Chapter 1: The King of Beasts System

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Tianxuan Continent, Yunmo Mountain.
A crow flapped its wings and perched on a withered branch, a freshly dug earthworm dangling from its beak.
“Three days... finally getting a meal with some meat.”
The little crow’s eyes gleamed with a green light, brimming with excitement.
His name was Han Yang. Having transmigrated into this world three days ago, he had been surviving on wild fruits every day. Today, luck favored him as he managed to unearth an earthworm from the soil.
“I wonder how much Beast Power this earthworm will restore?”
He immediately summoned the system panel and checked the stats.
[Beast Power: 89/1000]
[Kind Reminder: Reach 1000 Beast Power to activate the system. Please increase your Beast Power as soon as possible.]
Below the data was a countdown timer: 00:00:27:36
“This is bad…”
Han Yang’s heart sank completely. The system required him to raise his Beast Power to 1000 within three days; otherwise, it would shut down permanently.
Only 27 minutes left now!
Eating one earthworm only increased Beast Power by 20. How on earth was he supposed to reach a thousand?
These three days had shown him the harshness of this world. Not only humans but many birds and beasts cultivated their powers here. A powerless ordinary crow like him was nothing but prey for the strong.
Surviving these past three days alone was already a miracle, let alone hunting for food to increase his Beast Power.
“Ah!”
Suddenly, a faint cry came from a nearby mountain hollow.
“Someone?”
Han Yang’s heart jolted. This desolate mountain was rarely visited by humans. Who could it be?
Unless it was a cultivator.
Instinctively, he wanted to slip away. After all, just a few days ago, he had witnessed his comrades being captured and roasted alive.
“Annoying!”
The voice came again, this time clearly a woman’s.
Han Yang’s heart skipped a beat. Could they be disciples from some sects meeting in secret?
Maybe they carried some rare heavenly treasures!
Driven by curiosity, he flapped his wings and flew to a nearby rock overlooking the hollow.
The scene before him widened his eyes: two figures entwined in an embrace. The woman was stunningly beautiful, while the man’s skin was dark and coarse, appearing to be in his forties or fifties. Black hair grew on his chest. Beside him lay an axe and firewood—he was clearly a woodcutter.
“How strange—a gorgeous woman in this wild mountain, cozying up with a woodcutter? Why?”
Suddenly, a faint glow appeared farther away. Han Yang turned to see a small cauldron emitting a red smoke that seemed to connect to the woodcutter’s head.
“Is there a treasure inside the cauldron?”
After hesitating several times, Han Yang gritted his teeth and took small steps closer.
Fortune favors the bold.
As he neared, the image inside the cauldron became clearer—there lay a stiff worm-like creature, resembling an earthworm.
On closer inspection, the creature was covered in dense scales, with a head and eyes.
“A snake?”
Han Yang held his breath.
This thing was excellent—great nourishment!

