Immortal through Beast Taming-Chapter 401 - 98: Grotto Heaven Loophole

"How are these guys all so strong!"

As Bai Yuran used the secret technique of Heaven’s Mechanism to gain intelligence on the enemy, Du Zao and the Third Prince’s expressions slightly changed.

Of the five from the Celestial Cry Realm, almost none were weak!

"This is bad."

Du Zao’s face turned dark. Among the remaining four, it seemed he had no confidence in defeating any of them.

A monster whose cultivation had reached the mid stage of Divinity Transformation... he definitely couldn’t compete against.

With Nascent Soul cultivation facing an early Divinity Transformation who exhausted their potential to break through, he’d have no problem, but against a Divinity Transformation prodigy at peak state, he stood no chance.

If he had that ability, the Heaven-Reaching Tower wouldn’t have given up on him.

Compared to magical dueling, his physique, cultivation technique, and spells were indeed more aligned towards Alchemy...

Another, capable of ignoring spells and can only be countered with physical martial arts, the Void Body, was not something he could handle; his strongest method was a strange fire, which the opponent could ignore, so he couldn’t rely on physical combat, not being a Martial Dao cultivator of Martial Emperor City.

Moreover, even a Martial Emperor City cultivator might not gain an advantage against that opponent. After all, aside from a Void Body, the opponent was proficient in the Path of Space, which was the bane of Body Cultivators, making this person almost invincible.

And the transformed Treasure Beast was even more ridiculous; if injured by it, not only would the wounds not heal, but they would rapidly deteriorate. In other words, if one were scratched with even the slightest wound during a fight by the opponent, the ability of the Treasure Beast would quickly turn the injure into a fatal wound. Unless one’s strength is overwhelming in battle, how could anyone avoid getting hurt?

As for developing two Technique Elemental Spirits, being called the number one Nascent Soul of the Celestial Cry Immortal Palace was essentially no different than the Celestial Cry Realm’s number one. Undoubtedly stronger than the others, the Alchemist Du Zao felt immense pressure.

It wasn’t just him; the Third Prince also showed a grave expression. He thought that with his cultivation of the True Dragon Secret Technique, he wouldn’t struggle to hold even a second-tier battlefield, but now, he hesitated.

[My strongest spell is to condense my fortune into a phantom of a Luck True Dragon to face the enemy. If I were in the Celestial Essence Realm, my Luck True Dragon could enjoy the national fortune’s boost. As long as I don’t face that Taiyang Body, I could have a chance, but in this Grotto Heaven...] the Third Prince gritted his teeth.

After obtaining the opponent’s intelligence, only Ling Yue Sword Immortal and Lin Jing could remain calm.

"Phew..."

At that moment, Bai Yuran tried to delve further for more intelligence, but the demonic sounds of the "Nine Strategies of Immortal Sound," along with the exertion from using the secret technique of Heaven’s Mechanism, pushed her to the limit, causing her to spit out a mouthful of infant blood and being transported out of the ring, passing out.

Simultaneously, two phantoms formed by mysterious mana appeared on the Celestial Cry Realm’s side, signifying their victory in the first round, earning them two points.

"You damned bitch!!!" After regaining consciousness, the Celestial Cry Female Cultivator, Yue’e, glared viciously at Bai Yuran, losing her previous kind smile. Although victorious, she felt terrible for exposing her teammates’ information, finding this battle more uncomfortable than swallowing filth.

If her actions eventually led to the Celestial Cry Realm’s final defeat, she couldn’t imagine the punishment she’d face upon returning to the Immortal Palace.

"Heh..." On the Celestial Essence Realm side, with Du Zao compassionately giving Bai Yuran a quick pill, she recovered and grinned at the Celestial Cry Female Cultivator.

"Who’s up next?" At this point, Bai Yuran took on the role of strategist, asking aloud.

Ling Yue Sword Immortal’s gaze shifted to Du Zao and the Third Prince.

Clearly, she had no intention of guarding the second-tier battlefield. In her view, as long as she and Lin Jing secured three and four points, it wouldn’t matter if the other three all lost.

"Judging by your looks, neither of you is confident." Lin Jing remained silent. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

"The intelligence you gathered ended up discouraging your own," he remarked to Bai Yuran.

Bai Yuran rolled her eyes, saying, "The opponents are indeed strong. The Celestial Cry Immortal Palace has been passed down to the present. If not through any major wars, their development should certainly be more stable than the Celestial Essence Realm..."

After all, in the Celestial Essence Realm, the wars between the Immortal Palace and the Immortal Alliance led to the loss of many Immortal Realm inheritances.

Apart from that, the Immortal Palace, to suppress the Celestial Essence Realm’s native cultivators, changed the world’s rules, restricting the growth of many races and cultivation techniques.

Moreover, the Immortal Alliance didn’t last long before being overthrown again by the Ancient Country. Two wars undoubtedly left the Celestial Essence Realm severely weakened. Although many top experts emerged from the bloody and fiery wars for enlightenment, in terms of conventional inheritances, they clearly couldn’t compare to the Celestial Cry Realm.

"Otherwise, should I give it a try?" Lin Jing suggested. "If both of you lose, and Feng Ning also loses, it’ll be troublesome."

Feng Ning’s gaze turned to Lin Jing.

She would lose?

"You don’t trust me?" Ling Yue Sword Immortal showed displeasure. Lin Jing should surely be most aware of her prowess as a peerless talent.

After all, all her fortunate encounters during this period were witnessed by Lin Jing.

"I mean, just in case," Lin Jing replied. "Do you recall, Grotto Heaven does have loopholes. For example, when Grotto Heaven descends, if a cultivator of the same realm is nearby, and the timing permits, they can also enter together."

"That is to say, although our current sides each consist of five, we aren’t limited to five contestants in theory. If someone unexpectedly follows us in this time, we’ll essentially be selecting five from six to participate."

"Your meaning..." Bai Yuran quickly understood.

"You’re considering the approach similar to the Celestial Essence Realm’s title ranking, having a pet beast independently count as another entity, replacing Friend Du and the Third Prince in combat. Can it really be done?"

"Ah..." Du Zao was taken aback.

It could be done this way?

Eliminating himself and letting the Demon Court Saint Child’s pet beast replace him on its own in combat?

Granted, the power of Lin Jing’s pet beasts was indeed monstrous.

But by doing this, he felt it made him seem too reliant on others for winning.

"I am only speculating, unsure if it can work, but Grotto Heaven should have its own consciousness, akin to a program of mechanical beasts asking would suffice." Lin Jing extended his hand, summoning a Pine Leaf Mouse, which climbed along his arm onto his shoulder.

In the next moment, Lin Jing smiled, having received Grotto Heaven’s response.

[Pet beasts can independently compete apart from the Beast Taming Cultivator, but once the Beast Taming Cultivator competes in the next round, that pet beast cannot be summoned again, only participating once.]