The Ferocious Beast Guarding the Clan, the Reincarnation Dragon Centipede (Two Chapters Combined)

Vicious Beasts have always been difficult to tame, but there is no shortage of Cultivators with too much time on their hands.

After all, conquering a Vicious Beast is something that brings a great deal of prestige.

Taming a Star Realm Vicious Beast into a bodyguard to protect the Sect is enough to demonstrate the strength of the Three Saints Sect's ancestors, and just how much free time they had.

In the original novel, the Sect-Protecting Vicious Beast was a Alligator Dragon, which is essentially a crocodile.

Due to being submerged in spirit liquid for a long time, its lifespan had been significantly extended.

However, Su Ming couldn't be sure what the Sect-Protecting Vicious Beast looked like now.

But one thing was beyond doubt: the creature was down there, and it was currently in the middle of giving birth.

In the original novel, Chu Fan discovered this pool formed by the gathering of spirit liquid and dove into it to absorb the spiritual energy.

As a result, he encountered the Sect-Protecting Vicious Beast, the Alligator Dragon, which was in the process of giving birth.

Although its life had been extended by the spirit liquid, it had already reached the end of its days.

Forcing a birth under such circumstances was no different from taking its own life.

Originally, this Alligator Dragon would have died during this birth, and its offspring would have failed to be born as well.

However, Chu Fan used his own Bloodline Power to successfully extend the Alligator Dragon's life, helping it successfully give birth to its child.

To repay Chu Fan, the Alligator Dragon directly handed its child over to him and gave him three drops of its Life Essence Blood.

Afterward, relying on the Alligator Dragon, he gave the Heaven-Devouring Demon Lord a severe beating, causing the latter to gain no benefits from the Three Saints Secret Realm.

Of course, the situation was now reversed; he would be the one to gain the recognition of the Sect-Protecting Vicious Beast and obtain its newborn offspring.

If Chu Fan could use Bloodline Power to assist the Alligator Dragon in giving birth, he could do the same with his Supreme Chaos Body, and the effect would be even better.

“However, the opening of the Three Saints Secret Realm is a few days later than in the original novel. I hope no accidents occur...”

With a hint of hidden concern, Su Ming dove into the pool of spirit liquid.

As soon as he entered, his Supreme Chaos Body began to operate on its own, frantically absorbing the spirit liquid within the pool.

Noticing this, Su Ming decisively took out the ‘chaos spirit transformation bottle,’ letting it absorb the spirit liquid and convert it.

At the same time, Su Ming kept a constant watch on his surroundings, expanding his perception to its limit in an attempt to find the Sect-Protecting Vicious Beast's trail.

A full incense stick's time passed, and the water level of the spirit liquid pool had dropped significantly due to Su Ming's absorption, yet there was still no sign of the Sect-Protecting Vicious Beast.

Within this massive pool, Su Ming only sensed the aura of a single Mortal Realm Yao Beast.

“How can there only be the aura of a Mortal Realm Yao Beast... wait, that's not right!” Su Ming suddenly realized something and began moving toward the location of the Mortal Realm Yao Beast.

In such a large pool of spirit liquid, it was impossible for there to be just one Mortal Realm Yao Beast!

With so much spirit liquid here, at the very least a Nirvana Realm Yao Beast should have been born, unless... this Yao Beast is a newborn!

Su Ming quickly found the Yao Beast.

Its body was only seven or eight centimeters long, entirely covered in deep blue crystal scales, with a row of fine white lines on both sides and three sesame-sized white dots on its head.

Watching the Yao Beast dancing frantically in the spirit liquid, Su Ming reached out and let it rest in his palm.

Only then did Su Ming discover that it was actually a centipede. Those fine white lines on its sides were its legs; the way they were currently wriggling in a dense mass was enough to make anyone with trypophobia die on the spot.

Upon contact with Su Ming, the antennae on the centipede's head began to dance rapidly. Then, without a word, it burrowed into his sleeve and quickly crawled to his waist.

