Beast Tamer Ascension

Vol 2 Chapter 96: A Descent into Madness

The time had come for the academy’s students to depart for the Mystic Domain.

A massive spirit-powered flying ship set sail from the academy.

Shortly after takeoff, the Dragon Palace members arrived with their Dragon Pets to visit Lin Jing.

Yuan Jing’s Giant Saber Mantis, Ziling'er’s Pill Rabbit, Gao Sheng’s Dragon Horse, Wang Xiao’s Battle Tiger, Xu Zhizhi’s Bald Lynx, Zhou Lang’s counterfeit Four Sacred Beasts, and the descendant of Ice-Fire Island’s Flood Dragon…

Among them, Wang Xiao’s Battle Tiger, Gao Sheng’s Dragon Horse, and the Flood Dragon had already reached King-tier Bloodlines.

The first two had naturally strong bloodlines due to their wealthy backgrounds.

As for the Flood Dragon, it was a case of a severed lineage desperately seeking a new path. After trading two cultivation manuals and numerous high-grade spirit herbs with Lin Jing for a ton of Ascending Dragon Pills, it had chosen to cultivate Beast Taming Arts to refine its strength.

Of course, the others weren’t weak either.

Except for Zhou Lang from the Divine Formation Sect, who had spread his resources too thin by raising too many beasts—resulting in none of them having exceptionally high bloodlines—the rest had all reached the Quasi-King Bloodline stage.

However, breaking through this bottleneck would require more resources than all their previous efforts combined.

Now, everyone was here out of curiosity—curious about the mysterious pill Lin Jing had mentioned for unlocking their beasts’ latent bloodline potential.

“Ascending Dragon Pills enhance the bloodline quality of dragon-blooded beasts,” Lin Jing explained.

“However, improving their bloodline doesn’t necessarily mean they can fully unleash 100% of their inherited power.”

“This pill was refined alongside the Ascending Dragon Pills, specifically to help high-bloodline beasts excavate their latent bloodline power, significantly boosting their strength. But due to the extreme burden it places on the body, I’ve never given it to you until now.”

Lin Jing pulled out a black pill bottle.

The moment he opened it, everyone felt nothing unusual—except Ziling'er and her Pill Rabbit, whose pupils instantly contracted as they caught a terrifying scent.

“This is a Demon Pill!!” Ziling'er gasped.

“Demon Pill?” The descendant of Ice-Fire Island frowned. “What’s that? Never heard of it.”

Ziling'er’s face turned serious.

“Demon Pills… are forbidden pills that, upon consumption, have an extremely high chance of killing the user, causing severe illness, or inducing addiction. Even the weakest Demon Pill can overload a high-level cultivator’s body. Normally, only demonic cultivators who constantly walk the edge of life and death dare to use such extreme pills.”

The crowd turned to Lin Jing.

What the hell was this guy trying to do?!

Lin Jing smiled.

“It’s really not as bad as it sounds. Both the ingredients and the final pill itself have been consumed by my own beasts for a long time. At this point, they’re immune to it—it doesn’t even have much of an effect anymore.”

Saying this, he casually tossed the Pain Pill, a concoction refined from Black Death Pepper and the blood of violent spirit beasts, to the side.

A moment later, the Dragonblood Carp leaped forward, gulping down several black pills in one bite.

Under Ziling'er and her Pill Rabbit’s horrified gazes, the Dragonblood Carp shuddered for a brief moment—

Then let out a satisfied burp.

Ziling'er was dumbfounded.

“What kind of joke is this?! Even a Foundation Establishment-stage beast would die from the pain of that pill!!”

Hearing this, the Dragon Pets of the Dragon Palace instinctively took a step forward.

But after seeing that Wang Xiao’s Battle Tiger was fine, they hesitated and stepped back.

Lin Jing chuckled.

