Super Divine Beast Breeding System: An Isekai LitRPG Progression Fantasy Novel: Super Divine Beast Breeding System, #1

By Mo Shi Ren and He Qiao Qiao

While others take pride in acquiring a single mythical beast, Jiang Chen is already nurturing his thousandth spirit beast.

While others are racking their brains and risking their lives to obtain a single spirit beast, Jiang Chen is planning to transform ten thousand battle beasts into immortal beasts.

While others are tragically killed by a single immortal beast, Jiang Chen leads his army of immortal beasts, flattening entire clans of such creatures.

While others worship a single divine beast, Jiang Chen has already domesticated countless divine beasts, breeding the ones he needs. In the art of beast taming, it's not just about quality, but also quantity.

Watch as Jiang Chen, with his divine beast breeding system, builds an unparalleled and supreme army of divine beasts that dominates the heavens and the earth.

• Language: English
• Publisher: He Qiao Qiao
• Release date: Apr 21, 2024
• ISBN: 9798224012190

Book preview

Chapter 1: The Oppression of the Underdog

Spirit Fox City, located in the central part of the Central State Continent, is a small city near the vast Kunlun Mountain Range that spans a hundred thousand miles. Thanks to its geographical advantage, Spirit Fox City has become a hub for many adventurers and bounty hunters, and it is quite prosperous. Dominating the city are three major Soul Power families, which together control hundreds of miles around Spirit Fox City.

Soul practitioners hold the dominant status in this world, while martial artists can only play a supporting role. Powerful soul practitioners can control many powerful battle beasts for combat. These can be ordinary fierce beasts, powerful exotic beasts, or even the legendary spirit beasts.

The Jiang Family is one of the three major soul practitioner families of Spirit Fox City. With many branches and collateral lines, the family’s headquarters is not located within Spirit Fox City but rather thirty miles to the east where the Jiang Family Castle is established, covering tens of thousands of acres. Tens of thousands of People of Jiang Family live together, and the other two major soul practitioner families also have their own family castles, forming a tripartite balance of power that guards Spirit Fox City.

In a courtyard of the Jiang Family Castle, a youth was sitting cross-legged with his eyes tightly closed.

The youth was slender and had a rather handsome face, with thick eyebrows and spirited eyes that expressed a tenacious and unyielding temperament.

Phew, I still can’t cultivate Soul Power. Nine years have passed; could it be that I’m truly unable to become a formal soul practitioner? I can’t accept this. I clearly possess a soul crystal, so why can’t I cultivate Soul Power?

The youth opened his eyes, a look of disappointment on his face. He had encountered this situation countless times already.

If it were anyone else, they probably would have given up long ago, but this boy was stubborn. His greatest dream was to become a powerful soul practitioner like his father.

His father was a formidable Great Soul Master and ranked within the top ten among the many Great Soul Masters of the Jiang Clan.

He would never forget how his father returned home bloodied two months ago, urging him to diligently cultivate to become a soul practitioner before his soul departed to the underworld, passing away.

No, I must be able to do this. I cannot give up. Father once said, ‘For those who compete, success will come; the heavens will not disappoint those who persevere.’ I will definitely become a formal soul practitioner, I must...

Determination filled the youth’s eyes.

He stood up, straightened his clothes, and walked towards the main hall. However, as soon as he stepped outside, he heard a sinister voice coming from inside the hall, causing him to stop in his tracks.

Sister-in-law, you should consider this carefully, and don’t blame your elder brother for not warning you!

There’s no need to say more. The exotic beast egg is the only thing my husband left for Chen’er, and I won’t hand it over to you no matter what!

A firm and resolute female voice followed, revealing a sense of determination.

Is that Uncle and Mother? What’s going on?

Hearing these two voices, the youth deduced that the first speaker was his Uncle Jiang Qian, and the second was his mother, Li Yuyan. The two seemed to be arguing over the exotic beast egg.

Don’t talk as if it’s all over. Chen’er is my own nephew, and no matter what, as his uncle, I should have treated him quite well, even better than my own son. Do you think I would harm him? In a month, it will be your son’s adulthood assessment. You should plan for him. You know that he can’t even cultivate Soul Power to this day. According to the experience summarized by the Soul Practitioner Association, if one can’t cultivate Soul Power within five years, there’s basically no hope. Yet Chen’er has been trying for nine years already... Hehe, I don’t want to mention the rumors spread by outsiders. Instead of keeping the exotic beast egg for him, which is both a waste of his time and a precious exotic beast egg, why not contribute it to our lineage? Let other descendants benefit and make a contribution to the family!

Uncle Jiang Qian’s words sounded righteous, but his tone carried a naked threat.

What? Uncle has his eye on my exotic beast egg; how is this possible? How can Uncle be such a person?

The youth was shocked, barely able to believe what he was hearing.

That exotic beast egg came from a superior exotic beast and was obtained by his father after great effort. When his father first acquired it, the entire family was stirred. On the day his father returned home bloodied, his powerful battle beast from the Gang Qi Realm was also on its last breath. In the final moments, his father infused all his vital blood energy into the exotic beast egg, ensuring that once the beast inside hatched, it would grow at an exceptionally fast rate.

