Hankov smiled at the confused Mike.

  He walked to Mike and patted him on the shoulder.

  “Good boy, do you know how many hunters would be jealous of your physique?”


  Mike looked at Hankov who seemed to be very proud of himself.

  The doubt in his heart became even stronger.

  “Teacher, I don’t quite understand.”


  “Hahahahaha! You’ll know in the future!”


  Hankov stroked his beard before his gaze became fierce again.

  “Good boy, you need to strike while the iron is hot! Do you understand?”


  “Strike while the iron is hot?”


  “What I mean is, you can start cultivating the second stage now! Do you understand?”


  Mike listened to Hankov’s words and looked at his confident eyes, which convinced him to make up his mind.

  He opened the Hunting Manual and continued to read the contents.

  The second level of the Divine Body Stage was the Semi-Divine Body Stage.

  Those who succeeded could use their bodies to fight against the Ten Ancient Beasts.

  The purple lightning could not be destroyed, the fire could not be extinguished, the ocean could not be drowned, and everything could not be invaded.

  The Ten Ancient Beasts? What were they?

  Looking at the book, Mike could not help but have some doubts.

  He looked at Hankov with a confused look.

  “Teacher, what are these Ten Ancient Beasts?”


  Listening to Mike’s question, Hankov’s expression started to become serious.

  “Mike, do you know how our world came into being?”


  Mike shook his head.

  Hankov sighed and said, “Everything in our world originated from the Ten Ancient Beasts. To be more precise, they are the gods who created this world!”


  “Gods?”


  “That’s right! They created this world, created the mountains and rivers, and opened everything up in this world with their bare hands.”


  “Then, why are they called the Ten Ancient Beasts?” Mike asked in confusion.

  Hankov sighed again, and then he looked into the distance.

  “The humans were arrogant and tried to divide the territory with them, thinking that they were the masters of this world.”


  “What happened after that?”


  “The humans started a war with the Fierce Beasts. I’m sure you can guess what happened after that.”


  “This war ended with the overwhelming victory of the Ten Ancient Beasts. The humans had no choice but to retreat to this corner of the world.”


  Hearing Hankov’s words, the doubts in Mike’s heart suddenly widened.

  “I see. I didn’t expect humans to have such a history!”


  Hankov’s eyes became sharp again.

  “Mike, remember one thing. No matter what kind of danger you encounter in the future, don’t go against the Ten Ancient Beasts! Understand?”


  Hearing Hankov’s words, Mike nodded.

  Hankov looked at him and smiled with relief.

  “Alright! You can start to cultivate the second level of the Divine Body Stage in the Hunting Manual now!”


  After all his doubts were assuaged, Mike finally started to cultivate the second level.

  He sat down cross-legged and closed his eyes.

  He felt the torrential energy slowly gathering in his body.

  A burst of warmth started to appear in his abdomen, and he felt extremely comfortable.

  “The second level doesn’t seem that difficult!”


  Just as he was thinking this, a sudden inexplicable pain pierced into his bones.

  “What… What is this feeling?”


  He felt as if his entire body was about to be torn apart.

  The pain in his body was so intense that he felt that he was unable to bear it anymore.

  Just then, a mouthful of thick blood spurted out from his windpipe.

  It splashed onto a nearby wall.

  “You will experience unbelievable pain in the second level of cultivation. Mike, you have to hold on! If you can survive this, your future will be limitless! Do you understand?”


  Mike was lying on the floor.

  He could no longer control his body.

  “Teacher, I… I feel like my body is going to crack…”


  “Hold on! I’ve been through this too! Stabilize your mind! Don’t break the technique!”


  Hankov’s harsh words made Mike feel like he was going to die.

  The feeling of his bones being broken became more and more intense.

  He felt as if every muscle in his body was crawling with maggots.

  They kept gnawing at every inch of Mike’s skin.

  Of course, this was not the end. The painful feeling began to spread to every organ in his body.

  Mike could feel that the frequency of his heartbeat was becoming more and more abnormal, and it felt as if a bomb had been installed in his liver.

  It was as if it was about to explode in the next second.

  “Teacher… I can’t hold on any longer!”


  Hankov was staring at Mike who was in extreme pain, with a face that was as still as a mountain.

  A fierce palm struck Mike’s skull hard.

  Although Mike felt a brief abnormal pain, the pain was also temporary.

  After a short while, a warm glow slowly descended from Hankoff’s palm.

  “This move of mine can only delay your pain temporarily! It’s about to end! You have to hold on! Understand?”


  Before Hankov could finish, another wave of pain tore through Mike’s body.

  “Ahhhhhhhhh… Ahhhhhhhhhhh!”


  Mike’s entire body was paralyzed on the floor and he began to twitch.

  He could no longer speak and naturally, he could not control his own limbs either.

  He could only allow the pain to continue to multiply in his body.

  Hankov, who was standing by his side, continued to observe Mike as he was going through this process.

  He did not know why, but he suddenly let out a burst of laughter.

  “Hahahahaha! It’s almost done!”


  Suddenly, an unknown bolt of lightning struck Mike’s body.

  Mike felt his body become sensitive due to the passage of the electric current.

  His sense of pain seemed to have lost its function, and the intense pain from before also began to slowly dissipate.

  “Teacher… I… Did I succeed?”


  Listening to Mike’s question, Hankov smiled and nodded.

  “Good boy, you’ve already mastered the second level!”


  With that, Hankoff casually opened the drawer of the table behind him and took out a small bottle.

  He put his hand through the opening of the bottle and took out a small black pill.

  “Swallow it, you’ll feel better!”


  Mike did not have time to think.

  All he could only do was do as Hankov asked.

  After Mike had swallowed the little black pill, he suddenly felt his body slowly recovering.

  His torn muscles started to show signs of growth.