Chapter 4: First Soul Spirit, Auspicious Beast Capybara (Part 2)

“Unyielding Soul Spirit!?”

Before Leng Yaoju could react, Bai Haoze and Bai Zhichen cried out in unison, their sacred maiden faces crumbling as if written with “impossible.”

Family knows family’s business—the name “unyielding soul spirit” comes from their refusal to fuse with soul masters, even at the cost of their lives; many have exploded their would-be hosts.

When Leng Yaoju was away on duty, Zhao Xuanzhen was entrusted to the Bai sisters, who had raised him since childhood and could not bear to see him rush headlong into danger. Titan Giant Ape and Evil Eye were top-tier soul spirits, enough to secure a brilliant future—no need to risk life and limb challenging an unyielding soul spirit.

“Beasts have unyielding souls; humans have indomitable will.”

“Since ancient times, humans have conquered soul beasts,” Zhao Xuanzhen said. “Big Bai, Little Bai, you should be more worried about that soul spirit.”

“You’ve always had your own mind since you were little!”

The Bai sisters sighed helplessly, abandoning further persuasion—they were among the very few who truly understood Zhao Xuanzhen; once he made up his mind, he would see it through.

Leng Yaoju observed it all, silently thinking:

My disciple Xuanzhen has the potential of a Limit Douluo!

The comfortable environment of the Spirit Tower had not extinguished the fierce heart born within him—supreme talent combined with fearless will; Leng Yaoju already seemed to see Zhao Xuanzhen’s boundless future!

She respected Zhao Xuanzhen’s wish and swiftly screened soul spirits matching his criteria using her authority as Deputy Tower Master; one soul beast after another flashed by—until one lone sprout shone brilliantly!

On the soul tool screen, an ancient forest revealed a soul beast: its head round and plump, body streamlined, limbs short, thick, and sturdy, with a black-and-white mark at its brow revealing yin-yang affinity.

Most astonishing was its current state—it was casually riding atop the head of a ten-thousand-year Golden Crocodile King, drifting leisurely!

“Water… capybara?”

Zhao Xuanzhen’s brain froze for two and a half seconds; he checked again, disbelieving—yes, the creature resembling a kiwi fruit with four chopsticks stuck in it was unmistakably a capybara!

Leng Yaoju’s crimson lips parted: “Spirit Capybara, six-hundred-year cultivation, No. 99 Unyielding Soul Spirit.”

“This soul beast is exceptionally, exceptionally, exceptionally unique—the notoriously volatile and short-tempered Golden Crocodile King has, for the first time ever, permitted another soul beast to ride its head.”

“Spirit Capybara—the one and only Auspicious Beast among countless soul spirits of the Spirit Tower!”

As she spoke, the Spirit Capybara slowly stepped down from the Golden Crocodile King and mounted the Azure Shadow Divine Eagle instead.

Riding the golden crocodile to ride the waves, mounting the azure eagle to soar into the heavens!

Auspicious Beast’s grandeur!

“Thousands of years ago, during the Final War, the Heaven Dou Empire and Star Luo Empire fled overseas; the victors, the Dayue Empire, established the Dayue Federation, ushering the Douluo Continent into a new era of peaceful development.”

Leng Yaoju said: “Even after the Douluo Continent achieved unification, humanity never ceased advancing—soul tool technology continued to develop; mechs and Doukai technology gradually matured; ferocious beasts were no longer feared.”

Soul master scholars believed the core reason for the soul beasts’ decline was soul tool technology; others proposed another theory: destiny.

The soul beasts’ decline was actually caused by the sacrifice of the Emperor Auspicious Beast to the Ice Douluo Huo Yuhao—the soul beasts’ destiny was devoured by humanity’s destiny; since then, humanity prospered effortlessly, while soul beasts collapsed.

Of course, soul beasts had not given up trying to save themselves—for instance, the Beast God Di Tian attempted to cultivate a second Emperor Auspicious Beast…”

“Foolish fantasy,” Zhao Xuanzhen cut in. “The Emperor Auspicious Beast is born a sovereign—unique in heaven and earth.”

“Yes,” Leng Yaoju said gravely. “Di Tian failed to raise a second Emperor Auspicious Beast, but during the process, he discovered a protective Auspicious Beast for his forest—the Spirit Capybara.”

“The Spirit Capybara’s auspicious fortune is inferior to the Three-Eyed Golden Lion but far surpasses the Golden Tortoise; after breaking through the hundred-thousand-year mark, it can stabilize a portion of the soul beast race’s destiny—the last straw Star Dou Great Forest could grasp.”

“Now, it has fallen into the hands of the Spirit Tower,” Zhao Xuanzhen said.

“To acquire more high-quality soul spirits, the then Tower Master of the Spirit Tower allied with the Dayue Federation to launch a surprise assault on the Star Dou Great Forest,” Leng Yaoju said solemnly.

“All Spirit Tower Titled Douluo participated; the Head and Deputy Heads of the War God Hall and the Eighteen War Gods all took the field; four of the Eight Armies were deployed, and many continental forces answered the call.”

“Those of different races have different hearts—how much more so when the Star Dou ferocious beasts had launched multiple beast waves? This was humanity’s massive, decisive retaliation against the Star Dou Great Forest.”

