Beast Taming: My spirit beast bloodline is overloaded

Chapter 113 Sacred Beast: Soul-Devouring Vine
Although Li Zhen had previously agreed to help Lin Chen search for him, Lin Chen was not going to take advantage of Li Zhen to the point of exploiting him.

Lin Chen has a "bad" habit: he'll take advantage of strangers whenever he can, but once you're familiar with someone, it becomes harder for him to do so.

It was evening when Lin Chen and his group arrived at Tai Niu Courtyard. Zhu He rushed over as soon as he heard that Lin Chen had arrived.

“If Dean Zhu is busy, you don’t need to entertain us.” Lin Chen noticed that the other party was busy.

"It's because this competition was so successful that I had a lot of social engagements." Zhu He chuckled, then got straight to the point, saying, "Your reward is ready, please follow me."

Afterwards, Zhu He led Lin Chen to the Tai Niu Courtyard.

The reason for not distributing the reward in public is that the preservation of the Bull King's Heart requires careful handling, and there is also the concern that someone might secretly kill and steal it.

After all, the market value of the Bull King's Heart is too high; even a powerful family like the Li family probably doesn't have much of it.

"How about this, I'll send all the rewards to the guild for you, and then give them to Guild Leader Li." Zhu He had just remembered that Li Zhen wasn't there and was worried that Lin Chen and the others might get hurt. "I'll go spread the word later."

"Thank you, President Zhu." Lin Chen cupped his hands in thanks.

Zhu He smiled. As Lin Chen passed by the inner courtyard of Tai Niu Yuan, he saw workers carrying out construction, and next to them was a portrait that looked a bit like Xiao Bai.

“The King of Bulls competition will definitely be held in the future, and we plan to make it part of the Black Mountain City culture, so we plan to build a champion statue here,” Zhu He said.

Lin Chen glanced at Xiaobai, but it clearly didn't understand what a champion statue was, so it showed a puzzled expression.

Finally, Zhu He took Lin Chen to see the Heart of the Bull King.

The Heart of the Bull King is a plant about twenty meters long. Legend has it that it is most likely to grow in places where the king of cattle transforms, making it extremely difficult to find.

The plant found in Black Mountain City this time is in very good condition.

"This is the user manual for the Heart of the Bull King, as well as some supplementary materials. If you have any questions, you can ask me or go find Xu Youzhen." Zhu He thoughtfully prepared a manual for Lin Chen.

Lin Chen thanked him again.

After showing Lin Chen the rewards, Zhu He left in a hurry, and Lin Chen went to see Xu Youzhen.

"Leaving tomorrow?" Xu Youzhen stared at Xiaobai.
To be honest, he really wanted Lin Chen to stay so he could properly study Xiao Bai.

"The beast tide in Nine Star City seems to have receded. We haven't been home for so long, and we miss it terribly," Lin Chen said frankly.

“That’s true, we’ve been out for over a month now.” Xu Youzhen could understand.

Lin Chen sat there for a while and exchanged some thoughts with Xu Youzhen.

Xu Youzhen really gained a lot this time. He used to wonder why the cattle were so diligent, yet their leveling up was always so slow.

Lin Chen's words this time were a wake-up call for him, perhaps related to his stubbornness.

Oxen are easily swayed and prone to getting stuck on trivial matters.

Therefore, proper guidance must begin in early childhood.

"I'll write it down." Xu Youzhen said very seriously.

After chatting for nearly two hours and having a meal, Xu Youzhen and Jiang Yue saw them off from Tai Niu Courtyard.

"What are you thinking about?" Xu Youzhen asked Jiang Yue. "Could it be that you've actually fallen for someone?"

"I'm wondering, is its plough-horned beast a new direction, or an anomaly?" Jiang Yue replied earnestly.

If this is the right direction, the future Ploughhorn Beast will be extremely terrifying, and may even surpass the status of most battle pets.

But if it's an anomaly, then it's the only one of its kind in the world.

The difference is enormous.

Upon hearing this, Xu Youzhen said directly, "I've also thought about this question, but the answer will probably only be known after Xiaobai evolves."

The next day, Lin Chen got up and confirmed the news: Nine Star City had indeed been unsealed.

The speed of this lifting of restrictions was very fast, which was somewhat unexpected.

After finishing their meal, Lin Chen and his group did not linger. They mounted their Gale Beasts and returned to Nine Star City.

By the afternoon, they had arrived at their destination.

However, contrary to their expectations, Nine Star City did not seem to be experiencing the great battle they had anticipated; instead, it appeared very peaceful.

Back here, all four of them felt incredibly comfortable. Although their accommodations in Black Mountain City weren't bad, they still felt their small city was better.

They went to the guild first, and many people came up to congratulate Lin Chen as soon as they entered.

The two cities are very close, so news of such a big event naturally spread quickly.

Lin Chen thanked him politely and went to Li Zhen's office.

"You're back?" Li Zhen's face darkened when he saw Lin Chen.

"President, I don't think I've offended you." Lin Chen asked, puzzled.

