I'm Just a Beast Tamer

"Little Junior Brother, don’t be rash!"

Yu Ying quickly pulled Jiang Zuo back, worried he would be at a disadvantage.

In the Cultivation Realms, someone a full major realm higher can almost always crush those in the one below.

After a Dao Foundation Cultivator advances to the Divine Body Realm, their physical strength skyrockets, and their Spiritual Power becomes fiercer and more potent.

Against a Qi Cultivation practitioner, victory is effortless.

But advancing from the Divine Body Realm to the Three Flowers Realm is far more difficult.

To advance to the Three Flowers Realm, a Cultivator must undergo the Three-Floral Thunder Tribulation!

The Three-Floral Thunder Tribulation is incredibly ferocious. One careless mistake, and the Cultivator will be annihilated during the tribulation.

But as long as they survive the tribulation, the Cultivator’s Spiritual Power becomes exceptionally pure, and the Divine Tree Flower they cultivate will contain a trace of Thunder Tribulation Power.

Once a Three Flowers Realm Cultivator unleashes the Thunder Tribulation Power from their Divine Tree Flower, the formidable body of a Divine Body Cultivator becomes a joke, easily blasted and severely wounded.

Jiang Zuo had managed to kill a Three Flowers Realm Cultivator with a sneak attack, which was undoubtedly an impressive feat.

But fighting a Three Flowers Realm Cultivator head-on was another matter entirely.

Especially since Liao Shitong was a mid-stage Three Flowers Realm Cultivator.

There was no way Jiang Zuo could win by challenging him.

"If you’re looking to die, then I’ll be happy to oblige!"

"If I don’t accept, people will think I’m afraid of you!"

Liao Shitong glanced at Jiang Zuo in surprise, then sneered.

He hadn’t expected Jiang Zuo to actually dare to challenge him.

But he was utterly fearless.

’A dignified, mid-stage Three Flowers Realm Cultivator like me? If I don’t dare to accept, I’ll never be able to show my face again.’

Liao Shitong refused to believe that Jiang Zuo truly had the power to kill a Three Flowers Realm Cultivator.

’If Jiang Zuo wants to humiliate himself, I’ll be more than happy to help!’

"Junior Brother Zhou!"

Yu Ying was extremely anxious.

"Calm down and just watch. Master Ou said he’ll keep an eye on Zhou Yong, so he’ll be fine."

Luo Taidong told Yu Ying to calm down.

He also wanted to see what Jiang Zuo had up his sleeve.

In his experience, Jiang Zuo wasn’t the type to do something he wasn’t confident about.

If Jiang Zuo was challenging Liao Shitong, he must have his reasons.

With Ou Fanghai watching, Jiang Zuo wouldn’t get hurt even if he was no match for Liao Shitong.

"If you two are serious about sparring, please take it outside. I will serve as your witness."

Had it been anyone else, Ou Fanghai wouldn’t have had the patience.

But he, too, wanted to see Jiang Zuo’s true strength for himself.

According to Ou Mingquan, Jiang Zuo’s power was unfathomable.

The thousand-plus Cultivators quickly moved to an outdoor plaza.

Jiang Zuo and Liao Shitong faced each other, floating in mid-air.

"Zhou the kid, you go first. That way, when you lose, no one can say I’m bullying my junior."

Liao Shitong said calmly, his hands clasped behind his back.

"Alright! Then please, instruct me!"

Jiang Zuo wasted no time.

With a single thought, he activated the Nine Flames Reincarnation Technique.

A circular wheel immediately appeared behind Jiang Zuo.

There were nine flames on the wheel, but three in particular stood out: one ghostly white, one fiery red, and one pale green.

At the Qi Cultivation stage, the Nine Flames Reincarnation Technique only allows one to directly attack enemies with the Spirit Fires on the wheel.

But upon reaching the Dao Foundation and Divine Body Realms, the technique begins to reveal its miraculous properties.

At the Dao Foundation Realm, the flames on the wheel begin to take on an undying property.

Of course, this ’undying’ property doesn’t mean they are truly inextinguishable, just that they are incredibly difficult to put out.

And in the Divine Body Realm, they become self-sustaining.

The wheel of the Nine Flames Reincarnation Technique spun abruptly. The three Spirit Fires—the Bone Spirit Cold Fire, the Earth Core Flowing Fire, and the Glazed Pure Fire—flashed through the air, shooting toward Liao Shitong in a triangular formation.

