Advent of the Archmage Chapter 560

Chapter 560
Chapter 560: The Beastmen's Combat Form (1/3)

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

"No, no, no!"

Dazed, Avatar found himself in the middle of Mara City . He was surrounded by crazed Beastmen whose bodies were dripping with green pus and covered with scars that had sprouted white hair .

They tore towards him, green mist issuing out of their mouths as they roared . They looked even more savage than the wild beasts of the plains .

Avatar was forced to cut down his own people with his obsidian sword, but their number was overwhelming . They were threatening to tear him apart and eat him alive .

"Why are there so many of them? Is Mara City doomed? And what about the grass plains?"

In a panic, Avatar began cleaving his way through the ravening mass of Beastmen towards the city gates .

To his horror, he realized that his strength was rapidly depleting as he cut down many of his fellow Beastmen . He had used up all of his strength when he finally got to the city wall .

His arms were now sore, and his legs felt like lead . It was like wading through a mire . But there did not seem to be any end to the swarm of infected Beastmen . The streets teemed with them like ants swarming out from their nest . The Beastmen surged towards him, ready to sink their fangs into his flesh .

With what was left of his strength, Avatar leaped up onto the city wall . He was ready to leap down and flee for his life . However, as he got onto the wall, what he saw plunged him into despair .

The same infected Beastmen had spread far across the grass plains . There was no end to them .

"Is this real? Are the Golden Plains done for? Is there no hope for my people?"

"Hahaha!"

Avatar heard shrill laughter from behind him . He turned around and saw that in a shadowy corner of a street stood a couple of slender figures with long, pointed ears .

It was the High Elves .

Sensing his gaze, one of the High Elves spoke with a sharp voice, "Hahaha, you're all going to be extinct quite soon, Beastmen!"

"Avatar, you'll die as well . Your people will feast on your corpse until not a single bone is left . "

The crazed Beastmen dashed towards Avatar, who was now too fatigued to put up a fight . In an instant, he was submerged in the torrent of infected bodies . Amid the chaos, he could only flail his arms about, but it was useless . He roared in pain as one of the Beastmen bit into his neck .

"Argh!!!"

He sat up . He immediately realized that something was wrong . There were no Beastmen or High Elves anywhere around him . Only a warm fire crackled happily near where he sat . A metal pot was hung from a metal stand above the fire, and there was a figure sitting near the fire . The figure seemed human . He was holding a skewer of a dead rabbit that was cooking above the fire . At that moment, the delicious aroma of cooked meat filled the air .

The place was dark . A full moon shone down from the night sky . There were thick clumps of reeds around them . A night breeze was blowing, but thanks to the fire, Avatar did not feel the least bit cold . There was something soft beneath him . Avatar looked down and saw that a thick bearskin had been laid out beneath him on a pile of reeds . A thick woolen blanket covered his body; it appeared to be woven by human hands .

Avatar tried to get up, but as he moved, there was a piercing pain in his arm . His entire body was also extremely weak . Everything seemed like a dream to him .

He felt his neck and was relieved to find that there was no wound on it .

While he was still trying to process his surroundings, he noticed that the human figure was approaching him . In his emaciated state, Avatar could not see what he looked like, especially when the figure had his back to the fire . Avatar could only see the cooked rabbit in his hand . The aroma of food now wafted close to him . Suddenly, the Beastman's stomach growled . He was starving .

"Here . " The person handed the cooked rabbit over to him .

Without thinking twice, Avatar took it and began stuffing himself with the rabbit . It was delicious . The rabbit's skin was crisp, its flesh tender . There was also a hint of spice added to it . Avatar had never tasted anything like it .

Within ten minutes, he managed to devour the entire 20-pound rabbit . All that was left were the rabbit's thigh bones . He had swallowed down its smaller bones together with its flesh . Still, Avatar was not completely full .

Once food had entered his stomach, Avatar felt a surge of energy and strength return . He turned to the figure and asked, "Who are you? Why did you save me?"

The man's aura was powerful, perhaps even more powerful than Avatar's . But it was gentler, almost inoffensive . Avatar had never felt such power before .

The man chuckled . He took a few steps and let the glow of the fire illuminate his face .

"Master Link, is that you? Why are you here? How long have I been sleeping?" Avatar was so surprised by Link's presence that he could not help but fire multiple questions in quick succession at him .

