In a world where "spiritqi" fuels the evolution of life, a young man named Lin Yuan, who cannot sense spiritqi, discovers a mysterious ancient ring that grants him the ability to perceive and manipulate spiritqi, setting him on a path to protect his loved ones and uncover his hidden potential.
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The video begins and we're told that a
100 years ago after the return of
spiritqi, it became the most fundamental
energy in the world. Under the influence
of spiritqi, living beings evolved in
two directions. One was the wild
evolution similar to ancient ancestors
which enhanced their physical power. The
second was spiritual mutation which
focused on energy based attacks. In
response, humans developed all kinds of
spirit professions, such as the spirit
beast observer, which now has 37 million
followers, and the spirit material
analyst, which has 69 million followers.
At that moment, our main character is
looking at his phone. On the screen, it
says, "If I get bitten by a ghostly
thorn bristle spider, what should I do?"
Below that, it continues, "Please, this
is amazing. A spiritqi professional is
absolutely essential. Order now for only 9,998
9,998
and get a chance to win a top grade
treasure. Participate now. Seeing this,
our main character thinks, "But for me,
none of this really matters." Then he
mutters, "Don't panic. Drink lots of hot
water and lie down in a well ventilated
place so your body doesn't smell bad."
Just then, a cat's paw appears. The cat
looks very hot. We are told its name is
Smarty of the 100 questions beast
species. It speaks to our main character
saying, "Lind Yuan, it's so hot." Then
it climbs onto Lin Yuan's head. Linuan
says, "Smarty, what are you doing?"
Smarty replies, "I heard it's cooler at
higher places." Then Smarty opens the
window, begins enjoying the breeze, and
happily says, "Wind's blowing. Wind's
blowing. Don't forget to take your
medicine. Although this height isn't
much cooler, Lin Yuan replies, I know, I
know. A little later, he goes to his
spirit creature shop and starts
cleaning. He narrates, "My name is Lin
Yuan. I'm 18 years old and I own a small
spirit creature shop." He continues,
"Although people in this world can use
spiritqi to enhance the growth of living
beings, for me that's like a fairy
tale." Then he shows his spirit
creatures and explains, "I've been weak
since childhood. Since the age of 8, I
haven't been able to sense the existence
of spiritqi at all. I can't even improve
my physical condition like a normal
person using spiritqi, let alone form a
contract with a high-grade spirit
creature. A single piece of cloth can
block the light. The weather is too hot
and there's no good way to cool things
down." Just then, Smarty says, "This
one's already about to wither." Then the
story shows the spirit creature species
Lily Lalera grade normal quality type
normal lowgrade spirit creature. Linon
says, "Yeah, being the lowest grade
healing type spirit plant, it's not
competitive at all. It's even worse than
the green copper vine used for fodder."
He thinks to himself. Since the revival
of spiritqi, all spirit creatures have
been classified by grade and quality.
Anything below copper grade is
considered lowrade. Almost no one is
willing to spend resources raising
low-grade spirit creatures because
compared to them, evolving high-grade
ones is much easier. Just like how in
the past 100 years, no one has ever
heard of a 100 questions beast evolving.
Just then a little bird flies and
carrying Ling Yuan's medicine and says,
"Lin Yuan, your medicine." We are told
its name is Enin, species sound bird.
Lin Yuan thanks it for bringing his
medicine and thinks, "With my weak body,
even forming contracts with low-grade
creatures like Smarty, and Enin made me
dizzy for two whole weeks. Sensing
spiritqi to help them grow or level up
is out of the question, he opens his
shop and sits down. Even after an hour,
no one comes to buy his spirit
creatures. Smarty asks, "Do humans
really love sleeping? Why is there no
one on the street?" Lion replies, "What
nonsense are you talking about?" Then he
starts calling out, "Everyone, come take
a look. We have some very fine-looking
green creepers today." A mother and
daughter walk by. The little girl points
at Smarty and says, "Mom, look. That's
100 questions, beast, just like Geeks.
She's holding a cat in her arms. Smarty
politely greets them, saying, "Would you
like to buy some green creepers?" But
the other cat mocks him. Look at this
100 questions beast. Its fur is so dry
and gray. You can tell it's a leftover.
It's nowhere near my level. Smarty
yells, "Leftover? What nonsense?" We're
both 100 questions beasts. If you've got
guts, let's settle this with rock paper
scissors. Lynion quickly calms him down.
Hey, stop it. How are you even going to
play rock paper scissors with those
paws? To cheer you up, how about I take
you out for a walk? Smarty says,
"Leaving the shop sounds good." Lyn Yuan
replies. It's fine. We don't have any
business anyway. Smarty cheers. Lyn
Yuan, let's go buy some meat. If id
eaten a few more pieces of pork breast,
I'd definitely have become smarter. Then
I wouldn't have lost. A while later,
Smarty is crying. Yin comes over and
says, "Smarty, don't be sad. Even if
you're not as smart as other 100
questions beasts, at least you're
cheap." Smarty starts crying harder.
Hearing that just made it worse, you
know. Then Lindon walks in wearing a new
patterned shirt, thinking, "Ah, if only
I could sense spiritqi." Suddenly, from
his side, a pig charges at him. Smarty
spots first and warns, "Lin yuan, look
to your left." Seeing it, Linuan is
shocked. A blunt armored pig. What's it
doing near the park? Did something
happen at the farm? But Smarty, seeing
only food, attacks it, shouting, "A
mountain of wild pork breast has
appeared." Lin Yuan is startled by
Smarty's reckless attack. Before the pig
can crush Smarty, Linuan jumps in and
saves him, yelling, "Are you trying to
get yourself killed? Smarty, you can't
beat it." The pig grows enraged. Linuan
thinks, "It's angry. Blunt armored pigs
are gentle creatures. Normally what
Smarty did shouldn't make it this mad.
What's going on? The pig starts chasing
Lin Yuan. Running for his life. Lin Yuan
pants. So tired. I feel even weaker than
usual today. Smarty calls out. Lin Yuan,
are you okay? Suddenly, Lin Yuan's foot
twists and he falls hard to the ground.
Before the pig can strike, Enin flies in
front of him, shouting, "Lin Yuan, I'll
protect you." Smarty too becomes
furious, standing in front and yelling,
"Come at me, pork breast." Linuan gasps,
"No, I can't pass out now. You two run."
