Lucius leaned back, crossing his arms as he looked at Luna, Liora, and Loreia.
"Listen carefully. The cultivation manual for the Beast King stage explains something very simple… yet incredibly powerful."
He tapped the book cover lightly.
"Unlike the Beast Fighter stage, where tamers rely on fusions to gain strength, the Beast King path allows the master to draw mana directly from their tamed beasts, cultivating it within their own bodies to permanently enhance their stats and physique."
The room fell into silence.
Luna, Liora, and Loreia stared at him, absorbing what he just said.
Luna's eyes widened, her ears perking up as she leaned forward. "Wait, wait, wait—are you telling me that we can become stronger without fusing with our beasts?!"
Liora, usually calm, narrowed her eyes. "That means… even without merging with Leon, I could still grow stronger just by absorbing his mana?"
