1: Chapter 1 God-Level Beast Taming System

Bright Moon Company.

In the first-floor lobby, on a bench outside the interview hall.

Li Yu clutched his backpack, a crumpled ball of paper in his hand. Sweat poured down his face, and his breathing was heavy and ragged, as if he had just woken from a nightmare.

In his mind, two sets of memories intertwined before finally merging into one.

"I... I've transmigrated."

His eyes were filled with shock, seemingly unwilling to accept this reality.

This was a world centered around beast taming.

The original owner of this body was also named Li Yu. He was a student majoring in beast cultivation at a third-rate vocational school and had just come out for an internship this year.

He had a hardworking mother and a younger sister about to take the college entrance exam. The family of three wasn't wealthy, but they were harmonious and happy, just like many other warm, ordinary families.

During a night shift six months ago, his mother collapsed from overwork and was diagnosed with spiritual qi depletion syndrome. Although she was saved, she required long-term medication to stay alive. The cost of treatment alone reached twenty thousand yuan every month.

Even the most conservative treatment required five thousand.

It's often said that poor families fear illness most; this one sickness had completely drained Li Yu's family's modest savings.

The hospital had already issued a final ultimatum.

If the medical fees weren't paid in full today, her medication would be cut off starting tomorrow.

Cutting off the medication meant death.

"Bright Moon Company... interview..." Li Yu murmured.

Bright Moon Company was a renowned beast cultivation firm in the country. Today, they were hiring over a dozen Interns. It was said that every accepted Intern would receive a five-thousand-yuan bonus.

The original owner had come for that five thousand yuan.

Unfortunately, he was just an Intern from a vocational school without even a degree from a proper university. He had been eliminated before the interview even began.

The ridicule of other Interns, the contempt of the interviewer, the pressure of medical bills, and the exhaustion from the past few days had finally become too much to bear, and he had passed away.

"Brother, are you listening? Don't scare me..." A faint voice came from near his feet.

It was his phone.

He was still on a call with his sister.

Li Yu pursed his lips and nervously picked up the phone.

In his previous life, he was an orphan with no siblings or parents. Faced with this unfamiliar yet dear sister, he didn't know how to interact with her for a moment.

"I—I'm listening," Li Yu's voice trembled slightly.

There was a long sigh of relief on the other end of the line.

"Brother, it's okay. You've already worked so hard. Besides, it's not your fault this time; that interviewer was in the wrong."

His sister's voice was crisp and clear. Through it, Li Yu seemed to see a bright, smiling face.

"We'll find a way about the money. There's always a way. Oh right, I have a part-time job this afternoon, so I'll have to trouble you to look after Mom. Hee hee~"

Boom!

In Li Yu's mind, a memory exploded like a clap of thunder.

He shouted excitedly, "No! Listen to me, Mengmeng. I have a way to get the money. You have to believe me. Don't go to that part-time job this afternoon. I'll get the money today. You go take care of Mom, you—"

Before he could finish, the other side had already hung up.

Li Yu put down the phone, feeling as if his heart was being ruthlessly squeezed, making it hard to breathe.

He smoothed out the crumpled ball of paper in his hand. On the wrinkled sheet, the content was clearly visible—Wild Horse Beast Taming Pharmaceuticals: Paid Recruitment for Energy/Soul Power Donors.

Donating mental or soul power paid three thousand per session. If both were donated, one could get six thousand.

This was originally the backup plan the original owner had kept for himself. If the interview failed, he could still sell his mental and soul power for money to keep his mother alive.

But because of a childhood trauma, his mental power didn't meet the qualification line, and he was rejected. Later, this paper was seen by his sister.

He had secretly seen the chat logs between his sister and Wild Horse Pharmaceuticals.

The soul and mental power donation his sister had scheduled with Wild Horse Pharmaceuticals was this very afternoon.

Although these resources would slowly recover, she wouldn't be able to summon her beast until then. With the college entrance exam approaching, doing this was no different from giving up on the exam.

Not to mention, such a donation would cause immense damage to a person's potential and might even leave permanent mental scars.

2:00 PM. There wasn't much time left.

At this thought, Li Yu's breathing quickened. He felt like he was about to explode, wishing he could rush to his sister's side immediately.

Stop her!

He had to stop her!

Just then, the door to the interview hall suddenly opened. Over a dozen accepted Interns followed a man wearing glasses and a name tag out. They were chattering away and noticed Li Yu.

"Oh! Isn't that the vocational school kid? Why hasn't he left yet?" one Intern sneered.

"Maybe he still hasn't given up? Does he want to beg Brother Liu for mercy?" another laughed.

"Hard to say. Back inside, he was so anxious he was about to cry. If someone told him to kneel, he'd probably do it."

"Hahaha..."

The group laughed and joked, their words dripping with mockery as they looked at him like a clown.

Suddenly, Li Yu turned his head. His eyes, nearly spitting fire, glared at them. A roar seemed to erupt from deep within his lungs.

"Get lost!!!"

