The Human Beast

[ObitoUchiha]

Near a deep cliff, several men were brutally beating a young man, kicking and punching him so hard that most of his bones were broken.

At that moment, the black haired young man being beaten, his voice hoarse and his eyes bloodshot, spoke to the tall, silver haired young man who was merely watching with a smug smile.

"Wang Han, you traitor, how dare you do this to me, when I considered you my brother? Just because my cultivation disappeared and my parents died, you dare to steal my fiancée and try to kill me?! I have truly seen your true face, you bastard. I will make you suffer the most horrible death possible."

Upon hearing the young man's words, Wang Han couldn't suppress a smile as he said, "Don't worry, Wang Kai, you won't get the chance. I'll kill you today and officially become the new young master of the clan, and its undisputed number one genius. No one will care about your death. Since your parents died, you've lost everything, you wretch."

Then, a wicked grin spreading across his face, Wang Han added, "But before you die, let me ask you a question, didn't you find the death of your parents a bit strange?"

"What do you mean by that?" Wang Kai asked, puzzled for a moment before his eyes widened as if he'd reached a conclusion.

"Don't tell me..."

"Yes, what you're thinking right now is correct." Wang Han said at that moment, his wicked smile never leaving his face.

"W-What?! Y-you mean, you're the reason my cultivation was ruined... and a-also, you killed my parents!!" Wang Kai's body began to tremble more and more with each additional word he uttered.

"Yes, we killed them, and then we poisoned you on the day they died. You're truly pathetic hahaha. "

"You sons of bitches!!!! Aaaah, you bastards!" Wang Kai's veins bulged so much they seemed about to burst as he roared like a madman, his eyes bloodshot.

'Yes, that's right. Suffer, suffer as I have suffered every day from the humiliation of bowing my head to the likes of you, knowing full well that I have no chance of becoming the head of the family. But from today onward, no one in the family will dare to look down on me anymore.' Wang Han thought gleefully, relishing the utter destruction before him.

Meanwhile, the three followers turned their heads, shock etched on their faces, and stared at their young master who had so casually dropped such a bombshell right in front of them.

But their first thought wasn't contempt or a desire for revenge against their former master, it was fear for their lives.

'For the young master to reveal such a highly dangerous secret in front of me... I must escape!' thought the most cunning of the three as he turned and tried to flee quickly before the other two could react.

"Clever, but weak." A voice echoed near the follower's ear before he began to see the world upside down, his head severed from his body.

"Ah, young master, please don't kill me. I won't tell anyone." One of the two remaining men knelt and began begging for his life while the other started to flee.

Wang Han lunged and cleanly severed their heads with his longsword before wiping the blood off his weapon with the clothing of one of his victims.

All of this was unfolding before Wang Kai's eyes, and he couldn't feel a single shred of joy at the deaths of those who had broken every bone in his body.

"Even your followers didn't escape your treachery. Someone like you... won't live long before facing the consequences of his actions."

"Damn you! Shut up, you dog! Can't you stop barking incessantly?" Wang Han said as he stepped forward and kicked Wang Kai so hard in the chest that the bone cracked.

"Ahh! You... traitors!" But he continued, though less loudly.

"How could snakes like these have been coiling around my father and me for years without our knowing?"

"How could my uncle do this to his own brother?"

"Damn you, Wang Han!"

"Damn it, damn it, damn it, damn it...ah!" The sound of a kick to the face silenced Wang Kai, who didn't seem likely to be silenced anytime soon.

Then, after his first kick, Wang Han rained down on Wang Kai with kicks, as if he were stepping on a worm, which only fueled Wang Kai's intense hatred for him.

"You...filthy bastards."

Wang Kai continued to groan in pain and mutter various curses without pause.

Then, after a few minutes, Wang Han said, wiping the nonexistent sweat from his forehead,

"Well, seeing you clinging to life is starting to bother me. Let me finish you off."

