Chapter 203: The Gift of Inheritance

Wang Shan rose from the lakeside, stretched his muscles, and let out a series of bang—bang— explosions.

He felt great.

The earlier clash, described as a contest of wills, was more like a one‑sided extortion. That so‑called "Ancestor of Ten Thousand Beasts" will was like a rich but slow‑witted landowner, and this old rogue coaxed out his fortune with a few words.

"All power, no brain, deserving to be slaughtered like a pig," Wang Shan sneered, muttering under his breath to the calm lake.

He was pondering whether to press for more advantage, when the lake surface suddenly changed.

The lake, which had been faintly luminous, suddenly brightened at its center, as if a small sun were slowly rising from the bottom. The light was not harsh but oddly gentle, bathing the entire Cave in a warm amber hue.

"Hm? Is this… getting soft? Or trying some trick?" Wang Shan squinted, his internal aberrant power poised, ready to meet any sudden situation.

He didn't believe this ghostly thing could be so kind.

The light rose slowly, finally stopping at the lake's center, only half a foot below the surface. When the halo faded, a fist‑sized, uniformly gray stone sphere hovered there.

The sphere's surface was rough, covered with Ancient Rune carvings like chisel marks, and faint light flickered in the gaps as if breathing.

This thing… doesn't look impressive at all.

"System, scan it—what is this broken bead?"

【Drip… analyzing… Target: Beast Taming Sect Core Treasure (damaged) — 'Beast‑Taming Source Pearl'.】

【Function 1: Effectively suppresses and steadies the frenzy of 'Beast Source Factor'. Provides significant relief to the Zhuren's current aberrant Counter‑Devouring.】

【Function 2: Contains a micro 'Return‑to‑Origin Array', serving as an energy transfer Core, storing and preliminarily refining the raw energy of Ten Thousand Beasts Origin.】

【Warning: This item is in a damaged state; prolonged use or exposure to high‑energy shocks carries a risk of collapse.】

Wang Shan's eyes lit up instantly.

Suppress Counter‑Devouring? Store energy?

This is literally a pillow delivered when you're drowsy! And a duck‑down pillow!

He has long suffered the mental torment and loss of reason caused by aberrant Counter‑Devouring; isn't this sphere the perfect sedative? It can even serve as a portable power bank!

Wang Shan stopped hesitating, reached out, and the sphere whooshed into his hand. It felt slightly cool, heavy, with an odd texture.

He didn't think further, directly channeling his aberrant power, already deeply bound to his soul, into it.

Buzz—

The sphere trembled lightly, the surface runes lit up one by one, and a cool, peaceful aura ran down his arm, instantly spreading through his body.

The raging sensation that constantly churned deep in his flesh, as if countless insects were gnawing his marrow, was swiftly quelled as if meeting its nemesis. The primal hunger and murderous urge that loomed in his mind, wanting to tear everything apart, seemed locked in a cage—still present, but no longer screaming hoarsely.

Wang Shan exhaled a long breath of foul air.

As he exhaled, he realized his back clothing was already soaked with cold sweat. He had always relied on sheer grit and unyielding will to endure, the tight‑rope tension nearly tearing his spirit.

Now, he could finally catch his breath.

"Good stuff, really good stuff…" Wang Shan caressed the sphere, feeling a long‑missed tranquility; though under that calm currents still churned, at least he had reclaimed some control.

He tried pressing the sphere to his chest; a thought sparked, activating Ten Thousand Beasts Reversal.

Before, when the technique ran, it was like a switch in his body flipped, and the raging energy would drive him half‑mad. Now, the sphere acts like a filter, also like a buffer valve.

The massive Ten Thousand Beasts Origin energy surging from the lake bottom is first drawn into the sphere, filtered and transformed, then slowly fed into his body. Though the tangled beast nature remains, the most chaotic, loss‑prone portion is greatly weakened.

His body still mutates, his power still grows, but his mind is clearer than ever.

He can perceive the flow of power more distinctly and manipulate that aberrant power at will, without fearing being swallowed by Counter‑Devouring at any moment.

