BOOM.

The sounds of explosions echoed in the valley, one after another.

The Saint Master returned after the explosions subsided, holding a Soul Kind in his hand.

Today was the sixteenth day after the Supreme Elder of the Hundred Beast Sect's death, and the remaining remnants of the Hundred Beast Sect had all returned.

It was the perfect opportunity to deal with them all. Just as he had guessed, after destroying this group of remnants, he obtained a Soul Kind.

He closed the Soul Forging Method in his hand and accepted the Soul Kind from the Saint Master, which was of Epic Level.

His gains were naturally not small. After eliminating the Supreme Elder of the Hundred Beast Sect, he had swept the entire valley, even finding the full version of the Hundred Beasts Soul Forging Method. In addition, he also found the Dragon Wandering Soul-smithing Art, Elephant Soul-smithing Art, "Kun Strike Forging Soul Method," and so on, covering all the inheritances of the Hundred Beast Sect.

Besides the Hundred Beasts Soul Forging Method, these core inheritances could be combined. For instance, aside from combinations like dragon and elephant, there were also creatures like the Kun and Peng. As long as the Beast Shadows were matched well, the summoned phantoms could be transformed into these Mythological creatures.

And this Soul Kind was a special one, combining both the Beast and Summoning systems.

[Beast/Summoning System · Beast Fusion (Epic Level)]

[Beast Soul Fusion: Capable of fusing with beast-type summons, obtaining an overlap of the summoned creature's attributes.]

[Beast Body Enhancement: After fusion, constitution +20%, strength +20%.]

[Danger Intuition: After fusion, agility +20%, intuition +20%.]

[Potential Release: The greater the injury, the higher the overall enhancement, with a maximum of 20% to all attributes.]

[Spiritual Instinct: Depending on the fused beast-type summon, its unique Skills and special abilities will be obtained.]

A total of five abilities. While it looked very useful, to Wang Linchi, it was practically trash.

It wouldn't have been so bad if an Epic Level Beast King Shadow hadn't dropped, but they didn't even get an Excellent Level Beast Shadow. It seems this isn't just a problem of drop rate, but also because these Awakeners had seized the Beast King Species, causing the drop rate to decrease, Wang Linchi grumbled.

If not for the large number of complete Soul Forging Methods he had collected, he would have been quite annoyed by this disappointing harvest.

Forget it, I'll use it as fodder for the Soul Secret Technique in the future.

As for letting the Saint Master fuse with him to enhance his own strength, Wang Linchi sneered at the idea.

Why would he put himself in danger? After fusion, if he encountered an enemy, wouldn't he have to fight himself, and even engage in close combat?

If the Saint Master died, he was just a substitute and could be resurrected. But if he died, he would genuinely be dead. He was not a combat-crazed person; otherwise, he wouldn't have created the Saint Master in the first place.

"Let's go. For now, I can only look for Beast King Species; otherwise, it's a bit difficult to study the Hundred Beast Sect's inheritance," Wang Linchi said. He wanted to understand the inheritance of the Hundred Beast Sect as soon as possible, and for that, it would be best to have corresponding assistance, such as the Beast Shadow Soul Kind.

Of course, it would be best if he could obtain the Beast King Shadow.

On the way out, Wang Linchi was still examining the Soul Forging Methods.

Sigh, I didn't expect the Dajing Court to be so harshly restrictive towards the lower classes. I wonder what they've experienced.

Great View had carved out a large portion from each cultivation level's teachings.

The White Porcelain Level lacked the Soul Secret Technique. The Black Iron Level lacked the Forging Secret Technique, which enhanced spiritual power intensity; without this secret technique, an Awakener's spiritual power would always remain a dispersed structure. The Mountain Copper Level required an Origin Nourishing Secret Skill; since this involved physique enhancement, lacking the Origin Nourishing Secret Skill meant not only would the physique fail to reach the suitable state for a breakthrough, but hidden injuries would also accumulate.

The Secret Silver Level's Own-rooting Secret Technique could consolidate the synergy between one's physique and spirit. If all secret techniques were in place at this stage, the physique and spirit would have reached the same level, rather than the physique still lagging behind the spirit.

The Elite Gold Level's Return-True Mystique was for soul growth and nourishment, in preparation for the Morning Star Level.

Missing even one of these meant inadequacy, making it impossible to break through to the Morning Star Level.

Moreover, if a secret technique for a certain stage was not practiced and was missed after advancing, even if it was learned later, the foundation would be set, and there would be no chance of a breakthrough.

As for the Morning Star Level, it was not recorded in the "Hundred Beasts Soul Forging Method" that Wang Linchi possessed.

Clearly, the Supreme Elder who had escaped with this Soul Forging Method lacked the qualifications to access the Morning Star Level.

To obtain anything related to the Morning Star Level, one could likely only turn to the Court; it was probably futile to search elsewhere.

Luckily, Wang Linchi didn't mind these issues. Anyway, what was important to him now was the Forging Secret Technique; he needed to create one of his own.

