Reborn As a Tiger: I Become Invincible by Relying on the Number of Offspring

14: Undercurrent surges! Mysterious forces and trials beginDi Tian caressed the glowing Divine Artifact fragment in his hand, its intricate runes slowly moving like living things, and the resonance with the candle dragon jade slip caused ripples in his Sea of Consciousness. Just then, the System’s notification sounded again:

”Ding! Detected abnormal energy fluctuations from the fragment, triggering a side quest: Track the Energy Source.”

”Quest Reward: Five Elements Origin Essence x1, unlock mysterious Bloodline ability.”

”Warning! Unknown danger exists in the direction of the Energy Source, proceed with caution.”

Before Di Tian could ponder, ”Ding! The 937th offspring is born, Awakening dual water and earth attributes! Gained Dao Cultivation x150” the notification exploded in his Sea of Consciousness. He looked up at the newborn cub in the nest; the intersecting water patterns and earthy spots on its body were a miniature of his Five Elements Power. His White Tiger Consort gently licked the cub, while his Silver Moon Fox Consort lightly wagged her tail, pushing a Spiritual Qi-infused fruit in front of the cub. His Azure Phoenix Lover spread her wings to shield them from the scorching sun. The warm scene of his clan warmed Di Tian’s heart, but the sense of crisis brought by the Divine Artifact fragment grew stronger.

Suddenly, the air in the mountain forest twisted bizarrely, and dozens of Black-Robed People emerged from the Void Realm like ghosts. The leader was clad in a black robe, wearing a bronze mask carved with a skull pattern on his face, and held a bone staff with a blood-red bead embedded at its tip. ”Alert! Detected mysterious organization ’Netherworld Palace’, leader’s cultivation: Nascent Soul Early Stage” The System’s alarm caused Di Tian’s scales to instantly stand on end, and the five elements panlong halberd automatically floated beside him, the Dragon patterns on its shaft flickering with vigilant light.

”Little cub with Candle Dragon Bloodline, hand over the Divine Artifact fragment, and we’ll leave your corpse intact.” The Black-Robed Person’s voice was hoarse and cold, as if coming from the Nine Nether Regions. With a wave of his bone staff, the blood bead instantly erupted in a dazzling red light, and countless vengeful spirits surged out from the red light, letting out shrill screams as they lunged towards Di Tian and his clan.

Di Tian roared, and the Candle Dragon True Body phantom instantly appeared: ”Netherworld Palace? How dare a rat-like hidden group invade! Five Elements • Demon Suppression!” The Five Elements Power transformed into five massive pillars of light that shot into the sky. The sharp light blades formed by Metal cut the vengeful spirits into pieces, the vines condensed by Wood entangled the vengeful spirits attempting to escape, the vortex formed by Water sucked the vengeful spirits in, the karmic fire ignited by Fire incinerated the vengeful spirits, and the illusory mountain formed by stable Earth ruthlessly suppressed them.

Seeing this, the Black-Robed Person sneered: ”You have some skill, but this is just an appetizer! Netherworld Secret Art • Myriad Ghosts Devouring Soul Array!” As he chanted, countless cracks appeared in the ground, and more vengeful spirits crawled out from underground. These vengeful spirits were entangled in black chains, their strength far exceeding the previous ones by several times. They formed a giant ghostly hand, reaching towards Di Tian’s clan.

”Ding! Detected clan in crisis, automatically activating ’Beast King’s Command’, all Yao Race combat power increased by 30%.”

”Ding! The 938th offspring is born, Awakening a rare ice-attributed Spiritual Root! Gained Dao Cultivation x200.”

His White Tiger Consort led the elite offspring in forming a beast-shaped battle formation, his Silver Moon Fox Consort cast illusions to create countless phantoms to confuse the vengeful spirits, and his Azure Phoenix Lover led the aerial forces to launch a surprise attack from above. Di Tian further activated the third transformation of Candle Dragon Nine Transformations, a terrifying aura erupting from his body: ”Candle Dragon • Demon Break!” The Dragon patterns on the five elements panlong halberd came alive, transforming into a five-colored giant Dragon, roaring as it charged into the Myriad Ghosts Devouring Soul Array.

Wherever the giant Dragon passed, the vengeful spirits dissipated, and the Five Elements Power swept across the entire battlefield like a tide. The Black-Robed Person’s expression changed drastically; he hadn’t expected Di Tian’s strength to be so formidable and quickly waved his bone staff, attempting to recall the vengeful spirits. But how could Di Tian give him a chance? ”Five Elements • Reincarnation Annihilation!” Five-colored light erupted again, and the powerful force directly tore apart the Myriad Ghosts Devouring Soul Array. The Black-Robed Person and his subordinates were instantly swallowed by the Five Elements Power.

”Ding! Defeated a Nascent Soul Early Stage Cultivator, gained Dao Cultivation x1200!”

”Obtained netherworld hall bone staff (contains evil power, can be purified into a Five Elements Spiritual Artifact).”

”Achievement unlocked: Netherworld Bane, gained special title attribute bonus.”

After the battle, Di Tian looked at the mess on the ground, his vigilance not lessening in the slightest. ”Ding! Detected increased fragment energy fluctuations, Energy Source approximately three thousand li from the nest.” The System’s prompt made him grip the Divine Artifact fragment tightly. He knew this was just the beginning, and more crises and challenges awaited him and his clan.

”Current Panel”

”Total Dao Cultivation: 5275 years”

”Strength Attribute: 7870 kg”

”Current Cultivation: Golden Core Late Stage (Candle Dragon True Body form)”

”Cultivation Arts”

- ”Five Elements Art (Perfection)”

- ”Soul Devouring Skill (Improved Version - Can Purify Evil Power)”

- ”Candle Dragon Nine Transformations (Awakened 3rd Transformation)”

”Talent Skills”

- ”Heaven Defying Dragon Roar”

- ”Candle Dragon Insight”

- ”Five Elements Ancestral Witch Body”

- ”Candle Dragon Burns the Heavens”

”Passive Skills”

- ”Beast Kings Blessing”

- ”Elemental Resistance Enhancement”

- ”Five Elements Spirit Devouring”

”Number of Offspring: 938”

”Special Items”

- ”five elements panlong halberd (Ancient Divine Artifact)”

- ”candle dragon jade slip (Incomplete)”

- ”xuanxiao sect secret jade slip”

- ”Unknown Divine Artifact Fragment x1”

- ”netherworld hall bone staff (Awaiting Purification)”

Di Tian turned to look at his cheering clan and consorts, his eyes firm and gentle. No matter how many difficulties and obstacles lay ahead, he would protect this land and everything he cherished. He let out a long roar to the sky, his voice shaking the surroundings; this was a response to the unknown challenges, and even more, a vow for the future!