Beast Tamer Ascension

Vol 2 Chapter 111: The First Clash

The transformation of the Pine Leaf Mouse deeply shocked the other prodigies. After mastering the Everlasting Emperor’s Longevity Art, the true form of the Demon King Pine Leaf Mouse was even more ferocious than the Mosquito-Powered Mech from before. Beneath its massive hundred-meter body, a hundred colossal arms sprouted, each fist and palm radiating power far beyond the Foundation Establishment stage.

Even with the aid of the Hidden Dragon Arts, Zhao Qingquan had temporarily boosted his cultivation to Early Core Formation, yet he was still ruthlessly crushed by this gigantic colossus. The spectators suspected that this behemoth’s strength was already formidable enough to challenge the Earth Rankings of the Genius List.

"This... actually makes me feel like I don’t want to face it..." A Mid Core Formation elder took a deep breath. Unlike Zhao Qingquan, who only had Core Formation-level mana but lacked the corresponding divine abilities, this elder could fully utilize Core Formation Divine Abilities. Yet even he felt an instinctive dread toward this colossus.

Many spectators gasped in disbelief. No wonder Tianji Pavilion had declared that Lin Jing had the fortune to win the championship. Now, with the Demon King Pine Leaf Mouse's true form displayed before them, they speculated that even Chen Zhong, the top prodigy, would struggle against it.

"The true form of a demonic beast is a symbol of its innate potential, just like Heavenly Physiques among human cultivators—no, even rarer than that! It’s said that it might rival the boost granted by a Nascent Soul Dharma Form. Right now, it’s like a Foundation Establishment cultivator manifesting a Nascent Soul Dharma Form, whereas Zhao Qingquan is merely a Foundation Establishment cultivator who temporarily gained Core Formation-level strength but hasn’t acquired any Core Formation Divine Abilities yet. How could he possibly be a match?"

"But that’s not even the most terrifying part. A Foundation Establishment early-stage beast should, in theory, struggle to control such a powerful true form and would at most be able to launch crude attacks. However, what’s truly shocking is how skilled it is at controlling its true form! Those hundred wooden arms— even a Core Formation wood-element cultivator wouldn’t be able to wield them so effortlessly!"

"When unparalleled strength is paired with absolute control, that is when a creature becomes truly terrifying..."

The cultivators present were all stunned by the sheer power and precision of the Pine Leaf Mouse. Even some Nascent Soul cultivators found themselves taken aback—it was almost unimaginable that such devastating strength was being unleashed by a mere Foundation Establishment-stage demonic beast.

"This guy..." A disciple from the Myriad Venom Sect, who had recently returned from the Cloud Sea Mountains, furrowed his brows. Looking at the golden colossus, he doubted whether his poison arts could even erode its Buddha-like resilience. The odds seemed slim, and the wooden-like body of the Pine Leaf Mouse didn’t seem susceptible to poison either.

As for Lin Jing, the Beast Tamer... The disciple glanced at him again and felt that even if he could break past the colossus, it would be nearly impossible to land a direct attack on Lin Jing himself—especially since that squirrel also wielded spatial techniques.

"I can’t challenge him for now..."

The strength of a Five-Element Physique prodigy lay in their mastery over five different elemental arts, allowing them to combine them into even stronger divine abilities. However, after witnessing the synergy between the Pine Leaf Mouse’s wood-element and Buddhist-element techniques, this prodigy suddenly realized that his own combination spells were... mediocre by comparison. He’d probably be annihilated instantly under the barrage of those thousand fists.

Unless he could fully master his Five-Element Physique, allowing his five-element techniques to cycle in harmony, he stood no chance— but that would take a long time.

For the moment, all the major prodigies hesitated to challenge Lin Jing’s terrifying demonic pet. They didn’t see a path to victory. If the difference in strength was small, they wouldn’t mind taking a shot. But after seeing how Lin Jing effortlessly crushed Zhao Qingquan, they had to admit—the gap was simply too vast.

Even Mo Qianyi, ranked second among the prodigies, hesitated slightly. Now it made sense why Lin Jing had so casually traded away his mech designs—because to him, the mechs weren’t even that important.

This squirrel was the real monster, stronger than thousands of troops combined!

Mo Qianyi had the urge to test her strength against it, but her gaze first shifted toward Chen Zhong, the top prodigy. At this moment, the first-ranked prodigy had Dao patterns flowing in his eyes, filled with unexpected excitement and battle intent.

"The world truly has countless geniuses. Before today, I never imagined that a Beast Tamer could reach such a level. Fellow Daoist Lin, allow me to challenge you next!"

Chen Zhong's body seemed to defy gravity as he floated into the arena, rising to the same hundred-meter height as Lin Jing, maintaining his gaze at an equal level—without touching the ground.

The top prodigy, Chen Zhong, had stepped into the arena!@@novelbin@@

The audience's hearts pounded. This was it! This was what they had been waiting for!

"A battle between the foremost prodigies..."

"It’s finally happening!"

Leaf Mouse, standing on the Pine Leaf Mouse’s shoulder, smiled. "I hope no one else challenges me before I get to crush Lin Jing."

He knew Lin Jing’s limits—the question was whether he needed to reveal even more trump cards to handle this.

"Go!"

Lin Jing flicked his wrist. In an instant, a horizontal gravity wave transformed into a shockwave, surging toward the towering Pine Leaf Mouse. Though the Demon King True Form had greatly amplified its strength, it had also slightly reduced its agility.

Faced with Lin Jing’s attack, the Pine Leaf Mouse could only respond with Diamond Palm Fists. But when its Buddhist fists clashed with Lin Jing’s gravity wave, the sheer force shredded the gravity field into a blur.

"Incredible! That squirrel is insane—it completely ignored Lin Jing’s gravity technique!"

"Wait... could it be... the legendary Innate Dao Physique is finally being tested?"

Suddenly, realizing that gravity magic was ineffective, Lin Jing’s palm began to glow with a star-shaped, ethereal entity.

The entity was entirely golden, traced with white patterns, and the moment Lin Jing summoned it, a thunderous boom erupted. It was as if the sky was collapsing—the Pine Leaf Mouse’s punches froze in mid-air.

Its massive body suddenly stopped moving, as though locked in place.

"D-d-d-dazed!"

At that moment, even its hundred colossal arms began to crack under the overwhelming gravity, breaking off from its body one by one.

"That’s... a Spell Spirit Origin?"

Everyone turned to look at the golden spiritual entity in Chen Zhong’s hand.

Chen Zhong had finally unleashed his Spell Spirit Origin, and its sheer power left the audience in shock.

And this was merely a basic gravity spell’s Spell Spirit Origin—yet it had completely immobilized the terrifying Demon King True Form that had shaken the entire arena moments ago.

With its arms shattered and its body paralyzed, the Pine Leaf Mouse no longer held its invincible aura.

"So, this is all it amounts to?" Chen Zhong shook his head. "It seems... my Spell Spirit Origin is still superior. But I must admit, making me use it—that alone is worthy of pride."

"Mm?"

Just as he spoke, Chen Zhong suddenly froze—as if sensing something unexpected.