The Master of Beasts

After Chen Jiuge became an immortal, his days weren't much different. The main change was that instead of his parents assisting him with his cultivation, he was now instructing his elderly parents on theirs.

Looking at the somewhat restless Hua Yu, Chen Jiuge spoke with weighty significance, "Mother, you wouldn't want to see your son, with his black hair, burying his white-haired parents, would you?"

Hua Yu paused and then dutifully sat down again.

By comparison, Chen Chen was doing much better. As expected of a steady middle-aged man, he was indeed reliable.

Chen Jiuge enjoyed teaching. While he was instructing his parents, a joyous event took place in Eden Garden.

Black Eye became a father!!!

Black Eye looked at the newborn puppy with a very serious expression.

As Chen Jiuge's first Guardian Beast, Black Eye had transformed from a Golden Dog into the Hellhound he was today almost effortlessly, as if just by blinking.

AHEM, we've strayed from the topic. The main issue now is the child in front of us.

"Is this your child?" Bali's huge eyes stared at the tiny creature before him, smaller than his own eyeball, as he voiced his astonishment.

"It's so tiny!" Yue Li gestured with his hand, finding it hard to believe.

"Congratulations, congratulations." War Song felt a bit envious. Goodness, Black Eye looked like such an honest beast, yet he secretly became a father. Should I also start making plans?

"Full of vigor!" Yang Huan remarked, watching the little puppy scramble around.

"AHEM, none of that is important. What's important is, how will Master react when he discovers I suddenly have a child?" Black Eye was more concerned about this.

The unreliable pack of Spiritual Beasts began to voice their opinions.

"Happy."

"Ecstatic."

"Gratified."

"Angry?" This came from Ao Yi. Every time the Master saw him going to see the Fire God, his gaze looked like it wanted to slice him up.

"Angry? I don't think so. This little fellow is also our new member, but the boss's feelings are likely to be a bit complex," Chen Tingting analyzed.

Black Eye felt a twinge of regret. He should have restrained himself. Indeed, beauty is the great nemesis of cultivation.

On that fateful, windy night, when the moon was full, his own wife had swayed her round behind so enticingly. He hadn't managed to hold back, and who would have thought he'd actually hit the jackpot.

Who was it that told me the higher my cultivation, the harder it was to have descendants? I was only sneaky this one time, and look, it happened! Liars! Black Eye fell into deep thought.

"Alright, alright, break it up, you lot. Haven't you seen Black Eye's Daoist couple is feeling embarrassed?" Wen Ruo shooed away the crowd of rubbernecking Spiritual Beasts, leaving only Black Eye.

Looking at this little thing, pitch black like a piece of coal, Wen Ruo pondered for a moment and then said to Black Eye's Daoist couple, "I will provide some Elixirs for you and your child in the coming days. Remember to take them on time and look after the little one."

"Right, you don't seem to have a name yet. From now on, you'll be called Bi Yan. As for this little one, we'll wait until my junior brother returns to decide," Wen Ruo said, looking into the mother dog's emerald green eyes and giving her a name that matched well with Black Eye.

Bi Yan obediently nodded her head.

As Black Eye's Daoist couple, Bi Yan herself possessed a Bloodline that was top-tier within the entire Golden Dog Clan of Eden Garden. Her Bloodline's upper limit was infinitely close to the Sixth Rank, but this threshold was proving difficult to overcome.

Although he didn't have a name yet, the idle Spiritual Beasts of Eden Garden still gave Black Eye's child a nickname—Coal Ball.

After all, Coal Ball truly was very black; even his eyes were black. At night, he was basically invisible.

Bi Yan doted on Coal Ball immensely. During the first three months, apart from Wen Ruo and Black Eye, no other Spiritual Beasts were allowed to touch him. It wasn't until three months later, when Coal Ball had grown a bit, that he was finally allowed to go out and play on his own.

Being the first second-generation Spiritual Beast born among the many Chen Jiuge had contracted, Coal Ball garnered extensive love and care from all his "uncles."

