Chapter 180: The Squirrel Is His Trump Card!

The Pine Leaf Squirrel’s physique was too small. For a Yao Beast, under normal circumstances, the stronger the Bloodline, the larger the physique.

Besides that, the Pine Leaf Squirrel’s cultivation Realm was also too low, being only at the Foundation Establishment Initial Stage.

The crowd’s perception of this Squirrel was limited to its mysterious space Spell; without the assistance of this space Spell, it was estimated that Lin Jing would find it difficult to defeat Yan Xiangbei.

However, although the space Spell was the key to reversing the situation, what truly forced Yan Xiangbei into a desperate situation was that strange Mechanical Creation.

If that Mecha with terrifying destructive and defensive power were gone, Lin Jing’s strength, in everyone’s eyes, would definitely be greatly reduced. Could he possibly break the Indestructible Immortal Aura with Vajra Fist? That was impossible.

“Come to think of it, the appearance of this Squirrel Demon is quite unique.” The Cultivators observed that compared to ordinary Squirrel Demons, this Squirrel’s tail and ears were actually like plants.

“Indeed it is special, but if it weren’t special, an ordinary Squirrel Demon would never be able to learn a space Spell.”

There were too many strange Yao Beasts in the world, so the Cultivators didn’t dwell too much on the Pine Leaf Squirrel’s plant-based Spirit Monster characteristics. Among the Prodigies, Mo Qianyi said, “Is this Lin Jing planning to let this Squirrel Demon break the Indestructible Immortal Aura?”

“If it were a Spell capable of tearing through space, there would indeed be hope of breaking this Indestructible Immortal Aura. However, its space Spell is likely only at the introductory level. After the fact, I realized that when it fought me, its space Spell seemed to require a ‘medium’ to be cast. At this level, it is impossible to perform space-based offensive techniques,” Yan Xiangbei muttered to himself.

Unfortunately, during the actual battle, the pressure was too great, and he hadn’t been able to use his Divine Sense to monitor the battle situation at all times, overlooking that red leaf; otherwise, he would have had the confidence to rewrite the outcome.

At the moment, everyone wanted to know how Lin Jing would use a Squirrel Demon at the Foundation Establishment Initial Stage to break the Indestructible Immortal Aura supported by the Source Body.

Moreover… Zhao Qingquan didn’t just have the Indestructible Immortal Aura.

On the arena, Zhao Qingquan waved one hand, and outside his Protective Aura, high above in the heavens, a divine sword containing the might of the White Tiger, formed entirely from True Essence, appeared. The huge divine sword had astonishing momentum as it fell from the sky. Seeing this, the audience recognized this Spell again!

It was the Zhao family’s top-tier offensive Spell, the White Tiger Divine Sword.

Under Zhao Qingquan’s control, the White Tiger Divine Sword descended with a boom, falling toward Lin Jing and the Pine Leaf Squirrel.

The pressure on this divine sword was intense, several times more terrifying than the Killing Intent emitted by the Blood Kill Tower Prodigy. Normal Cultivators would find it hard to even move. Just when the audience thought Lin Jing and his companion would dodge using a space Spell, an unexpected scene occurred.

This Pine Leaf Squirrel Demon actually withstood the pressure, jumped straight off Lin Jing’s shoulder, and stood on the arena. Then, immediately after, its body began to grow larger at an inconceivable speed!!!

During this process, mysterious substances resembling wood began to spread across its body. This substance grew continuously, emitting an exaggerated vitality, as if a Divine Pine was gestating and being born on the surface of the Pine Leaf Squirrel!!!

Rumble!!!

In the blink of an eye, its body expanded to over a hundred meters in height. Its physique was incomparably huge, turning into a giant Squirrel statue that seemed to be composed entirely of wood from head to toe!!

The giant Squirrel statue was roughly the same in appearance as the Pine Leaf Squirrel before evolution, but its entire body was covered in branches, and on the branches were endless Pine Cones, as if it had transformed into a Heaven and Earth Divine Pine itself!

It was no longer a flesh-and-blood life form, but a plant-based life form!

Its life form had changed!

“This is…” The transformation process was extremely rapid, catching the audience off guard. They widened their eyes as they saw the enlarged Pine Leaf Squirrel, possessing terrifying strength, clasp its arms together to catch the White Tiger Divine Sword, and with a “crack,” snap the White Tiger Divine Sword in two.

Seeing this, Zhao Qingquan’s pupils constricted. This White Tiger Divine Sword was a Spell capable of attacking Golden Core Cultivators across levels; this Squirrel had actually destroyed it with ease!

Subsequently, a scene that shocked everyone even more occurred. A third eye opened on the Pine Leaf Squirrel’s forehead, an eyeball resembling a Pine Cone. This eye materialized the Pine Leaf Squirrel’s vitality, turning it into a beam of white light that blasted toward Zhao Qingquan within the Indestructible Immortal Aura.