But he never expected that before his father’s body had even cooled, his own blood-related uncle would be the first to try to seize the exotic beast egg.

Contribute to other descendants? Jiang Qian, do you think I don’t know what you’re scheming? Is it not to give the exotic beast egg to your own son? Your words are more pleasant than a song, aren’t they? Hmph, don’t even think about it. Even if the exotic beast egg is contributed to the family, it will not be given to a shameless and ungrateful person like you! Mother’s voice rang out coldly and loudly.

You... Fine, fine, Li Yuyan, if you won’t appreciate the face that’s given to you, then today, whether you like it or not, you will give up that exotic beast! Seeing that Li Yuyan remained unyielding, Uncle no longer disguised his intentions, tearing off the pretense and standing up abruptly after slamming the table.

How despicable, utterly despicable!

Outside the main hall, the young Jiang Chen trembled, his fists clenched tightly—he never would have thought that his amiable-seeming uncle would suddenly change into a different person, revealing his savage fangs and pressuring his mother to seize the exotic beast egg that his father had left him.

How could this be?

Jiang Chen was unable to accept it for the moment.

Back when his father was alive, his uncle had always looked up to his father and followed his lead, obedient to his every word. Toward him, his uncle had been amiable and caring, even more concerned than he was toward his own son. When he was younger, his uncle would buy him delicious food and fun toys during the holidays, and even after he grew up, his uncle would still express concern and care. He had once thought that his uncle was the closest blood relative he had in the world.

Yet now, this very uncle was acting so shamelessly. For the sake of that exotic beast egg, he was actually bullying him and his mother so unscrupulously—openly demanding it when he couldn’t get it, preparing to seize it by force, all because their father, who had protected them from the wind and rain, was dead.

He finally understood what people meant by fair-weather friends, adding insult to injury, and ingratitude. When his father was alive, he had treated his uncle’s family so well; the reason his uncle’s son had been able to become a formal soul practitioner so quickly was because his father had procured a large amount of cultivation resources for Jiang Wei.

No wonder so many people’s attitudes toward him had changed drastically over the last while—they were no longer as respectful and flattering as before.

Even his closest uncle had become so frightening and unfamiliar; it went without saying that this was even more true of others.

If his father were still alive, would his uncle still dare to act so recklessly?

If he had already become a formal soul practitioner, would his uncle still dare to openly threaten his mother like this?

If he had his father’s strength, who would dare to bully him and his mother?

Uncle, it hasn’t been many days, yet you’ve become quite imposing!

As soon as his uncle’s words ended, a cold snort rang out outside the room, and the young Jiang Chen walked in expressionlessly.

Besides Li Yuyan and Jiang Qian, there was also an insolent youth in the main hall—it was Jiang Qian’s son, Jiang Wei, who was currently watching the show.

Little Chen, you’ve arrived just in time. You’ve cultivated for nine years, yet you haven’t been able to cultivate even a trace of Soul Power. It’s clear that you don’t have the talent to become a soul practitioner. That exotic beast egg is of no use to you, so just give it to your uncle. Consider it a contribution to our lineage. When your adulthood assessment comes, your uncle will arrange a good position for you, ensuring that you’ll have food and clothing for the rest of your life.

Uncle saw Jiang Chen walk in and made his decision with a wave of his hand. His tone was completely bossy, as if he had already decided on Jiang Chen’s future path.

He he, give it to you, a shameless wretch? Aren’t you afraid of biting off more than you can chew?

Jiang Chen sneered, his tone ice-cold and utterly impolite. He had already heard what had happened earlier, and intense fury burned within him—the intense fury of being betrayed by those closest to oneself. The most fragile part of his heart had been abruptly shattered. In that moment, he only felt intense contempt toward this uncle of his.

What did you just say? Hmph, a good-for-nothing who doesn’t even have a wisp of Soul Power! I only treated you as a nephew back then for the sake of your deadbeat father. Now that he’s dead, what do you have to rely on? Believe it or not, I could drive you out of the family with a single word even before the adulthood assessment, leaving you to starve to death?

He never would have thought that this nephew who had always been so easy to talk to would dare to go head-to-head with him. Jiang Qian’s eyebrows knitted together, and a fierce expression appeared on his face. An oppressive aura spread from his body—the aura of a martial artist. Jiang Qian didn’t have the aptitude to become a soul practitioner, and his talent for martial arts wasn’t particularly high either. That was why he was only at the ninth level of Inner Qi despite his advanced age, and even that had been achieved with the help of elixirs.

Drive me out of the family? Leave me to starve to death? Ridiculous! Jiang Qian, I used to call you Uncle because I respected you, but now it seems that a shameless wretch like you doesn’t deserve that title!

Jiang Chen let out a cold laugh, completely unafraid of the other party’s aura. He met it head-on. That’s right, I don’t have a single wisp of Soul Power right now, but that doesn’t make me someone that a shameless wretch like you can boss around. You don’t have that right. Now, get the hell out of here!