The next instant, Linuan finds himself
in another place. He's shocked. Where?
Where am I? A voice calls out. Lindon.
He turns around. There's a large copper
ring glowing behind him. He stares and
thinks, "That copper ring, is that the
one I lost when I was eight?" After my
blood dripped on it, it disappeared. The
copper ring begins to float toward him.
As it touches his hand, Ling Yuan
whispers, "I can feel it. It's coming
back." The spirit she couldn't sense
since I was eight. It's returning. The
giant copper ring fuses onto his hand,
and Lin Yuan regains consciousness.
Meanwhile, the pig is still chasing
Smarty, who's barely dodging. Seeing Lin
Yuan awake, Smarty cries out, "Lin Yuan,
you're up." The pig raises its foot,
ready to crush Smarty. En screams, "Do
something quickly." Lin Yuan activates
the ring and thinks, "No, even with this
little spirit, Chi, there's not much
time to act. The ring glows power surges
through him. Suddenly he can see
information about the pig like a system
interface. Name Z. Species blunt armored
pig. Grade normal. Level three. Type
defense domain. Quality normal. Linguan
exclaims. I can see it. I can clearly
see all the information. It's level
three. Smarty and the others aren't even
level one yet. He shouts, "Dodge,
Smarty. It's attacking from the right."
Smarty quickly jumps aside and barely
avoids the strike. Linuan thinks, "No,
even though he dodged, the difference in
strength is still too great." He looks
at the ring and mutters, "I need more
power. I wish I wish you were contracted
with me." At that moment, Enin attacks
the pig with a sonic blast, screaming,
"Don't you dare hurt Smarty." Linuan
watches in shock. The light from the
ring is the same as he needs energy. He
thinks this glow. It's the same as he
needs. Could it be? Are they about to
evolve? Is it because of this bracelet's
power? Then Yanan's sound attack hits
the pig, but at the same time, it also
affects Smarty. Hearing that loud noise,
Smarty screams, "Yain, why is your voice
so much louder than yours usually is?
Lenon looks over and thinks, "No, even
if both of them are on the verge of
evolution, the gap between level one and
level three is still far too great. The
pig must have a weak point somewhere."
Meanwhile, Smarty keeps running from the
pig, yelling, "Meow! Breast pork is too
strong!" Yan, worried, asks Lin Yuan,
"Oh, Linuan, what should we do?" Linuan
answers firmly. Yan, sing something to
get its attention. Any tune will do.
Just make it loud. Yan nods nervously.
Okay, I'll I'll try. Then she starts
singing as loudly as she can. Lin Yan
covers his ears immediately so he
doesn't have to hear the thunderous
melody. He mutters, "Good thing I've got
experience as a sparring partner more
than 400 times." But the pig gets
enraged by Yanan singing, turning its
furious eyes toward her. Seeing that
look, Yanan panics and runs. So, I'm
only here to give Smarty a break, huh?
She cries. Lion shouts. Yan, turn around
and attack its eyes. If it can't see,
it'll stop. Yan answers. Okay, watch
this. But when she tries to unleash her
move, it fails. Weird. Why can't I use
that move now? Why isn't it working?
Linuan grimaces. Of all times, my
spiritual power had to run out right
now. He clenches his fist and pleads to
the ring. I'm begging you, just hold on
a little longer. The moment he says
that, Yanan suddenly feels power flowing
into her again. Huh. I can feel energy
returning to me. She gasps. Then she
spreads her wings and attacks, her
feathers slicing through the air, just
enough to distract the pig. Seeing the
opening, Lindan shouts, "Smarty!
Now's your chance. Attack quickly."
Smarty leaps from Yaan's wings, yelling,
"Don't worry, Lin Yuan. You're talking
to Smarty here." "Of course I know. Hit
the nose." He swings his paw and strikes
the pig right on its snout. But the pig
flings him away with a violent jolt,
making Smarty's head swell up instantly.
Lion, we won, right? Smarty groans.
Lynon nods weakly. Yes, we won. You guys
were amazing. You drove it away. Then he
collapses unconscious. The pig stumbles
off, fleeing elsewhere. A little
distance away, a woman is pushing a lame
old man in a wheelchair. The man spots
the pig and says, "I was wondering why
this place felt strange. What's a blunt
armored pig doing here?" The woman peers
closely and notices a single feather
stuck in the pig's body. Her eyes widen.
That feather? Isn't it from Little
Yuan's house? She exclaims. She quickly
turns to the man. Oldly I'm leaving this
to you. I'm going to find Little Yuan
first. Oldly nods. Go quickly. Then his
eyes glow red. He murmurs to his spirit
creature. Sorry, my old friend, for
troubling you again. The scene shifts
back to Lin Yan. He finds himself once
more inside that same strange place
where he first summoned the ring. He
looks around and mutters, "This place
again, ever since I first dreamed of it,
I've been walking endlessly. I can't
even remember how long, but I still have
to thank you for sharing your spiritual
power with me during that desperate
moment." At that, the ring begins to
react. Linean looks around the glowing
space, thinking, "This area looks around
40 to 50 square meters. Could this be
the so-called internal space of a spirit
creature?" He turns to the ring. "Is
this your ability, Mobius?" Then the
explanation appears before him. Name:
Mobius. Species: unknown. Grade: normal
grade, level one. Quality, normal
quality. Type special/mystic type
skills. True data reveals hidden
information invisible to the naked eye.
It exposes truths concealed beneath the
surface. Calm mind passive effect
increases with the creature's level.
Keeps the mind tranquil and reduces the
chance of negative status effects.
Linuan thinks, "I've already seen what
true data can do." And calm mind. Didn't
that develop when it helped Yaan with
her singing practice? Wait, it has an
exclusive trait. Usually that only
appears at bronze rank. A normal grade
spirit with an exclusive trait. Could
this be a legendary divine treasure or a
fantasy breed? Then another description
appears listing its unique
characteristics. Exclusive trait lock.
The space within Mobius can store spirit
creatures. When first stored, the spirit
creatures starting level cannot exceed
Mobius's current level. Mobius cannot
level up on its own. It only levels up
when a stored spirit creature does. It
also acquires that creature's initial
skill, but gains no new skills from
leveling. Each time Mobius advances a
rank, the number of spirit creatures it
can store increases by one. Linuan reads
all this and thinks, "Wait a minute.