Link did not attempt to hide the truth from the Beastman . "You've been asleep for half a day . As for me, I've come to the Golden Plains to discuss the matter of the Army of Destruction . As you probably know, the Storm Warlord has joined the Army of Destruction, so I thought maybe I could solicit your aid in the matter . Who would have thought that such a thing would happen to Mara City before I could even meet you?"

Avatar was not averse to helping Link . He was on good terms with him after all . In the last few years, the Beastmen and Ferde had done a lot of business with each other . Avatar's people had imported all kinds of magical weapons from Ferde . Said weapons had played no small role in Avatar's unification of the Beastman tribes .

Hearing Link mention Mara City, Avatar quickly asked, "Master, how much do you know about what's happening in Mara City?"

"A lot . I've been doing some investigations . When I saw the High Elves attacking you, I finally understood what was happening . " Link knew that Avatar was going to ask him about Mara City . He was also prepared to leverage this to form an alliance with Avatar .

Avatar's face was grave . "I want to know . "

Link nodded, ready to share what he had learned . "Before saying anything, I should remind you that I'd only just arrived near Mara City a few days ago . Everything I'm about to tell you is merely what I've deduced from my observations, and there may be some discrepancies between my deductions and the actual truth . In other words, you don't need to believe everything I say . "

Avatar nodded, somehow even more confident that what Link had to say would be true .

Link began telling him what he had learned . Only one insignificant human Dark Magician had a hand in this, which would not be enough to incur Avatar's wrath towards the whole human race . Link then told Avatar about the High Elves and the Army of Destruction, the real culprits behind everything . He did so in detail to stoke the fires of Avatar's hatred towards both sides .

Of course, Link chose his words objectively . He did not let his emotions sway the way he spoke .

Though Avatar was never in the habit of showing his feelings, when Link was finished, he could not help but punch at the ground in frustration . He said through gritted teeth, "How cruel can those High Elves be!"

Katyusha, the fallen angel, and Stormlord Parmese of the Army of Destruction had targeted Avatar . After all, he was a Warrior, and he had never backed out from a fight . Even if he lost that fight, Avatar could only blame himself for not making adequate preparations and letting the enemy take advantage of his weak points .

But the High Elves had targeted the ordinary folk of the city with such an insidious method that threatened the Beastmen's very existence . At that moment, Avatar wanted nothing more than to tear those three High Elves to shreds .

Just then, a sweet aroma drifted from the broth in the pot that was still cooking above the fire . Link activated the Magician's Hand and poured the broth into two silver bowls . One floated towards Avatar, the other towards himself .

Link took a gulp from it . The taste was rich and thick . Once inside his stomach, a feeling of warmth and fullness spread over his body . He let out a sigh and said to Avatar, "Don't think too much about it . Your body's still weak . Let your hatred and thirst for vengeance simmer in you . Your recuperation is top priority right now . Try some of the snake soup that I made with cobra meat . I learned how to cook it from another master . It's perfect for restoring you to your full strength, especially when you've only just had your body cleansed of all that poison . "

Avatar nodded and drank some of it from his bowl . His eyes lit up . Despite how hot the soup still was, he drank all of it in huge gulps, including the snake bones that had been left to stew in it . In the blink of an eye, he had even gobbled up all the snake meat in the soup .

Link shook his head as he watched the Beastman swallow everything down . All the trouble he had gone through to make the snake soup had gone down the drain just like that .

When he was done eating, Avatar placed the silver bowl beside him . He then struggled to stand up and began practicing his combat forms .

Link knew that Avatar was trying to regain his full strength, so he did not interrupt what he was doing . Link rolled up the sheets and put everything else away in order to clear out a wider space for Avatar to practice his forms .

Link then watched as Avatar moved .

At first, Avatar went at a slow pace, as his arm's injury had greatly affected the fluidity of his movements . Gradually, a dim red light began radiating from his body, especially from the wound on his arm . As the red light grew brighter, his movements began picking up speed .

Gradually, Avatar began losing himself in his movements . Though his eyes were open, they were not focused on anything . His movements were guided entirely by instinct, fluid like flowing water .

Link observed the Beastman's movements intently . He was a master himself in the art of combat, and his senses were also as acute as any other combat master . Even though Avatar was only practicing one form, Link could sense his breathing rate, the movement of every muscle and the flow of Savage Power in Avatar's body .

