Beast Taming: Bloodline Golden Hand-Chapter 565 - 357: Bear King Tribulation Immortal
Entering inside, at the center of the mansion stood a gigantic bear, its entire body blue, representing the power of lightning.
What was surprising was that it held two chains in its hands, also resembling lightning.
"What is this?" Lin Chen asked curiously.
"When a Tribulation Immortal reaches Great Success, it turns lightning into a weapon..." Xu Pingzhi explained, "This Tribulation Immortal has a purely divine form, and the Thunder Emperor can manipulate the lightning of heaven and earth for his use."
"Isn’t that like the Dragon Transformation Skill?" Lin Chen was surprised. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮
"No, the power of lightning is still far inferior compared to dragon veins," Xu Pingzhi laughed. "Unless you can evoke something on the level of heavenly tribulation, perhaps that would compare to dragon veins."
Lin Chen was taken aback and realized it was true.
For an Immortal Beast, the power of ordinary lightning is very small.
"You can summon your Big White Bear out," Xu Pingzhi said.
Lin Chen was puzzled, then Xu Pingzhi said, "This place used to be where the Tribulation Immortal achieved immortality through enlightenment. If your Big White Bear can feel the mysteries here, it might be a great benefit for it."
Lin Chen was stunned and then understood that Xu Pingzhi was offering him an opportunity.
"Thank you, City Lord," Lin Chen said, "It’s better to accept your kind offer with gratitude than refuse."
With that, Lin Chen summoned the Big White Bear and told it what to do. The Big White Bear sat down on the spot, guarding the statue, and began to meditate.
Xu Pingzhi led Lin Chen forward, and soon they saw a large black pool.
"What is this?" Lin Chen walked over. The water was pitch black and looked very dirty.
However, getting closer, he couldn’t smell a thing.
"I don’t know," Xu Pingzhi shook his head and said, "This water has been here for a long time and has never dried up. But you definitely can’t fall into it."
"A Divine Beast adept in water once tried to investigate it, but it never returned."
"Thunder City doesn’t intend to close this place but hopes more Spirit Beasts will come to comprehend the true essence of the Thunder Emperor. However, as many incidents have occurred here, it was closed," Xu Pingzhi said.
"Isn’t there any record?" Lin Chen asked.
"It’s rumored this is the entrance to hell," Xu Pingzhi said. "When the Thunder Emperor came here, he discovered the entrance and suppressed it."
"That rumor cannot be taken seriously, but indeed, the Thunder Emperor never took a step out of Thunder City afterward."
"Entrance to hell..."
Lin Chen was astonished; it felt more like a legend, something not to be believed.
After walking for more than half an hour and returning to their original place, the Big White Bear was still meditating on the ground. When Lin Chen approached, he heard snoring and couldn’t help but smile wryly.
Xu Pingzhi laughed heartily, saying, "Looks like the Tribulation Immortal doesn’t appeal to its taste. Of course, it has already evolved its own law through Law Evolution, and this lightning power doesn’t suit it."
Lin Chen didn’t argue, but looked up at the statue, and finally left with the Big White Bear.
That evening, they stayed at Xu Pingzhi’s City Lord’s Mansion.
....
As the time for the Bear King Competition drew nearer, all sides were arriving with great fanfare, and Xu Pingzhi was too busy to entertain Lin Chen. Lin Chen could understand this.
However, this period was rather dull.
The Big White Bear is currently at level 39; if it wanted to break through to level 40, it would have done so already.
But the problem is, if the Big White Bear breaks through, it will have to participate in the level 40 group competition.
Now at level 39, it can participate in the level 30 group.
That advantage is enormous.
So Lin Chen repeatedly advised the Big White Bear not to cultivate, not even to train its skills.
This led to the Big White Bear being quite bored during this period, only able to feed little blue fish and the Fire Spirit, playing the role of a babysitter.
Meanwhile, Lin Chen gathered relevant rules for the Bear King Competition. The competition is divided into six groups: levels 0-20, level 20 group, level 30 group, level 40 group, level 50 group, and level 60 group.
This has always been the case in previous years, so Lin Chen assumed it would remain so.
However, five days later, Xu Pingzhi announced the new rules to the public:
"This year’s rules have changed."
"Given the preciousness of the Beast Taming Divine Skill, there will only be one championship this year."
"Thunder City will open its unique Thunder Secret Realm as the competition platform."
Upon hearing about the Thunder Secret Realm, everyone was in an uproar.
Lin Chen, having gathered information, knew this Thunder Secret Realm is no ordinary place.
It’s rumored to be the abandoned Beast Taming Space where the Tribulation Immortal once lived.
This Thunder Secret Realm is very peculiar. It can unify the cultivation level of all Spirit Beasts to one level.
For this competition, Thunder City has limited the Spirit Beast Level to 60, which means that during the competition, all Spirit Beasts can be raised to level 60.
"How is that possible?" Lin Chen was hearing about such a place for the first time.
This seems to violate the rules, doesn’t it?
Places like Taihua’s ruins suppress other Spirit Beasts, which can be understood.
But for a place that can suppress all Spirit Beasts’ levels to one level is indeed a bit outrageous.
"Some say this is a balance space created by the Thunder Emperor long ago..."
"If he encountered someone he couldn’t defeat, he would pull them here for a fair duel."
Lin Chen felt embarrassed upon hearing this explanation, even though it seemed reasonable.
In addition to announcing the competition location, the competition rules were also announced to the public:
In the first round, the elimination round.
All Spirit Beasts are thrown into the Secret Realm, competing fairly, gathering enough Thunder Flowers, and reaching the end.
The second round, the arena match.
The remaining participants will enter a selection round, engaging in 1V1 duels to determine the strongest Bear King.
The rewards are:
First place: A legendary-level bear evolution material and the Beast Taming Divine Skill.
Second place: A legendary-level bear evolution material.
Third place: An epic-level evolution material.
Fourth place: A Bear King Egg.
...
Indeed, the rewards offered by Thunder City are extremely abundant, no wonder it’s called one of the three major leagues, nearly every time it’s held, it attracts countless people.
With such a level of rewards for the top two, people are bound to go crazy.
....
Outside Thunder City’s gate
While everyone was immersed in Thunder City’s frenzy and preparing for the competition, a group of masked men arrived outside the city gate.
They were tall, with white skin, an obvious sign they weren’t from the Cangling Ancient Country.
As they entered Thunder City, they cautiously looked around.
"Some say, as long as Thunder City stands, the Cangling Ancient Country won’t fall. The fame is well-deserved; the defenses here are indeed strong," said a white man, his stature towering, confidence gleaming in his eyes.
He hailed from the Ancient Kingdom of Xijun, named Tony Jack.
This time, their sole purpose in coming here was to gather related information about Thunder City.
With an internal war taking place in the Cangling Ancient Country, the entire Blue Star took notice, and several surrounding countries were eager to make a move.
They were all waiting for the weakest moment of the Cangling Ancient Country to take a bite, but the sudden emergence of Eight Trigrams City made everyone behave.
But soon, they also sensed a dangerous aura. If the Cangling Ancient Country possessed such a powerful weapon as Eight Trigrams City, it posed a significant threat to them.
They were dispatched to gather information on each city in the Cangling Ancient Country and create as much trouble as possible.
