Chapter 45

On the way back to the inn.

"Actually, the power of Xingmo Peng's Spirit Source Divine Skill, 'Blazing Star Eye,' is quite impressive. Fortunately, I was quick to react; otherwise, you would have been pierced through by now."

Li Tianming was in a very good mood today.

"You don't need to boast; I could have dodged it myself." Little Yellow Chicken rolled its eyes and said.

"Right, if you reach the Spirit Source Realm, can you cultivate a Spirit Source Divine Skill? After all, you are not an ordinary Companion Beast."

"How would I know? I don't even know what a Spirit Source Divine Skill is!"

In fact, the mystery of the Spirit Source Divine Skill involves the second realm of cultivation, the 'Spirit Source Realm.'

When a Beast Tamer and their Companion Beast reach the peak of the Beast Pulse Realm, with all eighteen beast pulses fully connected, they use their beast essence to open a Spirit Source within their bodies.

The location of the Spirit Source is determined by the Companion Beast. For example, Jin Yu's Spirit Source is mostly located in its claws, feathers, and beak.

Compared to the Beast Pulse, the Spirit Source can gather more beast essence. A Beast Tamer in the Spirit Source Realm has much more robust beast essence than one in the Beast Pulse Realm.

Why are high-rank Companion Beasts so powerful?

This is because, depending on the rank of the Companion Beast, they can open multiple Spirit Sources when they reach the Spirit Source Realm.

A first-rank Companion Beast, whether a Beast Tamer or a Companion Beast, can only have one Spirit Source when they reach the Spirit Source Realm.

A sixth-rank Companion Beast, both the Beast Tamer and the Companion Beast, can have six Spirit Sources!

For example, at the first level of the Spirit Source Realm, a third-rank Companion Beast has half the number of Spirit Sources compared to a sixth-rank Companion Beast.

Therefore, although they are at the same realm, the latter has almost twice the total amount of beast essence, making it much stronger.

Why not use a first-rank Companion Beast and a second-rank Companion Beast as examples?

This is because these two ranks of Companion Beasts cannot cultivate to the Spirit Source Realm.

For example, Chen Yao definitely has six Spirit Sources, and all six are cultivated to the third level.

A Beast Tamer with a fifth-rank Companion Beast, who has only five Spirit Sources, is absolutely no match for him.

When Little Yellow Chicken reaches the Spirit Source Realm, it is expected to have six Spirit Sources. The more Spirit Sources, the stronger the innate abilities.

Moreover, the Spirit Source has a more powerful function, which is the 'Spirit Source Divine Skill'!

The origin of the Spirit Source Divine Skill is relatively complex.

"Companion Beasts themselves do not have divine skills; the Spirit Source Divine Skill actually comes from fierce beasts."

Fierce beasts, which are born without intelligence, have powerful 'Awakening Divine Skills' as long as they are third-rank or higher.

For example, the 'Water Dragon Whirl' of the Knifeback Giant Crocodile in Huo Ling Mountain is its Awakening Divine Skill.

By slaying a fierce beast, a Beast Tamer can use the 'Refinement Method' to extract the fierce beast's Awakening Divine Skill as a 'Beast Soul.'

Then, the 'Beast Soul' is introduced into the Companion Beast's Spirit Source, allowing the Companion Beast to obtain a 'Spirit Source Divine Skill.'

In short, the Spirit Source Divine Skill is taken from fierce beasts.

Of course, whether the refinement is successful depends on whether the Beast Soul is submissive.

For example, if an elder slays a fierce beast and extracts the Beast Soul for a junior, the Beast Soul is generally not submissive, leading to refinement failure.

At the same time, the refinement result also depends on whether the type of the fierce beast and the Companion Beast match.

The level of the Beast Soul is determined by the level of the fierce beast.

A Beast Tamer's Spirit Source cannot introduce divine skills; only the Companion Beast can.

Generally, the number of Spirit Sources a Companion Beast has determines how many 'Spirit Source Divine Skills' it can refine, which is also a strong point of high-rank Companion Beasts.

"For example, the Six Starlight Lions have six Spirit Sources, so they can refine six Awakening Divine Skills of fierce beasts into their own 'Spirit Source Divine Skills.'"

When the Awakening Divine Skill of a fierce beast is transformed into a Companion Beast's Spirit Source Divine Skill, there are some changes.

These changes come from the influence of the Companion Beast's bloodline.

In short, the extracted Beast Soul of the fierce beast fuses with the Companion Beast's bloodline, creating a stronger Spirit Source Divine Skill.

The Spirit Source Divine Skill is unique to the Companion Beast and cannot be used by the Beast Tamer.

However, it is said that when a Beast Tamer breaks through to the third realm of cultivation, the 'Unity Realm,' they can use the mystical 'Unity Aura' to borrow the Companion Beast's Spirit Source Divine Skill.

"I need to wait until I reach the Spirit Source Realm to determine if I have a Spirit Source Divine Skill." Little Yellow Chicken said.

Its origin is an ancient chaotic giant beast, which is more similar to a fierce beast than a Companion Beast.

Therefore, it is still uncertain about its future.

The only thing that can be determined now is that the Divine Source can unlock its bloodline, allowing it to achieve a similar evolution.

Li Tianming is actually very excited about the Spirit Source Realm of the Eternal Hell Phoenix.

He thinks that this Little Yellow Chicken might have its own bloodline divine skill.

