The Human Giant



"As for the extreme talent required, I believe I have it and if I don't there is no harm in staying for a few extra days to gather some talent." Yoze thought to himself while they arrived at a small building that was wrapped up in vines and pink flowers.

Inside the building was a sign that had the word "Registration Counter" written on it and there was an old man with gray hair sitting behind the counter playing with a gray-haired monkey. 

"Hello, this gentleman would like to join our sect," Luvi called out to the old man while he went inside.

Suddenly noticing Luvi and Yoze, the old man stopped playing with the gray-haired monkey and coughed in to make himself seem more professional. Before the old man even asked him any questions he pulled our two thick books that seemed to be made from crocodile leather. 

"Our registration process is quite simple, just take these two books. The one on top is the Beast Human body cultivation method which will help you on your journey. The second is a basic collection of information on a wide range of animals, it should help you decide what animal you would like to tame." The old man handed the two books to Yoze before continuing.

"Once you have decided on what animal you want to tame, go to the Beast Taming building and inform them of your decision. Depending on the animal they might provide you with additional help."

"If you want your animal to train in martial arts you can go to the second floor of the library. As for anything else you want to know, just go ask around people who are quite friendly." As the old man finished his speech he turned to his monkey friend and fed him a banana slice.

"Thank you," Yoze said, trying to show his appreciation toward the old man.

"Since you got the basics material, I'll tell you all the rules that you must follow. After which I'm going to have to leave since I'm still on duty." Luvi quickly said to Yoze before going over the basic rules of the Beast Hunter Sect.

"Thanks, " Yoze said to Luvi as he rode off.

Yoze then found somewhere to sit on the ground while he opened the book that had information about various types of animals. As he read through the book he confirmed his hypothesis that the Green Branch forest seemed to contain animals from all different types of environments.

From creatures that lived in the deserts such as camels to animals that live in the extreme cold like penguins could be found somewhere in the forest. Not only were there animals of all types of environments that shouldn't have existed in a forest but there were even creatures that were specific to this forest.

"The information is quite good but still too basic for what I need. I should try to find the library once I test out the Beast Human body cultivation method." Yoze said as he began to read the Beast Human Body Cultivation manual.

As Yoze read on he found that this manual was quite different compared to other body cultivation manuals as it had three levels but they would each require his relationship to reach a certain stage with his beast to reach. For example, before he could reach the first level after his relationship with his beast had reached the Beast Pet stage. 

To reach the second level required him to become at least Beast friends, and the third level required their relationship to reach the Battle Friend stage before they could further train their bodies and martial arts.

What was also unique was that the type of inner vigor that was produced when a person reaches the second level depended on the species of the animal. For example, if Yoze had tamed a species known for speed such as cheetahs then the inner vigor that the Beast Human body cultivation method would produce between them would increase his speed.

If he chose a species such as a turtle then the type of inner vigor that was produced would be more defensive and even focus on increasing the defensive capabilities of his back. Once he reached this level he would be considered to have become a second-rate martial artist but depending on how strong his Beast partner is they might be unbeatable by other second-rate martial artists.

Once they reached the stage of Battle Friends and crossed over to the peak of level three they would be peak first-rate martial artists. However, everything passed the first-rate martial artist stage such as how to cross over to the Blood Master realm wasn't included.

Yoze wasn't surprised to see that the Blood Master Realm wasn't included in the Beast Human manual since he knew they weren't going to hand over something so valuable to people who might never have the possibility of reaching that stage. As for those who did have the potential the sect wanted to lock them in higher positions such as Elders before allowing them to continue their martial art path.

"I should only need to train with a beast up to the first level or the Beast Pet stage before I can copy their animal talents." 

From what Yoze knows about how his cheat works he needs his target to have some awareness of their talents before his cheat would be able to display on their talent window and allow him to copy it. If they were not aware of their talents then they wouldn't be able to copy them.

While the level of awareness required was vague Yoze felt that the Beast Pet stage of the relationship between him and the animals seemed to reach the required awareness that should trigger the appearance of their related species' talent. The book mentioned that at this stage the animal would become more sentient and intelligent regardless of their species so that they could understand orders.

Even though that wasn't enough to be able to fight together effectively against other martial artists, for Yoze that was enough. He didn't need his pets to fight for him since they wouldn't be strong enough without him dedicating a long time to strengthen them.

Even then they might not be useful against demons who could just suppress them using their spiritual energy. So Yoze didn't plan to make any ordinary animal his battle friend but that didn't mean they would not have their uses. 

Being able to copy their animal talents would be a huge boost to his improving his Mindless Legs which would give him better instincts and the ability to adapt to any environment. Since he had the Beast Human body cultivation method in his hands Yoze went deeper into the forest to find a wild animal that he could tame.

Eventually, he found a wild animal that he felt would be a good target to tame and test to see if his body cultivation talents would be transferred or if he needed to copy a few talents from talented individuals. 

The moment Yoze saw the giant serpent hiding amid the forest vines he used his spiritual energy to freeze the giant serpent in place while easily taking it in his hands. He loosens the restriction of his spiritual energy allowing the giant serpent to wiggle around and put up some resistance.

Once he felt that it was enough Yoze began to use the Beast Human body Cultivation method by using his fingers to massage the giant serpent's body. Usually, beginners of the Beast Human body cultivation would struggle to hit and apply the correct pressure on the animal's nerve points causing the animal to feel pain.

But this wasn't a problem for Yoze who had talents related to his fingers and even had trained his finger and body control as he learned how to paint and practiced his martial arts. So even though it was his first time his technique was almost flawless.

"Hisss," 

Under his almost perfect massage, the giant serpent's resistance dropped to zero as it hissed in comfort. As Yoze continued to massage he felt a mysterious connection begin to form between the two of them.

The connection was small and fragile but this was an important sign that Yoze had broken through to the first level of the Beast Hunter body Cultivation method. 

[Beast Human body cultivation (Level 1: 4%)]

"Good, looks like everything is progressing at a fantastic pace." Yoze smiled as he noticed that the giant serpent was no longer trying to escape but trying its best to cuddle with him.

What was surprising was that the giant serpent's eyes shined with an almost human-level intelligence from just reaching the first level of the Beast Human body cultivation. 

"If I continue improving our relationship and continue to progress in this body cultivation method are you going to become as intelligent as Leah? Will you be able to become a demon if I try to teach you how to control your own spiritual energy?" Yoze's eyes shimmered with excitement as he felt that this Beast Human body cultivation method might exceed his expectations.