Beast Taming: Bloodline Golden Hand-Chapter 608 - 400: Beyond the Immortal

Lin Chen took a deep breath, his eyes blazing as he looked toward that final step, like a stairway leading to the heavens—the hundredth level.

On the plaza, students were abuzz with chatter, and almost all the Spirit Academy elders and instructors emerged to witness this moment.

Tens of thousands of gazes were fixed on the tall figure on the Path to Immortality, hearts clenching tightly as if gripped by an invisible hand, beating fiercely.

The hundredth level of the Path to Immortality, rumored to be a step into the Immortal Realm!

Lin Chen no longer needed to prove his potential and strength, yet he still held anticipation for the final hundredth level.

Above the Immortal of Immortals, what could it be?

"Do you think Elder Lin Chen can do it?"

"It’s hard to say."

"I wonder what Elder Lin Chen is encountering—I wish we could see the scene."

"Everyone sees something different. Spirit Academy records mention someone encountering themselves at the ninetieth level."

The discussions grew more vigorous, as the crowd’s curiosity was piqued.

The Great Elder listened to the students’ discussions without speaking; he knew more about the secrets of the Path to Immortality than these students. The hundredth level, the Spirit Academy’s headmaster once ascended it but left only a few words of awe:

"Revere the Heavens!"

Currently, no record in Spirit Academy has ever detailed reaching the hundredth level.

As those who ascended are few, and those who did wielded a reluctance to disclose what lies within.

This fact is exceedingly peculiar.

....

Lin Chen rested for a long time, and after a full three hours, under everyone’s watchful eyes, his gaze turned resolute, and without the slightest hesitation, he took a step forward, fully immersing himself in the hundredth step’s glow.

In the next instant, with a spatial shift, the anticipated overpowering pressure failed to descend immediately.

Lin Chen found himself not in any previous environment but seemingly floating in an immense cosmic starry sky.

Surrounding him was a silent darkness, dotted with countless brilliant yet cold stars. In the distance, nebulae swirled, exuding an eternal, desolate, even... void-like aura.

There was no land here, no sky, only endless depth.

"Is this the hundredth level?"

A chill gripped Lin Chen’s heart. Xiaobai too sensed unprecedented pressure, emitting a wary, low moo, as azure-black divine and demonic power surfaced autonomously, as if preparing for a formidable foe.

Suddenly, the darkness in the far distance began to stir, as if something was awakening from slumber.

Meanwhile, the students outside observed Lin Chen vanish at the end of the Path to Immortality.

"What’s happening?"

"Where did Elder Lin Chen disappear to?"

"Has he really entered the Immortal Realm?"

The scene stirred an uproar, leaving everyone stunned.

The Path to Immortality tests one’s spirit in another world; records have never mentioned a physical disappearance.

The Great Elder, however, was not surprised.

Because this is what’s different about the hundredth level.

It’s not that reaching ninety-nine levels allows one to challenge the hundredth.

The hundredth level has a master; if it deems you unworthy to enter, you’ll be expelled.

The Tree Ancestor is an example of such.

Thus, every time the Tree Ancestor came to the Path to Immortality, it left dejected, considering it a sign it might forever be denied entry to the Immortal Beast Realm.

....

A faint light appeared, then rapidly expanded, not fire nor starlight, but an indescribable light of chaos, imbued with boundless creation and destruction!

The light steadily condensed, forming an enormous, incomprehensible outline.

First, a slender form seemingly capable of entwining stars, covered in scales older and harder than star fragments, each scale seemingly naturally etched with Dao runes, elucidating the world’s rules and mysteries.

Next, a majestic and immense head, with antlers like a deer, a camel’s head, hare’s eyes, bull’s ears...

It embodied the aspects of myriad creatures, yet transcended all beings.

Its eyes slowly opened, and what kind of eyes were they?

The left eye blazed like a scorching star, burning with the fire of creation.

Yet, the right eye resembled a cold starlit abyss, steeped in the silence of the returning void.

Five claws gently extended, with tips grazing the void, stirring faint spatial ripples, as if this starry universe struggled to bear its power.

Its mere presence filled the entire space with an intangible pressure.

This pressure wasn’t merely powerful; it was an absolute supremacy on the level of life, stemming from an innate reverence in blood!

It seemed to be the origin of all beasts, the ancestor of all scaled creatures, a supreme deity that existed since the dawn of creation!

Xiaobai’s divine and demonic power appeared dim under such pressure, its four hooves slightly bent, emitting a fearful yet defiant bellow, trembling and challenging from the soul’s depths!

Lin Chen’s pupils contracted rapidly, heart racing, as an ancient bloodline name nearly burst forth:

"Ancestor Dragon!"

....

Not the later descendants with diluted dragon blood, like the flood dragons or chi dragons, but the true, innately born Ancestor Dragon from chaos!

Lin Chen was truly astonished, as this wasn’t his first encounter with the Ancestor Dragon. Previously, in Eight Trigrams City, when Bai Ling unleashed the Ancestor Dragon’s might, it was identical.

But that day, Bai Ling displayed only an influence.

Whereas now, before them, was a tangible entity.

The Ancestor Dragon’s gaze fell upon Xiaobai, carrying a high and aloof indifference and scrutiny.

"Moo——!"

Xiaobai felt profoundly challenged, unleashing all its internal energy.

It bellowed toward the sky, a roar echoing through the starry sky, instantly transforming into the true demon form. Xiaobai became an azure stream of light, charging toward the colossal entity beneath the stars!

It began the confrontation with its strongest skill.

The Ancestor Dragon moved, simply lifting a single dragon claw and gently pressing forward.

No grand spectacle, no dazzling light effects.

Yet the entire starry sky seemed to tilt and compress with that press!

Thousands of stars appeared subdued under this single claw!

It was a blow embodying the utmost power, breaking all laws!

Boom——!!!

The azure light collided with the dragon claw.

In the next second, an indescribable explosion seemed to open the heavens and earth, a terrifying energy storm engulfing the space instantly.

Xiaobai’s form was launched back at a speed faster than it arrived, with divine and demonic power flickering violently, nearly dissipating, its body covered in countless fine cracks, resembling a porcelain about to shatter.

The Ancestor Dragon remained coiled in place, unmoved, as if it had done something trivial.

The difference in power was clear!

Lin Chen’s heart was shaken—is this truly the power that exists in the world?

The Immortal of Immortals, such terrifying might!

Just when Lin Chen thought this battle was surely lost, he saw Xiaobai, in its dispersed divine and demonic form, suddenly radiate an explosive surge of aura.

A chaotic aura gradually spread, followed by a bovine bellow that echoed across the skies.

Lin Chen was taken aback, turning to look, witnessing an unbelievable sight.