Bang!!!

Under the beam of light, huge clouds of smoke swept across the arena. When the smoke cleared, people saw that outside Zhao Qingquan’s Indestructible Immortal Aura, there were several more layers of Immortal Aura. At this moment, he was inside the Immortal Aura, looking up in shock, not understanding what was going on with this strange transformation of the Pine Leaf Squirrel.

This is… Foundation Establishment Initial Stage?

“Nine-Layer Immortal Aura!” Zhao Qingquan took a deep breath, barely managing to withstand this attack, causing Lin Jing, who was standing on the Pine Leaf Squirrel’s True Body, to nod.

“As expected of an Innate Source Body, but can you withstand this move?”

Buddha Power flowed around Lin Jing’s body.

People were shocked to see that behind the giant wooden statue of the Pine Leaf Squirrel, a hundred huge wooden arms suddenly grew out, also suffused with golden Buddha Power. Some arms clenched into fists, others formed palms, and every arm was permeated with holy might, comparable to the power of a Golden Core!

Under the radiance of the golden light, the giant statue of the Pine Leaf Squirrel seemed to become a golden Buddha statue.

It was not just Lin Jing who had been bestowed with Buddhist cultivation talent by the monks of the Demon Suppression Pagoda. Now, after Lin Jing transferred his own Buddha Power to the Pine Leaf Squirrel through the ability of the seventh layer of the Beast Taming Art, the Pine Leaf Squirrel quickly combined it with its terrifying control over plants to complete a combined Spell.

Hundred-Style Demon Buddha Statue!

A combined killer move completed by the Beast Master Lin Jing and his Pet Beast, the Pine Leaf Squirrel!

Zhao Qingquan opened his mouth slightly, as if having a bad premonition. He rapidly activated the Hidden Dragon Secret Technique, his cultivation suddenly surging, instantly rising from Foundation Establishment Great Perfection to the Golden Core Early Stage. However…

The next instant.

One hundred arms performing the Vajra Fist and Palm descended like a storm toward Zhao Qingquan inside his Protective Aura—one palm, two palms, three palms, a hundred palms, a thousand palms!!!

Under the endless attacks, the Indestructible Immortal Aura continuously shattered and reformed. An terrifying battle of offense and defense was staged on the arena, causing the pupils of many Prodigies to constrict. The sound of roaring constantly reached their ears, making their hearts beat wildly.

The speed at which the Pine Leaf Squirrel struck was too fast. After achieving Major Achievement in the Azure Emperor Longevity Art, what it had gained was the plant control power of a Golden Core level plant-based Spirit Monster, not the plant control power of a Golden Core level wood-type Spell Cultivator. There was a huge difference between the two; plants were part of a plant-based Spirit Monster’s body, just like hands and feet. Therefore, these Vajra Buddha Palms were now just like the Pine Leaf Squirrel’s own arms, and controlling them required no effort at all.

After an unknown number of attacks, the Pine Leaf Squirrel finally stopped its palms. On the arena, Zhao Qingquan’s Indestructible Immortal Aura had already shattered, and he lay in a giant crater blasted out by the fists and palms, surrounded by scattered rocks, with dust filling the sky.

And he himself had white-rimmed pupils, mouth agape, still frozen in an expression of disbelief.

Zhao Qingquan had just been defeated like that. Among the Prodigies present, even Chen Chong took a deep breath and stared sharply at Lin Jing, who was standing on the giant Squirrel statue.

“This is… the Demon King True Body. In this state, this Squirrel’s Bloodline strength is comparable to that of a Demon Emperor cub. The most terrifying thing is that its attainments in plants are completely incomparable even by a Golden Core wood-type Spell Cultivator. How could a Squirrel Demon possibly reach this level? Just how did he raise this Pet Beast?”

The entire arena was silent at first, and then erupted into a huge wave of noise.

“Huh?” The Dragon Palace members were stunned. Wait, the Palace Master’s Squirrel is this fierce?

And this Pine Leaf Squirrel doesn’t look like a Dragon Blood Demon Beast… So, Lin Jing, who founded the Dragon Palace, really did have a few more tricks up his sleeve!

“Not only can it become so huge, but it can also control a hundred arms to perform the Vajra Fist? It can also use Buddha Power?”

The audience was bewildered. Using Buddha Power is one thing, but what was up with this Squirrel wearing a Daoist robe earlier?

“It’s even more terrifying than the Mecha from just now. We were deceived; this Squirrel is his true Trump Card. He really is a Beast Master!” Looking at Lin Jing, who sat cross-legged on the giant Squirrel statue with his arms crossed, watching the arena calmly, everyone shivered. At this moment, they suddenly believed Heavenly Secrets Pavilion.