I'm Just a Beast Tamer

Chapter 115: Chapter 113: Scattering and Reincarnation! Innate Again

Jiang Zuo began to spar with Number One.

First, he tested the power of Number One’s True Qi.

According to Number One’s feedback, True Qi felt very similar to Inner Breath, and the method of using it was essentially the same.

Number One channeled True Qi into its claws and attacked Jiang Zuo.

Jiang Zuo didn’t dodge, choosing to block the attack head-on.

As a result, Jiang Zuo could only withstand a single attack without injury while wearing the Ten Thousand Beasts Armor.

If he tried to block it with his bare body, even with the Blood God Skill circulating at full power and his muscles as hard as steel, Number One’s claws would have easily pierced right through him.

Before the power of True Qi, Jiang Zuo’s body was as fragile as tofu.

Next was defense.

The defense granted by True Qi was nearly on par with a Cultivator’s Body Protection Technique. Unarmed, Jiang Zuo was essentially unable to inflict any direct damage on Number One.

However, it was still slightly inferior to a Cultivator’s Body Protection Technique.

If Jiang Zuo used a weapon, he could pierce its True Qi defense with brute force.

But he could only pierce it; inflicting a fatal wound would be very difficult.

Finally, there was its speed and reaction time.

Its speed had clearly improved, but not to an absurd degree.

Jiang Zuo understood why.

His own Agility Attribute was at 999, and he knew that the actual improvement one felt was far less significant than the numbers might suggest.

The limitations of one’s Race were simply too great.

Even though an Innate Martial Artist was extremely powerful, their underlying Race remained unchanged.

However, the improvement in its reaction speed was substantial.

When circulating True Qi, a Martial Artist’s reaction speed increased dramatically. This was especially true when fighting other Martial Artists, allowing them to practically predict their opponent’s moves.

After a series of tests, Jiang Zuo had a solid understanding of Innate Martial Artists.

Compared to an ordinary Grandmaster, the power jump to Innate Martial Artist was overwhelming.

An ordinary Grandmaster would be killed instantly by an Innate Martial Artist in a single exchange, with no hope of victory.

But that only applied to ordinary Grandmasters.

Afterward, Jiang Zuo and Number One had an all-out fight.

Jiang Zuo’s defenses were at a severe disadvantage.

If Number One landed even a single direct hit with its claws, Jiang Zuo would be gravely wounded.

Having Promoted to Innate, Number One was also eager to test its strength against Jiang Zuo.

In the past, no matter how strong they became, they were like children before Jiang Zuo, completely unable to gain the upper hand.

But now, having Promoted to Innate and gone through the initial tests with Jiang Zuo, Number One felt immeasurably stronger.

Facing Jiang Zuo, it had a feeling that this time, it could win.

However, once the real fight began, Number One was shocked to discover that its vastly improved speed and reaction time were still useless against Jiang Zuo.

Even when it attacked with all its might, its speed was still no match for Jiang Zuo’s; it always felt just a fraction too slow.

Its claws, which could now gravely wound Jiang Zuo in a single strike, couldn’t touch him at all.

Every time it lunged with its claws, Jiang Zuo would either dodge or use a clever technique to redirect the force, grabbing its ankle and flinging it away.

The man and the bird fought so intensely that the island shook, but in truth, Number One was the only one taking any hits.

Jiang Zuo didn’t even use a weapon, simply landing punch after punch on Number One’s body.

He wanted to know just how many punches it would take to break through its True Qi defense.

After all, he could shatter the Body Protection Technique of a peak Qi Cultivation Cultivator in just a few punches.

But the defense True Qi provided against his fists was even greater than that of a Qi Cultivation Cultivator’s Body Protection Technique.

Number One took a dozen heavy blows from Jiang Zuo’s relentless assault before it even began to feel pain.

A Qi Cultivation Cultivator would have been pummeled into oblivion long ago.

Jiang Zuo, however, knew why.