"Thanks to you, all our previous exploration of the ruins was for nothing," Li Zhen said.

"?"

Lin Chen was even more puzzled. Li Zhen explained, "Black Mountain City was originally the stronghold of the Plowhorn Beast. After you won, the area became even more popular. Who would still come to Nine Star City to contract the Divine Fox?"

"You can't blame me for that, can you?" Lin Chen said with a wry smile.

Li Zhen glanced at the little fox and said, "Why don't you form a contract with it as soon as possible and train it to become a monster?"

Upon hearing this, the little fox's pupils widened.
The waiting time was really painful.

Lin Chen was speechless.

Beastmasters level up very slowly in the early stages because they only have one spirit beast.

Once you reach level 10 and have two spirit beasts, your speed will increase significantly.

Lin Chen explained about the reward, and Li Zhen nodded, saying, "It's fortunate that he was so thoughtful, otherwise there might have been real danger. You owe him a favor."

"I understand," Lin Chen nodded.

At this moment, Li Zhen changed the subject and said, "If it weren't for this beast tide, I would also like to see Little White fight the Beast King cub. I heard that it broke through on the spot, but still lost in the end."

Upon hearing this, Little White raised its head high.

That battle was indeed exhilarating, but its reputation wasn't great.
It had already cleared itself of the mad bull's name, but then the second phase of its savage bloodline erupted, and it was all thrown back at it.

"I saw the Beastmaster Guild's announcement about the city lockdown, but when I came back, it didn't seem as serious as I had imagined."

“Yes,” Li Zhen said. “This beast tide was predicted to be level five by the information-based beast tamers, but when it actually broke out, it was more bark than bite.”

"This wave of beasts won't even reach level five, it might only be level three."

"Huang Xiaotian was uneasy and felt something was amiss, so he led his team to investigate."

Lin Chen didn't know much about the beast tide, so he didn't offer any opinion.

Finally, Li Zhen told Lin Chen that he would let him know when the reward arrived, and then Lin Chen went home.

Having not been home for a month, the man and his two beasts walked as fast as they could, but by the time they arrived home, it was already dark.

As soon as the courtyard gate opened, Xiaobai and Xiaohong rushed inside. Lin Chen glanced into the house and quickly spotted Qin Shaoshao.

She seemed completely unmoved, still sitting in the same spot, picking flower petals. Seeing Lin Chen enter, she even spoke to him proactively:

"Looks like we won."

Lin Chen was not surprised; Qin Shaoshao was able to sense their mental fluctuations and thus judge their emotions.

"Your seniors also deserve credit for this." Lin Chen sat down and briefly recounted what happened in Black Mountain City.

He didn't know if Qin Shaoshao was interested, but she didn't say anything. In the end, when she heard that Xiaobai had won by activating the second stage of the Savage Bloodline, she simply hummed in agreement.

Lin Chen finished speaking and prepared to get up, but unexpectedly Qin Shaoshao suddenly spoke up:
"I've thought about it for a long time and decided to form a new contract with a spirit beast." Lin Chen thought he had misheard, and after a moment of stunned silence, he realized he hadn't misheard.

He was somewhat pleased after hearing this.

Psychology says that a person's love for life is expressed by growing flowers and plants or keeping pets.

Although spirit beasts are different from these, their effects are only better.

Lin Chen sincerely hoped that Qin Shao Shao could get out of the shadows of the past and live a second life.

"What kind of product do you want?" Lin Chen asked.

"Plant-based ones, or you can recommend one to me," Qin Shaoshao said. She certainly didn't know as much about spirit beasts as Lin Chen did, since spirit beasts had undergone many generations of development over such a long period of time.

"Let me think," Lin Chen said. He found some books and read through many, but there was very little information about the Celestial Spirit Body.

According to some unofficial historical records, the Celestial Spirit Body itself was powerful enough, and the spirit beasts came to assist it.

The best path for a Celestial Spirit Beast is to grow into a plant-type spirit beast like the World Tree.

Because very few beast-type spirit beasts can resonate with and withstand the immense spiritual power of a celestial spirit body.

"I'll ask Chairman Li another day." Lin Chen immediately gave up on the idea of ​​going to the pet store to look for it.

Qin Shaoshao's Heavenly Spirit Body is not just in its early stages; it's already at its peak. If an ordinary spirit beast were to form a contract with it, it might be forced to die from the resulting regeneration.
However, if Qin Shaoshao wants to reach a higher level, he will indeed need to form a new contract with a new spirit beast.

After all, cultivation is not possible in this era.

After taking a quick shower, Lin Chen returned to his bed, where he and his two beasts fell into a deep sleep.

I slept the most soundly on my first night back home.

The next day, Lin Chen was awakened by the aroma of food.

The little fox got up early and prepared the meal, while Little White began his daily exercise.
Lin Chen felt ashamed; it turned out that he, the beast tamer, was the laziest person in his family.

"Goo~~"

Little Red looked at Lin Chen expectantly, only then did he remember that he hadn't given her the 9500 yuan yet.

"Here you go." Lin Chen pulled out a wad of cash and handed it to him.

