Moving House

After a bitter struggle, Garen returned home, finished dinner, and sat on his bed to meditate. He wanted to see if there would be any changes in the way he refined magic power through meditation now that his soul had been strengthened to its current limit.

An hour later.

"It's truly miraculous now that my soul power has grown stronger. Previously, meditating for two hours only increased my experience points by a few, but now, meditating for just one hour increases them by over a dozen. At this rate of cultivation, even without the system, reaching the Saint Realm would be a simple matter. My talent is just too strong now."

However, he realized that an item like the Soul Golden Bead was truly an overpowered object for Saint Realm existences in an ordinary material plane. Which average Saint could actually use one? Only the descendants of great families in the Higher Planes would likely have the qualifications to use them.

This time, the Golden Sun Eagle deserved the most credit for killing the Double-Horned Flood Dragon. Moreover, because the Golden Sun Eagle had not yet comprehended the Laws and could not gain experience, Garen had turned off the experience sharing.

"It's a pity the Golden Sun Eagle isn't strong enough yet. Since it hasn't comprehended the Mysteries of the Laws, if I let it solo an average Saint Realm magical beast, it would at best be a draw. Otherwise, I could be a capitalist right now, letting it work for me while I lie back and collect the experience."

Thinking of this, Garen suddenly felt the urge to go catch two more Saint Realm magical beasts. If he had three Saint Realm magical beasts working in coordination, hunting down average Saint Realm magical beasts should be a piece of cake.

That night, Garen sat on his bed and began to plan.

"The rules of the Coiling Dragon World state that a person can contract at most three magical beasts. I already have one Golden Sun Eagle, so I can contract at most two more. I need to think this through carefully."

"My father's White Tiger bloodline is insufficient. I had previously thought about getting a Saint Realm White Tiger to see if I could emulate the Dragonblood Warrior and drink the blood of a living Saint Realm tiger to activate the Tiger-Striped Warrior bloodline. Therefore, a tiger-type Saint Realm magical beast must take one spot."

"Secondly, high-level magical beasts on land are limited. Given the massive amount of experience required for the Mysteries of the Laws, even if I killed every level nine and Saint Realm magical beast on the Yulan Continent, it wouldn't be enough to reach the Lowgod level."

"The Necropolis of the Gods won't open for a short time, so I can't go there to grind mobs for now. I can only set my sights on the ocean."

One must know that the Yulan Continent accounts for less than one ten-thousandth of the total area of the Yulan Plane; the rest is entirely ocean. The ocean contains endless magical beasts, and there should be no shortage of level nine and Saint Realm ones.

The divine beast Ba Serpent is a divine magical beast of the sea, so it would be best to find a magical beast suitable for underwater combat. My wind and fire dual-element magic and battle qi would be greatly diminished in strength on the seabed.

Garen had studied many books on Saint Realm magical beasts at the Ernst Institute, which contained pictures and introductions. Garen set his targets for the remaining two Saint Realm magical beast slots as the Thunder-Winged White Tiger and the Flood Dragon.

The Thunder-Winged White Tiger is a lightning-type magical beast; it is fast, has strong attacks, and is a top-tier Saint Realm magical beast.

The Flood Dragon is a water-type magical beast with strong defense, high speed in water, and powerful attacks. It is also a top-tier Saint Realm magical beast. More importantly, it looks very similar to the Chinese Divine Dragon from his past life on Blue Star, unlike other dinosaur-like or lizard-like dragons, which suited Garen's aesthetic.

After finalizing his plan, Garen laid his head down and went to sleep.

The next day, Garen arrived at the territory of the Sand Dragon. The Sand Dragon is a Saint Realm dragon race that lives in the desert. It is an earth-type magical beast, tens of meters high and hundreds of meters long. Its body surface is covered in a hard rock defensive layer, and its defense is top-tier among Saint Realm magical beasts, though its speed is relatively slow.

Garen and the Golden Sun Eagle coordinated, with him dealing chip damage from the front.

Even with the weakening effect of the God-Slaying Blade.

When Garen unleashed an "Explosive Slash," he could only blast open the Sand Dragon's rock defense layer, causing it minor injuries. It could quickly use the surrounding sand and gravel to refill the missing parts, making it impossible to severely wound its main body.

But Garen felt no pressure at all facing the Sand Dragon. Whether it was movement speed or attack speed, it was all too slow for the current Garen, making it incredibly easy to handle.

The Golden Sun Eagle prepared to release a Dimensional Blade in the sky, taking advantage of the dragon's slow speed to deliver a fatal blow.

No Saint Realm life form could withstand a Dimensional Blade head-on.

The man and the eagle could communicate telepathically, and their coordination was seamless.

The Sand Dragon was struck by the Dimensional Blade, its body pierced, and it was severely wounded. Not long after, Garen wore it to death.

