Beast Tamer Ascension Chapter 437

Vol 5 Chapter 10: Good Little Sister

"Run. Why aren't you running anymore?" Gu Youran was intercepted by Fang Wuming, while the Heavenly Demon Sect cultivator closed in from behind.

The Heavenly Demon Sect cultivator swept his gaze over Gu Youran and Fang Wuming before bursting into laughter. "Another unlucky bastard chased into these mountains? You... you're that cultivator who sneaked into the Cultivation Alliance headquarters during the last Immortal Source War and got yourself wanted, aren't you?"

"Heavenly Demon Sect!!!" Fang Wuming's expression changed drastically upon seeing the pursuing cultivator, though Gu Youran's presence hadn't fazed him. Why would a Heavenly Demon Sect cultivator enter the Mountain of Lewd Sacrifices?!

Fang Wuming scrutinized Gu Youran and concluded she must possess some extraordinary treasure that made the demonic cultivator unwilling to give up the chase.

"No need to run anymore." Gu Youran suddenly stopped fleeing and looked at Fang Wuming. Though she didn't recognize him, she recognized the formation he was guarding nearby.

That formation, constructed around dragon vein energy as its core, originated from the Tianyuan Ancient Kingdom—something she knew intimately. This confirmed her suspicion that her elder brother Gu Xinghe must also be here.

"Brother! Save me!" She called toward the distance. Ordinary methods couldn't breach the formation, but this particular formation had been taught to Lin Jing by the First Ancient Emperor. As a cultivator from the Gu Clan, she naturally possessed special techniques to transmit her voice through it—a secret method the Gu Clan used to summon their ancestors from seclusion.

Gu Youran's shout stunned Fang Wuming, shocked the Heavenly Demon Sect cultivator, and even made the mountain god pause!

These two... knew each other?

"Oh no, they really might know each other." The mountain god belatedly realized the dragon vein energy she'd offered him bore similarities to what Lin Jing used in his formation—likely originating from the same region.

Fang Wuming gaped in astonishment.

The Heavenly Demon Sect cultivator frowned. Did this female cultivator have allies within the Mountain of Lewd Sacrifices?

Expressionless, he thought: Those who fled to the Mountain of Lewd Sacrifices seeking the mountain god's protection had never escaped him before. True powerhouses wouldn't rely on some local deity...

"No one can save you—" He attacked without hesitation, ignoring Fang Wuming completely. A colossal demonic arm materialized in the air, its massive black palm grabbing toward Gu Youran.

Yet in the next instant, with a brilliant "BOOM," the Heavenly Demon Sect cultivator's face twisted in shock. Then came a "BANG"—the enormous detached demonic arm was pierced through by a beam of light before exploding violently across the sky!!!

Following the light's trajectory revealed a floating demon core radiating the power of the Five Elements. Opposite it stood a squirrel balanced on a leaf, shouldering a slightly cracked bamboo cannon while staring curiously at Gu Youran.

"Pfft—" Before the Heavenly Demon Sect cultivator could react, his perfected Heavenly Demon Finger technique had been obliterated by the Pine Leaf Mouse's mechanical cannon blast. The backlash made him vomit blood violently as he stared in terror at the suddenly appearing squirrel.

"Impossible!" he exclaimed in disbelief. That attack had rivaled the power of a Void Mystical Stage spell—only slightly weaker than a one-time immortal technique fueled by immortal energy! Where did this Nascent Where did a Soul Transformation–stage squirrel come from?!

Meanwhile, the Pine Leaf Mouse felt quite satisfied with its new weapon's performance. Mechanical bamboo spears had long fallen out of use, but its evolved Glazed Immortal Eye could enhance material quality. After some effort, it had upgraded this bamboo cannon to rival top-grade magic treasures. Combined with using its own demon core as ammunition... the combined power approached that of a quasi-immortal artifact.

The recoil nearly shattered the bamboo cannon though—the Pine Leaf Mouse decided it couldn't play too often. Too resource-intensive...

"Brother~~?" What puzzled the Pine Leaf Mouse most was when Lin Jing had become the Gu Clan princess's brother.

Simultaneously, Gu Youran's expression turned peculiar upon seeing the squirrel.

Wait... not her brother!

Then she remembered—the emperor had indeed gifted Holy Son Lin Jing a premium dragon vein. Meaning the dragon vein she sensed belonged to Lin Jing!

Though embarrassed by her mistake, Gu Youran didn't dwell on it. Whether it was Gu Xinghe or Lin Jing, she was saved either way.

At the same time, the Pine Leaf Mouse guarding Lin Jing turned its head. Hearing the commotion, Lin Jing had emerged from his cave dwelling, ascending step by step into the sky to observe Gu Youran.

"Hey!" The Pine Leaf Mouse teleported onto Lin Jing's shoulder. After patting its head, Lin Jing turned his attention to the Heavenly Demon Sect cultivator.

"Who are you?!" The cultivator's pupils contracted. Though Lin Jing's cultivation was only at the early Nascent Soul Transformation stage, seeing that bizarre squirrel demon beast obediently perch on his shoulder gave him inexplicable pressure.

"Well done," Lin Jing thought to himself. This Gu Clan princess had conveniently delivered a Heavenly Demon Sect cultivator right to him—perfect for gathering intelligence about the sect in the Origin Realm to plant a doppelganger spy.

"You needn't know." Lin Jing's gaze turned icy as he regarded the cultivator like a dead man walking. That indifferent stare made the cultivator's scalp tingle—a primal sense of mortal danger screaming at him never to make an enemy of this man.

"Dammit..." The Heavenly Demon Sect cultivator acted decisively. A Postnatal Immortal Physique alone had given him trouble—now facing this mysteriously terrifying beast taming youth, he immediately activated his Heavenly Demon Physique, attempting to forcibly elevate his cultivation to the Void Mystical Stage and exploit world rules to escape the Origin Realm, abandoning this fight!

"He's trying to flee!" Both Gu Youran and Fang Wuming recognized his desperate ploy as he began burning his lifespan. Lin Jing naturally saw through it too.

"Stay." Lin Jing raised his arm, channeling the sealed demonic bloodline power from his Heavenly Demon doppelganger specifically against this cultivator. Instantly, the cultivator's face twisted in abject terror as his demonic energy was completely suppressed—his Heavenly Demon Physique activation failed!

"Just who—" he screamed in panic. What kind of monster was Lin Jing to possess the demonic bloodline reserved for Heavenly Demon Sect Holy Sons?! But under Lin Jing's demonic bloodline enhanced by Divine Control Art suppression, he could no longer speak—reduced to nothing more than a controlled beast.

Lin Jing effortlessly slammed him face-first into the ground, his body trembling violently as he struggled. Witnessing this, Gu Youran and Fang Wuming both gasped—this Heavenly Demon Sect cultivator was undoubtedly powerful, yet in Lin Jing's hands... he couldn't even escape.

"Bind him." At Lin Jing's command, the little squirrel summoned vines to tightly restrain the prone cultivator. Only then did Lin Jing turn his attention back to Gu Youran, offering what he thought was a friendly smile.

"Princess little sister, I believe I accidentally saved your life just now. How about gifting me a few dragon veins as thanks? Otherwise that mountain god will extort them from you anyway—better they go to family than outsiders."