Beast Tamer Ascension-Chapter 10Book 4: : The Fourth Pet Beast

Vol 4 Chapter 10: The Fourth Pet Beast

"I haven’t lost yet!"

The battle had been interrupted, and Qin Siyuan clearly wasn’t convinced.

He climbed back up, looking like he still wanted to fight.

Lin Jing looked toward Golden Light Temple—was the abbot finally willing to come out?

As for the interruption, Lin Jing didn’t care. Although he hadn’t gotten more contact with the Indestructible Golden Body, the stealing was already complete.

Of course, that didn’t mean he’d mastered it.

"Mogu." Inside Lin Jing, a small mushroom transformed into Qin Siyuan’s appearance, like a mini Nascent Soul, its whole body exuding the golden body, its illusion nearly materialized.

It was basically a memory card, manifesting the power of the Indestructible Golden Body.

Later, paired with the Inverse Void Art, Lin Jing could use it to study the Indestructible Golden Body.

Although it would be more troublesome and probably not replicate much of its essence, at least it was a method.

"Sigh...." At the same time, the Golden Body Arhat let out a helpless sigh.

So they’d alerted the abbot after all...

"I was too careless. According to the abbot’s instructions, this battle shall be considered a draw." The Golden Body Arhat also knew there was a terrifying thing sealed inside Qin Siyuan.

If Qin Siyuan borrowed its power in such a sacred Buddhist ground, the consequences would indeed be poor.

"Take me to your abbot." Lin Jing spoke, and though the Golden Body Arhat was unwilling, he could only lead the way.

At the same time, he shook his head at Qin Siyuan, signaling that it was over.

He was very dissatisfied with this rising Buddhist talent’s performance.

Though Lin Jing’s body was ridiculously powerful, with the difference of several small realms, Lin Jing hadn’t even used his main spell techniques, yet still forced Qin Siyuan to such a state. If this spread, it would surely damage the Buddhist sect’s reputation.

"Since the abbot has spoken, let the two of you finish this during the final Rare Gu competition."

Watching the backs of the Golden Body Arhat and Lin Jing, Qin Siyuan fumed with frustration.

"What are you looking at."

He canceled his divine ability, pulled out a demon leg again, took a vicious bite, and glared at the bystanders.

.............

Compared to Master Wu Mo of the Demon-Slaying Temple, the Indestructible Monk of Golden Light Temple looked far more aged.

Like a frail old man, he sat silently on a golden lotus, only slowly opening his eyes once Lin Jing was brought before him.

"Didn’t expect His Highness to be interested in the Golden Light Gu as well."

"Good things are naturally interesting to everyone. So, can I take the inheritance trial next?" Lin Jing smiled.

"Mm. Since Master Wu Mo passed his original Buddhist Light Technique to you, Your Highness can indeed be considered part of the Buddhist sect."

The Indestructible Monk spoke: "In the coming trials, Golden Light Temple will not make things difficult in the slightest. However, His Highness must also follow the proper rules."

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Lin Jing expressed no issue with that.

"You should already know a bit about the Golden Light Gu’s inheritance trial, correct?"

"But let this humble monk explain it again."

"The first trial of the Golden Light Gu is about having strong Buddhist cultivation. In this, His Highness qualifies."

"As for the second trial, it requires mastery of the ‘Buddha-Demon Pearl,’ a Buddhist technique, and cultivating it to the Great Perfection stage. A perfected Buddha-Demon Pearl can seal various evil spirits and demons within the pearl, subduing demons with one’s own power."

"As for this, the humble monk already sensed it earlier. His Highness has indeed mastered the Buddha-Demon Tree, and to a deep degree, thus also qualifies."

"The third trial is to use the Buddha-Demon Pearl to successfully seal a ghost of at least the ‘Nascent Soul level.’"

"And the final trial is a comparison among those who have passed the first three."

"Not a duel, but rather, a comparison of who has sealed the more ferocious and evil ghost within their body—and who can remain conscious while channeling more of the ghostly divine power."

"Finally, this humble monk will determine the inheritor of the Golden Light Gu based on each one’s aptitude."