Ding: Killed Saint Realm magical beast Sand Dragon, obtained 2521 experience points.

As expected, killing a Saint Realm magical beast again did not yield any loot.

Garen collected the Sand Dragon's Magic Crystal Core and headed home.

The final target was the Saint Realm Golden Snake King.

The Golden Snake King is a small, extremely fast Saint Realm magical beast. Its defense is not strong, which is the exact opposite of the Sand Dragon. Its most dangerous aspect is its poison; if one were to be struck by its venom, even a Saint Realm limit expert would die unless they possessed a "Life Source Bead."

However, Garen found it very easy to deal with. In terms of speed, he was already fast after transforming into a Saint Realm Tiger-Striped Warrior, and with the gem, level nine Wind Shadow Art, and the blessing of the Mysteries of Wind Element, the only ones faster than him among the Saint Realm were likely Saint Realm limit experts.

Furthermore, a flying Saint Realm magical beast like the Golden Sun Eagle naturally suppressed the Golden Snake King. After the Golden Sun Eagle upgraded to the Saint Realm, its speed was only slightly slower than Garen's, who had comprehended the Laws of Wind Element and was in his White Tiger transformation. Moreover, fire-type magical beasts have a suppressive effect on poison, as the toxins are countered by flames.

The Golden Sun Eagle took the lead in attacking, while Garen provided support.

The Golden Sun Eagle first instantly cast the level nine magic "Vacuum Bind" to briefly restrain the Golden Snake King, then grabbed it with its two sharp talons and flew into the sky.

The venom sprayed by the Golden Snake King in mid-air was also dissipated by the flames radiating from the Golden Sun Eagle.

The Golden Sun Eagle grabbed the Golden Snake King's tail and shook it violently. Most of the Golden Snake King's energy dissipated, unable to fully coalesce. Garen seized the opportunity, drew the God-Slaying Blade, and after the baleful aura further weakened the Golden Snake King, he struck with all his might. A "critical hit" occurred, and the Golden Snake King was sliced into two pieces.

Garen discovered that no matter what level some magical beasts reached, their body structure and habits would always have some weaknesses. Except for those top-tier Saint Realm magical beasts, most had no weaknesses.

For example, the Saint Realm Purple-Gold Rat King, Purple-Eyed Golden Ape, Golden Behemoth, Thunder-Winged White Tiger, Seven-Colored Divine Dragon, Six-Eyed Golden Lion, etc.

Having harvested another 2,000-plus experience points and a Saint Realm Magic Crystal Core, Garen's grand project of grinding mobs in the Blazing Sun Desert was officially over.

During this time, his mother, Irene, had been at home refining and absorbing the Phoenix Blood Fruits. The first Phoenix Blood Fruit had the best effect, and the subsequent ones would gradually weaken. After all, the main function of the Phoenix Blood Fruit was to increase fire-type elemental affinity, and neither magical beasts nor humans could increase it infinitely.

But even so, after absorbing six Phoenix Blood Fruits, Irene's mage level had reached the late stage of level seven, just one step away from reaching level eight.

"Mother originally had super-grade fire-type elemental affinity. To be able to reach level seven in this cultivation environment is impressive. Now, with the strengthening of the Phoenix Blood Fruits, her hope of reaching the Saint Realm in the future will be very high."

Garen could roughly imagine the effect of the Phoenix Blood Fruits. After all, even the Golden Sun Eagle, which was only a level eight magical beast in adulthood, was able to upgrade to the Saint Realm.

One must know that it is very difficult for magical beasts to break through their racial limitations, let alone break through two levels. The effect of the Phoenix Blood Fruit was evident.

After finishing his grind in the Blazing Sun Desert, Garen spent a leisurely period at home, deciding to wait for his mother to finish absorbing all ten Phoenix Blood Fruits to see if she could break through to level eight.

During this time, he discussed with his parents where they should move in the future.

The Yulan Empire and the O'Brien Empire both had God-level experts presiding over them, and Garen did not want to go there for the time being; otherwise, he would inevitably be subject to some restrictions.

As for the Dark Alliance and the Light Alliance, there was no need to even mention them; separated by the Yulan Empire and the Magical Beast Mountain Range, it was truly inconvenient to go there. Besides, there was no telling if Linley had released Dilin. If he had, going to the Magical Beast Mountain Range now would be incredibly dangerous, and furthermore, since they had a grudge against the Radiant Church, they certainly wouldn't go there.

The Chaotic Territory and the Eighteen Northern Duchies were out of the question as well; one was chaotic beyond measure, while the other was a land of ice and snow.

The Far East Prairie, not far from their home, was vast and sparsely populated, offering little difference from living here.

In the end, the three of them decided to settle down in a city within the Rhine Empire or the Luo'ao Empire in the future.

(End of chapter)