Monarch of Darkness

"Bigblue attack me,Let me see whether I have trained well or not",Evan wanted to see his progress. "Are you sure,you may get hurt",Bigblue asked worriedly. "I am sure,do you think I am a turtle?",Evan said confidently.

"Ok then,be alert,I am attacking",Bigblue said.

Evan nodded and signaled Bigblue to come by curling his fingers. Bigblue who was lying comfortably on the beast furs, jumped up from it's place and started to circle around Evan.

Evan got serious and observed Bigblue. Suddenly Bigblue pounced at him from right side. Evan immediately stepped to his left side three step. Bigblue again started circling around him and pounced at him from front. Evan backstepped 3steps instantly and again moved 3steps to his right. "Your technique is really good,if not you could not have match my speed",Bigblue remarked and stopped his attack.

Evan laughed and said,"You were stronger than me. Why are you complaining. Your speed is also very good." Bigblue scoffed.

Evan knew this wolf Infront of him could also be considered very talented as it had already reached peak of Meridian opening realm in a age of eleven year and now that it could not land a attack on him,it was whining.

Evan felt quite satisfied with the result. In his opinion he used 'Slaughter ghost dance' technique efficiently.

"How about we try another round?", Bigblue asked. Evan nodded and this time Bigblue didn't circle around him.

It directly started running toward Evan and Evan backstepped 3steps and dodged Bigblue's attack. Bigblue came pouncing towards his right arm. Evan thought dodging to his left but he found a tree blocking his left side. So,he moved forward but Bigblue who was attacking from the right side suddenly changed his direction in midair and attacked his arm with it's claw. Evan quickly dodged but still his arm got scratched and blood started to trickle down.

You were quite good but you didn't have any experience of fighting. Evan nodded. He felt amazed by the ability of Bigblue."This ability of yours is quite amazing",Evan praised Bigblue.

"I have already told you I am amazing", Bigblue declared proudly.

Evan and Bigblue practiced for another two round and Evan felt tired. So,he wanted to return to Sylvia clan. Bigblue gave him a ride to the point where border could be seen and Evan bade farewell to it. 

Evan was feeling very tired. Practice of 'Slaughter ghost dance' technique had already drained up all his energy. Although ancient devil Meridian could channel darkness energy to his body all the time,it could not help him recover in a short time.

Evan was just some distance away from Sylvia clan. Due to tiredness he was walking slowly. Suddenly,he felt danger above his body. He immediately dodged using 'Slaughter ghost dance'. Evan breathed heavily. He had no energy left inside his body. 

He spread out his soul conciousness and immediately felt four powerful auras around him.

Evan looked toward the creature which had just attacked him from a tree. This creature had long body and it was pitch black in colour.There were black spotted marks all over it's body.

In the darkness,they were looking like just part of 'White Orchid forest'. Their eyes were glowing with darkness and they were looking at him with ferocious looks.

Evan already deduced their name from their appearance. 'Hell Panthers',a darkness type magical beast.

Evan took out his short sword from it's scabbard and channeled whatever darkness energy left in his body. At the same time he started to chant in a obscure language. He pronounced 'bloodsoul chant' and unlocked his potential from soul by stirring his blood.

Another magical beast who was on top of a tree behind his back,pounced at him. This time Evan didn't dodge and swung his sword toward the pouncing magical beast. His sword was gleaming with darkness energy and he swung it vertically. Sword landed on the hell panthers but Evan felt like he hit a hard Boulder. He tumbled some steps back. Before he could stand properly, another hell panther pounced at him. 

From their strength,Evan had already guessed their cultivation realm. They all were in late stage Meridian opening realm,two little realms higher than Evan's current cultivation realm. Coupled with their strong physical body,Evan could only left a shallow cut on the body of Hell panther.

Evan separated a soul strand from his soul and it quickly invaded the soul of attacking Hell panther. The attacking Hell panther stopped it's attack and stood there in a daze

Evan quickly activated 'Slaughter ghost dance' and moved infront of it. He stabbed his shortsword towards the eyes of Hell panther.

The shortsword entered the burning eyes of Hell panther and blood oozed out from its eye.

Evan didn't stopped at it. He pulled out the shortsword and stabbed toward it's other eye. 

Another eye got pierced and three loud howls echoed out.

"Growwwwwlllll",other three hell Panthers roared simultaneously and pounced toward Evan. Evan activated 'slaughter ghost dance' and tried to dodge. But he still got hit in his chest by one of the claw attack. He crashed into the ground and  felt one of his bone broke and he spit out a mouthful of blood.

The attacks of three magical beasts which were originally focused on Evan,landed on the Hell panther whose eyes were stabbed by Evan. Evan pulled away his soul strand and the dazed beast felt the pain.

It pounced at the other three magical beasts without thinking much. Evan again let his soul strand entered into another one and controlled it's mind. It started to attack it's nearby Hell panther.

Evan ran frantically towards Sylvia clan. Severe pain was wrecking all over his body. Evan found it unbearable but he still hang on and reached Sylvia clan. 

He dragged his injured body somehow and reached his palace.His conciousness became blurred and he fainted near the gate of his room.