Child of Destiny

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Leonard knew that the person before him was as powerful as Nathan and understood that he would not be able to win against someone with such a massive gap in power. But since the latter was thinking of beating him, he would not go down without a fight.

He naturally fought back despite that being the case.

The outcome was quite obvious already. He had found himself lying on the ground in just a minute, feeling pain all over his body.

But what Leonard found suspicious was that he had not received any serious injuries despite the pain that was covering his entire body.

Moreover, he also recalled that this guy had let him perform all his moves during the 'battle', letting him use his every technique under the 'Supreme Blood Sutra' and 'Thousand Beast Battle Manual'.

It was as if the other party was assessing his current attainments with the two Martial Arts that he majored in.

"Your foundation is quite good, brat. I guess Joaquin Giovanni, the Thousand Beast, has trained you properly," said Scar as he looked at Leonard with some apprehension.

Hearing that, Leonard could not help but frown deeply, almost forgetting about his aching body. "I think Senior is mistaking something. My master is the Blood Slaughtering Fist, Galileo Freeman, and not Sir Joaquin."

"Eh!?" Scar could not help but look at Leonard in surprise as this was different from what he had heard.

Based on what Nathan had told him earlier, this young lad had trained under Joaquin. This was also proven further after sensing that Leonard was training the unique body refinement method of Joaquin Giovanni, the 'Black Beast Refinement Method,' which had originated from the Bestial Mountain Range of their homeland.

Moreover, he had also seen Leonard perform all the famous moves of the 'Thousand Beast Battle Manual' earlier, which was also the specific Martial Arts that Joaquin Giovanni had majored in.

Thinking about this, Scar could not help but recall a certain rumor about Joaquin, which was circulating within their homeland. He started laughing out loud as if he had realized something.

It took him quite a while to calm himself and stop his laughter before turning back to Leonard. "I guess you have been tricked by that guy as well, brat."

Seeing the confused look on Leonard's face, Scar smirked as he continued. "This is supposed to be a matter between you and your master, but since you have the warrior's blood of my tribe flowing within you, then I can only tell you about it."

"Thousand Beast Joaquin Giovanni has a habit of impersonating different people with his amazing disguising skills. His disguising methods are one of the best when it comes to this area, even rivaling the Thousand Faces Old Demon of the Blood Cult and the Ghost Elder of the Specter Tribe."

"Before he was known with his current title, he was first famous with another name, the Shapeshifter. He is one of the warriors of the Bestial Mountain Range before deciding to come down the mountain and venture around the world, challenging all the warriors outside of our homeland."

He then paused for a moment as his lips curved in a devious smile. "I often heard that he is always disguising himself as his master whenever he is creating trouble, throwing all the blame to Elder Blood Slaughtering Fist."

"From the looks of it, he has also done a similar thing when training you," he added as a conclusion.

Leonard could not help but frown deeply as he thought about it. He was trying to recall all his experiences within his 'master' and seemed to have also realized something. But he still could not accept it that easily, feeling a little dubious.

Seeing this, Scar continued. "Elder Blood Slaughtering Fist can be considered as your Grandmaster as the Thousand Beast have learned the 'Blood Sutra' from him, which is also one of the signature and hereditary techniques of all the tribes within our homeland."

"The Blood Sutra has a lot of paths as it has been passed down to all the Warrior Tribes from generation to generation. And seeing that you have awakened your hereditary memories and evolved your Blood Sutra into the 'Supreme Blood Sutra', it is proven that you are a member of our Asad Tribe."

"Asad Tribe?" Hearing these words repeatedly, Leonard could not help but frown a little deeply as he recalled what that mysterious Head Priestess had to him and Shin when he was about to inherit the legacy of the Thunder Lord.

Seeing that Leonard seemed to have become a little interested in the topic, Scar smiled as he watched the latter sit up and face him, seemingly waiting for more.

"The Asad Tribe is a Warriors Tribe, which is also the descendants of the God of War from the Ancient Times. We, Warriors of the Asad Tribe, are from the direct lineage of the greatest warrior god all the ancient era," he continued with full of pride.

