Beast Tamer Ascension
Book 2: Chapter 117: Leaping Over the Dragon Gate

Upon returning to the academy, Lin Jing felt an immense sense of ease. He had spent more time cultivating here than in the Beast Taming Sect—it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call it his second sect. However, one small regret remained: in the Beast Taming Sect, he was the Holy Son, but in the academy, no such title existed.

At this moment, with everything prepared, Lin Jing didn’t want to think about anything else. He only wished to complete his Foundation Establishment as soon as possible. After years of cultivation, the breakthrough to a major realm was right before him. In the cultivation world, it was commonly believed that one only truly stepped into the path of immortality upon reaching Foundation Establishment. After all, only at that stage did one’s lifespan significantly surpass that of mortals. Though Lin Jing didn't strictly follow this rule, he had long yearned for Foundation Establishment.

No choice—after all, the three great Core Beast Taming Techniques of the Beast Taming Sect could only be cultivated at Foundation Establishment. Moreover, most spells and secret arts became much easier to learn with higher cultivation. His storage bag was filled with techniques, all waiting for him to master.

“Reaching the first rank on the Genius Rankings with just Qi Refinement and the Ten Rare Gu… The Hidden Dragon Fortune I’ve accumulated over the past few days is a hundred times greater than before—and it's still growing. Among all past first-place holders, few could have had more fame than I do now. I must make good use of the Hidden Dragon Arts—exposing the existence of my Ice Soul Gu must not be in vain!”

Landing on the mountain peak of his cave abode, Lin Jing had a Red Leaf Squirrel perched on his right shoulder, while a fiery Dragonblood Carp hovered beside him in mid-air.

The Pine Leaf Mouse was dozing off. It found the interdomain teleportation array too boring—such a waste of Spirit Stones, only to arrive in an instant without even having the chance to comprehend anything.

“Bo~”

The Dragonblood Carp didn’t care about spatial principles. It only wanted one thing—to evolve into a dragon. Twisting its body, it looked at Lin Jing eagerly.

“Not just you—I want this too.”

“I’m helping you break through now. Not waiting another second.”

After setting up the formation and barriers, Lin Jing immediately flew to the mountain’s summit. With a grand wave of his sleeve, an immense surge of Hidden Dragon Fortune gushed forth like a fountain. The tangible, dragon-shaped fortune cascaded down like a waterfall from the peak to the ground.

“Fortune turns into a waterfall.”

“If not now, then when?” Lin Jing declared, channeling fortune energy for the Dragonblood Carp to absorb.

Never before had the Dragonblood Carp witnessed such a colossal amount of fortune energy. Its pupils gleamed with light.

“Once I transform, I will be the strongest…” It struggled to speak human language, a remarkable improvement for a creature that used to forget things so easily.

“Power…”

As its draconic bloodline grew stronger, the Dragonblood Carp’s obsession with power intensified to near madness. This noble bloodline no longer wished to remain a mere spectator—it longed to compete with the prodigies of all races.

Crack!

The Dragonblood Carp surged upward like a fish climbing a waterfall, diving into the fortune cascade. While absorbing the Hidden Dragon Fortune to refine its bloodline, it also compressed its flaming draconic True Qi, advancing toward Foundation Establishment!

“Strongest?”

Lin Jing’s left shoulder suddenly turned to ice, and a crystalline spider crawled out—it was the Ice Soul Gu. It scuttled over to the Pine Leaf Mouse and asked:

“What do you think?”

“Do you believe that after this fish reaches Foundation Establishment, it’ll be stronger or weaker than us?”

The Pine Leaf Mouse glanced at the Ice Soul Gu. Does it even matter?

The stronger the Dragonblood Carp became, the better its alchemy skills. The better its alchemy skills, the faster it could refine pills. For the Pine Leaf Mouse, which had stockpiled crates of pills, a stronger Dragonblood Carp only meant more benefits.

They were all on the same production line—who was stronger or weaker didn’t matter. As long as the Pine Leaf Mouse and the Ten Rare Gu handled the fighting, it wouldn’t have to consume its stockpile of resources at all.

But seeing how eager the Ice Soul Gu was, the Pine Leaf Mouse decided to analyze the situation.

