Soul Spirit Mirror Shadow Beast

A card shimmering with multicolored light pressed against the silver-haired little girl's forehead. The next second, five streams of light flew out and entered his body.

From Chen Jianshu's perspective, five things had appeared in his previously empty card and Noble Phantasm slots. Wow! A golden legendary! I got gold!

They were the [Gu Yuena] Character Card (gold), the [Gu Yue] Character Card (gold), and the [Na'er] Character Card (gold).

Two things had appeared in the Noble Phantasm slots: the Noble Phantasms [Silver Dragon Spear] and [Creation Divine Core].

His eyes lit up at getting gold right away, and he marveled that he really was a genius.

Na'er was still complete at this point, which meant she was Gu Yuena, before she had split into Gu Yue and Na'er. He had used a single projector on her and projected all three of their Character Cards over. It was wonderful!

"Big brother, what are you doing?"

The silver-haired girl ate the last box of chicken collarbones as she tilted her head, blinked her innocent purple eyes, and asked him curiously.

"Nothing. By the way, little one, you're lost, right? I'll take a picture of you and help you look for your family."

Having gained so much, Chen Jianshu was in an exceptionally good mood. Beaming, he took out his Yao Ling Card phone, snapped a picture of her, and made a missing-person post.

"Look for my family?"

The little one seemed unfamiliar with the phrase, but the chicken collarbones in her hands soon drew her attention away. Afterward, Chen Jianshu took her to the public security bureau.

Forget raising Na'er—he couldn't even support himself right now, and he hadn't saved up enough money for a Soul Spirit. So instead of taking her home, he planned to raise her favorability toward him from time to time.

Chen Jianshu also discovered that his Character Cards seemed to show the corresponding characters' favorability toward him.

Na'er had twenty Affection Points toward him, while Gu Yue and Gu Yuena each had negative fifty. It seemed to be because they were on opposing sides; the two divine personalities hated humans equally.

As he was studying his Martial Soul, a message suddenly arrived on his phone. It had automatically added a user with the nickname [Star Dou Di Tian's private account] as a friend.

In an instant, he was drenched in sweat. Oh no! Di Tian found me! I almost forgot Soul Beasts know how to use the internet now!

[Di Tian]: Hello, where are you?

: I saw the missing-person post. That is my family's young lady. Thank you very much for helping find her.

Seeing the messages, he didn't know how to respond for a moment. But to keep the Beast God from mistaking him for a villain who had abducted their lord, he could only answer honestly.

[Shu]: Hello...

: I've already taken your young lady to the public security bureau in Aolai City. Sorry for the trouble, Senior, but please go pick her up...

After sending the message, he didn't know what to do for a while. He had to admit, Soul Beasts were pretty slick online these days. He had only posted an hour ago, and the other party had already sniffed him out.

About three hours later, his phone stirred again. He picked it up and saw a message from Di Tian.

[Di Tian]: [Transfer of ten million]

: This is a reward. Thank you for helping me find the young lady.

[You accepted the transfer]

[Shu]: It was nothing...

The ten million was an unexpected windfall, leaving him not knowing whether to laugh or cry. What even is this? He still wasn't quite used to Ferocious Beasts who knew their way around the internet.

But now he had the money for a Soul Spirit. Wonderful! Na'er, oh Na'er, you're amazing. Not only did you drop so many good things for me, you even sent me the money for a Soul Spirit.

Chen Jianshu leaned back on the sofa and let out a long breath. Though these events had been a little dramatic, the outcome was good. He had scored two Noble Phantasms and three Character Cards for free, plus ten million Federation Coins. He had struck it rich!

While Chen Jianshu was happily thinking about finding a good Soul Spirit, elsewhere, Di Tian had rushed to Aolai City to pick Na'er up after receiving the message.

He fell silent at the sight of Na'er, dirty and looking pitiful. Then he took her back to his private villa and had someone wash her up.

Watching the silver-haired figure being taken to the bathroom, his thoughts returned to a short time ago, when their lord, the Silver Dragon King, had emerged. He had been quite happy at first, but after seeing the present situation, their lord had flown into a royal rage and said:

"Damnable humans! How dare they enslave our Soul Beast Clan! Even the Golden Dragon King fell victim to their cruelty!"

Before he could explain, their lord had taken human form right in front of him, saying:

"To destroy humanity, I must first understand them. I will infiltrate human society, rise to the top, and then carry out my plan to destroy humanity."

The sheer absurdity of it had left Di Tian at a loss for words. After ten thousand years of struggling his way through the Spirit Pagoda, he had seen the scheming and intrigue of the human world.

