Just as Lin Jing expected, as long as he displayed overwhelming power, it would cause the other Tianjiao to abandon even the thought of struggling.

Under his gaze, even Mo Qianyi hesitated, unsure of how to defeat Lin Jing.

When fighting a Mechanist, the hardest part is breaking through layers of mechanisms to defeat the Mechanist themselves. However, for Lin Jing, who possesses the Ice Soul Gu, this was not a problem at all.

The mind of a high-level Mechanist is connected to the soul of the mechanism creation. The poison of the Ice Soul Gu can precisely transmit the toxin through the connection between the mechanism creation and the Mechanist.

In this way, the mechanism creation instead becomes the weak point of the Mechanist!

"It seems the blessing of the Star Universe Turtle is out of reach." Mo Qianyi shook her head. In fact, the moment she saw Chen Chong's Technique Elemental Spirit, she began to waver, feeling that with her own strength, she couldn't defeat Chen Chong.

And as she knew the battle situation could change in an instant, the seemingly strong Chen Chong unexpectedly lost to Lin Jing in a blink!

Facing the even stronger Lin Jing, she clearly understood the disparity.

The second Tianjiao has realized the gap, and several other Tianjiao instantly became aware, deciding not to invite their own suffering.

Now that Lin Jing has demonstrated absolute power, if they went up to challenge and lost, they would undoubtedly earn the reputation of having no self-awareness.

Not every genius possesses the courage to challenge an opponent stronger than themselves; such people are, after all, very rare.

"No one else?" The Celestial Regret Flower looked at the remaining indifferent Tianjiao, revealing a smile on his face.

Just with the reshuffle of the first Tianjiao and the contract with the Ten Rare Gu, he knew that hosting this Tianjiao competition was worthwhile.

"If no one continues to challenge, the final victor of this Tianjiao competition is the Beast Taming Sect's Lin Jing. Three days later, the Celestial Secret Tower will release a new Tianjiao ranking, revising the list based on your performances in this competition!"

"Wait a minute, is it possible?" Until now, some spectators hadn't realized: "Could it really be that the ultimate victor is..."

"How could it be fake? Didn't you see that guy's strength..." The Cultivator next to him took a deep breath, looking at the white-haired youth floating in the icy sky, and said:

"That guy... has contracted the Ten Rare Gu from the Gu God Sect."

"If you are well versed in history, you should understand how much trouble the Ten Rare Gu caused the Ancient Country at the time. Countless strong individuals lost their lives trying to eradicate the ten Gu Cultivators who controlled these Rare Gu."

"The Gu God Sect... isn't any weaker than the Spirit Dao Sect, the first sect of the Ancient Country, and might even be stronger. The Ten Rare Gu are possessions of the Gu God Sect that have fallen into the outside world, making that guy dangerous... The Beast Taming Sect Saint Heir, his future days will not be easy."

"The Gu God Sect will not allow such things to remain outside. Once a Rare Gu is born, they will certainly find a way to reclaim it!"

The Cultivators, while silent about Lin Jing possessing such things, seemed to have already predicted the situation he would face next.

Such Rare Gu are rarer than common Technique Elemental Spirits, but they are also hot potatoes.

Lin Jing hovered above the stage, sensing the apprehensive gazes of many Tianjiao around him, listening to the discussions among many spectators, his expression unchanged.

He was naturally aware of what the spectators and Cultivators were discussing. However, as long as he had the Ice Soul Gu, exposure was inevitable sooner or later. In that case, he might as well quickly turn its existence into strength.

At this moment, Lin Jing could already feel the mad surge of Fortune Power in his Hidden Dragon Mark, and this was still before the new Tianjiao ranking was announced.

His blue eyes looked at the Celestial Regret Flower, meaning... For the sake of your Celestial Secret Tower's newspaper sales, I have already exposed such a big secret, so there's no reason not to make me number one in the next Tianjiao ranking, right?

Although it was three against one, I'm a Beast Master, so it's fair and not considered external assistance. I didn't even use the contracted Mosquito Beast!

"A terrifying young man, Longevity Body, Ten Rare Gu, I wonder if he can survive to the Nascent Soul Stage." The Celestial Regret Flower, meeting Lin Jing's gaze, was very curious.

......

"No wonder Master of Celestial Regret Flower eagerly implored me to let Lin Jing participate in the Tianjiao competition." On the academy's side, Mr. Cao, who witnessed Lin Jing's performance all along, was deeply impressed.

He was skilled in the art of observing Qi, and although he understood that Lin Jing was extraordinary, it seemed he still fell short of the Celestial Secret Tower's insights.