The other flames on the wheel could also be used for attack, but ordinary flames would be useless against Liao Shitong, so Jiang Zuo didn’t waste his Spiritual Power on them.

"That’s the Nine Flames Reincarnation Technique! A Celestial Tier Cultivation Technique! When did the Black Tortoise Dao Sect get this technique?"

Among the thousand-plus Cultivators present, there were few techniques in the world they couldn’t recognize.

The moment Jiang Zuo activated the Nine Flames Reincarnation Technique, someone in the crowd recognized it.

"Master, did you teach our junior brother this technique?"

Yu Ying couldn’t help but ask Luo Taidong.

’This technique looks so cool. It’d be perfect for picking up girls.’

’If I’d known Master had a technique like this, I definitely would have learned it.’

"It wasn’t me..."

Luo Taidong said, feeling a bit sheepish. Thinking back, he realized he hadn’t taught Jiang Zuo a single technique.

He wasn’t around when Jiang Zuo was at the sect, and by the time he returned, Jiang Zuo was gone.

’The Nine Flames Reincarnation Technique... No wonder he wanted Spirit Fire instead of a tier-four Spiritual Artifact.’

’But to refine a tier-three Spirit Fire into his technique in just two days... His talent is simply astonishing! It’s definitely not the low-grade, mid-tier Spirit Root Talent Liao Shitong described!’

Ou Fanghai knew a thing or two about the Nine Flames Reincarnation Technique; he understood that refining Spirit Fires into it was paramount.

Without Spirit Fires, advancing in the technique would be next to impossible.

’The Spirit Fire from the Nine Flames Reincarnation Technique can indeed harm a Three Flowers Realm Cultivator, but there’s no way he can win the fight with just this!’

Many of the onlooking Cultivators thought the same as they watched Jiang Zuo.

’Trying to defeat Liao Shitong with just this one move is nowhere near enough.’

’He couldn’t win even if Liao Shitong just stood there and took it.’

But in the next instant, the looks on the crowd’s faces changed.

The fiery wheel behind Jiang Zuo, after shooting out the three Spirit Fires, began to spin wildly.

With each rotation, the wheel replenished the Spirit Fires it had launched.

The three types of Spirit Fire shot out like they were from a machine gun, spraying madly toward Liao Shitong.

In an instant, the sky was filled with ghostly white, fiery red, and pale green Spirit Fires.

"Such immense Spiritual Power! Is he really just a novice in the Divine Body Realm?"

The Cultivators who knew something about the Nine Flames Reincarnation Technique couldn’t help but pale and cry out in shock at the sight.

Condensing Spirit Fires with the Nine Flames Reincarnation Technique consumes an enormous amount of Spiritual Power.

For someone like Jiang Zuo to release dozens of Spirit Fires in such a short time should have completely exhausted the Spiritual Power of an ordinary Divine Body Cultivator.

But Jiang Zuo showed no signs of strain at all.

Liao Shitong’s expression also shifted slightly upon seeing this.

He had initially dismissed Jiang Zuo, planning to humiliate him in the most degrading way possible.

But with Jiang Zuo unleashing so many Spirit Fires at once, he might actually get injured if he wasn’t careful.

’Jiang Zuo is a whole major realm beneath me. If I get injured, even if Jiang Zuo loses in the end, everyone will see it as his victory.’

"Phoenix Form!"

Liao Shitong shouted.

Then, a massive, fiery red bird condensed from Spiritual Power materialized around him.

"The Beast Form Tribulation Skill! The Phoenix Form is the bane of Fire Attribute Techniques."

"Zhou Yong’s Nine Flames Reincarnation Technique is well-practiced, but it’s a pity he ran into the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect’s Beast Form Tribulation Skill. It’s going to be easily countered."

Many Cultivators in the crowd were familiar with Liao Shitong’s move.

The Beast Form Tribulation Skill was the signature Celestial Tier technique of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect; the sect had even been named after it.

Once one mastered the Beast Form Tribulation Skill, they could condense the forms of various Fierce Beasts to both attack and defend.

The technique was more defensively oriented, proving especially and unexpectedly effective when resisting a Thunder Tribulation.

The Phoenix Form that Liao Shitong had condensed was used specifically to counter and defend against all sorts of Fire Attribute Techniques.

The Phoenix Form flashed through the air, and as Jiang Zuo’s Spirit Fires struck it, they were completely absorbed.

Not only that, but the Phoenix Form then swooped down on Jiang Zuo.

Ou Fanghai’s gaze was fixed on Jiang Zuo.

