Beast Taming: My spirit beast bloodline is overloaded

Chapter 116 A Night of Rapid Leveling Up by 15 Levels

It must be said that, as an observer, the auction was very interesting.

Some people deliberately inflated prices, while others were desperate and impatient.
Finally, the price was driven down to thirty-eight million.

"Thirty-eight million is the first time."

"Thirty-eight million, the second time."

"Thirty-eight million, for the third time."

"make a deal."

The gavel fell, and the crowd began to discuss it.

This price is a bit high; the price of a five-tailed fox used to be around 35 million.

However, it's also clear that, despite being a sacred beast, the Soul-Devouring Vine is priced much lower, highlighting the high price of battle pets.

After the auction ended, it was time to collect the items. Lin Chen took out one million and handed it to Li Zhen.

On the way, some people asked Li Zhen who he was buying the spirit beast for, but Li Zhen just gave them a few perfunctory answers.

Soon, someone came and took Li Zhen and the others to retrieve their items, and Lin Chen and the others also got up close to the Soul-Devouring Vine.

"From now on, you'll be working with them." The staff member patiently began to educate the Soul-Eating Vine.

The Soul-Eating Vine made a clicking sound and nodded, but it was clearly still afraid of strangers.

Lin Chen glanced at Qin Shaoshao, who seemed to be deep in thought, making it impossible to tell whether she liked or disliked her.

Finally, Li Zhen and Shi Xing said goodbye and left the auction.

"You guys go back first and let them make contact. If it's a good fit, that's great. If not, just get a refund. You can afford the 20% price difference," Li Zhen said.

"Okay." Lin Chen cupped his hands in greeting and led Qin Shao Shao home.

Throughout the journey, the Soul-Devouring Vine kept its eyes fixed on Qin Shao Shao.
Although Li Zhen and the others didn't mention who its beast tamer was, it could sense that it was most likely Qin Shaoshao.

Because it is extremely sensitive to mental energy, standing next to Qin Shaoshao feels like a drop of water facing the ocean.

Once home, Lin Chen said to the Spirit Devouring Vine, "She is your future Beast Tamer. See if you are suitable for her. If not, you need to try to express it."

Qin Shaoshao's Heavenly Spirit Body is quite special, and given the complexity of the situation he's encountered, he might be rejected by spirit beasts.

"Da~"

The Soul-Devouring Vine nodded.

Lin Chen also glanced at Qin Shaoshao, but he noticed a problem: Qin Shaoshao had probably not tamed beasts for too long and obviously didn't know how to communicate with spirit beasts.

Lin Chen thought for a moment and then taught her a method: "Sometimes actions speak louder than words."

He knew that Qin Shaoshao didn't like to talk, which made it difficult for them to communicate. Touching her head with his hand was a simpler and more direct way to communicate.

Upon hearing this, Qin Shaoshao raised his hand, and finally, under Lin Chen's encouraging gaze, placed it on the leaf of the Soul-Devouring Vine.

Surprisingly, the two black leaves of the Soul-Eating Vine turned green instantly.

"The Beast Taming Manual is truly accurate."

With that thought in mind, Lin Chen left the living room, leaving them alone.

Over the next two days, Lin Chen carefully observed Qin Shaoshao and the Spirit Devouring Vine, and discovered that although they did not speak, they had already established a subtle relationship.

At first, the Soul-Devouring Vine really liked Qin Shaoshao, but it soon sensed the dark side of Qin Shaoshao's heart.

Therefore, its mood changed from joy to hesitation.

Lin Chen didn't explain to it why Qin Shaoshao had become like this. He hoped that the Soul Devouring Vine would sense Qin Shaoshao's "iceberg" physique—cold on the outside but warm on the inside.

Lin Chen also took the opportunity to examine the bloodline information of the Soul-Devouring Vine:
【Soul-Devouring Vine】

[Dominant Bloodline: Soul-Devouring Vine 46.33%, Boundary Demon Vine (Divine Beast) 33.3%]

[Hidden bloodline: 12.37%]

[Contaminated bloodline: 8%]

The bloodline is excellent; this is practically a steal.

