Chapter 113: Soul Transformation Demon Pine

“What on earth is going on!”

Zhang Hu stared blankly at the sky, feeling only an incomparable terror.

As a Golden Core Late Stage Cultivator, he had dealt with many Nascent Soul Cultivators before.

But whether it was that giant claw or the tree trunk binding it, both felt far beyond the power of the Nascent Soul.

“…Could it be that two Soul Transformation experts are fighting?”

The Nan Shan Demon Emperor had come for Lin Jing, so Lin Jing’s perception was even more intense.

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When the Hidden Dragon Secret Technique warned of danger, Lin Jing’s heart pounded wildly, but in the next moment, his expression underwent a strange change.

“Divine Pine—”

He also heard the Nan Shan Demon Emperor’s voice; the ‘Vegetation Soul Transformation’ referred to the Divine Pine that was protecting his path!

Senior Demon Pine actually has a Soul Transformation cultivation!

Lin Jing had always thought Senior Divine Pine’s cultivation was at the Nascent Soul Peak. After all, Soul Transformation was too difficult; among the hundreds of immortal cultivation Sects in the vast Great Wilderness Region,

there wasn’t even a single Soul Transformation Stage Cultivator.

Senior Divine Pine… was actually such an anomaly. Probably the entire Beast Taming Sect didn’t know that Divine Pine had already broken through to the Soul Transformation Stage.

This old Demon Pine was far too good at hiding. He had hidden for who knows how many hundreds or thousands of years. How could he resist showing off after reaching Soul Transformation!

After being attacked, Lin Jing’s heart should have been in a panic, but seeing the Soul Transformation Pine take action, his heart instantly calmed down.

“Who dares to cause trouble in my Demon Subduing Division!”

In the next instant, a Nascent Soul Stage Demon Subduing Guard stationed in the Underground Immortal Prison stepped out.

This person’s Nascent Soul Perfection cultivation was already impressive, but after coming out and sensing the Primordial Spirit power of the Nan Shan Demon Emperor and the Divine Tree, his expression quickly changed.

Just as the Yin Corpse Sect had expected, the academy’s experts failed to react immediately. However, with the Divine Pine stalling the Nan Shan Demon Emperor for a moment, it gave the academy’s experts plenty of time to respond.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

A total of four Soul Transformation auras soared into the sky, with divine light surging to the heavens.

Among the powerful auras were over a dozen Perfection Nascent Soul powers. With majestic momentum, these people arrived outside the Demon Subduing Division’s immortal prison in just a single thought.

“Nan Shan Demon Emperor!”

The four Soul Transformation experts had also heard of the Nan Shan Demon Emperor’s name.

“I am the Guardian Pine for the academy student Lin Jing. Why are you looking at me? This is just an Incarnation of that Demon Emperor; go chase its original body!” A divine voice echoed through the void.

The four Soul Transformation experts gazed at the scene. Time seemed to rewind in their eyes, and they understood the cause and effect in an instant.

Though they didn’t know why this Beast Taming Sect Disciple had a Vegetation Soul Transformation guardian, the priority now was to kill the Demon Emperor’s true self!

“Thank you for your assistance, Your Excellency.” The four Soul Transformation experts bowed together. Then, divine light blossomed from their bodies, and four body doubles landed in the four directions of Hidden Dragon City to activate the city-protecting barrier, while their true selves flew out of Hidden Dragon City to hunt down the Nan Shan Demon Emperor.

This demon was already a wanted criminal of the Ancient Kingdom, and now it had even entered the Ancient Kingdom to kidnap a Genius. If it were allowed to escape, it would make them the laughingstock of the world.

“Lin Jing, are you alright?”

Mister Cao Ziwei landed beside Lin Jing and asked. He was equally shocked in his heart. He actually knew about this pine tree; back when he went to the Great Wilderness to bring Lin Jing to the academy, he knew there was a tree demon protecting Lin Jing.

However, at that time, he had only sensed the tree demon’s Nascent Soul cultivation. A Nascent Soul tree demon and a Vegetation Soul Transformation expert were two completely different concepts.

