Beast Tamer Ascension

Vol 3 Chapter 30: High-Temperature Technique

“Snort, snort...”

The Wild Boar Demon was fully focused on gnawing at its bone, but the moment Ouyang Hao released his imposing presence, it immediately went on high alert, guarding its food like a cornered beast.

“!!!”

In the next instant, invisible threads bound its entire body, causing it to lose balance and crash onto the ground, rolling around in struggle.

Spiritual Thread Binding!

Lin Jing moved his left hand gracefully, and with a flick of his right hand, he shot a dark red pill into the Wild Boar Demon’s mouth.

A few more Gluttonous Pills followed right after.

Condensing a False Core was significantly easier than forming a Golden Core, but it still wasn't something that could be accomplished in a short time.

“Don’t struggle, focus on absorbing the medicine.”

As the pills entered its body, Lin Jing spoke calmly.

The Wild Boar Demon’s pupils shrank instantly, its eyes filling with fear—this was a fear a hundred times greater than what it had felt under the might of a Golden Core cultivator.

Under the pressure of Lin Jing’s Beast Taming Physique, the Wild Boar Demon obediently lay still, focusing on absorbing the medicinal power. However, Lin Jing did not release the spiritual threads binding it.

Next, he would use these spiritual threads to sense the changes happening within the Wild Boar Demon.

“How long will it take?” Ouyang Hao asked anxiously.

Lin Jing, who was currently performing Threaded Pulse Diagnosis, replied, “Judging by the current absorption rate, about an hour.”

“Alright.” Ouyang Hao nodded heavily, observing the changes in the Wild Boar Demon. After all, he would be taking the Solar False Core Pill soon as well. ŘἈꞐօ₿Еṧ

In the blink of an eye, an hour passed.

The originally earth-brown, earth-element Wild Boar Demon had turned completely red, resembling a roasted pig.

However, despite the high temperatures from the Mutated Sun Herb, it suffered no adverse effects. Flames flickered inside its body, and within, a fiery red False Core floated like a newly formed organ.

Under the effects of this False Core, the Wild Boar Demon seemed to have gained incredible heat resistance...

It snorted softly, its body temperature rising even higher. As time passed, the air around it began to distort, nearby plants withered and caught fire, and an astonishing heatwave radiated from its body, making Ouyang Hao’s eyes light up.

Buzz!

The Wild Boar Demon’s temperature kept climbing. Even the ground and rocks within its vicinity started to melt, flowing like lava—yet this seemed to be just the beginning.

“Don’t let the energy leak out naturally. Try to control the heat using the False Core forming inside you.”

Following Lin Jing’s instructions, the Wild Boar Demon hesitated briefly before slowly opening its mouth.

Then—

Whoosh!

A scorching breath blasted toward a nearby mountain.

With a roar, the entire mountain began melting like an erupting volcano. The sheer destructive power left Ouyang Hao stunned.

“Its current cultivation level is somewhere between Foundation Establishment and Golden Core, right? But just from that one Boar’s Breath, it already surpasses most Golden Core cultivators’ techniques!”

“Yeah.”

Lin Jing exhaled in relief.

This Wild Boar Demon wasn’t originally a fire-element creature and had only been at the peak of Foundation Establishment before taking the False Core Pill.

If a fire-element cultivator or someone with a fire-attribute physique were to take the Solar False Core Pill, their power would be even greater.

It looked like they had succeeded.

“Senior Brother, it’s your turn.” Lin Jing turned to Ouyang Hao.

“Ah...”

Ouyang Hao still looked uneasy, but after witnessing the power of the Solar False Core Pill, he ultimately decided to go for it.

He opened his mouth, and Lin Jing casually tossed the prepared False Core Pill in.

To save time, Lin Jing also gave him a few Gluttonous Pills.

Thump.

Thump.

As soon as he swallowed the pills, Ouyang Hao’s heartbeat sped up dramatically, loud enough for both Lin Jing and the Wild Boar Demon to hear.

