Beast Tamer Ascension Chapter 431

Vol 5 Chapter 4: The Four Heavenly Kings

"Yes, yes, yes." The cultivator surnamed Fang cried inwardly and made his judgment: this guy came from a cultivation world, likely the same as his hometown, and was not a member of the Cultivation Alliance. Otherwise, he wouldn't be so clueless about the Origin Realm’s information.

However, he was certain that Lin Jing’s cultivation world had a very strong foundation. Most likely, it was a subordinate cultivation world of the "Immortal King’s Domain."

Immortals in the Immortal Realm were divided into four stages: True Immortal, Immortal Lord, Immortal King, and Immortal Emperor. Subordinate cultivation worlds under domains ruled by Immortal Kings naturally had a much stronger foundation than those governed only by Immortal Lords.

"Currently in the Origin Realm, the most powerful are four people!"

"They are known among other cultivators as the Four Heavenly Kings of the Origin Realm."

"First is Li Tianyi, a prodigy from the Cultivation Alliance, who possesses the Chaotic Immortal Physique."

Lin Jing slightly nodded in recognition. The Chaotic Immortal Physique was even more terrifying than the Creation Immortal Physique. This physique was perfectly compatible with any cultivation method; there was no technique or spell it could not master, even those from alien races.

Of course, no cultivator had that kind of energy, but even mastering four or five top-tier methods that complemented each other was terrifying enough.

This was far stronger than the True Dragon Immortal Physique, which could grant the wisdom of dragon veins and perfectly mobilize dragon vein power.

"The second is Sheng Kun, one of the Heavenly Demon Sect’s sacred sons. It is said he has the same bloodline as the Heavenly Demon Sect’s Demon Lord in the Immortal Realm!! A demonic bloodline!!"

"This demonic bloodline has already been developed to near perfection, meaning he is almost no different from the young demons of the Immortal Realm. His terrifying demonic power surpasses even the immortal energy nurtured by the Origin Sources."

Lin Jing was shocked in his heart. The prodigy of the Heavenly Demon Sect in the Origin Realm was also granted the demonic bloodline by the Heavenly Demon Sect of the Immortal Realm. Under their cultivation, this person had developed his bloodline far faster than Lin Jing himself.

Lin Jing had only recently formed his physique and was still far from perfection, yet this person had already reached simultaneous perfection.

"The third is a native spirit beast of the Origin Realm, a spirit born from a vast sea."

"The fourth is also a native spirit beast of the Origin Realm, born from a fallen meteorite that landed outside the stars of the Origin Realm and gained intelligence."

"These four are currently the strongest in the Origin Realm."

"Among them, Li Tianyi and Sheng Kun have stayed in the Origin Realm for a very long time. It is said they have been suppressing their cultivation realms, ready to break through to the Void Mystical Stage at any moment and leave the Origin Realm. The reason they haven’t left yet is because they fear that after their departure, the Sea Spirit Beast and Meteor Spirit Beast will massacre the prodigies of the Heavenly Demon Sect and the Cultivation Alliance. After all, apart from these two, there are almost no human prodigies capable of restraining these two native spirit beasts."

"Unlike the local mountain god here, who still abides by the Heavenly Dao rules and fears that the higher Immortal Gods will one day pay attention to the Origin Realm again, these Sea Spirit Beast and Meteor Spirit Beast act without restrictions and have joined the battle for Origin Sources. Countless outworld prodigies have died at their hands. Therefore, most people believe that only when the Heavenly Demon Sect and Cultivation Alliance each produce a prodigy capable of replacing Sheng Kun and Li Tianyi and shaking the Sea Spirit Beast and Meteor Spirit Beast will these two spirit beasts choose to leave."

"Currently, due to mutual checks and balances, the Four Heavenly Kings mostly live hidden behind the scenes, rarely competing for Origin Sources themselves. Instead, they command prodigies from their factions to fight for them. Probably, only when Origin Sources of exceptionally high quality appear will they recklessly intervene."

"I see." Lin Jing understood. He pondered for a while. His current strength was still far from the top tier in the Origin Realm.

For example, Sheng Kun was only at the peak Nascent Soul Transformation stage, and his demonic bloodline was not yet fully perfected. The Heavenly Demon secret arts were beyond question, and his development level was certainly higher than Lin Jing’s.

Even if Lin Jing burned his lifespan to reach the Nascent Soul peak, he would definitely not be Sheng Kun’s match. The difference between forcibly raising one’s cultivation level and a naturally solid foundation was immense.

