Immortal through Beast Taming-Chapter 588 - 43: Spirit King

"It seems that during my time on Earth, there have been considerable changes in the Celestial Essence Realm."

Lin Jing stood in the sky, his hands behind his back, gazing at the vast expanse of Celestial Essence.

Although its area is countless times that of Earth, the world’s strength is indeed fragile.

Over there, it was challenging to take even a single step in a country, but here, it seems that with just a thought, everything can shatter the void and go forth.

Is this the so-called... concentration of essence?

"However, in this vast land, more than half of it belongs to the spirit monsters."

He had been invincible in the Source Realm for five hundred years, and during those five hundred years, he had been implementing the "Spirit Monster Transfer Plan," with a large number of Source Realm spirit monsters entering the Celestial Essence Continent.

At that time, Lin Jing had been closely monitoring the development of the Celestial Essence Continent, and overall, there were no significant changes.

Yet during his time on Earth, another three hundred years had passed in the Celestial Essence Realm, and the changes in these three hundred years were more significant than Lin Jing had imagined.

It’s as if the Celestial Essence Realm had become a miniature Source Realm. The land occupied by spirit monsters had already surpassed that of the original inhabitants of Celestial Essence.

He slowly descended to the mountain below, where inside a cave abode, a Core Formation Stage Loose Cultivator at Great Perfection was cultivating. The person’s life span was about five hundred years, clearly having reached the limit of Core Formation.

"Failed..."

As Lin Jing landed, the white-haired Core Formation Cultivator had failed the final attempt to form a Nascent Soul within his life span, with a dense aura of death, already waiting quietly for death to come.

When he saw a young man approaching him, he smiled freely: "Even after setting up a grand array, I’ve still been discovered, huh? Well, fortunate fellow, the little remaining possessions I have, you may as well take them."

"I ask you," Lin Jing looked at him: "What major events have occurred on the Celestial Essence Continent in the past three hundred years?"

"Hmm?" Although he was near death, facing the young man who suddenly appeared, the Core Formation Cultivator felt an undeniable pressure. Under that pressure, his muddled consciousness cleared considerably, responding unconsciously:

"The biggest event... the biggest event is the ’Spirit King’s’ path to enlightenment, which led to the power shift of the continent’s strongest individual and force!"

"Spirit King?"

Who.

Unfamiliar.

"The Spirit King is a great spirit monster from the Source Realm, offspring of Mingtu Lady and the great spirit monster, Celestial Spirit of Falling Stars."

"Seven hundred years ago, it signed a contract with a Celestial Essence Ancient Country prodigy who possessed the Death Divine Body and came to Celestial Essence."

Lin Jing had no knowledge of this matter at all.

Over the centuries, too many Celestial Essence Realm prodigies had entered the Source Realm, taking away many Source Realm spirit monsters.

He could not remember each one, as he left it to others to handle.

However, he did know about Mingtu Lady and Celestial Spirit of Falling Stars having offspring, handled by the Pine Needle Mouse.

With such offspring, Mingtu Lady has more than one.

There are dozens of hybrids, you know.

If it’s Mingtu Lady’s offspring, they likely inherited its death inheritance for the most part, so Mingtu Lady entrusting one with a Death Divine Body to develop on the Celestial Essence Continent is not an impossible scenario.

Now it seems that this offspring is quite extraordinary?

"Shortly after arriving in the Celestial Essence Realm, this ’Spirit King’ broke its contract with its partner, becoming a loose cultivator."

"For a consecutive five hundred years, this Spirit King remained quiet."

"But two hundred years ago, the Spirit King suddenly achieved enlightenment, its power unprecedentedly strong, directly challenging the continent’s strongest being, the Lord of the Demon Court, and defeating the Demon Emperor at the initial stage of enlightenment!"

"From then on, the power shift of the continent’s strongest occurred, and the Spirit King became the continent’s mightiest. Its strength commanded respect among countless spirit monsters."

"The spirit monsters that followed it also achieved enlightenment one after another within a short century, to the extent that now, the number of enlightened spirit monsters far exceeds that of the human race... apart from selling some face to the Celestial Essence Ancient Country, which cultivated and supported itself for some time, and the original strongest force, the Demon Court, most other forces’ territories have now been occupied by the Spirit King’s enlightened followers..."

Lin Jing listened with great surprise.

He was not surprised that after spirit monsters were unchained, various could emerge as top-tier enlightened ones.

After all, within the Source Realm, young prodigies from across the heavens are often outclassed in terms of talent by many Source Realm spirit monsters.

However, he did not expect the first spirit monster to grow was not one of the original great spirit monsters but a second-generation hybrid spirit monster.

The Spirit King, huh...

For it to achieve enlightenment in under a millennium and even level up to defeat the Demon Emperor with celestial bloodline, Lin Jing was genuinely curious about how this battle prowess was achieved.

"This Spirit King is indeed a genius."

"But clearly a monster, a calamity," the Core Formation Cultivator said desolately: "However, it no longer concerns me, but pity for the sentient beings of the world..."

"Before the Spirit King achieved enlightenment, most spirit monsters depended on the Demon Court and other forces for cultivation."

"However, with the Spirit King’s emergence, the Demon Court and other forces gradually lost control over the spirit monsters. Spirit monsters have practically become the overlords of the Celestial Essence Continent. At this rate, will the Celestial Essence Realm still be the same Celestial Essence Realm..."

"And it seems the Spirit King is not satisfied with Celestial Essence, intending to lead the spirit monsters into the cosmos..."

"Perhaps because its bloodline’s starry attribute is acting up, yearning for the stars, but one must know, the Celestial Essence is currently facing threats from beyond the worlds. If these spirit monsters leave Celestial Essence and appear in space, the coordinates of the Celestial Essence Realm will soon be discovered, bringing about endless catastrophe for the Celestial Essence Realm..."

Lin Jing had just heard that this Spirit King did not allow the spirit monsters to invade the territories of the Ancient Country or the Demon Court and had no issue with it initially.

But now hearing that this Spirit King recklessly intends to venture beyond Celestial Essence, he instantly regained his composed demeanor.

Indeed, once power loses control, suicidal notions easily arise.

This Spirit King, whether interfering with other spirit monsters’ decisions or expanding its own influence, Lin Jing had no opinions; that’s the privilege of a "genius." However, if it intends to drag the Celestial Essence into a doomed fate, that is something Lin Jing cannot allow.

"You, with a mere Core Formation cultivation, having such insights, is quite unexpected."

"Answering senior, that is because this junior..." The conversation had lasted so long, perhaps it was due to insights gained before death, this Core Formation Cultivator had realized that the person before him wasn’t some young thief coming for treasure but seemed to be a senior who had recently emerged and was unfamiliar with recent changes in the Cultivation Realm.

"This junior also hails from an extraordinary background, influenced by family teachings in youth. Unfortunately, the family was destroyed by enemies due to conflicts. My aptitude is dull; even now, I’ve only reached Core Formation. Vengeance, alas, remains hopeless in this life."

Lin Jing left, and after Lin Jing departed, the elder soon took his last breath as well.