Innate Martial Artists undergo a baptism by the Power of Heaven and Earth, making their physical bodies their greatest strength.

Without their Body Protection Technique, a Cultivator’s body is frail.

But an Innate Martial Artist’s body remains incredibly tough, even without the protection of True Qi.

Naturally, his punches weren’t as effective.

The fight lasted for more than ten minutes before Number One finally couldn’t take it anymore and cried out in surrender.

If they kept going, it felt like Jiang Zuo was going to beat its body to a pulp.

’No wonder Cultivators say that Innate Martial Artists are inferior to those at the peak of Qi Cultivation.’

Jiang Zuo stopped, carefully recalling the fight, and finally shook his head.

The power boost for an Innate Martial Artist was immense, but it didn’t give them an advantage against a Cultivator at the peak of Qi Cultivation.

Innate Martial Artists are limited to close-quarters combat. Furthermore, because they have undergone the baptism of Heaven and Earth, they constantly emit a distinct aura that they cannot conceal, unlike ordinary Martial Artists.

Unless their opponent is completely clueless, anyone who gets near can sense they are facing an Innate Martial Artist.

In such a scenario, a Cultivator will inevitably create distance.

Unable to close the distance immediately, the Innate Martial Artist can only look on in despair, even if they could shatter the Cultivator’s Body Protection Technique in just a few punches.

Once a Cultivator creates that distance, the Innate Martial Artist has virtually no chance of victory.

Their speed and reflexes, while fast, aren’t so fast as to be impossible to react to.

Against a Cultivator, these advantages become largely useless.

And the True Qi defense, unbreakable for a Grandmaster, is trivial in the face of Magic.

In the end, they are left at the Cultivator’s mercy, destined for a frustrating defeat or death.

But this only applied to ordinary Innate Martial Artists.

In Jiang Zuo’s view, while Number One was much stronger than an ordinary Innate Martial Artist, it still fell within that same category.

Jiang Zuo had a feeling that if he were to break through to the Innate Martial Artist realm, his own power increase would be colossal.

Aside from the uncertainty of awakening a Spirit Root, Jiang Zuo felt his combat power would be enough to easily crush anyone in the Qi Cultivation realm.

The fact that it had Promoted to Innate only to still be utterly dominated by Jiang Zuo left Number One feeling somewhat dejected.

However, it cheered up a moment later.

It had learned from Jiang Zuo that by promoting to the Innate realm, its lifespan had increased by another hundred years.

It now possessed a lifespan of 270 years, and since it was only just over 60 years old, it still had a very long life ahead of it.

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Jiang Zuo wasn’t in a hurry to have Number One undergo Scattering and Reincarnation.

As much as he wanted to see the results of an Innate Dissipating Skill and Reincarnation, he wouldn’t let Number One do it until after its next trip to the Mysterious Island.

Jiang Zuo wanted to see how Number One would be received on the Mysterious Island as an Innate Martial Artist.

As for Number Two, Jiang Zuo didn’t plan on letting it Promote to Innate just yet.

If Number One encountered an overwhelming situation on the Mysterious Island, having a second Innate in Number Two wouldn’t change the outcome.

On the contrary, having two Innate Seated Mountain Eagles appear together might trigger some unforeseen mechanism.

Jiang Zuo only had one set of sixth-layer fruits left, so to be safe, it was best to avoid triggering any special events.

He would decide everything after Number One returned from the Mysterious Island as an Innate Martial Artist.

The wait wouldn’t be long. Both Number One and Number Two had already received the summons before Number One’s promotion to the Innate realm.

After spending a little more time with Number One, Jiang Zuo had it and Number Two lead their flock and set out once more.

’A newly promoted Innate has a very small amount of True Qi. And without a method for cultivating True Qi, it will be very difficult for Number One’s Cultivation to improve,’ Jiang Zuo thought as he watched Number One’s departing figure.