The young man’s resonant voice echoed through the room, piercing into the ears of the other party like thunderbolts.

What? You want me to get out? Good, good, good. It seems that I’ve really underestimated you, my nephew. You do have a bit of your father’s arrogance. Unfortunately, you only have his arrogance, not his strength. Do you know what that’s called? It’s called not knowing your place, being ungrateful.

After a long while, Jiang Qian finally reacted. There was surprise on his face at first, but it quickly turned sinister. Haha, Li Yuyan, what a good son you raised. He actually told me to get out. It seems that if I don’t use some methods, you’ll really think I’m joking with you.

Father, we should have done this long ago. Why bother talking so much nonsense with them?

The insolent youth Jiang Wei stood up abruptly.

Li Yuyan’s expression changed. This father-son pair was composed of a martial artist at the ninth level of Inner Qi and a formal soul practitioner. There was no way that she and her son could rival them.

What, do you still want to seize it by force? Jiang Qian, open your dog eyes and take a look. What is this?

Jiang Chen, however, was completely calm and collected. After experiencing such a huge blow, he had begun to mature. He was no longer the same naive boy as before.

He took out a small beast-shaped token from his pocket and held it up high.

Just a piece of junk token, and you think you can scare me with it? No way!

Jiang Wei didn’t know what it was and was about to reach out to grab it, but Jiang Qian’s eyes widened in shock.

Wei’er, don’t. That’s a grand soul master token!

Jiang Qian hurriedly reached out to stop Jiang Wei.

What? A grand soul master token?

Although Jiang Wei had never seen one, he had heard of it. He couldn’t help but shudder and quickly retracted his hand.

Jiang Qian stared at the small token with a very ugly expression on his face. I didn’t expect Jiang Kun to give his grand soul master token to you. Good, very good. My good nephew, you’ve really made me, your uncle, look at you with new eyes. However, don’t get cocky. That grand soul master token can’t protect you forever. The adulthood assessment a month from now will be when you lose that grand soul master token. Wei’er, let’s go.

He knew that there was nothing he could do about Jiang Chen anymore, at least not within this month.

The grand soul master token was a special token that the Jiang Clan prepared for every grand soul practitioner in the clan. It came with extremely extraordinary privileges, and it could also be passed down to their descendants. Anyone who possessed a grand soul master token had great privileges. However, there was one condition for successfully inheriting a grand soul master token: a descendant of the grand soul practitioner had to become a new formal-level soul practitioner or above. Otherwise, the grand soul master token might be taken back. Furthermore, a grand soul master token could only be passed down for one generation.

If Jiang Chen didn’t become a formal soul practitioner before the adulthood assessment, not only would he be expelled from Jiang Family Castle, but his grand soul master token would also be taken back.

Then just wait until a month from now. Maybe I’ll already have become a formal soul practitioner by then. However, Jiang Qian, let me give you a piece of advice: don’t be too shameless in life. If you’re too shameless, you’ll meet with retribution!

Jiang Chen watched as Jiang Qian and his son left in a northern shadow and spoke indifferently.

Jiang Qian was furious beyond measure, but he didn’t stop. He dragged Jiang Wei away in a pathetic retreat.

Li Yuyan’s eyes sparkled as she watched her son, the proud and resolute young Jiang Chen. She had witnessed the confrontation between her son and Jiang Chen and could hardly believe this was her child. In her memory, her son was stubborn but gentle by nature, never the type to argue or raise his voice in confrontation.

Her son had finally grown up!

Li Yuyan felt a great change in her son and her heart was filled with relief.

Mother, your child is useless!

The young Jiang Chen knelt to the ground, punching it hard, his fist bloody and his heart filled with inextinguishable hatred.

Although he had temporarily driven away Jiang Qian and his son using the deterrent power of the grand soul master token, the matter was far from over. If he could not become a formal Soul Warrior before the adulthood assessment, not only would the grand soul master token be taken back, but he would also be expelled and would never have the hope of returning to Jiang Family Castle. His mother would also suffer by association. He could imagine that Jiang Qian and his son would certainly be relentless.

Chen’er, don’t blame yourself, you’ve tried hard enough. Your mother has seen everything.

Li Yuyan, holding back the sorrow in her heart, hugged Jiang Chen tightly and comforted him softly.

Jiang Chen’s eyes gradually moistened.

Although his father once said that a man bleeds but does not cry, he could not help it now.

He swore in his heart that he must protect the exotic beast egg and the grand soul master token, he must become a soul practitioner, and he must let those shameless people know that he, Jiang Chen, was not easy to bully.

Suppressing the sadness in his heart, Jiang Chen returned to his small courtyard and continued to cultivate Soul Power.

With anger, comes motivation!

Cultivating Soul Power is very different from cultivating internal energy. Internal energy cultivation involves refining the essence and vital energy within the body through the meridians into internal Qi, whereas Soul Power cultivation involves investing one’s spirit into a soul crystal, slowly transforming it into Soul Power.

