Beast Tamer Ascension
Book 4: Chapter 97: Tianyuan vs. Tianming

Vol 4 Chapter 97: Tianyuan vs. Tianming

“It's rare for cultivators from both realms to have a chance to meet. Fellow Daoist, how about exchanging some intel before we start the match?”

Yue E from the Tianming Realm continued to smile as she looked at Bai Yuran. “There’s no time limit for the match anyway, so why not make the most of it?”

Bai Yuran gently shook her head. “If you truly wanted to exchange intel and information, that would be fine. But if I’m not mistaken, you cultivate the sound-based technique ‘Nine Arts of Immortal Melody’, right? One of the arts states that as long as the enemy hears your voice, they’re already ensnared. Even ordinary conversation plants a ‘sound curse’ in my body. Once you choose to trigger it, it can cause Immortal Melody shockwaves inside me, pushing me into qi deviation.”

“The more I hear your voice, the stronger the backlash will be…”

“Under those circumstances, I really don’t dare chat with you too much.”

The female cultivator Yue E from the Tianming Realm showed a flash of surprise—she hadn’t expected this unassuming girl from the Tianyuan Realm to see through her technique.

“No, that’s impossible. ‘Nine Arts of Immortal Melody’ was created only after the Tianming Realm lost contact with the Immortal Realm. It was first developed here in the Tianming Realm. How could you know it so well…”

Bai Yuran smiled faintly. “Even the secrets of heaven can be revealed—what’s a little secret like yours in comparison? Your strength hasn’t reached the level where I can’t see through you.”

She cast a sidelong glance at Lin Jing. Even seeing him again now, she couldn’t peer through him, not even with her newly learned Heavenly Secrets techniques.

“So what?” Yue E sneered. Even if the girl from Tianyuan had seen through her cultivation method, it was too late now. In the next moment, waves of Immortal Melody exploded within Bai Yuran’s body, causing her expression to twist as she coughed up blood. Her spiritual power surged out of control, and it looked like she might explode at any moment.

But at the same time, Yue E’s face also changed—her gaze turned slightly unfocused.

As Bai Yuran endured the torment from the Immortal Melody within her, she spoke: “What a pity. The moment you looked into my eyes, I also activated a Heavenly Secrets Technique. Not only did I uncover all your cultivation methods, arts, and techniques, but if I want, I can also force you to reveal other secrets you know.”

“Tell me the intel on the other four members of the Tianming Realm.”

Neither side had expected the first match to evolve like this.

Another female cultivator from the Tianming Realm frowned deeply. “From the situation, it looks like Tianyuan lost this match… but it seems that wasn’t their goal to begin with.”

All the Tianming cultivators furrowed their brows—they realized something was off.

“What is this?” Du Zao from Tongtian Tower looked shocked.

The Third Prince took a deep breath and explained, “It’s one of the Heavenly Secrets Techniques from the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion. It can quietly probe another cultivator’s techniques and arts. It can also, through a huge expenditure of spiritual power, force the opponent to reveal confidential information. But it has its flaws—it consumes a lot of energy and can’t actually inflict physical damage.”

“Junior Sister Bai probably knew she couldn’t beat her opponent, so she used this method to make her loss more valuable. If we can get intel on the other four Tianming cultivators, then our chances of winning… increase significantly.”

As the Third Prince explained, Lin Jing looked over at Bai Yuran in surprise. She’s improved a lot. But he figured her Heavenly Secrets technique wouldn’t work on him.

After all, he had two layers of solid defense: the first was his Heavenly Demon Divine Sense, which constantly enveloped his surroundings, blocking all mental and spiritual intrusions.

The second was the Spell Spirit: Illusion Mushroom fused into his body. With it, Lin Jing’s form was in constant flux—ordinary means couldn’t reveal his true self.

Unless, of course, it was something he didn’t mind others seeing.

Like earlier, when Hong Qing tried to sense his spiritual energy. When Lin Jing noticed the probing, he didn’t bother resisting, letting the other party “detect” his energy as Beast Taming True Essence.

To Hong Qing, that was a vital piece of intel.

But something like the Eternal Life Constitution—an identity he had always carefully hidden—couldn’t be uncovered by simple detection methods. Before entering the Origin Realm, Lin Jing had gone to great lengths to ensure that he wouldn’t become an easy target for the demon clans of other realms.

“…Understood.”

At that moment, under the compulsion of the Heavenly Secrets technique, Yue E spoke with a trance-like gaze and revealed the information about the other seven members from her side.

“Besides you, the other seven are also cultivators of the Immortal Palace. The man named Tian Lian, mid Nascent Soul stage, is a core disciple of the Immortal Palace. He has the Heaven’s Mercy Physique, which is loved by the heavens and will never suffer heavenly tribulation. His technique is Heaven’s Extinction Divine Art, which allows him to temporarily raise his cultivation to mid Divine Transformation. However, the ability can only be used under punishment from the heavens, and he can’t use any shortcuts or boosts—his combat strength is quite weak.”

“The refined-looking one is named Yuan Liu. Early Nascent Soul stage, Immortal Palace core disciple, has the Innate Void Divine Physique, which renders all mana-based attacks ineffective—he can only be harmed by pure physical damage. He cultivates the Minor Void Technique, a space-attribute technique that lets him master teleportation, spatial concealment, and spatial strikes.”

“The short, stout one is named Zhuo Mu. He’s a rare beast in human form and a core disciple of the Immortal Palace. Peak Nascent Soul cultivation, emperor-rank peak bloodline, capable of assuming the form of a True Beast Emperor. His bloodline rivals ancestral-level beasts. His beast technique Heaven Peck is highly lethal and causes unhealable, worsening wounds that even high-level healing spells can’t treat.”

“The one meditating with his eyes closed… is the top Nascent Soul cultivator of the Tianming Immortal Palace. He possesses dual innate physiques: the Innate Dao Physique and the Innate Lunar Physique, and his true form is actually a Solar Physique. He cultivates the top-tier immortal art Four Yin Four Yang, which allows him to manifest two Spell Spirits and control two top-grade magical treasures simultaneously.”

“His strength has been evaluated by the Immortal Palace’s Vice Palace Lord as being unrivaled among those of the same realm—even immortal physiques can’t match him.”

With each piece of intel Bai Yuran extracted, her expression grew more serious.

Every single one of the Tianming Realm’s chosen five—besides the one she faced—was incredibly strong.

“This is going to be a problem…” Someone on the Tianming side sighed, shaking their head. All this intel—just spilled like that. They had underestimated the Tianyuan Realm.

Still, they weren’t overly worried. Luckily, Yue E didn’t know their deepest secrets—just the surface-level info…

“Tianyuan Realm must have lost the Immortal Realm’s inheritance. Otherwise, how could only one of their five people be cultivating an Immortal Camp technique—and even then, just a servant’s technique? A realm that’s lost its connection to the Immortal Realm must have fallen significantly.

“Even though Bai Yuran’s technique is strange, it doesn’t seem to have caused Yue E any substantial harm. Once she wakes up, this match’s outcome is already decided—our realm holds the advantage.”

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