Chapter 9: Ten Combat Strengths

Chapter 9: Ten Combat Strengths

Lost in thought, Ye Han suddenly smiled and said, "Why are you still hiding outside? Come in!"

The door opened, and Dru walked in, scratching his head with a simple, honest smile.

"Big brother, I came to see you. You're leaving tomorrow."

"Hmm. It's been a while since we, brothers, had a good talk."

Seated cross-legged on the stone bed, Ye Han looked at his younger brother, who was considered a large figure even among the Keter minotaurs, and smiled.

"Big brother, can you stay a few more days?"

Ye Han smiled and shook his head.

"It’s all because Father sent you on your training mission so early. According to the tribe’s rules, we could have waited a few more years..."

Thinking about his brother leaving, Dru couldn't help but complain about their father, the leader of the Ironhoof Tribe, Reilly.

Ye Han waved his hand and said, "No need to think like that. Father must have his reasons. Besides, going on a training mission is something I wanted. Do you also doubt my strength like others do?"

Dru quickly shook his head, looking at his brother who, despite not being particularly large among the minotaur tribe, possessed terrifying strength.

In the entire Ironhoof Tribe, the one who truly understood Ye Han wasn't the combat instructor or even their father, the tribe's leader Reilly, but this younger brother, three years his junior.

Only Dru had witnessed the sheer power of his big brother's strength. His fighting techniques were overwhelmingly powerful, almost to an unbelievable degree. His unfathomable calm and wisdom were unlike those of any typical minotaur.

Whenever Dru heard stories from the imperial capital about the geniuses of the Rhine Tiger Clan or the Rhine Lion Clan, while others marveled, Dru would inwardly scoff. Have they ever seen my big brother? If they had, they wouldn’t dare call themselves geniuses.

From childhood until now, Dru had held an almost blind admiration for his brother, who was different from the rest of their clan. This admiration even surpassed his respect and awe for his father, the leader of the Ironhoof Tribe. In his heart, his big brother could accomplish anything he set his mind to. There was nothing in this world that could stand in his way.

Though not born of the same mother, Dru had developed a deep bond with his half-brother from an early age. Only he had seen how, in his youth, the once-physically frail Ye Han had led him through intricate traps to hunt fierce prey that ordinary tribesmen couldn’t catch. Only he had witnessed Ye Han battling powerful beasts in the mountains surrounding Evergreen Mountain. Understanding these things made it clear why Dru had such blind confidence in his brother.

To Dru, Ye Han was synonymous with miracle-making. Since the age of eight, Ye Han had secretly taught Dru a unique martial technique every day on Evergreen Mountain. It was a powerful combat skill that utilized breathing rhythms and attacks from various positions. After four years of training in this strange combat technique, Dru's strength had grown far beyond that of his peers, to the point where he could now fight ordinary adult minotaurs.

If it weren’t for Ye Han’s preference for keeping a low profile, Dru was convinced that his brother would be a genius capable of shocking the entire Beamon Empire.

Noticing Dru seemed lost in thought, Ye Han smiled and asked, "Dru, is there something else?"

Dru quickly pulled out two stone boxes from behind him and said, "Big brother, before you leave, you must take these two techniques I’ve brought."

"Hmm?" Ye Han frowned and waved his hand, opening the lids of the stone boxes to reveal the names of the two techniques inside.

*Minotaur Twelve Totem Battle Energy* and *Blood Flame Ten Directions Battle Energy*!

"These two techniques?!"

Ye Han was surprised.

In the Beamon Beastman Alliance Empire, the Keter minotaurs, a powerful faction, held a significant position, and the ten major Minotaur Tribes were the foundation of this status. Each tribe had a supreme technique, collectively known as the ‘Ten Combat Strengths.’

Among the Keter minotaurs, these include *Minotaur Twelve Totem Battle Energy* and *Blood Flame Ten Directions Battle Energy*, both of which were the highest-ranking techniques in the entire minotaur tribe, renowned for their immense power.

Every minotaur aspired to master these Ten Combat Strengths, but only a select few were ever taught them.

It can be imagined just how precious these Ten Great Combat Techniques are!

"The *Minotaur Combat Technique* is the tribe’s supreme martial technique and has always been exclusive to the chief’s lineage. The *Blood Flame Ten Directions Combat Technique* is also a fundamental technique of the Blood Seal Tribe and is closely guarded. Now that you have given me both of these manuals, how will you explain this to others in the future?"

Ye Han looked at his tall minotaur sibling, feeling both moved and at a loss.

As a half-human, half-minotaur, though he held an official position in the Ironhoof Tribe, he still had no right to inherit the tribe’s highest martial techniques.

Dru, as the future heir of the Ironhoof Tribe, will inherit the tribe’s highest martial techniques. He didn’t expect Dru to steal these techniques for him. If he were to truly learn them, explaining it later would be difficult.