But his soul crystal was strange. The soul crystals of most people have at least five beasts, indicating that the soul practitioner can control up to five battle beasts. There are also soul crystals for six beasts, seven beasts, and even more, but the more numerous the beasts a soul crystal can contain, the rarer it is. The most common are those for five and six beasts, and those capable of reaching seven beasts in their soul crystal are the geniuses among soul practitioners.

Yet Jiang Chen’s soul crystal was round.

According to the rules of soul crystals, doesn’t this round shape mean it’s equivalent to just one facet?

Even if it were a peculiar one-beast soul crystal, he should still be able to cultivate some Soul Power. However, he has been attempting to cultivate Soul Power since he was six, and now, after nine years, he had not managed to cultivate even a trace of Soul Power.

Drip-drop! Soul Power storage has reached the minimum threshold. Divine Beast Breeding System activated, initialization beginning...

Just at that moment, a pleasant voice suddenly rang out in Jiang Chen’s Sea of Consciousness.

The next instant, a flood of information materialized out of thin air in his Sea of Consciousness. Jiang Chen’s face showed a hint of astonishment. It turned out that the reason he couldn’t cultivate Soul Power was because of this so-called Divine Beast Breeding System. The round crystal that looked like a soul crystal was not actually a soul crystal at all, but the main body of the Divine Beast Breeding System, which had somehow found its way into Jiang Chen’s Sea of Consciousness.

He had always treated this object as a soul crystal, and even his father did as well, which is why he had been persistently trying to cultivate Soul Power.

This object could indeed be used to cultivate Soul Power, but the Soul Power that was cultivated was completely absorbed by the Divine Beast Breeding System, a process that had been ongoing for nine years, until today it finally absorbed enough Soul Power to activate the system.

The truth was revealed!

At last, I have hope of becoming a soul practitioner.

At this moment, he was so moved that tears streamed down his face.

...

Chapter 2: The Single-horned Wolf Beast

This Divine Beast Breeding System has an effect similar to a soul crystal, and it is incredibly powerful; as long as he has enough Soul Power, he can control an unlimited number of battle beasts without the restrictions that other soul practitioners face due to their soul crystals.

This is just the most basic function of the Divine Beast Breeding System. Besides this, it can use Soul Power to enhance the strength of battle beasts, evolve their bloodlines, and it even has many other features, such as beast healing, beast possession, remote beast monitoring, beast frenzy, and so on.

All of this requires Soul Power.

How to obtain Soul Power?

Apart from cultivating it himself, Jiang Chen must find things that contain Soul Power for the Divine Beast Breeding System to absorb.

There are many things imbued with Soul Power, though they are very precious. The Soul Refining Pills consumed by soul practitioners contain Soul Power and can restore the Soul Power they’ve expended. Additionally, some special spiritual medicines and the remains of supreme powerhouses might contain potent Soul Power.

I wonder if there’s any Soul Power left in the Divine Beast Breeding System? If there is, I could turn the exotic beast egg my father left me into a battle beast.

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Jiang Chen calmed down. He had an exotic beast egg in his possession, which, if turned into a battle beast, could not only solve his current troubles but also allow him to become a formal soul practitioner.

The adulthood assessment a month later would then no longer be a problem for him.

It would also thwart the ambition of Jiang Qian and his son to seize the exotic beast egg.

He hurriedly opened the Divine Beast Breeding System, and a panel with information about the system appeared in his mind.

There are 261 units of Soul Power remaining, I’m not sure if it’s enough, but let’s give it a try.

After seeing this, Jiang Chen immediately opened his eyes, hurried out of the yard, and rushed to his mother’s residence.

Not long after, he returned with a wooden box in his hand.

He opened the wooden box to reveal an oval egg about the size of a fist, its surface a greyish-green color. This exotic beast egg was nurtured by his father’s battle beast with all its vital essence and contained strong vitality. Once hatched, given enough time, it could recover most of its original strength.

Gently caressing the exotic beast egg, Jiang Chen’s face showed a hint of nostalgia as he remembered the moments with his father. Although his father did not reveal his reason before dying, Jiang Chen had a feeling that there was a secret behind his father’s death; his father chose not to speak of it only to keep him from getting involved.

He had long vowed that once he became a soul practitioner, he would definitely find out the cause of his father’s death.

Drip-drop! Exotic beast egg detected, would you like to activate?

Suddenly, the prompt from the Divine Beast Breeding System sounded.

Activate.

Jiang Chen wiped the moisture from his eyes, his face filled with a hint of anticipation.

Drip-drop! Consuming 128 units of Soul Power. Exotic beast egg now activating...

In an instant, Jiang Chen’s hand burst forth with multi-colored light, enveloping the exotic beast egg.

The multi-colored light was absorbed by the exotic beast egg, and faint patterns gradually emerged on its greyish-green shell, exuding an air of mystery and profundity.

These were the bloodline patterns of a battle beast. The more advanced the bloodline of a battle beast, the more intricate these patterns would be. Once these hidden patterns were fully activated, special talents would be bestowed upon the battle beast.

