"Linley's elder definitely wasn't merely God-level."
Watching Linley's spiritual power continue to rise, Doehring grew suspicious.
Someone could be raised to the level of an Eighth-rank Mage or Rank 8 Warrior without limit.
If God-level experts could truly do that, then the entire Yulan Continent would have been ruled by either the Yulan Empire or the O'Brien Empire long ago.
Even if it required God-level experts to pay a considerable price.
It was understandable that the High Priest had no descendants.
But what about the O'Brien Empire?
The War God had descendants. Could it be that even he hadn't raised his own descendants' strength?
The only ones of note around the War God were a few of his disciples. As for his own children, not one had reached the Saint-level.
It didn't make sense.
Just how powerful was Linley's elder?
By now, Doehring had greatly elevated Lin Ke's standing in his mind.
However, he didn't say any of this aloud.
By then, Linley had also finished breaking through.
He opened his eyes and eagerly brought up the Attribute Panel.
Name: Linley Baruch
Age: 9
Energy Points: 0 Green, 17 White
Constitution: 115 million (4.9 billion)
Spiritual Power: 96 million
Battle Qi: 91 million
Mana: 40 million
Elemental Affinity: Earth Element (Superior), Wind Element (Superior), Destruction (High), Fire Element (Intermediate), Water Element (Superior, Hidden)
Law Comprehension: Wind Element (Slow 0.001%, Fast 0.001%)
Battle Qi Manual: Dragonblood Secret Manual
Meditation Method: Pu'ang Royal Meditation Method
"In human form, I'm barely at the mid-stage of Rank 8 now. But I've also reached Rank 8 as a mage, which has greatly increased my strength."
Thinking this, Linley turned to Doehring beside him.
"Grandpa Doehring," Linley said inwardly, "teach me Rank 8 magic next. I'm going to hunt more Magical Beasts for a while."
"No problem." Doehring never refused Linley's requests, though he was a little puzzled. "Linley, why are you hunting so many Magical Beasts? With your current strength, even a Saint-level expert who's just broken through wouldn't be your match. What would fighting Rank 8 and Rank 9 Magical Beasts do to improve your strength?"
"It's what my elder wants." Linley couldn't reveal the existence of Lin Ke's system, so he used the excuse he'd given before. "The more Magical Beasts I kill, the greater the rewards my elder gives me."
Could Linley's elder hate Magical Beasts?
That was the only explanation Doehring could come up with.
After all, at Linley's level, wealth was no longer the most important thing.
And fighting like this couldn't hone Linley's combat skills.
After thinking it over, a grudge against Magical Beasts seemed the most reasonable explanation.
"Eek!"
"Boss, how strong are you now?"
Bebe returned from the cave entrance to Linley's shoulder and asked curiously.
"In human form, I'm a mid-stage Rank 8 Warrior. I've just broken through to Rank 8 as a mage, so I haven't learned any Rank 8 spells yet, but I'm still much stronger than a Rank 7 Mage."
"Eek!"
"Boss, you're so strong. But I can barely beat a Seventh-Level Magical Beast right now. Against a Rank 8 Magical Beast, all I can do is run. I'm no match for one."
Bebe sounded a little down.
He was very fast now, able to match the speed of Rank 8 Magical Beasts.
But his attacks and defense were at best on par with a Seventh-Level Magical Beast.
Bebe wanted to help Linley, but his strength held him back.
"Don't be discouraged, Bebe." Linley smiled and rubbed Bebe's head. "You'll definitely be able to help me one day."
Linley really wasn't lying to Bebe.
When he'd spoken with Lin Ke earlier, he'd already learned the truth.
Bebe wasn't an ordinary Shadow Mouse or Stone-Eater Rat.
He was a true Super Divine Beast, a God-Eater Rat.
The second God-Eater Rat to exist in all the billions of years since the beginning of the world.
Linley had wanted to ask where the first God-Eater Rat was, but Lin Ke had only said that Linley would meet him someday.
"Big Brother Lin Ke." Seeing that Bebe still looked a little down, Linley reached out to Lin Ke. "Is there a way to increase Bebe's strength?"
"You're in luck." Lin Ke's voice rang out in Linley's mind. "I've recently been studying items related to the Laws."
As he spoke, Lin Ke snapped his fingers. "You can check the System Mall yourself."
Linley's eyes lit up at Lin Ke's words.
Anything Lin Ke put in the System Mall was bound to be good.
Linley hurriedly opened the shop interface.
Primary Pet Beast Pill (Dark Element): 100,000 Green Energy Points
Intermediate Pet Beast Pill (Dark Element): 1,000,000 Green Energy Points
Advanced Pet Beast Pill (Dark Element): 10,000,000 Green Energy Points
Primary Law Pill (Wind Element): 100,000 Green Energy Points
Primary Law Pill (Earth Element): 100,000 Green Energy Points
Seeing that the new items were all Law Pills and Pet Beast Pills, Linley asked curiously, "Big Brother Lin Ke, what are Pet Beast Pills and Law Pills?"
"Both Law Pills and Pet Beast Pills can help with comprehending the Laws," Lin Ke explained. "Humans can take Law Pills directly, while Pet Beast Pills are for Magical Beasts."
Lin Ke didn't mention that they were actually the same thing, with only their shapes and appearances differing.
After all, Linley thought humans and Magical Beasts were different.
But from a higher perspective, there was no difference between humans and Magical Beasts. Both could cultivate, and both had intelligence.
They also cultivated the same Laws; only their elemental affinities differed.
"That's great." Linley was excited by Lin Ke's explanation. "Does that mean Bebe can become a god faster too?"
Linley was looking forward to it.
Lin Ke had previously told him that Bebe only needed to eat and sleep until he reached adulthood, and then he would automatically become a god.
However, reaching adulthood might take a hundred years or more.
Linley also knew how lazy Bebe was.
He was enthusiastic about eating, but as for cultivating, forget it.
So Linley had thought it might still take Bebe a long time to become a god.
But now, with Pet Beast Pills, Bebe could probably keep pace with him on the path to godhood.
That was right: Linley didn't think becoming a god would be difficult for him.
In just over half a year, he'd gone from not even being a Rank 1 Warrior to becoming a Rank 8 Warrior and Rank 8 Mage.
And Linley was only nine years old.
Not to mention that he had Big Brother Lin Ke and the system to help him.
If he still couldn't become a god after all that, Linley thought he might as well kill himself.
"Linley!" Lin Ke's voice interrupted his excitement. "Think about it. You need energy points to raise your own strength, buy Law Pills and Pet Beast Pills for yourself and Bebe, and get Doehring a body. With your current strength, when will you ever gather enough?"
Linley was still excited, and Lin Ke's words left him stunned. "Big Brother Lin Ke, what do you think I should do?"
"I happen to know a place." Lin Ke sounded like the Big Bad Wolf trying to lure Little Red Riding Hood. "But you're still too weak. At the very least, you'll need to reach the Saint-level Limit. Better yet, become a god before going in."
"Saint-level Limit? Become a god?"
Lin Ke's words surprised Linley.
"Big Brother Lin Ke, can you really get a lot of Energy Points in this place?"
"Of course!" Lin Ke quickly replied. "If you can kill all the Saint-level and God-level beings inside, you'll have enough to give Doehring a perfect body. You and Bebe could even improve your strength by a lot."
"I understand!" Linley's expression turned serious. "I'll hurry and get more Energy Points."
With that, Linley got up. "Bebe, let's go. We're hunting more Magical Beasts!"
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