Wang Han stepped forward and grabbed Wang Kai by the hair, raising his head so that he could see his face. Then he drew his sword from its scabbard, whispering softly to the completely exhausted Wang Kai:

"Accept your death. In this world, the strongest is not the most talented or the one with the highest cultivation level, but the one who survives, the one who can use every means to prevail and survive."

"In this war, you lost, because from the very beginning you didn't understand the true laws and darkness of this world. Now die, suffering to your last breath because of your stupidity."

Then, with a smile on his face, Wang Han plunged his sword into Wang Kai's heart. But in that moment of close proximity, as Wang Kai began to fall backward because Wang Han let go of his hair, the betrayed, powerless young man suddenly seized the young master with pure willpower and pulled him down with him, plunging him off the cliff.

"Damn you, are you crazy?!" Wang Han yelled angrily as he began to fall along with Wang Kai after losing his balance.

"Ha...hahaha, if I'm going to die, at least I'll drag you down with me, you arrogant bastard."

A final smile of satisfaction and relief flickered across Wang Kai's lips as he saw his cousin's desperate expression before his eyelids slowly closed involuntarily as he continued to fall.

"Wang Kai, I won't let you have what you want. I won't die!" Wang Han shouted defiantly as he continued to fall, though the expression that immediately followed was one of utter despair.

Then they continued falling for several minutes, as if the abyss had no bottom.

'Damn it, I don't intend to die yet,' Wang Han thought again, searching for something to cling to on the wall, but there was nothing. It was as if the world was telling him to simply accept his fate.

The fall continued for minutes that felt like hours to Wang Han, who constantly cursed Wang Kai. The mental exhaustion of waiting for death without being able to do anything was driving him mad.

Finally, something other than darkness began to appear before the young master's eyes, but this only deepened his despair and extinguished the last vestiges of hope he had left.

A flat surface, nothing else. After his continuous fall from this immense height, his transformation into a bloody mess is 100% guaranteed unless he finds a solution or a miracle occurs.

'Ah, why is this happening to me? Just when I thought I'd finally be able to look down on others from above.'

'After I stopped hating myself.'

'After I finally got the girl I love.'

'After I managed to wrest everything from the person I hate most.'

'Why, just why?!'

A tear escaped Wang Han's eye, followed by another, and another, as he felt himself drawing ever closer to the collision.

He closed his eyes, accepting his wretched fate and awaiting death.

One final thought flashed through his mind.

'If I were given just a second chance, just one another chance... I certainly wouldn't waste it.'

 

[ObitoUchiha]

Ch2: Inheritance - The Human Beast [Cultivation| Xianxia| Antihero]

A short while passed, and Wang Han felt his body stop falling, but the impact he had anticipated never occurred. "What happened? Why haven't I hit the (...)

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[ObitoUchiha]

A short while passed, and Wang Han felt his body stop falling, but the impact he had anticipated never occurred.

"What happened? Why haven't I hit the ground yet?" Wang Han opened his eyes, puzzled and filled with renewed hope.

He was shocked by his surroundings. He was lying in what felt like a white cloud, surrounded by a completely white world devoid of any distinguishing elements.

He tried to move, rising without the slightest resistance. Then he turned his head and found Wang Kai in the same state, but unconscious from severe bleeding, the sword still lodged in his chest. He was probably already dead.

But before he could make another move, a strange and awe-inspiring voice echoed inside his head.

[Welcome, mortal. I am the Beast Emperor. You have been granted the honor of competing for my inheritance. If you are more worthy than your rival, you will become this emperor's heir and have the chance to become one of the most powerful beings in the Heavenly Realm.]

"Who's speaking? Where's that voice coming from?" Wang Han said in a panic, searching for the source of the sound while assuming a fighting stance.

[I told you, mortal, I am the Beast Emperor. And the voice is coming from your head. I don't like repeating myself.]

The voice rang in Wang Han's head again, startling him for a moment. But he quickly regained his composure and began to analyze what this self-proclaimed emperor had said.