This exotic beast egg was extraordinary. Its remarkable patterns hinted at its rarity.

Slowly, the shell of the exotic beast egg began to melt, transforming into a mass of mysterious light, from which emerged a grey, wolf-like exotic beast with a single spiral black-green horn.

As the wolf-shaped exotic beast appeared, the light abruptly contracted.

This wolf-shaped exotic beast was only about two feet long and looked extremely adorable, with large eyes and none of the usual ferocity or viciousness of wolves.

"Single-horned Wolf Beast (Juvenile).

Rank: High-grade exotic beast.

Level: Inner Qi Realm, 6th Layer.

Bloodline: Single-horned Exotic Wolf bloodline, Flying Sky Spirit Wolf bloodline (inactive).

Talent: Single-horn Charge."

Jiang Chen checked the information of this wolf-shaped exotic beast through the Divine Beast Breeding System, and his jaw dropped.

This... This Single-horned Wolf Beast actually has a spirit beast bloodline, the legendary spirit beast bloodline?

Jiang Chen’s breath grew ragged.

Although this spirit beast bloodline was inactive, with the Divine Beast Breeding System, as long as he had enough Soul Power, activating this spirit beast bloodline would be a piece of cake.

The Single-horned Wolf Beast had also awakened a talent. Not every exotic beast could awaken a talent; it could only be possible under specific conditions. The higher the rank of an exotic beast, the lower the difficulty of awakening a talent. His father’s battle beast had only awakened its talent after reaching the True Qi Realm.

This Single-horned Wolf Beast was only in its juvenile stage, with the strength of the Inner Qi Realm, 6th Layer, and yet it had already awakened a talent.

This Divine Beast Breeding System was truly extraordinary.

Stick your head over.

Jiang Chen said softly.

Strangely enough, the little Single-horned Wolf Beast seemed to understand and stuck its head over, making whimpering sounds and affectionately rubbing its head against Jiang Chen’s leg.

Stick out your tongue.

Jiang Chen squatted down and touched the Single-horned Wolf Beast’s sharp horn.

Sure enough, the Single-horned Wolf Beast obediently stuck out its tongue.

Raise your right foreleg.

Raise your left hindleg.

Wag your tail.

Lie down.

...

Jiang Chen gave many commands, and the Single-horned Wolf Beast carried them out one by one without any mistakes.

Hehe, I’ve finally become a formal soul practitioner. If Mother knew, she would be very happy.

A joyful smile appeared on Jiang Chen’s youthful face.

Little Wolf, from now on, your name will be Little Wolf.

Jiang Chen stroked the Single-horned Wolf Beast’s furry head and said softly.

After playing with Little Wolf for a while, Jiang Chen finally put the Single-horned Wolf Beast into the Battle Beast Breeding Space.

This Breeding Space was a space that came with the system. It was vast and boundless. Aside from battle beasts, Jiang Chen could only enter it with his spiritual consciousness.

With this Battle Beast Breeding Space, he would no longer have to worry about accommodating battle beasts. Soul practitioners had specialized Battle Beast Space Rings, which were very expensive. Upon becoming a formal soul practitioner, one’s family would reward them with a Battle Beast Space Ring. Such Battle Beast Space Rings only had one space unit and could only hold one battle beast. As for Battle Beast Space Rings with two or more space units, they were even more precious.

There are only 133 units of Soul Power left in the Divine Beast Breeding System now, but activating the Flying Sky Spirit Wolf bloodline requires 538 units of Soul Power. That’s still 405 units of Soul Power short. Where can I get so much Soul Power?

Jiang Chen pondered in his heart.

Spirit beasts are extremely rare; not to mention their rapid cultivation speed, their growth potential is also very high. They can at least reach the legendary Spirit Qi Realm level, and not every soul practitioner in the entire Jiang Family is guaranteed to have a spirit beast.

Battle beasts share the same cultivation system as martial artists. Starting from the lowest tier, the Body Refining Realm, followed by Inner Qi Realm, True Qi Realm, Gang Qi Realm, Treasure Qi Realm, Pill Qi Realm, Yuan Qi Realm, Xuan Qi Realm, and even the legendary Spirit Qi Realm. However, the Spirit Qi Realm does not exist in this world; it is said to only be born in the mythical Spirit World.

A soul practitioner’s rank is, to some extent, related to their battle beast’s level.

However, soul practitioners are not very strong at lower levels, so they must have battle beasts to compensate for their combat power.

Like martial artists, the ranks of soul practitioners are also divided, starting from the lowest level of Soul Apprentice, who only cultivate Soul Power and cannot yet nurture battle beasts, followed by Soul Warrior, Soul Master, Grand Soul Master, and Soul Sect.

Soul practitioners must reach the level of Grand Soul Master before they can cultivate soul techniques and possess real offensive power.

Once a soul practitioner reaches an extremely profound level, they can unleash unparalleled strength even without a battle beast.

Nonetheless, the existence of battle beasts allows soul practitioners to perfect their strength and thus surpass martial artists.

