Super Divine Pet Shop

As a typical "shut-in," Su Ping spent his days online "studying," so he wasn't unfamiliar with systems and things like that. Surprised, he immediately started to inquire about the system's purpose.

"I am the Super Pet System, dedicated to cultivating the strongest pets in the world. The purpose of this system is simple: All things can be cultivated, and everything can be a pet!"

A pet cultivation system?

Su Ping was taken aback and clicked his tongue.

The system's tone was quite arrogant. Everything could be a pet? Does that mean the flowers and plants by the roadside could also be pets?

"If flowers and plants awaken their intelligence, they can also become pets. Plant-based pets also evolve from ordinary flowers and plants!" the system answered indifferently.

Su Ping froze, eyes wide. "Can you hear my thoughts?"

"I am bound to the host's soul, so naturally, I know the host's thoughts… Please be aware, you have been warned once for cursing!" the system responded.

"…"

Su Ping fell silent.

"The system has been activated. The host must bind a pet shop within 24 hours. Failure to do so will result in system deactivation and erasure of the day's memories…" the system continued.

"Deactivate the system?"

Su Ping raised an eyebrow. Although this system seemed a little strange, it was better to have it than not.

"I have a pet shop right here. Can it be bound?" Su Ping thought to himself.

"It can be bound. Please confirm."

Su Ping immediately confirmed.

After all, this shop belonged to him, so he could mess around with it.

"Binding successful. Pet shop is being adjusted…"

"[Pet Slot]created, [Foster Slot]created, [Breeding Dimension Window]created…"

"Creation complete. Beginner guidance task activated…"

"Two pets detected in the shop. Please choose one pet, and within one week, increase its strength to three times its original level, reaching the system's 'qualified' standard."

After the system finished speaking, Su Ping immediately felt the pet shop was a bit different. The previously pungent smell of urine and feces had disappeared. At the same time, the shop seemed much cleaner. Although the items were the same, there was a refreshing feeling.

"Increase a pet's strength by three times? And in one week?"

Su Ping doubted he had heard wrong, or maybe the system had gone crazy.

How difficult is it to improve a pet's strength?

Without daily hunting and training, and without high-quality pet food, it was impossible!

Forget about tripling its strength in one go, even increasing it by 10% would be extremely difficult, let alone with only one week!

"What happens if I fail the task?" Su Ping asked.

"The host will face failure penalties, which will be randomly drawn. There are lightning penalties, purgatory punishments, and extreme pain experience punishments…" the system replied.

Su Ping rolled his eyes. These penalties sounded bad just from the names.

"Can I switch to another task?" Su Ping tried to negotiate.

"No," the system coldly rejected. "Please be aware, you have been warned for cursing a second time!"

"…"

"Cursing warning, third time. Random lightning punishment initiated!"

As soon as the system finished speaking, Su Ping felt a massive current surge through his body, immediately causing him to spasm on the spot, like a zombie doing the disco.

The current came quickly and vanished just as fast, leaving Su Ping with a burning pain all over his body. He wanted to curse, but he forced himself to endure. A real man doesn't give in to short-term pain.

"Fine, I'll try the task. If I fail, it's because this system is useless!" Su Ping gritted his teeth.

He dragged his aching body to the pet room in the shop.

As soon as he entered the pet room, Su Ping noticed the space had become much larger. The area was still the same size, but the more than twenty empty iron cages that were piled up before had vanished. In their place were two stone enclosures.

They were called stone enclosures, but they actually looked more like a strange stone formation.

Several stone spires rose from the ground, surrounding the two pets. The gaps between the spires were large, and there was no roof, so the pets could easily jump out or slip through the gaps.

However, the two pets were lying quietly inside, showing no sign of attempting to escape.

Su Ping raised an eyebrow, suspecting this was the system's doing. The previously mentioned "Pet Slot" probably referred to this.

He looked at the two pets in the stone formation. They were both relatively common battle pets.

One was a Thunderlight Rat, a low-level, agile battle pet. Even in adulthood, it only had the strength of a mid-level one-star. The probability of evolution was extremely low, and even if it evolved into a Thunder Mouse, it would only reach a third-tier level at most.

The other one was a Moon Chaser Hound, also a low-level, agile battle pet, with adult strength at a high-level one-star, roughly equivalent to a Siberian Tiger on Earth.

Su Ping vaguely remembered that these two pets were being fostered in their shop and that the owners would come to pick them up in the next couple of days.

"I'll go with the Thunderlight Rat."

Su Ping thought for a moment and chose the weaker Thunderlight Rat, as it had more room for growth.

"Pet selected. Please extract the breeding dimension." The system's voice rang out.

As soon as the voice finished, a phantom white light appeared in front of Su Ping, tearing apart the space and forming a vertical eye-like rift. It was filled with a twisted, destructive aura.

Su Ping was startled. After confirming it was not dangerous to him, he asked the system, "What is the breeding dimension?"

"The breeding dimension is the main place for cultivating pets. The host can choose the appropriate place for the pet to be raised," the system replied.

"Breeding location?"

Su Ping racked his memory for basic knowledge about breeding. Star pet breeding focused heavily on the location. Many star pet breeding shops would rent huge spaces to build specialized hunting grounds for pets.

Some large pet stores also provided such services, offering a more comprehensive range of services.

Only smaller pet shops like Su Ping's only needed to feed and clean the pets.

"Pet detected: Thunderlight Rat, Electric-type pet. The best breeding dimension has been automatically matched: The Ancient Thundercloud Sea Realm. Do you wish to enter?"

Su Ping froze for a moment, somewhat confused. "Enter… I guess."

Just as he finished speaking, he suddenly realized the name of this breeding dimension sounded familiar.

Star pets came from various sources. Most of them were from starry rifts, or from star beasts' planets, while some came from ancient planets.

The Thundercloud Sea Realm seemed to be the birthplace of ancient electric-type star pets that had long since disappeared.

Many legendary top-tier electric star pets, like the Cangming Thunder Dragon, Nine-Headed Thunder King, and Zhou Faal Beast, were said to have come from the Thundercloud Sea Realm. However, with the collapse of that realm, these top-tier pets became mere legends, rarely seen.

Could it be that he was about to enter this lost, ancient place?

Before Su Ping could process it, a strong force suddenly pulled at his body, dragging him toward the rift in the white light.

His vision spun.

Then, it suddenly went pitch black.

When his vision returned, he found himself surrounded by mist and the sound of thunder rumbling.

Su Ping stood dazed for a moment, before being struck by the sight in front of him!

Is this the lost ancient place?

Surrounding him was a vast, desolate area, with giant trees all around. In the sky, tens of meters apart, clouds and mist swirled. In the mist, thunder crackled, with flashes of purple light. It seemed like dragons were flying through the clouds.

And in the thinner mist, the vast starry sky could be seen. Numerous massive planets, some far, some near, were clearly visible, with planetary rings and meteor belts surrounding them.