By the time Su Ming realized what was happening, the centipede had already crawled into the ‘chaos spirit transformation bottle’ and, right in front of its owner, began to suck the chaos spirit liquid inside.

In that brief moment of daze, it drank a tenth of the chaos spirit liquid, and its original Mortal Realm cultivation surged into the Transcendent Realm.

Seeing this, Su Ming reached in and plucked it out.

The creature twisted in his hand, seemingly protesting Su Ming's actions.

“This is my stuff, why should I let you drink it? You're not even a war pet I'm raising.”

Hearing Su Ming's words, its body stopped shaking. Then, a beam of light shot out from the three white dots on its forehead, accurately sinking into the space between Su Ming's eyebrows.

Before Su Ming could react, the centipede before him had already established a Life Contract with him, becoming his war pet.

【Congratulations to the Host for plundering Chu Fan's major Opportunity, taming the war pet that originally belonged to Chu Fan, and gaining 100,000 destiny points】

The message from the System confirmed Su Ming's suspicion: the centipede before him was indeed the Sect-Protecting Vicious Beast.

“A Alligator Dragon turned into a centipede; that's quite a contrast.” As Su Ming spoke, he released his restriction on it, allowing the fellow to burrow back into the ‘chaos spirit transformation bottle’ to feast.

Since this Vicious Beast was a newborn and had no independent power yet, feeding it ‘chaos spirit liquid’ could raise its upper limit and make it easier for it to coordinate with him in future battles.

The deep blue crystal scales that originally covered its body had already begun to shift toward a blackish-purple color.

Now that his goal was in hand, Su Ming was no longer in a hurry.

He decisively released the battle spirit puppet through the System and ordered it to collect the treasures within the Secret Realm.

At the same time, Su Ming added a setting: do not snatch treasures that other Disciples have already set their sights on.

After his trip to the Canghai Sword Sect, Su Ming had realized one thing.

The only person he had a grudge against was Li Jianping; most of the people in the Three Saints Sect were innocent.

If he were to destroy this place and simply walk away, where would the thousands upon thousands of Cultivators here go?

Furthermore, human hearts are complex. Among those thousands of Cultivators, there would definitely be people who hated him.

If nothing unexpected happened, these people would eventually stand by Chu Fan's side and become his enemies.

One must remember that a great teacher once said: make as many friends as possible and as few enemies as possible.

That was why Su Ming did not intend to do something as short-sighted as 'draining the pond to catch the fish'.

Not to mention that as long as he dealt with Li Jianping later, he would be the next Sect Master of the Three Saints Sect.

In essence, the Three Saints Sect was his own property.

Since it was his own property, there was no need to cause too much damage.

Moreover, Chu Fan's destiny had already begun to move toward a path of Blood Sacrifice Ascension, so it was even more necessary for Su Ming to establish a righteous image for himself.

“Since your destiny wants to mold an absolutely righteous and great protagonist, then I, the villain, certainly cannot let you have your way, can I?”

Thinking of this, Su Ming closed his eyes and began to Cultivate using the Source Codex of Creation.

After all, no matter what plan was adopted, it had to be built on the foundation of having sufficiently strong personal strength.

Otherwise, no matter how much you plot, if the opponent simply uses absolute force to break all laws, wouldn't you just become a clown?

Outside the Three Saints Secret Realm.

Through the entrance of the Secret Realm, Li Jianping saw the battle spirit puppet flash by. Realizing what Su Ming was doing, his heart immediately leaped into his throat.

“Where is the Sect-Protecting Vicious Beast? Why is there no reaction at all?”

Disregarding the risk of Su Ming catching him in the act, Li Jianping used the sect master token to check the situation inside the Three Saints Secret Realm.

He saw Su Ming Cultivating within the spirit liquid pool, and the Sect-Protecting Vicious Beast, now completely full, coiled around his wrist.

“Impossible! How could he coincidentally encounter the Reincarnation Dragon Centipede at the critical moment of its life-and-death reversal?! And he even got the Reincarnation Dragon Centipede to recognize him as its master?!”

