Beastmaster of the Ages

Tianming didn’t say much and went straight toward the Greatsun Suishen Stele. Its brilliance was so intense that it influenced people’s mental will. Anyone who focused their attention on the Greatsun Stele—even an eminent—would have their mind swallowed up by the radiance. They would see nothing but a vast nova source, one even larger and more radiant than Ebonia.

Tianming was no exception. To avoid being completely dazzled by the power, he simply closed his eyes and used his Plundering Eye to move forward. It had a separate ’system’ and was far from his brain, allowing him to remain completely clear-headed.

”Touch it and leave, quickly!” Suishen Yuan urged from behind.

Tianming’s Plundering Eye scanned the area above and in front of him. There were a total of over twenty eminents attached to the surface of that ’golden nova source.’ Some were intently observing, some were touching it with their hands, and others had their entire bodies pressed against it. The divine birds made of golden celestial patterns on the Greatsun Suishen Stele even emerged from it and roamed over their bodies like tattoos, moving in and out, making them seem like a part of the stele.

From the dedication of the eminents, it was clear how much they yearned for the Greatsun Suishen Art.

It seems this is the battleground for eminents. Whoever succeeds will rise to the top. Even the eighth-level foundationeer reverends come here for fun.

Even Tianming, who wasn’t even at the Foundation stage and was just a ’kid’, was there.

It was the competition ground for the peak powerhouses of the astralscape! Even Eminent Ranxing was involved. After arriving, he immediately went to the center of the golden nova source, placing his right hand on the golden nova source diagram.

Tianming noticed that when his hand touched the golden nova source, the entire stele vibrated. Then all the golden divine birds on the golden nova source made chirping sounds and flapped their wings, making the nova source shimmer like waves. Numerous golden divine birds flocked into Eminent Ranxing’s body, making him outshine all the other eminents.

It was the splendor that only a bearer of the Greatsun Suishen Stele’s legacy could trigger. When passersby saw the scene, they couldn’t help but exclaim in awe.

There were over a million saints in Myriadpath Valley, and many of them spent much time in the upper layers of the valley, studying the myriadpath steles. Thus, many saints came to watch when the Greatsun Suishen Stele stirred.

”Eminent Ranxing is truly amazing.”

”I’m so envious.”

Though they were all at the Foundation stage, the combat power of Eminent Ranxing was far beyond that of an ordinary first-level foundationeer saint.

Eminent Ranxing can trigger such a grand scene, almost merging with the Greatsun Stele. Eminent Jiguang should be able to do the same. Tianming could only say that it was no wonder Eminent Jiguang’s status was so high. Besides her background, inheriting the Twinmoon Suishen Stele’s legacy was crucial.

It all only made his resolve even stronger.

”Eminent Ranxing, you underestimate me, eh? Then I’ll give you another surprise, one that’ll make it even harder for you to get rid of me!” Tianming could clearly feel the man’s malice. Along with his desire for a maniverse-class battle technique, he had decided to go for it!

Previously, he had been competing with the fortuna disciples. But this time he directly skipped over the maniverse disciples, saints, and reverends to compete with the mighty eminents of Myriadpath Valley.

He took a deep breath.

More than twenty House Suishen eminents floated around the Greatsun Suishen Stele, occupying the best positions. The only spot left for Tianming was a low, almost unnoticeable position. Most of the House Suishen members who came to witness the stele would just touch it slightly from that position and be overwhelmed by the vastness of the Greatsun Suishen Art.

The twenty-odd eminents were fully immersed in their contemplation and paid no attention to Tianming. Quietly, he approached, braving the scorching pressure of the Greatsun Suishen Art to stand before the stele. He could clearly see the golden celestial patterns forming countless golden divine birds, and millions of them flocking together to form a tangible golden sun.

Every divine pattern’s path was extremely clear in his Plundering Eye.

After absorbing that centuroptic beast’s eye, my Sky Plunderer abilities have greatly improved. I haven’t had a real chance to use them yet. I hope that, this time, I can silently obtain the legacy without anyone noticing what I’m doing. Tianming, now confident, glanced at Eminent Ranxing, who was covered in brilliance, and coldly smirked.

”Let’s begin!” He extended his Sky Plundering Hand, spread his fingers, and pressed them to the golden sun, seizing a golden divine bird.

Through his Plundering Eye, Tianming saw the celestial patterns on the golden divine bird. It resembled a highly complex large ball of yarn, but he could easily decipher the way to disentangle it. A light press of his fingernail pierced its vital point, making the divine bird submit to him!

When Tianming pinched the thread’s end—or rather, the divine bird’s vital point—it showed a puzzled expression and flapped its wings in his hand but couldn’t exert any strength. If it struggled too much, its entire body would shatter and collapse.

Of course, the human-like reaction only emphasized its complexity and sophistication.

”Come in!” Tianming noticed that the eminents comprehended the profundities of the battle technique within each bird, which then merged into their bodies and circulated through them. Among them, Eminent Ranxing had the most divine birds; they were so densely packed that many overlapped each other.

Tianming estimated that Eminent Ranxing had at least half a million divine birds on him.

As for the other eminents, the eminent with the most only had a few thousand. Their success rate in capturing divine birds was relatively low. Tianming observed for a while and found that, even for an ordinary eminent, catching one divine bird a day was impressive.

”In other words, this kind of comprehension also requires a lot of time investment.” Tianming didn’t bother with comprehension. Using his Sky Plundering Hand, he directly grabbed the divine bird’s vital point and squeezed. The divine bird screeched and flowed into his body, spreading its wings and flying across his skin!

The first step had been taken.