Beast Tamer Ascension

Vol 3. Chapter 96: Pill Tribulation

“Heavenly Tribulation?”

The heavenly tribulation came suddenly, out of nowhere, shocking everyone. They couldn’t understand—how could something like a tribulation appear at the site of the Pill Assembly?

Normally, tribulations only appear when powerful cultivators are making breakthroughs, nearing or exceeding the limits of the world…

“The power’s not that strong, though.”

The moment the tribulation appeared, quite a few Void Mystical Stage elders were startled. But when they realized the tribulation’s power was only around the Core Formation level, they breathed a sigh of relief.

It wasn’t something they triggered…

A tribulation of this level, even if it spread to them, wouldn’t mean much. Its power wouldn’t increase significantly.

That said, just in case, the old monsters still moved a little farther away for safety.

Soon after, Lin Jing from the pill-forging zone slowly spoke again.

“This tribulation is a Pill Tribulation.”

“It was triggered by the pill.”

“Our self-created Thunder Refining Method, after the pill is formed, must undergo the Pill Tribulation to be considered a complete success.”

“So, what comes next is the final step of our pill forging…”

“It typically won’t affect cultivators. But… as for other pills, I can’t say.”

As Lin Jing finished speaking, the entire place was stunned.

Pill Tribulation?

The Three Pill Sovereign Sects fell silent.

This so-called Pill Tribulation was unheard of, but the Thunder Refining Method Lin Jing mentioned was something the three great sects recognized.

They didn’t know exactly what the Thunder Refining Method was, but the fact that it could make a pill attract a tribulation—what kind of boat was this Longevity Body forging?

They were sure that triggering a tribulation wasn’t something that could be done easily. Even if Lin Jing’s exotic flame was a high-grade Heavenly Thunder Flame, it would still be a pipe dream to summon a tribulation.

So there was only one possibility left—whatever pill Lin Jing was refining must also be forbidden.

The Three Pill Sovereign Sects hadn’t expected much from Lin Jing’s pill at first, but now, watching the lightning suddenly strike, they realized this was far from simple.

“What the hll!” Now that they knew it was a Pill Tribulation, the Void Mystical Stage old monsters were relieved. But the other alchemists still working in the pill-forging zone were dumbfounded.

Just like Lin Jing said, the Pill Tribulation didn’t really affect cultivators. But—it did affect pills!

With a loud rumble, the tribulation lightning struck the Transformation Pill that the Dragon Carp had spat out. When the lightning hit, though incredibly intense, the Tier-3 pill was completely unharmed.

But in that instant, the tribulation lightning’s residual energy scattered across the refining zone.

The leftover lightning locked onto the other competitors’ unfinished pills.

Lin Jing had tested this kind of tribulation before—it didn’t target people, only pills. And if there were pills nearby that hadn’t completed their own tribulations, they’d definitely get hit.

So, as soon as the Transformation Pill was formed, with a loud “boom,” the alchemists still working at the scene… their furnaces exploded on the spot!

They had endured the might of the Heavenly Thunder Flame, but they couldn’t withstand the effect of the Pill Tribulation.

At that moment, the competing alchemists were ready to kill someone.

Even the calm and collected Alchemist Jie Geng, who had no ill will toward Lin Jing before, just stared blankly at the pill that had blown up in front of her.

“Dmn it all…”

But right after, seeing Lin Jing holding the Transformation Pill, they all took a deep breath and couldn’t help wanting to know what kind of pill this was.

Why… could it trigger a Pill Tribulation?

The Pill Assembly lasted several days—any pill successfully refined within that time was considered valid. Now that Lin Jing had already finished his, even though others’ furnaces had exploded, they could just start again.

“Finally succeeded.”

At this moment, Lin Jing held the Transformation Pill and smiled.

He looked at the Three Pill Sovereign Sects and said, “Senior of the Sun and Moon Pill Sect, may I test the pill now?”

“You may.” The elder of the Sun and Moon Pill Sect took a deep breath and said, “May I ask, what is the pill you refined? What is its name?”

“To summon a Pill Tribulation—this is unheard of. You and the pill are both remarkable. As expected of a pill beast with the bloodline of a flame-attribute rare beast…”

Lin Jing held the pill and said, “This pill has two names. One of them relates to its effect—I’ll keep that one a secret for now.”

“The second name… is ‘Death.’ It’s a pill that can bring death.”

Death?

Everyone was confused.

“What a load of mystery.” Many of the strong cultivators waiting for the Pill Assembly to end and see Lin Jing’s final outcome scoffed. Although Lin Jing had shown potential that even Tongtian Tower would be tempted by, they didn’t believe the Tower Master would definitely choose him.

The key point was that the Yin Corpse Sect and Gu God Sect experts also seemed to be present. If these two demonic sects had their eyes set on Lin Jing, then even the Tower Master of Tongtian would have to weigh his options.

After all, Lin Jing was from the Ancient Celestial Kingdom, and Tongtian Tower’s relationship with that kingdom wasn’t great.

As for the Yin Corpse Sect and Gu God Sect, their relationship with the kingdom was even worse. Both were major forces with Dao-Seeking Stage experts—enemies of an enemy might not be friends, but there was no need to make them enemies either.

Tongtian Tower didn’t have any deep hatred with the Yin Corpse Sect or Gu God Sect.

So, most people believed the Tower Master would be unlikely to protect Lin Jing.

More likely, they’d just want the Dragon Carp and not care whether Lin Jing lived or died.

“I now need a pill tester.”

Lin Jing spoke. Before he could even say what kind of person he needed, thunder rumbled in the distance, and with a dragon’s roar, a divine dragon bathed in lightning flew over.

It quickly soared into the pill-forging area and landed in front of Lin Jing.

“I’ll do it.”

“Thunder Dragon Princess!”

Most people present naturally recognized the Thunder Dragon Princess. But they were stunned—why would the young princess of the Thunder Dragon Clan show up of her own accord to test a pill for Lin Jing?

Wasn’t there a rumor that Lin Jing had defeated and driven off the Thunder Dragon Princess when she challenged the geniuses of the Ancient Celestial Kingdom?

So why was she now willingly testing a pill for him?

Had she been won over by this Longevity Body’s strength?

“Thunder Dragon, lightning-attribute spirit plant, pill activation… So this really is a lightning-attribute pill.” Some alchemists speculated.

“Alright, you it is.”

Lin Jing directly tossed the Transformation Pill to her. The Thunder Dragon Princess swallowed it like a precious treasure, completely unbothered by the fact that it had come from the Dragon Carp’s mouth.

In the next instant—

The scattered tribulation clouds began to gather again.

“Why the h*ll is it back again?” Some contestants, who needed a long time to refine their pills and had just restarted their fires, broke down inside. They hadn’t expected the tribulation to return.

But this time—it wasn’t a Pill Tribulation!

With a loud boom, a Transformation Tribulation lightning bolt struck down.

This level of tribulation lightning was nothing to a beast genius like the Thunder Dragon Princess.

Bathed in lightning, she let out a low moan. And just as everyone was still wondering about the pill’s effect, their pupils suddenly shrank in shock.

Amidst the brilliant light, the Thunder Dragon Princess’s massive body rapidly shrank in the lightning. And then… a graceful humanoid figure slowly took shape!