The quiet morning breeze rustled the courtyard trees, but Bai Tian Long was anything but still.
He sat cross-legged on a stone platform, face flushed with exertion, yet his eyes burned with focus. The immense feedback flowing into him from White Fang's evolution coursed through his meridians like a gentle but relentless river. His skin shimmered faintly. His bones pulsed with warmth. The once sluggish internal energy in his dantian now surged in a rhythm more refined, more harmonious.
"This... this feedback is no joke," he whispered.
He had felt feedback before—when Little Yan grew, or when the Void Thunder Eagle egg absorbed spatial qi—but this was on a different level. White Fang's evolution from a mortal to a true Demon Beast, through such precise and high-grade components, had produced a response that was purifying his very foundation.
He didn't waste the opportunity.
With a shout, Bai Tian Long stood and entered the first form of the Dragon Tiger Body Tempering Technique.
The wind stilled as his body moved.
Muscles twisted and breathed in unison. Skin tightened and relaxed. His bones cracked softly as he launched into the eighteen sequential movements.
For the first time, he completed all eighteen in one breath.
"I did it... The Initiate Realm!"
His body trembled slightly. Strength surged. It was like the earth beneath his feet was more familiar. His limbs more loyal. He felt light yet unshakable. His skin grew tougher, his breath deeper. His perception of the world had subtly changed.
A golden glow flickered across his eyes.
Then—
DING!
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[System Notification]
Congratulations! You have reached the Initiate Level of the Dragon Tiger Body Tempering Technique.
Spiritual Root Awakening Triggered...
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He blinked.
The world around him suddenly seemed more vibrant. Streams of spiritual qi—thin and translucent—drifted through the air. He instinctively reached out, drawing in a few strands.
A warmth spread in his chest.
Then another notification followed:
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[System Notification]
Spiritual Root: Awakened
Type: Five-Elemental Root
Grade: Low-Grade
System Gift Triggered...
Upgrading Spiritual Root...
Spiritual Root Upgraded!
Type: Five-Elemental Root
Grade: Peak Mid-Grade
Root Priority: 65/100 per element
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Bai Tian Long's eyes widened. The five elements—fire, water, wood, metal, and earth—all shimmered within his spiritual sea, each glowing with even brilliance.
"So this is what a balanced root looks like..."
He remembered the grading chart Tian Fang had once shown him:
Priority Range Grade Comparison
1–5 None Cannot cultivate
6–10 False Root Almost useless
11–30 Low-Grade 9th–7th tier
31–60 Mid-Grade 6th–4th tier
61–90 High-Grade 3rd–1st tier
91–94 Near Top-Grade Peak genius level
95+ Top-Grade Root Heaven-blessed cultivator
With 65 priority in all five elements, he was at the very edge of mid-grade—comparable to a 4th-grade spiritual root. This alone could support cultivation up to Core Formation Realm if he continued to refine his path.
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[System Notification]
Talent Upgrade Triggered!
Spirit Soul Avatar: Upgraded from F-Rank ➜ E-Rank
New Feature Unlocked:
Shared Skills & Talents between host and avatar
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Bai Tian Long's breath hitched.
"W-What?!"
The bond between him and White Fang had transformed. No longer just a contract or puppet—it was now a true dual cultivation path. Whatever White Fang learned, he could access. Whatever he mastered, White Fang could execute.
Martial techniques, passive and active talents—shared.
He didn't even have time to fully process it before the system chimed again:
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[System Notification]
First Spiritual Root Awakening Detected.
You have been granted a chance to upgrade or unlock a new system module.
Reward Granted: 1x System Lottery Ticket
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He opened his system interface.
There it was: a glowing golden roulette ticket, floating in his inventory.
He tapped on it.
The roulette wheel appeared—massive and glowing, but mysterious. Almost every panel was covered with question marks.
At the top, it read:
Possible Rewards:
System Function Modules (e.g. Communication Interface, Subspace Storage, Hint System)
System Upgrade Tools (e.g. Talent Enhancers, Function Evolvers)
He hesitated.
"Do I spin now? Or wait until I better understand these options?"
He chose to hold onto the ticket for now. Power was intoxicating, but patience was the blade that cut deeper.
