Chapter 30: Lauren Death
The forest canopy grew darker as Lauren and Ashen moved deeper into the Verdant Deathwood. The air buzzed faintly with the vibrations of insects, and a faint red mist hung in the distance. Their target: the Blood Queen Bee, a Core rank Beast equivalent to a human cultivator, Foundation Realm, was known for its powerful pheromones and corrosive venom.
Ashen convinces Lauren to hunt the Blood Bees’ hive so they can collect blood honey, which is beneficial to the warrior rank cultivator and helps them to break through the Foundation realm.
Lauren, who was a rank 3 warrior and one step away from the foundation realm, agreed to Ashen’s suggestions. But he was worried that they might encounter strong beasts like Core beasts or Earthcore beasts.
Beasts were classified just like human cultivators:
Feral beasts /(Warrior Rank) – Basic wild beasts have greater physical power than a warrior rank cultivator.
Core beasts/(Foundation Realm) – Slightly intelligent, enhanced muscle and speed, and in this stage, beasts gain element affinity and make a core in their body.
Earthcore Beasts/(Blessing Realm) – Awaken their racial talent or abilities, and have the same intelligence as humans.
Sovereign Beasts/(Opening Realm) – Fully awakened cores and awaken their Ancestral bloodline, can use unique Bloodline techniques using their racial talent, and can transform into humans.
Saint Beasts/(Truth Realm) – Capable of Domain Intimacy: Their elemental dominion becomes "truth" (a Flame Saint Beast doesn’t just wield fire, but perceives fire’s role in the cycle of creation and destruction).
Primordial Beasts/(Sea Realm) – Territory dominion, high intelligence, and can imprint their child with Dao, where their lineage can have their abilities from birth, also in this stage, they can break through their bloodline limitation.
Mythical Beasts/(Divine Realm) – they are walking calamities, they can destroy cities and towns with one attack, they are true predator like the Dragon, phoenix, Qilin, Nine-headed Hydra.