No Cultivation for Me, So I'll Just Raise Soul Pets

Xia ShuqinQidian2021

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Word count: 1.8M words
Chapters: 12

Summary

Wang Che, once a great cultivator of the Ascension Realm, fails his tribulation and his soul transmigrates into a Soul Martial world where humans and soul beasts coexist peacefully, becoming a high school senior. He tries cultivating for a night with his past-life methods, confirms this place cannot support cultivation, and, utterly despondent, accepts reality and forms a life soul pact with the ordinary soul pet he hatches, a Green Caterpillar. Relying on tens of thousands of years of cultivation experience and pet-raising expertise, he works out unique paths such as soul skill secret engravings and mechanical soul pets, taking his soul pets—Green Caterpillar, Bear Treasure, Little Sword Sword, and others—into battles like the Qiming Cup, winning through reversals and gradually uncovering the secrets between soul pets and the world's power.

Editor's review

Suited to readers after light, fast-paced fun with the pleasure of beast taming and raising. The draw is a cultivation big shot using old experience to raise soul pets at a higher level, the contrast of the Green Caterpillar evolving step by step, and dense battle reversals and deadpan snark. Weaknesses: the later chapters and ending wrap up hastily, the wish-fulfillment beats repeat, and the romance and worldbuilding details stay shallow.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers who enjoy beast taming, summoning, and raising storylines
Readers who prefer light, comedic, fast-paced power fantasies
Those interested in soul pet battles and match reversals
Readers who want a transmigrator leveraging past-career experience as a cheat

Not a good fit for

Readers seeking serious cultivation or hardcore worldbuilding
Those indifferent to insect soul pets and cute-pet raising
Readers who dislike formulaic face-slapping and match-of-the-week arcs

Reading tips

Read the first few chapters to see if the soul pet raising and battling style suits you before deciding to finish it.
Treat each soul pet battle as a standalone episode, enjoying the raising ideas and reversals without overanalyzing the power system.
The ending is rushed; check the completion info ahead of time to plan your reading pace.

About the publisher

Qidian

Qidian is a platform whose catalogue brings together online literature, with about 45,000 titles in the library spanning categories such as male-oriented fiction, Eastern fantasy, xianxia and wuxia, science fiction, selected fiction and quality web novels. Representative titles include Reincarnation Paradise, War Soldier Leon, The Fairy Is Fierce (also known as Tai Mang), The Expert Is Right Beside Me, Dragon Herder, You Should Cross the Mountains Like a Hero, The Adventures of a Clever Girl and Summoning Heroes of All Ages in Another World, with themes extending from fantasy and xianxia to science fiction and adventure. Representative authors available in the library include Na Yi Zhi Wen Zi, Chi Gua Zi Qun Zhong, Guan Guan Gong Zi, Chenxing LL, Luan, Chen Mo De Ai, Piao Yi Dao Zhang and Dong Tian Bu Leng. Their works mostly appear as serialized web fiction aimed at readers who prefer long genre fiction. Public information on its founding background and scale is limited, so no inferences are made here; the description is based solely on the library's titles and categories.

Chapter 1: No Cultivation?
Chapter 2: Might as Well Not Cultivate for Now
Chapter 3: Titled Heavenly King
Chapter 5: A Million-Year Soul Pet
Chapter 6: Lin Xi
Chapter 8: Soul Pet Enlightenment! Step One!
Chapter 14: Silk-Spitting Soul Skill, School Starts
Chapter 15: Qiming Cup, Soul Pet Battle
Chapter 32: District Champion Battle, Versus a Sky-Type Soul Pet!
Chapter 42: Gacha Draw! Golden Flash!
Chapter 45: Wild Soul Soil
Chapter 48: Gold-Devouring Art! Power Surges!

FAQ

Where was this serialized, and is it finished?

Qidian Chinese Network, completed in February 2022, about 1.7689 million characters.

Is this a cultivation novel or a beast-taming novel?

The main line is soul pet raising and battling; the cultivation setup only serves as the protagonist's cheat background.

Do I need to read the author's other works first?

No. It borrows setting elements but the story stands alone.

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About the author

Xia Shuqin Author

Xia Shuqin is an author known mainly for writing web novels. Public information about the writer is limited, and details such as dates of birth and death, nationality, and personal background are not clearly documented. Judging from the seven works collected in the database, the writing focuses on male-oriented Eastern fantasy and xianxia/wuxia themes, with common labels including premium fiction and high-quality web fiction. Representative titles include After the Saint's Ending I Transmigrated, Beast Pet Simulator, Unable to Cultivate Immortality, I Can Only Raise Soul Pets, Berserk Strategy System, and Clocking In Starting from Douluo. These works mostly revolve around transmigration, systems, beast pet cultivation, and fan-derived storytelling, embedding game-like progression mechanics into fantasy worlds. The pacing is brisk, with plots emphasizing leveling up and strategy, creating a light and satisfying reading style. Among them, Unable to Cultivate Immortality, I Can Only Raise Soul Pets and Clocking In Starting from Douluo are listed more than once in the database, suggesting a certain level of attention among readers of these genres.