“This pill is called Pain Pill. The moment you take it, you experience an agonizing pain that reaches the soul. However, if you can endure the pain, your bloodline potential will be forcibly excavated and activated.

“In theory, this pill was made to complement the Ascending Dragon Pill.”

Gao Sheng swallowed hard.

“…You weren’t lying… but that Dragonblood Carp is not a normal case.”

Zhou Lang, using his Heavenly God Physique, sensed the ominous energy radiating from the Demon Pill, took a deep breath, and turned toward Wang Xiao, who looked completely unfazed.

Suddenly, everything clicked.

This madman had been eating Demon Pills all along to unlock his bloodline potential!!!

“I suddenly feel… unwell. Boss, maybe we should skip the Genius Rankings Battle…” Gao Sheng’s Dragon Horse took another step back.

The others might not know better, but it did—Lin Jing was a real demonic cultivator, so those Demon Pills were definitely not fake.

Was winning the Genius Rankings Battle really worth risking their lives?!

Nope. No way. The Dragon Horse wanted out.

“Shut up and take it! If you’re too afraid to eat a mere Demon Pill, how will you ever slay demons in the future?” Gao Sheng dragged it back. After all, he wasn’t the one eating it.

Meanwhile, under Ziling'er’s panicked expression, the other Dragonblood Beasts also began trembling.

“You don’t need to worry,” Lin Jing reassured them. “I’m not sending you to your deaths.”

“Endure the greatest suffering, and you shall become the greatest beast.”

“If the pain gets too unbearable, I’ll immediately apply an ice compress to numb it—don’t worry.”

Lin Jing raised a hand, releasing a frightening cold aura.

Even Wang Xiao, who had an Innate Ice Physique, shuddered.

This…

This was definitely not a normal ice attribute physique.

Ziling'er hesitated.

“Actually… with this level of ice numbing, it could effectively counteract the pain caused by the pill…”

Beside her, the Pill Rabbit stared at its master with wide eyes.

Wait. You’re actually considering eating this?

As a pill refining expert, didn’t she understand how terrifying Demon Pills were?!

It looked at Lin Jing, horrified.

It had been a test subject for years, but even it had never eaten a Demon Pill before!

“Well? What’s your decision?” Lin Jing smiled.

“These pills are free—a token of appreciation for your cooperation.”

Free?

The Dragon Palace members exchanged glances.

If it wouldn’t kill their pets, then why not take the chance to power up?

“…Looks like we’re all in.”

Lin Jing grinned and turned to Zhou Lang.

“Brother Zhou, could you set up a soundproofing formation outside my room?”

“Soundproofing? No problem.”

Zhou Lang nodded—he had the weakest beast bloodlines in the group, so he couldn’t afford to miss out on this opportunity.

“Oh, by the way…” Lin Jing suddenly added, “Humans can take the Pain Pill too. The effect isn’t as dramatic as with beasts, but… it still works.”

He pulled out several more bottles.

“I recommend taking them together—experiencing the same pain will strengthen your bond with your Dragon Pets.”

He chuckled.

The Dragon Palace members froze.

Their Dragon Pets slowly turned to look at them.

Their expressions darkened.

One Month Later

Mystic Domain, Tianji City

After enduring a month of soul-burning agony, the academy’s students finally arrived in Tianji City.

Under Lin Jing’s persuasion, they had ultimately chosen to share the pain with their Dragon Pets.

By now, the Dragon Palace members had developed complete pain resistance.

No matter how badly they got injured in battle, they would feel nothing.

Even their souls had gone numb.

“You have some seriously twisted tastes.”

“You barely took any yourself, yet you made them eat so much.”

As they landed in Tianji City, Senior Pine couldn’t hold back any longer.

Lin Jing just laughed.

“I didn’t need to take them—I had my Dragonblood Carp eat them for me. Thanks to our Beast Taming Secret Art, all the pain gets transferred to it instead.”

“Besides… daily bloodletting also hurts, you know.”

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