The silver figure approaching from afar was none other than Wang Xiao, who wore a hostile expression as he spoke, "You want me to fight this fish of yours? Now that I’ve reached Foundation Establishment, even if you all come at me together, I’d consider it bullying the weak. Did you spend three years in seclusion just to train this fish?"
As Wang Xiao finished speaking, the scene erupted in astonishment. Wang Xiao could be said to be the most famous among this batch of students. Especially after stepping into the Foundation Establishment Stage, he had defeated many older students at the Late-Stage Foundation Establishment, his minor completed Divine Body exuding boundless dominance.
Before, there was perhaps some debate over who was stronger, Wang Xiao or Lin Jing, but later, as Wang Xiao entered Foundation Establishment and Lin Jing remained in seclusion, the discussions faded away.
Only now did people realize that Wang Xiao had challenged multiple times, but Lin Jing remained in seclusion and didn’t respond.
Wang Xiao himself was very angry; ever since he first fell into a disadvantage against Lin Jing, he trained diligently, improving his Magic realm and challenging many times, only to be dismissed by Lin Jing as being too busy, until later when he had no choice but to break through to Foundation Establishment due to a fortuitous encounter...
"You can suppress your realm to the tenth layer of Qi Cultivation and then fight it." Lin Jing said casually.
This suggestion made the Divine Body raise his brow; it was a good idea. By controlling his cultivation to the tenth layer of Qi Cultivation, he could finally fill the gap from that regretful past by battling Lin Jing at the same level.
"It’s settled then. You and this dragon carp will fight together." He stepped forward a few steps, rose into the air, landing on the ring, sealing his Divine Sense, and locking most of his True Essence in the Spirit Lake, then channeling his True Qi at the pinnacle of the tenth layer of Qi Cultivation throughout his body.
The aura of the tenth layer of Qi Cultivation exploded fully, divine light swirled around Wang Xiao, and everyone drew a deep breath, thinking it would be a practice match between Lin Jing’s new pet, only for it to transform into a fight between Lin Jing and the Divine Body!
Now... there was indeed a show to watch.
Many examinees quickly relayed messages, informing their friends who weren’t present. At this moment, within the erupting True Qi from Wang Xiao, a divine shadow manifested, turning his might into tangible silver light, striking directly at the dragon carp. Original content can be found at novel·fire·net
"The might of the Divine!"
This light was like the initial appearance of divine light; dust and pebbles on the ring began to float, and outside the ring, many talents felt a shock just seeing the divine light, leaving them unable to move.
"Is this really the tenth layer of Qi Cultivation?" Many hadn’t fought against Wang Xiao at this level before, only finding the might of this Divine Body terrifying and difficult to resist.
They began to understand why the Foundation Establishment Sword Cultivator Yuan Jing lost back then.
The Divine Body is invincible!
"Such might isn’t something the ninth layer of Qi Cultivation or even an ordinary Foundation Establishment can withstand, Lin Jing is also at the tenth layer of Qi Cultivation, can he shield his pet beast from such might?"
The students’ eyes shifted, but it seemed this Beast Master Lin Jing had no intention of aiding his pet beast. He merely smiled faintly, saying, "Stop testing already; it’s merely intimidation... it won’t scare it."
The divine body was already fat; first, carve off a piece of meat!
"Roar———!" The dragon carp on the ring glanced at the divine light, its mouth slightly opened.
A terrifying dragon roar erupted from its mouth, its bloodline boiling, with an overwhelming bloodline pressure filling the air. This dragon’s roar was like the wrathful howl of a lord of beasts, full of deterrent power, and as the soundwave swept through, with a "bang," the divine light shattered, yet the dragon’s roar persisted!
Upon hearing it, Wang Xiao’s expression changed slightly, he crossed his arms and was forced back several meters, only stopping at the edge of the ring.
"Hmm?" Seeing his Divine Body’s might actually falling behind, he looked bewildered, and in the next second, the dragon carp also entered combat mode, floating up with its immense Demon Power, its gaze ferociously fixed on Wang Xiao.