Its small reserves of True Qi were a major reason why Number One had surrendered after fighting for less than ten minutes.

The method for cultivating True Qi was also completely different from a Grandmaster’s Cultivation.

It was impossible to circulate True Qi using the same methods for cultivating Inner Breath.

Currently, Number One could only cultivate Inner Breath and then convert it into True Qi.

The efficiency of this Cultivation was extremely low, barely enough to replenish what it consumed. Any actual improvement was impossible.

’So this is the extent of an Innate Martial Artist. All I can do now is wait for Number One to return,’ Jiang Zuo thought to himself.

「Two years passed in a flash.」

Number One returned safely from the Mysterious Island with its flock.

Several pieces of information were transmitted from Number One.

’After promoting to Innate, you can only enter and exit the Mysterious Island three times? After that, you have to wait for the summons when the Seventh Layer fruits mature. So, not counting this trip, you can only enter the Mysterious Island two more times?’

Just as Jiang Zuo had guessed, the black fruits on the highest level of the Mysterious Island were not yet ripe.

Furthermore, their ripening time was unknown; they would have to wait for the summons.

As an Innate Martial Artist, Number One was unrivaled on the Mysterious Island. None of the other Grandmaster-level birds dared to challenge it.

Number One had brought back all five fruits.

"Then it’s time for Scattering and Reincarnation," Jiang Zuo said to Number One after receiving the information.

Knowing Jiang Zuo still had plenty of fruits, Number One didn’t hesitate to obey and began the process of Scattering and Reincarnation.

Great Black had already started its own Scattering and Reincarnation. The Dissipating Skill process typically lasted for three years.

「Three years passed quickly.」

Number One completed its Dissipating Skill.

Even after the Dissipating Skill, Number One’s physical strength was still comparable to that of a Grandmaster.

Seeing this, Jiang Zuo grew a little worried about its Reincarnation path.

After all, it wouldn’t be using the Nine Revolutions Returning Essence Skill, but would instead be devouring fruits to re-cultivate the Blood Sea Creation Skill.

But Jiang Zuo’s worries were unfounded.

The Blood Sea Creation Skill was truly incredible.

Even with Number One’s vastly increased physical toughness, the Blood Sea Creation Skill still operated automatically, rapidly advancing its Cultivation.

Skin Refining, Muscle Training, Bone Refining, Blood Exchange.

Within a single year, Number One retraced this entire path of Cultivation.

The improvements from re-cultivating these early stages weren’t particularly significant.

But from the Meridian Passage stage onward, the benefits of Reincarnation became much more apparent.

However, the time required also increased dramatically.

The Meridian Passage stage of Cultivation took Number One half a year.

Cultivating Inner Breath took another year.

Jiang Zuo had thought that Number One might not be able to successfully cultivate its Inner Breath to Perfection.

But the Blood Sea Creation Skill was still formidable. Even after one Reincarnation and with its greatly increased physical toughness, the Fifth Layer fruits were still enough to support Number One’s Cultivation all the way to Grandmaster Great Perfection.

Seeing this, Jiang Zuo didn’t hesitate to feed the remaining set of sixth-layer fruits to Number One once more.

Soon, the familiar sensation returned.

The aura emanating from Number One this time was even more intense and powerful than before.

Great Black watched from a distance, its eyes filled with incredible envy.

’Son of a bitch,’ Great Black thought. ’Number One has promoted to Innate twice, and I haven’t even finished a single round of Reincarnation.’

As Number One’s aura peaked, all the Inner Breath in its body began to convert into True Qi.

In the sky, the raindrop-like blue lights that had appeared before began to quietly emerge once more.

Just as Jiang Zuo thought Number One would once again receive the baptism of the Power of Heaven and Earth, the nascent blue lights suddenly vanished without a trace.

The baptism of Heaven and Earth never descended, not even after Number One had finished its promotion.

Jiang Zuo watched this happen, his eyes narrowing.

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