But he did not disclose that much information about the Asad Tribe and swiftly changed the topic. "The Asad Tribe is the most familiar with the methods of the 'Supreme Blood Sutra', which is different from the 'Blood Sutra' that Elder Blood Slaughtering Fist and the Thousand Beast have majored in."

"This is why I am here to help you train for quite a while. I have already helped you fix some of your Qi Channels and Blood Vessels, correcting their path and adjusting them with your 'Supreme Blood Sutra'."

Hearing this, Leonard had suddenly remembered that his body was supposed to be aching all over. But he quickly realized that all the pain covering his body had suddenly disappeared before being replaced by a sudden sense of relief and freedom.

His body felt much lighter and unrestrained compared to how he was training.

He swiftly stood up and started performing a series of movements according to the 'Supreme Blood Sutra' from his hereditary memories.

"Amazing," he mumbled to himself after finishing an entire set of marital movements. He now felt that he had unknowingly broken through the bottleneck that he was stuck in earlier.

Even his 'Black Beast Refinement Method' was also adjusting accordingly. He felt that he would most likely have a major breakthrough in his Martial Arts not long after this.

Seeing Leonard's satisfaction, Scar could not help but say. "The Thousand Beast may have trained in the 'Blood Sutra', but he majored in a different path compared to our tribe's method."

"When it comes to the best 'Blood Sutras', our Asad Tribe's Supreme Blood Sutra is the best and the most powerful. And it is our main Martial Heritage within the tribe," he added.

Leonard had started to believe some of the words that Scar had said to him. But he still had not bought it completely, so he could not help but ask. "How can Senior be sure that I am the disciple of Sir Joaquin and not the Blood Slaughtering Fist?"

Hearing this, Scar could not help but smile. "It is because you are training in the 'Black Beast Refinement Method' and the 'Thousand Beast Battle Manual', which are the Martial Arts that the Thousand Beast have majored in, and where also his current title comes from."

"Elder Blood Slaughtering Fist may be the master of the Thousand Beast, but that is only when it comes to the path of his Tribe's Blood Sutra. The Martial Arts that they majored in are still different."

Leonard had somewhat understood the situation, but still wanted to confirm it with his 'master' or 'grandmaster' or whatever later.

Seemingly recalling what Scar had said earlier, he could not help but ask. "Senior seems to have that I will be instructed in mastering my Supreme Blood Sutra?"

Scar smiled as he nodded. "The Dragon King has requested our assistance with this, so our tribe has sent me here to be your instructor for the time being."

"But before we proceed with your lesson-… how about introducing ourselves with one another first?" he added while maintaining his smile.

"Ah!?" Leonard seemed to have realized something and quickly clashed his fist with his other hand before bowing. "I apologize for the late introduction, Senior! I am Leonard Fireheart! As senior has said, I should be the disciple of Thousand Beast Joaquin Giovanni and supposed to be the youngest grand-disciple of the Blood Slaughtering Fist, Galileo Freeman."

There was an inexplicable expression on Scar's face when he heard the name 'Fireheart' from Leonard's mouth, seemingly thinking about something.

"Hearing that name sure leaves a bitter taste in my mouth," he mumbled before quickly regaining composure.

He looked at Leonard as he introduced himself. "I am one of the Heroic Warriors of the Asad Tribe, which is equivalent to what you, 'Outlanders', are calling the Domain Realm Martial Artists or Venerable Realm Mentalists or Sword Saints from the three major disciplines of the modern era."

"People on the tribe call me Warrior Chief Scar." he paused for a moment when he reached this point, seemingly hesitating about something, before continuing. "But since you are not familiar with our customs yet, you can just call me Uncle Scar."

Leonard could not help but feel something strange from the tone that Scar was giving him, but quickly disregarded it after seeing the weird expression that the latter was making.

He then bowed once again as he greeted according to what he had learned from the costumes of Martial Artists from Shin and Arthur. "This martial nephew greets Uncle Scar."

Scar paused momentarily when he heard those words before suddenly starting to laugh. "You lad sure is interesting."

It took him quite a while to recover his composure before becoming serious. "To commemorate our first meeting, let me teach you how the warriors of our tribe greet their juniors before proceeding with our first lesson."

There was a vicious and devious look on Scar's face, sending a shiver down Leonard's spine. He wanted to back down and ran away from this place as far as possible, but it was already too late.

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