Link recognized the form that Avatar was doing—it was called Soul Furnace, and it was a highly valued combat form of the Beastmen . The idea was to turn one's body into a furnace and one's soul into tinder . In the duration of the Soul Furnace, a Beastman's body would be able to recover from any injury twice as fast and even strengthen their bodies at the same time . Besides that, the synergy between soul and body would be greatly improved . Constant practice would also help boost one's battle instincts .

In other words, this was the Beastmen's trump card, just like the High Elves' World Tree and Ferde's Sunlight Power .

One could develop both physical and spiritual strength through the practice of this technique . However, even though Link understood the form's movements, he could not grasp how he should bring out his spiritual strength through those movements . Link simply watched Avatar practice for his own pleasure .

In other words, this was the Beastmen's trump card, just like the High Elves' World Tree and Ferde's Sunlight Power .

Two hours later, Avatar ceased all his movements . He put his arms down and let out a long breath .

His forehead was beaded with green drops of sweat . It contained the rest of the poison that Link did not manage to remove from his body . Avatar waved his arms . He could now move normally .

He turned to Link and said, "My injuries have almost healed completely, and I've regained most of my strength . I take it that you're able to grasp the form that I was practicing, Master Link?"

Link nodded . "Looks simple enough . "

Avatar laughed . He took out a book whose cover was made from pelt and said, "This form can only be performed by those with Savage Power . It's not really a big secret . Everything you need to know about letting your spiritual energy flow in your body as you practice it is all in this book . You can take a look at it if you like . "

Seeing how curiously Link had observed him, Avatar did not mind sharing such knowledge with him . It was not as if Link would be able to execute the form anyways .

Link took the book . As soon as he opened it, a message popped up before him .

Soul Furnace

The Beastmen's Battle Technique

Quality: Level-19

Description: Body, mind, soul, all coalescing together to form a warlord's path to ascension .

(Note: The road to becoming a god of war!)

Link jolted in surprise . Before, he probably could not pick this up, but now, the Realm Essence in his body had allowed him to ignore all racial limitations imposed on techniques like this one . He could now master even the Beastmen's prized battle technique!

