Beast Tamer Ascension-Chapter 70Book 3: : Five-Element Divine Ability
Vol 3 Chapter 70: Five-Element Divine Ability
With the pill trials complete, Lin Jing looked at the five trial pill mice. These little creatures had survived a brutal ordeal—truly, their luck wasn’t bad.
Thanks to the Treant Pills, their constitutions had undergone a fundamental transformation. While they were still far from possessing the power of demon kings, they were now far stronger than ordinary demon beasts—truly, anomalies among their kind.
"You don’t need to return to Crane Cauldron. Even I wasn’t entirely sure this trial would succeed. Surviving this is your fortune. Cultivation is all about defying the heavens—stay near my cave dwelling and cultivate. Once you reach Foundation Establishment and strengthen your cultivation, I will grant you official status in the Demon Court."
"...!"
The five pill mice bowed deeply to Lin Jing.
Under the black-furred mouse’s lead, they left the cave dwelling, tunneling into the nearby mountains to establish their own nests. Meanwhile, Lin Jing entered the Hourglass of Time to prepare for the Pine Leaf Mouse’s Core Formation breakthrough.
If even Qi Refinement-stage trial mice could handle four Treant Pills, then for the Pine Leaf Mouse, this was going to be a breeze.
Crack.
Crack…
Inside the Hourglass of Time, the Pine Leaf Mouse swallowed one pill after another.
While the pill mice had taken several days to fully integrate the Treant Pills into their bodies, the Pine Leaf Mouse took just minutes to completely absorb and transform all four pills.
At this moment, the Pine Leaf Mouse was in its true demon form, its Beast King Manifestation, as it consumed the pills. As a result, its appearance subtly changed.
The wooden colossus of a squirrel took on a deeper hue, its body now shimmering with golden light.
Its small pine tree sprouted additional saplings of other tree species, making it resemble an entire mountain ecosystem.
The pinecones on its body also changed—from a natural brown to a blazing red, hinting at explosive properties.
Additionally, vines wrapped around its arms. Compared to the other trial mice, it truly embodied the concept of a plant-mouse hybrid.
But all of this was merely a conduit—a medium for mastering the Five-Elemental Forces!
With these plant organs as channels, the Pine Leaf Mouse could now perceive the circulation of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth energies within its body. The wood element served as the core, capable of converting itself into the other four elements.
At this moment, the Pine Leaf Mouse—having already pushed its cultivation to the peak of Foundation Establishment through the Longevity Technique—began compressing its five-elemental energy, forming a Monster Core!
The Earth Vein Spirit Tree withered.
Its skin shed.
The Flaming Pinecones disintegrated.
The Bloodsucking Devil Vine shriveled.
Red leaves scattered to the ground...
All five elemental forces converged within its body.
Lin Jing stood watch beside it the entire time, but surprisingly, Dragon Carp seemed even more invested in the Pine Leaf Mouse’s breakthrough than he was.
Dragon Carp—currently the undisputed strongest among them—possessed six different mutant flames and multiple bloodlines. It should have no reason to worry. Even if the Pine Leaf Mouse formed a Five-Elemental Core, the pills used for its breakthrough were still refined by Dragon Carp, so logically, it shouldn’t surpass it in strength, right?
"..."
Dragon Carp's eyes flickered, watching the transformation unfold.
Time passed. The colossal demon king manifestation stood towering over the land.
Lin Jing sat cross-legged atop it, carefully observing every slight shift in the Pine Leaf Mouse’s energy.
The addition of four plant organs had elevated its bloodline once again.
Its evolutionary path was now fully oriented toward plant-based life, and before even completing its Core Formation, its bloodline strength had surged, officially reaching the Imperial Tier—joining the ranks of the Ice Soul Gu and Dragon Carp.
Of course, bloodline power was secondary to the Monster Core Divine Ability!
That was the true mark of ascension from Foundation Establishment to Core Formation—the manifestation of all prior cultivation efforts!
In the blink of an eye, a month passed within the Hourglass of Time.