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[System Status – Bai Tian Long]
Name: Bai Tian Long
Age: 16
Cultivation Realm: Body Tempering – Initiate Stage
Affiliation: Bai Clan (Direct Lineage – Grandson of Patriarch)
Identity: System User (First-Order Star Holder), Young Master of Bai Clan
Spiritual Root: Five-Elemental Root (Peak Mid-Grade)
Root Priority: Fire – 65, Water – 65, Earth – 65, Metal – 65, Wood – 65
Total Root Quality: Peak Mid-Grade Spiritual Root
(Comparable to Grade-4 Root Capable of Core Formation)
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Talents
Eye of Knowledge (S-Rank – System Talent)
A system-bestowed ability capable of revealing truths beyond comprehension, allowing detailed inspection and insight into beings, items, skills, bloodlines, and environmental structures.
Spatial Strengthening (S-Rank – imperial beast taming talent)
A past-life derived talent that enhances interaction, absorption, and resistance with spatial forces. Strengthens space-body adaptability, spatial combat perception, and Beast Taming Space durability.
Spirit Soul Avatar (E-Rank – Upgraded)
Ability to create a soul-linked avatar with independent growth. Now upgraded to allow talent, skill, and technique sharing between user and avatar. Synchronizes growth and battle insights.
Strength of a Tiger, (F-Rank – Strength Talent )
Grants a 100% strength boost for a short explosive burst.
Note: While F-Rank, it offers immense baseline power. Most mortals don't have any talent skills—having one is a major advantage. This is also the reason those whithout talent can't easily defeat Even those with f rank talent but gap between F and E rank is huge but not impossible to close
Quote : having something is always better then nothing
In the future, if upgraded or paired with multiplicative skills, it can increase strength up to 300%.
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Talent Skills
Spatial Qi Sensitivity (Integrated into Spatial Strengthening)
Spirit Soul Avatar Link - Shared Talent Usage with White Fang
Rapid Movement (D-Rank – Shared via Avatar)
Boosts speed by 150% for short durations, with gliding step effects.
Close Combat Mastery (D-Rank – Shared via Avatar)
Doubles learning speed of close combat martial arts. Increases adaptive reflexes during battle.
Devouring Evolution (E-Rank – Shared via Avatar)
Enables digestion of rare resources, beast bloodlines, and materials for evolutionary growth.
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Cultivation Techniques
Dragon Tiger Body Tempering Technique
Status: Initiate Mastery
Breath Count: 18 Movements in 1 Breath
Effect: Strengthens physical body; prerequisite for awakening spiritual root and resisting advanced pressure.
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Tiger Fist Technique – Momentum Chain (Passive Effect)( rank - f)
Each consecutive punch increases Bai Tian Long's strength by +10%, stacking up to +100% at 10 punches.
Stacks reset if broken mid-chain. Synchronizes well with Might of a Tiger for devastating bursts.
(Secret technique of the dragon tiger body tempering technique)
Dragon stepping on cloud (passive )(rank-F)movement technique speed increase by 50%
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🔧 System Functions Unlocked
System Status Interface
Eye of Knowledge
System Lottery Roulette (Pending Use)
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Name: White Fang
Species: Poison Water Dragon Boa (White Variant)
Form: Spirit Soul Avatar (Autonomous – Fully Linked)
Current Rank: Early Stage – Demon Beast (1st Order)( 1 stage of qi condensation realm)
Elements - poison, water, dragon
Length: ~10 meters
Soul Origin: Hybrid – Reconstructed Soul (Beast + Split-Soul Merge)
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Talents
Poison Affinity (D-Rank)
Evolved from Black Fang Cobra. Can generate and manipulate deadly venom, lethal to 1st Order Demon Beasts.
Rapid Movement (D-Rank)
Boosts speed by 150%. Short-distance evasion or assault. Gained from snake-based movement techniques.
Close Combat Mastery (D-Rank)
Learns and adapts to close combat techniques at twice the normal speed.
Dragon Spiritual Eyes (D-Rank)
Evolved via integration of dragon bloodline. Enhances perception, accuracy, and combat reflex.
Devouring Evolution (E-Rank)
Allows growth by devouring resources, including corpses, bloodlines, and spiritual materials. Can process up to 2nd-order resources.
Dragon Might (Passive – Signature Trait)
Bloodline signature awakened through absorption of pure dragon blood. Emits instinctual suppression toward lower bloodline beasts.
Water Affinity (E-Rank)
Gained from devouring Pure Blue Water Jade. Enables water-based spiritual sensing and adaptability.
Martial Skills (acquired)
Same as Main body.....
Flickering shadow step technique
2 steps
Flickering light step- increase burst speed by 30
Vanishing shadow step - can create illusion shadow 1 to 9 depending on mastry
Innate racial skill
(Not awakened until mid stage qi condensation realm)
( Note talent of the Main body and avatar are all linked and can also effect eachother leading to further mutation or evolution in the future )