Chapter 265
While Cedar and Nibbles cultivate and stabilize their changes, I join Dave at the training grounds, where the vast majority of the pack is waiting for us.
"Welcome everyone. Today I will start teaching you the physical side of your new cultivation style. Being werewolves, you might think that martial arts are useless to you, but in fact, it’s the exact opposite. You’ve got a physical advantage over human cultivators to start with, you’re faster and stronger. That gets compounded every advancement even when you’re a mystic type cultivator.
And yes, this is a mystic type cultivation style. You’ll learn a variety of Lightning attacks, energy barriers and associated control techniques. Physical cultivation styles do struggle until the later levels, even through Core Formation they struggle to match the energy control of Mystic Cultivators, which leaves them disadvantaged in group combat, where individual physical strength is less vital. Which is why we’re focusing on improving the Mystic side, while your wolf nature helps boost your physical capabilities."
The werewolves are watching with rapt attention, this being entirely new information to them. Unlike most packs, I can see that Alpha Conway teaches his werewolves a variety of weapons, there are swords, spears, bows and throwing axes visible around the training grounds, as well as a variety of targets.
That’s perfect for the Divine Lightning technique. They have a great number of sword and bow techniques. Keeping that in mind, I’ll start them all at different stations, each learning a small amount every day and then repeating the new techniques over and over until they’ve got it all down.
"I see you’ve prepared weapon stations, so everyone go to their favorite style. I will even out the numbers if necessary." I instruct and they start moving to their favorite training methods.
Of course the unarmed group is the majority of the Wolves, but it also takes the most practice and was given the most space. I’m not great with the Divine Lightning Archery style, but I understand the fundamentals, so I’ll start there.
"Archers pay attention. I’m going to channel energy outside my body in the pattern you need to copy to achieve the most basic Lightning arrow attack of the style. No actual arrow is needed, but you do need a bow." I pick up one of the hand carved wooden longbows and draw it back. I take my time circulating the energy through my body and down my arms to form the arrow before releasing it into a nearby target.
I put very little into it, so the target is barely scorched, and the werewolves look like I’ve insulted them.