Beastmaster of the Ages

”This thing’s not bad, eh? Your Myriadpath Valley is so rich. Such a high-level cosmic artifact is for children’s use? You’re really loaded!” Chen Tianyong had the strength to restrain the Kilopath Net, which was futilely struggling in his hands.

”To be honest, this is a treasure I borrowed from our specter race’s Eminent Tiankui, the Kilopath Net. According to the agreement, I have to return it to him in a few days. Milord, you should understand how terrifying Eminent Tiankui is. He has an extremely violent temper and isn’t someone you want to mess with, so....” Reverend Daolie was on the verge of tears again. It had taken him three years to borrow the Kilopath Net, and he also spent a lot of savings!

”Eminent Tiankui?” After hearing that, Chen Tianyong slapped Reverend Daolie in the face. The weight of the slap was like an entire astralscape bearing down on his face, and Reverend Daolie’s fierce lion face swelled up. The dignified reverend spun several times in the air before crashing to the ground.

”It’s clearly yours and you still dare to scare me with Eminent Tiankui? Do you take me for a fool? I’ve seen this treasure, so forget about taking it back. Consider it confiscated,” Chen Tianyong said, rolling his eyes.

”You!” Reverend Daolie was about to explode with anger.

At that moment, Huang Daosheng had slightly recovered. His head had finally reformed, and just in time to see the situation. His eyes widened in disbelief. ”You dare—”

Before he could finish the third word, Chen Tianyong punched him in the head again, flattening his head once more and Huang Daosheng lay there convulsing again.

”Big Brother! Don’t hit him again or my son won’t be able to become a foundationeer!” Reverend Daolie miserably wailed.

”In that case, do you agree that this treasure belongs to me?” Chen Tianyong asked.

”I agree, I’m completely convinced!” Reverend Daolie wailed.

Tianming, who wasn’t far away, heard everything from Yin Chen and could only laugh in response. He wanted to ask Reverend Daolie, Weren’t you very imposing when you were the one doing the bullying?

He wanted Chen Tianyong to help him experience the feeling of being bullied by absolute power!

Back on the Skyward Grandpath, he was about to casually kill Tianming to get his son on the top of the ranking. If it weren’t for Lan Yun, Tianming would be gone by now.

Chen Tianyong slapped Reverend Daolie again, swelling up the other half of his face.

”Why are you hitting me again, Big Brother?” Reverend Daolie miserably said.

”Sorry, I have obsessive compulsive disorder. Good things must come in pairs. I hit your son twice, so I have to hit you twice to feel balanced, or my heart just won’t feel right,” Chen Tianyong said.

”Okay, okay, it’s a really good habit. So now?” Reverend Daolie trembled as he looked at him.

”Alright, I’ll give it back to you since you’re honest!” Chen Tianyong tossed Huang Daosheng to him, clapped his hands, and said, ”Rest assured, I’ll put in a good word for you in front of my master. If you come to the Xenoabyss again in the future, I won’t rob you.”

Reverend Daolie inwardly cursed, but still had to say, ”Thank you very much, brother. May I ask your name?”

”You’re quite interesting. First you call me dad, then you call me big brother, and now, with the hostage in your hands, you call me brother?”

”Big Brother! Big Brother!” Reverend Daolie awkwardly smiled, protecting his son.

Chen Tianyong rolled his eyes and said, ”I dare to do the deed, so naturally I dare to leave my name. The name’s Zhangsan Shiye.”

Chen Tianyong threw out random words as a name, and lied as naturally as he breathed.

”That’s quite the heroic name,” Reverend Daolie flattered.

”Alright, get lost.” Chen Tianyong dusted his hands and walked away.

”Big Brother, there’s one thing I have to tell you. That Kilopath Net really belongs to Eminent Tiankui. If I deceive you, may I be struck by thunder and have my offspring exterminated,” Reverend Daolie said through gritted teeth.

Although he was afraid that Chen Tianyong would act recklessly, he was also afraid that when he went back, he would be executed by Eminent Tiankui! He knew very well what kind of temper that figure had, as someone who served by his side. He would be in big trouble after losing the Kilopath Net and going back.