Does that mean I can only contract with
level one normal grade spirit beasts
right now? Mobius can only level up if I
raise one myself to make another
contract. I'll have to raise a level one
spirit beast until it advances to level
10. But even raising low-rank spirit
beasts is incredibly expensive. At this
rate, even a rich man would go broke in
minutes. And me, I'm already broke.
Still, it's better than nothing. At
least now I can sense spiritual power
again. Maybe there's still a chance for
things to change in the future. Then he
hears a voice. Doctor, you said he only
suffered mental shock and some fatigue,
right? Then why hasn't he woken up yet?
It's been half a day already. Hearing
that voice, Lin Yuan recognizes it
instantly. That voice? Is that Andy Jang
from next door? Looks like it's time for
me to wake up. Outside, Yanan and Smarty
are shaking him awake. Lin Yuan. Lin
Yuan. Meow. Meow. Lin Yuan opens his
eyes. I'm fine. Why are you both so
worried that you can't even speak
properly? And Jang, relieved, says.
Finally, you're awake. The doctor adds.
Your aunt was really worried. Let me run
one more checkup just to be safe. Linuan
waves his hand. That's not necessary,
but Auntie Jang insists. Little Yuan,
you were unconscious for almost 10
hours. If you're sick, you need
treatment. You don't want a small
illness to turn into something serious,
do you? Linuan sides and lies back on
the bed. All right, Auntie Jang. He
narrates to us, "Uncle Lee and Auntie
Jang have always taken care of me and my
little sister, but maybe it's too soon
to tell Auntie Jang about my contract
with Mobius." The doctor then releases
his spirit creature, a fish. The data
appears. Name: Cleansing Vivaarp.
Species: Syphamina syphus. Grade: elite
grade level four. Type water type.
Quality elite quality. Skills: Tail
sweep. Leaps and attacks with its tail.
Cleanse. Absorbs surrounding mental
trauma to soothe abnormal mental
conditions. Linuan observes and thinks
as expected of an elite grade creature.
What a rare skill. After the checkup,
the doctor says, "Everything seems fine.
I'll be going now. My wife's waiting for
me for dinner." Auntie Jang nods. Thank
you, doctor. Once he leaves, Uncle Lee's
spirit creature brings dinner for Lin
Yuan, saying, "Dinner's ready." Andy
Jean smiles and tells him, "Little Yuan,
your uncle Lee made this nutritious meal
just for you. If you don't appreciate
it, don't bother eating it." Lin Yuan
quickly accepts it. I wouldn't dare.
Andy Jean. Yan sniffs and says, "It
smells so good." Smarty adds, "Wow,
that's breast pork." Looking at Uncle
Lee's spirit creature, Lin Yuan
narrates, "Uncle Lee's terror rabbit has
always been rather mysterious. It's not
as quick or agile as other terror
rabbits. Let's see. He activates true
data, but what he sees shocks him. As
you can see, the data shows name,
species, grade, type, quality, skills.
Everything is covered in question marks.
Ling Yuan realizes it even has two
exclusive traits. And more importantly,
this isn't a terror rabbit at all. The
next morning, Lin Yuan was out jogging
early. After a while, he stopped
breathing hard. He couldn't keep going
any longer. He thought to himself, "Ever
since I got out of the hospital, I've
been jogging an hour every day. But this
is still too intense for me. Since I
don't have any spiritqi, I've had to
train my body from scratch since
childhood. Maybe I should give up on
combat professions and think about
taking a lifetime profession instead.
Just as he was lost in thought, Uncle
Lee and Aunt Jean came walking up.
Seeing him jogging, Uncle Lee said,
"Shia Yuan, exercising early in the
morning, huh?" Lin Yan replied with a
smile. "Yeah, just trying to stay
healthy." Then discreetly, he scanned
Uncle Lee's leg and the data appeared
before him. Name: Bone Devouring Worm.
Source: Worm of rotting bone. Level
platinum rank or higher. Effect
biological toxin element mental curse.
Seeing this, Ling Yuan thought grimly. A
rotting bone silk burrows into flesh and
sacrifices itself to form a bone
devouring gangrine. For Uncle Lee to
have sealed off such a dangerous toxin
in his lower leg for all these years,
that means his spiritq professional
level must be at least king rank. If
that's true, then maybe that fright lion
is the same, severely injured, hiding
its power while recovering. They're
concealing tremendous strength. As Uncle
Lee and Anjang were about to leave, and
Jang turned to him and said, "Shiao
Yuan, remember to call if you need
anything. Don't try to handle all the
bills and work by yourself." Lin Yuan
smiled. Uncle Auntie, don't worry about
me. After they left, he murmured, "Uncle
Lee has looked after me." and Shiaosi
for so long. I just wish there were a
way to heal his injury. I don't know if
I'll ever be able to do it. Later, he
arrived at his spirit creature shop and
scanned a creature. Name: Green Creeper.
Species: Hexistar family creep vine
subgroup. Grade: normal grade level one.
Type grass type quality normal quality.
Looking at the data, he blinked in surprise.
surprise.
Elite quality. Wait, it was normal
quality yesterday. How did it improve?
That means my spirit chi isn't just
leaking out. It's actually being
channeled into spirit creatures, letting
them absorb it and evolve. Excited, he
clenched his fists. Let's try again.
This time, I'll raise the difficulty and
use a healing type. Lily Laura. A note
appeared beside the green creeper's
profile. Green creeper is the lowest
tier spirit creature equivalent to a
pet. It's mostly used as feed. When
Lindon infused it with spiritqi, the
creature began to glow and evolved.
Name: Lily Laura species? Craileaci
family genus. Grade elite grade level
one. Type wood type quality normal
quality. Skills heal restores external
injuries. fragrance. Its refreshing
scent reduces tension. Seeing this, Lin
Yuan's eyes lit up. It worked. An elite
grade lily. With this healing skill, its
value has increased at least 10fold. He
called out cheerfully. Smarty, Yen, stop
sleeping and come here. Look at this.
Yen fluttered over and said, "Lin Yuan,
I think we leveled up." Smarty jumped
onto Lin Yuan's shoulder, rubbing
against him proudly. Both of them had
indeed leveled up. He scanned Smarty.