"You definitely want to obtain Origin Sources from those Seven Minor Heavenly Kings. The most complicated way is to join our faction, then share the spoils. We eat the meat, you drink the soup."

"But if you want to enjoy the Origin Sources alone, you need strength comparable to those seven."

Lin Jing felt that was easy to understand. The Chaotic Immortal Physique and perfected demonic bloodline were indeed towering barriers.

"The Heavenly Demon incarnation, without systematic cultivation by the Heavenly Demon Sect, would hardly reach Sheng Kun’s level. It can only be considered as an identification mark for infiltrating the Heavenly Demon Sect."

"As for my true self, the strongest combination of the Longevity Body and Heavenly Demon Physique cannot be perfectly utilized in the Origin Realm. I cannot rely on my cultivation stage to crush opponents."

"The Ancient Emperor and Demon Emperor want me to use the Longevity Body to outlast my opponents, but they didn’t expect native spirit beasts to be born in the Origin Realm and join the competition for Origin Sources. Their lifespans are no shorter than the Longevity Body’s; relying on endurance alone is difficult."

"Therefore, there is only one way to rise in the Origin Realm..."

Lin Jing’s eyes flickered.

The Beast Taming Path.

As long as he, Pine Leaf Mouse, Dragon Carp, and Ice Soul Gu united as one, surpassing even one of the Four Heavenly Kings, he would still have a chance to become the fifth Heavenly King of the Origin Realm.

Besides that, Lin Jing looked at his storage pouch and breathed a sigh of relief.

That immortal ox corpse had successfully come with him to the Origin Realm.

Once he normalized to Nascent Soul, using the Divine Control Art in conjunction with the Yin Household Sect’s secret method to control celestial beasts, he might even be able to compete with the Four Heavenly Kings and their sect.

However, Lin Jing thought the best scenario was to capture more native spirit beasts like those on the Mountain of Lewd Sacrifices and form his own faction. It would be ideal to subdue the Sea Spirit Beast and Meteor Spirit Beast as well, then he would truly rule the Origin Realm.

"Next, continue to condense spiritual stones."

Lin Jing did not take this cultivator’s life, nor did he remove the poison. Instead, he continued to make him condense spiritual stones to exchange for the chance to leave the Mountain of Lewd Sacrifices.

Meanwhile, Lin Jing turned and flew toward the edge of the Mountain of Lewd Sacrifices, curious to see what kind of mountain god it was.

After some time, Lin Jing reached the boundary of the Mountain of Lewd Sacrifices.

He discovered it was surrounded by a natural grand formation composed of countless spiritual veins, cutting off all connections between inside and outside. Lin Jing’s true self could not pass using normal means. Even employing the top-tier Void Secret Art “Heavenly Demon Crossing” to traverse dimensional barriers failed to break through this natural formation!!!

"This mountain god..." Originally, Lin Jing had been skeptical about the cultivator surnamed Fang’s claim that the mountain god’s strength rivaled that of Immortal Physiques of the same stage. But now, he felt trouble brewing.

If this mountain god, which did not compete for Origin Sources, already possessed such power, then the two spirit beast Heavenly Kings who had absorbed massive Origin Sources would be even more absurd.

No wonder these spirit beasts were born in the place where the natural heavenly and earthly energy of the lower realm was richest...

Just as Lin Jing tried repeatedly and failed to break through, a lazy, shameless voice sounded in his ear.

"When did someone else come in again... Ah, you were directly teleported from another cultivation world, huh... That won’t do. Once you enter, if you want to leave, you have to pay. I planted this tree, I opened this path; if you want to pass, pay the toll. It’s fair. I won’t hurt you, and you don’t have to complain to the great powers of the Immortal Realm. Let’s keep it fair. Well, you’re not a small fry, so I’ll charge you half price... No money? Then condense spiritual stones as tribute to this mountain god until you pay enough!"

Realizing he still couldn’t beat this mountain god, Lin Jing turned and left without wasting words. Although he carried resources enough to pay the toll and although burning his lifespan to the Nascent Soul peak might allow him to force his way out, he only wanted to leave and saw no need to waste so much.

Lin Jing chose to break through on the spot instead. He would let his true self, incarnations, and all pet beasts absorb the local spiritual energy to break through to Nascent Soul. After that, he could negotiate properly with this mountain god—ideally even subdue it.