Chapter 127: The True Legacy Disciple of Divine Pine

“Damn it, this Squirrel—” Among the academy teachers, a Burly Man suddenly stood up.

A Pine Leaf Squirrel that had figured things out was too terrifying.

The Raining Guanyin on this mountain peak was uprooted, and it no longer rained. Instead, red leaves fell from the sky.

These red leaves were even more terrifying than the previous falling rain. Even if the Cultivators present had ‘not a single leaf touching their bodies,’ they couldn’t resist the power of the falling leaves.

Spatial ripples permeated around each falling leaf, and as the ripples spread, treasures clattered out of the Cultivators’ Storage Pouches. It was as if a rain of treasures was falling from the sky, and resources were scattered everywhere.

Spirit Stones, Magic Treasures, Medicinal Pills, and Yao Beast Materials—everything was there.

Although the dropped resources could be picked up again, the Pine Leaf Squirrel’s speed at collecting treasures suppressed the entire scene!

It was like a red flash, shuttling through every spatial node. Every time it passed, the dropped resources were swept clean, making countless Geniuses’ hearts bleed.

The most terrifying thing was not the Pine Leaf Squirrel’s strange spatial Spell, but its strength!

If the Pine Leaf Squirrel had only relied on its strange spatial Spell to plunder resources, the Geniuses present would definitely not have let it off, no matter how fast it was.

There would have been a hundred ways to surround it.

However, as the Pine Leaf Squirrel condensed wood-elemental Spell and sent Tang Yun flying with a punch, things started to become unusual.

Who was Tang Yun? Ranked sixty-sixth on the heavenly pride ranking, a Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivator with an Innate Cloud Mist Body. Among those present, his strength was firmly second only to Liu Yu.

If he couldn’t even withstand a single blow, wouldn’t others trying to stop the Pine Leaf Squirrel be courting death?

“This Squirrel, as expected, was also hiding its strength.”

Astonishing spiritual energy surged from the Pine Leaf Squirrel’s body. The academy teachers investigated again, and although the Pine Leaf Squirrel was still in the Foundation Establishment Initial Stage, the intensity of its inner magic power was already comparable to a False Core Cultivator.

With such magic power at the Foundation Establishment Initial Stage, the teachers couldn’t imagine how strong this Squirrel spirit would become after two more baptisms.

After the Foundation Establishment Stage, whether Cultivators or Yao Beasts, they would undergo three baptisms: once for breaking through from Qi Condensation to Foundation Establishment, once for Foundation Establishment Initial Stage to Middle Stage, and once for Middle Stage to Late Stage!

With each baptism, the body would be like a spiritual rain descending from the heavens, irrigating the spiritual sea and greatly increasing magic power.

And to have magic power comparable to a False Core Cultivator after only one baptism, there was only one possibility: this Pine Leaf Squirrel’s Bloodline was currently close to that of a Yao Emperor’s Legacy descendant!

“This Squirrel might not just be as simple as Lin Jing cultivating it. Perhaps the Soul Transformation Divine Pine behind Lin Jing isn’t truly protecting Lin Jing, but rather this Squirrel!” The teachers speculated, feeling they were close to the truth.

The Squirrel’s organs were approaching those of a plant, which was the evidence.

Perhaps, in the end, this Squirrel would completely transform into a plant-based life form.

This Pine Leaf Squirrel… was the true Legacy disciple of that plant-based Soul Transformation Cultivator!

“Damn it! What’s wrong with this Squirrel?!!” The Pine Leaf Squirrel’s Vajra Fist didn’t knock Tang Yun unconscious. The moment he was sent flying, a cloud mist protected his body. Although the terrifying punch still injured his internal organs, Tang Yun quickly recovered after using a healing secret technique.

However, at this moment, the Pine Leaf Squirrel’s attention was no longer on Tang Yun, but rather on what appeared to be the two fattest sheep here!

Innate Divine Body, Wang Xiao!

Innate Three Pupils, ranked thirty-first on the heavenly pride ranking, Liu Yu!

Only these two in the entire arena ignored the Flying Leaf Plucking Flower technique!

The Pine Leaf Squirrel looked at Wang Xiao’s hand, where a silver ring was worn.

As for Liu Yu, he wore a jade bracelet, emanating precious light.

Both were more Advanced spatial equipment than Storage Pouches!

“Why did I even come along—.” Wang Xiao saw the Pine Leaf Squirrel’s gaze and fell silent. His war tiger’s fur bristled, sensing an ominous premonition.

“Squeak!” Fortunately, the Pine Leaf Squirrel’s gaze skipped over Wang Xiao. After all, Lin Jing intended to draw Wang Xiao into the Dragon Palace. As for Liu Yu—

“It still wants to rob Liu Yu!!!” The teachers were slightly startled at the sight. Liu Yu, among the current academy students, could be said to be one of the strongest, easily ranking in the top three!