”I’ll believe you, since you’re taking an oath by your descendants. But even if it is from Eminent Tiankui, so what? My master isn’t afraid of him!” Chen Tianyong shrugged.

”Big Brother, who exactly is your master? A great figure from Antiquitas Mortis?” Reverend Daolie pitifully asked.

”Someday, you’ll know his honored name. By then, you’ll know what it means to cower in fear!” After saying this, Chen Tianyong didn’t say anything more and quickly disappeared into the darkness. After all, the commotion caused by their battle was quite significant, and it had attracted some attention.

”There must be someone with the power of an eminent! There aren’t many of them in the Xenoabyss. They’ll definitely be investigated!” Reverend Daolie gritted his teeth.

”Dad, what about my order fragments?” Huang Daosheng finally woke up.

”Gone,” Reverend Daolie said.

”What do you mean ’gone’...?”

”It means gone! Lost! Snatched away! Don’t tell me your education only had cultivation and never basic vocabulary!” Reverend Daolie angrily roared, kneeling on the ground with tears streaming down his face.

***

Chen Tianyong briskly walked down the road, contacting Tianming through a transmission stone. ”Are you sure you don’t want to kill them?”

”I can’t kill them. To Myriadpath Valley, theft is considered a private incident. But if a reverend and prospective eminent die, they’ll definitely investigate. If they find out it’s you, you’ll be in danger. Uncle Yong, I still need you in the future, so you absolutely can’t have any accidents,” Tianming said.

”Alright. But I did give them a good beating and let them experience what it’s like to be bullied by someone abusing their power,” Chen Tianyong said with a smile.

”I heard from Yin Chen. It felt great, Uncle Yong,” Tianming laughed.

”What’s funny is that they think you’re at the level of an eminent. I wonder how terrifying they imagine you to be. If they knew that the treasures they’d exchanged with a thousand years of savings were given to you, making you stronger, I guess they’d spit out liters of blood on the spot,” Chen Tianyong said with a laugh.

”Feels good! And there’s the Kilopath Net, right?” Tianming asked.

”Yes,” Chen Tianyong said, ”This thing is top notch. It’s a high-fortuna-class artifact! Even ordinary reverends can’t use it. But we can’t use it either?”

”Well, it really can’t be used. It belongs to Eminent Tiankui. That eminent is said to be quite terrifying, and he comes from a very terrifying house in Myriadpath Valley,” Tianming said.

”How should we handle the Kilopath Net then?” Chen Tianyong asked.

”As soon as people from Eminent Tiankui’s side come, just throw it far away. Don’t reveal your identity,” Tianming said.

”Doesn’t that mean we took it for no reason?” Chen Tianyong helplessly said.

”Of course not. It was borrowed by Reverend Daolie—if it’s snatched away and the owner comes to take it back in person, will he lend it to him again?” Tianming laughed.

”Of course not!”

In other words, Tianming wouldn’t be threatened by the Kilopath Net in Myriadpath Valley anymore.

”And I predict that Reverend Daolie is about to be beaten half to death. Hah, if it weren’t for the order fragments, I’d really want to go back to Myriadpath Valley and watch him being tortured again!” Tianming sneered. How could he not hate Reverend Daolie? He clearly remembered the abuse he had faced on the Skyward Grandpath. If it weren’t for Lan Yun taking a liking to him, he would have been doomed.

It was an old feud. So, killing Huang Daoxiong and embarrassing Huang Daosheng wasn’t enough.

”Just wait.... One day, House Huang will know who this ’master’ is!” Tianming sneered.

”Tianming, wait there. I’ll serve the order fragments to you while they’re still hot.”

”Thanks, Uncle Yong.”

”Don’t mention it. You saved my life. You’re like my parent in this new life! I’ll serve you with all my remaining days,” Chen Tianyong said.

”It’s all fate, Uncle Yong. Just be casual.”

”Yeah, wait for me.” Chen Tianyong nodded.

The spot directly between their current positions happened to be where Zi Zhen was hiding, so Tianming decided to cultivate there. ”Can six grade-six order fragments let me enter the third level?” If they could, that would be great.