By the fifth day, the Soul-Devouring Vine seemed to have realized something.
Although Qin Shaoshao's heart is filled with darkness, she is more innocent than many people.

This is her true personality.

Lin Chen was delighted, but he still asked Qin Shaoshao, "How was it?"

Qin Shao glanced at the Soul-Devouring Vine and said calmly, "That's it."

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The man and the three beasts were all speechless, but they had long been used to it.

Before signing the contract, Lin Chen still went to tell Li Zhen. The latter was very happy to hear it and said to Lin Chen, "Then you can handle the rest."

Lin Chen could tell that Li Zhen seemed very busy, so he nodded and went back.

Just as he stepped out, his assistant standing next to him said, "Guild Master, if this 1500 million isn't properly accounted for, it will be difficult to explain to the guild members later. I'm afraid others might have objections."

"How about this," Li Zhen said after a moment's thought, "From now on, half of my salary will be deducted from it every month. As the vice president, I already have a five million exemption right. I'll also do a few more tasks then."

"I'm really impressed with you." The assistant thought for a moment and said, "I'll try my best to make the bill look good and I can make another five million for you. You can make up the rest."

She actually understood that Li Zhen must have a legitimate purpose for spending money; he was an upright and honest chairman.

However, the president holds a high position, and many people below him are watching him closely.

"You're still the best to me."

"Go aside."

The assistant rolled his eyes and left, leaving Li Zhen with a grin on his face.

At the same time, Lin Chen went to the beast-selling shop and bought some spirit herbs before returning home.

Lin Chen now has a lot more money, so Xiao Bai can eat higher quality spiritual herbs and eat more of them.

Late at night, Lin Chen said to Qin Shaoshao, "If you are ready, let's begin the contract."

Qin Shaoshao glanced back at the Soul-Devouring Vine, which was also filled with anticipation and nervousness.

Finally, she nodded.

Lin Chen, who was standing to the side, suddenly felt something was amiss, and then pulled Xiaobai and Xiaohong away.

It's rumored that powerful cultivators' contracts with spirit beasts will cause fluctuations in their power, and Lin Chen doesn't know if there's any danger involved.
Anyway, he couldn't protect the law from the side, so it was better to run far away for safety's sake.

Just after Lin Chen left the house, Qin Shaoshao finally waved gently and placed her hand on the leaf of the Spirit Devouring Vine.
The Soul-Devouring Vine's eyes widened.

Is this its future beast tamer?

Can it feed me?

Wow, that's amazing!
At this, the Soul-Devouring Vine's eyes widened even more.

As the contract ceremony proceeded, a powerful spiritual force suddenly erupted!

Ning's
"I saw Lin Chen a few days ago."

"He is indeed a man of great talent. It is no wonder that my two brothers were defeated by him."

Wen Xia was sitting at the table, chatting with Ning Ye about everyday things.

Just as Ning Ye was about to respond, he suddenly saw a person riding a spirit beast take off into the air.

Ning Ye and Wen Xia were both startled, because the person who appeared was none other than the Ning family's patriarch, who had been in seclusion for many years.

He excels at cultivating spiritual power, and all the spirit beasts under his command possess spiritual power.

"Ancestor, has something happened?" Ning Ye asked.

The old ancestor stared intently at the west and said, "Such powerful spiritual energy. Has a powerful beast tamer recently arrived in the city?"

"I don't think so," Ning Ye shook his head and asked, "Should we investigate?"

"No," the patriarch immediately stopped him, "The opponent's strength far surpasses mine; neither of us is a match for him."

Ning Ye was alarmed. His strength was alright, but the ancestor's strength far surpassed his.

"Let's pretend nothing happened." The ancestor glanced at it warily again, and finally said, "It must be that some powerful spirit beast has broken through, otherwise it wouldn't have caused such a wide-ranging mental fluctuation."

Lin Chen had no idea that Qin Shao Shao's contract with a spirit beast would alarm the Ning family.

He seemed to be doing alright, though he wondered if it was because Qin Shaoshao was protecting him on purpose.

A few minutes later, Lin Chen headed home, feeling a mix of anticipation and worry.
The Celestial Spirit Body is very special, but the Soul-Devouring Vine is also very special.

