Beggar Cultivation System-Chapter 346: Duplication

The Translucent Thunder Rat is one of the beasts feared by many, even by strong Cultivators, specifically those of the Core Creation Stage.

This rat is one of the many that can threaten the lives of Core Creation Cultivators. They have abilities and strength that no normal Core Creation Cultivator can handle. They are problematic and require one to truly think in order to defeat them.

The Translucent Thunder Rat has the same status as the Duskfang Shadowtails that marked the beggar after arriving in this world in just a couple of days.

At that time, the Advancement Examination for the Cultivation Schools was happening, and Apollo was too weak to even stand near the Duskfang—like an ant in front of an elephant.

However, things are different right now. His strength has far surpassed the Headmasters and even the only Core Creation Cultivator in the city.

With this confidence, Apollo's body morphed, turning into water before creating a clone of himself.

The clone continued flying over the forest and into Belthias City to deliver the news to the Mayor, while the real Apollo used the Flying Wind Blast Technique to propel his body forward, instantly appearing in front of the rat before it could enter the forest.

The sudden appearance of the small human startled the Translucent Thunder Rat, its body creating a rippling effect while lightning burst out.

The rat didn't stop in its tracks, deeming the small human weak. It couldn't detect the slightest strength coming from him. But the fact that a weak creature dared to stand in its path angered the rat.

It opened its mouth, lightning crackling and forming inside, before firing a burst of lightning toward the Beggar.

Seeing this, Apollo casually raised his right hand, and the attack landed on his body.

"Oh?" The beggar raised an eyebrow as he was covered in intense lightning. "This is quite painful. But it's not enough to put me down."

Although the attack did some damage to him, it was only to the point of numbness and muscle contraction. Apollo closed his eyes and used his Lightning Attribute. The lightning surrounding him was then sucked into his right hand, fueling his Attribute.

Unlike his Water Attribute, which he could find anywhere, Lightning properties were hard to come by. He could go to the sky and trigger it himself, but Apollo already knew the consequences—he had tried it before to kill the previous mayor.

At that time, he thought he wasn't doing anything wrong and even believed his plan was quite smart. However, he couldn't have been more wrong, as he had triggered a Heavenly Tribulation instead—the same method he used to kill the Duskfang Shadowtail.

Just thinking about it made his body shiver. He knew the grave devastation a Heavenly Tribulation could cause, and from what they said, he was fortunate that the Tribulation had stopped before reaching its second stage.

Just the first stage alone could kill any Qi-Condensation Stage Cultivator—what about the second stage and beyond?

Apollo didn't want to experience that for the third time. He valued his life more than anything, after all.

As the lightning surrounding him was absorbed into his body, he could feel his Lightning Attribute filling up. The Attribute became stronger, but only temporarily, as Apollo needed to assimilate it before it could completely become his.

Sir Guo had explained to him before that gathering Lightning from nature and storing it inside his body to strengthen his Attribute wasn't how it was supposed to be done. He was just feeding himself until he exploded.

If the beggar really wanted to make his Lightning Attribute more powerful than before using the Lightning energy, he had to bathe himself in this very nature. It wasn't as easy as taking in lightning and storing it inside his body. It was more like eating, where Apollo had to process what he consumed so his body could accept it without resistance.

It would take time, which was why Cultivators with Attributes had to spend a lot of time with their Attribute.

However, although Apollo only achieved a small power-up from the lightning strike, a boost was still a boost.

The Translucent Thunder Rat was surprised to see that the small human was still standing as if its previous attack was nothing. Furious, it used one of its abilities—its four hind legs let out a brilliant light. Then, in the next moment, it materialized right in front of the beggar!

With its mouth open wide, the rat snapped its jaws down on the small human. The sound of its teeth crashing against each other reverberated, followed by constant crackling of lightning coming from its mouth.

The Translucent Thunder Rat stared at the empty spot in front of it with a satisfied smile. It chewed but couldn't feel a thing. Then, it opened its mouth and used its tongue to feel the inside. In the next moment, it roared towards the sky in anger as it realized that it hadn't managed to kill the small human.

The rat then turned around as it sensed a presence behind it. There, it saw the small human—who should have been inside its stomach by now—still standing and even smiling in its direction.

Without even bothering to go to the forest anymore, the Translucent Thunder Rat exploded in a burst of lightning that scorched the area a few hundred meters around them.

The intense lightning surged in every direction, with the rat at its center, like a tsunami about to swallow everything in its path.

Apollo narrowed his eyes at the oncoming lightning. This attack was strong, enough to paralyze any Core Creation Cultivator. If he were still at the Qi-Condensation Stage, he would have been frozen from the shock before being ripped apart by the rat.

But having faced stronger attacks than this, Apollo didn't lose his cool. He raised his right hand once more, attempting to absorb the lightning again. freewebnoveℓ.com

However, what happened next made his eyes widen. The oncoming lightning suddenly churned before three Translucent Thunder Rats materialized!

Their huge bodies charged toward the beggar at incredible speed!

"Smart!" Apollo praised, his eyes burning with excitement.

The burst of lightning was just a decoy. The rat had realized that Apollo could absorb lightning, so it used another one of its abilities—duplication.

And instead of fighting the small human, which could put the rat at a disadvantage, it decided to kill him using only physical strength.

With lightning fueling the strength of the three duplicates, they lowered their heads before increasing their speed, aiming to kill the human in one blow.

There weren't many records regarding the Thunder Rat in the library of the Great Serpent Cultivation School, so some of its abilities were still unknown. These duplications caught the beggar off guard.

"Interesting! But you're not the only one who can do that!" Apollo shouted as he activated his Revised Hydra Mirage!

Water surged from his body before transforming into two clones.

"Let's kill these rats!" Apollo didn't even need to say it, as his clones already knew what to do. Before he could finish his words, his clones had already dashed forward to face the Translucent Thunder Rats head-on!