Speaking of the Spirit Source Divine Skill, Li Tianming remembered the 'Sacred Beast War Soul' he obtained in the Abyss Battlefield!

In fact, the Sacred Beast War Soul is a type of Beast Soul, the highest-level Beast Soul!

Only the highest-level fierce beasts can be called Sacred Beasts.

Sacred Beasts are legendary beings that can destroy the heavens and the earth, appearing only in historical legends.

How terrifying would the Awakening Divine Skill of a Sacred Beast be?

The Sacred Beast War Soul is not obtained by slaying a Sacred Beast but is naturally transformed over a long period after the Sacred Beast's death.

The Sacred Beast War Soul can also be refined into a Spirit Source, as the Sacred Beast has been dead for a long time and does not have much resistance.

Once the Sacred Beast War Soul is successfully refined, the resulting Spirit Source Divine Skill will be extremely powerful, but it will also be highly unstable.

This instability allowed Lin Xiaoting to take the Sacred Beast War Soul that Li Tianming had refined for Jin Yu!

Normally, a successfully refined Spirit Source Divine Skill cannot be taken away.

At that time, Li Tianming had not had the Sacred Beast War Soul for long.

Jin Yu had just refined it and had not yet fully utilized its power when Mu Qingqing betrayed him!

Jin Yu had refined the Sacred Beast War Soul into its feather's Divine Source, so Lin Xiaoting plucked all its feathers.

"Because of the instability of the Sacred Beast War Soul, even after three years, Lin Xiaoting may not have fully controlled it."

"Once, he took the Sacred Beast War Soul from Jin Yu. One day, I will take it back and return all the pain I have suffered to him!"

"Jin Yu, give me some more time!"

He took the first step at the Yanhuang Academy today.

Next, he will participate in the ranking battles, all for the day when he can personally reclaim what he once lost!

To give himself a reason.

And to give his close brother, who fought alongside him for sixteen years, a reason.

He has already come to Yan City, and that day will not be far off.

After figuring out the details of the Spirit Source Realm, Spirit Source Divine Skills, and the Sacred Beast War Soul with Little Yellow Chicken, Li Tianming returned to the inn.

"Any good news?" Wei Jing smiled, her mood still good.

"No, I was eliminated from the academy, performed poorly, and was insulted." Li Tianming said.

"You, a child almost twenty years old, still have such poor acting skills." Wei Jing shook her head.

"Isn't that your genetic fault?" Li Tianming laughed, feeling the time was right, and said, "Let's go, I'll get you a bigger house today."

Since the money came from Chen Gong, Li Tianming did not want to spend it in front of her.

"Where did you get the money?" Wei Jing asked.

"Today, I met a fool during the trial, who insisted on betting with me. I didn't hesitate and won a lot from him." Li Tianming lied. To make his mother feel at ease in the new house, he thought it was a kind lie, as the inn was too transient and not suitable for long-term stay.

Returning to Yan City, this is her hometown; how could he let her live in an inn alone?

Even if he had to sell his looks, Li Tianming would give his mother a better place to live.

"Doesn't have to be too big, just two rooms will do." Wei Jing wanted him to save money for cultivation.

However, her advice was in vain. Li Tianming found a quiet courtyard near the Yanhuang Academy.

There were four or five rooms, a yard for planting flowers and trees, and a place for his mother's Companion Beast to breathe fresh air outside the Companion Space.

This home cost Li Tianming one hundred yellow heavenly pattern jade gems, the price of two Fire Shadow Trace Steps, but he felt it was worth it.

Because from now on, his mother would no longer be a wandering nomad.

He spent a whole day buying all the necessary household items for his mother and hired a kind aunt to take care of her daily life.

After everything was settled, it was already late.

Although today was busy, seeing his mother able to bask in the sun and enjoy the tranquility under the moonlight made him feel it was all worth it.

This is home, this is happiness!

"Life is full of difficulties, but don't forget the joy in life." She closed her eyes, enjoying the night breeze.

"I understand. People say life is a sea of suffering, and happiness is just a fleeting illusion, but as long as you hold onto the important people in your heart, the satisfaction in your heart is the greatest happiness."

"You're so good at speaking, making your mother happy." Wei Jing smiled contentedly.

"Are you thinking too much? The important person I'm talking about isn't you."

"Then who is it?"

"Definitely a girl who makes my heart flutter and then forgets her mother-in-law after getting married."

"Ha ha..."

Wei Jing laughed at his joke.

In fact, she is the most important person in Li Tianming's heart. He is willing to die with her, and without her, life has no meaning.

Of course, when he made this joke, he suddenly thought of the fairy-like girl he met in Huo Ling Mountain.

She is also in Yan City. Thinking of her ethereal and serene appearance, her smile, and her voice, Li Tianming suddenly felt a bit nostalgic.

I wonder when we will meet again.

"Li Ming, when you have the ranking battle, I want to go and watch." Late at night, Wei Jing suddenly said.

She hasn't been to such an occasion for a long time.

She has never seen Li Tianming fight.

The ranking battle is the most important moment for Li Tianming, where he will face truly powerful opponents.

She wants to go and support her son.

Because she knows that on that day, many parents and elders from prestigious families will support their children.

She doesn't want Li Tianming to fight alone, unsupported.

"Sure." Li Tianming nodded.

He understands his mother's feelings.

He also wants her to see with her own eyes that her child is a warrior who will never yield!

Starting tomorrow, Li Tianming will return to the Yanhuang Academy to prepare for the ranking battle!