When Lin Chen got home and entered the house, he saw Qin Shaoshao sitting at the table. This time, she didn't pick any flower petals, but was looking at the side.

Lin Chen followed the gaze and saw the Soul-Devouring Vine lying on the ground. "Dead?" Lin Chen was shocked.

"She's asleep," Qin Shaoshao replied.

Lin Chen breathed a sigh of relief and noticed as he walked over that the Soul-Devouring Vine was indeed asleep.

Wait a minute~~
Lin Chen rubbed his eyes, thinking he was seeing things.

When Lin Chen opened his eyes again, his lips twitched, too surprised to speak.

The Soul-Devouring Vine was level 13 when I bought it.
I'm level 28 now!

His level jumped 15 levels, leaving Lin Chen speechless.

This is what a truly extraordinary life looks like.

Lin Chen sighed and glanced at Xiaobai and Xiaohong with concern.

As expected, the two little guys also noticed. The little fox was naturally envious, because the little guy was obsessed with leveling up, and even asked Lin Chen a while ago if he would go to the Flaming Fox Spirit Spring to level up again.

As for Little White, it frowned slightly, and then uttered something astonishing.

"Moo~~"

Lin Chen was speechless again after hearing this, because Xiao Bai was actually advising Qin Shao Shao that it was bad for its spirit beast level to be too fast, and that it was just bloated.

Qin Shaoshao seemed to be deep in thought. Lin Chen's lips twitched. Then Xiao Bai barked a few times, telling Qin Shaoshao that it wasn't a bad idea to level up first, and they could make up for it later.

But it upgraded too quickly and can't upgrade any further.

Qin Shao Shao nodded very seriously.

Xiao Bai and Qin Shao Shao were sharing their cultivation experiences, but things didn't go as planned.

After sleeping for fifteen days, the Soul-Devouring Vine finally awoke.

The first thing I did after waking up was to check on my beast tamer.

Qin Shaoshao followed Lin Chen's example and touched the Spirit Devouring Vine, which caused the vine to fall into a deep sleep again.
This one sleep propelled him to a higher level by three.

Lin Chen suddenly felt unbalanced.
Leveling up while lying down—what a life winner! It's just too incredible.

This made Xiaobai sigh, thinking that the Soul-Devouring Vine was probably beyond saving.
With such a flabby physique and such a poor foundation, how will it ever level up?

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Lin Chen felt ashamed.

In fact, he had done some research and found that although the spirit beast's level would skyrocket in this kind of feedback, the aftereffects would not be too severe.

However, Xiaobai is right, we must make up for it later.

A month later, Lin Chen finally went out to the Monster Hunter Guild and handed over the barbecue seasoning to Jiang Dadong.

Upon arriving at the guild, Lin Chen saw Huang Xiaotian, who appeared to be reporting on his work.

Lin Chen waited outside for a while until he finished his report before going in.

"Although it's a bit outdated, I still want to say congratulations." Huang Xiaotian smiled as soon as he saw Lin Chen.

Lin Chen naturally understood that he was congratulating him on winning the Bull King Championship, and immediately smiled wryly, "You're eyeing my meal."

"Good to know." Huang Xiaotian smiled.

Lin Chen wasn't stingy; he had planned to treat him to dinner before, and it would be even better to do it together now.

"Take me with you," Li Zhen said impatiently.

Now that Li Zhen's salary has been halved, he hasn't had a good meal in a long time, so he naturally tries to freeload off any dinner party he can get.

"You guys chat first, I'm going to the Beast Tamer Guild, I'll be back later." Huang Xiaotian patted Lin Chen on the shoulder and then left.

Lin Chen watched Huang Xiaotian's retreating figure and asked, "Is it related to the beast tide?"

“Yes.” Li Zhen didn’t hide anything, after all, it wasn’t a secret. He said, “Xiaotian guesses that the other party may come again. Although there is no evidence, he went to the Beast Tamer Guild to tell them about his guess and see if they can issue a warning.”

"Will they believe it?"

