Beast Tamer Ascension
Book 5: Chapter 47: Repelling the Sea Spirit, Defending Xianlin City

Vol 5 Chapter 47: Repelling the Sea Spirit, Defending Xianlin City

"Sect Master..."

As these spirit creatures addressed Lin Jing, not only did the prodigies of the Cultivation Alliance feel chills, even the mighty Sea Spirit Beast felt its scalp tingle.

What was happening...

Especially since among these spirit beings was one it had always been wary of.

"Nethersoil, what do you think you're doing?"

Lady Nethersoil.

Though she never participated in the competition for Origin Sources, she maintained trade with all factions and had accumulated no small amount of these resources. Her strength was unfathomable.

"Hmm?" Lady Nethersoil glanced at the Sea Spirit Beast. "Isn't it obvious?"

"I advise you to heed the Sect Master's warning and withdraw."

Truth be told, Lady Nethersoil wanted no part in this battle - she was here to scavenge!

The other spirit creatures felt the same!

Unnoticed by all, the dark earth had already consumed many of the scattered limbs and debris on the ground.

Hybrid offspring were simply too delicious.

Over these years, Lady Nethersoil had reaped substantial benefits. For instance, she had completely phased out the "Nether Physique" carriers from her schemes.

The hybrid descendants now provided better options for array cores than the Nether Physique bearers.

Various talented spirit creatures with inherited bloodline gifts gave Lady Nethersoil hope. Occasionally, some would even be born with extraordinarily monstrous talents.

About one in ten offspring would manifest as a mutant whose talent surpassed the other nine by an entire tier. This gambling-like thrill had Lady Nethersoil utterly addicted.

"Heed the Sect Master's words, and you shall remain unharmed."

The Heaven-Earth Sect spirit creatures prioritized intimidation.

"Have you all... gone mad?"

"Do you truly intend to oppose me for the sake of this human?" The Sea Spirit Beast's voice turned icy.

It couldn't comprehend what kind of bewitchment Lin Jing had cast upon these creatures.

Though the Heaven-Earth Sect spirits feared the Sea Spirit Beast, the temptation of remaining in the sect was too great. Breeding rights were just the beginning - beyond that lay the chance to leave the Origin Realm. If they could escape this plane and no longer share space with the Sea Spirit Beast, who cared about offending it?

"Sea Spirit Beast, I'll give you ten seconds."

"If you haven't withdrawn from Xianlin City by then, don't blame me for being impolite."

"Arrogant! Do you think this rabble can intimidate me?" The Sea Spirit Beast still refused to abandon Xianlin City, which held decades of Cultivation Alliance accumulation and countless treasures.

"Must you see the coffin to shed tears? Or do you mistake my mercy for fear?" Lin Jing's tone turned cold as he slowly raised a hand, producing a vessel containing a preserved body.

"This is your final chance."

"If I awaken her, your entire Sea Spirit lineage will be eradicated!"

What's this...

As Lin Jing produced the object, the Sea Spirit Beast scanned it with divine sense - then its pupils contracted violently.

It recognized that figure.

The previous ruler of Xianlin City before Li Tianyi - the Cultivation Alliance's mightiest prodigy who once guarded Xianlin City in the Origin Realm - the Limitless Immortal!

"How?!" The Sea Spirit Beast was stunned. Rumor had it the Limitless Immortal had been ambushed by Sheng Kun and slain by the Demon Sect's Sacred Son. How could she be in Lin Jing's possession?

Judging by the body's condition, it remained alive with the immortal physique's essence intact.

This was an existence whose power might not match Li Tianyi's, but wouldn't be far behind - certainly enough to threaten it.

Especially now, with thirty percent of its power sealed by Li Tianyi. If Lin Jing could truly awaken this Limitless Immortal Physique, the situation would turn dire indeed!

At this moment, the Sea Spirit Beast's mind churned. Though it suspected Lin Jing might be bluffing - reviving the Limitless Immortal's power wouldn't be easy - it hesitated nonetheless.

The proxy city lord had already displayed too many alarming capabilities.

Why?

Its gaze turned grave. When had this human appeared? How had he reached such heights?

"You... are interesting. We'll meet again." After a long pause, the Sea Spirit Beast finally gave the order, leading its forces away from Xianlin City. Witnessing this, the tense Alliance cultivators were universally astonished.

This proxy city lord, temporarily appointed by Senior Brother Tianyi, had actually forced the Sea Spirit Beast to retreat.

Moreover, not through continued warfare, but by making the Sea Spirit Beast withdraw without Xianlin City suffering further losses!

"Has he already reached such heights?"

Wan Renzong, saved by Lin Jing and sitting on the ground, took a deep breath as he watched Lin Jing's figure in the sky repelling the Sea Spirit Beast. When their group of Tianyuan cultivators first entered the Origin Realm, hadn't their goal been to join the Cultivation Alliance?

How had Lin Jing, in just a few years, become the highest authority of the Cultivation Alliance in the Origin Realm?

"City Lord!!" Now even the Alliance prodigies who'd held no special expectations of Lin Jing understood - Senior Brother Tianyi's discernment had been uniquely perceptive.

Current Xianlin City couldn't function without Lin Jing.

No one was more suited to be proxy city lord.

Even Lady Nethersoil had submitted to him.

How?

How had he accomplished this?

"City Lord, what now?" Yan Yunshuang's expression shifted repeatedly as he watched the sea creatures depart and regarded Lin Jing's newly elevated status. He had no choice but to follow Lin Jing's directives - these were Li Tianyi's final orders.

But now, he burned to know: how had Lin Jing subdued these spirit creatures?

Through beast taming?

Preposterous - when had beast tamers ever been so overpowered?

Unless... these creatures were part of some deeper Cultivation Alliance scheme that Li Tianyi had known about all along? Was that why he'd entrusted the proxy position to Lin Jing?

The Hall Master of Law Enforcement theorized endlessly, never imagining that Li Tianyi had temporarily appointed Lin Jing for the simple reason that he was currently the Alliance's strongest cultivator. He'd hoped the honorary title would motivate Lin Jing to resist the Sea Spirit Beast at all costs, buying time for the Pangu Continent.

Li Tianyi had held no real hope that Lin Jing could repel the Sea Spirit Beast.

Yet this miscalculation had allowed Lin Jing to successfully take control of Xianlin City.

A faint smile played on Lin Jing's lips as he calmly replied to Yan Yunshuang: "Many comrades must have fallen in the recent battle. They died defending Xianlin City - we cannot ignore them. Fortunately, Lady Nethersoil is now on our side."

"Next, I'll request her to resurrect as many fallen comrades as possible."

"However, reviving them will require substantial resources, especially for so many in such a short time!"

"I propose drawing the revival resources from the city treasury. Calculate the death toll, and I'll determine the required amount." Lin Jing planned to do some good... while collecting a modest broker's fee.