Four Years Later, The Third and Fourth Beasts of the Beast Taming Space

The great tides of destiny had yet to begin.Many important and joyful events were still out of reach for a body not yet ten years old.

Therefore, apart from founding the Kaiyuan Academy and establishing the Kaiyuan Chamber of Commerce, laying down a few hints for the future, Nangong Lingyun and his Kaiyuan Sect made no further moves.

In fact, in the outside world, many people only knew of Kaiyuan Academy and Kaiyuan Chamber of Commerce. They didn't even know the Kaiyuan Sect existed, let alone the name of its sect master.

A towering building must rise from solid foundations—he was building the base for his grand ambitions.

And that foundation took exactly four years.

Douluo Calendar, June 1st, 2643—this was a special day.

Because on this day, Nangong Lingyun officially turned twelve years, six months, and one day old.

Yes, tomorrow, the day after, the day after that, and every day after would also be special—because tomorrow he'd be six months and two days old.

Due to the unique nature of his martial soul and the stimulation from innate pure yang qi,

Nangong Lingyun, not yet thirteen, stood at a towering 1.85 meters without shoes.

Even among adults, this height was impressive—and he was a full head taller than people like Yu Xiaogang.

His muscles were full and his build robust, yet not bulky at all—the contours of his body were streamlined to perfection.

When shirtless, he looked like a flawless sculpture carved meticulously by a master artist.

Coupled with his heroic and spirited aura, he had a mesmerizing presence.

The only sign of youth left was the jade-like softness of his skin, still carrying traces of innocence.

In the courtyard, Nangong Lingyun was practicing a special set of martial arts.

Qi surged inside him, and with each punch, a pale-white fist-shaped air current was left in place, continuing forward at punching speed.

However, not long after being thrown, each air blast would crash into an invisible membrane and explode with a loud boom.

The punches were so fast and fierce that they were barely visible to the naked eye—just a blur of overlapping shadows.

Countless fist-shaped blasts, like rocket shells trailing fire, bombarded the surroundings.

Eventually, Nangong Lingyun stopped his practice.With a slight tremor of his body, all his sweat vanished, and the transparent barrier around him faded away.

He took a deep breath, calming his pounding heart,then casually took a silver robe from the rabbit-eared girl beside him and draped it over his shoulders, saying seemingly offhandedly:

"Xiao Wu, it's been six years since you came out. Isn't it time to go home for a visit?"

Like Nangong Lingyun,Xiao Wu had changed drastically over the four years.

From a half-grown child, she had grown to 1.7 meters tall. Her features were well-developed, and her figure had become elegant and curvy.

As a transformed soul beast, her condition was similar to that of a martial soul master,

And since she too had cultivated innate true qi, her growth had been rapid.

Xiao Wu opened her mouth to speak,

But paused, her face showing worry as she asked:"You're planning to make a contract with Da Ming and Er Ming, aren't you? They might not agree to that."

Nangong Lingyun shook his head.

"Maybe in the future. But this time, I'm targeting two other special soul beasts."

The Longevity Art was incredibly mysterious. Even though innate true qi was much harder to refine than ordinary soul power, his cultivation speed hadn't slowed down much.

Two and a half years ago, he had already cultivated to level 30 at lightning speed,

But unlike before, he hadn't contracted a new soul pet through the Beast Taming Space.

Instead, he used the system to directly exchange three special soul rings for his Primordial Holy Body, including the recent one for level 40, all applied to his first martial soul.

There were two important reasons for this decision.First, the Primordial Holy Body possessed attributes of life, blood, and strength—its development was closely tied to the rate at which innate true qi could be refined.

The Beast Taming Space could help break through bottlenecks but couldn't resonate with the Longevity Art.

Second, soul rings generated by the system could have their age upgraded at any time.

Ten thousand years, a hundred thousand, even a million or ten million—as long as the body and account balance could handle it, it wasn't a problem.

But if the soul beasts contracted in the Beast Taming Space were chosen carelessly, upgrading them later would be nearly impossible.

His long-considered, most ideal third soul petwas the terrifying creature that almost became the protagonist of Douluo—the Dark Devilgod Tiger, now at 60,000 years of cultivation.

The fourth was even more exaggerated—a Golden Lion Mastiff with its own battle domain, the most combative of all soul beasts. There was only one in the entire Star Dou Great Forest, around 80,000 years old.

As a true divine-blooded beast, and without the flaws of the Thunder Hell Vine,it was obvious that both taming and contracting it would be incredibly difficult.

"What?! The Dark Devilgod Tiger? That savage thing can actually be contracted?"

Xiao Wu clearly understood how terrifying these two soul beasts were.

Hearing Nangong Lingyun's words, her eyes widened, her body froze, and her face was filled with disbelief.

Da Ming and Er Ming were already at the 100,000-year threshold, near-divine beasts with awakened innate domains—extremely powerful.

But even together, they couldn't subdue it.

If only one of them were present, they'd likely be defeated.

This plan was more insane than wanting to contract Sky Blue Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape at the same time.

Nangong Lingyun chuckled."Exactly because they're savage—those are the only ones worth having. I told you, I only want the best."

Before his words had fully landed, he was punched in the arm—the old rabbit still held a grudge about how he once looked down on her.

Two days later, in the Star Dou Great Forest,Nangong Lingyun and Xiao Wu had only just entered for a few hours when the ground began to rumble in the distance.

Countless medium and small-sized soul beasts—some even large—fled in terror in all directions.

The Titan Giant Ape alone stood over sixteen meters tall, with muscle and bone density far beyond the norm—comparable to pure iron.

When something so massive leaped forward by kilometers, its landing sounded like an earthquake.

Nangong Lingyun immediately stopped and stood still, quietly waiting.

But not long after, that terrifying force in his mental sense suddenly disappeared.

Once they got close enough, the Titan Giant Ape actually tiptoed and crouched low, moving stealthily.

Then suddenly, it crashed through a large tree and appeared before them.

"Not bad—pretty handsome."

Nangong Lingyun examined it carefully, nodding to himself.

Its muscles were powerful, fur sleek and glossy, and it was faintly glowing—the soul power around it was incredibly deep.

Its two huge eyes were like burning lanterns, shining with a golden hue—extremely bright.

Though different from its appearance in the anime, it was unexpectedly impressive in person.

As soon as the Titan Giant Ape appeared, Xiao Wu cried out in delight:"Er Ming, how'd you get here so fast?"

However, to her surprise—

The usually obedient little brother completely ignored her call this time.

(End of Chapter)