Beast Tamer Ascension

Book 3: Chapter 5: The Prodigy

Vol 3 Chapter 5: The Prodigy

“Junior Brother Huang, you’re out!”

Outside the Divine Beast Hall, a streak of light descended. You Wanli saw Lin Jing staring at the massive portrait in the sky and muttered, “Who is this guy? What kind of trouble did he stir up for Thousand Illusions Mountain to go this far in

“This scroll was given to our sect by Senluo Hall. The man in the portrait has nothing to do with us. No matter what he has done or who he is, it’s best not to meddle.”

“The Ten Rare Gu… who knows? Just getting close to him might already turn you into one of his puppets.”

“Additionally, I heard that ten years from now, this man won’t just be the number one Core Formation genius of the Ancient Kingdom—but he’ll be able to slay Core Formation cultivators while still in Qi Refinement!”

The voice came from Elder Qin, who had been meditating beneath the Divine Beast Hall. He looked toward You Wanli.

“Elder Qin,” You Wanli bowed respectfully, his face filled with shock. “This guy is that powerful? Compared to him, even Myriad Beast Sect’s core disciples seem like weaklings.”

“Well, the Ancient Kingdom is the center of the cultivation world, after all…”

“Speaking of which,” Elder Qin turned to You Wanli, “One day has passed. You remember his name was Huang Yu, right? Go see how much he gained from the Divine Beast Hall.”

“Let’s find out if he’s truly gifted in illusions—or if he just bribed his way in through Deacon You.”

You Wanli glanced at Lin Jing reassuringly, signaling that he shouldn’t worry.

After all, Elder Qin had accepted gifts from the You family as well.

Even if Lin Jing’s performance was poor, he wouldn’t be punished too harshly.

Lin Jing cupped his fists slightly.

This Nascent Soul early-stage elder was already as strong as the Sect Master of the Beast Taming Sect.

However, Lin Jing wasn’t too concerned.

With his current illusion mastery, fooling anyone below the Nascent Soul Transformation Stage was effortless.

But—

Since Thousand Illusions Mountain was a sect that specialized in illusions, he couldn’t be careless.

There was a chance that some Nascent Soul elders might be able to see through his disguise.

So, he kept his illusion techniques fully activated, pushing his abilities to their absolute limits.

Normally, maintaining an illusion required a certain amount of True Energy.

But to perfect his illusion to an extreme degree, he was now consuming ten times the usual amount—an enormous drain on his resources.

Even with his strong foundation, maintaining such an intense illusion for an entire day would completely drain his energy.

Fortunately, his Pine Leaf Mouse, Fire Qilin Dragon, and Ice Soul Gu were constantly supplying him with True Energy, acting as his personal energy batteries.

At this rate, Lin Jing even felt that just maintaining this state for a few years could dramatically improve his illusion mastery—even without actively training.

Too bad his three spirit beasts had to remain hidden.

For now, they could only serve as power sources.

“Disciple has gained significant insights!”

With that, Lin Jing activated his True Energy.

A strong gust of wind swept across the ground, and a towering demonic monkey illusion emerged!

It was massive and menacing, with a ferocious expression.

Its body was covered in reddish-brown fur, and its head, chest, arms, legs, and tail burned with everlasting white flames, making it look like a creature born from a pale inferno.

“ROAR!!!”

The monkey demon let out a deafening roar.

The moment You Wanli laid eyes on it, he was briefly stunned.

Even Elder Qin showed a rare look of surprise.

“This… White Abyss Monkey King…”

“One of the 300 Demon Kings in the outer layer. Its cultivation is half-step Nascent Soul Transformation, and its tyrannical white flames make it the most difficult Demon King to replicate.”

“You managed to capture two-tenths of its essence in just seven days?”

“Genius! This is pure genius!”

“Deacon You has finally done something right—bringing a true illusion prodigy into our sect!”

“If you switch to our sect’s techniques, you might even become a true disciple in the future!”

Elder Qin was deeply impressed.

Lin Jing, on the other hand, put on an excited expression—but deep down, he remained calm and calculating.

He had to show enough talent to be valued—

But not so much that it became excessive.

If he truly wanted to, he could manifest all 300 Demon Kings perfectly, one by one.

But for now—

That level of skill was best kept hidden.