"Saint-level at nine years old. I really have been dead too long!"
Watching Linley fly freely, Doehring's voice trembled slightly.
"Hahahahaha~~~"
Linley's carefree laughter rang out across the sky.
"Grandpa Doehring." Linley descended from the sky and said, "Get ready. We can leave the Magical Beast Mountain Range."
"Eek!"
"Boss, boss, you've reached Saint-level?"
As soon as Linley finished speaking, a black blur flashed past his shoulder, and Bebe appeared there.
"Yeah." Linley rubbed Bebe's head. "Get ready. We can leave soon. Ernst Magic Institute is about to start the new term, too."
"Big guy!"
"Human, what are you here for again? I'm no match for you anymore."
Hearing Linley's voice, a hint of fear flashed across the Purple-Eyed Golden Fur Ape's face.
For the past two days, having learned that he had embarked on the path of comprehending the Laws and Profound Mysteries, the Purple-Eyed Golden Fur Ape had unusually stayed awake instead of sleeping. He had also wandered around, talking with some Saint-level Magical Beasts.
He hadn't known until he asked—and what he heard had shocked him.
In the past six months, this human had killed more than ten Saint-level Magical Beasts.
That was only what he had heard from the Saint-level Magical Beasts nearby.
Who knew whether other Saint-level Magical Beasts farther away had also fallen victim to him?
"Don't be afraid, big guy." Linley smiled, tossing a black stone that glowed with an earthy yellow light in his hand. "I told you that before I left, I'd give you a gift."
As he spoke, Linley casually tossed the black stone toward the Purple-Eyed Golden Fur Ape.
"What is this?"
The Purple-Eyed Golden Fur Ape shrank to human size and caught the stone.
"Big guy, with your talent, you probably won't be able to cultivate into a god." Linley smiled as he walked up to the Purple-Eyed Golden Fur Ape. "But this is something that can help you become a god."
"Become a god?"
The Purple-Eyed Golden Fur Ape stared at Linley, looking dazed. "You mean this can help me become a god?"
The Purple-Eyed Golden Fur Ape was sure his voice was trembling.
But this was about becoming a god!
There were only two God-level beings on the entire Yulan Continent.
And both of them were human.
If he became a god, wouldn't that make him the first Magical Beast to do so?
Wouldn't that mean he could call the shots in the Magical Beast Mountain Range from then on?
"You heard me right." Linley nodded. "It's a Godhead, an Earth Element Godhead."
At that, Linley's expression turned serious. "But I should warn you: becoming a god by refining a Godhead has a major drawback. You won't be able to cultivate anymore, and you'll only be able to break through by refining a higher-level Godhead."
To Linley's surprise, the Purple-Eyed Golden Fur Ape asked in return, "Is that really a drawback?"
Linley looked at the Purple-Eyed Golden Fur Ape in confusion. "How could it not be? You won't be able to cultivate on your own anymore, and your future potential will be capped."
"Human boy." The Purple-Eyed Golden Fur Ape shook his head with a smile. "You're young, aren't you? You're a genius even among humans, but do you know how old I am?"
Without giving Linley a chance to speak, the Purple-Eyed Golden Fur Ape continued, "I'm already over three thousand six hundred years old. I became a Saint-level Magical Beast at the age of fifty-seven because of my bloodline. In the more than three thousand years since then, I only just recently began comprehending the Laws and Profound Mysteries. Do you know what that means?"
The Purple-Eyed Golden Fur Ape's words left Linley silent for a moment.
Maybe he really had overestimated the talent of other people and Magical Beasts.
It was true that he had been able to comprehend so many Laws and Profound Mysteries because he had exchanged for Law Pills.
But Linley was confident that even without the system and without Big Brother Lin Ke, he would only have comprehended the Laws a few years later.
It had never even occurred to Linley that he might be unable to comprehend the Laws, or that his strength might stop improving.
And Linley was only nine. He couldn't truly understand what it felt like to go thousands of years without making any progress in strength.
"In that case, just drip your blood on it and refine it." Linley didn't say anything more. "I'm leaving the Magical Beast Mountain Range today. I don't know when I'll come back. Goodbye, big guy."
"Whoosh!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Linley transformed into a Dragonblood Warrior and flew into the distance.
Watching Linley fly away, the Purple-Eyed Golden Fur Ape stood there in a daze. "That human boy is already Saint-level?"
For a moment, the Purple-Eyed Golden Fur Ape felt as if he had wasted all the years he'd lived.
Meanwhile, Linley flew all the way to the outskirts of the Magical Beast Mountain Range and landed.
"Eek!"
"Boss, you're finally here!"
Bebe appeared on Linley's shoulder in a flash of black.
"Boss, do you have any more Pet Beast Pills for me? I feel like there must be deeper levels of insight beyond these Laws, but I'm just too stupid."
Hearing Bebe's words, Linley couldn't help rolling his eyes.
Bebe was just too lazy.
He already had Pet Beast Pills, and he had entered the threshold of all six Profound Mysteries of Darkness.
Yet Bebe simply refused to keep cultivating. Instead, he was waiting for Linley to feed him more.
"Bebe, you should at least try cultivating on your own!" Linley said helplessly. "Besides, I don't have any more right now."
Linley's words left Bebe a little disappointed.
Still, there was no way he was going to cultivate.
If he stuck with Boss, there would definitely be more good stuff in the future.
Bebe would never pass up such a great deal: all he had to do was eat a few candy beans to comprehend the Laws and Profound Mysteries.
Seeing Bebe's expression, Linley knew his words had gone in one ear and out the other.
But Linley didn't say anything more.
After all, Bebe was still just a child.
He was probably younger than Wharton. Once he grew up, he'd understand the need to cultivate.
Name: Linley Baruch
Age: 9 years old
Energy Points: 150 million green, 17 white
Physique: 500 million (50 billion)
Spiritual Power: 261 million
Battle Qi: 200 million
Magic Power: 100 million
Affinity: Earth (superior), Wind (superior), Destruction (high), Fire (medium), Water (superior, hidden)
Laws Comprehension: Wind (Slowness 0.001%, Speed 0.001%, Wind Element 0.001%, Windwalking 0.001%, Clone Technique 0.001%, Wind Space 0.001%, Sound Waves 0.001%, Music 0.001%, Dimension 0.001%), Earth (Earth Element 0.001%, Earthwalking 0.001%, Strength 0.001%, Gravity Space 0.001%, Life Force 0.001%, Earth Pulse 0.4%)
Battle Qi Manual: Dragonblood Manual
Meditation Method: Puang Royal Meditation Method
Items: 1 Master God Artifact, 2 Law Fusion Pills, 1 Life Source Pearl
After glancing at his attributes, Linley took out a jade-green bead. "So this is the Life Source Pearl?"
Linley forced a drop of blood from his right hand and let it fall onto the Life Source Pearl.
In the next instant, the Life Source Pearl immediately sank into Linley's body, and a vigorous life force began to emerge within him.
Aside from that, however, Linley didn't feel any other changes.
He looked himself over, then transformed his right arm into a dragon claw and slashed at his left arm.
His flesh split open, but in the blink of an eye, the wound and blood vanished completely.
Linley's left arm looked as if it had never been injured.
Linley's eyes lit up at the sight. "What a treasure! With this, my combat strength will increase by at least thirty percent."
Then Linley flipped his hand and took out a greatsword.
It was about one meter and forty-five centimeters long. It was a little long for Linley in human form, but just right to wield after his Dragon Transformation.
The blade was about as wide as a palm, unsharpened, and pitch-black overall.
Sovereign Artifact: Wufeng
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