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‘Martial soul? Could this be the world of martial souls? Soul land? Or martial artists? Regardless, I’m familiar with all of them! I’ve been on Earth for more than 1,000 years after all!

‘Soul beast, soul pet? Contract Soul Master? Wait, something doesn’t seem right… it’s okay, I’ll be able to handle it as long as there’s spiritual energy around…’

…

It suddenly struck him.

Wang Che realized what kind of world this was.

In ancient times, humans here had managed to awaken their martial soul’s power using both heaven and earth as sources of strength.

At the same time, there were many other creatures living in the same world as well.

Nourished by the soul power of the world, these creatures grew innately powerful and lived very long.

They were known as soul beasts.

However, ever since the birth of humanity about 10,000 years ago, this world has been ravaged by endless conflict.

The humans here relied on slaying the soul beasts to obtain soul rings and soul skills that could enhance their martial souls.

Meanwhile, the soul beasts would also slaughter humans in order to mutate and evolve.

As a result, countless battles had broken out between these two species across history.

Wang Che knew this much.

However, everything had changed without warning about three thousand years ago.

After tearing apart the world’s barrier, the Soul Demons and Dark Beasts of the alternate world launched a vicious attack.

Neither humans nor soul beasts were spared as the enemy culled their numbers until barely any remained.

Yet, just as the world’s inhabitants had been on the verge of extinction, the two species came to an understanding and joined forces to create Soul Contracts. Once united, their forces erupted with immense strength!

Rebirth through destruction, and resurrection through nirvana…

Unable to withstand their attacks, the invaders of the alternate world were forced back and the world returned to its former glory.

After that historical battle, a thousand years of development led to the world’s current state.

The level of civilization now was similar to Earth, a planet that Wang Che had once visited before.

However, Contract Soul Masters were the protagonists of this era.

This was the result of the unification between species, where humans would sign life contracts with soul beasts to increase their own lifespan. In addition, these contracts would help them obtain soul rings which they could use to cultivate their own martial souls and make themselves more powerful.

At the same time, soul beasts also benefited from this nurturing, which allowed them to gain the sentience required to achieve their ability to evolve.

Just like that, humans and soul beasts became partners not long after.

“So, this has now become similar to the world of Poké(soul beast)mon? It’s very different from what I had in mind… but it doesn’t matter. I’m an immortal cultivator anyway.”

Wang Che now had a general idea of the kind of world he had found himself in.

He turned to look at the green caterpillar near him. It seemed that he had already signed a soul contract with it not long ago.