“Let’s see…”

Both it and the Ice Soul Gu were rare beasts—the Pine Leaf Mouse possessed the True Form of a Demon King, while the Ice Soul Gu was one of the Ten Rare Gu. Neither had an emperor-tier bloodline, but…

The Pine Leaf Mouse was wood-element, the Ice Soul Gu was ice-element, and the Dragonblood Carp was fire-element. Fire countered both of them.

Not to mention, the Pine Leaf Mouse had awakened an offensive fire-element divine ability—an inherited technique from an immortal’s legacy. The Ten Rare Gu might have been created by cultivators of the upper realm, but how could it compare to an immortal's inheritance?

Moreover, the Pine Leaf Mouse wasn’t skilled in combat, and the Ice Soul Gu could only reach its full strength when fused with a host. If the Dragonblood Carp’s bloodline reached emperor-tier after its evolution…

“What? I’ll be the weakest one again?” The Ice Soul Gu was in disbelief.

After the Pine Leaf Mouse’s analysis, the Ice Soul Gu realized that even if it collected more human pets, its disadvantage was obvious.

“Gu can devour one another… Boss, can’t you capture the other nine Rare Gu for me to devour? If I absorb my ‘siblings,’ I might become a Gu God…” The Ice Soul Gu suggested to Lin Jing.

“Go back to sleep. Don’t come out unless necessary.”

Lin Jing shoved the Ice Soul Gu back. What do you mean, capture the other nine Rare Gu for you to devour?

The remaining Rare Gu were either in the hands of Nascent Soul or Void Mystical Stage cultivators from the Gu God Sect or held by the powerful experts of the Demon-Slaying Bureau. Where was he supposed to get them?

“Damn, this Ice Soul Gu is turning into another Old Demon Pine… One big demon, one little demon.”

Seriously thinking of devouring the other Rare Gu…

Lin Jing dismissed the unrealistic idea from his mind and focused entirely on the Dragonblood Carp’s leap over the dragon gate.

“Heh heh.”

At that moment, a voice echoed from the void.

“Since you’ve refined so many pills for me, old man here will lend you a hand.”

“This is the blood of a Nascent Soul transformation of the Southern Mountain Demon Emperor. It counts as emperor-tier blood. I’ve refined it into a Foundation Establishment Elixir—use it to enhance your bloodline now!”

As the words fell, a surge of blood flowed into the fortune waterfall, dyeing it crimson. The merging of two extraordinary forces—a tangible and an intangible aid—brought the Dragonblood Carp immense benefits.

“ROAR!!!”

The Dragonblood Carp trembled with gratitude.

With a resounding dragon roar, it absorbed both the emperor-tier blood-refined elixir and Lin Jing’s Hidden Dragon Fortune at an incredible speed. Its True Qi compressed further, and a brilliant red light enveloped its entire body. Around it, clouds of fire materialized!

“ROOOOAR!!”

Dragon roars echoed endlessly. Amidst the vast sea of flames, a colossal, fiery-red divine dragon—dozens of meters long—spiraled into the sky. Its entire form seemed to be forged from the purest flames, radiating both brilliance and mystery!

“Did it succeed in transforming?” Lin Jing took a deep breath, his eyes filled with joy.

No—calling it a Fire Qilin Dragon was more accurate!

Its scales, like meticulously carved rubies, radiated both scorching heat and immense power. Tracing up its body to its dragon head, its eyes burned like twin miniature suns—deep and luminous, exuding an ancient awe-inspiring presence.

Its bloodline had ascended to an unfathomable level, surpassing even Lin Jing’s Beast Taming Physique!

Under Lin Jing’s watchful gaze, the Fire Qilin Dragon spread its wings—vast and boundless like flaming feathers slicing through the sky. It left behind dazzling trails of crimson fire, illuminating the heavens.

Seeing this, the Pine Leaf Mouse blinked, a bead of sweat rolling down its forehead, its body heating up.

“Wait.”

Inside Lin Jing, the Ice Soul Gu felt an even stronger reaction—it could feel Lin Jing’s blood boiling like magma. The Fire Qilin Dragon’s flames had finally completely suppressed the Ice Soul Gu’s frost energy.

“Emperor-tier bloodline… This is unexpected. But… its ancestral qilin must have been incredibly powerful…”

Even the ancient Divine Pine muttered in astonishment.

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