The Vicious Beast that his Three Saints Sect had raised for a thousand years had been snatched away by Su Ming just like that?

At this moment, Li Jianping finally couldn't withstand the continuous shocks of the past few days. This Peak Star Realm powerhouse's vision went black, and he fainted, muttering, “Why is it him? Why is it him...”

Legend has it that in ancient times, a drop of Life Essence Blood from the terrifying Vicious Beast representing time, Zhu Jiu Yin, accidentally fell into a certain world.

A thousand-legged centipede happened to be hit by this drop of essence blood.

From then on, a brand-new species appeared in the myriad worlds, known as the Reincarnation Dragon Centipede.

The 'Reincarnation' prefix refers to their innate Divine Ability, derived from Zhu Jiu Yin's power.

Whenever their lifespan was nearing its end, or their cultivation had reached a point where it could no longer progress, this Divine Ability would activate.

The Reincarnation Dragon Centipede could actively molt and be reborn, returning to its larval form.

Although this meant they gave up their previous cultivation and some of their memories, this did not include the parts related to combat and Cultivation.

In other words, as long as the Reincarnation Dragon Centipede continuously molted and was reborn through its Reincarnation talent, it would grow stronger and stronger.

It was said that a legend existed in the ancestral memory of the Reincarnation Dragon Centipede: if one could successfully complete nine thousand molting Rebirths, it could evolve into an "Eternal Dragon Centipede," holding Karma in its mouth and sweeping Yin and Yang with its tail.

Back then, the ancestors of the Three Saints Sect had expended considerable effort to capture this Reincarnation Dragon Centipede, and the subsequent taming process was even more difficult.

But even though they tamed the Reincarnation Dragon Centipede into a Sect-Protecting Vicious Beast, they could never make it recognize a master.

Yet now, Su Ming had accomplished it so easily.

He hadn't used any coercive methods; he had even just said a single sentence.

Of course, this was also related to the fact that the Reincarnation Dragon Centipede had just undergone Reincarnation and most of its memories had been lost.

After all, if it weren't for this, Chu Fan wouldn't have been qualified to make the Reincarnation Dragon Centipede recognize him as master. A mere Longevity Realm—on what basis could he make a Star Realm Vicious Beast submit? Even if it had been tamed by the Three Saints Sect's ancestors, it would have been impossible.

It was a pity that destiny had paved the way for Chu Fan, but in the end, Su Ming reaped the benefits.

Using only a portion of the ‘chaos spirit liquid,’ Su Ming had successfully made the Reincarnation Dragon Centipede recognize him as its master.

Three Saints Secret Realm, spirit liquid pool.

Su Ming, whose cultivation had successfully broken through to the Fifth Layer of Longevity Realm, finally opened his eyes. By now, a day and a half had passed since he entered this place.

At the same time, Su Ming noticed the Reincarnation Dragon Centipede on his wrist.

The fellow had drunk its fill of ‘chaos spirit liquid,’ and the scales and legs on its body had completely turned a purplish-black.

Currently coiled around his wrist, to the naked eye, it looked no different from a bracelet.

“Hmm... I'll call you Shen Ming from now on.”

Su Ming reached out a finger and scratched its back carapace.

The Reincarnation Dragon Centipede, which possessed its own past memories, was much easier to communicate with than other Vicious Beasts. Regarding the name Su Ming gave it, it extended its antennae and gently waved them, conveying its satisfaction to Su Ming.

With not much time left before the Three Saints Secret Realm closed, Su Ming simply took out his storage rings and began filling them with spirit liquid.

The massive spirit liquid pool had already been significantly depleted by his absorption, and this wave of filling caused the water level to drop even further.

Only after all the empty storage rings in his hand were filled did Su Ming leave, feeling satisfied.

Sensing Su Ming's appearance, the battle spirit puppet also immediately appeared by his side and presented a storage ring.

After a brief investigation, Su Ming nodded with satisfaction.