'He mentioned an inheritance, and also the Heavenly Realm, which is only mentioned in legends. I don't know if this person is just boasting, but what's certain is that if I can obtain this inheritance, I can reach heights I never dreamed of before.'

Wang Han felt a mixture of joy at this opportunity and fear of the unknown. Given this person's ability to speak inside his head, he certainly wouldn't be able to resist if the person tried to harm or kill him. But if the person truly meant no harm, this could very well be the chance that changed his destiny.

"I am deeply sorry if this mortal has disturbed you, Your Majesty. I gladly accept the opportunity to compete for your inheritance. Just one question... who is my opponent? I don't see anyone else here."

[Your opponent is lying there next to you. He's dead right now. Let me revive that child first so the competition can begin.] The Beast Emperor replied as a radiant light began to swirl around Wang Kai's corpse.

'What?! He's going to revive Wang Kai? After all the trouble I went through to kill him, he's just going to be revived like nothing happened?! This really infuriates me!'

A contortion of intense hatred emanated from Wang Han, whose current expression was unreadable as he stared at Wang Kai's radiant corpse.

Meanwhile, Wang Kai's body began to repair itself. The sword lodged in his chest was removed, and his entire being was renewed, both internally and externally, restored to its former state by the radiant light that enveloped him.

After a few moments, Wang Kai opened his eyes, a genuine look of bewilderment on his face, as he began to stir and slowly stand up.

'How am I still alive? I clearly remember dying. And also, my body doesn't hurt anymore, what's going on?!'

As he pondered this, Wang Kai spotted his cousin, Wang Han, standing just a few meters away, causing his expression to completely distort.

But before he could unleash his fury, he felt an overwhelming aura pressing down on him, a terrifying aura that felt like a mountain squashing on his shoulders.

[Listen to me, mortal. I am the Beast Emperor. I resurrected you because I found in you great talent and a burning desire for revenge. I intend to give you my inheritance. With it, you will achieve your revenge, and in return, when you become stronger, you will avenge me. What do you say to this?]

A look of confusion crossed Wang Kai's face for a moment as he searched for the source of the voice, before he turned his gaze back to Wang Han with a fierce killing intent, thinking:

'This is an unmissable opportunity; I must seize it.'

[Very well, I accept. Just grant me the power to exact my revenge, and I promise to fulfill your revenge, no matter the cost.]

[Good, good. Your speed in learning the telepathic skill is quite impressive, Mortal.] The Emperor praised Wang Han with a hint of surprise before returning to the main topic.

[Now, to inherit my estate, you must first prove yourself. Kill that boy beside you, and then I will accept you as my official heir.]

[That is precisely what I intended to do.] Wang Kai responded to the Beast Emperor with a fierce smile spreading across his lips, before clenching his fist tightly, suppressing the surge of emotion that threatened to overwhelm him, and saying:

[But the problem is, I've lost my cultivation; I can't kill him right now.]

[Don't worry about that; the battle will be fair in every way.]

The Emperor said this, ending his private telepathic conversation with Wang Kai, before a voice echoed through the cloudy space inside both of their ears simultaneously, saying:

"The competition is simple: a fight to the death. The winner is the one who survives by killing their opponent."

"All means are fair game; nothing is off-limits."

"Let the most deserving win!"

'Great, victory is guaranteed then. How could I possibly lose to an ordinary person with a broken dantian?' The gloom vanished, and a smile returned to Wang Han's lips as he listened to the competition's content.

Before a radiant light enveloped him, hearding the Emperor's voice echoing in his ears once more.

"Just to make the competition as fair as possible, your weapons will be removed and your strengths leveled. You may begin fighting now."

"Damn it!!!" Wang Han screamed at the top of his lungs, unable to contain his emotions, as he felt an overwhelming weakness wash over him and all his armor and weapons vanish the moment the light that had enveloped him faded.