Beggar Cultivation System

Apollo squinted his eyes at the mansion. The entire five-story, hundreds-of-meters-wide building was covered in red symbols. They circulated around the mansion, protecting every corner as the dust clouds on the roof faded.

A frown appeared on the beggar's face as he realized the roof of the mansion was still intact, even after enduring his attack.

It's because of that thing, Apollo thought, studying the red symbols surrounding the building, though he couldn't understand them.

But he knew it was a barrier—a different kind from what they used inside the floors.

He raised his hand and sent a bolt of lightning towards the mansion, but like a drop of water in the ocean, the red symbols only rippled slightly.

"Hahaha, you wouldn't be able to stop the ritual!" the twins' voices rang out as they floated in front of the beggar.

"You two did it?" Apollo asked, his expression heavy.

"It was me," a foreign voice called from behind. When Apollo turned, he saw a man clad in a red robe that covered his entire body and face. Symbols painted his clothes, and staring at them for too long made one feel lightheaded.

Apollo shook his head, feeling like he was staring into a spiraling world. "You must be Four?" he asked.

"Yes," the man replied, pointing a hand at Apollo. "You don't follow the path of Our Saviour. You don't have the right to live."

At the same time, the twins pulled something out of the air—a whip made of red smoke.

Sensing the heavy atmosphere, Apollo began gathering the surrounding Qi. He didn't know the twins' abilities, but he concluded the man clad in red armor had the power to block his attacks.

However, in a life-and-death battle, one has to act even without fully knowing their opponent.

"This is frustrating," Apollo muttered, glancing at his three opponents.

"Let's kill him! We don't want to play with him anymore!" the twins shouted, their voices echoing in the air.

"F*ck it!" Apollo cursed as he sent a bolt of lightning at Four before dashing towards the twins!

He used the Flying Wind Blast technique at its maximum power. Apollo arrived in front of Six and Five instantly, and before they could react, he pulled out his wooden sword and slashed at their necks! However, the same red symbols appeared just before he could hit them.

His hands bounced back, but he didn't lose his composure. He created spears of lightning around him and fired them at the man clad in the red robe.

Glancing back, he saw Four creating a red symbol barrier that held firm against the lightning. He noticed the lightning had some effect on the barrier, but it was minimal.

He then refocused on attacking the twins. They separated, dodging his attack, and one of them hurled her whip at the beggar while the other charged directly at him.

Seeing their synchronized movements, Apollo was amazed, but he didn't let himself get caught by the whip. He slashed it with his wooden sword, now covered in the Lightning Attribute.

The sword cut through the whip, but as if time had reversed, the scattered red mist reformed, and the attack continued its way toward the beggar.

"Tsk," Apollo muttered, dodging it easily, his face annoyed. Using his Refined Qi, he maneuvered behind the red-haired twin, who was on her way to punch him. He slashed with his wooden sword, but another symbol appeared, blocking his attack.

The red-haired twin then turned around and used her whip to trap him.

"Gotcha," the twins' voices echoed as they encircled him, the other also using her whip. "Now that you are in our hands, you won't be able to resist."

The twins turned to Four, who floated in front of the beggar.

"Are you an array master?" Apollo asked. He could feel his strength leaving his body from the whip that held him. Although annoyed, he remained calm.

"I am, but I use power greater than theirs, and it's all because of Our Saviour," Four said, raising his hand in front of the beggar's forehead as red symbols covered it. The symbols started spinning until they became a blur.
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"You guys really like to glorify that fatso," Apollo said with a sigh.

"It's Our Saviour!" the twins angrily replied as the whips tightened.

Apollo gritted his teeth, feeling as though he was going to be crushed by the whips.

"You should watch your mouth," Four said icily.

"I'm just being vocal. Don't mind me."

"Any last words?" Four asked.

"You know, I noticed something about you," Apollo said, glancing at the twins before locking eyes with the man in front of him. "This power you're using—it must be so great that you wouldn't be able to multi-cast it."

"That's your last words? A pity. You figured out one of our weaknesses, but you still can't change your fate," Four said while pulling back his right hand.

"That's too bad… because I can," Apollo smirked, and the trio immediately realized what he meant.

Dozens of Fire Blasts and Wind Blasts materialized in the air. Some pointed in their direction, while others aimed at the mansion's roof.

Seeing this, Four's eyes widened. He hurriedly thrust his red, spinning-symbol-covered hand toward the beggar's head, but he was a step too late. Apollo's body glowed white and exploded in a burst of lightning!

Six, Five, and Four were thrown back, their bodies sizzling as the lightning burned their flesh.

"Argh! My body!" the twins screamed in pain as their milky skin turned red from the lightning. Instinctively, they tried to use their Red Energy, but it disappeared the moment it came into contact with the lightning surrounding them.

Four, on the other hand, experienced the same pain but acted immediately as the Fire Blasts and Wind Blasts were already on their way to obliterate him.

Red symbols materialized in front of him, absorbing the attacks and creating successive explosions, but his body remained intact. He didn't even budge from his position. When the smoke dissipated, he realized that the beggar was already on the rooftop!

"NO!" Four shouted, but he didn't react in time as the beggar had already sent the combination of Fire Blast and Wind Blast directly to the fifth floor of the mansion.

"No! We can't let them be disturbed!" the twins screamed despite the pain wracking their bodies.

Stones flew into the air along with dust clouds and smoke.

Shrouded in the cover of the smoke, Apollo smiled as he finally saw the person he had been looking for.