The dragon carp vanished, reappearing instantly with its tail already sweeping toward Wang Xiao.
Wang Xiao held his star sword to block the sweeping tail, the sword’s body vibrated, and a fierce spiritual power wave scattered from the collision point, transforming into a turbulent gale that blew toward the spectators, while Wang Xiao gazed into the dragon carp’s eyes, feeling a heaviness in his heart.
In the next second, the physical power unleashed by the dragon carp surprisingly surpassed the Divine Body, instantly slapping Wang Xiao flying, hurling him toward the center of the ring.
This scene was truly unbelievable, leaving the spectators stunned; even though Wang Xiao suppressed his realm, he was still the Divine Body, how could he be subdued by a ninth-layer Qi Cultivation dragon carp...
Finally, Wang Xiao realized something.
"Demon King bloodline, it’s a royal bloodline!"
This sentence sent ripples over a thousand layers, changing the expressions of many.
"This dragon carp... a Demon King bloodline?!"
The Demon King bloodline is the inheritor of the Nascent Soul Demon King. A Demon King can have many descendants, but only those who truly inherit all of its bloodline power can be called a Demon King bloodline. Nurturing a Demon King bloodline exhausts the Demon King’s vitality, rendering it infertile, so demon beasts with a Demon King bloodline, much like humans with special constitutions, possess tremendous strength, and as long as they don’t fall, they have a high chance of achieving Nascent Soul.
No one expected that Lin Jing’s little carp dragon was actually a Demon King bloodline. Lin Jing maintained a calm expression; the dragon carp’s own bloodline had regressed to its ancestors, already enormously powerful, further strengthened by hidden dragon fortune, enhancing its bloodline to the royal level ahead of the pine needle mouse while still not having reached Foundation Establishment.
Moreover, unlike ordinary royal bloodlines, the dragon carp was a dragon-blooded demon beast, and dragons are the king of demon races, making its bloodline incredibly powerful to an unimaginable degree.
"Indeed, take this." Lin Jing smiled faintly as infinite dragon scale flames surged around the dragon carp, with dragon-shaped True Qi swimming in the flames. This top-grade beast fire emerged, instantly forming a heaven-and-earth furnace that connected to heaven and earth, rotating layers of fire waves, trapping the now grim-faced Wang Xiao within!
This furnace emerged, even causing Zi Ling’Er to exclaim, "Top-grade beast fire... plus a heaven-and-earth furnace! This is a fire control technique masterable only by a third-grade Alchemist."
Xu Zhizhi, Yuan Jing, Gao Sheng, and others, looking at Wang Xiao trapped within the furnace, stood stunned, never expecting the dragon carp to be so fierce—this was still just a carp that hadn’t crossed the dragon gate!
"Haha..." Only a condescending pine needle laughed in the shadows, "A bunch of righteous youngsters, dumbstruck by a demon fish, but to keep up with that ice bug, this fish has been refining itself like a pill with ghost fire day and night, every meal not without the immortal life blood mosquito!"
To consider the dragon carp an ordinary royal beast cub was a grave mistake!
Boom! Despite the strength of the Divine Body, only trapped momentarily, Wang Xiao still cut open the furnace. Although his silver armor was now blackened, he bore no injuries, still exuding unmatched dominance, his gaze deep.
"Interesting, in these three years you’ve raised yet another monster... seems I underestimated you!" Wang Xiao laughed heartily, his power not declining but increasing; divine light shone more brightly around him, lightning flashed on his star sword as he prepared to strike again...
Lin Jing said, "You ask why I could cultivate an ordinary dragon carp to such strength? Indeed, relying on just the hidden dragon secret techniques wouldn’t be enough. But if we add this Dragon Ascending Pill I crafted, then it’s a different story."
"A demon beast with a strong bloodline, coupled with this pill, will possess the potential of a Dragon King. If you acquire this pill, then find another strong-bloodlined demon beast, even without dragon blood, you’ll soon have a Dragon King cub as a mount!" Lin Jing took out a red pill.
"I didn’t ask!" He gripped his battle knife tightly.