Beast Tamer Ascension-Chapter 33Book 4: : Root of Chaos
Vol 4 Chapter 33: Root of Chaos
Fortune Gold List.
Forged with the supreme treasure Golden Bell by the Second Ancient Emperor, refined a second time with the True Dragon Secret Art and Heavenly Fate Secret Art.
This list automatically senses the battles of prodigies within a realm who are still at the golden age for cultivation, ranking them accordingly—those at the top receiving greater favor from the world’s fortune.
As long as a prodigy engages in battle in observable regions of the Tianyuan Continent, and no overwhelming powerhouse interferes to shield their presence, the Fortune Gold List can usually detect it.
There are rare exceptions—like when a prodigy enters an independent space such as a Cavern Heaven.
Still, the list is ultimately a man-made treasure. Although partially bound to the realm’s fortune, the Second Ancient Emperor didn’t account for every scenario during its forging.
And so, beyond normal operations, the Fortune Gold List contains a dormant Artifact Spirit responsible for adjusting the rankings.
“What’s going on?”
Several years into the Golden Era, the artifact spirit of the list awakened for the first time—
The ranking mechanism malfunctioned, losing its ability to auto-sort.
“Let me see.”
The golden, dragon-shaped artifact spirit scanned the issue and found the problem was with current rank twelve—Dragon Carp, who had defeated the Buddhist Sect’s Holy Son!
“Huh.”
Based on fortune patterns and color readings, Dragon Carp was from the Demon Court and had signed a contract with another, recognized by the realm’s laws as a unified existence.
However, Dragon Carp’s first entry onto the list had been through a solo battle, so the list registered it as the main entity.
Now, the artifact spirit sensed the Beast Tamer—Lin Jing—was using his contract power to suppress Dragon Carp’s strength... then beating it up!
So... the list glitched—
Should it keep Dragon Carp’s spot and also add Lin Jing to the rankings?
Or replace Dragon Carp’s name with Lin Jing’s?
That, the Second Ancient Emperor had never considered.
“I see...” The artifact spirit fell into deep thought.
“If that fish could defeat the Buddhist Sect’s Holy Son on its own, that’s its own capability...”
“My purpose is to nurture Tianyuan’s prodigies. Those with greater power should receive greater fortune and cultivation boosts. If their rankings are merged, only one party benefits—that’s unfair to the other.”
“Alright, let this Beast Tamer take the spot. Dragon Carp drops one rank. Just an exception—it shouldn’t disrupt the list. No need to report to the Ancient Emperor for something this minor.”
After careful thought, the artifact spirit acknowledged Lin Jing’s defeat of Dragon Carp as valid.
It believed that if a prodigy couldn’t even beat a contracted pet fighting without assistance, they didn’t deserve a higher spot. Fortune should go to those with true talent and potential.
Meanwhile, outside the Immortal-Burying Mountain.
Dragon Carp was miserable.
There was no doubt—it was stronger than Lin Jing. After all, it had reached the Nascent Soul Stage, while Lin Jing was still at Core Formation.
But the problem was the Beast Taming Contract. Without it, Lin Jing could never suppress its strength.
In theory, if the Beast Tamer was only one minor stage above, like Foundation vs. Core, he might barely keep up. But Lin Jing was still just Core Formation, yet had built his foundation with eighteen layers of Qi Refinement and even cultivated a Beast Taming Physique. The contract’s suppressive effect far surpassed average tamers.
So Dragon Carp suffered an extremely irregular defeat at the hands of a Core Formation cultivator.
“So... it actually worked—” Lin Jing looked toward the Fortune Gold List and saw no changes.
Beating your own ranked pet... was it not a valid method to enter the list? Not even by overriding their spot?
Just as he was about to give up and attempt proper entry through a traditional challenge, the sky shimmered faintly with golden light—the Fortune Gold List finally shifted.
Across Tianyuan, many cultivators noticed the ripple—
Indicating a change in the rankings.
Countless cultivators focused in, trying to see which prodigy had advanced again.
Then, collective silence.
Fortune Gold List, Rank 12: Lin Jing. Cultivation: Mid Core Formation. Reason for entry: defeated his own contracted pet, Dragon Carp…
Fortune Gold List, Rank 13: Dragon Carp. Cultivation: Early Nascent Soul…
Cultivators across the continent: ???
“Huh??”
Not just the cultivators—Lin Jing himself was stunned. It actually worked? But why did the list respond so slowly this time?
Was its processing power running low?
And now, this scene cleared up all previous doubts—
So this Dragon Carp really was the Demon Court Holy Son’s fire-type rare beast!
The Buddhist Sect’s Holy Son had actually been solo-killed by Lin Jing’s pet!
“What the h*ll is wrong with this list? A Beast Tamer and their pet can be ranked separately? Aren’t they supposed to be treated as one? And doesn’t a Beast Tamer beating their own pet rely on the contract’s suppression? That kind of targeted force counts as strength? If the pet counts as part of their strength, then why can the pet appear on the list independently?”
“What kind of move was that, Demon Court Holy Son?”
Countless prodigies were on the verge of mental collapse.
Nearly all of them had dropped one spot because of Lin Jing’s sudden insertion.
Especially the Core Formation Perfection prodigy who got bumped out of the top 100—he outright exploded in anger.
Ancient Kingdom.
Inside the royal court.
Soon, the Second Ancient Emperor received reports from cultivators questioning whether it was appropriate for a Beast Tamer and their pet to be on the list simultaneously.
“This was the artifact spirit’s decision—nothing wrong with it.”
The emperor made no move to alter the list’s rules, tacitly approving the artifact spirit’s ranking adjustment.
After court, the Second Ancient Emperor shook his head. It wasn’t favoritism toward Lin Jing.
The Fortune Gold List had already been forged and was partially bound to fate. Changing its rules now would be difficult.
Besides, his true body was outside the realm, maintaining the boundary wall. His current avatar’s power was limited. As long as the list was functioning, he saw no need to intervene over such a minor hiccup.
More importantly, if he did interfere, the Demon Court’s tigeress—that Demon Emperor—definitely wouldn’t let it slide.
So, best leave it be.
He looked toward the top of the list—first and second place were a prince and princess of the Ancient Clan. As long as the core rankings remained unaffected, there was no harm.
“A rare beast, huh. To defeat a Solar Physique prodigy of the Buddhist Sect while still at Early Nascent Soul... its innate divine ability must be terrifying. What a pity, what a shame.” The emperor shook his head. Fate had its own plans—this Longevity Body was destined to have no ties to the Ancient Kingdom.
Still, he only felt slightly regretful.
Even if Lin Jing had stayed in the Ancient Kingdom, the emperor wouldn’t have focused all efforts on grooming the Longevity Body or even the rare beast Dragon Carp.
Compared to Lin Jing, he cared more about the Ancient Clan’s prodigies—his own descendants.
He took out a secret technique.
True Dragon Secret Art: Physique Chapter
Requires immense world fortune. Must be cultivated alongside the Boundary-Breaking Bird.
It can shatter the limit of divine physiques, evolving superior bodies into Immortal Physiques.
“With the Golden Era here, the realm’s fortune has surged. The Immortal Physique chapter of the True Dragon Secret Art left by the previous emperor can finally be cultivated. As long as the prince and princess can unite the Ancient Clan’s and Tianyuan’s strength to complete the Acquired Immortal Physique, then neither demons nor rare beasts will be able to shake the foundation of the Ancient Kingdom…”