Cultivating Soul Power relies primarily on cultivation or the Soul Refining Pill.

Over five hundred units of Soul Power cannot be cultivated in a short period of time.

As for the Soul Refining Pill, it is precious. Once becoming a formal soul practitioner, one can go to the family’s Soul Hall to receive a monthly stipend. The lowest-level soul practitioners can receive ten Soul Refining Pills each month.

Alright, time to start cultivating.

With that, Jiang Chen sat cross-legged on the bed and began to immerse his spiritual consciousness into the spherical crystal according to the Soul Refining Method.

Threads of Soul Power were born and absorbed by the Divine Beast Breeding System.

He could clearly know his own pace of Soul Power cultivation.

Based on this rate of cultivation, I can cultivate at most one-tenth of a unit of Soul Power at a time, and I can cultivate up to three times a day. That means it takes three days to cultivate one unit of Soul Power. For four to five hundred units of Soul Power, it would take at least over a thousand days. It seems that cultivating Soul Power really isn’t easy!

Jiang Chen opened his eyes, revealing a hint of helplessness.

But he quickly revived his spirits; at least he was capable of cultivating. With the heaven-defying Divine Beast Breeding System, what was there to be dissatisfied with?

Only through experience does one learn to cherish.

Eh, what’s going on? Usually, I can cultivate for up to half an hour at a time, but why don’t I feel mentally fatigued at all this time? Could it be that after the activation of the Divine Beast Breeding System, my duration for cultivating Soul Power has increased?

After an indeterminate amount of time, Jiang Chen suddenly realized a problem.

He continued to cultivate...

Time passed by, his spiritual consciousness within the spherical crystal, and a steady stream of Soul Power was born. However, he did not feel the slightest bit of fatigue. Normally, the Soul Power cultivated is primarily transformed from spiritual consciousness, just like Inner Qi is transformed from vital essence and energy. It requires an abundant supply of energy, or else, it will cause damage to one’s body.

He hurriedly stopped and withdrew his spiritual consciousness from the spherical crystal.

My spiritual consciousness doesn’t feel fatigued at all; on the contrary, it’s quite vigorous. What’s going on?

Jiang Chen became increasingly puzzled.

Suddenly, he felt his stomach rumbling as he became famished.

Could it be that the Divine Beast Breeding System can transform vital essence and energy into Soul Power? This is a phenomenon that only occurs when one overcultivates internal energy!

Jiang Chen finally discovered the reason.

Excitement spread across his face. He no longer had to worry about the exhaustion of his spiritual consciousness. As long as his body had enough vital essence and energy, he could cultivate Soul Power indefinitely. Replenishing one’s body’s vital essence and energy was much easier, whereas recovering one’s spiritual consciousness was more difficult. Moreover, elixirs that restored spiritual consciousness were much more precious than those that restored vital essence and energy.

Accordingly, he hastily took out an Essence Qi Pill and consumed it, and his vital essence and energy gradually recovered.

Jiang Family descendants seldom ate whole grains, especially martial artists. Essence Qi Pills were the most basic cultivation resource. A single Essence Qi Pill contained dense and pure vital essence, and was extremely effective at replenishing one’s body’s vital essence and energy. Consuming one Essence Qi Pill could provide an ordinary person with their required energy for five days.

Soul practitioners’ battle beasts also generally consumed elixirs like Essence Qi Pills.

With his vital essence restored, Jiang Chen continued his cultivation.

This repeated until the next day, during which he amazingly cultivated over five units of Soul Power. In less than three months, he would be able to accumulate five hundred units of Soul Power.

Three months might not be a short amount of time, but it also wasn’t long.

Jiang Chen was secretly happy, and his momentum for cultivating became even stronger.

Bang, bang, bang...

Suddenly, the door was knocked on, and outside the room, the servant girl Xiao Yue anxiously exclaimed, Master, Master, something’s not good. Young Master Jiang Wei has come to our door with people.

What?

Jiang Chen opened his eyes, abruptly jumped off his bed, and rushed out.

...

Chapter 3: A Single Strike To Kill

Before he had even entered the main hall, Jiang Chen could hear Jiang Wei’s arrogant and presumptuous threats from afar. You lowly woman, when I address you as ‘aunt’, it is because I respect you. Don’t be ungrateful. I suggest that you quickly hand over the beast egg, or else, don’t blame me for being unkind to you.

Jiang Wei, you heartless wretch. My husband took such pains to cultivate you into a soul practitioner, but you repay his kindness with treachery. We were truly blind. You will die a terrible death.

Li Yuyan’s voice was filled with anger.

Haha, if you value me so much, then you should hand over the beast egg to me. Let this Young Master carry forward our lineage. However, you are too selfish, and you actually want to give the beast egg to that piece of trash. You have forced me to do this. If you remain so stubborn, then don’t blame me for being unkind to you. Men, search for it. If anyone dares to obstruct you, break their arms and legs. I will take full responsibility for any consequences.

Jiang Wei became even more rampant.

How dare you!

