Beast Tamer Ascension

Vol 4 Chapter 49: Invincible Among Peers

“Heavenly Demon Physique?”

“What kind of secret art is that?”

Inside Martial Emperor City, not everyone was familiar with the Heavenly Demon Physique.

“That’s one of the legacies of the ancient number one Demon Sect—the Demonic Sky Sect. It's an extreme physique that allows you to burn ‘lifespan’ in exchange for cultivation boosts.”

“But even during the Demonic Sky Sect’s peak, very few disciples managed to cultivate this physique. It’s even said the Sect Leader himself never mastered it. There were rumors before… that the Longevity Physique the Sky Lion Clan of Qingzhou raised managed to break into the Void Mystical Stage in an instant and escape the demon cage. Looking at it now, it’s probably thanks to the Heavenly Demon Physique…”

“A Longevity Physique with an immense lifespan, paired with the Heavenly Demon Physique that allows you to trade lifespan for temporary power… that’s basically the strongest dual physique combo, on par with an Immortal Physique…”

“Still, even if the Holy Son of the Demon Court has cultivated this secret art, using it to battle the Martial Emperor’s successor is still too reckless… his base cultivation is just too low. Even with the Heavenly Demon Physique, from my point of view, he shouldn’t be going up against the Martial Emperor’s successor…”

A rogue cultivator spoke up: “It’s obvious— the greater the cultivation boost he wants, the more lifespan he has to burn. His base cultivation is only at the Mid Core Formation Stage. Even if he has the Longevity Physique, boosting to Nascent Soul Stage might be bearable, but if he pushes to Nascent Soul Transformation, even for a Longevity Physique, the cost in lifespan would be massive—absolutely brutal!”

“He already has a Rare Gu. Gaining or losing a Stone Man Gu doesn’t really mean much to him.”

“But in contrast, losing several thousand years of lifespan isn’t something easily replaced. The Longevity Physique just means you have more lifespan—it doesn’t mean you have infinite lifespan!”

“Also, even if he does push to the Nascent Soul Transformation Stage, that only might give him a chance to beat the Martial Emperor’s successor. The Heavenly Demon Physique only raises cultivation—it doesn’t raise one’s mastery of techniques. It won’t grant matching combat experience...”

“Wan Renzong, the Martial Emperor’s successor, cultivated all the way to Nascent Soul Transformation through countless real battles. He comprehended worldly power on his own without relying on avatars. On top of that, he inherited the Martial Emperor’s martial arts. Even old veterans at higher realms often can’t beat him!”

“And power obtained by forcibly boosting cultivation through secret arts? That might not even be equal to those veteran Nascent Soul cultivators. Meaning—if the Holy Son only boosts to Nascent Soul Transformation, he still may not be Wan Renzong’s match. Unless, as he said, he really boosts all the way to Void Mystical Stage!”

“But seriously, do you think that’s possible? From Core Formation to Void Mystical—do you know how much lifespan that would burn? Just for a Stone Man Gu, burning away nearly all your remaining time to live? If you were the Holy Son of the Demon Court, would you do it?”

“So, most likely, everything he said earlier was just to pressure the enemies, considering the current state of the Demon Court. He’s telling his enemies that he, the Holy Son, has the ability to instantly reach Void Mystical or even Dao-Seeking power—so don’t act rashly. As for this fight, at most, he’ll probably only push to Nascent Soul Transformation. There’s no way he’s going all the way to Void Mystical.”

This rogue cultivator’s view earned nods of agreement from many others.

The other successors of the Martial Emperor, the Martial Families of the city, the Buddhist powerhouses... all remained silently observant.

They clearly didn’t believe that Lin Jing would burn so much lifespan just for a Stone Man Gu.

“Nascent Soul Transformation is probably his limit. The Holy Son probably believes that reaching that stage and adding the power of his pet beasts will be enough to defeat Little Junior Brother. But he’s way too naive.”

The Martial Emperor’s second disciple spoke coolly.

“This brat is threatening us.”

A few Void Mystical cultivators with ill intent toward Lin Jing narrowed their eyes, especially the Fishman Ancestor and the Flower Ancestor. Though the Whale Emperor and Dragon Emperor were just putting on a show with the Demon Court leader, they hadn’t informed their subordinates.

It’s not that, from their perspective, their “young master” really intended to burn away lifespan.

Besides, the order they received was to find an opportunity to capture a living Longevity Physique.

If it was just a Longevity Physique without Nascent Soul Transformation guardians, they might still have a sliver of a chance. But if lifespan is added to the mix, and he really can burst into Dao-Seeking Stage momentarily—that’s tough. Worst case, even they might die.

The power of Dao-Seeking Stage, even if only for a few seconds, would be more than enough to kill Ling Zhi.

“Is that so...”

Lin Jing’s opponent, the Void Mystical successor Wan Renzong, though initially shocked, quickly calmed and analyzed that even with the Heavenly Demon Physique, lifespan burn would have limits.

His opponent had no reason to surrender outright!

And if the Holy Son of the Demon Court only raised his cultivation to Nascent Soul Transformation, even to the Perfected Stage, Wan Renzong wasn’t afraid at all.

He didn’t believe someone who only temporarily raised their realm by two major stages through a secret art could be that powerful…

Let alone the natural force control at Nascent Soul Transformation—even the basic power of a Nascent Soul Manifestation, something every Nascent Soul cultivator could wield—could Lin Jing even use that properly?

“Holy Son of the Demon Court, I’m not one to scare easily…” Wan Renzong spoke lightly, “You make it sound so easy, but do you really have the resolve to raise your cultivation all the way to Void Mystical?”

“Even if you do, that’d only make you a fake Void Mystical with extremely crude spatial power—just a shell of a realm, without divine abilities. Whether you can defeat me is still uncertain.”

“Cut the crap, bring it. If you think a few words will make me back off, then you really underestimate me, Wan Renzong.”

“Go ahead and burn your lifespan—let’s see which lasts longer: your years, or my fists.”

Lin Jing chuckled, “You’ve misunderstood. I was just giving an example. For this fight, I won’t even need Void Mystical power.”

“You’re at early Nascent Soul Transformation.”

“As long as I also step into early Nascent Soul Transformation, that’s enough to beat you.”

“Among my peers, I’ve never met an equal.”

“Even if, it’s just a temporary, false cultivation level.”

Even Lin Jing, a same-realm Immortal Physique, had been defeated—so there was no reason to fear a Martial Emperor’s successor.

If it were the young Martial Emperor himself, he might feel pressure. But if it’s just one of many successors…

If he lost, all the fortunes and opportunities he received would’ve been for nothing!

Wan Renzong’s eyes flashed. A terrifying, overwhelming aura burst from his body.

“Arm yourself!” he slowly rose into the sky.

“Then let’s begin.”

Heaven-Crushing Palm!

He struck through the air with one palm. In that instant, even lower-stage cultivators watching the move felt like their sense of space and time had shifted—they were suddenly standing upon boundless earth, looking up at an infinite sky. This palm seemed to place heaven and earth within its grasp. The ground trembled, the heavens cracked.

The one at the center of this technique would suffer the full might of a sky-shattering, earth-breaking blow.

“The natural force of heaven and earth, wielded by a Nascent Soul cultivator…” Even fellow Nascent Soul Transformation cultivators felt tremendous pressure just witnessing that palm. Though they weren’t the target, it still took great effort to resist being pulled into the technique’s domain.