1: Chapter 1 Beast Taming World

At eight o'clock in the morning, the morning sun shone on the earth, full of vitality.

On the playground of Fengling City Second Beast Taming High School, hundreds of nervous-looking students were already standing solemnly.

Today was the day of the Beast Awakening for the entire senior year.

Qin Ce stood in the queue, his gaze calmly scanning the faces around him that were either expectant, apprehensive, or feigning composure. The air was thick with a restless scent—a mixture of sweat and the unknown of destiny.

He could clearly hear the heavy breathing of his deskmate, Lin Hai, on his left, and the soft prayers of a girl to his front right.

“Three years...” Qin Ce murmured in his heart.

Three years ago, Qin Ce was still an ordinary university student on Earth.

A laboratory accident caused him to open his eyes again as a sixteen-year-old youth in this parallel world.

And this world was no longer the one he was familiar with.

A hundred years ago, spatial rifts appeared worldwide without warning, and creatures known as “fierce beasts” surged out like a tide.

Some were shaped like giant lizards, some resembled the flying dragons of myth, and some simply could not be described by any known biological forms.

Humanity's guns and cannons could barely resist in the early stages, but as more powerful magical beasts appeared, modern weapons gradually lost their effectiveness.

Just as human civilization was on the brink of collapse, the power of beast taming was discovered.

Through long-term contact with fierce beasts, a special energy gradually awakened within some humans. They could establish soul contracts with certain gentle fierce beast cubs, subsequently contracting them to become “pet beasts.” These pet beasts could not only grow alongside their masters but also provide feedback to their masters, granting them transcendent power.

With the help of this power, humanity was finally able to fight back against the fierce beasts and compete for living space.

This gave birth to the supreme profession of “Beast Tamer.”

After a century of struggle, the Beast Tamer system has been continuously refined. Every federal citizen who reaches the age of seventeen has one free opportunity to undergo the “Beast Awakening Ceremony” to attempt to awaken the power of beast taming.

Success in awakening means the chance to contract a pet beast, obtain power beyond mortals, join the upper echelons of society, and take on the responsibility of defending their home. Failure, on the other hand, means a high probability of becoming a civilian engaged in basic production within the city walls, or even... becoming a mere statistic to be protected in some future magical beast tide.

Therefore, all the students present, including Qin Ce, attached extreme importance to this awakening that could change their fates.

...

“Silence!”

A deep and powerful command suppressed all the whispers.

On the rostrum stood a middle-aged man in a crisp military uniform, his epaulettes adorned with three stars, standing with his hands behind his back.

His gaze was like lightning as he scanned the field, exuding an air of natural authority.

This was the representative of the Fengling City military, a Gold Rank Beast Tamer, Li Qing.

Beside Li Qing stood a thin, elderly man with graying hair. He wore a simple gray robe and had a gentle look in his eyes, but he faintly emitted spiritual fluctuations that made one's heart palpitate.

This was the Star-Glow Rank Beast Tamer responsible for presiding over today's awakening ceremony. His spiritual-type pet beast, the “Confusing Heart Fox,” had already quietly released invisible spiritual ripples to soothe the students' overly tense emotions.

“The rules, I presume your teachers have repeated countless times,” Li Qing's voice spread across the playground through the loudspeaker. “Concentrate your mind and sense the power within the Rune Storm. If you can successfully condense a ‘contract soul talisman’ in your spiritual sea, you have succeeded in awakening. Afterward, according to the Federal ‘Regulations for the Cultivation of New Beast Tamers,’ you will receive one free opportunity to contract a newborn fierce beast egg.”

“Of course,” he paused, “those whose families have prepared can directly contract a family-inherited or purchased pet beast egg. This is your advantage, as well as your responsibility.”

As his voice fell, a slight commotion broke out on the playground.

Many students from wealthy families puffed out their chests, their eyes filled with unhideable superiority.

Wang Yao, in Qin Ce's class, was said to have spent a huge sum of money to obtain a “Steel-Armored Rhino” egg with preliminary identified Silver Upper-Grade potential from the black market. At this moment, his nose was covered in sweat, though it was unclear if it was from nervousness or excitement.

Qin Ce withdrew his gaze, his expression unchanged.

The soul of a transmigrator made him a bit more composed than his peers, but deep down, his thirst for power was just as burning.

This world was full of dangers; only with power could he protect everything he wanted to protect, and only then could he survive and live a better life.

“Let's begin, Elder Zhou.” Li Qing nodded to the gray-robed old man.

Elder Zhou nodded slightly and closed his eyes to concentrate.

The next moment, a majestic spiritual force like the sea exploded outward with him as the center! This was not an attack, but a gentle storm full of vitality and guidance.

In the sky, countless profound golden runes appeared out of thin air, circling and combining as if they had lives of their own, eventually turning into a golden tornado that connected heaven and earth, enveloping the entire senior year students!

Rune Storm!

The students only felt a warm and powerful force surge into their minds, attempting to take root deep within their spirits. Some held their heads and groaned, their faces turning pale; some trembled, trying their best to hold on; and some showed joy, seemingly having captured something.

Qin Ce felt his consciousness swept into a golden ocean, with countless streams of information washing over him.

He held firm to his heart, following the meditation method taught by the school, striving to find that point of condensation in the churning spiritual sea.

Time seemed to slow down. Just as he felt his spiritual power was about to be exhausted and his consciousness began to blur—

[Ding! Familiar special soul fluctuation detected, scanning the source rules of this plane... Integrating...]

[Integration complete! Strongest Beast Cultivation System activated!]

[Host: Qin Ce]

[Age: 18 years old]

[Beast Tamer Level: Unawakened (Awakening in progress)]

[Contracted Pet Beast: None]

[Talent: None]

[System functions loading... 1%... 50%... 100%!]

[Basic function “Nine-Star Insight” (Appraisal type) unlocked!]

A cool breath surged from the depths of his soul, instantly smoothing away Qin Ce's spiritual fatigue.

At the same time, he felt a brilliant “Soul Talisman” quietly condense at the core of his spiritual sea, shining brightly!

He had successfully awakened!

But at this moment, he was not happy because of the successful awakening.

Instead, stormy waves were stirred in his heart.

A system?

A cheat code?

Strongest Beast Cultivation System?

He had been transmigrated for three years, and it appeared at this critical moment?

And it even unlocked a Nine-Star Insight?

What was that?

An appraisal skill?

Could it be that...