Name: 100 questions. Beast. Species:
Feladay family. Sapen cat genus. Grade
normal grade level two. Type psychic
type. Quality normal. Quality. Skills:
precise memory. Can perfectly recall
even the tiniest details. Smarty puffed
out his chest.
Before I could only remember one piece
of rose pork, but now I can remember 30.
Then he scanned yen. Name sound bird.
Species warbler family song lover genus.
Grade normal grade level three. Type
sound type. Quality normal quality.
Skills none. New skill not yet unlocked.
Yen chirped. My singing has improved so
much. Lala. Seeing both of them evolve,
Lin Yuan couldn't help but grin. Not
bad. Not bad. I finally got my golden
finger. We're going to be rich. Yan
tilted her head. Golden finger? What's
that? Linuan froze for a second, then
thought. Wait, this is far more than
just getting rich. Evolving spirit
creatures is incredibly hard. Most
creatures need a creator who uses
precious materials and spirit medicines
just for a slim chance to trigger
evolution. But I can do it alone. This
is an unbelievable ability. People would
kill to have it if I'm not careful. Like
they say, the tallest tree catches the
strongest wind. I can't protect myself
yet. This secret must never get out. To
use this power safely, I'll need to
slowly become a creator. using that
profession as a cover. That's the only
way to stay safe long term. Otherwise,
I'll only invite disaster. Just then,
Smarty called Lin Yuan. Lin Yuan, your
phone's ringing. It's from Chu Xi. Yen
brought the phone to him. Linuan smiled
and said, "Thanks." Then he thought,
"All right, it's time for her first
spirit creature contract." He answered,
"Hello, Chushi, brother," came her
cheerful voice. "I haven't called for 2
days. How are you feeling?" "I'm feeling
much better," he said. "I was even
planning to clean up the backyard
today." "What?" Chu Shei shouted. "You
don't have any spirit sheet to support
you. What are you thinking? Don't touch
the backyard until I come home." He
laughed softly. I'm just doing a little
cleaning. Nothing serious. Don't worry,
your big brother's not that weak.
Remember our promise. Focus on your
studies at school. Don't waste your
talent. I know, she said gently. After
hanging up, she murmured to herself. Big
brother, I won't let you down. Then
class began at her academy. The teacher
addressed the students. All right,
class. In the next two days, you'll all
form your first spirit creature
contracts. I don't need to tell you how
important this is. While a spirit
creature's grade and quality are
crucial, your own professional level
affects your combat performance, too.
Each combat profession has its own
compatibility range. If you choose a
spirit creature that doesn't match your
affinity, the contract will be very
difficult and might even damage your
mental strength. Even for lifetime
professionals like artisans or viewers,
you need deep understanding of spirit
creatures to fuse spiritual materials
properly. And since our class focuses on
training combat type professionals, you
must carefully consider the synergy
between your creatures. After class
ended, students began to leave. But the
teacher stopped. Chu Shei. Chu Shei.
Wait a minute. The teacher frown
slightly. Are you really sure about the
spirit creature you want to contract
with? I know your family situation, but
your talent is exceptional. The
Federation's 100 son selection is coming
up soon. You can't waste this chance.
Choose. She hesitated. Teacher eye.
Before she could finish, the scene
shifted back to Lin Yuan's shop. Lin
Yuan was working hard upgrading spirit
creatures. After hours, he finally
yelled, "Finally,
I did it. I've upgraded 300 Lily Loras
to elite grade. That's worth at least
20,000 Federation coins. That should be
enough to buy a high-grade spirit
creature for Chu Xi's contract." Just
then, his phone rang. He frowned. "An
unknown number? A new customer? Maybe
perfect timing. I was just about to
finish for the day." He answered,
"Hello? Who's this?" A woman's voice
came from the other end. "Are you
Chushi's guardian? Do you know that
she's planning to contract a gray
beetle? How could she waste her
incredible talent like that?" Linduan's
expression changed. "A gray beetle?
That's a normal grade spirit creature
you can buy for 200 coins. Aggressive,
useless skills. No one contracts with
them. They're only good as feed for
higher grade insect eaters. The woman
continued sharply. Choose she's affinity
range covers all defense type spirit
creatures. In the entire Violet Thorn
City, only a few people have such
talent. Her guardian should prepare an
elite grade defense type spirit creature
for her first contract. Luan quickly
replied, "Understood.
Thank you, teacher. I'll make sure a
suitable creature is sent to the school
within 2 days. After hanging up, he
muttered. Elite grade, I'll need at
least 100,000 Federation coins. Time's
short. I have to upgrade all these
normal grade creepers to elite grade.
Sell them off and buy a top tier defense
type spirit creature for Chu Xi. Then
the scene shifts to the next day. We see
Linon looking completely exhausted. He
explains what happened. After channeling
SpiritQi the entire night, I feel
completely drained, but I managed to
finish just in time. He covers his
spirit ring and mutters. The spirit
creature market is a strange place.
Better to hide this just to be safe.
Sitting at top his head is Smarty. And
Lin Yuan asks, "Smarty, do you really
want to come with me?" Smarty replies
proudly, "Of course. That excuse doesn't
work on me anymore. Besides, bargaining
is the job of the hundred questions
beast, Lin Yuan size. Ever since he
evolved, he's become so stubborn and
disobedient. Just then, a horse carriage
pulls up. The driver shouts, "Rides
here. All passengers, please wait behind
the yellow line." Seeing the carriage,
Smarty tilts his head. This looks a
little different from the buses I know.
Linuan chuckles. That's because you've
read history books, not modern
transportation guides. A century after
the spirit revival, spirit creatures
began replacing many of our old steel
machines. He climbs into the carriage,
the driver warns. Hold on tight. Then he
whips the rains and the carriage surges
forward so fast that Smarty nearly falls
off. Luan catches him just in time. And
meow, this thing's actually pretty fast.
Smarty yelps. The driver laughs. You
heading to the spirit creature market
too, little brother? You picked a great
day for it? Lion asks, "Why is that? Did
a new batch of spirit creatures arrive?"
The driver replies, "Haven't you seen
the news?" A few days ago, a dimensional
rift opened about 30 mi outside Sea
County. It took the Violet Thorn guards
two full days and nights to hunt down
all the aberant insects and stabilize
the area. They say a squad of guards is
still stationed nearby. Linuan is
stunned. Violet Thorn guards. The driver
continues. That rift opened right beside
a spirit creature breeding base. Most of
the creatures that were killed or
wounded, and the surviving staff are now
selling the injured ones at the market.