“I’m fine, thanks to Senior Divine Pine’s help.” Lin Jing breathed a sigh of relief. In just a short moment, the Nan Shan Demon Emperor’s demigod incarnation was suppressed and killed. Screams echoed through the void and permeated the entire Hidden Dragon City, horrifying many Cultivators.

A green Pine Cone radiating ten thousand feet of golden light emerged from the void. Upon seeing this Pine Cone, the many Nascent Soul experts present immediately bowed.

“This Demon Emperor came for him. Also, I suspect this is a ‘luring the tiger away from the mountain’ ruse. Where are your Hidden Dragon Academy experts? Where have they all gone?” Divine Pine said grumpily, then swept Lin Jing away.

“I’ll protect him and hide first. We’ll come out once you’ve hunted down that Nan Shan Demon Emperor!”

Without giving anyone a chance to speak, Divine Pine directly vanished from the spot with Lin Jing.

In the blink of an eye, Lin Jing didn’t know where he had arrived. Surrounded by surging light and mist, the Tiandu Divine Pine stood tall within it, and there was even a massive dragon corpse lying before the pine tree.

“Senior Divine Pine?” Lin Jing was stunned.

Divine Pine said, “Judging by the state of its Incarnation, this Demon Emperor doesn’t have much life left. It was likely coming for your Longevity Physique.”

Lin Jing nodded. “I just thought of that. It’s most likely because of the Longevity Physique. But for this Demon Emperor to actually run into Hidden Dragon City to kidnap someone…”

“It almost succeeded.” Divine Pine snorted coldly. “For some reason, the experts of Hidden Dragon City aren’t in the city, which almost allowed it to find a loophole. This fellow’s spatial attainment is impressive. If I hadn’t had some opportunities in my early years and gained some insights into the Dao of Space, just like that Squirrel, it really would have been hard to deal with!”

Lin Jing was silent for a while before saying, “Senior, are you at the Soul Transformation cultivation?”

“Did you break through to Soul Transformation back when you were at the Beast Taming Sect?”

Divine Pine said, “Are you trying to say that it’s my fault the Beast Taming Sect’s demon luck outweighs its human luck?”

“Bullshit! I never joined the Beast Taming Sect; I just occupied their territory to recover for a few thousand years and protected them on the side. What does that have to do with me? It’s just that your Beast Taming Sect has too many masterless demon kings.”

“How could I—” Lin Jing waved his hands repeatedly. He was more than happy to learn that Senior Divine Pine had a Soul Transformation cultivation. “But since Senior is at Soul Transformation, why have you been hiding your cultivation?”

Divine Pine still said grumpily, “Do you think I wanted to?”

“In the eyes of humans, although I’m not as tempting as you are in the eyes of demon beasts, I’m still a precious tree!”

“Kid, do you know what the shortcut is for someone at the Nascent Soul Stage to break through to the Soul Transformation Stage?”

Lin Jing shook his head.

“After reaching the Nascent Soul Stage Great Perfection, to break through to Soul Transformation, one must perceive the power of heaven, earth, and nature for their own use. Only by mastering the power of nature and condensing a Heaven and Earth Primordial Spirit can one achieve Soul Transformation!”

“But how can the power of heaven and earth be so easily perceived? Out of a hundred Nascent Soul Cultivators, it’s hard for even one to perceive the power of nature. Only those with special Physiques, like the Heavenly God Body you bullied before, find it a bit easier to comprehend.”

“Therefore, some damn person researched a method: using top-grade vegetation nurtured by heaven and earth to refine an Incarnation that is compatible with nature. Then, the Nascent Soul emerges and occupies this Incarnation, mastering the power of heaven and earth during the Fusion process!”

“For countless years since then, most who break through from Nascent Soul to Soul Transformation have used this method. That’s why you saw just now that those four Soul Transformation old men all have two bodies.”

“I am exceptionally gifted and perceived the power of heaven and earth on my own. In the eyes of some, I am the most perfect material for refining a body double to achieve Soul Transformation. If I were to wander around aimlessly, I wouldn’t even know how I died.”

Lin Jing was slightly stunned. Refining a new body using vegetation and a Nascent Soul?

He knew about this. Nezha, right?