Beast Taming: Bloodline Golden Hand-Chapter 598 - 390: The Overbearing Divine Race

"Cyan Glutton Beast?"

"Never heard of it."

The Great Elder, upon recognizing the species, still shook his head and said, "Someday I’ll go through the storeroom in the library to help you find it."

Lin Chen nodded.

The "Beast Taming Treasure Manual" only recorded spirit beasts that appeared after the Celestial Beast Era, and the Cyan Glutton Beast was not among them.

So, Lin Chen wondered if the Cyan Glutton Beast might be a divine beast from the Taichu period.

After all, there are far too few records from the Taichu period.

"I wonder what the evolved ability will be this time," Lin Chen thought with anticipation.

The divine beast skill would have a new leap. I wonder what its capabilities will be.

Just as Lin Chen was thinking about showing Xiaobai’s growth to Liu Gu and the others, a voice suddenly appeared:

"A guest has arrived!"

Everyone paused.

This was the voice of the Tree Ancestor.

Normally, the Tree Ancestor rarely appears voluntarily unless something significant occurs.

The Great Elder naturally realized something was amiss. For something to bring out the Tree Ancestor, it was certainly no ordinary person. He asked, "Who is visiting?"

"The Divine Race."

The Tree Ancestor’s voice carried a hint of displeasure.

Lin Chen was unaware, but the Great Elder knew.

It is extremely difficult for plant system spirit beasts to grow, and evolving is even more rare.

Therefore, the existence of the Tree Ancestor is noteworthy in any era.

Unfortunately, the Tree Ancestor had feelings for the Spirit Academy and once agreed to the headmaster’s request to guard the academy.

But the Divine Race took a liking to the Tree Ancestor and actually wanted the Tree Ancestor to serve them.

The Tree Ancestor and the Spirit Academy both refused, yet the Divine Race still attempted to resort to force.

Ultimately, a battle ensued, and the Divine Race was infuriated, intending to destroy the Tree Ancestor.

Fortunately, this deadly battle did not break out, as it was stopped by the National Master’s Institute and the Dubhe Pavilion. Zhong Nan even proclaimed that the Divine Race’s actions were too excessive, forcing the Divine Race to abandon their plan to capture the Tree Ancestor.

Because of this, the Tree Ancestor harbors no goodwill toward the Divine Race.

However, due to the Divine Race’s formidable power, everyone acted as if it had never happened.

The Great Elder furrowed his brow and said, "Isn’t the Divine Race still unable to come forth?"

Clearly, the Great Elder did not look favorably upon the Divine Race.

The members of the Divine Race were unreasonable in their actions, always assuming a superior demeanor.

"Go and tell the students to temporarily avoid them," the Great Elder instructed Liu Gu and Daoist Zhang. "This matter is extraordinary; do not let it spread."

"Understood."

The two nodded, and then the Great Elder returned to the Elder’s Institute.

Lin Chen did not follow along because the Great Elder also did not want Lin Chen to go, fearing a disturbance.

When the Great Elder arrived at the front of the Elder’s Institute, he saw Gu Qing and Gu Xue.

"The Ancient Race..."

The Great Elder furrowed his brow.

The Ancient Race was the initiator of the attempt to capture the Tree Ancestor back then.

"I didn’t expect that, after many years, the Spirit Academy remains the same as before." Gu Qing said as he walked in.

The Great Elder, although reluctant to provoke the Ancient Race, knew there was no need for servility due to the already strained relationship with the Spirit Academy. He said, "The world doesn’t change much."

"However, the Spiritual Qi is quite good here. I could witness a Tribulation Passage Show of someone at the Eighth Heavenly Layer just upon arriving." Gu Qing chuckled and said, "Elder Yu, won’t you introduce me?" 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

The Great Elder did not speak in riddles, knowing the other party undoubtedly knew Lin Chen’s name, so he said, "Elder Lin Chen’s spirit beast just finished its tribulation and is likely attending to it."