As waves of Five-Elemental Spiritual Qi surged, the Pine Leaf Mouse's energies coalesced into a five-colored Monster Core.
And within that core, a divine ability had been gestating all this time.
Finally—
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As the Pine Leaf Mouse firmly stabilized its aura at the early Core Formation stage, Lin Jing also benefited from the breakthrough feedback, reaching the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment.
At the same time, the Monster Core Divine Ability surfaced in their minds.
"Squeak…."
[Monster Core Divine Ability: Five-Elemental World]
A miniature world exists within the Monster Core. The more Five-Elemental substances stored inside, the stronger the world’s power. The Monster Core itself can be unleashed as a direct attack, using the power of the Five-Elemental World to suppress enemies!
"A spatial attribute divine ability?"
Lin Jing was stunned.
"Squeak!!"
The Pine Leaf Mouse was equally thrilled.
Under normal circumstances, unless a creature possessed a special bloodline or cultivated a unique technique, only those at the Void Mystical Stage or beyond could create an internal spatial dimension.
While Lin Jing had plenty of storage artifacts, he never felt completely safe leaving items inside them—after all, they could be looted or destroyed by enemies.
But now, the Pine Leaf Mouse had a storage space within its Monster Core!
Its resource security had skyrocketed. Even if someone shattered its Monster Core, it could self-destruct, ensuring that no one else could claim its treasures.
"But this divine ability of yours is way more dangerous than Dragon Carp’s."
Having a self-contained world inside its core meant that it could launch its Monster Core as a direct attack.
Just the thought made Lin Jing shudder.
Using Monster Core divine abilities already wore down the core. If it were used as a projectile, the risk of shattering the core entirely became exponentially higher.
"Bo, bo…"
While Lin Jing and the Pine Leaf Mouse conversed, Dragon Carp grew impatient.
So? How strong was the Pine Leaf Mouse after its breakthrough?
"No rush. The most important thing right now is… the Glazed Immortal Eyes!"
"Can it now synthesize third-rank spiritual plants? Can it create resources of other attributes?"
Lin Jing called out.
In response, the Pine Leaf Mouse withdrew from its colossal "Demon Emperor Form", reverting to its tiny squirrel size.
Since all Five-Elemental energy had condensed into its Monster Core, its tree-based features had fully retracted.
In its small form, even the red-leaf plant traits had disappeared.
But Lin Jing and the Pine Leaf Mouse both knew—those plant abilities were still fully intact.
All it had to do was channel its Monster Core energy, and in an instant, all plant-based transformations would return.
For example, the Spatial Red Leaves—before, the Pine Leaf Mouse needed to rely on ordinary leaves for synthesis.
Now?
It could conjure them at will.
The same applied to Bloodsucking Devil Vine, Explosive Fire Pinecones, and all its other abilities.
"Here."
Lin Jing placed a pile of Transformation Grass—a gift from Senior Sister—on the ground.
"Squeak!!"
The Pine Leaf Mouse patted its chest, completely confident.
Its eyes focused, and it activated the Glazed Immortal Eyes.
Just as expected—now that its cultivation had advanced, its ability to synthesize higher-grade spiritual plants had greatly improved!
However…
Unlike when it synthesized first- and second-rank plants with ease, fusing a third-rank Transformation Grass took a staggering toll.
Its eyes stung with pain, and its mana drained at an alarming rate, converted into ocular power.
Within seconds, the Pine Leaf Mouse had exhausted all of its Core Formation-level mana—and the Transformation Grass wasn’t even fully synthesized yet!
Realizing the problem, Lin Jing quickly absorbed Dragon Carp’s mana while channeling his own into the Pine Leaf Mouse.
With the combined energy of three beings, the synthesis barely succeeded.
The pile of Transformation Grass had become a dark-red variation…
"Wait—what?"
【Mutant Transformation Grass: When consumed by a pre-Core Formation demon beast, it triggers the Transformation Tribulation. If the creature withstands the heavenly punishment, it can assume human form.】
What the hell? It already turned into a mutation— before even refining it into a pill?!