"This isn't a suppressing treasure at all; it's clearly a 'noise‑canceller' and a 'pressure stabilizer'!" Wang Shan's mind lit up, "With this thing, my endurance at least triples!"

【Supplementary note: According to residual database information, this 'Beast‑Taming Source Pearl' was forged before the Beast Taming Sect's downfall by several Elders of the sect, intended to counter 'Beast Source' corruption; its Core function is 'Harmony' and 'Inheritance', and the Zhuren's currently discovered capabilities are less than a tenth of its potential.】

"Harmony? Inheritance?"

Wang Shan muttered the two words, his gaze unintentionally drifting to the two grandsons seated nearby in meditation.

An idea detonated explosively in his mind.

"All come here!" he barked.

Wang Zhitao and Wang Zhizé immediately ceased cultivation and hurried to his side.

"Grandpa."

"Grandpa, are you alright?" Wang Zhitao, seeing the subdued glow in Wang Shan's eyes, asked with concern.

"Can't die," Wang Shan waved his hand, fixing his gaze on Wang Zhitao, "Kid, stand firm, don't move."

Speaking, he pressed the sphere against Wang Zhitao's chest.

"Grandpa, what's this?"

Wang Shan gave no reply, instead carefully guiding a stream of raw energy, preliminarily refined by the sphere, toward him.

When the energy entered Wang Zhitao's body, his 'Devouring Core Dominant Body' reacted like a cat smelling carrion, instantly activating! A powerful suction emanated from Wang Zhitao, actively pulling the sphere's energy.

"Hey!" Wang Shan's spirit perked up.

He found that Wang Zhitao's energy absorption efficiency was more than double that of directly ingesting his own Counter‑Devouring power! The energy entered his body, was swiftly digested and absorbed, becoming nourishment for his growth.

More intriguingly, after Wang Zhitao absorbed the energy's 'essence', his body still expelled the indigestible 'residue', which Wang Shan could reclaim to nourish Ten Thousand Beasts Reversal.

In and out, a cyclic loop, astonishingly efficient!

"Good kid, your constitution is a bottomless pit!" Wang Shan patted Wang Zhitao's shoulder, the force so strong it made him stagger.

Then, Wang Shan turned his gaze to Wang Zhizé beside him.

He thought for a moment and made a decision.

He thrust the priceless Beast‑Taming Source Pearl directly into Wang Zhizé's hand.

"Take it."

Wang Zhizé froze, holding the still‑warm sphere, at a loss: "Grandpa, this… such a precious thing…"

"Precious? Only things that can save your life are truly precious," Wang Shan snorted, explaining.

He pointed at the sphere: "This thing can store energy and provide you power at critical moments. It's sturdy; in a crisis, if you trigger it, it should give you a boost, buying you some time to escape."

"You better remember, your life is worth far more than this broken bead. If danger comes, first save your own life; if the bead's gone, you can snatch it later."

Wang Zhishan's words were coarse, even a bit unreasonable, but Wang Zhize listened with his eyes growing hot.

He nodded forcefully, clutching the stone bead tightly in his hand: "I understand, Grandfather!"

Wang Shan nodded with satisfaction, a brand‑new battle plan taking shape in his mind.

I am the raging spearhead, responsible for frontal charge and deterrence.

Wang Zhitao is an inexhaustible power Core, also the strongest purifier, supplying himself with a constant stream of "fuel" and processing the "waste".

And Wang Zhize, wielding the Beast‑Taming Source Pearl, this "energy hub", controls the entire battlefield environment, providing cover and support for himself and Zhitao.

Three generations—a perfect closed loop.

"Alright, go get familiar with your new 'toy'." Wang Shan waved his hand, shooing the two grandsons aside like swatting flies.

He then turned his gaze back toward the outside of the cave, into that deep darkness.

On his face, the previous despair and struggle were gone, replaced by a hunter‑like excitement and cruelty as he fixed his eyes on his prey.

"Wan Tiande… I've added extra to the big gift I prepared for you."

"You better not keep me waiting too long."