“The Star Dou ferocious beasts had only Di Tian with a dual soul core; six Limit Douluo in Four-Character Doukai and over thirty Three-Character Doukai Titled Douluo fought on the human side.”

“Doukai granted soul masters astonishing enhancements—even the world’s number one ferocious beast, Di Tian, was defeated under the siege of Limit Douluo.”

“Humanity did not wish to fight to the death; both sides ceased hostilities and reached an agreement: ferocious beasts swore not to leave the core zone and harm humanity; humanity retained the core zone of the Star Dou Great Forest and, after the war, captured vast numbers of soul beasts to turn into soul spirits.”

“After this battle, the Star Dou Great Forest no longer had the Auspicious Beast Spirit Capybara; the Spirit Tower gained Unyielding Soul Spirit No. 99.”

The Bai sisters exchanged glances, seeing the same sorrow on each other’s faces—they had witnessed the high walls built by the Spirit Tower; the Star Dou Great Forest had been caged by humanity, and someday humanity would wage war again—then the Star Dou ferocious beasts would either die fighting, exploding into soul rings and soul bones, or become soul spirits bound to soul masters.

Zhao Xuanzhen’s expression was unreadable; what Leng Yaoju described was precisely the bloody history from the Endless Tang Men era to the Long Wang Legend—endless hatred.

“Auspicious Beasts often awaken innate, extraordinary abilities—like the Three-Eyed Golden Lion’s fate power or the Golden Tortoise’s invincible shield. The Spirit Capybara possesses near-perfect yin-yang affinity and one innate ability called Stability—immune to any biological bloodline suppression.”

Hearing this, Zhao Xuanzhen’s eyes suddenly gleamed; Leng Yaoju knew her disciple was convinced—she snatched the Spirit Capybara from the Azure Shadow Divine Eagle and brought it into the room.

“The Spirit Capybara’s body is tougher than ordinary soul beasts; its spiritual power is exceptional; at six hundred years of cultivation, it can already establish a spiritual link with soul masters for seamless communication.”

“At this level, only the Head and Deputy Head of the Spirit Tower have authority to deploy it.”

“Due to its powerful nature and auspicious fortune, which can bless its host with smooth fortune, a few Spirit Tower soul masters with yin-yang affinity attempted to fuse with the Spirit Capybara—all were vehemently rejected.”

“A soul spirit contract resisted by the soul beast is a life-threatening matter, so they reluctantly gave up. Xuanzhen, I respect your choice—I only advise you first establish spiritual communication with the Spirit Capybara and try your best to persuade it to fuse.”

“I’ll try.”

Releasing a strand of spiritual power toward the Spirit Capybara, Zhao Xuanzhen recalled his past-life memories—wait, capybaras really feel strong refusal?

“Hello, Spirit Capybara.”

“Hello, human.”

Spiritual link established; the Spirit Capybara’s voice entered Zhao Xuanzhen’s mind—soft, plump, lacking tonal variation.

“I want you to become my soul spirit.”

“No.”

Human speaks bluntly; capybara replies outright.

Unyielding soul spirit—indeed, unyielding…

Zhao Xuanzhen’s gaze grew serious; with just the Stability ability, immune to bloodline suppression, the Spirit Capybara stood out already—let alone its perfect compatibility!

True Self Unleashed!

Plan B activated—charm and lure, come to the bowl!

“Little Capybara,” Zhao Xuanzhen coaxed. “You and I are perfectly matched—we’ll explore the path of yin-yang together, a hundredfold better than being confined in a virtual space—wouldn’t that be delightful?”

“Better not.”

The Spirit Capybara glanced at Zhao Xuanzhen—still as stone, unmoved. In the past, soul masters at this point always gave up; after all, auspicious beasts are precious, but life is more valuable!

“What if I insist?”

First courtesy, then force—Zhao Xuanzhen stepped closer, his shadow engulfing the Spirit Capybara, his gaze fixed on it with unyielding will—anyone could feel his determination: he had strength, he had methods!

That wolf-like, tiger-like, knife-sharp, greedier than a rat spotting rice, more ruthless than a dog encountering shit gaze made the Spirit Capybara stiffen.

“You don’t have to force…”

After a moment of standoff, the Spirit Capybara slowly spoke:

“Fine.”

Who said capybaras are unyielding? This capybara is incredibly soft!

Here, answering everyone’s questions: genius flow, no system, complete outline, around six female leads. The Silver Dragon King must be included, so Gu Yue and Na’er’s situations differ from the original—after all, no one wants their wife to have been someone else’s childhood sweetheart; a reasonable explanation will be given later.

The protagonist’s true martial soul is True Self, yin-yang affinity, with his past-life Daoist arts as his external tool: Bagua Qimen. He will not follow the path of physical cultivation to prove the Dao. The path of physical cultivation is excellent, but cultivating body, spirit, and affinity together offers the protagonist a far broader horizon.

Four soul spirits: the first is the Auspicious Beast Capybara, whose ability surpasses the Golden Tortoise but falls short of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion; the second is a yin-yang affinity soul beast from the original series—some readers have already guessed it.

Don’t worry about secondary characters—only a few minor roles to fill in lore. Long Wang Legend is far more complex than Endless Tang Men, and the protagonist begins at the Spirit Tower, unlike the Angel Radiance or Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect openings.

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