Celestial Beast Taming

Chapter 306: Chapter 186: Zhong Yi’s Soul Fighting Ranking Competition

In an instant, Zhong Yi found himself on a bustling, noisy street.

This street was far more prosperous than South Cross Street, where Zhong Yi had previously opened his Evolution Shop.

Looking at his surroundings, if not for knowing he was currently in the Virtual Source Network and having a Contract with Lan Po—the Silver Shuttle Dream Weaving Cat who devoured dreams—Zhong Yi would have thought he was in the real world.

Before Zhong Yi could even take a few steps, a peculiar voice, both charming and somewhat hoarse, reached his ears.

"Well hello, little brother. You look so fair and delicate, it’s making my heart race. I wonder, are you in need of any... special services?"

"This is Initial Street 2341. My name is Taya."

"I can provide any service you desire. Including the ones you’re thinking of."

Zhong Yi’s expression froze. He carefully sized up the... humanoid creature before him, one he could tentatively call female.

This humanoid was only about sixty to seventy percent similar to a human. It stood over two meters tall and had a mane like a lion’s encircling its neck.

Its skin was grayish-brown and quite coarse, and its eyes, a mixture of blue and green, looked somewhat Bizarre.

Judging from the explosive sense of power radiating from the female creature’s muscles, Zhong Yi could tell she was most likely not a Guardian Beast Master.

Zhong Yi hadn’t expected the Virtual Source Network to be so... open. He had only just left the room provided by the Source Material Celestial Shuttle and had already run into something like this.

"Taya, I’m not interested in those things you’re thinking about."

"But if I needed a guide to show me around the Virtual Source Network, what would your rates be?"

Upon hearing that Zhong Yi wasn’t interested in ’those things’, a disappointed look immediately appeared on Taya’s face.

In the Virtual Source Network, all Life forms would mimic human or humanoid shapes.

A purely human appearance like Zhong Yi’s could be considered top-tier in the Virtual Source Network.

Taya had taken an interest in Zhong Yi the moment she laid eyes on him.

Indeed, on every Initial Street, there were many pimps offering all sorts of services.

There was only one unified currency in the Virtual Source Network: the Divine Origin Value.

Normally, a single pleasant encounter only required a payment of 0.01 Divine Origin Value.

Taya’s proposition to Zhong Yi was purely out of personal interest.

Taya was on the Initial Street for a mission from her organization; she wasn’t a pimp.

Taya’s task was to recruit members for her organization, the Lion Heart Association.

As a low-ranking member of the Lion Heart Association, Taya could earn a large number of Lion Heart Association membership points if she managed to recruit an outstanding new member.

Moving closer to Zhong Yi, Taya noticed a faint, cyan-green totem on his left forearm.

Taya narrowed her eyes. ’To think this remarkably handsome guy is also a noble Guardian Beast Master!’

In the Virtual Source Network, the noble profession of Guardian Beast Master was synonymous with wealth.

In an environment where all Life forms needed vast amounts of materials to increase their strength, and resources were extremely scarce, a Guardian Beast Master willing to spend a fortune in resources to raise a Guardian Beast couldn’t possibly be anything but rich.

Taya had no idea that Zhong Yi hadn’t entered the Virtual Source Network by purchasing a Source Material Celestial Shuttle from his own Divine Origin Store.

In reality, Zhong Yi only had 2 Divine Origin Value to his name, making him arguably the poorest person in the entire Virtual Source Network.

Taya subtly averted her gaze from Zhong Yi’s left forearm.

"It must be fate that we’ve met here!"

"If I were guiding anyone else, I’d charge at least 0.2 Divine Origin Value, but for you, it’s free."

"Once you leave the Initial Street, you’ll find that the Virtual Source Network is countless times larger than the world you come from."

"I see you’re not wearing a Soul Fighting Bracelet. You probably haven’t been to a Soul Fighting Bar yet, have you!"

"I’ll take you to a Soul Fighting Bar to have some fun."

As she spoke, Taya raised her right hand, revealing a watch-like object on her wrist.

With a slight stir of Taya’s Soul Power, a holographic image materialized from the watch.

[Taya: D Level, 11 Points, 573 Wins, 562 Losses]

"See this? These are my Soul Fighting Points."

Taya proudly shook her wrist at Zhong Yi, but his expression remained unchanged.

Taya’s tone grew more emphatic as she continued.

"To have a positive point balance after more than 1,000 Soul of Battle duels is enough to prove I rank in the upper-middle tier of D Level talent."

"A record like mine already meets the threshold for joining various organizations, especially since I have a double-digit point score."

Hearing this, the corners of Zhong Yi’s mouth twitched slightly.

Zhong Yi’s constant research in the Virtual Source Network over the past few days hadn’t been for nothing.

He knew exactly what kind of place a Soul Fighting Bar was.

If the Divine Origin Value represented currency and purchasing power in the Virtual Source Network, then the Soul of Battle’s ratings and points represented potential.

Soul Fighting Bars were like the public restrooms of Zhong Yi’s past life—they were set up everywhere in the Virtual Source Network.

The Soul Fighting Bars were a product of the Wanyu Soul Fighting Company.

The Wanyu Soul Fighting Company, like the Wanyu Source Material Company, was affiliated with and overseen by the Nine Great Ecosystems.

Inside a Soul Fighting Bar, the Soul Fighting Platform would randomly match you with an opponent of comparable strength.

The more opponents of equal strength you defeated, the more points you would earn.

Winning streaks earned bonus points, while a loss—regardless of whether it was part of a losing streak—would always deduct just one point.

In the Virtual Source Network, potential represented the value of a Life form.

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