Beast Tamer Ascension

Vol 3 Chapter 67: Seeing Mosquitoes, Missing the Tree

"ROAR!!"

As Lin Jing flew through the air, the Buddhist light radiating from his body seemed to disgust all the high-level poisonous creatures in the area.

Along the way, he swatted down numerous lower-tier venomous beasts.

Then, as he passed by a poisonous swamp, a massive Poison Flood Dragon emerged from the depths, spewing a wave of purple Dragon Breath toward him.

"Capture."

Lin Jing dodged the venomous breath, and under the glow of Buddhist light, he unleashed the supreme pressure of the Beast Taming Physique.

The Poison Flood Dragon immediately panicked.

What it had assumed to be a defenseless bald monk turned out to be an absolute nightmare for beasts.

But before it could escape, Lin Jing had already thrown out his treasure—Myriad Beast Circle.

"ROAR!!"

Inside the Myriad Beast Circle, the Poison Flood Dragon thrashed violently, attempting to break free.

Unfortunately for it, Lin Jing had already activated a Grade-4 Bewitching Pill inside the artifact.

It didn’t take long for the dragon to succumb to the hallucinogenic mist, falling into a deep slumber before its consciousness was completely erased by the artifact.

Mosquito Swarm Sighting!

Continuing deeper into the miasma-filled region, Lin Jing suddenly heard a familiar sound—

"Bzzzzzz!"

"Whooooosh!"

"A mosquito swarm in action!"

Excitement surged in Lin Jing’s heart as he accelerated forward.

Before long, several streaks of light brushed past him—rogue cultivators of varying levels from Foundation Establishment to False Core.

"Freeze!"

As they passed Lin Jing, one of the cultivators instinctively threw several immobilization spells in his direction.

"Apologies, Daoist friend! The swarm is vicious. You’ll have to be the bait!"

"Better you than us!"

"A monk should sacrifice himself for others, right?"

Their hearts pounded as they sped away, convinced the monk would be devoured by the incoming swarm.

But then, something utterly terrifying happened.

The massive mosquito horde rushed past Lin Jing… without attacking him.

He stood completely still, eyes cold, while the bloodthirsty swarm didn’t even slow down.

"Faster. Drain them dry."

Lin Jing’s current form was entirely made of wood and illusion energy—he had no blood for the mosquitoes to feast on.

Moreover, the Beast Taming Physique aura he emitted was an overwhelming suppressive force—the very embodiment of their king.

Those rogue cultivators would never have guessed…

This very swarm had descended from the mosquito beasts that had been separated from Lin Jing during the academy teleportation!

Moments later, the mosquito horde caught up to the fleeing cultivators and, in an instant, drained them to husks—not a single drop of blood remained in their bodies.

Lin Jing smirked.

"Had your fill? Good. Now it’s time to come home."

He soared toward the swarm, his heart racing with excitement.

A brief spiritual scan told him that the mosquito swarm had grown to nearly 100,000 in number.

Though most were no stronger than Qi Refinement Stage Six, such a sheer quantity meant that only a Nascent Soul cultivator could handle them without issue.

"How did you all reproduce so fast?"

Lin Jing furrowed his brows.

Even with two Myriad Beast Circles, he couldn’t store them all.

After exerting his Beast Taming Physique aura to subdue the swarm, Lin Jing pondered his next move while the constant buzzing made his head ache.

"Quiet."

He ultimately selected 1,000 of the most elite Qi Refinement Stage Seven and above mosquitoes and stored them in the Myriad Beast Circle.

As for the remaining nearly 100,000 mosquitoes, he already had a plan.

"Releasing them into Qingzhou might turn them into an invasive species. If they reach a population of a million, nearby cities could be wiped out."

"Bringing them all back would be too troublesome. Killing them would be a waste."

"Instead, I’ll use them to hunt down the Monster King for me!"

The mosquito swarm, on its own, couldn’t take down a full-powered Monster King.

But against a poisoned and weakened Monster King?

Their suicidal blood-draining attacks would only accelerate the poisoning process, buying Lin Jing precious time.

But even after securing the mosquitoes, Lin Jing felt like something was… missing.

He stared at the massive swarm, lost in thought.

"...Right. Where’s Senior Pine?"

It had been years since he last saw that ancient Divine Pine Tree.

Given how he and Gu Qianqiu had caused absolute havoc in the Sky Lion Clan, news should have reached the Ancient Kingdom and beyond by now.

Would Senior Pine have heard about it?

Would it come find him?

Lin Jing shook his head and turned his gaze back to the mosquito army.

"Let’s go. Time to hunt a king."

One Month Later in Tianyuan Continent

One Year Later in the Hourglass of Time

Progress had been astonishing.

Lin Jing had completely deduced the formula for the Treant Pill, fusing four powerful plants:

Bloodsucking Vine

Diamondwood

Exploding Firefruit

Earth-Devouring Tree

The refining task was handed to the Dragon Carp.

By now, the Dragon Carp had broken through to the Monster Core Stage and refined another top-tier exotic flame.

Although Lin Jing’s own cultivation level limited its advancement, the Dragon Carp’s alchemy skills had reached the brink of Fifth-Tier Pill Sovereign.

If it succeeded, it would match the legendary Jie Geng Alchemist from Tongtian Tower—a genius who had reached Fifth-Tier Alchemy while still in the Golden Core Stage.

Jie Geng Alchemist was a core talent of the strongest alchemy sect.

But the Dragon Carp?

It had brutally fought its way up, self-taught and battle-hardened.

While the Flame Emperor's divine abilities had certainly played a role, its own determination couldn’t be ignored.

During the Dragon Carp’s refining process, the Pine Leaf Mouse had also fully absorbed all the Sky Lion Clan’s spiritual plants using the Everlasting Emperor’s Longevity Art.

However, the final perfection of the technique proved to be far more difficult than Lin Jing had anticipated.

Was it a problem with the technique itself?

Or was it simply because the Pine Leaf Mouse’s cultivation level was still too low?

Either way, after absorbing all the spiritual plants, the Pine Leaf Mouse finally perfected the Longevity Art.

And the rewards were astonishing.

Though it had only just reached Peak Foundation Establishment, its mastery over plant manipulation—accelerating, controlling, and maturing vegetation—had already reached the level of a Monster King!

At this rate, the rare spiritual plants Lin Jing had stolen from the Beast Taming Sect would soon mature.

More importantly, the perfected Longevity Art had increased the Pine Leaf Mouse’s lifespan by 2,000 years—bringing it to a staggering 4,000 years.

However, this also meant that the Pine Leaf Mouse had reached the absolute limit of what the technique could offer.

This technique had originally been designed for plant spirits.

Senior Pine had already modified it to work for beasts.

But unfortunately… its tier was still too low.

"The Pine Leaf Mouse is at the brink of a breakthrough. Like the Dragon Carp before it, it can no longer suppress its advancement."

"If only Senior Pine were here… maybe it could deduce a higher-tier version of the technique."

At this thought, Lin Jing suddenly felt a deep longing.

Maybe it was because…

Seeing the mosquitoes made him miss the tree.