Hearing that, Smarty remembers something
and says, "So that's how that bluntmed
pig got out." The driver chuckles,
"Especially the blunt armed pigs. Tons
of them escaped. I caught one cheap
yesterday. Once it hit the table, my
whole family tore into it. The rest we
hung up to dry." Lin Yuan gives him a
thumbs up. "You're amazing, big brother.
In that case, please drop us at the
intersection nearest to that stall."
Inwardly, he thinks, "This is perfect.
Severely injured or crippled spirit
creatures shouldn't cost much. I might
get a really good deal here." A short
while later, they arrive at the market.
Smarty hops down excitedly. "All right,
leave the rest to me," Lin Yuan. "So,
what kind of spirit creature are we
buying, and what's our budget?" Lin Yuan
replies, "A defensive type elite grade
spirit creature. As for the price, it'll
be at least 100,000 Federation coins.
Smarty's ears twitch. But we've got less
than 20,000 in savings, Linuan says.
That's why we're going to trade the
green creepers and Lily Laura's I
upgraded last night. Smarty frowns. And
Meow. Someone's definitely going to rip
us off. Normal grade creepers sell for
about 1,500 to 3,000 each. Even if we
sell 20, we'll still come up short. As
they browse, Linuan looks around the
stalls and thinks, "Are these plants
calling out to me?" I can clearly sense
which spirit creatures I'm drawn to and
which I'm not. The fainter the light,
the friendlier their aura. But clear
pawns, nether, orchid, snow, lily,
thousand hand, jade. Could my affinity
range really be this broad? My
compatibility with healing and support
types is high, and plant type spirit
creatures naturally feel close to me.
Chu Xi's affinity is for defensive
types. That means before he can finish,
Smarty shouts, "Lin Yuan, come look at
this." Smarty is in the middle of
haggling with a shopkeeper. The
shopkeeper says, "880,000.
Smarty, 10,000. Shopkeeper 70,000.
Smarty 15,000.
Shopkeeper 60,000. Final offer. Smarty
20,000 or no deal. Linuan scans the
creature. Name toughhide rabbit. Species
leapority redentia. Grade elite grade
level one. Type defensive. Quality
normal. Skill hard and hide. Grows a
keratinized shield over its skin to
block physical damage. Seeing that, Ling
Yuan hurly grabs Smarty. Sorry, sorry.
My hundred questions beast gets a little
carried away sometimes. Smarty protests.
What are you doing, Lin Yan? If id kept
going, I could have gotten it for
20,000. Lan lowers his voice. Ever heard
of checking other shops first? They move
on. The next spirit creature is scanned.
Name: Lotus.
Species testinity geochelloon grade
normal grade level three type defensive
quality normal skill enlarge increases
body size retracts head and limbs into
shell for defense. Linuan shakes his
head. Grades too low. I don't have time
to level it up. Smarty mutters. And it's
so slow. Then they find another name
phantom claw fox. Species vulpid
glosses. Grade elite grade level one.
Type defensive. Quality normal. Skill
roll out. Curls body into a sphere to
move by rolling using its spirit pack
sound to deflect damage. Lineuan size.
Not much different from the tough hide
rabbit. Smarty snorts. If it's this
timid, how will it protect Chu Xi?
Should we reconsider the tough hide
rabbit? Lin Yuan shakes his head. Let's
keep looking. I need to think this
through. After a while, his eyes fall on
a sheep. He scans it. Name: Coiled horn
sheep. Species: Capriovvis.
Grade: Elite grade level six. Type: Rock
type. Quality perfect. skills. Perry
block uses its large horns to block
attacks. Horn assault charges at the
target with immense force. He thinks
excitedly, a perfect quality specimen,
and it even has a control type spirit
beast skill. Then he notices another of
the same kind. Name coiled horn sheep.
Species: Capriovvis.
Grade elite grade level seven. Type:
Rock type. Quality perfect. skill shock
horn strikes the target with vibrating
horns causing paralysis from
highfrequency tremors. His eyes light
up. He turns to the shopkeeper. Sir, how
about 100,000 for your coiled horn
sheep? The shopkeeper replies, "Wait, I
need to call my wife." Smarty whispers.
Ling Yuan, I checked the online prices
yesterday. A coiled horn sheep only goes
for about 500 coins. Even rare ones max
out around 10,000. This is what they
call new rich behavior. Linuan grins.
This is what we call showing sincerity.
You still have much to learn about
haggling. After a short call, the
shopkeeper returns. 100,000 Federation
coins, not one less. Linuan's face
darkens. What a ripoff, he mutters. I
don't think there's any other defensive
type spirit creature around here. Smarty
folds his arms. If it's come to this, I
might as well pay more for that coiled
horn sheep. It's for Chu Shei after all.
Just then, another vendor shouts, "Thank
you everyone for your support these past
few days. All spirit beast meat has been
sold out. My apologies to those who
didn't get any." A crowd gathers,
complaining. How could it be sold out
already? Boss, I see some heavily
injured spirit beasts in there. Why not
just butcher those? Who knows when we'll
get another deal like this? Hearing
that, Lin Yuan's eyes light up. Heavily
injured spirit beasts. Smarty groans and
meow. Linuan, now is not the time to
think about pork. The scene shifts to
the vendor inside. The man sigh. I feel
bad for the poor creatures inside and
sorry for keeping you all waiting. If
anyone's interested, you can take a look
inside. Only three are left. Buy them
and I guarantee you profit. The
onlookers scoff. Are you joking? Who'd
buy heavily injured spirit beasts for
meat? Even if we did, how would we heal
them? Who has money to hire a creator?
Forget it. There are no good deals left
here. They start leaving. Linuan steps
forward. The vendor looks up. You're
late, little brother. All the meats sold
out. This stall won't be selling spirit
beast meat anymore. Linuan replies,
"Boss, I'm not here to buy meat. I want
to see the spirit beasts inside." He
thinks the boss looks unstable. If I try
negotiating now, he might throw me out,
but I'm not the same as before. He
activates his skill. Calm mind. The
vendor visibly relaxes. The man says,
"Kid, I'm not much older than you. Just
call me brother Yang. Inside are three
heavily injured spirit creatures. I'll
show you." He leads Lin Yuan inside.