Everyone was startled and instinctively shrank back. Some looked wary, thinking Li Yu was driven to desperation and was about to go crazy.

The man leading them was the interview supervisor, named Liu Quan.

Liu Quan snorted coldly and said, "This is Bright Moon Company, not a place for you to act out. Since you've been eliminated, just leave quietly. If you dare to cause trouble here, you'll be sorry."

After speaking, he walked straight past Li Yu. The others bypassed Li Yu and followed, talking and laughing, their words still carrying mockery toward him.

Only Li Yu remained.

Suddenly.

A "ding" sounded.

A crisp electronic notification rang out in his mind without warning.

[God-level Beast Taming Cultivation System binding...]

[Progress: 10%... 30%... 70%...]

Li Yu stood up abruptly and looked around. Aside from people occasionally entering or leaving the lobby and moving between floors, there was nothing unusual.

[...Progress: 100%.]

[God-level Beast Taming Cultivation System bound successfully. Welcome, host.]

"...System?" Li Yu tentatively asked in his mind.

[Hello, host.]

It really was a system!

Li Yu's breath hitched. Ignoring everything else, he hurriedly asked, "What functions do you have?"

There were less than four hours left until his sister became a donor. It would take over an hour just to travel to Wild Horse Beast Taming Pharmaceuticals by car.

He only had a little over two hours left.

Time was of the essence.

[This system can convert positive emotions such as gratitude and respect generated by cultivated beasts toward the host into 'cultivation value'. cultivation value can be used for lucky draws. A low-level draw costs 100 cultivation value per attempt.]

Li Yu frowned.

"Can I buy on credit? Or... is there a starter pack or something?" he pressed.

Although he had graduated with a major in cultivation, he had never actually participated in a single proper cultivation practice and lacked "seed capital."

[Current cultivation value: 322. 3 draws available. Would you like to view the Cultivation Point log?]

322?

Li Yu showed a look of surprise.

"View log."

A pale blue semi-transparent screen appeared before him, with rows of records scrolling like flowing water:

[Fed a Bubble Fish, cultivation value +1]

[Changed water for a Bubble Fish, cultivation value +1]

[Bubble Fish is feeling down due to hunger, cultivation value -4]

...

The Bubble Fish was Li Yu's beast, a useless ornamental fish. It was a beast provided by the school to cultivation students to help with cleaning.

Not having time to think too much, Li Yu used all 300 cultivation value for the lucky draws.

[Consuming 300 cultivation value. Lucky draw starting...]

Even though there was nothing in front of him, Li Yu seemed to hear the whistling sound of a wheel spinning rapidly.

Ding!

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained "Mastery of All Languages."]

A cool current of air poured down from the top of his head, quickly flowing through his mouth and throat, bringing a slight tingling sensation.

A vast number of unfamiliar syllables, tones, and linguistic structures flooded deep into his consciousness, quickly settling and transforming into a near-instinctive understanding.

Ding!

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained "Better Luck Next Time."]

"...You don't need to say congratulations for that."

Ding!

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained 2 "low-grade universal evolution cards."]

The phantom images of two grayish-white cards with an ancient texture appeared before his eyes.

The surfaces of the cards were covered in mysterious patterns, with two bold characters etched in the center.

Evolution!

[low-grade universal evolution card: Can be used on beasts with a quality no higher than "Extraordinary Grade" to randomly unlock a high-quality evolution path.]

evolution cards... and two of them!

Li Yu rubbed the cards, his gaze narrowing slightly.

With this, he had the ability to cultivate. As long as he could get a commission, he could raise the medical fees before anything happened to his sister.

But a new problem arose.

He was just a newcomer with no resources, no clients, and not even any cultivation equipment or materials. Who would be willing to give their beast to him for cultivation?

At this thought, Li Yu's slightly brightened mood suddenly plummeted.

Suddenly.

A conversation nearby caught his attention.

"...What did I tell you before? A Star Wolf can only reach Excellence quality at most. You just wouldn't listen and insisted on contracting a Star Wolf!"

"Brother, just help me think of a way... I have a promotion match this afternoon, and I really can't lose."

"A promotion match? In your current state, going there is just asking for defeat! Is breaking through quality that easy? Do you think I'm one of those masters who can create new evolution paths at will?"

"But aren't you the supervisor of the Cultivation Department..."

"Supervisor? In the eyes of real big shots, I'm just an errand boy!"

"Brother... I'll pay fifty thousand! As long as you can help my Starlight Wolf break through, I'll transfer fifty thousand yuan to you immediately!"

The two speakers walked past Li Yu, one after the other.

In front was a middle-aged man in a suit with a slight potbelly, his face full of impatience. Behind him followed a young man in a black form-fitting combat suit, whose features somewhat resembled the middle-aged man's. He was currently wearing a forced smile, his tone urgent.

Fifty thousand yuan?

Li Yu's heart skipped a beat.

Almost without thinking, he stood up and walked in the direction the two men had gone.