As expected of the Three Saints Secret Realm, it was far more bountiful than the sect treasure vault.

Putting away the battle spirit puppet, Su Ming walked slowly toward the exit of the Three Saints Secret Realm. He was now very much looking forward to the look on Li Jianping's face.

However, at this moment, Li Jianping was still unconscious. An Elder who came to report to him was instantly pale with fright upon seeing this scene.

“Huh? Sect Master, Sect Master! Are you alright!”

Under the Elder's shouts, Li Jianping finally opened his eyes.

“Sect Master, what happened? Did the thief from before attack you?”

Facing the Elder's concerned inquiry, Li Jianping didn't know how to speak for a moment.

Was he supposed to tell the other man that he had fainted from pure rage?

“Cough, cough. My recent Cultivation was a bit too rushed, and with the many affairs of the Sect, I momentarily lost control. I've made a fool of myself.”

“Sect Master, you must not overwork yourself. The Sect still relies on you. I happen to have some good news to tell the Sect Master; perhaps it will lighten your mood.”

“What is it?” Li Jianping couldn't think of any good news that could have happened recently.

Could it be that Su Ming had dropped dead on the spot?

“The Former Saint who went out for training, Qin Kaiwu, has returned! And his cultivation has reached the Nirvana Realm!”

“Hmm?! Truly!”

“Absolutely certain!”

Li Jianping's spirits were instantly lifted upon hearing this.

This Qin Kaiwu was a super Genius back then. At the Hundred Sects Great Competition, he had shone brilliantly, crushing all Cultivators of the same generation.

If he hadn't wanted to simply stay within the Three Saints Sect to raise his cultivation and had instead taken the initiative to leave the Three Saints Sect for training, how could it have ever been Su Ming's turn to be the Saint?

Qin Kaiwu had a proud personality. Upon returning and finding that the position of saint son had been taken, he might just end up in a conflict with Su Ming... Although he felt a bit sorry for Qin Kaiwu, as long as there was a chance to make Su Ming suffer, Li Jianping would not let it go.

“Tell Qin Kaiwu to wait for me at the Sect Master's Hall. I'll go find him after I close the Three Saints Secret Realm!”

“Yes, Sect Master.”

After the Elder left, Li Jianping couldn't help but clench his fists.

He could already see the image of Qin Kaiwu knocking Su Ming to the ground and ruthlessly humiliating him.

Clearly, Li Jianping was now a bit obsessed. He only wanted to see Su Ming suffer and no longer cared about any negative consequences that might follow.

He even ignored the gap in age and Realm between the two, clearly intending to let Qin Kaiwu bully the weak with superior strength.

Time passed bit by bit. Li Jianping timed it perfectly, cleared his throat, and let his voice spread throughout the Three Saints Secret Realm.

“Attention all Disciples: the Three Saints Secret Realm will close in half an hour. If any Disciples have not left the Three Saints Secret Realm by then, they will be treated as Sect spies!”

Just as Li Jianping finished speaking, Su Ming walked out with a kind smile on his face.

And he deliberately raised his left hand, saying to Li Jianping, “Sect Master, this is the war pet I tamed within the Secret Realm. Do you happen to know its name?”

Li Jianping's mood, which had calmed down due to Qin Kaiwu's return, was once again ignited and exploded by Su Ming's words.

“This is the Reincarnation Dragon Centipede. There are records of it in the Sect's Scripture Pavilion. I still have to preside over the Three Saints Secret Realm and cannot give a detailed explanation. I hope the Saint will forgive me.”

“I see. Thank you for informing me, Sect Master. Since there are records in the Scripture Pavilion, I shall take my leave first.”

As he left, Su Ming deliberately slowed his pace and stared into Li Jianping's eyes until he had passed him.

Throughout the process, Li Jianping could see the undisguised smile in Su Ming's eyes.

Li Jianping stood with his back to Su Ming, silent, his heart already filled with towering rage: “Su Ming! Just you wait. Let's see if you can still be this glorious later!”