Li Yuyan suddenly cried out in alarm.

At this moment, Jiang Chen suddenly charged in and saw that his mother had been pushed to the ground while Jiang Wei sat on the host’s seat with a face full of complacency. Meanwhile, over a dozen imposing house servants were recklessly ransacking the place. Unable to suppress his anger, he roared, Stop!

He quickly went over to help Li Yuyan up.

However, those house servants completely ignored him. They only obeyed Jiang Wei’s orders.

You piece of trash dares to show your face? I thought you would hide like a turtle. Alright, hand over the beast egg. Otherwise, I will break your legs today so that when you are thrown out, you can only crawl around and beg for money. Haha...

Jiang Wei’s face was filled with contempt, and he sneered.

Jiang Wei, have you forgotten that I have the Grand Soul Master’s Order?

Jiang Chen’s expression turned extremely cold. The moment he saw his mother being pushed to the ground, a strong killing intent surged in his heart, an intent to tear this hateful Jiang Wei into a thousand pieces.

Ever since his father’s passing, his mother had been his everything.

He would never allow anyone to treat her this way.

Grand Soul Master’s Order? Haha, of course I know you’re relying on the Grand Soul Master’s Order. However, the Grand Soul Master’s Order will soon no longer belong to you. Take a good look. What is this?

Jiang Chen crossed his legs and the ridicule on his face grew more intense. Suddenly, he took out a piece of animal skin paper from his bosom and slapped it on the table.

Ah, this is the Grand Soul Master’s Order Revocation Notice issued by the Elder Hall. How is that possible? Chen’er hasn’t reached the age of adulthood assessment yet, so how could the Elder Hall suddenly revoke the Grand Soul Master’s Order? Impossible...

After Li Yuyan read it, she gasped and found it difficult to believe that this was real. This Grand Soul Master’s Order Revocation Notice undoubtedly pushed her and her son into a desperate situation.

Jiang Chen frowned slightly. This Revocation Notice should not be fake. The Elder Hall was the highest power organization in the Jiang Family, and even if Jiang Qian and his son were given a hundred guts, they would not dare to forge it. So what was going on with this Revocation Notice? He did not believe that Jiang Qian and his son were capable enough to request the Elder Hall to issue this Revocation Notice.

Haha, how can it be impossible? It’s all in black and white, and it even has the seal of the Elder Hall. Could it be fake? Let me tell you this. Unless you become a formal soul practitioner right now, then you’d better quickly hand over the Grand Soul Master’s Order, and of course, that beast egg as well.

Jiang Wei was extremely smug.

This Revocation Notice was issued by the Elder Hall early this morning. Since Jiang Qian had long controlled his lineage’s power, this Revocation Notice had ended up in Jiang Wei’s hands. Although he was also puzzled as to why the Elder Hall had issued the Revocation Notice in advance, he was delighted at this critical moment. He had immediately taken the Revocation Notice and brought people over, and he had not even had time to inform his father.

Hmph, Jiang Wei, do you really think you’ve got me? Just open your dog eyes and take a good look. What is this? Little Wolf, come out!

Jiang Chen sneered, waved his hand suddenly, and gave a low shout.

Along with a ray of light, an adorable little unicorn dog appeared at Jiang Chen’s feet. Its round, small eyes were wide open as if it were trying its best to release a menacing aura, but it unfortunately only looked even cuter.

This, this is a Single-horned Wolf Beast. How is that possible? Impossible...

Jiang Wei abruptly stood up and stared fixedly at the adorable little unicorn dog, his face full of disbelief.

Originally brimming with confidence, Jiang Wei thought that the Revocation Notice would ensure that Jiang Chen and his mother would have no choice but to submit quietly. He had never anticipated that Jiang Chen would become an official soul practitioner within a mere day. It was simply unbelievable.

There’s nothing impossible. This is my battle beast, and I have already become an official soul practitioner. Jiang Wei, I’m afraid you’re going to be greatly disappointed.

Jiang Chen spoke with a mocking tone, feeling greatly satisfied as he saw the look of disappointment on Jiang Wei’s face. There was a strong sense of exultation within him.

Chen’er, you’ve become a soul practitioner?

Li Yuyan suddenly grasped Jiang Chen’s hand, her voice trembling with overwhelming excitement.

There was a time when her greatest hope was for her son to become a soul practitioner one day, and now it had finally happened. She felt an unreal sensation, as though she was in a dream.

Mother, I have become an official soul practitioner. From now on, no one will dare to bully us. I will make those who have brought shame upon us pay back a hundredfold.

Jiang Chen also held his mother’s hand tightly, feeling a strong sense of responsibility. Finally, he could protect his mother and he was determined not to let her suffer any grievance in the future.

Li Yuyan’s eyes were moist, leaving two trails of tears on her beautiful face. Nothing excited her more than her son becoming a soul practitioner.

Good, good, good. I didn’t expect you, this piece of trash, to actually become a soul practitioner. However, you should not have activated my beast egg. Do you know that the beast egg is mine, it belongs to me, Jiang Wei. You trash dared to possess my beast egg. You deserve to die, you are truly deserving of death. I will have you cut to pieces to relieve the hatred in my heart.