Most of those stronger than him, who were ranked higher on the heavenly pride ranking, had already chosen to graduate. Therefore, Liu Yu, the founder of the Pupil Alliance, was definitely a leader among the academy students.

If he hadn’t wanted to stay on the heavenly pride ranking for a longer period, Liu Yu could have immediately condensed a Golden Core.

“Your guts are quite—.”

As soon as Liu Yu started speaking, the Pine Leaf Squirrel used a red leaf as a medium and instantly appeared in front of him.

Ordinary red leaves were useless, but the maple leaves on the Pine Leaf Squirrel’s tail were sharper, like spatial blades.

The moment it appeared, a large amount of resources fell around Liu Yu. This sight brought Tang Yun a sense of psychological balance—this Squirrel actually dared to provoke Liu Yu.

“Perish!” Liu Yu’s third eye opened, emitting golden divine light. This Heavenly Eye specialized in attacking the mind and Soul. In the Foundation Establishment Stage, where mental and Soul power had not yet been cultivated, few could resist it.

However, just as Liu Yu intended to destroy the Pine Leaf Squirrel’s mental consciousness, he witnessed an unbelievable scene. The Pine Leaf Squirrel also slightly raised its head to look at him, and as their eyes met, a third eye also appeared on its forehead.

“You—” Liu Yu was inwardly shocked.

The Pine Leaf Squirrel’s third eye had just appeared, and before Liu Yu could even clearly see that it was merely a Pine Cone, he felt as if he had fallen into a dark forest, seeing a giant Divine Pine tree that seemed to connect to the Immortal Realm. His spirit suffered an unparalleled impact, and blood tears flowed from his third eye!

When Liu Yu regained consciousness, the Pine Leaf Squirrel had already swept away all the spoils of war and fled, disappearing into the sky under everyone’s bewildered gazes.

“Liu Yu’s Heavenly Eye failed?” Someone saw that Liu Yu hadn’t managed to keep the Pine Leaf Squirrel, and instead had his resources plundered by it, looking incredulous. That was Liu Yu, after all.

“You all saw it.” The appearance of the Pine Leaf Squirrel’s third eye further convinced the academy teachers that this creature was the true Legacy disciple of the Divine Pine.

Far more terrifying than Lin Jing.

“What is this? A pineal gland?” A teacher murmured.

The Beast Taming Sect’s fortune for Yao Beasts truly surpassed that for humans, as expected.

“Squeak—” The Pine Leaf Squirrel had intended to suppress Liu Yu with its Demon King True Body, but it only managed to activate it halfway, realizing that its remaining magic power was insufficient to sustain it.

The Demon King True Body consumed too much power. It had used spatial Spells too many times just now, resulting in no power left to use the Demon King True Body.

With its True Essence gone, the Pine Leaf Squirrel completely calmed down. It immediately began to eat Medicinal Pills while using its remaining magic power to fly towards Lin Jing’s direction, making a strategic retreat.

Although it had plenty of supplies, there were too many enemies here, and they might not give it time to recover. It needed Lin Jing to protect it!

“Damn it!!!” At the same time, Liu Yu clenched his fists, both shocked and furious.

“Boss, that Squirrel seems to have run out of magic power.”

In the Pupil Alliance, the organization established by Liu Yu, after the Pine Leaf Squirrel left, several members who also cultivated pupil techniques dared to approach.

“Should we pursue?” they asked.

“Pursue my ass.” What Liu Yu lost were just a few dispensable resources. He took a deep breath, carefully recalling what Divine Ability the Pine Leaf Squirrel had just used.

In that instant, he felt as if he was gazing at a supreme existence, incredibly terrifying. Even now, Liu Yu felt lingering fear. That spiritual phantom gave him a feeling more terrifying than his own Soul Transformation Old Ancestor!

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to pursue. Indeed, the Pine Leaf Squirrel was out of magic power at this moment, but with the Beast Taming Art of the Beast Taming Sect, a Beast Master only needed to Cultivate it to the seventh layer to quickly restore their Pet Beast’s magic power.

Once the Pine Leaf Squirrel returned to Lin Jing’s side and recovered its magic power, that feeling from before truly left Liu Yu without the confidence to defeat this Squirrel.

He firmly believed that if it hadn’t run out of magic power, the Spell that Squirrel was about to unleash would have been absolutely terrifying, something he couldn’t resist.

“Forget it, I’ll be thirty soon and will disappear from the heavens pride ranking. There’s no need to show off for a moment.” Liu Yu didn’t want to leave a stain before leaving the ranking, which would damage his reputation. He just wanted to ‘enjoy his later years peacefully.’

Most of the Geniuses present saw that the Pine Leaf Squirrel’s True Essence seemed to be exhausted. Unlike Liu Yu, they all rose in anger, planning to give chase.

“Get the Storage Pouch back!”

“Damn it, the Flying Sword my Dao Companion gave me was stolen by that Squirrel!”

“What’s that? My Dao Companion was stolen by it!”