“Good, I am going to get something to eat then,” he said as he strolled toward the exit of the settlement.

‘Hum, maybe I should just fly,’ he thought as he remembered how long and complex the path they took yesterday was. Even though he wasn’t afraid to lose his way, he was sure he could save a lot of time by flying.

‘Forget it, I can use this opportunity to test my agility in this form,’ he muttered as he dashed forward at full speed.

‘Alright, I am out,’ he muttered happily.

‘Eh, is this the place where we fought yesterday,’ he asked as he looked at the clearing in front of him with a confused expression.

Yesterday, after his fight with Blake, the place has turned into a complete mess. But now, it looked like a fight never happened here, gone were the massive cracks littering the ground, gone was the ice that was covering most of the clearing. The clearing has been completely restored to its state before the fight. If it wasn’t for the corpses littering the ground, it would seem like yesterday's battle was a dream.

[It is the regeneration mechanism of the world. As long as the damages are nothing too big, the world can easily heal itself,] Luxia explained.

‘Nothing too big uh,’ Leo said as he remembered the destruction they caused yesterday. Any of their attack’s power could rival a small missile. But it was still not a big deal in this world.

[Yes, this world should be able to easily heal from nuclear class damage. Naturally, the more extensive the damage and the more complex the terrain, the more time the world needs to heal itself.]

‘And it would always heal any kind of damage,’ he wondered as it would be impossible for people to build anything in those kinds of conditions. Just imagine digging the foundation for your home only to find them closed the next day.

[That I don’t know,]

‘Don’t worry, we will make up for our lack of knowledge soon,’ he said as he moved toward the corpse of the wolf king. Another interesting thing he noticed was that the corpses were untouched. No beast came into the clearing to eat last night.

‘This should be because of the lingering aura,’ he concluded as he stopped beside the wolf king's body and after confirming it wasn’t spoiled decided to feast on it.

‘I can also use this opportunity to check on the evolution path,’ he muttered as he opened the system window.

[-Gold Maned Lion

-Purple Tailed Scorpiocore

-Royal Storm Griffin

-Demonic Sand Lion

-One Horned Shadow Demon]

[Gold Maned Lion: They are a special variant of Atlas Lion whose name comes from their abundant mane completely made of gold. They are half-elemental beings with a body mainly made of gold elemental energy. This tyrannical physique has an extreme resilience against physical and elemental damage and grants them an impressive physical strength allowing them to easily crush their enemies. 

This path grants a boost to the Constitution and Strength attributes

+50% physical damage resistance, +40% elemental damage resistance, +40% health and stamina recovery, +20% physical and elemental damage

You’ll receive the following skills: Intermediate Earth manipulation, Basic Gold Manipulation, Gold body, Gold absorption, Stampede. 

Bonus title: Treasure Hunter

Evolution conditions: CONS: 450, STR: 400, AGI: 250, 50 rank D cores, 5 rank C cores, 50 kg of gold essence, Basic Earth Manipulation at level max, Kill 100 enemies using Earth skills only, Bloodline trial

Evolution potential: High]

[Purple Tailed Scorpiocore: In the beast world, few are willing to offend a purple-tailed Scorpiocore for their incredible mastery of poison and enormous strength make them an exceedingly troublesome opponent to deal with. As the saying goes, you can’t kill a Scorpiocore without giving up your life.

This path grants a boost to the Strength and Intelligence attributes

+50% poison damage, + 40% physical damage, +40% mana recovery, +15% physical damage resistance

You’ll receive the following skills: Intermediate poison manipulation, Poison immunity, Corrosive blood, Tail mastery, Poison refinement

Bonus title: Poison eater

Evolution conditions: INT: 450, STR: 400, SPI: 250, 50 rank D cores, 5 rank C cores, 20L of poisonous beast blood, Basic Poison Manipulation at level max, Kill 100 enemies using Poison skills only, Bloodline trial

Evolution potential: High]

[Royal Storm Griffin: Royal Storm Griffins are one of the few bloodlines blessed by the wind. They have an innate wind affinity allowing them to wield its power as easily as they breathe. That along with their high mastery over aerial battle could make them one of the proud and uncontested lords of the sky.

