I'm only 10 years old, and you want me to be reborn as a beastmaster?

Chapter 1: Rebirth, Eight Years Early

pain……

The pain was piercing, as if countless ice needles were piercing into the bone marrow.

Lin Ang suddenly opened his eyes, breathing rapidly, as if he had just woken up from a nightmare.

What I saw before me was an unfamiliar scene - interlaced wooden beams, and a green plant hanging from them, emitting a faint green light.

"Tick tock..."

The green light condensed into water droplets, which fell gently onto the sandalwood beside his bed.

A cool mint scent wafts from the nose, mixed with the calming scent of sandalwood.

This cleared up his confused mind a little.

where is this?
He clearly remembered that he had just been at the beach, trying his best to push a drowning child ashore.

Then, a huge wave hit and the cold sea water instantly submerged him.

The only sound in my ears was the roar of water.

He struggled to get to the surface, but every breath he took seemed to bring in more seawater.

My consciousness gradually blurred, and the world before my eyes began to darken...

After that, he didn't remember anything.

"Could it be... I was rescued?"

Lin Ang tried to prop himself up.

But my whole body felt as if it were filled with lead. Not only was it stiff, but there was also a feeling of cold pain.

He gritted his teeth and managed to sit up.

He looked down at his hands.

"Is this... my hand?"

He was stunned.

The fingers that were originally long and strong now became slender and tender, as if they had returned to the age of ten.

He touched his face subconsciously.

The touch was equally unfamiliar—it was a child's face.

"I... became smaller?"

An indescribable sense of absurdity surged in Lin Ang's heart.

He was clearly an adult, so how come he turned into a child after waking up?
At this moment, a strange memory suddenly emerged in my mind.

His name is Lin Ang, he is ten years old, and is a menial disciple of the Beast Taming Sect's Mu Lingfeng.

A few months ago, he was spotted by the Jindan Elder Chen Dao and brought back to the sect.

Elder Chen Dao believes that he has good qualifications and is expected to become a beastmaster in the future.

"The Beast Taming Sect... the world of immortal cultivation... have I traveled through time?"

This thought flashed through Lin Ang's mind, and then he smiled bitterly.

It seems that I really "knelt down" in the last world.

However, since God has given him a second chance, he must seize it.

"It's just...this body is too weak, right?"

Lin Ang tried to move his hands and feet.

Suddenly, a sharp pain came over me.

He gasped and quickly sat back down on the bed.

All kinds of fantastic images seemed to flash through my mind quickly.

Make him frown and close his eyes.

After a long while, he opened his eyes again.

At this moment, a strange light and shadow suddenly appeared before my eyes.

The horizontal, vertical, diagonal strokes and punctuation marks were like fragments blown by the wind, flying around in a disorderly manner.

Then, these symbols quickly combined and condensed into lines of text that shone with golden light:
[Host's consciousness has returned, the beast control counterattack system has been activated.]

【You were reborn at the age of eighteen.】

[In your previous life, you had a miserable life.]

[At the age of nine, due to your childhood affinity for various plants and animals, you stood out in the initial aptitude assessment and were chosen by Chen Dao, the elder of the Beast Taming Sect of Tianheng Continent, as a promising talent, with high hopes placed on you.]

[When you were ten, the demon beasts imprisoned by the Beast Taming Sect rioted. While trying to save a pet, you were seriously injured. You rested for several months before you recovered and were able to move around again.]

At eighteen, despite eight consecutive years of no detected spiritual roots or special physique, you were saved by Elder Chen Dao and not expelled. At thirty, Chen Dao unexpectedly passed away. After nearly twenty years of hard work, you, your last bit of energy exhausted, left the sect.

After giving up your obsession with cultivating immortality, you explored the mortal world, felt the magnificence of nature, and discovered the secrets of countless pets. Before your death, you finally awakened your divine beast-controlling body, but it was too late.

[In this life, you must seize opportunities, embrace the future, and let all regrets disappear.]

[You are the man who will become a beast-taming immortal.]

[Rebirth Mission: Contact five different types of pets, activate the All-Spirit Body, comprehend the innate magical power: Pet Travels the World, and unlock the innate pet: Somersault Cloud.]

Lin Ang read through the lines quickly.

The expression on his face changed from confusion to bewilderment, then to surprise, and finally settled on delight.

"This is... a golden finger?!" He couldn't help but exclaim in a low voice.

The information from the system helped him quickly sort out some logic.

He traveled through time when he was ten years old. The monster imprisoned by the Beast Taming Sect went berserk, causing him to be seriously injured and bedridden.

According to the original timeline, he would have been "bedridden" for several months.

This serious injury seemed to have caused some inexplicable impact on his body.

As a result, he received nothing in the following eight years of qualification tests.

"No wonder I was so miserable in my previous life..." Lin Ang muttered to himself.

He remembered that he was originally a child prodigy.

When Elder Chen Dao took him away, he vowed that he would have a place in the Beastmaster Sect in the future.

However, the story of "Thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west" did not happen.

At the age of 30, he was still a loser and had to leave with regret.

"It really echoes the saying 'You had a miserable life in your previous life.'" Lin Ang smiled bitterly.

However, what puzzled him was why Elder Chen Dao would "never leave" him.

No spiritual roots or special physique were detected in him for eight consecutive years. If it were any other elder, he would have been expelled from the sect long ago.

But Elder Chen always protected him and did not give up even before his death.

"Is Elder Chen a gambler? Does he have to wait for the day when the seedlings he chooses will bloom? Or... am I his illegitimate child left behind?" Lin Ang couldn't help but guess.

But recalling Elder Chen's warm and kind look, he shook his head again.

"No matter what, Elder Chen is definitely a big shot!" Lin Ang was secretly happy.

In this world of immortal heroes, if one has reached the Jindan stage of cultivation, he would at least be a powerful figure, even if he couldn't call the wind and rain.

With Elder Chen's protection, Lin Ang felt that he was as stable as a rock, at least in the next twenty years.

"Should I ask Elder Chen for help with this startup mission?" Lin Ang pondered.

In Muling Peak where he lives, there are three different types of pets.

There are still two short of the five required by the system.

As a powerful cultivator in the Jindan stage, Elder Chen has already contracted three different pet beasts through the Beast Taming Technique.

Although Lin Ang had never seen these pets, he knew their species.

"If everything goes well, we can complete the task today!" Lin Ang rubbed his hands excitedly.

The Divine Body of All Spirits, Pet Traveling Around the World, Somersault Cloud... These names sounded awe-inspiring, and they filled him with anticipation.

However, the sharp pain in his arm instantly brought him back to reality.

He looked down at his thin body, and his joy suddenly died down.

"We still have to wait for Elder Chen to come back..." Lin Ang sighed helplessly.

He lay back on the bed obediently and decided to take a closer look at the summary given by the system.

I was in such a complicated mood just now and read too quickly that I might have missed some important information.

"The host's consciousness has returned, and the beast taming counterattack system has been activated..." Lin Ang muttered to himself.

Suddenly, his eyes fixed on a line of words: "You were reborn at the age of eighteen...Ten, eighteen?!"

"Wait, what's going on?!" Lin Ang widened his eyes.

"Did the system find the wrong person?"

"Or did I travel through time to the wrong place?"

"I'm only ten years old, what the hell is this about being reborn eighteen?!"

He couldn't help but complain: "This unreliable system, is it eight years too early?"

(End of this chapter)