Beast Tamer Ascension

Vol 4 Chapter 101: Dao Heart Shattered

The Dragon Carp stared at the transformed Rare Beast, Zhuo Mu, while recalling the Pine Leaf Mouse’s reminder.

It was only after the match that the Pine Leaf Mouse finally remembered what it had forgotten.

It had originally planned to “swipe” the opponent’s storage pouch during battle, but who would've thought the opponent was so fragile? One Beast Core Divine Art dropped, and the guy instantly triggered the domain’s protection mechanism.

In the arena matches of the dual-domain, any side that lost combat ability would be forcibly teleported off the stage, which indirectly increased the survival rate of defeated cultivators.

As a result, the Pine Leaf Mouse hadn’t even had time to reach for the pouch before the other guy vanished!

With that experience in mind, the Pine Leaf Mouse had seriously warned the Dragon Carp: Whatever you do, don’t finish them off in one hit—help me get that pouch!

“...” The Dragon Carp scratched its head, thinking this was way too much trouble. Honestly, it didn’t like stealing storage pouches.

It glanced at the bird-feathered young man across from it but couldn’t even tell where his pouch was hidden. Compared to the Pine Leaf Mouse with its space mastery, the Dragon Carp really wasn’t good at this kind of thing.

“I don’t know why it’s another pet beast, but tough luck. Tianming Realm can’t afford to lose again.”

“For the sake of Tianming Realm’s victory, this battle... you’ll have to be the sacrifice.”

Zhuo Mu’s eyes were full of killing intent as he licked his lips. He had no personal grudge with the Dragon Carp, but killing it would greatly benefit the Tianming Realm.

Even though the Dragon Carp was fighting alone, it and Lin Jing were essentially one.

If he could kill this carp, then even though Lin Jing wasn’t personally in the match, the backlash from the pet’s death and the severed contract would severely affect him.

The Tianming side had already realized Lin Jing was no ordinary opponent. Besides the squirrel and the carp, there might be other powerful beasts. If they could cripple Lin Jing now by taking out the Dragon Carp, it would increase their odds in the following matches.

“Looks like Zhuo Mu’s aiming to kill the carp.”

“Whatever, kill it then. Tianming and Tianyuan are already cut off—there won’t be any interaction in the future anyway. Victory and domain opportunities matter more.” The sound cultivator from Tianming Realm spoke coldly.

The rest silently agreed with Zhuo Mu’s decision.

At the same time, the Tianyuan side also sensed the killing intent aimed at the Dragon Carp.

But seeing Lin Jing’s calm expression, they relaxed.

“Die—!”

Just like the Pine Leaf Mouse, Zhuo Mu immediately used his strongest move: the Rare Beast Divine Art, Heaven Peck, intending to end the fight fast.

He soared into the air, and his human head transformed into a bird’s, his wedge-shaped beak glowing with a radiant blue light.

Buzz! A lance-like beam of light shot toward the Dragon Carp. Seeing this, the carp narrowed its eyes, those big round eyes closing slightly.

It had planned to dodge—but realized the surrounding space had been sealed.

“Trying to run?” Zhuo Mu grinned, revealing a set of spatial formation flags—clearly part of a coordinated battle formation.

“Roooar!!!”

With its path blocked, the Dragon Carp growled. Seeing that the opponent didn’t intend for it to dodge, it couldn’t be bothered either. Flames in the shape of dragon scales erupted from its body as it transformed into a blazing Flame Qilin, choosing to tank the Rare Beast Divine Art head-on.

Boom!!!

As its technique activated and it took on the Flame Qilin form, its aura multiplied several times. Its true bloodline fluctuations burst forth, and the oppressive power of ancestral blood filled the arena, making the Tianming cultivators’ pupils constrict.

“What’s going on? This carp’s bloodline… it’s actually peak ancestral level! A whole level higher than Zhuo Mu!”

The carp form wasn’t even its true battle form. Only in transformation did its real bloodline strength reveal itself. The terrifying pressure of its ancestral lineage stunned Zhuo Mu, but he immediately sneered:

“So what if it’s ancestral blood? It’s nothing compared to a Rare Beast bloodline!”

