Beast Tamer Ascension

Vol 3 Chapter 99: Thunder Tribulation Gu

“Heavenly Thunder…!!!”

Under the overwhelming might of the Demon Emperor, Lin Jing’s first target, Elder Thunder Gu, was completely engulfed in black lightning.

Inside his body, a black scorpion tail flickered with lightning as it pierced straight into Elder Thunder Gu’s heart.

The venom of the Lightning Gu spread throughout his body. His fusion with the Gu pushed his physical form beyond its limits. The violent lightning barely allowed him to move again under the Demon Emperor’s oppressive aura.

At that moment, Elder Thunder Gu made a quick decision—to summon heavenly lightning, blast open a gap in the sealing barrier, and escape!

But to his despair, even that last sliver of hope was denied by the Demon Emperor...

Heavenly Tribulation? To someone like the Demon Emperor, that was no longer something to fear.

Nascent Soul, Soul Transformation, Void Mystical, Dao-Seeking, Ascension...

However, due to changes in the world's laws, cultivators capable of actually reaching the Immortal Realm no longer exist.

Even after enduring the Ascension Tribulation, one still remains in the Dao-Seeking Stage, unable to gain any true connection to the Immortal Realm. As a result, the Ascension Stage has gradually disappeared from the Tianyuan Continent.

Still, many Dao-Seeking powerhouses continue to challenge the Ascension Tribulation to validate their Dao!

The Demon Emperor is one such powerhouse who attempted to cross the Ascension Tribulation in an era where ascension is no longer possible—one of the top existences in all of Tianyuan Continent. There are less than ten like her.

If not for the constraints of this era, she would've already ascended.

It’s precisely because she had experience enduring the fake Ascension Tribulation that the Demon Emperor dared to directly face the Transformation Tribulation.

Right now, though the Thunder Tribulation Gu was violent beyond compare, it was, after all, only a Void Mystical Gu. To think it could affect a demon emperor who had already crossed a pseudo-Ascension Tribulation and a Transformation Tribulation? That was pure fantasy.

Boom!

In the skies, a massive black scorpion silhouette appeared within the black tribulation clouds. But before the lightning could even form fully, a deep tiger’s roar from the void shattered space across all of Tongtian City. The newly formed thunderclouds instantly scattered.

“So this is the Lord of the Demon Court… I wonder how she compares to the Gu God,” thought Elder Thunder Gu bitterly, realizing that even after pushing the Thunder Gu to its limit, he couldn’t even flee.

Pfft.

Before Elder Thunder Gu could react further, the tiger's roar that shattered the tribulation also crushed his organs and soul. The Thunder Tribulation Gu, fused to his heart, was forcibly expelled.

“You old b*stard… fight your own battles.”

Seeing no hope of escape, the Thunder Tribulation Gu decided to self-destruct, seeking a chance at reincarnation. But instead, it was met with Elder Thunder Gu’s mocking laughter as he knelt, legs shattered and body in shambles.

“There’s no getting out of this. Out of all the enemies here, the Holy Son of the Demon Court came straight for me… I know exactly what he’s after.”

Nearly blind, Elder Thunder Gu looked up at Lin Jing descending from the sky, his body wreathed in the dual forces of ice and fire, and saw a shadow of the Gu God Sect’s former Ice-Fire Holy Maiden.

The Ice-Fire Holy Son of the Gu God Sect had also cultivated both flames and frost, using fire to balance the overwhelming power of the Great Gu.

“Your Majesty the Demon Emperor, please assist in extracting the Gu. That Lin Jing’s Gu could be of great use for researching a Transformation Pill.”

Just before the descent of Ice Soul, Lin Jing’s Gu, who had intended to self-destruct, was horrified to find its body completely out of its control. A dominating demon force was peeling it away from Elder Thunder Gu.

“Longevity Body—!”

The moment the Gu was ripped from his body, Elder Thunder Gu screamed in agony. So did the Lin Jing Gu.

Though it had once reached the Void Mystical Stage, under the Demon Emperor’s power, its lightning force was rapidly being erased.

Its cultivation fell—Void Mystical... Soul Transformation... Nascent Soul... Core Formation... Foundation Establishment... Qi Refinement...

In no time, all its strength was wiped out. A white lightning-shaped scorpion, completely devoid of consciousness, floated behind Ice Soul.

“This is the Thunder Gu’s origin. I’ve already reshaped its core power. You now have two options,” said the Demon Emperor.

“One: find a place rich in lightning energy and re-nurture it. It will be reborn like your Ice Soul Gu and serve you again.”

“Two: feed it to Ice Soul Gu, letting it absorb its strength. But that will place a limit on Ice Soul Gu...”

“The reason Gu God Sect cultivators never let the Ten Rare Gu devour each other is because once they do, the hybrid power prevents them from ever being reborn in their elemental lands again.”

“I choose the second.”

Lin Jing grabbed the Thunder Gu and sealed it inside a wooden box that materialized out of thin air.

He already knew this. The moment a Rare Gu possesses power from another Rare Gu, it loses its rebirth ability.

But Ice Soul Gu didn’t care. After all, even if it were to reincarnate, it would lose all memories—it wouldn’t be the same being.

Rebirth was only a desperate option, a last resort to preserve the bloodline.

If given a choice, no living being would want to start over—they’d rather reach the peak in one lifetime.

To devour the other nine Rare Gu and replace the Gu God—that was a future the other Rare Gu couldn’t see, but Ice Soul Gu could.

How could it ever give that up?

“Two Rare Gu in one host, huh…”

Now that he had lost the Thunder Gu, Elder Thunder Gu had also lost his last hope.

With a faint sigh, he said weakly, “May the heavens allow His Highness the Holy Son to plant a Gu within me and make me your slave… please…”

Before he could finish, a ghostfire ignited, consuming Elder Thunder Gu—whose powers had been completely sealed by the Demon Emperor.

In the flickering light of soul-burning flames, Lin Jing slowly rose into the air again.

“I’m the Holy Son of the Demon Court—what would I want with you?”

Sensing the ghostfire growing in terrifying power as it devoured Elder Thunder Gu’s lingering soul, Lin Jing locked on his next target: the Nine-Infant Demon Lord of the Yin Corpse Sect.

That fiend had nine Nascent Souls. His soul power was immense—perfect to push Ghost Extinguish to its final evolution.

Moments later, Lin Jing descended near the spot where the Nine-Infant Demon Lord lay sprawled.

His nine Nascent Souls had left his body and formed an infant array, struggling miserably.

As Lin Jing appeared, the Nine-Infant Demon Lord’s pupils shrank.

“If I had known… I should’ve just finished you off in the Ancient Kingdom…”

“Sending me to Qingzhou… was the Yin Corpse Sect’s biggest mistake.”

As Lin Jing arrived, the Demon Emperor struck again to suppress the Nine Infants.

If the Yin Corpse Sect had chosen to withstand pressure from the Ancient Kingdom and pursued Lin Jing there, things might not have ended up like this.

But now, they had handed him off to Qingzhou—and the Nine-Infant Demon Lord regretted it deeply.

Watching the ghostfire blaze, he realized… he had created an even more terrifying monster.

“Tell me—why is the Yin Corpse Sect so desperate to find me?”