5 A Desired Power (2/2)

Spirit Guardian:

-No name

-'???'

Species:

-Corrosive snake (1st Rank)

-'???'

Evolution: Not available

Skills: Not available

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”...!”

”Where are my abilities beyond the laws set by this world. At least give me a 'meteor rain'!”

Later on...

Rainer stopped whining when he noticed that the little snake was staring at him, as if she was reproaching him for not treating her as she deserved.

”Little one, now I'm totally depending on you....Without your help Alisha will have to marry that bastard Yren.”

The little snake nodded in agreement as if she understood what Rainer was saying.

[Your Spirit Guardian supports you]

”...?”

”Can you understand me? I thought spiritual beasts communicated through the spiritual energy bond.”

”...!”

Rainer was surprised to find that he and the little snake were connected but there was no spiritual energy involved.

After a while of digging into the system he found out the following things.

His little snake was no longer a spiritual beast, but a Spirit Guardian, and he had yet to discover the differences between them.

There wasn't a spiritual energy bond between him and his Spirit Guardian. It may sound simple but it was just the opposite - by not having to sustain his Spirit Guardian with spiritual energy, Rainer could keep the little snake in this world as long as he wanted!

By not wasting spiritual energy on summoning, I could use it to cast spiritual skills without fear of draining it!

”This is already giving me a big advantage, too bad that the snake is a 1st Rank beast...”

[Your Guardian Spirit despises you]

”Calm down, just saying.”

”Mmm”

”I can't keep calling you 'snake' forever, so I'll name you Lerna!”

After feeling that Lerna was happy with her new name, Rainer thought about a way to strengthen himself before the tournament.

As well as spiritual beasts, Lerna would be strengthened by Rainer's breakthroughs.

He wondered what was the 'evolution' section of the system.

”How do I get her to evolve and which benefits does it bring?”

Leaving apart the idea of evolution for the moment, he was preparing to begin cultivating the method that his father, Janus, had left him as inheritance.

Cultivation Method: Spirit Guide

The most common technique any Guardian clan would have collecting dust on a bookshelf.

Rainer spent the rest of the afternoon reading the book.

”Even in a different world I still have to study.” He closed his eyes while recalling the method of circulation.

Carry the spiritual energy to the Astral Gate, then move the energy through all energy lines and repeat.

After a few hours of practice, Rainer felt a severe pain in his thorax, which was the location of the Astral Gate.

”The manual didn't say anything about pain -”

Clenching his teeth, Rainer circulated his spiritual energy one last time when he noticed that his Astral Gate was twice the size!

”I managed to break through...”

”But that was too fast, the handbook says it takes a whole day to open the Astral Gate, and I've done it in a few hours, finally things are starting to go in the right direction.”

Rainer had just stepped into the world of cultivation! Next to him, Lerna vanished into his recently opened Astral Gate for a rest.

”Lerna, tomorrow we'll inform the clan.

”Let's see if they dare take away my resources now that I'm a Guardian too.”