His body quickly turned red, absorbing the pill’s power at a much faster rate than the Wild Boar Demon had.

“Hot! Hot! Hot! Hot! Hot!”

He shouted repeatedly, and within him, next to his Golden Core, a red False Core gradually took shape, orbiting his Golden Core at high speed.

As the False Core formed, his condition stabilized somewhat, but his mind remained hazy, as if he were being burned into a stupor.

This phenomenon had also occurred with the Wild Boar Demon earlier, so neither of them were particularly alarmed.

As time passed, the False Core solidified inside Ouyang Hao.

Unlike the clumsy Wild Boar Demon, as a Golden Core cultivator, Ouyang Hao quickly displayed far superior control over the False Core technique.

"High-Temperature Technique!"

He slowly raised his hand.

A swirling, turbulent heat sphere materialized in his palm, its chaotic spirals resembling a storm.

Seeing this, Ouyang Hao pulled out a treasured armor and pressed the heat sphere against it—

With a single tap, the armor instantly melted.

Then, with a casual flick of his wrist, he unleashed a continuous wave of heat. Everywhere his hand passed, the ground split open, leaving behind deep fissures filled with flowing lava.

“Strong...”

Ouyang Hao was deeply shaken.

A single pill had granted him such a terrifying High-Temperature Technique—he now had absolute faith in Lin Jing’s alchemical skills.

Clap, clap, clap.

“Congratulations, Senior Brother, on mastering the High-Temperature False Core Technique.”

Lin Jing smiled and clapped in acknowledgment.

“Don’t congratulate me just yet—I think my Primordial Yang Body’s power can merge with this high-temperature energy to form a combination technique!”

Ouyang Hao’s words caught Lin Jing by surprise.

With a low whoosh, Ouyang Hao’s Yang Energy fused with the High-Temperature Energy, creating a radiant orange flame in his palm.

This flame burned with intense Yang Qi, and Lin Jing instantly recognized it.

“Yangflame! A fire infused with pure Yang attributes, the natural bane of all yin-based and cold energies.”

Lin Jing was astonished.

“So this High-Temperature Technique triggered a mutation in your Primordial Yang Body, resulting in the birth of Yangflame?”

Ouyang Hao burst into laughter.

“Looks like it!”

“Junior Brother, would this be of any use to you? I recall your Alchemy Pavilion has been gathering Exotic Flames, hasn’t it?”

Lin Jing shook his head with a smile.

“No, the essence of Yangflame comes from your own body. It’s not an independent flame seed that others can refine.”

“However, you could leave behind some Sub-Flames for me.”

Rare beasts couldn’t be judged by conventional logic.

Since Ouyang Hao had formed Yangflame through the Solar False Core Pill, there was a chance that the Fire Qilin Dragon could replicate the process and condense its own Yangflame.

If that worked, then all the Exotic Flames it needed for its Golden Core formation would be complete.

“Alright!!!”

Ouyang Hao was now thrilled.

Forget about competing with the core disciples of the Beast Taming Sect—he felt that even the sect elders wouldn’t be able to defeat him now!

He couldn’t wait to return to the Beast Taming Sect and show off his newfound strength.

“Oh, by the way, Junior Brother, you’re not keeping this boar, are you?”

After celebrating, Ouyang Hao turned his gaze toward the Wild Boar Demon, which had also successfully condensed a False Core.

The moment the Wild Boar Demon felt his gaze, it took a step back.

“If you don’t want it, I’ll take it back with me. With some proper training, it could become a powerful Golden Core-level combat beast...”

“Do as you please.” Lin Jing shrugged.

—

Over a month later.

Beyond the thirteen regions of Qingzhou, in a non-human territory—

A young man, riding atop a Wild Boar Demon propelled by jets of searing heat, landed gracefully in front of a grand palace.

“Ouyang Hao, disciple of the Beast Taming Sect Master, requests an audience with the Holy Maiden regarding an urgent matter.”