Chapter 560 The Beastmen 39 s Combat Form 1 3 Translator Nyoi Bo Studio Editor Nyoi Bo Studio No, no, no Dazed, Avatar found himself in the middle of Mara City . He was surrounded by crazed Beastmen whose bodies were dripping with green pus and covered with scars that had sprouted white hair . They tore towards him, green mist issuing out of their mouths as they roared . They looked even more savage than the wild beasts of the plains . Avatar was forced to cut down his own people with his obsidian sword, but their number was overwhelming . They were threatening to tear him apart and eat him alive . Why are there so many of them Is Mara City doomed And what about the grass plains In a panic, Avatar began cleaving his way through the ravening mass of Beastmen towards the city gates . To his horror, he realized that his strength was rapidly depleting as he cut down many of his fellow Beastmen . He had used up all of his strength when he finally got to the city wall . His arms were now sore, and his legs felt like lead . It was like wading through a mire . But there did not seem to be any end to the swarm of infected Beastmen . The streets teemed with them like ants swarming out from their nest . The Beastmen surged towards him, ready to sink their fangs into his flesh . With what was left of his strength, Avatar leaped up onto the city wall . He was ready to leap down and flee for his life . However, as he got onto the wall, what he saw plunged him into despair . The same infected Beastmen had spread far across the grass plains . There was no end to them . Is this real Are the Golden Plains done for Is there no hope for my people Hahaha Avatar heard shrill laughter from behind him . He turned around and saw that in a shadowy corner of a street stood a couple of slender figures with long, pointed ears . It was the High Elves . Sensing his gaze, one of the High Elves spoke with a sharp voice, Hahaha, you 39 re all going to be extinct quite soon, Beastmen Avatar, you 39 ll die as well . Your people will feast on your corpse until not a single bone is left . The crazed Beastmen dashed towards Avatar, who was now too fatigued to put up a fight . In an instant, he was submerged in the torrent of infected bodies . Amid the chaos, he could only flail his arms about, but it was useless . He roared in pain as one of the Beastmen bit into his neck . Argh He sat up . He immediately realized that something was wrong . There were no Beastmen or High Elves anywhere around him . Only a warm fire crackled happily near where he sat . A metal pot was hung from a metal stand above the fire, and there was a figure sitting near the fire . The figure seemed human . He was holding a skewer of a dead rabbit that was cooking above the fire . At that moment, the delicious aroma of cooked meat filled the air . The place was dark . A full moon shone down from the night sky . There were thick clumps of reeds around them . A night breeze was blowing, but thanks to the fire, Avatar did not feel the least bit cold . There was something soft beneath him . Avatar looked down and saw that a thick bearskin had been laid out beneath him on a pile of reeds . A thick woolen blanket covered his body it appeared to be woven by human hands . Avatar tried to get up, but as he moved, there was a piercing pain in his arm . His entire body was also extremely weak . Everything seemed like a dream to him . He felt his neck and was relieved to find that there was no wound on it . While he was still trying to process his surroundings, he noticed that the human figure was approaching him . In his emaciated state, Avatar could not see what he looked like, especially when the figure had his back to the fire . Avatar could only see the cooked rabbit in his hand . The aroma of food now wafted close to him . Suddenly, the Beastman 39 s stomach growled . He was starving . Here . The person handed the cooked rabbit over to him . Without thinking twice, Avatar took it and began stuffing himself with the rabbit . It was delicious . The rabbit 39 s skin was crisp, its flesh tender . There was also a hint of spice added to it . Avatar had never tasted anything like it . Within ten minutes, he managed to devour the entire 20 pound rabbit . All that was left were the rabbit 39 s thigh bones . He had swallowed down its smaller bones together with its flesh . Still, Avatar was not completely full . Once food had entered his stomach, Avatar felt a surge of energy and strength return . He turned to the figure and asked, Who are you Why did you save me The man 39 s aura was powerful, perhaps even more powerful than Avatar 39 s . But it was gentler, almost inoffensive . Avatar had never felt such power before . The man chuckled . He took a few steps and let the glow of the fire illuminate his face . Master Link, is that you Why are you here How long have I been sleeping Avatar was so surprised by Link 39 s presence that he could not help but fire multiple questions in quick succession at him . Link did not attempt to hide the truth from the Beastman . You 39 ve been asleep for half a day . As for me, I 39 ve come to the Golden Plains to discuss the matter of the Army of Destruction . As you probably know, the Storm Warlord has joined the Army of Destruction, so I thought maybe I could solicit your aid in the matter . Who would have thought that such a thing would happen to Mara City before I could even meet you Avatar was not averse to helping Link . He was on good terms with him after all . In the last few years, the Beastmen and Ferde had done a lot of business with each other . Avatar 39 s people had imported all kinds of magical weapons from Ferde . Said weapons had played no small role in Avatar 39 s unification of the Beastman tribes . Hearing Link mention Mara City, Avatar quickly asked, Master, how much do you know about what 39 s happening in Mara City A lot . I 39 ve been doing some investigations . When I saw the High Elves attacking you, I finally understood what was happening . Link knew that Avatar was going to ask him about Mara City . He was also prepared to leverage this to form an alliance with Avatar . Avatar 39 s face was grave . I want to know . Link nodded, ready to share what he had learned . Before saying anything, I should remind you that I 39 d only just arrived near Mara City a few days ago . Everything I 39 m about to tell you is merely what I 39 ve deduced from my observations, and there may be some discrepancies between my