He had immediately realized that their lord didn't seem very bright, like a girl whose mind had yet to mature. He had tried to explain at the time, only to be met with a demand.

"Di Tian! You're actually speaking up for humans! Would you rather become their vassal? Where is your pride as a member of the Dragon Clan? We of the Dragon Clan will never be slaves! I will destroy humanity! Not even a God King can stop me!"

Having just taken human form, Gu Yuena had opened a spatial passage and charged in, ready to carry out her plan.

The instant she entered, Di Tian's Divine Origin Realm spiritual power caught a disturbance from the Plane Master. At the same time, the spatial passage their lord had opened collapsed in an instant, and she vanished without a trace.

The experienced Di Tian immediately issued an order. The Spirit Pagoda, the Federation, and the Xiao family all began searching for Gu Yuena, and soon found a post by a hidden user named [Shu].

As it happened, the other party was using a Yao Ling Card phone. Demon Spirit had once ranked tenth among the land-dwelling Ferocious Beasts.

But lacking confidence in surviving the three-hundred-thousand-year heavenly tribulation, he had volunteered to become a Soul Spirit and become the soul-device internet's second computing core.

He had directly taken control of Chen Jianshu's Yao Ling Card phone and accepted Di Tian's friend request, leading to the conversation that followed.

Even looking back on it now, Di Tian found it absurd. In today's society, humans and the Soul Beast Clan coexisted.

Humans protected Soul Beasts, and there were even cases of Soul Beasts becoming too numerous. There were almost too few positions in the Soul Beast Realm to go around.

Some Soul Beasts chose to remain in the Star Dou Great Forest, while others who had gained intelligence entered human society and lived among humans. After studying human knowledge at the Star Dou Soul Beast Academy, they were assigned iron rice bowls.

For example, Bai Bai, the Soul Beast Spirit Transmitter at the Aolai City Spirit Pagoda, had graduated from the Soul Beast Academy.

Other Soul Beasts became Soul Spirits and retired at the Spirit Pagoda, coming out for a stroll when bored. In Soul Spirit form, they had no need to eat.

Or they became the ancestors of certain Soul Master families. The Xiao family, for example, was a force jointly nurtured by Star Dou, the Far North, the evil demons, and the seas.

It was Xiao Xiao's family from ten thousand years ago, though it had descended from her younger brothers and sisters.

Thanks to the strong support of the Ferocious Beasts, every generation of the Xiao family had at least three Limit Douluo.

Members of the Xiao family included the current Spirit Pagoda Master Xiao Yi, Spirit Envoy Xiao Tian, the War God Temple's Vice Hall Master, and Federation councilors. There were also members in the Blood God Legion.

Their family also had quite a few ancestral Soul Spirits passed down through generations, such as the three-hundred-thousand-year-old mermaid Ferocious Beast Liya, a two-hundred-and-ninety-thousand-year-old Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, and a hundred-thousand-year-old Demon Eye Devil Tree. There were at least eight such inherited Soul Spirits over a hundred thousand years old.

Among families, the Xiao family could be called the strongest. In this generation, it had two Quasi-Gods, two demigods, and four Level 98 Super Douluo holding the fort.

Of course, the Xiao family wasn't the only one backed by the power of Ferocious Beasts. There was also the Hongchen Family in Mingdu. The current Hongchen Douluo, Mingde Hall Master Bing Hongchen, was a living Level 10 Soul Engineer and Di Tian's student.

More than half the forces on the Douluo Continent could be said to be in the hands of the Ferocious Beasts, so finding their missing lord was naturally easy.

Di Tian could be said to have students all over the world. Over the past ten thousand years, he had taught generation after generation of students and seen generation after generation of geniuses pass away.

At first, Di Tian had grieved when his friends, students, and close companions passed away.

For example, when the first Spirit Pagoda Master passed away, Di Tian had been utterly grief-stricken and had bitterly hated the Sea God who had wanted to stop humans and Soul Beasts from coexisting.

That first Spirit Pagoda Master, whose death still weighed on him, had instructed him to the very end on how to promote coexistence between humans and Soul Beasts to their mutual benefit.

Now, Di Tian had grown numb. Perhaps he had grieved when he saw his first students and friends pass away, but he was used to it now, having seen the warmth and coldness of the human world.

Even the most brilliant person of all had died at the hands of a lofty God King, let alone the others.

As he stood there lost in thought, a servant came over with a freshly washed Na'er, now dressed in a pink-and-white princess dress.

"Pagoda Master, the young lady has been washed."

"Mm. You may leave."

"Yes."

After the servant left, Di Tian turned to the silver-haired figure. The little girl seemed frightened by his towering height of over two meters and the fierce, imposing look on his face. She took a few steps back, apparently a little scared.

