Especially as the Soul Beast Co-Lord, bearer of the incomparably powerful bloodline of the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King—there were even rumors of him offering a huge reward in search of a child.Of course, anyone who dared to bring up such a topic in front of Di Tian would, without exception, be slapped to death.
Still, other fierce beasts had been considered. For example, there was Xiong Jun, who was now the one most closely connected to humans. Unfortunately, he had never found a woman he liked—though many men had caught his attention, such as the Divine Craftsman, Zhen Hua. He was completely obsessed with weightlifting, unable to pull himself free, and had no interest in women.
Moreover, ordinary women could not withstand the body of a fierce beast. Xiong Xiaoling, the woman who was once with the Titan Giant Ape, had passed away not long after giving birth to their child. As for women who had cultivated to the rank of Titled Douluo, they would never bow to family pressure or compromise on such matters.
And if anyone dared to ask Bi Ji or Zi Ji… well, they'd better be ready to "taste the Dragon God Claw."
Leng Yaozhu never expected that now another family had set such an example—and it was none other than the terrifyingly powerful Huo Family. They almost single-handedly dominated the Douluo Federation, and were still growing stronger.
With the recent passing of the Huo Family's quasi-god and the three-hundred-year reincarnation cycle, a successor to a Million-Year Soul Beast had been chosen. What's more, the offspring of a Spirit Beast and a human—born with divine bloodline and a million years of cultivation—had now appeared.
For this generation of Spirit Masters, the outlook seemed grim. Even with her own disciple's exceptional talent—an "Elementalist" able to control the seven basic elements—Leng Yaozhu couldn't be certain they could ever surpass those two in the future. It gave her a headache just thinking about it.
But Gu Yue's thoughts were completely different from those of her convenient master.
"Hmph! The God Realm is lost, but I—once a dignified God King-level expert—can easily destroy humanity and lead the Spirit Beasts to rise again!""There's no need for this so-called Soul Spirit system at all.""The advantage lies with me!"
Gu Yue's bright eyes shifted, finally settling on Jiang Chen's current location. She whispered to herself, "East Sea City?"
"If she's there too… it's time to bring her back."
Pointing at Jiang Chen's file, she declared:"I want to go to East Sea City!"
"No!" Leng Yaozhu immediately refused—but then quickly reconsidered. The Spirit Transfer Pagoda headquarters had been in some turmoil recently, and she wasn't sure what the Qian Gu Family was plotting.
Although she was reluctant to part with her precious disciple, sending her out into the world could be a kind of training—especially if she might encounter the legendary Huo Family successor, the owner of a Million-Year Soul Spirit.
"In a few months, it will be time for the intermediate academy's enrollment," Leng Yaozhu said. "How can my disciple, who has just awakened, be sent off like this? When the time comes, I will arrange for you to enroll in Eastsea Academy!"
Gu Yue nodded, a faint smile curving her lips."Jiang Chen? Interesting. I hope you won't become an obstacle to my grand plan."
Meanwhile…
"Elder Electrolux? Is this method of cultivating mental force reliable?"
Ever since escaping right under Tang San's nose, most of Elder Electrolux's energy had been depleted. He had only recently awakened in the past few years, and even then, his consciousness was unstable.
To stabilize it, Jiang Chen had gone all the way to the Star Dou Great Forest and secretly dug up life gold from the bottom of the Life Lake. For that, he had been savagely punished by Di Tian's Dragon God Claw.
Now that Elder Electrolux had awakened again, Jiang Chen was eager for a method to train his mental force—not like the Tang Sect's Purple Demon Eye, but a truly divine-level technique. After all, Electrolux was an existence on par with a god, and as a mage, his mastery over mental force was formidable.
However, when Jiang Chen saw the Star Cultivation Technique that Electrolux gave him—full of talk about stars and moons—his head started spinning just from looking at it.
"Elder Electrolux , is there a way to level up just by lying down? If not, maybe I can improve by devouring other people's mental force?"
Electrolux wanted to curse—no, to roar.
"No!" he said sharply. "You cultivated to a million years by devouring Soul Cores—your foundation is already unstable. You're no different from that big worm that slept for a million years!"
He had never had such a hopeless disciple. Not Long Haochen, the Son of Light who awakened the Divine Favor Physique and became a god. Not Sheng Cai'er, who inherited Samsara and reached the ninth rank. Not even Huo Yuhao, who started with the weakest talent, yet still became a god through sheer effort.
Why did Jiang Chen always want to slack off? If strength could be gained by lying flat, wouldn't everyone else's hard work become a joke?
This was exactly why Electrolux had been too lazy to talk to him after waking—Jiang Chen was simply too infuriating. That such a beast could become a god was nothing short of heaven's injustice. A rotten piece of wood could not be carved!
Jiang Chen pouted. If he had to suffer even after transmigrating, what was the point?
Looking at the Star Cultivation Technique in his hand, he swallowed it directly, turning it into a vast flood of knowledge stored in his mind.
Purple Demon Eye required cultivation at dawn, in the first light of the morning—an early start. The Star Cultivation Technique, on the other hand, demanded late-night practice. Either way, he sighed.
Three years had passed, and his spirit power had only increased to level 18—but compared to others, that still made him a prodigy. His mental force had reached the Spirit Comprehension Realm at 153 points.
The levels of mental force were: Spirit Essence Realm, Spirit Comprehension Realm, Spirit Sea Realm, Spirit Abyss Realm, Spirit Domain Realm, and finally, the legendary Divine Essence Realm—possessed only by gods.
Though he had reached the Spirit Abyss Realm as a Million-Year Soul Beast, he had started over entirely after transforming into a human embryo.
In three years, to reach Spirit Comprehension was already hard work in his eyes.
Down in the basement, someone was working even harder than him. She had already tempered her mental force to mid-stage Spirit Comprehension—thanks to her mental-attribute Spirit. Physical fitness was easy to train; mental force was far harder. To become a peerless expert, one had to break through the limits of mental force.
From the basement came the sound of ping-pong!—Jiang Chen's custom training method for Huo Yun'er and her Three-Eyed White Tiger Spirit, designed to train both body and mind. It was based on Huo Yuhao's "Scorching Heat in Extreme Cold" Heaven and Earth's Hammer technique.
His goal was to make her a Divine Craftsman. If she couldn't become a Limit Douluo, then at least a Divine Craftsman. But it was hard work for a young girl to wield such a massive hammer.
"Ancestor? Where are you going?"
Huo Yun'er stopped mid-swing and looked up curiously as Jiang Chen left the villa, immediately wanting to follow.
"Ancestor, wait for me! I want to go too!"
"No need, I'm just picking someone up. You keep hammering!"
By the time Huo Yun'er had changed and rushed out, Jiang Chen had already sped away on his motorcycle, leaving her standing in the wind, hair a mess.
Her little face scrunched up as she stomped her foot in frustration."Darn it! Why didn't you take me!"
Na'er: Come pick me up. I'll go with you.