Ancient Secrets, Spirit Hall

"Lord Beast God was born bearing the fortune of all Soul Beasts, and indeed all beasts across countless worlds. He was the natural god of Soul Beasts."

"Dragon God was merely an outsider. The Dragon Clan was a separate race and had never considered itself a Soul Beast."

"When Dragon God first came to Douluo Continent, he befriended Lord Beast God and even invited him to join the God Realm."

"Lord Beast God was wise and farsighted. He felt that if he joined the God Realm, he might well be ostracized or even opposed by its gods. It was not a good destination for Soul Beasts after becoming gods."

"Moreover, Lord Beast God saw through Dragon God's selfish intentions. He feared Dragon God wanted to win over Soul Beasts that had become gods to fight the other gods of the God Realm, so naturally, he refused."

The Battle Saint Ape and Six-Winged Golden Mantis took turns recounting an unimaginably ancient tale.

At first, the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python had not wanted to listen.

But as the two spoke, they listened more intently than anyone.

As the story unfolded, they were sometimes astonished, sometimes terrified, and sometimes confused, giving a full range of reactions.

And as they listened, the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python began to question everything they had always believed.

Could it be that Soul Beasts had once truly possessed a Beast God?

Not a Beast God like Di Tian, but a truly powerful god who belonged to Soul Beasts?

"At that time, Lord Beast God was occupied with an important undertaking and paid somewhat less attention to Soul Beasts."

"That old eel, Dragon God, took the opportunity to win over certain Soul Beasts, causing many of them to believe he too was a Lord of Soul Beasts like Lord Beast God."

"Some Soul Beasts that had become gods were won over by him and went to the God Realm."

In the Battle Saint Ape and Six-Winged Golden Mantis's account, Dragon God was the very embodiment of hypocrisy, shamelessness, and arrogance.

"Later, that old four-legged snake, Dragon God, led his brood, along with the Soul Beast gods he had tricked into going to the God Realm, into a great war against the other gods of the God Realm."

"That old gecko, Dragon God, lost, just as expected."

"Those Soul Beast gods whom he had deceived into going to the God Realm all died in that war."

"At the time, Lord Beast God's grand undertaking was at a crucial juncture. After Dragon God's scheme failed, instead of considering how to deal with those gods, he decided he was guilty and chose to split apart."

"Even more shamelessly, before splitting apart, he joined forces with the gods of the God Realm and ambushed Lord Beast God, who had been wholly focused on a great matter concerning the future of all Soul Beasts."

"Before splitting apart, he even used his origin to lay down a curse: no Soul Beast would ever be able to become a god. He wanted to utterly destroy the future of Soul Beasts."

"With that kind of bastard, how could he not be the enemy of every Soul Beast?"

The Battle Saint Ape glanced sideways at the stunned Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python.

"You two idiots couldn't tell right from wrong. You actually treated that old lizard's descendants as the Beast God. You're utterly foolish."

The Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape lowered their heads in shame.

From the Battle Saint Ape's account, they could feel boundless fury.

They had never imagined it.

The curse preventing Soul Beasts from becoming gods had actually come from the Dragon God they revered so deeply.

Like Xiao Wu, their worldview had collapsed.

What followed was endless rage.

Dragon God had inflicted such terrible harm upon Soul Beasts, yet he still called himself their Lord and treated them as servants.

This was simply intolerable. What Dragon Clan? They were an earthworm clan, a loach clan, an eel clan, a gecko clan, a Lizard Clan.

As for Xiao Wu—

Her worldview had already been reduced to ruins. There was no need for it to collapse a second time.

Lin Qi licked his lips.

It really was an epic tale.

The system had truly delivered this time. It had not only provided the background for the Legacy of the Ancient Beast God, but had even created an entirely new timeline.

"His Highness, your appearance means that hope has finally come to the Soul Beast race."

The Battle Saint Ape looked at Lin Qi excitedly.

"Beast God left behind a prophecy: when you descended, it would mark the beginning of Soul Beasts' rebirth."

"You will become the new Beast God, the common lord of all Soul Beasts and every other kind of beast."

Xiao Wu stiffly turned her neck and stared blankly at Lin Qi.

Lin Qi was the master of all Soul Beasts?

He was the inheritor of the Ancient Beast God?

How could that... No, it was very possible. This was the truth!

Xiao Wu tried to rebuild a new worldview from the ruins.

No wonder those Soul Beasts in the Soul Hunting Forest had not attacked him, but had attacked me, a Soul Beast who had undergone Humanoid Transformation.

So that was it.

Everything made sense now.

Lin Qi was the successor of the Ancient Beast God, the master of all Soul Beasts.

That was why Soul Beasts would not attack him, and why that Earth Nether Sword Ridge Beast had voluntarily offered up its Soul Ring and Spirit Bone.

Light returned to Xiao Wu's eyes.

Now that she believed she understood everything, she could finally accept this crazy world and Lin Qi's extraordinary displays without reservation.

Lin Qi raised an eyebrow.

This really was an elaborate game. The background could be expanded further, too.

For now, there were only the Battle Saint Ape and Six-Winged Golden Mantis. How powerful they might become in the future was uncertain.

He still had to keep triggering rewards!

After thinking it through, Lin Qi asked,

"How strong are you two? How many years of cultivation do you have?"

The Battle Saint Ape said, "This subordinate has five hundred thousand years of cultivation."

"However, we Battle Saint Apes are born for combat. Our fighting strength far surpasses our actual cultivation. In addition, I once received Beast God's Blessing, so my strength has nearly reached the limit a Soul Beast can attain."

The Six-Winged Golden Mantis added,

"This subordinate has six hundred thousand years of cultivation. As for my strength, Monkey says his is nearly at the limit for Soul Beasts. I'm a little more beyond the limit than he is."

The Battle Saint Ape rolled his eyes.

Setting aside Beast God's Blessing, he believed he could fight the Six-Winged Golden Mantis to a draw.

At least for a short time.

"You've lived from Dragon God's era until now. Why is your cultivation still below nine hundred thousand years?" Lin Qi asked.

"We were sealed beneath the ground by Lord Beast God's power, avoiding the Heavenly Tribulation that that old beast, Dragon God, had specifically set against us. Only when His Highness came to the Star Dou Great Forest did our seal break."

Lin Qi nodded.

As rigorous as ever, the system had even included an origin and explanation with the background it provided.

As for the Battle Saint Ape and Six-Winged Golden Mantis, their strength might have been exaggerated somewhat, but they were undoubtedly powerful.

Even without the so-called Beast God's Blessing, they possessed five hundred thousand and six hundred thousand years of cultivation.

"What are your plans from now on?"

The Six-Winged Golden Mantis said,

"There are still many Soul Beasts underground. Some have slept too long and cannot awaken anytime soon, while others have had their origins completely dispersed. We must guard them."

"Moreover, we must protect the goal Lord Beast God left unfinished."

"Of course, if His Highness has any orders, we will certainly give our all."

Lin Qi nodded.

The supposedly sleeping Soul Beasts and the unfinished goal of Beast God would likely only emerge one by one after he triggered more rewards.

"If so, then stay in the Star Dou Great Forest."

Outside, Lin Qi had Master Meng and Leng Qing at his side, which was enough.

The Battle Saint Ape and Six-Winged Golden Mantis could serve as reserves he could call upon at any time.

In the Star Dou Great Forest, far away from Lin Qi, people from Spirit Hall Academy were hunting Soul Beasts.

Suddenly, one of the indistinct black figures raised his head in confusion.

"There seems to be some movement over there."