The training grounds of the Capital's First Intermediate Martial Arts Academy.
A handsome youth, drenched in sweat, wielded a long saber. Suddenly, the boy stopped, his eyes closed as if contemplating something. A few minutes later, he opened his eyes, drew his saber, and swung. A faint saber gleam sliced through a three-meter-tall wooden stake before him.
"Hmm, broke through to Bronze, and it wasn't even difficult. I, young master Lin Zhan, am quite the genius," the boy whispered arrogantly.
Martial arts power levels were divided into: ordinary warriors who had not awakened their bloodlines, and after awakening their bloodlines, they were divided into Bronze level warriors, Silver level warriors, Gold level warriors, Platinum level warriors, Diamond level warriors, and Supreme Kings. As for what lay beyond King level, Lin Zhan did not know. In any case, humans and the myriad races had not discovered any experts above the King level on the surface. Lin Zhan secretly grumbled that this level division seemed to be the same as the level division in a game called "Honor" from Earth before the myriad races. Perhaps the great figure who established the levels back then was a fan of "Honor."
This arrogant youth was the eldest son of Lin Shanhe and Ouyang Xinlan fifteen years ago. He was only fourteen years old and named Lin Zhan, signifying a general who fought a hundred battles without fear of death, to echo the tragic fate of two generations of the Lin family, one dead and one crippled.
"Congratulations, Host, for breaking through the bloodline shackles. You have successfully advanced to a Bronze warrior. The Divine Beast Evolution System has been automatically activated. It has been bound to the current Host."
The sudden voice startled the youth, and he drew his saber to defend himself. "Who, who's speaking?"
"Fate's arrangements are always so coincidental. Justice may be delayed, but it will never be absent. The Divine Beast Evolution System greets you, Host." A deep voice, tinged with a slight apology, sounded out.
"What is this??? A system?"
"The legendary cheat. Hmm? I, Lin Zhan, am the protagonist. 'I grasp the sun and moon, pluck stars from the sky; in this world, there is no one like me.' From now on, my peak life will begin."
"System, what are your functions?"
"As for my master, my demands are not too high. Give me some cultivation methods that can shatter the void with my fists and tread on stars, as well as divine artifacts. And then, take a few Kings as subordinates."
System...: I haven't found an idiot for a host, have I? Did he just fall and hit his head? "None." "Host, please do not harbor unrealistic fantasies. This system is the Divine Beast Evolution System, summoned because your bloodline awakening meets the conditions for evolution!"
"Since the Host is currently extremely weak, and his martial arts cultivation level has just begun, let alone divine beasts, you don't even have a single spirit beast with a divine beast bloodline. Please sign your first spirit beast as soon as possible. The purer the bloodline of the spirit beast, the better."
"The functions currently enabled by this system are: Spirit Beast, Warrior Information Recognition Function. It comes with a system storage space and a spirit beast nurturing space. The size of the space is determined by the Host's evolutionary strength, and the space can also be expanded with Evolution Points.
Evolution Point exchange function. Killing myriad race warriors, spirit beasts, or fierce beasts and their beast cores can be exchanged for Evolution Points. At the same time, Evolution Points can be used for system lucky draws and to enhance the spirit beast and warrior bloodline concentration."
Lin Zhan pondered inwardly: The rules of this system are quite simple. It seems that the most efficient way is to contract spirit beasts with divine beast bloodlines for cultivation. Then, classify them according to different types of spirit beasts and different combat methods. For example: high-defense tanks, high-agility melee attackers, high-output ranged firepower, plus strong support, recovery, and control, forming a comprehensive five-in-one combat style combination. In the future, when encountering enemies, I can crush them directly if there are few, and if there are many, I can prevent the tragedy of my grandfather and father from recurring, saving myself from being beaten to death or crippled by a crowd. Individual strength is useless; it is the group fight with many against few that is the kingly way. When I contract dozens of divine beasts, even the Kings of the myriad races will have to lie down and talk.
"Ding! Initial mission issued: Capture and contract your first spirit beast and take it as a spirit pet." The mission announcement rang out, interrupting Lin Zhan's beautiful thoughts.
"Reward: Low-level mental cultivation technique, Profound Spirit Art, which can be used for Host cultivation or materialized into a cultivation technique for human warriors on the Host's side."
"Given that the Host is using this system for the first time, a temporary one-month beginner sign-in function is enabled. Sign in daily to receive system pills or items. Today's sign-in reward: Low-level Bloodline Upgrade Pill*1!"
The Low-level Bloodline Upgrade Pill can upgrade a Bronze-level spirit beast by one minor realm and has no usage restrictions.
Lin Zhan questioned, "Divine Beast Evolution System, can it also enhance the bloodline of human warriors?"
System: "Of course. In the final analysis, humans are also a kind of spirit beast between heaven and earth. However, the system cannot directly evolve their bloodline. But the Host can use Evolution Points to exchange for bloodline enhancement pills to purify and evolve the bloodline."
System: Special reminder, given the Host's low strength, please address this system as 'Master System'.
Lin Zhan: Then how should I address you when my strength improves in the future?
The system said haughtily, "When the Host's strength surpasses King level in the future, please respectfully address the system as Little System."
Lin Zhan: "......, the system is a good system, just a little unconventional."
Lin Zhan thought about the Platinum-level Golden Dragon Python guarding the Capital's First Martial Arts Academy's intermediate campus. It was currently breeding season, and the dean had mentioned that a small dragon python had hatched. The Golden Dragon Python possessed the bloodline of the ancient divine beast, the Five-clawed Golden Dragon, with immense physical strength, capable of fighting, enduring, and controlling. Most importantly, it carried a lightning bloodline with magical damage. There was simply no spirit beast more suitable to be the first spirit pet than the Golden Dragon Python.
Lin Zhan continued, "System, what is the success rate of contracting spirit beasts?"
"The Host has two methods to choose from: The first is for the spirit beast to recognize and trust you, relaxing its soul defense and establishing a soul bloodline contract with the Host. The second is for the Host to subdue the spirit beast with force and establish an equal bloodline contract." "The advantage of the first method is that the spirit beast is fully compatible with the Host. The Host will level up as the spirit beast levels up, and the Host will successfully cultivate some of the spirit beast's innate divine abilities and bloodline bonuses. The second type of contract primarily provides some bloodline bonuses to the Host. For example, additional bonuses to strength, constitution, defense, and so on."
Lin Zhan understood. "It seems I need to find a way to establish a soul bloodline contract with the little dragon python. The dragon python's bloodline can enhance my physique, and combined with the Lin family's powerful saber techniques, it will greatly improve both combat power and endurance. Coupled with the dragon python's lightning power for magical reinforcement, if mastered well, I can even fight beyond my level."
"However, to contract the little dragon python, I must first get past the dean, Old Man Li. The Golden Dragon Python was raised by Old Man Li, whom he treats like his own daughter. As for the adult dragon python, I can appeal to emotions. My mother was companions with the juvenile Golden Dragon Python when she was studying in her teens. The beast core that the dragon python used to advance to Platinum level was obtained by my father when he killed fierce beasts on the myriad races battlefield." Lin Zhan walked home while contemplating.