Crash!

The Heaven Peck Divine Art smashed directly onto the Qilin Dragon Carp’s scale armor—and to the Tianming cultivators’ disbelief, that terrifyingly destructive Rare Beast attack only left a faint white mark. Not even a single scale was broken.

“That’s enough. A scratch is still a wound.”

Though shocked by the carp’s defense, Zhuo Mu sneered mockingly, thinking the carp had underestimated his Divine Art.

The next second—

The Rare Beast power activated. Crack, crack, crack... A series of shattering sounds echoed, causing the Tianming side to breathe easier.

This ancestral-blooded Qilin’s physical resilience might be monstrous, but the Rare Beast Divine Art was an immortal inheritance—completely unreasonable.

Though it had only left a “scratch,” the Heaven Peck Divine Art had an unhealable, rapidly worsening curse-like effect. The situation was tipping.

The Dragon Carp’s injury began rapidly deteriorating, turning from a small wound into something more serious.

“Will it be okay...?” The Third Prince frowned with concern.

“Just watch.” Lin Jing replied simply.

His gaze swept toward Zhuo Mu, who had taken out a defensive high-grade artifact, clearly intending to stall for time.

So this was the Divine Art of the Rare Beast, huh?

Not bad.

But what a pity.

According to Bai Yuran’s intel, this Divine Art wasn’t invincible. As long as one possessed immortal-grade healing resources or techniques, it could be undone.

Roooar... And as it happened, the Dragon Carp had just that.

It ignored the woodpecker, focusing on experiencing the Divine Art. The dragon-scale flames around its body slowly morphed into a healing variant: the Life Lotus Heart Flame.

“Pointless…” Zhuo Mu sneered, thinking the carp was trying to heal its rapidly cracking scales.

But the next moment, his face changed drastically.

The healing flame on the Qilin Dragon Carp suddenly radiated a wave of immortal-grade purity. Its quality shot up to an unthinkable level.

And in a blink, the wounds… were completely healed.

The Tianming cultivators, who had been awaiting victory, all froze.

“Wait—is that… Immortal Flame?”

They were stunned.

This beast actually possessed a healing Immortal Flame?!

“That’s it???” On the Tianyuan side, Alchemist Du Zao’s face lit up in excitement.

As expected—Lin Jing hadn’t lied!

ROOOOAR!!!

Once its wounds were healed, the Dragon Carp once again turned its gaze toward the horrified woodpecker.

Its body shifted once more. A long dragon’s form emerged from the rising Lotus Heart Flame, and it spat a fireball—like a dragon pearl—straight at Zhuo Mu.

But this fireball carried the essence of ghostly hellfire—an immortal-grade nether flame.

“What the h*ll is that!!!” Zhuo Mu panicked.

As soon as the flame burst out, it ignited ghostfire deep in his soul.

Before he could react, the dual flames merged into an enormous pill furnace, trapping him inside!

“H-help—I su…” Zhuo Mu tried to surrender.

He realized the opponent’s control over fire was terrifying—maintaining the flame at just the right level: not enough to knock him unconscious, but enough to keep him in unbearable agony.

This sheer helplessness struck pure fear into him.

But before the domain could react—Poof!—with a wisp of blue smoke, the Rare Beast was completely vaporized.

No trace of life remained.

In its place… a single pill floated in the air.

The sight was so eerie that several cultivators from the Tianming side shuddered, feeling their Dao Hearts begin to crack.

What kind of sick joke was this?

At the same time, the Dragon Carp glanced calmly at the newly refined cultivation pill.

Since the guy had wanted to kill it, well—this Emperor Carp wasn’t one to be messed with.

A pill refined from a Rare Beast should be extremely nourishing. Maybe it would even have special effects...

It turned around and looked at its Beast Tamer, ready to show off—

“I don’t eat pills made from humanoid beasts.” Lin Jing coldly shut it down.