Beast Tamer Ascension-Chapter 22Book 5: : The Demon Emperor’’s Successor?

Vol 5 Chapter 22: The Demon Emperor's Successor?

The land of wind and snow, Dragon Spine Mountain Range.

This place earned its name from the remains of an imperial-blooded divine dragon that fell here long ago, its skeletal spine eternally frozen within the snowy peaks.

The being that slew this imperial-blooded dragon was none other than the master of these mountains - a sentient immortal ice that had awakened consciousness.

The Dragon Spine Mountains harbored no other lifeforms, only endless winter, making it an absolute forbidden zone that few outsiders dared approach.

Yet today, amidst the howling blizzard, a one-armed figure clad in black robes suddenly appeared, hovering in the air above the mountain range as he released an overwhelming spiritual sense.

"Found it..." A glint flashed in the Heavenly Demon Avatar's eyes beneath his black hood as he raised his arm high. The heavens instantly split open with a spatial rift, from which an enormous black arm slowly emerged.

BOOM!

Terrifying demonic energy radiated from the arm. At this moment, the Snow God - who normally only awakened when summoned by the Sea Spirit Beast - abruptly opened her eyes deep within the mountains and gazed skyward.

"Heavenly Demon Sect...

"Seeking death."

Though the Snow God was sentient immortal ice, she typically appeared in humanoid form - a hundred-meter-tall giantess composed entirely of ice and snow, resembling a deity.

Her massive form descended through the blizzard as she immediately manipulated endless icy winds to engulf the uninvited guest Lin Jing. Simultaneously, the Heavenly Demon Avatar burned his lifespan to forcibly elevate his cultivation to the Nascent Soul peak using his Heavenly Demon Physique!

With their cultivation levels now equal, the demonic arm resonated with Lin Jing's bloodline, unleashing even more terrifying power. Witnessing this, the Snow God felt a flicker of surprise.

Demonic bloodline!

"Could it be... No, it's not."

She studied the Heavenly Demon Avatar, concluding that Lin Jing must be another demonic star possessing the demonic bloodline besides the Heavenly Demon Sect's Sacred Son. Yet their auras differed drastically, clearly not the same person.

"Even with a demonic bloodline, you..." The Snow God snorted coldly. Though demonic bloodlines were fearsome, she didn't fear them - she'd experienced the Heavenly Demon Finger technique countless times.

The blizzard surged toward the demonic arm, but what happened next surprised her. Lin Jing didn't use the conventional Heavenly Demon Finger technique. Instead, the massive arm behind him didn't counter with finger techniques, but clenched empty air to form a colossal sword entirely of frost! The arm swung down, the sword light slashing toward the oncoming blizzard!!!

The Ice Soul Gu had completely fused with the Heavenly Demon Avatar, imparting near-Void Mystical Stage swordsmanship mastery. The combination of Heavenly Demon Finger and the adaptable Primordial Chaos Sword Intent allowed the avatar to unleash a strike surpassing Nascent Soul level!!

BOOM!!

The blizzard shattered as sword intent continued piercing forward, making the Snow God's pupils constrict. A fusion of Heavenly Demon Finger and sword arts??

In her memory, no Heavenly Demon Sect genius fought like this... Just who was this person?

Not only did he possess the rare demonic bloodline, but he'd also modified the Heavenly Demon Finger technique to perfectly integrate with sword arts. What could such a Heavenly Demon Sect genius want in her territory?

"This friend of Thunder Dragon Ancestor's descendant is truly a genius. In terms of swordsmanship talent, he's absolutely inferior to Skyrend Sword Ancestor, perhaps even weaker."

The Heavenly Demon Finger was already an extremely refined technique capable of unleashing ultimate power alone. Only top-tier figures like Demon Emperor Tianchou - who possessed the demonic bloodline - could attempt secondary modifications.

For ordinary people trying to imitate Demon Emperor Tianchou by having the demonic arm wield a sword, forget about combining two powerful techniques - just preventing the two forces from conflicting and annihilating each other would require burning high-grade incense. After all, both sword intent and demonic energy were extremely domineering forces.

