Worldwide Awakening: My Soul Kinds Are Lost

As it turned out, not only were there remnants from the Hundred Beast Sect, but also an elderly Beast King Species. Don't ask how Wang Linchi found it; given his accumulated Blessing, having some good Luck was normal.

This Beast King Species resembled a white ape but had a single horn growing on its forehead and an intriguing thunder pattern in its eyes. Faint sparks of electricity would occasionally surface on its body.

No Domain was visible, as they had not fought.

"Interesting little one, I surprisingly can't see through your situation." The Thunder Monkey King looked Wang Linchi up and down. Its thunder eyes possessed the ability to see through illusions. Yet, when it looked at Wang Linchi, he appeared not as a person, but as a unique barrier.

"Just some insignificant little tricks," Wang Linchi said, having discerned the strength of this Beast King Species, the Thunder Monkey King: Elite Gold Level, and it also possessed a Soul Device.

This meant one thing: the Thunder Monkey King had once been the summoned beast of an Awakener and had eventually been set free here.

Although the Hundred Beast Sect primarily focused on the Beast Shadow, they also had methods for raising and commanding beasts. This was viable given the unusually conducive environment of the Secret Realm. However, compared to the Beast Shadow path, these methods were considered secondary or niche techniques within the Sect.

"It seems you're not from Great View," the Thunder Monkey King said calmly, having already sat down. "Otherwise, you would have attacked me on sight. My head could fetch an Epic Level Soul Kind in Great View."

Since the Thunder Monkey King couldn't gauge Wang Linchi's true strength, it naturally didn't assume Wang Linchi was weaker.

"I didn't expect you to know so much. Speaking of which, it's a miracle you've lived this long." Wang Linchi took these words as evidence for his speculation. The natives wouldn't know such things. Only those who had accompanied an Awakener would.

"Just like you, relying on some insignificant little tricks," the Thunder Monkey King retorted.

"You're after the inheritance of the Hundred Beast Sect, aren't you?" the Thunder Monkey King asked again.

"Sort of. But it doesn't matter if you don't give it to me. I'm more interested in the native inheritance of this Secret Realm," Wang Linchi freely admitted his intentions.

"Native inheritance? The Beast Armor Technique of those Beast Hunters? Why would an Awakener like you need that?" The Thunder Monkey King was puzzled.

"Beast Armor Technique? Can you explain it in more detail?" Wang Linchi hastily asked.

Seeing Wang Linchi's eagerness, the Thunder Monkey King found it somewhat strange; this was the first time it had met someone asking about the Beast Armor Technique.

"The Beast Armor Technique is similar to that of life-type Awakeners. Beast Hunters kill beasts, then use their carcasses and Beast Souls to create corresponding weapons, armor, accessories, and other equipment—what Awakeners call Soul Devices."

"The beast's carcass imbues the equipment with qualities like sharpness, hardness, and toughness, while the Beast Soul grants the equipment the beast's power."

"It's similar to the Beast Shadow Soul Seed of the Hundred Beast Sect, just not as flexible or versatile."

"Also," the Thunder Monkey King summarized briefly, "the quality of equipment made using the Beast Armor Technique depends on both the beast used as raw material and the Beast Armor Technique itself."

"I see. It's about forging equipment," Wang Linchi said, understanding immediately.

"No, it seems you still don't get it. It's not forging equipment; it's enslavement. The Soul Devices made from carcasses and Beast Souls are actually alive."

"Every time they are used, the Beast Soul is excruciatingly tormented until it's completely worn out. That's when the Soul Device breaks."

"In fact, the Soul Devices produced by the Beast Garden are of rather mediocre quality. They lack durability and their power is generally average. So, their main products are still..."

"...the flesh and bones of beasts."

"Soul Devices processed by life-type Awakeners are far superior in both quality and the appended effect inscriptions to those created by the native Beast Armor Technique." The Thunder Monkey King stated this with a calm demeanor, as if it weren't a beast itself.

"So where can I obtain this Beast Armor Technique?" Wang Linchi asked.

"If the Hundred Beast Sect still ruled this Secret Realm, you could find it everywhere. Now, if you want it, you'll have to put in quite a bit of effort."

"However, if you do me a favor, I can give you a copy of the Beast Armor Technique—the most advanced one in this Secret Realm," the Thunder Monkey King proposed, seizing the opportunity.

"Let's hear it. If it's suitable, I can help." Wang Linchi was plotting to get it for free and then kill the Thunder Monkey King to complete his mission.

He naturally wouldn't empathize with a talking monkey.