"My lord, why did you have to do this..."

Looking at his lord, who had lost her memory, he wore a complicated expression. Honestly, he really couldn't understand how her mind worked. Humans and Soul Beasts coexisted in harmony, so how had that become humans enslaving Soul Beasts in her eyes?

Then she had taken human form and embarked on her plan, only for things to end up like this. She had even lost her memory.

Honestly, he was even a little relieved. If only their lord could have stayed asleep, and the days of humans and beasts coexisting could have continued.

Over ten thousand years, much of Di Tian's temper had worn away, and he seemed to have gradually grown fond of such days.

The instant the thought appeared, he startled himself and hurriedly shook his head. How could he have such a treasonous thought?

In the end, he sighed and began arranging everything his young lord, who had lost her memory, needed.

Things like food, a room, clothes, and hobbies. Meanwhile, Na'er, the dragon in question, looked at the strange man before her.

First, he had looked at her and inexplicably called her "my lord." His gaze had been strange, filled with respect and distance, world-weariness and helplessness. Then he had shaken his head and sighed, before picking up a long black rectangular thing with gold-inlaid patterns and fiddling with it.

Everything was strange, in short, and she didn't dare speak for the moment. Even though her stomach was hungry, she didn't dare say anything, mainly because Di Tian really did look frightening.

Meanwhile, after Chen Jianshu had attended Red Mountain Academy for two days, he was picked up and taken to attend school in Eastsea City.

Now that he was in a big city, he could choose a Soul Spirit too. There were simply too few Soul Spirits in Aolai City, so it was better to choose one in a big city.

He was currently choosing a Soul Spirit at the Spirit Pagoda branch in Eastsea City. After some searching, he soon found a very expensive Soul Spirit.

[Mirror Shadow Beast]

Age: six hundred years.

Grade: top-tier Soul Beast.

Price: twenty million.

It was a Soul Beast food-type Soul Masters dreamed of having. Fewer than ten remained in the Far North. Because the Mirror Shadow Beast's breeding conditions were rather demanding, and countless food-type Soul Masters were scrambling to get one, its price was outrageous.

It was available only to prospective core disciples of the Spirit Pagoda. Chen Jianshu's spiritual power was rated S++, his Martial Soul quality was unknown, and his physical strength was rated B, making him a prospective quasi-core disciple, so it was available to him.

And since there didn't seem to be many food-type Soul Masters in this generation, one of a suitable age happened to be available. He chose it at once.

Although he didn't have enough money, the Spirit Pagoda offered loan plans for Soul Spirit purchases to prospective quasi-core disciples.

He currently had 10.05 million. After fusing with the Soul Spirit, he could pay the loan back slowly. And if he performed exceptionally well and caught the eye of the Spirit Pagoda's higher-ups, perhaps his debt would be waived.

Chen Jianshu's reason for choosing the Mirror Shadow Beast was simple. After several days of research, he had discovered that he couldn't use the Silver Dragon Spear or the Creation Divine Core.

If he tried, he would either be sucked dry or explode. But if he fused with the Mirror Beast and gained the ability of magic projection, things would be different.

Then he wouldn't have to stare longingly at the two Noble Phantasms without being able to use them. For him, this Soul Spirit would bring a qualitative change. He had to get it, even if it meant taking on debt.

Then there were the Character Cards. He could open a domain and release a character to help him fight, though their combat strength would be at the same level as his own.

For example, Chen Jianshu was currently level ten, so if he released Gu Yuena to help him fight, her Soul Power Level would also be only ten.

The combat strength a Character Card could display was also related to Affection Points. Na'er, for example, had positive Affection Points, so she would follow his commands.

Gu Yue and Gu Yuena probably wouldn't follow his commands. Once they took the field, they would just bombard the enemy with elements.

That wasn't a big problem, though. He could also use the Character Card possession mode, applying a Character Card's abilities to himself in battle. It was a little costly, though, especially in mana.

But once his Soul Power Level increased, he probably wouldn't have to worry about those costs.

After he chose the Soul Spirit, it would take some time to transfer it over. Meanwhile, somewhere in Mingdu, the head of a branch of the Xu Family was offering a fortune for that six-hundred-year-old Mirror Beast.

Whether he offered eighty million or a hundred million, the Spirit Pagoda refused to sell, for one simple reason: he was Shrek's lapdog.

A food-type Soul Master with Innate Full Soul Power had happened to appear in his family, and he wanted to buy it before sending the child to Shrek for further study. Naturally, the Spirit Pagoda refused.

Just then, Chen Jianshu bought the Soul Spirit, so the man could only head home.