These two are webspring spiders. They
look healthy from the front, but their
abdomen are torn open. At this rate,
they'll last two days at most. Smarty
pinches his nose and meow. They stink.
Lingon scans one name. Websp spraying
spider. Species: Aranium arined. Grade
normal grade level 10. Type: Poison
type. Quality perfect. Skills: Lay
thread secretes a thin near invisible
silk trail along its path. Poison net
sprays a venom coated web forward to
trap targets. Lin Yuan's eyes widen. If
not for the dimensional rift, this would
have evolved into a copper rank spirit
creature soon. What a discovery, he says
excitedly. If it weren't injured, it
could probably sell for 300,000
Federation coins on the market. Brother
Young nods. Even more than that, control
and poison type support creatures always
fetch high prices. But now, if I get 150
coins for both, I'll consider myself
lucky. Linuan replies, "Brother Yang,
I'd like to buy both webspraying
spiders, but I don't have that much
cash. Could I maybe trade some spirit
creatures instead?" Yang hesitates.
"Honestly, kid, once I sell this batch,
I'm planning to open another breeding
base and start over. I might not need
whatever you're offering." He thinks
privately kids will be kids. I shouldn't
have gotten my hopes up, Linuan says.
What if they're elite grade green
creepers? Yan pauses. Elite grade green
creepers? What quality are they? Linuan
answers. I'm confident in their quality.
If you want, you can visit my shop to
inspect them yourself, Brother Yang.
Yang<unk>s eyes widen. Elite grade green
creepers. Those plants are priceless.
Anyone selling them usually asks double
the market price. If what this kid says
is true, he gestures to the third cage.
This is the last spirit creature I have.
We put our heart into saving it, but
Linon scans it. Name: Rhino rock.
Species: Borda bison. Grade: Elite grade
level 10. Type: Earth type. Quality
epic. Skills: Rock Horns. Coats its
horns in rock. performing a reckless
suicidal charge. Sacrifice absorbs part
of its contractor's damage on its own.
Linuan's eyes light up even more. An
epic quality defensive creature on the
verge of reaching copper rank. Perfect
for Chu Xi. He asks, "Brother Yang, how
much for this rhino rock?" Yan looks
surprised. "You're serious? Its
condition isn't exactly promising." Lin
smiles. It's perfect. How about 200,000
Federation coins? Yan freezes. Do you
have a way to heal this Rhino Rock?
Don't tell me. There's a creator behind
you. To confirm his surprise, Yang asked
Lin Yuan. Little brother, are you really
planning to take all three of these? And
in exchange, you'll give me your elite
grade green creepers. Linuan replied
with full confidence. Brother Yang,
trust me. The green creepers will not
disappoint you. Smarty backed him up,
nodding. Lin Yuan never lies. Seeing Lin
Yan's confidence, Yang finally agreed.
All right, I believe you. Since you're
buying all three spirit creatures, I can
pack up my stall now. We<unk>ll head
over in a bit to see your green
creepers. He took out a box and showed
it to Linuan. Good thing I still have a
spirit lock box. I'll pack the rhino
rocks and the webspraying spiders
inside. Seeing the strange box, Smarty
asked curiously. Lyn Yuan, what's that?
Yang explained. This is a spirit lock
box, a patented invention from Ostrich
Logistics. It allows spirit creatures to
be stored inside. Once placed, their
size adjusts to fit the box and their
weight vanishes completely. It makes
transport a lot easier. Smarty's eyes
widened. "There's something this useful?
Why haven't we ever used one before?"
Lin Yan answered with a hint of sadness.
"Because our family never had spare
money for things like that." Then Yang
carefully placed the injured rhino rock
inside the box. Watching such a huge
creature fit perfectly, Smarty was
shocked. "It's that big, and you really
fit it in there?" Yan sighed. This
spirit lock box is copper rank.
Unfortunately, I fear this rhino rock
will never get the chance to evolve into
a copper rank spirit creature. After
saying that, Young summoned his own
spirit creature. In the next moment, a
strange creature appeared before them.
Spirit creature name tumor crown fire
lizard. Species: Lizard family. Horned
lizard genus. Quality: normal. Skills:
Shedding fangs. When biting, it can
break off its fangs, leaving them
embedded in the targets body. Death
roll. After biting the target, it spins
its body rapidly to tear flesh and bone.
Exclusive trait: Burning venom. Its
venom glands mix a burning toxin into
its saliva. Petting his creature
affectionately, Yang smiled proudly.
"So, little brother, what do you think?
My tumor crown fire lizard is quite
impressive, isn't it?" Seeing a copper
rank spirit creature up close, Lin Yan
was thrilled. He scanned it and said,
"It's truly copper rank. That burning
venom trait gives it incredible attack
power." He thought to himself, "This is
a rare opportunity to observe a copper
rank spirit creature up close."
Meanwhile, Yang was secretly impressed.
"This kid's amazing. At such a young
age, he already has specialized
knowledge like a spirit creature
researcher. If he's not a natural
prodigy, then someone powerful must be
guiding him. Seems I made the right
choice. Just then, angry voices erupted
nearby. "Old Jang, what's the big idea
summoning your fire lizard out of
nowhere?" One vendor shouted. "Our tough
rabbits too scared to eat now?" Another
added, "And our fairy monkeys terrified,
too." Yang quickly apologized.
Sorry. Sorry everyone. We're leaving
right away. Then he and Lin Yan mounted
his creature. Time to go. Hold on tight.
Yan called out. In the next instant, the
fire lizard darted forward at incredible
speed. Linuan struggled to stay seated,
thinking, "This is way faster than the
thick hoof donkey cart. Before long,
they arrived at Lin Yan's spirit
creature shop." Yan laughed. Little
brother, your place is even closer than
I expected. Lin Yuan climbed down, still
dizzy from the ride. Yang chuckled.
You've got quite the strong body. Most
people feel sick their first time riding
this thing. But this is nothing. The
real thrill is when you ride a flying
spirit creature and see the world from
above. Haha. Lin Yan smiled politely.