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It looked like a snake embryo. He wondered what miraculous effects it might have.
“What a greedy glutton!”
The two humans were still entwined, the woman’s back turned, oblivious to the scene behind her.
“Should I seize the chance and eat it?”
“What if I get caught? This woman clearly isn’t to be trifled with—she could kill me in a heartbeat.”
While Han Yang wavered, the woodcutter suddenly let out a horrified scream. His body rapidly withered, as if all his blood had been drained, turning him into a dried corpse.
“Delicious!”
The woman laughed softly, flicking the dried corpse aside with a raised hand.
“Damn it, I’m going all in!”
Recalling his miserable days, Han Yang decided to take the risk. Maybe he could finally activate the system.
He flapped his wings and plunged into the cauldron, snatching the snake embryo into his beak.
“Foolish crow!”
The woman instantly snapped to alert. Three fox tails suddenly sprouted behind her, weaving a net-like trap that ensnared Han Yang.
“A fox demon! It’s over for me… all because I hesitated and missed my chance.”
Han Yang felt utterly hopeless. Surrounded on all sides, he chose to swallow the snake embryo, deciding to die full rather than starve.
A burning energy burst from his stomach, surging to his head, making his entire body feel like it was tearing apart.
“Damn, am I poisoned?”
“I’m going to die a miserable death!”
[ Ding! Beast Power reached 1000. Congratulations on activating the King of Beasts system. Current level: 1.]
[ Ding! The shop is now open.]
[ Ding! Congratulations on leveling up to 1. Reward: Primal Chaos Body.]
“What chaos body? Save me first!”
Han Yang cried out frantically but couldn’t break free from the fox tail trap.
“A mere crow dares to ruin my plans? Spit it out!” The fox demon was furious that he had swallowed the snake embryo. “I’ll rip open your belly!”
Her nails turned into sharp blades, ready to cut him open, but she suddenly froze at the sight before her.
The crow’s feathers began shedding rapidly, revealing jet-black, impenetrable scales underneath. His wings morphed into bat-like membranes. His head looked both serpentine and avian, with a hooked steel beak gleaming metallically.
“How is this possible?”
The fox demon stared in disbelief. A mere crow had absorbed and fused with the snake embryo!
Even the snake clans might not achieve such perfect assimilation.
“What exactly are you?” she demanded, grabbing his neck.
Han Yang was equally stunned by his transformation and gave a bitter smile. “I don’t even know what I am, sister.”
As soon as the words left his beak, he was shocked again.
“I can speak? Am I a spiritual beast now?”
His power had grown too fast.
“Nonsense. What you ate was the ancient demon python embryo, a rare treasure I planned to use to break through to Beast King realm.” The snake demon’s face was cold as she leaned closer and inhaled deeply. “Not bad. If I refine you into a pill, it’d only retain seventy percent potency.”
“Please don’t do that, beautiful lady. Let’s negotiate. Give me a chance.”
Having just activated the system, Han Yang wasn’t ready to die so easily. He smiled sheepishly. “Look, I’m at least a spiritual beast now. I will grow faster and become stronger. Maybe one day I’ll be the King of Beasts. I could help you find other treasures to break through—cooperation benefits us both, right?”
“You think you can be King of Beasts? What a joke.”

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The fox demon sneered but didn’t object.
Actually, refining him into a pill would only yield twenty percent potency. This little crow’s ability to fuse with the snake embryo showed an extraordinary constitution. It would be more useful to let him grow and then extract his power than to take him as medicine now.
“Fine, I’ll give you a chance.”
The snake demon plucked a hair from one of her fox tails and implanted it into Han Yang. “This is the Thousand-Mile Curse Mark. If you try to escape, I’ll detonate it.”
“I absolutely won’t!”
Han Yang vowed solemnly.
“Good.”
The fox demon said indifferently, “Your task is to find strong men for me. If you find any rare treasures, notify me immediately. Once I break through, I will release you.”
“No problem.”
Han Yang agreed at once—anything to stay alive.
“Follow me back to the sect first.”
The fox demon soared on the wind, flying deep into the mountains. Han Yang hurried to follow, amazed to find his speed had increased several times over, easily keeping up with her.
“What’s your name, sister?”
“Feiyue.”
“Which sect do you belong to?”
“That’s not a question you should ask.”
“Understood.”
Han Yang shut his beak and took the chance to check his data panel:
[Name: Han Yang]
[Level: 1]
[Beast Power: 1000/5000]
[Current Cultivation: 20 years]
[Cultivation Speed: 0.0000001 years/second (increases with level)]
[Constitution: Primal Chaos Body (can absorb essence of all beasts to evolve)]
[Talent: None]
“So I’m gaining cultivation every second!”
Han Yang’s heart trembled, then he felt uneasy. At this rate, how long would it take to become a master?
“Leveling up can increase cultivation speed. As long as Beast Power reaches the target, level can be raised. Later, I might gain a year’s cultivation every second—then who could challenge me?”
“Each level-up also grants rewards. This Primal Chaos Body is the level 1 reward—future rewards must be even more powerful.”
“What’s this shop about anyway?”
Han Yang opened the shop section and found it sold all kinds of heavenly treasures, supreme magical tools, cultivation techniques, and more. But to buy anything, he had to exchange cultivation.
A common Great Replenishment Pill cost three years of cultivation.
“A rip-off!”
Han Yang decisively closed the shop and resolved to focus on leveling up. The immediate goal: raise Beast Power to 5000 and reach level 2.