This path grants a boost to the Agility, and Intelligence attributes

+50% movement speed, +50% elemental damage, +50% mana recovery, +30% physical damage, +15% physical damage resistance

You’ll receive the following skills: Intermediate Wind Manipulation, Shroud, Feather blade, Enhanced Sight, Wind Blessing, Storm summoning

Bonus title: Sky Royalty

Evolution conditions: INT: 500, AGI: 500, SPI: 300, 50 rank D cores, 5 rank C cores, 10 low-level Wind gems, Basic Wind Manipulation at level max, Kill 100 enemies using Wind skills only, Kill a rank C beast, Bloodline trial

Evolution potential: Excellent]

[Demonic Sand Lion: A demonic species, they own the tyrannical physique of demons and have a high mastery of the sand element.

This path grants a boost to the Intelligence and Constitution attributes

+50% elemental damage, +40% physical damage resistance, +40% mana and health recovery, +35% physical damage, -20% holy damage

You’ll receive the following skills: Intermediate sand manipulation, Demonic sand, Demonic energy, Sand flood, Suppression 

Bonus title: Sand Demon

Evolution conditions: INT: 500, CONS: 400, SPI: 350 50 rank D cores, 5 rank C cores, 10 low-level Demon Crystal, Basic Sand Manipulation at level max, Kill 200 enemies using sand skills only, Bloodline trial

Evolution potential: Excellent]

[One Horned Shadow Demon: A demonic being with a body entirely made of shadow, they are master of concealment and assassination. Thanks to their elemental body, they have an immunity to physical damage but are more susceptible to elemental damage.

This path grants a boost to the Intelligence and Agility attributes

+45% elemental damage, +40% movement speed, +40% attack speed, +30% mana recovery, +20% physical damage, -30% light damage and fire damage, -20% holy damage

You’ll receive the following skills: Intermediate shadow manipulation, Shadow travel, Execution, Elemental body, Shadow puppet

Bonus title: Shadow Demon

Evolution conditions: INT: 500, AGI: 400, SPI: 350 50 rank D cores, 5 rank C cores, 10 low-level Demon Crystal, Basic Shadow Manipulation at level max, Kill 200 enemies using shadow skills only, Bloodline trial

Evolution potential: Excellent]

‘Just as I thought, things are going to get more difficult from now on,’ Leo muttered as he looked at the five floating panels in front of him. 

Each of the beasts described on those panels was an exceptional beast, the best in their respective domain. They were the best he could ask for at his current stage and with the system he didn’t even need to worry about the possible weakness of any of those beasts. He could choose any path as long as they satisfied his current requirements.

 First, there was the gold maned lion. It was the best choice if he wants to continue on the path he chose when he became an atlas lion. If he chose this evolution, he would become a half-gold elemental with an incredibly strong constitution and sturdy defense. His survivability would increase and his dream of sitting and watching people kill themselves by hitting him would be one step closer.

Then, there was the Scorpiocore evolution that could grant him a deadly amount of attack power. Something he really lacked right now as none of his elements except poison is specialized in attack. Also, none of the previous forms grant him that much bonus when it comes to offensive power.

The royal griffin came next and honestly, this one could be considered the best choice he has. It was a beast that focused on agility but had an offensive might that was not that much inferior to the Scorpiocore. Add to that the fact that it could potentially allow him to take full advantage of his wings and its evolution potential was better than the Scorpiocore and it became hard to not choose it immediately.

Lastly, there were the two demonic options, they were the ones he liked the least as they were the only ones with a glaring weakness. Still, he chose them because they were the only ones with an evolution potential on par with the royal griffin. Besides, their strong points were not something that he could ignore. 

The physical damage immunity of the shadow demon for example. It was something worth having even if it cost him to be weaker in front of certain elements. 

As for the demonic sand lion, it is clearly the best choice if he wants to compromise between attack power and defense.

‘No matter what I choose, it would be fine,’ he muttered, as he closed the evolution tab.

‘The only problem is whether I can quickly fulfill the evolution condition or not,’ he mumbled as he remembered the evolution conditions he needed to fulfill for each path.

‘Let’s eat first,’ he said as closed his eyes and quietly continued his meal.