Reaper of the Martial World

Book 8: Chapter 111: Nine (3)

This secret was likely something Nine would have taken to her grave, but at this point, she just didn’t see the point in hiding it anymore. Whether she died here or somehow managed to make it back to BPA, the outcome was the same. In all likelihood, her Clan was finished.

At the end of the day, she wasn’t One, Two or Three, she was just Nine. On top of that, no one was guaranteed a higher cultivation when it came to the dao realm. It was very possible that even with all her talent, Nine might never enter the peak dao realm, it was even possible that she might never fill another meridian. This was the tragedy of dao experts.

If she was going to die anyway, why not go out with her head held high? She would make sure that the last memory of Dream Panthers in this world was one filled with dignity.

Dyon sighed. ‘You still don’t get it, do you?’

Nine’s expression didn’t waver.

‘Sometimes you might be willing to die, but your enemies aren’t willing to let you. Why would I kill you, now that I think about it? Why can’t I lock you up and put you in a cage? Would you die with dignity then? Or would you die a shell of yourself?

‘Also… Do you not find it odd that I’m not surprised to hear your words?’

Nine faltered, a crack appearing in her resolve. That was right… He didn’t express any surprise when I said that my Clan has long since known what was needed for us to break into the realm of Higher Existences.

The reason was obvious. Though Dyon didn’t know the way, nor did Ri, the World Tree did. As the center piece of Elvin culture for so long, the World Tree which acted as Ri’s pseudo master of course knew many things. One of which was this very secret here.

‘Your Clan is very special in that you’re one of the few beasts with great soul talent. In fact, you’re perfect all around. Your bodies are exceptionally powerful. Your souls are talented even beyond that of some Half-Sprites and talented humans. And, your qi talent is excellent. On top of this, the Legacy of your Clan is impeccable. Your bloodline hasn’t declined through countless epochs and as such, the knowledge of your ancestors has never diluted.’

Nine trembled.

‘Unfortunately, you pay a heavy price for this. In exchange for your bloodlines remaining perfect, you must deal with terrible birthrates. The price for a bloodline that never declines is quite steep, no? But the price to enter the Higher Existence Realm and transcend is even higher.

‘Due to your excessive amounts of talent, the bridge you must cross to become a Higher Existence is far more difficult… You cannot do it unless you form a nascent soul!’

Nine felt as though a bolt of lightning had hit her from above. This secret of the Dream Panther Clan was one their leaders had carried since their inception. Yet, a human boy, no elf, was speaking of them nonchalantly. How was this even possible?

“That’s right.” Nine said hatefully. “The price for keeping our blood pure is high. More than 95% of our birthed children are female, we can only birth one child, our gestation period is obscenely long, and our reproduction systems don’t respond to seeds that aren’t from pure blood Dream Panthers.

“As if this wasn’t enough, we have to form nascent souls, something only transcendents can form perfectly, while we are still dao experts if we ever want to enter the Higher Existence Realm.”

Dyon smiled. ‘And your talented clan found a method of doing this, no?’

“Are you trying to mock me?” Nine said angrily. “We did find a method, but it’s impossible to use. It requires treasures rarely seen on this mortal plane!”

‘But the treasures aren’t the problem, now are they? If I’m correct, your Clan might even have a few sets of what’s necessary that you’ve accumulated during your years, no?’

Nine grit her teeth. “HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DUAL CULTIVATE WHEN WE HAVE NO MALES?!”

Nine’s rage shook the ocean floor, her power shattering space itself. She was truly pissed off.

The method her ancestors found was truly ingenious.

One begins forming a nascent soul after becoming a higher existence, but it isn’t fully and perfectly formed until one transcends. In order to skirt this issue, Dream Panthers did what they did best and relied on themselves.

They used a star grade aphrodisiac known as Soul Bind along with numerous auxiliary herbs along with their special dual cultivation technique known as Soul Transcends. By relying on a husband and wife pair, they are able to slowly push their souls past the limit of the mortal plane. Once this was complete, it would be possible for them to sense their Heaven’s Staircase and call it down to begin their tribulation.

The problem was that her clan didn’t have a single male! historical

It was the world’s greatest joke. They had the solution right before them, yet they couldn’t use it. Her Clan was made up of 9 virgins including herself, all of whom wouldn’t hesitate to copulate with a male Dream Panther if he ever came along… But they were extinct!

Her Clan was essentially waiting for the day the last of them would die out… they had no hope…

‘Stop roaring. Didn’t I say I could help you? Since there are no male Dream Panthers, we’ll just make them.’