The little fox took the money, immediately ran to the bedroom, found its piggy bank, neatly put the money in, then held it for a moment to savor it before coming out to eat.

Seeing this, Lin Chen shook his head helplessly.

This little fox is such a money-grubber. The first thing it did when it came in yesterday was to check its piggy bank. Even though Lin Chen said that Qin Shaoshao wouldn't take it, it still couldn't rest easy.

However, just like animals, having some quirks is actually a good thing, at least it prevents them from doing all sorts of messy things.

After dinner, Lin Chen didn't go out again and stayed quietly for a day until the next day when he finally went to the guild.

When he met Li Zhen, the first thing he said was, "Your reward has been delivered."

Lin Chen was delighted to hear this, but Li Zhen reminded him, "Keep the Heart of the Bull King in the guild; it's not safe for you to keep it."

"But you can take it back if you want, as long as the person living in your house is still there."

With Qin Shaoshao around, we have nothing to fear from thugs.

"Then I'll take it back first. Please tell everyone that the item is still in the guild." Lin Chen hadn't touched the Bull King's Heart since obtaining it, and he was indeed feeling uneasy.

“That works too.” Li Zhen didn’t refuse, after all, it was for Lin Chen’s safety.

"Speaking of Young Master Qin, the reason I came to see you this time is because of her," Lin Chen said.

When Li Zhen heard that it concerned Qin Shaoshao, his attitude became serious.

It's safe to say that among the top families in the entire Nine Star City, there isn't a single one who can defeat Young Master Qin.

Even those so-called old monsters of the family
After all, no one can be older than Young Master Qin.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Chen told Li Zhen about Qin Shaoshao's desire to re-contract with a spirit beast. Upon hearing this, Li Zhen was overjoyed and said, "It seems she has adjusted her mindset."

Lin Chen nodded and said, "Our guild shouldn't lack spirit beasts. Do you have any plant-type beast kings? Let's get one for her."

"..." Li Zhen rolled his eyes and said, "Do you think the Beast King is as easy as cabbage?"

"Captain Huang said before that our guild has no shortage of spirit beasts."

“Beast Kings aren’t so easy to capture. They generally have strong independent wills. They either die in battle or are subdued on the spot by powerful beast tamers,” Li Zhen said.

Lin Chen naturally understood, and he said with a wry smile, "We can't exactly make her form a contract with a banyan tree spirit, can we?"

The Banyan Tree Spirit is one of the basic spirit beasts of the plant type. Although it has the potential to become the World Tree in the future, the difficulty is too high.

Qin Shaoshao is a Heavenly Spirit Body; when he makes a contract with the banyan tree spirit, he will probably feed it back to death.

“She is a hero, so we can’t treat her like this. Let me think about it,” Li Zhen pondered.

In fact, if Qin Shaoshao's identity were revealed, the major families of Nine Star City would all be willing to find him a good spirit beast.

The problem is that this will disrupt Qin Shaoshao's gradually calming mind again.

After all, the fundamental reason why these forces are willing to curry favor with Qin Shaoshao is that they want him to join them.

After thinking for a long time, Li Zhen suddenly stood up and said, "I almost forgot, we can go to the auction."

When Lin Chen bought the spirit beast, the female saleswoman mentioned that Nine Star City holds a regular auction every month to sell top-quality spirit beasts, pills, and so on.

After all, auctions are the best way to sell items at high prices.

Auctions are held in almost every city, and some cities even have several, which is one of the reasons why top-quality spirit beasts don't flow into the general public.

Because the steamed buns were eaten by the people inside before they were even taken out of the pot.

The auction in Nine Star City requires verification of funds, and the amount isn't high, only around 500,000, but it's still a bit difficult for ordinary people.

Li Zhen called his assistant over, who entered and said in surprise, "Isn't the chairman someone who never attends auctions?"

"Just say what I'm told. Why are you asking so many questions?" Li Zhen naturally didn't want to explain too much, because it concerned Qin Shao Shao.

The assistant, knowing Li Zhen's personality, said, "The auction did send out flyers recently. I left them on your desk, I think it was the day before yesterday."

They then searched frantically and finally found it in the garbage dump. Li Zhen then said to his assistant, "Alright, you can go now."

"Sigh, men are so fickle." The assistant glanced at Lin Chen, sighed, and left.

Lin Chen's lips twitched.
Why did he feel a little nauseous when he heard that?

After unfolding the flyer, they discovered that it actually contained a plant-type spirit beast:
【Soul-Devouring Vine】

[Sacred Beast]

【Level: 13】

[Number of auctions that failed to sell: 8]

"The level is too low," Lin Chen said, shaking his head. "It probably can't withstand the feedback from the Heavenly Spirit Body."

“Not necessarily,” Li Zhen said. “This kind of spirit beast is very rare, so you may not have heard of it. More accurately, most people call it a demon beast.”

"If I say another name, you might understand."

"It is also called the Soul-Capturing Vine."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Chen remembered and said in surprise:

“It turned out to be this.”

(End of this chapter)