"Got it." Lin Jing nodded. He had indeed already known all this.

And it saved a lot of trouble—when he studied Buddhism in the Ancient Kingdom, the Buddha-Demon Pearl was part of what he learned.

His mastery of the Buddha-Demon Pearl had unknowingly already reached a high level.

He had first sealed the evil power of the Ice Soul Lesser Gu, then the countless resentments of powerful beings that had clung to him in Tongtian City, which had already brought his Buddha-Demon Tree to Great Perfection.

But there was one feature of the perfected Buddha-Demon Tree he hadn’t tested.

A perfected Buddha-Demon Tree could even seal conscious living beings.

The Ice Soul Lesser Gu was indeed a living being, but it was a pet beast—Lin Jing had no need to seal it. He had only sealed the negative energies it emitted that affected him, so this power had gone unused.

Unexpectedly, it was now exactly what this Golden Light Gu trial called for.

"Does it have to be a ghost?" Lin Jing asked.

The Indestructible Monk nodded. "With the Golden Era now underway, the resurgent monsters in the Western Desert are overwhelmingly ghosts."

"These ghosts are formed from the grudges of ancient immortals, or the obsessions of countless dead experts, or mutated remnant souls. All are great calamities to the world. Compared to tangible monsters and demons, they are far harder to deal with."

"This trial isn’t just to choose a suitable inheritor for the Golden Light Gu, but also to cultivate those who can counter such phantoms."

"Understood."

"A ghost of Nascent Soul level and above, huh."

Lin Jing understood that the difficulty likely didn’t lie in subduing a Nascent Soul ghost.

After all, the trial didn’t require the ghost to be captured personally.

So having a Guardian capture one was totally acceptable.

The real challenge... was how to use the Buddha-Demon Tree to seal a Nascent Soul ghost across realms, and how to seize power from the ghostly being without being backlashed.

Perhaps in the eyes of the Indestructible Monk, only someone who could manage that would be qualified to suppress the fully awakened Golden Light Gu in the future.

"Senior Indestructible Monk, Golden Light Temple should have a map of powerful ghost locations in the Western Desert, right?"

"Could I get a copy? Save me the time of searching for one myself."

"You interrupted my fight with that Buddhist prodigy earlier and cost me a spot on the Fortune Gold List. Consider this compensation." Lin Jing chuckled.

"Of course." The Indestructible Monk chuckled too. "Then I’ll trouble Your Highness to clear out as many ghosts as possible..."

"But this humble monk also has one thing to remind Your Highness."

"Even before the Golden Era began, one of the Three Great Demonic Sects—the Netherworld Hall—seems to have moved its base to the Western Desert. Now that the Golden Era is underway, the Netherworld Hall has become even more active. While our Buddhist sect is working to exterminate the ghosts, the Netherworld Hall seems intent on protecting them. Please, Your Highness, be cautious of these demonic cultivators as well."

"Netherworld Hall..." Lin Jing narrowed his eyes. So that group had come to the Western Desert.

No wonder they didn’t show up during the Demon Court’s great purge.

"Thank you for the warning, Senior."

Compared to the Netherworld Hall, Lin Jing was currently more concerned with what powerful ghosts existed in the Western Desert.

As a Longevity Body cultivator with life-burning Beast Taming Divine Arts, he naturally didn’t fear ghosts. This trial, honestly, just meant asking the Thunder Dragon Ancestor to go help him subdue a ghostly servant, and then trying to tame it himself.

He really had to sigh.

Now that he’d advanced to Core Formation, he had another contract slot.

But all his companions couldn’t be contracted with the Beast Taming Art.

The Mechanized Turtle—can’t be contracted.

The Spell Spirit Origin—can’t be contracted.

Mosquito Woman and other demon clans—can’t be contracted.

Immortal Cow—can’t be contracted.

Elder Pine and other plant spirits—can’t be contracted.

And now, he was being asked to catch ghosts—obviously also uncontractable.

Lin Jing pondered—he really needed to revise the Beast Taming Art when he had the time. At the very least, it had to be more versatile. When that’s done, he could finally consider his fourth pet beast.