his way.This story has been stolen from Royal Road. If you read it on Amazon, please report it