Chapter 179: Finally Taming Beasts

The wooden slip with Lin Jing’s name fell out, and almost everyone in the audience was stunned. If it were truly random, it wouldn’t matter who served as the first Arena Lord. However, after the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion Cultivator explicitly stated that the first Arena Lord was very likely to possess great Luck and win the final victory of the Heavenly Pride Battle, this name became very eerie.

“How could it be him? In just seven days, it’s almost impossible to repair that destroyed mechanism creation. Could it be that he truly has a second or even a third mechanism creation? If so, that is indeed terrifying.”

“Even if that’s the case, it doesn’t necessarily mean he possesses the Luck of the number one spot. I don’t believe any Mechanist can play around with Mechanism Art in front of the Prodigies of Divine Machine Manor, and I certainly don’t believe any mechanism creation can defeat the legendary Innate Dao Body and Spell Spirit! One’s own self is the root of strength.”

“There’s no need to be so certain so early. Great Master Tian Huihua also said it’s only ‘possible’ and ‘hopeful.’ Such things are hard to say for sure; after all, even true divination isn’t one hundred percent accurate.”

Moreover, it was just a drawing of lots.

The spectating Cultivators were buzzing with discussion, and the contestants were also quite puzzled.

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Especially the contestants eliminated by Lin Jing, who had not actually left Celestial Mystery City at this time. When the Prodigy from the Assassination Tower saw that Lin Jing, who had defeated him, had the potential to win the championship, the gloom in his heart about being eliminated early instantly dissipated. First defeating the third Prodigy, and then being expected to win the championship—it seemed that his elimination by Lin Jing was not unfair. This way,

he probably wouldn’t be punished by the Assassination Tower. There was no helping it; the opponent was too terrifying.

Yan Xiangbei also frowned, wanting very much to know if Lin Jing really had many more of those so-called Mechas!

While many were confused, Lin Jing sighed, feeling it was a bit troublesome.

Being the first Arena Lord…

Although he was determined to get first place and could never give up the Rare Beast’s blessing, the thought of facing a gauntlet of battles still made him feel a bit tired. After all, he had to focus entirely on—not letting himself get injured.

To achieve this over seven matches, the mental effort required would be immense.

“If I show overwhelming strength from the start and make some Prodigies give up on challenging me, would that be better?” As Lin Jing thought this, under the silent expressions of the Dragon Palace crowd, his figure vanished in a flash and appeared on the arena.

Swish!

Lin Jing appeared, and seven main gazes fell upon him.

“Then I shall serve as this first Arena Lord.”

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Lin Jing looked at Great Master Tian Huihua, who also smiled back at him. He didn’t know what trump cards Lin Jing was hiding, but he knew clearly that Lin Jing indeed possessed the Luck to win first place. He was truly a Prodigy his Junior Sister had taken an interest in; inviting this Lin Jing to participate in the Heavenly Pride Battle was indeed the right choice. “It seems he really wasn’t boasting; it wasn’t in vain that I spent so much time introducing him to the Starry Universe Turtle’s blessing.” Another Heavenly Secrets Pavilion Disciple sat leisurely in the crowd, a slight smile playing on his lips as he saw Lin Jing chosen as the Arena Lord.

He also really wanted to see what other trump cards Lin Jing, this Longevity Physique, had.

“Who wants to challenge?” Tian Huihua looked around. Chen Chong, Mo Qianyi, and the others didn’t react immediately. Especially Mo Qianyi, who had just reached a deal with Lin Jing; challenging him first would be too inconsiderate.

“I still don’t believe he can take first place. I’ll wait for him to be eliminated and then challenge the next Arena Lord.”

Mo Qianyi shook her head.

“I’ll challenge!”

The first to respond quickly was the fourth Prodigy, Zhao Qingquan!

He laughed heartily. Others might worry that defeating Lin Jing and becoming the second Arena Lord would lead to a gauntlet of battles and massive consumption, but he wasn’t afraid!

He possessed the Innate Spring Source Body, and his mana recovery speed was extremely fast. His true essence was inexhaustible, so he didn’t need to worry about being worn down. Furthermore, as someone who Cultivated healing secret techniques, he could recover from injuries at any moment, making him powerful in all aspects.

