Beggar Cultivation System

Apollo opened his eyes from his deep cultivation. His body felt energized, even though he hadn't slept at all. He had been cultivating all night under the makeshift roof he made, and only woke up when he heard the sound of people entering the Skyline Savory branch. It wouldn't be long before a long line formed in front of them.

He couldn't help but sigh; the success of others was not looking good for him.

But the moment he opened up his status screen out of habit, his eyes widened at what he saw before he chuckled. "Already at the 2nd-Step Foundation Building? That's good!"

"Hey System, can you at least give me a sign every time my cultivation goes up?" Apollo asked the System.

"No," the System answered coldly.

"Well, alright, it's not like it's that big of a deal," Apollo shrugged before he stood up. His body made a loud cracking sound, causing the beggar to smile in relief. Seeing that people were already getting their breakfast, Apollo decided to reward himself with lots of bread!

Big Chub, here I come!

But before that, Apollo used the cleaning bead, and the Qi from it washed over him. His clothes became presentable, and his hair shiny along with his teeth. "This is better!"

Whistling a tune from his previous life, he came out of his beggar spot and walked towards the bread vendor. However, after taking a couple of steps, a shadow was cast over him. Seeing that someone was blocking him, Apollo couldn't help but frown and raised his head.

A young man wearing a black and white uniform with a serpent insignia on his chest, with black hair and eyes, looked fiercely at the beggar. Apollo took a step back from this menacing look.

What's wrong with this guy? Apollo thought. Seeing that the young man was just looking at him without moving an inch, he shook his head and tried to walk past him. However, the moment he took a step, the young man stood in front of him.

Apollo stepped to the side, but the young man still blocked him. "Hey! What's wrong with you?!" The young man didn't answer, making the beggar kid frustrated.

So you're just blocking me, huh? Apollo smirked and stepped to the right. The young man stood in front of him, and the beggar stepped to the left, with the young man following him. Apollo kept doing this; he would take a step forward, and the young man would block him until they looked like they were dancing.

Some onlookers looked at them strangely. Why are they dancing in the middle of the street?

But Apollo took this chance. When his back was in the direction of Big Chub's, with the young man blocking him in front, he immediately turned around and ran!

"Haha, got you!" Apollo shouted with a laugh. His small feet took him a couple of steps before someone grabbed the back of his clothes and lifted him up.

His body was forcefully turned around, and Apollo saw the young man's face.

"Hehe," Apollo smiled, forcefully. "Hello."

"You… who are you?" Arke asked. The boy in his hand had black hair and black eyes; however, he felt a certain familiarity, as if he had seen this young boy before.

"Me… I'm A—" Apollo was about to say his name when he realized something. Strange, this man's voice… I've heard it somewhere. "I'm just your friendly neighborhood beggar!"

"Oh, a beggar?" Arke tilted his head to the side. He looked Apollo up and down, but the boy's clothes were too clean for him to be a beggar. But the boy's face and height… No, that Leone kid is much thinner than this one and two inches shorter. Am I wrong? But just to be sure, I should take him back and question him. "You will be coming with me."

"Huh?" Apollo was surprised. "No way!"

"You don't have a say in this, kid," Arke said with a smirk on his face.

"You are wrong! I have plenty of say in this!" Apollo shouted, contemplating whether he should use his strength to get out of this situation. His body was still adapting to the new strength upon reaching the 2nd-step Foundation Building, and he didn't want to end up killing this young man.

Apollo had already concluded that this young man was a cultivator based on his uniform; he just didn't know what the man's cultivation level was. What if he is just a half-step cultivator? Apollo would be deemed a murderer if he ended up killing this young man!

Arke didn't answer and just started dragging the beggar. Apollo couldn't help but frown. Ah, whatever. He raised his hand and decided to punch the young man when a hand reached out and held the young man's hand that was holding Apollo.@@novelbin@@

Seeing the soft pale hand, Apollo glanced to the side and saw a woman with spectacles wearing simple clothing: a white polo shirt and black slacks. He immediately recognized this woman; she was the one always beside Filly, the owner of the restaurant next to his beggar spot.

What was her name again? Oh, right, Gail!

"Arke, let go," Gail said, her voice cold and serious, her eyes deadly.

"Oh? Who do we have here, the maid from Kleinford, right?" Arke glanced at Gail with a mocking smile on his face.

"Let go," Gail repeated, her voice becoming lower.

"Hahahaha!" Arke laughed aloud, tightening his grip on the beggar. Suddenly, his laugh stopped, and he stared coldly at Gail. "What if I don't want to?"

"Then…" Gail put strength into her hand, forcefully removing Arke's hand from the beggar's clothes.

Apollo fell on his bottom with a thud but just sat there, his eyes widening for a bit before lighting up. He looked up and saw the young man's smirk and cold eyes.

Feeling the immense strength coming from the spectacled woman, Arke also used his strength; however, he only managed to push Gail's hand a few inches away before he started losing strength.