The translucent panel hovered quietly in front of Zhao Feng.
The office remained silent.
Outside the window, evening light filtered through the trees of Green Ridge Wildlife Park, casting long shadows across the enclosures.
Zhao Feng sat down in the office chair and leaned back slowly.
"…let's see what you have to offer."
The interface flickered.
New lines of text appeared.
[DING!]
[Divine Template System Activated]
[Host:] Zhao Feng
[Initial Template Generation Starting…]
The panel shifted.
Three names appeared one by one.
[Template Candidate 1]
[Li Han — Ten Thousand Beast Sovereign
Origin: Desolate Beast Realm]
[Template Candidate 2]
[Xue Jianming — Tyrant Sword Immortal
Origin: Heavenly Sword Domain]
[Template Candidate 3]
[Daoist Qingxu — Grand Heavenly Daoist
Origin: Celestial Dao Realm]
Zhao Feng's eyes narrowed slightly.
Three templates.
Three completely different cultivation paths.
The interface changed again.
The first profile expanded.
[Li Han — Ten Thousand Beast Sovereign]
A Sovereign-rank Beast Tamer and the greatest beast cultivation scholar of the Desolate Beast Realm.
Li Han revolutionized the Beast Tamer Path by developing numerous spiritual techniques that improved beast contracts, bloodline evolution, and large-scale beast command.
His research shaped the development of beast cultivation for thousands of years.
At his peak, Li Han commanded more than three hundred spirit beasts—Beast Kings, Beast Emperors, and Beast Sovereigns—and was revered across the Desolate Beast Realm as the Ten Thousand Beast Sovereign.
[Special Traits]
— Supreme Comprehension (SSS)
— Contract Amplification (SS)
— Beast Talent Assimilation (SS)
Zhao Feng rested his chin lightly on his hand.
"A beast tamer…"
The words alone triggered a flood of associations.
Commanding beasts.
Nurturing bloodlines.
His gaze drifted toward the window.
Outside the administration building, the zoo stretched across the forested hills.
Animal enclosures.
Bird aviaries.
Predator habitats.
The faint roar of the Siberian tiger echoed in the distance.
Zhao Feng's lips curved slightly.
"…That's certainly fitting."
Still, he didn't rush to decide.
The system had offered three options.
He intended to read them all.
The interface shifted again.
[Xue Jianming — Tyrant Sword Immortal]
A legendary Sword Immortal who dominated the Heavenly Sword Domain for three thousand years.
His sword intent was said to split mountains and suppress entire sects.
Countless enemies fell beneath his blade.
[Innate Foundations]
— Heaven-Forged Sword Bone
— Tyrant Sword Physique
— Supreme Killing Sword Intent
Zhao Feng studied the description carefully.
A sword immortal.
Pure combat power.
Direct. Efficient. Deadly.
In his previous life, this path would have suited him perfectly.
After all, fighting had been his entire existence.
But that was exactly why he didn't choose it.
He had spent twenty years as a weapon.
Did he want to walk that path again?
Zhao Feng shook his head.
"…Definitely not."
The interface shifted again.
The final profile appeared.
[Daoist Qingxu — Grand Heavenly Daoist]
A six-thousand-year cultivator who pursued the Heavenly Dao to its deepest mysteries.
Master of talismans, formations, and celestial techniques.
Founder of the Celestial Dao Sect.
[Innate Dao Foundations]
— Innate Dao Heart
— Primordial Spirit Root
— Heavenly Dao Perception
Zhao Feng tapped his fingers lightly on the desk.
Daoist cultivation.
That path emphasized enlightenment, philosophy, and control of natural forces.
It was powerful.
But it also required decades—sometimes centuries—of study and practice.
"…Too slow."
Zhao Feng stood up and walked toward the window.
Outside, the zoo was gradually growing quieter.
Visitors were leaving.
Keepers were finishing their rounds.
In the predator zone, the Siberian tiger paced slowly along the edge of its enclosure.
Even from this distance, Zhao Feng could sense the animal's powerful presence.
He folded his arms.
"…A Beast Tamer."
A faint smile appeared.
He had inherited a wildlife park.
Hundreds of animals.
A vast forest behind the zoo.
If the Beast Tamer path worked the way he could glean from the system description…
Then the potential here was enormous.
Zhao Feng turned back toward the interface.
"No need to overthink it."
His voice was calm.
"Select Template One."
[DING!]
[Template Selected]
[Li Han — Ten Thousand Beast Sovereign]
The panel flashed brightly.
New lines appeared.
[First Template Bonus Activated
Assimilation Boost Applied]
[Current Assimilation: 2 / 10]
[Cultivation Rank: Bronze Beast Tamer]
[Inventory Access: Level 2 — F & E Rank Resources]
The moment the words appeared—
A torrent of information exploded into Zhao Feng's mind.
Beast nurturing methods.
Bloodline evolution theory.
Spiritual energy control.
Hundreds upon hundreds of techniques.
But mixed within the knowledge were fragments of something else.
Memories.
Or perhaps echoes of them.
Zhao Feng caught fleeting glimpses of vast wilderness continents where spirit beasts roamed in herds across endless mountains and forests.
Cities where Beast Tamers walked the streets accompanied by wolves, serpents, and thunderbirds.
Training arenas where Beast Tamers commanded their beasts with nothing more than a thought.
He saw scholars studying bloodlines and mutations like scientists dissecting the secrets of life itself.
He saw a man standing atop a mountain ridge while countless beasts gathered beneath him like an army awaiting command.
Then the visions shattered as the torrent of knowledge continued pouring in.
Spiritual techniques.
Research notes.
Decades of observations recorded with meticulous precision.
It felt as though an entire lifetime of research had been compressed into Zhao Feng's brain.
He grabbed the edge of the desk as the flood of information surged through his mind.
"…So this… is Li Han's legacy…"
The sensation lasted only a few seconds.
But when it ended—
Zhao Feng felt completely different.
He straightened slowly.
His eyes had become sharper.
More observant.
Almost instinctively, he focused his senses outward.
And for the first time—
He felt them.
Life.
Dozens of life signatures scattered throughout the zoo.
Keepers moving along the pathways.
Visitors lingering near the exit gates.
The wolves pacing restlessly in their enclosure.
The heavy, rhythmic breathing of the bears.
The fluttering movements of birds inside the aviary.
Each presence distinct.
Each heartbeat and breath faintly brushing against his awareness.
Zhao Feng blinked slowly.
"…Spiritual perception."
At Bronze rank, the range should only be around fifty meters.
Yet his perception extended far beyond that.
Nearly a hundred meters.
Zhao Feng immediately understood why.
Li Han's optimized techniques.
Even though Zhao Feng only possessed Bronze-level power, he had access to Sovereign-level knowledge.
He exhaled slowly.
"…Not bad."
The system interface flickered again.
[DING!]
[Template Gift Detected]
[Preparing Contracted Beast Transfer…]
Zhao Feng raised an eyebrow.
"…Transfer?"
'If this really was Li Han's contracted beast…'
The air in the office suddenly distorted.
A faint ripple spread across the space in front of him.
Then—
A small crack of violet light appeared in mid-air.
The crack widened slowly.
Like a tiny tear in reality itself.
Zhao Feng watched calmly.
"…Well."
His lips curved slightly.
"What do we have here...?"
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