It's nothing like that. I should be the
one thanking you, brother Yang. This was
my first time riding a copper rank
spirit creature. My place is simple, but
please make yourself at home. As they
entered the shop, Yang looked around and
thought, "This doesn't look like a place
where a creator would be hiding. If this
boy's green creepers aren't up to
standard, friendship is friendship, but
business is business." But the moment
his eyes landed on the green creepers,
he froze in shock. Impossible. a
creator. There must be a creator behind
him. Without a creator's help, growing
such highquality elite grade creepers is
impossible. Out loud, he exclaimed.
These are far better than I expected.
Prime quality, an incredibly rare grade
that even top merchants struggle to
find, Linuan calmly explained. Before
evolving these green creepers, I infused
the soil with additional energy. Their
root systems are already welldeveloped.
There's no issue with their quality. Yan
plucked a leaf from one plant. As rich
sap oozed out, he thought, such dense
sap from a single cut. This boy wasn't
exaggerating. These are truly top tier
elite grade. My luck might finally be
turning around. Then a memory surfaced
in his mind. You haven't even prepared
heavenly and earthly treasures. How dare
you seek an audience with a master
creator? He thought, "To earn a
creator's help, one must offer their
preferred spirit materials. At my level,
I can't obtain those. But if I build a
good relationship with this young man
just then," Lin Yuan asked, "Brother
Yang, are you satisfied with these green
creepers?" Yang immediately replied, "Satisfied?
"Satisfied?
More than satisfied? Let's talk price."
He continued, "Honestly, all your green
creepers are prime quality elite grade."
on Starnet. They'd easily sell for over
40,000 Federation coins. My best offer
is 33,000 per pot, and I'll take 100
pots. Though, I doubt you have that
many, right? Smarty's jaw dropped. 800
pots at 33,000 each. How much is that?
But Linuan remained perfectly calm. Sure
thing, he said with a smile. Perfect, he
thought. I needed a large batch to raise
my spirit chi profession rank. Green
creepers are the most convenient way to
do it. Yan, meanwhile, was thinking,
"This isn't a small deal." Yet, he's
completely composed. Looks like he's
used to big transactions. His plain
clothes and small shop must be a front
prepared by the person behind him. He
asked, "Little brother, how long will it
take to prepare the goods?" Lin replied
calmly, "7 days." He calculated inwardly
1 hour per pot plus 2 days to deliver
the spirit creatures to Shiaos and some
rest time. 7 days is the absolute limit.
Hearing that, tears welled up in
Yang<unk>s eyes. Heavens above. It's a
miracle. My luck has finally changed.
This must be divine fate. Seeing Yang
crying, Lin Yan was a bit startled. Then
he said, "All right, brother Yang. Come
pick them up in 7 days." Yan quickly
pulled out his phone for payment. Of
course, of course. But little brother,
don't you want to take a deposit for the
remaining 70s something pots? I have the
funds. Linuan shook his head. No need.
Thank you. We<unk>ll settle the full
amount when you come to collect them.
After everything was finalized, Yang
climbed onto his spirit creature again.
All right then, little brother. I'll be
back in 7 days, Linon replied. Of
course. See you then, brother Yang. As
Yang rode off, Lin Yuan thought to
himself, "Now comes the hardest part."
The scene shifted to Lin Yan bringing
the injured rhino rock back to his
backyard. Yan came over and asked, "Lin
Yuan, will it be staying with us
forever?" Smarty added worriedly. We
can't afford to raise it. Linuan
reassured them. Let's focus on saving it
first. Then he told them, "Both of you
step aside." Once they left, he began
transferring his power into the injured
creature. "It's already very weak," he
murmured. "I need to hurry." Soon, the
creature's wounds began to heal slowly.
Seeing this, Linuan smiled. "Great,
let's<unk> try speeding it up." He
poured in more power, but the moment he
did, the creature started groaning in
pain. Linuan was shocked. What's
happening? He thought. Could this be the
barrier to advancing into copper rank?
Determined, he shouted. Hold on, my
friend. Let's break this wall together.
And unleashed even more power.
Unbeknownst to him, Smarty and Yenan
hadn't gone far. They were secretly
watching from behind. Finally, the
creature roared, its body glowing as a
surge of powerful energy burst forth.
Linon gasped. Success. It worked. A
system window appeared. Spirit creature
name iron horned runs. Species joint
horn family bull genus. Type metal type.
Quality normal. Rank copper. Rank level
one. Skills. Rock horns reinforces its
horns with metal to deliver a reckless
powerful charge. Sacrifice takes part of
its contractor's damage upon itself.
Linuan blinked. Wait a second. Then the
system added exclusive trait awaiting
selection. Scaled hide grows scale-like
armor on its skin. Tireless stride
conserves stamina while running. Pain
siphon absorbs part of the received
damage and converts it into life force.
Seeing the list, Linuan thought in awe,
I can actually choose between these. And
in the very next moment, the system
displayed before him the list of evolved
traits. The first trait was scaled hide.
It grows a layer of scale-like armor
across the surface of the skin. The
second trait was tireless track. It
conserves stamina while running. And the
third trait was pain siphon. It absorbs
a portion of the damage taken and
converts it into vitality. After seeing
all three traits, Linuan began to
analyze them one by one in his mind. he
thought. So I have to choose one among
these three traits. H two of them are
actually quite good. This is going to be
a tough decision. The skill tireless
track would be completely useless for a
defense type spirit creature. As for
scaled hide, it'll form a thick layer of
scales on its body. It will increase
defense and add a bit more damage during
charging attacks, but it's nothing
special. However, pain siphon. This one
can absorb damage and heal itself. That
means it won't just be a tough brute
build to take hits. The more it's
attacked, the tankier it'll become.
Realizing that, Lin Yan immediately made
his decision. He said aloud, "I choose
you, Pain Siphon." As soon as Lin Yan
selected it, the Rhino Rock's profile
updated, adding a new skill. pain siphon
absorbs a portion of incoming damage and
converts it into vitality. Seeing this,
Linan thought to himself, "If I can use
both rock horns and pains siphoned
together properly, I can form a positive
feedback loop, it'll become not just a
defensive type, but a heavily offensive
defense type spirit creature." He smiled
faintly and continued thinking, "This
will be the perfect first spirit
creature for Shiao Ji. Let's see who
dares approach her now." At that moment,
Smarty suddenly blurted out from behind,
"So, does that mean Shiao Ji and the
Ironhorned Rhino Ox will be a Beauty and
the Beast combo?" Lin Yan turned around
and replied, "So, what if they are?