Jiang Wei’s face was hideously twisted, his eyes flashing with ferocity.

He had regarded this beast egg as something in the bag, and it represented his hope of becoming a higher-level soul practitioner. Now that Jiang Chen had activated it, one could only imagine his rage.

You want to kill me? Do you dare to defy the Grand Soul Master’s Order?

Jiang Chen’s expression was very calm. He had his mother leave the main hall, which was about to become a battlefield between two soul practitioners. Even the other servants and house slaves had all retreated.

The Grand Soul Master’s Order? Heh, as long as I kill your entire family, who will know that you, Jiang Chen, were ever a soul practitioner? By then, I can simply accuse you of defying the Revocation Notice issued by the Elder Hall and refusing to hand over the Grand Soul Master’s Order. After all, the Elder Hall only wants the Grand Soul Master’s Order. Plus, your Single-horned Wolf Beast is still in its infancy. As soon as you die, this battle beast will have no master, and I will have the opportunity to subdue it and make it my second battle beast. Then, I will have the chance to become a higher-level soul practitioner. Originally, I only wanted to break your limbs and turn you into a cripple without the intent to kill you. Unfortunately, you’ve brought this upon yourself. You can’t blame anyone else.

Jiang Wei sneered and resolved himself to kill Jiang Chen. He was not even going to spare Li Yuyan and the servants.

He was very confident. Although Jiang Chen’s Single-horned Wolf Beast was an exotic beast, it had only just been activated, so its strength would not be very powerful. His battle beast could easily kill Jiang Chen, then subdue the Single-horned Wolf Beast.

The servants from the Jiang Family who were present all changed expressions after hearing this. Unfortunately, the house slaves that Jiang Wei had brought with him had already taken control of the situation, so there was no way they could escape.

Jiang Chen was slightly stunned after hearing this. He was not afraid, but shocked, and in disbelief. He never would have thought that his cousin would be intent on killing him for the sake of the Single-horned Wolf Beast.

How was that possible?

Although he had always been very dissatisfied with his eldest uncle’s and elder cousin’s behavior, and had even come to loathe them, he had never thought in this direction. Because in his heart, even though their behavior was extremely despicable, they were still, after all, people from the same family, and they were still connected by blood. So no matter how fiercely they fought, it was impossible that they would reach the point of life and death.

Now, Jiang Wei’s murderous words seemed to have poured a basin of cold water on him, waking him up.

Golden-moneyed Leopard, come forth!

Jiang Wei lifted his right hand. He was wearing a crystal ring on his middle finger, and it had a mysterious pattern on it. This was a battle beast space ring.

An intense light burst out from the crystal ring, and a huge beast emerged from the light. It landed nimbly on the ground without making any sound.

This was a leopard with golden-moneyed patterns, and it was over two meters long. It looked extremely ferocious, with sharp claws and fangs. There was an explosive force contained within its nimble body.

After careful nurturing, the Battle Beasts at the level of fierce beasts could also produce internal Qi in their bodies. Moreover, their innately powerful physiques gave them a huge advantage over human martial artists. Battle Beasts of the same level were much more powerful than martial artists. However, martial artists who could cultivate martial skills could make up for the difference to a certain extent. But generally speaking, Battle Beasts were more powerful in terms of pure combat effectiveness. After all, many of the martial skills humans used were learned from beasts and birds.

Leopards were the type of Battle Beasts that were good at speed, launching attacks at astonishing speeds that were impossible to guard against.

As soon as this Golden-moneyed Leopard appeared, a powerful and oppressive aura filled the entire hall. It was as if everyone’s hearts were being weighed down by a heavy stone, and those martial artists felt a chill run down their spines. In comparison, Jiang Chen’s Single-horned Wolf Beast was only half a meter long. It was petite and adorable, and it looked harmless. The aura it emitted was also not very strong, and no one believed that it was a match for the Golden-moneyed Leopard.

Li Yuyan’s eyes flashed with a trace of worry.

Trash, this young master will let you see what a true battle beast is, haha... Golden-moneyed Leopard, tear him to shreds for me!

Jiang Wei saw Jiang Chen in a daze and thought he was scared. A smug expression appeared on his face. He had spent a lot of effort to cultivate this Golden-moneyed Leopard. In just a few short years, this Golden-moneyed Leopard had reached the seventh level of internal Qi. It would not be long before it could advance further.

The sixth level of internal Qi was the Imperishable level. Internal Qi could form a layer of Qi film beneath the body’s surface, greatly increasing its defensive power. The seventh level of internal Qi went a step further, completely reorganizing and strengthening the entire nervous system. This was known as Super Senses. Whether it was reaction time, eyesight, hearing, and so on, there would be a huge improvement.

With the Golden-moneyed Leopard’s own qualities and the transformation of Super Senses, it became even more powerful. It could almost fight powerful martial artists at the ninth level of internal Qi.

Jiang Chen felt the ferocious aura