Although he didn’t know if he could defeat Lin Jing, Lin Jing was undoubtedly very much in the spotlight now, and Zhao Qingquan intended to test him.

“City Lord of Qingquan City, Zhao Qingquan. Junior Brother, please advise me.” Zhao Qingquan was also a student of the academy, though he had graduated many years ago. Upon stepping onto the stage, he bowed politely to Lin Jing.

“Please.” Lin Jing looked at this senior calmly.

Now that Zhao Qingquan had stepped onto the arena to challenge, the other Prodigies watched seriously. Among the eight Prodigies who had advanced, at this moment, only Chen Chong was confident in a steady victory over this Zhao Qingquan. Even Mo Qianyi, the second Prodigy, was not confident in a steady win against him.

Rankings were just rankings, but every Prodigy grew extremely fast. Often, one more insight or one more Spell learned could reverse the rankings.

Especially since 【corrupted text】 was renamed Qingquan City because of it, and in Zhao Qingquan’s record as the fourth-ranked Prodigy, he had never used the third stage of the Hidden Dragon Secret Technique that could increase cultivation!

Therefore, at this moment, no one knew where Zhao Qingquan’s limit was.

“Immortal Indestructible Aura!!!” After the match began, a strong green wind turned into a Protective Aura, surrounding Zhao Qingquan. He stood within the astral wind, his hair flying, as he gazed at Lin Jing with a normal expression.

“The Spell Immortal Indestructible Aura is a top-tier defensive Spell of my Zhao family. My Zhao family ancestor once used this technique to block an attack from a Dao Inquiry Stage expert. I wonder how this technique compares to your mechanism creation’s defense, Junior Brother!”

“Immortal Indestructible Aura?!” The Spell Zhao Qingquan displayed right away surprised many. This was indeed the Zhao family’s top-tier defensive Spell, claimed to be able to block an Immortal’s attack when Cultivated to the limit. However, because the learning difficulty was too high and the consumption too great, even in the Zhao family, very few people could even begin to master it. Without Golden Core mana, one couldn’t even maintain the Immortal Indestructible Aura for a few seconds.

“I see, he’s mastered a new Spell!” Yan Xiangbei took a deep breath, sensing the Immortal Indestructible Aura. This Spell’s defensive power already exceeded the defensive Magic Treasures he had enhanced. If he were to attack without using a High Grade Magic Treasure, it would likely be difficult to break. The most terrifying part was that this Zhao Qingquan seemed able to maintain the Immortal Indestructible Aura indefinitely, keeping the Protective Aura active at all times!

In this situation, there was only one way to defeat him: not only must the attack be able to break the Immortal Indestructible Aura’s defense, but the attack speed… also had to exceed the opponent’s true essence recovery speed. It was undoubtedly extremely difficult!

“That, I wouldn’t know.”

Facing Zhao Qingquan’s question, Lin Jing shook his head.

“My Mecha is already damaged and cannot compete with Brother Zhao.” With his Pine Leaf Squirrel’s divine skill reaching Major Achievement, Lin Jing no longer needed the Mecha.

“Hmm?” Hearing Lin Jing say the Mecha was damaged, Zhao Qingquan couldn’t help but show a surprised expression. Without relying on that terrifying Mecha, what would Lin Jing use to take first place?

Lin Jing smiled slightly, seeing the other’s confusion, and said, “Since we’ve reached this final round, I’ll show my true skills.”

“Although I haven’t learned the Three Major True Transmission Beast-Taming Secret Techniques of my Beast Taming Sect due to my low cultivation, fortunately, I have made quite some achievements in the cultivation of my Pet Beasts.”

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“Pine Leaf Squirrel.”

“Let’s test Brother Zhao’s Immortal Indestructible Aura and see if it’s truly as powerful as the rumors say.”

As Lin Jing’s words fell, the Squirrel in a Daoist robe—which everyone previously thought only assisted Lin Jing with space movement Spells and had no strong combat ability—slowly appeared on Lin Jing’s shoulder.

“Wait, he finally wants to fight by taming beasts, but this Squirrel—it looks far worse than that Mecha!” The audience was stunned.