Murim and Shapeshifter

Xuan contemplated what to do as he had 14 martial paths that he needed to train. Fourteen to be exact if he included the techniques that he still has to train.

The first one was the Murim martial path. He has books in the library about it and has prior knowledge. However, he still has a weak imprint making him just learn the basics. With careful study, he has to select a weapon. Or maybe even unarmed would do.

He still has to train his body to cope with the output of his attacks. But first, he still has to train his body. He took the time to study its basic skills and techniques.

As different weapons have different skills and attacks, he would choose one as his default weapon. He has knowledge of each weapon after many years of experience and his thousand years of memories proved useful now. But as for the skills, he still has to practice them.

Having weapon techniques, combat arts, combat techniques, and body enhancement. They have Spear masters, sword masters, chain masters, Dagger masters, Unarmed masters, Axe masters, and staff masters. Bow and throwing weapons.

He first tried the unarmed technique and its combat arts. He thought that weapons were just an extension of your body and so he first tried the fundamentals. He punched and kicked the air as practice and then started to use the combat technique of the unarmed technique. His kicks were now emitting a small burst of force and shockwave as a result.

As for the other weapons, he tried them one by one. The sword, the spear, the dagger, chains, axe, and staff. As for the ranged weapons, his weapon wrack did not have it.

The body enhancement technique that was in the manuals was available and so he tried to use it. It was like a cultivation method that focused on the body of the cultivator and not on the soul realm.

One was called the "Foundation establishment technique". It was improving the constitution and the energy that could be exerted. Also strengthening the bones and muscles for exerting force.

The other one was called the "Inertia manipulation technique". This technique was a technique that improves your burst of energy and output. Also the shockwave of your attacks and the force you can do.

He meditated on the techniques in the meantime and then rested after having made his Murim rank to adept. It was a breakthrough!

He immediately contemplated after knowing that he still had far to go at the moment. Also, his Elemental path was still not yet known. As for his element, he still didn't know. And so, he tried to know it first.

He meditated and then scoured his soul. He went into his soul realm and then watched his Elemental imprint inside.

There was a technique to sense the elements and so Ainz tried that one. And so, he tried to sense the elements in his soul. With it, he saw several specks of colors inside his soul realm.

There were blue, red, green, white, brown, yellow, purple, light, and dark.

"All elements at once?" Xuan muttered.

Blue was Ice, Red was Fire, Green was Nature, White was Wind, Brown was Earth, Yellow was Lightning, Purple was poison, Light and, then Dark!

He didn't expect his soul to have many capabilities in its elemental path. Such a waste that he was not an Elemental cultivator. But he was now!

All thanks to his predicament that he discovered just recently.

And so, he meditated and used the technique that he learned in the past. First, you need to nourish the elements with the cultivation technique called the "Element establishment technique". Then you can learn to manipulate the elements in your own will with just your thoughts! It was like just an extension of your fingers.

However, the output of your attacks was all based on the rank of your elemental path. There was also a technique that focused on the output of your attacks called the "Elemental cultivation technique". With it, Ainz could improve the burst of his attacks. Slowly, it would improve with every rank that he could achieve.

He meditated while using those two in the meantime and it was tasking to use both. His sweat was trickling in the process.

He focused on cultivating until the afternoon and then finally made a breakthrough.

He then immediately took a bath after his clothes were sweaty. He then cooked his meal and took the time to rest after his tiring cultivation.

As for his Shapeshifter martial path, he needed to catch a beast or monster and then integrate it into his soul realm. Specifically the soul realm of his Shapeshifter imprint.

He woke up early to find a suitable beast for his martial path. He went to the Verdant forest where monsters and beasts were abundant. Scouring the forest for the potential candidate of being his first monster to integrate.

He was walking for a while when he saw a rabbit and a snake. The snake was huge and had red eyes. Menacing and has its fangs shown.

But to Xuan's surprise, the rabbit was not cowering from the predator. It was fast and struck the snake with a head butt. It dodges very well and the attacks of the snake were always a Xuan then decided, and that was to kill them both.

He then dashed and slashed them with his sword. The rabbit was attacked first and he cleaved through its body. It didn't even have the time to notice him.

Xuan then attacked the snake and was immediately spat with venom. Xuan evaded and then dashed towards it. Slashing its head off as he rotated in passing it by.

Xuan then sheathed his sword and checked the monsters he killed. He immediately saw their soul essence and picked them up.

"I have to integrate with them fast!"

He absorbed the monster's soul essence and then they went inside his soul realm. Two monsters at once!

The Skill venomous bite, Constriction, Blew poison mist, Paralyzing breath, Corroding breath, Heavy charge, and Spring bite skills were all acquired.

Abysmal snakes wre fast and strong monsters. Highly venomous too!

Footwork, Rapid dash, Hop, Evasive maneuvers, Tackle, Piercing burst skill acquired.

Wild rabbits have great movement-related skills and are useful at escaping or attacking monsters!

For now, he would like to focus on his monster hunt. He wanted to have skills at the moment.