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Ryan looked at the adorable creature that was eating peacefully, the rabbit was munching on grass without without any care in the world, unaware that a predator was eyeing it.

Ryan looked at the rabbit, he didn't see it as a cute creature, instead he saw it as a walking food that could fill his stomach and a bunch of system points that could help him in the future.

He went through different scenarios where he killed the rabbit, but he still didn't know if reality will unfold like the way he imagined. He was especially disturbed by the horn on the rabbit's forehead. The horn was long and sharp and Ryan felt that getting stabbed by such a weapon would cause injuries.

Nevertheless, Ryan knew that he can't just back off like that. If he retreated now, he won't be able to move forward again. And since cultivation required a strong will and resolve, Ryan knew that he will have to go through a lot of pain and danger to temper himself.

He was ready to strike at any moment, but he decided to ask the system more about the magical beasts before he started. Having the basic information about magical beasts is enough for him at the moment.

'System, can you explain to me a little about magical beasts?' Ryan asked, he was still monitoring the rabbit's movement when he heard the system mechanical voice.

[Magical beasts are a type of animals that absorbed the origin energy, which caused them to mutate and gain increase in physical strength and sometimes they might gain special abilities like fire manipulation.]

[Magical beasts cultivation system is different compared to the humans, they absorb origin energy strengthening their body and store the origin energy inside the magical core inside their body.]

[They could be divided into different stages, each stage is divided into four levels;Low, mid, high, peak.]

[Further information could be bought for the system shop.]

'Can you at least tell me the strength of this rabbit?' Ryan still couldn't identify the strength of this rabbit, since he had nothing to compare he decided to give it a shot and ask.

[Low-level first-stage. This beast strength is equivalent to the strength of a low-level first-stage body refinement cultivator, or a low level first stage energy gathering cultivator.]

'So this thing is as strong as me!?' Ryan was surprised, he never thought that even a rabbit was this strong. He suddenly realised that his cultivation was still low, he felt smug about gaining strength a while ago, but now, he didn't feel anything except bitterness.

'I will have to get stronger! I shouldn't feel smug about a little achievement. And only by going through hardships can i gain more strength.' Ryan eyes shone, even though he didn't realise it yet, his mentality was changing. He eyed the rabbit and thought that hunting this rabbit will be his first step on the road to gain more strength.

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Meanwhile, the rabbit on the ground was munching on grass. It was a daily routine for it when suddenly it felt danger. The rabbit's fur stood and it jumped to the side, then it turned around and glared fiercely at the one who tried to ambush it.

Ryan looked surprised, he thought that he could finish the rabbit with one strike. But, he didn't expect the rabbit to react so quickly, he jumped from the tree and intended to use his front claws to cut the rabbit's neck in one go but he failed.

Ryan came out of his reverie when realized that the rabbit didn't run away, instead it glared at him. Ryan found the scenario different from usual.

'Isn't it supposed to run away right now?' Ryan had no clue about what's going on. What he didn't know that the rabbit felt that Ryan's strength was on par with it so it took his attack as challenge instead of running away.

Ryan watched as the rabbit lowered it's head and aimed the horn on it's forehead towards him. 'It's really going to attack!' Ryan became flabbergasted, he thought that the horn would stab him by accident.

A scenario where the rabbit decided to stab him on purpose wasn't something that he imagined, so Ryan thoughts were disturbed.

During that moment, the rabbit charged towards him. It was fast especially when having those strong legs, and Ryan reaction was late. He tried to avoid getting stabbed, but he failed.

The rabbit's horn stabbed through his shoulder while he was trying to dodge. Ryan felt pain and panicked, he was afraid then his expression turned fierce when he realized that such a small beast could hurt him.

The rabbit was half a meter tall, while Ryan was twice his size. But nevertheless, He got stabbed, Ryan felt ashamed, angry, and ridiculous.

'This is not a game.' He suddenly realised that he was treating his reality as a game. He smiled wryly, and ignored the pain on his shoulder. Ryan watched as the rabbit retreated and was getting ready for another strike.

'You will regret this!' His expression turned fiercer. He waited for the rabbit to come closer and whipped his tail towards it. The rabbit didn't expect a tail to come his way.

And what's more, was the fact the Ryan's tail was 3 meters long with a 15 inches blade attached to it. The blade was double-edged and was pointed, it had a metallic sheen to it.

"Squeak!' The rabbit failed to dodge and the blade hit the side of his body. A big wound appeared with blood spurting everywhere.

Unlike the rabbit's horn, which was small and only caused little damage. Shadow's tail was created as a tool for killing, especially with how long his tail was. Ryan especially made his tail longer than his body ao that he could attack in all directions.

Ryan watched the rabbit and calmed down, he felt better now that he had his revenge. But, he didn't slack off, while the rabbit was disturbed by his injuries. Ryan dashed with his claws, he put all his strength in this one strike intending to kill.

His long and sharp claws cut through the rabbit's nech ruthlessly and accurately.

"~SQUEAK~!" The rabbit squeaked in pain and lost his breath. Meanwhile, Ryan stood there gazing at the dead corpse coldly.