deductions and the actual truth . In other words, you don 39 t need to believe everything I say . Avatar nodded, somehow even more confident that what Link had to say would be true . Link began telling him what he had learned . Only one insignificant human Dark Magician had a hand in this, which would not be enough to incur Avatar 39 s wrath towards the whole human race . Link then told Avatar about the High Elves and the Army of Destruction, the real culprits behind everything . He did so in detail to stoke the fires of Avatar 39 s hatred towards both sides . Of course, Link chose his words objectively . He did not let his emotions sway the way he spoke . Though Avatar was never in the habit of showing his feelings, when Link was finished, he could not help but punch at the ground in frustration . He said through gritted teeth, How cruel can those High Elves be Katyusha, the fallen angel, and Stormlord Parmese of the Army of Destruction had targeted Avatar . After all, he was a Warrior, and he had never backed out from a fight . Even if he lost that fight, Avatar could only blame himself for not making adequate preparations and letting the enemy take advantage of his weak points . But the High Elves had targeted the ordinary folk of the city with such an insidious method that threatened the Beastmen 39 s very existence . At that moment, Avatar wanted nothing more than to tear those three High Elves to shreds . Just then, a sweet aroma drifted from the broth in the pot that was still cooking above the fire . Link activated the Magician 39 s Hand and poured the broth into two silver bowls . One floated towards Avatar, the other towards himself . Link took a gulp from it . The taste was rich and thick . Once inside his stomach, a feeling of warmth and fullness spread over his body . He let out a sigh and said to Avatar, Don 39 t think too much about it . Your body 39 s still weak . Let your hatred and thirst for vengeance simmer in you . Your recuperation is top priority right now . Try some of the snake soup that I made with cobra meat . I learned how to cook it from another master . It 39 s perfect for restoring you to your full strength, especially when you 39 ve only just had your body cleansed of all that poison . Avatar nodded and drank some of it from his bowl . His eyes lit up . Despite how hot the soup still was, he drank all of it in huge gulps, including the snake bones that had been left to stew in it . In the blink of an eye, he had even gobbled up all the snake meat in the soup . Link shook his head as he watched the Beastman swallow everything down . All the trouble he had gone through to make the snake soup had gone down the drain just like that . When he was done eating, Avatar placed the silver bowl beside him . He then struggled to stand up and began practicing his combat forms . Link knew that Avatar was trying to regain his full strength, so he did not interrupt what he was doing . Link rolled up the sheets and put everything else away in order to clear out a wider space for Avatar to practice his forms . Link then watched as Avatar moved . At first, Avatar went at a slow pace, as his arm 39 s injury had greatly affected the fluidity of his movements . Gradually, a dim red light began radiating from his body, especially from the wound on his arm . As the red light grew brighter, his movements began picking up speed . Gradually, Avatar began losing himself in his movements . Though his eyes were open, they were not focused on anything . His movements were guided entirely by instinct, fluid like flowing water . Link observed the Beastman 39 s movements intently . He was a master himself in the art of combat, and his senses were also as acute as any other combat master . Even though Avatar was only practicing one form, Link could sense his breathing rate, the movement of every muscle and the flow of Savage Power in Avatar 39 s body . Link recognized the form that Avatar was doing it was called Soul Furnace, and it was a highly valued combat form of the Beastmen . The idea was to turn one 39 s body into a furnace and one 39 s soul into tinder . In the duration of the Soul Furnace, a Beastman 39 s body would be able to recover from any injury twice as fast and even strengthen their bodies at the same time . Besides that, the synergy between soul and body would be greatly improved . Constant practice would also help boost one 39 s battle instincts . In other words, this was the Beastmen 39 s trump card, just like the High Elves 39 World Tree and Ferde 39 s Sunlight Power . One could develop both physical and spiritual strength through the practice of this technique . However, even though Link understood the form 39 s movements, he could not grasp how he should bring out his spiritual strength through those movements . Link simply watched Avatar practice for his own pleasure . Two hours later, Avatar ceased all his movements . He put his arms down and let out a long breath . His forehead was beaded with green drops of sweat . It contained the rest of the poison that Link did not manage to remove from his body . Avatar waved his arms . He could now move normally . He turned to Link and said, My injuries have almost healed completely, and I 39 ve regained most of my strength . I take it that you 39 re able to grasp the form that I was practicing, Master Link Link nodded . Looks simple enough . Avatar laughed . He took out a book whose cover was made from pelt and said, This form can only be performed by those with Savage Power . It 39 s not really a big secret . Everything you need to know about letting your spiritual energy flow in your body as you practice it is all in this book . You can take a look at it if you like . Seeing how curiously Link had observed him, Avatar did not mind sharing such knowledge with him . It was not as if Link would be able to execute the form anyways . Link took the book . As soon as he opened it, a message popped up before him . Soul Furnace The Beastmen 39 s Battle Technique Quality Level 19 Description Body, mind, soul, all coalescing together to form a warlord 39 s path to ascension . Note The road to becoming a god of war Link jolted in surprise . Before, he probably could not pick this up, but now, the Realm Essence in his body had allowed him to ignore all racial limitations imposed on techniques like this one . He could now master even the Beastmen 39 s prized battle technique

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