Celestial Beast Taming

Chapter 499: Chapter 282: Heart Puppet Divine Communication and Puppet Divine Heart

The abilities of the Artifact Race aren’t obtained through advancing in Tier.

Nor do they possess different Beastmaster Talents when they awaken their Soul Base, like Guardian Beast Masters do.

The abilities of the Artifact Race are acquired by studying scriptures later in life.

Zhong Yi had heard that there was a Divine Level Scripture within the Artifact Race.

It allowed members of the Artifact Race who studied this scripture to bestow sentience upon Demonic Puppets when they crafted them.

These Demonic Puppets, bestowed with sentience, were five times more expensive than ordinary Demonic Puppets of the same Tier.

’This Divine Level Scripture must be the Puppet Divine Heart that Yin Song has mastered.’

Rumor had it that this scripture was extremely difficult to master.

Among the Artifact Race, not even one in a hundred thousand members could successfully learn this scripture.

Zhong Yi’s guess was correct. The Divine Level Scripture rumored about in the outside world was indeed called Puppet Divine Heart.

However, the rumors weren’t entirely true.

In today’s Artifact Race, when it came to members who could learn the Puppet Divine Heart scripture, it wasn’t a matter of one in a hundred thousand—you might not even find one in a million.

Mastering the Puppet Divine Heart ability wasn’t about just scratching the surface.

One had to reach the Small Success Realm to forge Demonic Puppets with considerable sentience.

Yin Song was nineteen years old, and he had already achieved Small Success with his Puppet Divine Heart four years prior.

Within the Artifact Race, two other scriptures held a status comparable to Puppet Divine Heart.

One was used for repairing damaged Demonic Puppets.

The other, Heart Puppet Divine Communication, was a scripture that helped Demonic Puppets increase their Level.

The members of the Artifact Race who had mastered Heart Puppet Divine Communication numbered no more than twenty in the entire, vast clan.

Yin Song had only just mastered it a few days before entering this Second Level Divine Origin Slaughter Secret Realm.

His team members didn’t yet know that he had mastered the Heart Puppet Divine Communication scripture.

Logically, Yin Song, having achieved the Small Success Realm with the Puppet Divine Heart scripture at the age of fifteen, should have held an exceptional status within the Artifact Race.

At first, Yin Song was indeed nurtured as a prodigy.

Even though Yin Song’s background within the Artifact Race was humble, with both of his parents having passed away in an accident when he was young, he still received a great deal of care and preferential treatment.

But ever since he turned sixteen and was found unable to awaken his Puppet Soul or activate his Bloodline, Yin Song was branded a pariah.

Yin Song, who had been studying at the Artifact Race’s academy, was immediately forced to drop out.

This wasn’t because his inability to awaken his Bloodline made his Small Success Realm mastery of Puppet Divine Heart any less important.

Rather, it was because the Artifact Race had a very strong religious atmosphere.

They believed those who couldn’t awaken their Puppet Soul to activate their Bloodline were ’unclean’ and were to be shunned and ostracized by all.

This was why, even after mastering Heart Puppet Divine Communication, Yin Song had no intention of revealing it.

Yin Song had to acquire his own resources as he grew up, so he cherished every last point of Divine Origin Value.

Yin Song hadn’t performed well in the First Level Divine Origin Slaughter Secret Realm, getting eliminated after earning only 14 Divine Origin Value points.

After elimination, his Divine Origin Value was halved, leaving him with only seven points—not even enough to unlock the Divine Origin Store.

This time, even if he were eliminated, he would still have 34 Divine Origin Value points, enough to unlock the Divine Origin Store.

He could then purchase a Source Material Celestial Shuttle and log in to the Virtual Source Network.

Yin Song had heard that the Virtual Source Network connected billions of worlds.

Yin Song desperately wanted to escape the world of the Artifact Race.

He no longer wanted to face contempt at every turn, to be constantly bullied as a pariah by those who had awakened the Artifact Race Bloodline.

Seeing the youth opposite him still not making a move, Yin Song felt a sense of resignation.

Within the Divine Origin Slaughter Secret Realm, participants were not allowed to commit suicide.

Just as Yin Song subconsciously assumed this incredibly handsome youth would bully him, just like all the others who had awakened the Artifact Race Bloodline, he heard the young man suddenly speak.

"Your Talent is truly remarkable."

"The Lion Puppet you crafted with your Lifebound Forging Material not only possesses impressive Spiritual Qi..."

"...and you’ve clearly raised its Level more than twice."

Zhong Yi’s words stunned Yin Song.

Three years ago, Yin Song had heard such praise all the time at the academy.