Shiao Ji's safety is what matters the
most." Then, walking over to Smarty, he
smirked and added, "Besides, aren't you
a beast, too?" Meanwhile, Lin Yuan
quietly noticed something else. Just as
I thought, it's not only the iron horned
rhino ox that ranked up. My own
spiritual power has also increased. The
higher the rank of spirit creature I
evolve, the greater the spiritual
feedback I receive. The now leveled up
rhino had also grown extremely friendly.
It licks Smarty all over, leaving him
drenched. Smarty cried out, "Hey, don't
you realize how heavy you are?" Watching
all this, Linuan's thoughts drifted
again. Just evolving the iron horned
rhino ox to copper rank drained almost
all my strength. If it were a top
creator using heavenly and earthly
treasures, how far could they have
pushed it? Smarty still soaked asked.
Linuan, how are you going to send this
to Shiao Ji? Linuan pulled out his phone
and answered, "Obviously through ostrich
logistics. I made a bit of money, so
since I'm in a hurry, I placed an
express flight order. They'll pick it up
soon. Hearing the word flight, Smarty's
eyes lit up. What a flight order. Does
that mean I can fly, too? I'm going to L
Y. And then the night fell. The scene
shifted to Wii Palace. Inside the
palace, a voice was listing ingredients.
Three portions of patchulus sprouts. one
portion of Sun Ebony, one portion of
Platinum Beast Blood Essence. There we
saw City Lord Ling standing with an
officer. The officer tried to speak.
City Lord Ling this, but City Lord Ling
interrupted coldly. Don't speak out of
turn. Then the ingredients were all
mixed together and finally beast blood
was poured into the concoction.
Instantly, thick smoke erupted,
spreading through the hall. Feeling the
overwhelming pressure, both the city
lord and the officer protected
themselves, thinking just the creation
process alone releases such immense
pressure. It's even straining my
protective spiritual aura. So this is a
five-star creator. Then we saw her, the
creator herself, she said calmly, "All
right, Sikcom, summon the spirit
creature you wish to evolve." and we
were introduced to her, the Moon
Empress, one of the three five-star
creators of the Radiant Federation. The
man she addressed, Seong, was a Kingrade
expert, while city lord Ling Xiao Wu,
known as the Lady of Violet Thorn City,
was also a Kingra powerhouse. Seek
summoned his spirit creature and bowed
deeply. "Thank you, Lady Moon Empress.
Here it is." The next instant, Moon
Empress poured the entire mixture into
the creature's mouth. As soon as it
entered, the spirit creature collapsed
to the ground, trembling violently.
Seeing this, Sikong panicked, "Lady Moon
Empress." But she said calmly. "It's all
right. It's evolving into a legendary
great. You just need to fuse your woon
with it, and it will evolve into a
fantasy breed." Hearing that, Seongs
face lit up with ecstasy. Falling to his
knees, he exclaimed, "Thank you, Lady
Moon Empress. I, Seekum, am willing to
serve you loyally as a dog or a horse,
to go through fire and water to die a
thousand deaths for you. Meanwhile, the
tiger-like spirit creature began to
evolve, roaring as energy flared around
it. Beside the Moon Empress had a small
rabbit with a moon mark on its forehead.
The rabbit glared at the tiger, and the
tiger immediately trembled in fear. The
Moon Empress spoke softly. No need to go
through fire or water. But regarding the
creator promotion exams, they're held
once every 3 years, and each time a
participant can only advance one level.
Tell me, how can we truly select
talented creators this way? Sukong
asked, "Lady Moon Empress, are you
suggesting that this year's creator
exams allow someone to test for multiple
levels at once?" petting her moon marked
rabbit, the moon empress replied. Only
from level one to level two. Anyone who
passes the level one creator exam within
2 hours will be exempted from the three
lifestyle profession exams and can
directly attempt the level two test. Go
deliver this order. Yes, my lady
answered immediately and left. After he
departed, Ling Xiao Wu asked, "Is this because you think the Federation's exams
because you think the Federation's exams haven't produced an exceptionally
haven't produced an exceptionally talented youngster in years, and you
talented youngster in years, and you plan to reform the system?" The Moon
plan to reform the system?" The Moon Empress shook her head. "No, this is a
Empress shook her head. "No, this is a private matter. The other two five-star
private matter. The other two five-star creators, Bamboo Lord and Kitchen
creators, Bamboo Lord and Kitchen Sovereign, have both already taken
Sovereign, have both already taken apprentices."
apprentices." Naturally, I can't let those two old
Naturally, I can't let those two old fools get ahead of me. Hearing that,
fools get ahead of me. Hearing that, Ling Xiao Wu was shocked in her heart.
Ling Xiao Wu was shocked in her heart. Lady Moon Empress is going to take an
Lady Moon Empress is going to take an apprentice. But then the Moon Empress's
apprentice. But then the Moon Empress's tone grew serious and also the
tone grew serious and also the dimensional tide is approaching. Violet
dimensional tide is approaching. Violet Thorn City has the highest number of
Thorn City has the highest number of aarent insect dimensional rifts. As its
aarent insect dimensional rifts. As its lord, you must remain diligent in your
lord, you must remain diligent in your duties. Protect the land and its people.
duties. Protect the land and its people. Every rift must be guarded. There must
Every rift must be guarded. There must be no failures. Ling Xiao Wu immediately
be no failures. Ling Xiao Wu immediately dropped to her knees. Please rest
dropped to her knees. Please rest assured, my lady, as city lord, I, Ling
assured, my lady, as city lord, I, Ling Xiao Wu, will remain the backbone of
Xiao Wu, will remain the backbone of Violet Thorn City. And then the scene
Violet Thorn City. And then the scene shifted back to Ling Yuan. We saw him
shifted back to Ling Yuan. We saw him riding a flying spirit creature through
riding a flying spirit creature through the night sky. The owner, the flyer,
the night sky. The owner, the flyer, looked back and asked, "You all right,
looked back and asked, "You all right, young man? Once we rise above the
young man? Once we rise above the clouds, the flight will smooth out." Lin
clouds, the flight will smooth out." Lin Yuan, clearly motion sick, replied