Yet the Primordial Chaos Sword Intent of Thunder Dragon Ancestor's swordsman friend had the unique characteristic of combining with other Daos to form new sword intents, exhibiting exceptional compatibility with all techniques. This made combining the two techniques much easier for Lin Jing.

The fused Heavenly Demon Sword Intent - combining the avatar's demonic energy and Ice Soul Gu's sword intent - forced the Snow God to hastily mobilize more natural energy to block.

BANG!!!

Countless explosions of ice and snow froze the Heavenly Demon Sword Intent, but then the Snow God witnessed an even more astonishing sight.

The Heavenly Demon Avatar calmly opened its mouth while... eight sword-wielding demonic arms floated behind him!!

The eight-armed Heavenly Demon form exuded overwhelming pressure.

This wasn't because Lin Jing's avatar had cultivated eight demonic arms through Heavenly Demon Finger mastery, but rather the illusionary mushrooms accompanying the avatar had used the one real arm as a template to conjure seven additional copies.

Using "Reverse Void Technique" to make illusions reality, they achieved perfect deception. Though their power couldn't match real demonic arms, when combined with "Sword Formation Technique," they still provided massive amplification.

"I heard you possess Origin Sources. Having just arrived in this realm, I've yet to witness their appearance. Hand them over, and I'll spare your life." Demonic words echoed across the heavens.

...........

The battle at Dragon Spine Mountain Range lasted several days, its shocking energy waves detectable by increasingly more cultivators. The spreading blizzard transformed ever-larger areas into glacial wastelands.

Deep in the void, atop a massive meteorite, sat a black-haired youth.

His terrifying aura made the surrounding space tremble violently with each breath.

This was none other than the true body of Heavenly Demon Sect's Sacred Son Sheng Kun. When his avatar had descended earlier to rescue his pet, he'd seemed unharmed, but afterwards, his cultivation nearly destabilized, forcing him to immediately enter seclusion to suppress it and prevent accidental breakthrough that would expel him from the Origin Realm.

During this seclusion, Sheng Kun grew increasingly anxious - if Lin Jing fell into the Cultivation Alliance's hands, the balance between the two factions in the Origin Realm would surely collapse...

This anxiety persisted until a shadowy figure appeared beside him.

One of the Hundred Demon Generals.

Sheng Kun looked over: "Shadow Demon, what news from the Cultivation Alliance?"

"Not from the Alliance, Holy Son, but another demonic bloodline bearer has arrived in the Origin Realm!!"

"Oh?"

"He battled the Snow God at Dragon Spine Mountains to a standstill, even forcing her to reveal her immortal ice origin. Only when other spirits came to her aid did he retreat. His strength is extraordinarily terrifying - perhaps even surpassing that other one!"

"Whose successor is he?" Sheng Kun asked.

Shadow Demon hesitated before answering: "He doesn't appear to be a disciple of any current Dao-seeking demonic expert in the Demon Realm. He specializes in using sword arts with demonic arms, possibly inheriting the Eight-Armed Heavenly Demon Sword Path - a secret technique belonging to the long-missing Demon Emperor Tianchou! Aside from her, we've never heard of anyone else mastering it!!"

"What?" Sheng Kun stood up, astonished. "Demon Emperor Tianchou? That loner who single-handedly conquered seven cultivation realms? Didn't she die?"

"She only fell into a stellar rift - presumed dead but never confirmed!" Shadow Demon clarified.

"True!!" Sheng Kun suddenly laughed wildly. Among female powerhouses of the Demon Realm, Demon Emperor Tianchou ranked in the top three - an exceptionally fearsome demoness. After her disappearance, the sect had mourned for years.

Now it seemed she might still live, having trained a successor.

"I must meet this person to verify personally," Sheng Kun declared. If Demon Emperor Tianchou still lived, and if he could secure her support, it would greatly benefit his bid to become the Heavenly Demon Sect's sole Sacred Son. After all, this reclusive powerhouse had never favored any faction before. She had no preferences - but now that she had a disciple, certain matters would no longer be hers alone to decide. By building good relations with her successor, that person would naturally become associated with him.

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