During that year he spent traveling from the border of the Willow Residence Realm to the Territory Mansion, he had seen too much and had naturally discarded many things. Otherwise, he wouldn't have survived to reach Yuling Sky.

"Help me wipe out the village at the foot of the mountain, and I'll give you..."

"Not enough," Wang Linchi immediately interrupted. He could wipe out the village, but the Thunder Monkey King's offer was insufficient.

With the Thunder Monkey King's strength—Elite Gold Level, after all—annihilating that village would be as easy as swatting a fly.

It could just kill them and run; the Court couldn't possibly catch it.

Yet, it hadn't done so. Instead, it asked Wang Linchi to do it. This clearly indicated there was danger involved.

"I'll add a Beast Shadow Soul Seed—that's the core Soul Seed of the Hundred Beast Sect. Afterward, I can also give you the Hundred Beast Sect's Thunder Monkey Shadow inheritance," the Thunder Monkey King immediately raised its offer.

"Alright. But give me the Beast Armor Technique first as a deposit. After I wipe out the village, I'll come back for the Thunder Monkey Shadow inheritance." Wang Linchi wasn't particularly interested in the Thunder Monkey Shadow inheritance; the Beast Armor Technique appealed to him more.

This Beast King Species had been with Awakeners for too long; its thinking was similar to theirs. In its eyes, the Beast Armor Technique wasn't very valuable, while the Hundred Beast Sect's inheritance held more worth.

So, it immediately pulled a worn-out, yellowed sheepskin scroll from its fur and tossed it to Wang Linchi.

Wang Linchi picked it up and examined it. The scroll was quite large, filled with tiny, densely packed characters. If not for his excellent vision, he might not have been able to read them clearly.

This was indeed a complete inheritance. It included not only the Beast Armor Technique but also the Beast Hunting method. This method detailed how to process the Beast Souls of Battle Beast Species and Beast King Species into potions to enhance one's physique, along with various techniques and skills for dealing with the three types of beasts. However, the Beast Hunting method took up a relatively small portion of the scroll; the majority was dedicated to the Beast Armor Technique.

This was because the physique-enhancing potions from the Beast Hunting method had a limit, only strengthening one's physique to around the early Black Iron Level. To hunt Battle Beast Species and Beast King Species, one still had to rely primarily on equipment created with the Beast Armor Technique, complemented by skills and strategies.

Wang Linchi skimmed through it and then nodded. "Interesting."

"Just interesting? When do you plan to act?" the Thunder Monkey King pressed.

"Right now, of course." As Wang Linchi's words fell, the figure of the Saint Master emerged from behind him, its claws sweeping out in an instant.

The Thunder Monkey King was completely caught off guard; it hadn't sensed where the Saint Master was hiding at all.

Fortunately, its combat experience allowed it to defend immediately.

However, before the Saint Master's attack could land, the Thunder Monkey King's mind suddenly felt like it exploded. Chaos, energy burn, poisoning, and various other negative effects erupted simultaneously, causing it to falter for a moment.

Then, the Saint Master's attack arrived, effortlessly piercing through the Thunder Monkey King's body.

"I..."

The Thunder Monkey King seemed to want to say something, but it was instantly torn in half by the Saint Master.

In the next moment, an inky-black, semi-illusory shadow, like black mud, spurted out from the Thunder Monkey King's corpse.

The black mud transformed into a human figure—an old man with a somewhat blurred appearance, but the unconcealable fury on his face.

"Damn it, how did you discover me?!" the old man roared, his voice filled with rage.

Wang Linchi was also surprised. The Thunder Monkey King's body and Soul had merely been a disguise; an Awakener's Soul had been hidden within.

"If I said I didn't notice you at all, would you believe me?" Wang Linchi's objective was simple: complete the Secret Realm mission.

The old man's rage faltered for a second, then intensified. Thunder light flickered around his body as he, still wielding the Thunder Monkey King's power, charged directly at Wang Linchi.

It seemed he intended to vent his anger on Wang Linchi, but halfway through his charge, the thunder light dissipated.

The old man had been hit by the Saint Master. He had endured the Soul Melting Poison, which dealt additional Toxin damage, and Soul Absorption, which drained life force, spiritual power, and related attributes. He was actually at the end of his rope. He had simply been misled by the Saint Master's Toxin and the negative effects inflicted by Wang Linchi, failing to recognize his own body's true condition.

"I..." The old man's body grew even more transparent. The previous exertion had completely drained him.

When a mobile phone runs out of battery, it naturally shuts down.

If a person lacks sufficient energy to maintain their existence, they can't be turned back on—not like a phone that can be restarted after charging.