"Whether they believe it or not is their business," Li Zhen said, not caring. "After all, we've already done what we had to do. But given Pang Yuanzheng's style, even if they don't completely believe it, they'll still be cautious. This year is his re-election year, so we can't be careless."

Lin Chen nodded.

"How is Young Master Qin?" Li Zhen asked.

"Her spirit beast is still asleep, and it's already level 31." Lin Chen was ashamed.

“That’s normal,” Li Zhen said. “Her mental strength is so powerful that only a peculiar spirit beast like the Soul-Devouring Vine can withstand it and not die.”

Li Zhen then added, "Ask her if she wants to try evolution. If so, I'll prepare the materials for her."

Lin Chen could vaguely guess that Li Zhen was under some pressure. He said, "Don't rush. Her spirit beast hasn't awakened yet. Let's talk about evolution after it has laid a solid foundation."

"Alright," Li Zhen nodded.

Actually, if Qin Shaoshao's identity were revealed, she definitely wouldn't be short of money.

However, this also brings a lot of trouble.

Lin Chen, however, came up with a solution, saying, "If we really can't gather enough money by then, I'll take her on some missions. With her skills, she can easily earn hundreds of thousands just by doing some work."

"You're letting people of this caliber do the work?" Li Zhen was speechless.

Lin Chen said:

“Working is an essential part of her integration into the new world.”

They had a good meal that evening, and then Lin Chen went home.

For the next few days, Lin Chen didn't go out because Xiao Bai told him that it felt it was approaching a bottleneck again.

Lin Chen was looking forward to it. If Xiao Bai leveled up this time, it would be level 18, and there were still two levels to go before it could evolve to level 20.

Moreover, according to Lin Chen's estimation, after Xiao Bai's upgrade this time, he should be able to take him up a level.

This time, the Soul-Devouring Vine didn't sleep much. When it woke up, it was still groggy, but when it saw its level, it became incredibly alert.

This time, Qin Shaoshao didn't continue with the head-patting gesture. Instead, he let the Soul-Devouring Vine train first and lay a solid foundation.

"Da~"

The Soul-Devouring Vine nodded.

In the days that followed, it was like Little White's little shadow, following Little White as it began to exercise.

However, the Soul-Devouring Vine cultivates spiritual power, so it's not suited for manual labor.

Therefore, every time Xiaobai just started warming up, the Soul-Devouring Vine would collapse.

"Moo!!"

Xiao Bai sighed and said frankly that the Soul-Devouring Vine was caused by the Great Void, and that they should train it more.

Lin Chen felt ashamed.

This isn't how you build the Soul-Devouring Vine.

Lin Chen consulted some materials and corrected the training method for the Spirit Devouring Vine.

However, during this process, Lin Chen also saw some bark from the Spirit Devouring Vine and secretly collected it.

On the eighth day, Xiaobai finally leveled up and reached level 18.

The first thing it sought out wasn't Lin Chen, but the Soul-Devouring Vine, to tell it that this was what leveling up meant.

Lin Chen burst out laughing, and just as he had guessed, he also leveled up to level 8.

This made the little fox extremely happy, because if Lin Chen leveled up two more times, it would be able to form a contract with him.

"Goo~~"

The little fox was very attentive to Little White, patting his back and giving him massages.

It knew that if Lin Chen wanted to level up, it couldn't rely on Lin Chen himself, but on Niu Niu's efforts.
Little White nodded and told the little fox that it would work twice as hard to reach level 20.

On the tenth day, while Xiaobai was diligently building up her foundation, Lin Chen saw a notification from the guild machine:
[Animal Tide Warning]

In light of the recent spate of disappearances outside the city, the Beastmaster Guild has joined forces with the Monster Hunter Guild to conduct an investigation, but the culprit has not yet been identified.

Based on the assessment of the two major guilds, the attack is most likely caused by demonic beasts, and the possibility of another beast tide cannot be ruled out. An accurate assessment is currently impossible.

[A warning is now being issued, urging residents of Jiuxing City to minimize going out in the near future. If it is necessary to leave the city, it is best to report it in advance or travel by other means.]

[Signature: Beast Tamer Guild]

(End of this chapter)