But ever since being labeled a pariah, Yin Song hadn’t heard a single word of praise.

To hear praise again after three long years, especially from a youth from another world, made Yin Song’s eyes begin to sting.

Zhong Yi didn’t say anything more to Yin Song.

After giving him the room number for the Soul Fighting Bar, Zhong Yi walked up to Yin Song.

Just as he had done with Xie Liansi, he had Hong Ji implant a Soul Taming Seed into Yin Song’s body.

Zhong Yi didn’t choose to hand the Soul Taming Seed to Yin Song and let him consume it himself.

He and Yin Song were merely strangers, randomly matched together. There was no trust between them, and Yin Song certainly wouldn’t believe him.

Looking at Yin Song’s face, flushed red from struggling, Zhong Yi spoke to him in a deadly serious tone.

"Remember the string of numbers I just gave you."

"After you log in to the Virtual Source Network, find me at the corresponding Soul Fighting Bar."

"When you wake up in the real world, there should be a pleasant surprise waiting for you."

While Zhong Yi and Yin Song fought, the few remaining participants who hadn’t been eliminated were watching their duel closely, as their battle was taking place in the central region of the Divine Origin Slaughter Secret Realm.

The strength Zhong Yi displayed far exceeded these participants’ expectations.

These participants instinctively decided to team up and confront Zhong Yi together.

Zhong Yi defeated these participants without much difficulty.

He took first place in this Second Level Divine Origin Slaughter Secret Realm.

He had formed a Contract with two prodigies: one with an Orange Fate Grid, and another with a Purple Fate Grid.

Zhong Yi was extremely satisfied with his trip to the Second Level Divine Origin Slaughter Secret Realm.

After leaving the Secret Realm and returning to his mansion, Zhong Yi was about to take a shower and change his clothes.

But then he saw Zhong Ling and Shen Xuan both arriving in his room.

The two of them smiled and spoke to Zhong Yi in turn.

"Young Master, Xiaolingdang and I both received our Zhenxing C Level Talent Badges."

"That’s right. After receiving the Zhenxing C Level Talent Badges, many factions have been trying to recruit Ah Xuan and me."

"You told Ah Xuan and me to choose any faction from the Nine Great Ecosystems to join."

"I chose the Holy Insect Immortal Corridor, which is backed by the Ancient Beast Ecology."

"The Ancient Beast Ecology has many Butterfly Guardian Beasts with special Bloodlines, making it convenient for my future selections."

Shen Xuan then added.

"Young Master, I joined the Golden Scorpion Association, which is from the Blood Rang Ecosystem."

"The Blood Rang Ecosystem has the most Poison Element Guardian Beasts."

"Plus, Young Master, you said you were interested in the Blood Race, and they all live in the Blood Rang Ecosystem."

"Once I make a name for myself in the Golden Scorpion Association, I can get you as many Blood Race members as you want."

Zhong Yi smiled at their words.

Zhong Ling and Shen Xuan receiving the Zhenxing C Level Talent Badge was within his expectations.

With their current strength, it would have been a rare occurrence for them *not* to receive the badge.

"Since you’ve both chosen factions to join,"

"you can start preparing for the Second Level Secret Realm hosted by the Wanyu Gambling Company."

"I’m planning to advance to the Fantasy Tier after participating in one more of the Wanyu Gambling Company’s Second Level Secret Realms."

"After you two finish this upcoming First Level Secret Realm exploration on the Virtual Source Network, you can advance with me."

Shen Xuan and Zhong Ling were both extremely excited to hear this.

As long as they had enough resources, neither Shen Xuan nor Zhong Ling wanted to suppress their Levels.

Zhong Ling, in particular, had been eager to advance to the Fantasy Tier ever since she’d seen what the Blade Queen Butterfly looked like.

Once Zhong Ling advanced to the Fantasy Tier, she could form a Contract with one or two Blade Queen Butterflies at the cost of reducing the size of her Butterfly Swarm.

This would massively raise the ceiling of Zhong Ling’s combat power.

The Blade Queen Butterfly was a Guardian Beast that possessed a Tier-jumping combat Ability, thanks to its superior Bloodline.

After taking a shower and changing into a fresh set of clothes, Zhong Yi had lunch with Zhong Ling and Shen Xuan.

Just as Zhong Yi was logging in to the Virtual Source Network...

Xie Liansi and Yin Song, who had been unconscious ever since leaving the Divine Origin Slaughter Secret Realm, opened their eyes one after the other.

Upon waking, Xie Liansi found herself lying on a familiar, gold-threaded soft couch.