At the suggestion of the other beasts, Coal Ball would spend each day with a different Spiritual Beast.

"Little Coal Ball, smash that rock for me!" Ming Yujing commanded after fitting Little Coal Ball with a layer of sand armor and pointing at a large rock not far away.

Little Coal Ball was very obedient, charging at the rock with his short legs and ferocious momentum.

THUD.

The tiny figure was sent flying by the rock and rolled to Ming Yujing's feet.

Looking at the dazed Little Coal Ball, Ming Yujing glanced left and right, making sure no other beast had seen, then breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing Little Coal Ball was about to cry, he quickly took out a Spirit Fruit and said, "Little Coal Ball, Uncle was just playing with you. Here, eat this. It's really tasty."

Hidden in the clouds, Silver King thought pensively, I never expected Ming Yujing to have this side to him.

Once he realized he couldn't train Little Coal Ball's strength, Ming Yujing could only take him around the desert to bully some newly arrived desert lizards, scorpions, and the like.

"Does it taste good?" War Song asked, looking at the wobbling Little Coal Ball with an expectant expression. This is my favorite Monkey Wine! I wouldn't even let other beasts get a sniff, let alone a sip if they came asking.

Little Coal Ball, completely drunk, began to lose control of his limbs. Finally, with a SPLAT, he collapsed softly to the ground.

Xiao Hua, who had just gone to pick Spirit Fruits for Little Coal Ball, returned to this scene. Her maternal instincts flared instantly, and she gave War Song a barrage of her "loving" little fists.

The next day, War Song, sporting a black eye, handed Little Coal Ball over to the next Spiritual Beast, Yue Li.

"Go on, you can do it!"

Under the watchful eyes of a group of Violent Rabbits, Little Coal Ball was wrestling with some baby Violent Rabbits that had been born not long ago.

Being a descendant of Black Eye, after exerting all his might, Little Coal Ball finally managed to push down the little Violent Rabbit. He then plopped down on his bottom, tongue hanging out, gasping for air.

Hearing the cheers from those "uncles," Little Coal Ball suddenly fell in love with that feeling.

As he was taken care of in turn by various Spiritual Beasts, Little Coal Ball gradually grew up.

Black Eye brought his son to the plains, raised his paw, and said, "My son, this is all your father's territory, and it's the territory you'll need to look after in the future. Do you have the confidence?"

Little Coal Ball's eyes gleamed sharply as he let out a loud bark, as if to say, "No problem!"

"Very good. Then let's start with the first lesson: How to herd?" Black Eye said with great satisfaction. Worthy of being my cub.

「Three months later」

Watching his foolish son get sent flying again by a kick from a Giant Rhinoceros, Black Eye fell into contemplation.

I taught him herding, right? Why does this foolish son always want to wrestle with others? Why does he seem so much like Yue Li?

Little Coal Ball, tough-skinned and thick-fleshed, charged at the Giant Rhinoceros again, tongue lolling. Unsurprisingly, he was thrown off once more.

The Giant Rhinoceros hadn't used much strength. Ever since that pack of Violent Rabbits arrived, it had been wrestling with them daily, and usually lost. Now that there's finally a little rookie to play with, I have to hold back. What if he gets hurt and doesn't want to play anymore? That would be terrible!

Little Coal Ball, unaware of the Giant Rhinoceros's thoughts, kept recalling Uncle Yue Li's words in his head: "How can a man easily admit defeat? Only by growing through repeated failures can one become a truly indomitable man."

"Charge!"

With fierce momentum, Little Coal Ball charged again.

Black Eye felt a little weary. Should I just make another one? This one seems like a lost cause. Anyway, since I've already had one, having a few more won't make much difference, would it?

With that thought in mind, Black Eye began the daily routine of attempting to create more offspring.

Perhaps all his luck was used up when Little Coal Ball was born, as the hoped-for new additions were slow to arrive.

It was not until the day Chen Jiuge returned that another sibling was officially born, but that is a story for later.

At this point, Chen Jiuge was still wholeheartedly teaching his parents Cultivation, unaware that Black Eye had already become a father.