Like the Soul Secret Technique, the Forging Secret Technique for each Soul Forging Method was specific to it; you couldn't mix and match.

If my spiritual power intensity were to increase, along with the enhanced strength from the Spiritual Corridor and its two purification boosts, and I cultivated to Black Iron Level Fulfillment, I could probably smash an Elite Gold Level expert to death.

Although the Forging Secret Technique wasn't as versatile as the Soul Secret Technique, its effect was very practical: it increased the quality of spiritual power.

This was just for the Black Iron Level. Like the Soul Secret Technique, each level's secret technique could be further cultivated and improved. His Soul Secret Technique, for example, had not only reached White Porcelain Level Fulfillment but also Black Iron Level Fulfillment.

This was primarily because the secret technique itself was a supplement and derivative of the Soul Forging Method, relying on it for growth.

Moreover, Wang Linchi's Soul Secret Technique was self-created, so its improvement was much faster than that of his spiritual power.

As for the Forging Secret Technique, the difficulty for Wang Linchi lay not in cultivation, but in creation.

In this case, I'll have to postpone the Beast Armor Technique research for a bit, sigh... Wang Linchi sighed.

He had originally planned to research the Beast Armor Technique. After all, he hadn't expected to obtain all the Soul Forging Methods of the Hundred Beast Sect so easily.

The Beast Armor Technique was very valuable in Wang Linchi's eyes, especially the part about Beast Souls. Although it was a bit cruel, it allowed one to stack equipment, effectively turning an ordinary person into an Iron Man.

Except for the poor durability of the Beast Souls, it was excellent in all other aspects.

Wang Linchi was contemplating whether it was possible to combine Beast Souls with the Beast Shadow Soul Kind or the Beast King Shadow to achieve equipment virtualization or add extra functionality to his Soul Resemblance.

Otherwise, with only one Soul Seed Page per level, even if he reached the Daylight Level, he would only have nine Soul Seed Pages. What could he possibly do with so few?

As for increasing his Potential Positions, Wang Linchi had almost given up on the idea, unless he someday obtained a Natural Treasure capable of increasing them or stumbled upon crucial research data through some accident. Otherwise, he wouldn't waste time on it.

If he didn't have enough Soul Seed Pages, he could use secret techniques as additional plugins.

Alternatively, he could form Soul Phase Plugins through the Secret Realm's Local System.

Like the Saint Master, which was a plug-and-play plugin named 'Substitute' on the Book of Records.

He didn't pursue this research because the cost was too high. While the returns would undoubtedly be massive, Wang Linchi couldn't afford it at the moment.

He had no shortage of projects that could make him stronger, and these could be immediately converted into actual power.

Wang Linchi was uncertain if the Northern Seven Realms, where he was located, would still be stable when he left in over a year.

After the Dajing Dynasty lost the Southern Seven Realms, it was clearly the End of the Dynasty. The Great Families and the Court wouldn't just let matters lie.

When Wang Linchi left the Secret Realm, he might even find himself face-to-face with the Rebel Army invading Ningyang Mansion.

Yes, Wang Linchi had sacrificed a Longevity Fruit to extend his time in the Beast Garden Secret Realm.

He couldn't possibly leave in just three months; that would be too rushed. Besides, this was just the basic timeframe. If his research progressed well, Wang Linchi might even stay for another year.

「Later that night」

Wang Linchi was about to go to bed. It was true that the project was demanding, but he also needed to take care of his body. Wang Linchi couldn't yet achieve a physique that allowed him to go without sleep or rest; he probably wouldn't reach that state until the Mountain Copper Level.

But just as he had barely closed his eyes for two minutes, he heard a noise.

"Don't let the Dark Spirit Snake get away! Skin it and sell it, and our Hunter Group can live lavishly for a month!" The encouraging voice was quite loud, and Wang Linchi naturally heard it.

The Saint Master reached out and snatched a black snake as thick as a man's arm, its body marked with gray patterns. This had to be the Dark Spirit Snake. It was still struggling in the Saint Master's hand.

An interesting little thing, actually possessing an ability similar to Shadow Stealth. If it hadn't encountered the Saint Master, it might not have been caught, Wang Linchi thought.

The Saint Master had inherited Soul Vision from Wang Linchi's Soul Kind · Soul Palace. Its evolved ability could interact with energy, thereby disrupting the energy the Dark Spirit Snake needed for stealth and forcing it to reveal itself.

Soon after, a group of Beast Hunters, clad in armor crafted from various beasts, came chasing. Seeing the Dark Spirit Snake gripped in the Saint Master's hand, they couldn't help but freeze in surprise.

"This should be your prey, right?" Wang Linchi said with a smile.

He had just been worrying about finding someone to help him with a small favor. He'd thought he would have to wait until tomorrow, but now they had been delivered right to him at night. It looked like he wouldn't be getting a good night's sleep tonight.

When the group of Beast Hunters saw Wang Linchi's smile, their hearts sank. They recognized that Wang Linchi was not a local but one of those outsiders from Great View. After all, the Saint Master was clearly not a beast native to their region.

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