"When I ask you to fetch someone, do it. Why so much nonsense?" At that moment, Gu Xue’s harsh rebuke immediately heightened the tension.

Gu Xue had been informed by Gu Qing before arriving that the Ancient Race and the Spirit Academy were not aligned.

Hearing this, even with the Great Elder’s good temper, he was furious and retorted coldly, "Are you taking advantage of my Spirit Academy’s lack of people?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Qing replied unwaveringly, "Elder, why must you squabble with juniors? Our purpose in coming here is indeed to meet with Elder Lin Chen, who is reputed as the foremost genius of the Cangling Ancient Country. Is it true?"

"Foremost genius is an exaggeration," the Great Elder said. "Moreover, your Divine Race only recruits Phoenix Beastmasters, and he doesn’t have a spirit beast."

The Great Elder was unwilling to drag Lin Chen into this and hadn’t realized they were targeting Lin Chen.

Until Gu Qing said coldly, "But his spirit beast has Phoenix Blood!"

The Great Elder immediately sensed something was amiss and asked, "What do you mean?"

"In the past, Zhong Nan made a deal with him, providing Lin Chen with 11 drops of Phoenix Essence Blood and assisting his spirit beast in evolving the Phoenix Karmic Fire," said Gu Qing.

"Ah, so they’re envious now."

The Great Elder responded with a smile, "Firstly, we have no knowledge of the origin of this Phoenix Essence Blood. Why didn’t you go to Zhong Nan?"

"Zhong Nan is dead."

"Oh right, if he wasn’t dead, would you dare to be so arrogant?" The Great Elder’s pupils suddenly widened.

"Yu Xiu, what do you mean?"

Gu Qing took a step forward, suddenly covered in red flames, staring at the Great Elder, "Does your Spirit Academy intend to battle my Ancient Race?"

"Can you represent the Ancient Race?" The Great Elder did not back down.

The Human Race is inherently weak, but their dignity is not.

The Great Elder knew that when facing the Divine Race, the Human Race could not retreat a single step.

Because if they retreated even a step, the Divine Race would become more aggressive.

As it seemed a great battle was about to unfold, a voice slowly emerged:

"Great Elder, there’s no need for anger. They came for me."

The Great Elder turned back to see Lin Chen slowly approaching.

He had been planning to quietly watch, but suddenly sensed something was wrong.

Lin Chen decided it was necessary to come and see for himself.

Never would he have expected to hear such bizarre arguments.

The Divine Race acts more overbearing than imagined....

"Are the two of you planning to reclaim the Phoenix Karmic Fire from my spirit beast?" Lin Chen looked at them with a smile.

Gu Qing glanced at Lin Chen and said, "Lin Chen, with your considerable talent, how about this: we, the Ancient Race, allow you to join and offer you a Phoenix Spirit Beast..."

"Master."

Upon hearing this, Gu Xue was extremely surprised.

She hadn’t anticipated that Gu Qing would proactively extend an olive branch to Lin Chen.

"Is there such a good opportunity?" Lin Chen smiled, seemingly expressing hope.

Gu Qing smiled, not expecting Lin Chen to refuse, not daring to refuse.

But unexpectedly, in the next second, Lin Chen’s tone shifted, saying, "But to my knowledge, joining the Divine Race requires swallowing a Heart Devouring Pill to express loyalty to the Divine Race and changing one’s surname."

Heart Devouring Pill is not simply a poison, but something that can be activated by the Divine Race.

It essentially means entering their ranks, one’s life would be firmly grasped by the Divine Race.

"Are you unwilling?" Gu Qing lost her smile, realizing something was amiss.

Lin Chen smiled and said, "When I was very young, my parents were no longer with me, but they often came to me in dreams..."

"They said I could kneel to heaven and earth, kneel to gods, kneel to teachers, but never kneel to beasts."

With these words, the expressions of Gu Qing and Gu Xue turned darker than anyone’s, and the atmosphere became charged with tension.