At this moment, he also didn't expect that the genius he brought back from the barren Great Wilderness could actually ascend to the top of the Tianjiao Human List. Although the academy had many Tianjiao ascend to the top before, even he did in his younger years, the competitive pressure of his era was far less intense than this one.

"Ice Soul Gu, it seems this was his serendipity."

It would be impossible for a Cultivator not from a major sect to achieve such accomplishments without a stroke of serendipity. Mr. Cao conveyed to the other academy strongmen: "Protect Lin Jing for the next few days. I will persuade him to return to Hidden Dragon City via the teleportation formation. With the news of the Ice Soul Gu exposed, his return journey might not be peaceful."

The other academy strongmen silently nodded, feeling that this Tianjiao competition was at least interesting, not allowing that Spirit Dao Sect lad to take first place.

Disciples of the Spirit Dao Sect have never been fond of joining the academy, nor of using the Fortune of the Hidden Dragon to cultivate magic. This time being defeated by an academy disciple was something the academy professors were pleased to see.

These academy professors, whether on the Human List or the Land List, were in their time, among the top three, otherwise, they wouldn't have the qualifications to be teaching at the academy.

Now seeing another academy genius rise, they couldn't help but laugh heartily.

"For Lin Jing, now that his Ice Soul Gu is exposed, the best development is to also stay in the academy, cultivate all the way to the Nascent Soul, and then become a teaching professor…"

"At least by staying within the academy, he can be assured of safety."

......

The Tianjiao competition concluded, and Lin Jing returned to the inn, quickly requesting Elder Shen Song for a dragon carp to warm himself.

"You cheeky brat, to intimidate those Tianjiao, you exceeded the limit in using the power of the Ice Gu, didn't you?" Seeing Lin Jing's near-frozen appearance, Shen Song chuckled.

Usually, when Lin Jing borrowed the power of the Ice Soul Gu, he would fuse his own True Qi with the coldness of the Ice Soul Gu. Even so, Lin Jing found it hard to bear. But this time, Shen Song noticed that Lin Jing even merged his spirit and soul with the Ice Soul Gu, resulting in his own spirit and soul being frostbitten, not just his physical body being burdened.

"I had no choice, Elder. Didn't you see the power of that Technique Elemental Spirit? Even the Pine Leaf Mouse, who inherited your bloodline and perfected the Divine Technique you taught, had some struggles to resist it."

"If I didn't fully merge with the Ice Soul Gu, it would be hard to suppress that guy." Lin Jing looked not too well.

Fortunately, Master of Celestial Regret Flower was accommodating enough and didn't give the Tianjiao too much time to ponder, otherwise, with more delay, he and the Pine Leaf Mouse would have reached their limits.

Beside him, the Pine Leaf Mouse, munching on seeds, spat out the shells, blaming it?

"It's not like your low cultivation level is dragging down that mouse's cultivation. If it, too, reached Foundation Establishment Great Perfection, there's no need for you to face three opponents so embarrassingly, it could fight a hundred rounds by itself." Shen Song's words deeply resonated with the Pine Leaf Mouse.

"But this could be good, forcing you to use the Ice Soul Gu. Now, aside from the Yin Corpse Sect, even the Cultivators of the Gu God Sect might come out, hahaha." Shen Song was already impatient to exchange blows with the Demon Cultivators of the Gu God Sect.

Lin Jing curled his lips, indifferent, as he had decided to seclude himself in the academy for at least a full cycle of sixty years.

He had no intention to leave the academy in the short term unless the academy collapsed! But that's impossible, the academy has existed longer than the Beast Taming Sect.

"Poooo~~~" The dragon carp embraced Lin Jing, warming the Beast Master both physically and spiritually.

While muttering about the damned power of the Ice Soul Gu being too difficult to use, hurting the Beast Master, it also boasted that once it transforms into a dragon, it would effortlessly deal with any enemies!

Just then, Shen Song spoke: "Kiddo, someone seems to be looking for you, it's that girl from the Divine Strategy Manor, didn't you strike some deal with her?"

"Yes, she should be here to deliver the design of the mechanism beast 'Longevity Treasure Turtle' and the mechanism device to awaken its intelligence. I'm also curious if a conscious mechanism life can be contracted..." Lin Jing said.

Dragon Carp: ???

Wait, what the hell, where did the Longevity Treasure Turtle come from? What is that?

"Don't worry, the third contract spot will definitely be yours." Lin Jing assured, looking at the dragon carp whose pupils had contracted.

The dragon carp leapt out of Lin Jing's arms with a "pop," determined to follow him this time! If it stayed behind in the academy to guard the place, who knows what might happen!

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