Eye System

Chapter 148: Fox Army

The groups were formed of one or more of each of every type of the fox beasts and each of them covered each other's weaknesses and had their own role in their battles.

The intelligent fox beasts were able to formulate their own battle strategies and took into account the different characteristics of each of the fox beasts and all the tactics that Lex had ordered them to use and taught them.

Lex taught them to cover each other's weaknesses and embedded into them a similar classing system to how human's classified different types of fighting styles.

The red foxes, with the sharpest senses, acted as the scouts and the leader of sorts, while also battling if need be.

The black foxes and the white foxes, with the sharpest claws and teeth, shared the role of the offensive fighter and would deal as much damage to the opponents.

While the orange and yellow foxes, with the strongest bodies and the toughest fur, shared the role of the tank and would be the defensive part of the team, while also dealing heavy blows if need be.

The 5 types of fox beasts were initially aggressive towards each other, but being under the command of Lex and warming up to each other, they all realised they were very similar and pretty much the same species, as they started to protect each other and cover each other's flaws.

As Lex's fox beasts began taking over the second Mortal beast area, Lex sat on the ground calmly, unaffected by the battles going on around him, and continued to delve deeper into the Elemental Ascension Method.

The wondrous Elemental Ascension Method cultivated not only his Internal Cultivation but also his External Cultivation simultaneously, which Lex called True Cultivation, and made Lex amazed each time he cultivated it.

He couldn't help but be in awe of the method as he felt his strength continue to rise as he continued cultivating.

Each time he followed the method to cultivate, he felt his body becoming closer to the elements around him and becoming more familiar with them as they flowed into his body and tempered it both internally and externally.

It was an extremely satisfying and mesmerising feeling as time was merely a blur as he cultivated the method and he only awoke after sensing all his fox beasts standing before him.

[System how long has it been] asked Lex.

{Ding, since the host entered the ethereal state of cultivation, it has been 8 hours} informed him the system.

Hearing the system, it made more sense to him the feeling that he felt while cultivating the Elemental Ascension Method.

It was an ethereal state that made him feel as though his slow had left his body and was floating around with the elements that flowed with his body, and the realisation opened up his understanding of the method that was tailor made to Lex.

The ethereal state made it so that the unconscious restrictions that humans would place on their bodies, would be lifted as he relaxed and relinquished control, and gave the energy unrestricted access into his body as he allowed it to flow freely around his body and temper it.

[System show me my current status] ordered Lex, curious about how much his strength had increased in 8 hours.

{Ding, the host's current status is:

Name-Lex Black

External Cultivation LVL- Heaven Mortal LVL 6

Internal Cultivation LVL- Heaven Mortal LVL 6

Elemental Body Rank- Heaven Mortal Rank

Third Eye Rank- Earth Mortal Rank

State- Healthy

Eye Powers- Spacial Eye, Scouting Eye, Perceptive Eye, Self-Cloning Eye, Dominant Eye

Cultivation Methods- Mental Void Method, Elemental Ascension Method

Eye Skills- Dual Eye, Lock-On Skill, Cinematic Vision, Elemental Vision

Skills- Item Creation Skill, Destructive Clone Skill, Scarlet Flash Skill,

Beast Powers: Armidilo Armour, Arctic Claws}

Looking at his status he observed that the Elemental Ascension Method had made his Internal and External cultivation equal.

[I have completed only 6 percent of the Heaven Mortal Rank and still have a long way to go] stated Lex to himself.

[I should aim to increase by 1 or maybe even two ranks before attempting to battle against Mason's master] aimed Lex for himself determinedly.

"Well done fox beasts, it took you merely 8 hours to take control of the entire area and defeat all the beasts" stated Lex.

"Have all beasts been eaten" asked Lex to the red fox he had come across first.

Receiving a nod, he smiled as he sensed the rise in power that all his fox beasts experienced.

"We shall split the food evenly between us and if we see some that are weaker than the rest, we will provide them more food until they are up to standard" ordered Lex, receiving nods of understanding from all the fox beasts.

Lex's aim was no longer to take over the Underground Coves and control all beasts, but was now to form his own compressed army that could help him in the upcoming battle, as he now had beasts worth nurturing, and he couldn't care less about beast territory.

While the fox beasts' aims had also changed and were no longer to survive and eat because they were starving, but was to hunt anything and everything and gain as much strength as they could to serve their master.

"You are foxes and can burrow into different Mortal beast areas, so we will now split you into 4 units of 75 beasts that will each have 15 groups, formulated with one of each species of beast" announced Lex, planning to speed up their growth and reproduction process.

Lex picked out 4 of the fox beasts and called them to stand beside him.

He chose them as the most intelligent and understanding of the fox beasts, from what he had observed of them, and one of them was the first red fox beast he had encountered.

"These will be the leaders of each of the four units and they will lead you into different Mortal beast territories that you while hunt in and devour. The Mortal beast areas are around the outside area of the Underground Coves. After you have defeated 5 Mortal beast areas, you will return to me to see your progress" announced Lex.

There were no objections from any of the fox beasts, who wouldn't dare to even if they did have objections, and could see that they were the obvious choice for the four leaders.

They began to split into groups of 5 and after Lex could see the groups of 5 completely formed, he saw a few fox beasts that were left over.

"Each of you join a group and will be an additional member" ordered Lex to the left over fox beasts that instantly followed his orders.

He ended up forming enough groups for there to be 14 groups in each of the four units and numbered the units 1 to 4, with unit 1 being the led by the first red fox beast he came across.

"As leaders, you must make sure there is order and there is no internal conflict and you must also make sure that everybody is equally fed and strengthened. And most importantly there cannot be any casualties" stated Lex to the four leaders, valuing every single one of the beasts after the system had confirmed his instinct.

The four foxes seemed honoured to take on the duty and from their eyes, he saw determination, loyalty and obedience, and while looking at him, reverence.

[I made the right choice] thought Lex to himself, seeing the look in their eyes.

Each leader chose one group at a time, taking turns, wanting to form the strongest unit, and after all the groups had joined a unit

"You may set off immediately" announced Lex, giving them permission to leave.

All the fox beasts howled in understatement and they also seemed to be howls of reverence and praise, as they were led off by their leaders.

They all had formed a tight army split into 4 units and were all hungry to hunt and gain strength, and were also planning to reproduce. 

They had previously rarely had the opportunity to reproduce because of the lack of food and desirable females, but now with a wider range of females of all different kinds, and the abundance of food that they were hunting, they were ready to begin to reproduce between themselves, which was exactly what Lex was hoping for.

Watching the fox beasts of all different colours set off in the distance, Lex had a satisfied smile.

His plan was to teach the intelligent fox beasts how to become self sufficient and form an organised and powerful army that had different ranks based on power, skill and intelligence.

It gave him the time and space he needed to cultivate while also taught the fox beasts how to strengthen themselves without needing Lex to be there and order them around.

"It seems I may be beginning to understand them as I felt as though they were cheering for me with their howls" mumbled Lex to himself.

{Ding, the host's assumption is incorrect and the host cannot understand the fox beasts' language} refuted the system.

"Then how could I understand that they had understood me and were praising me," asked Lex.

{Ding, the host was observing their intentions from their eyes and didn't understand their language, but understood their intentions} explained the system.

"I don't care, either way, I am beginning to understand my fox troops which will be very useful in the future" stated Lex uncaringly as he shrugged and sat back down.

[Now I have more time to cultivate myself while my fox dominion learns to become self-sufficient and hunts for itself] thought Lex to himself as he delved his mind back into the Elemental Ascension Method.