’The Nine Flames Reincarnation Technique can’t possibly block the Phoenix Form.’

’But Jiang Zuo should have another technique to defend himself.’

"Water Curtain Celestial Splendor!"

Jiang Zuo wasn’t familiar with the techniques of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect. He hadn’t expected his Nine Flames Reincarnation Technique to be so easily countered, let alone that he would face a counterattack.

With the Phoenix Form swooping in, Jiang Zuo had no choice but to activate the Water Curtain Celestial Splendor.

A deep blue curtain of water instantly enveloped Jiang Zuo.

BOOM!

The Phoenix Form slammed violently into the Water Curtain Celestial Splendor. The curtain of water shook intensely but did not break.

The Water Curtain Celestial Splendor held firm, and the Phoenix Form dissipated.

"He blocked it?"

"How is that possible? Didn’t Liao Shitong mix Thunder Tribulation Power into that Phoenix Form?"

"That water curtain, what technique is that?"

The crowd of Cultivators was stunned by this scene.

Just blocking that single blow from Liao Shitong was astonishing enough, to say nothing of everything else.

"That’s the Celestial Tier technique, Water Curtain Celestial Splendor!"

"Cultivating this technique requires exceptionally high Spirit Root Talent, so much so that it’s almost been lost to time."

"I can’t believe the Black Tortoise Dao Sect not only has this technique, but has a disciple who mastered it!"

Someone had recognized the Water Curtain Celestial Splendor.

Jiang Zuo didn’t care about the talent the technique required, but the Cultivators below did. They knew just how difficult Water Curtain Celestial Splendor was to cultivate.

"Master, does our sect have this Water Curtain Celestial Splendor technique?"

Yu Ying couldn’t help but quietly ask Luo Taidong again.

"I... don’t think so?"

Luo Taidong replied, feeling even more sheepish.

’The techniques Jiang Zuo is cultivating are getting more and more ridiculous.’

’As his master, I’m completely in the dark about what techniques my own disciple has learned.’

Luo Taidong broke into a sweat, ashamed.

Just as the crowd was marveling at Jiang Zuo’s mastery of the Water Curtain Celestial Splendor, his next move made everyone stare in disbelief.

One after another, tier-three Spirit Beasts materialized around Jiang Zuo!

Four Lush Wood Tortoises, three Back Mountain Apes, five Red-tailed Fire Monkeys, and four Thunder Sky Birds!

Xiaoqing, Great Black!

If the Three-eyed Winged Fish had been suitable for this fight, Jiang Zuo would have summoned them as well.

’The only other one I didn’t summon was the Pale Moon Ice Wolf.’

’The Pale Moon Ice Wolf is a tier-four Spirit Beast. If I summoned it, there would be no way to explain it.’

After landing on the ground, these tier-three Spirit Beasts began to frantically attack Liao Shitong on Jiang Zuo’s command.

Jiang Zuo’s Nine Flames Reincarnation Technique also seemed to start up again.

In an instant, a barrage of magical attacks assailed Liao Shitong from all sides.

"So many tier-three Spirit Beasts!"

"Almost twenty of them!"

"This is insane!"

The appearance of nearly twenty tier-three Spirit Beasts left everyone present pale with shock.

Even those who knew Jiang Zuo had a Beast Taming Talent were utterly stunned by the scene.

Theoretically, there’s no limit to the number of Spirit Beasts a Cultivator can possess.

In practice, however, owning too many Spirit Beasts isn’t a good thing.

It’s not enough to simply keep the Spirit Beasts fed. If you raise too many, they will naturally become irritable and disobedient.

Furthermore, having multiple Spirit Beasts fight simultaneously can easily lead to chaos.

For someone like Jiang Zuo to summon nearly twenty Spirit Beasts at once, all of them obeying his every command, was simply inconceivable.

"Mere tier-three Spirit Beasts! So what if there are a lot of them!"

Liao Shitong was also shocked by the army of Spirit Beasts Jiang Zuo had summoned.

This was the disciple their Ten Thousand Beasts Sect had once rejected, yet here he was, doing something every disciple of the sect could only dream of.

This made Liao Shitong all the more desperate to destroy this supreme genius who didn’t belong to the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect.

Condensing another Phoenix Form, Liao Shitong produced a Spiritual Artifact.

’Using a Spiritual Artifact when I’m already a full major realm higher... even if I win, people will say it was an unfair victory.’

But Liao Shitong couldn’t be bothered with such concerns.

’I have to use this chance to inflict irreversible damage on Jiang Zuo!’