Beastmaster of the Ages

Fengqing Youmeng was connected to Tianming through an omnisentient thread, so he naturally trusted her. ”You’re incredible!” He gave her a thumbs-up.

”It’s just a pity that my beauty’s plain and I can’t earn the favor of the big boss,” Fengqing Youmeng quipped.

Afterward, Tianming had her doublecheck everything. Finally, they confirmed that there shouldn’t be any more problems for now.

Then he reunited with Jiguang, Suishen Xiyue, and Yaoyao. Although they already knew he was safe, the earlier crisis had still left the women shaken.

That was five, or rather ten super foundationeers! Having grown up in Myriadpath Valley, they understood the significance of such power far better than Tianming. When they’d first heard the news, they had felt utter despair. Even one of the wonderians alone could easily have taken down Jiguang and Suishen Xiyue.

Fortunately, Tianming’s return to the Infinitum Mundus had been swift. He was already safe before they had managed to rush over. Then those divine envoys had chased him into the Infinitum Mundus, and all they could do was die.

When Tianming returned, he was greeted with tearful embraces. Holding the two women close, he remained silent for a long time.

”You were this panicked? You really have no faith in me,” he said with a smile.

”You always act cool afterward,” Suishen Yao grumbled.

”I act cool before, too!” Tianming retorted.

”As long as you’re safe....” Jiguang had already panicked twice that day. It was only when Tianming had faced true danger that she’d realized how deeply the young man had carved himself into her heart. He had already become her pillar of support.

”We aren’t out of the woods yet,” Suishen Xiyue said, breaking her silence. After some hesitation, she looked at Tianming and said, ”I never thought the wonderians would be this powerful. For five super-zenith foundationeers to descend so casually.... It’s now clear they far surpass Myriadpath Valley in strength.”

”You’re referring to the other thousand wonderian leased lands?” Tianming asked.

”Exactly. You’ve sealed this colossal stareye, but they still have over a thousand stareyes they can use to teleport here,” Suishen Xiyue replied, her concern evident.

”What should we do?” Suishen Yao asked, clearly anxious.

”No need to panic. Our Infinitum and Skydome Mundi are both relatively remote. There shouldn’t be any other wonderians nearby. Skydome never exchanged coordinate markers with other wonderian leased lands, so the wonderians won’t be able to directly come here even if they descend to the other leased lands. That leaves two options: the first is astralships.”

After thinking for a moment, Tianming continued, ”Skydome and Infinitum are relatively desolate and surrounded by the void. It’ll take an infinitum-class astralship a hundred years to get here from the nearest mundus, Intrepid. So that isn’t an immediate concern. And even if stronger forces arrive, a hundred years from now, I won’t fear them in Infinitum.”

”Then the second option is Myriadpath Valley’s Myriadpath Celestial Formation. If those wonderians communicated with Qitian Xiao, they could return to Myriadpath Valley through the stareye and use the Myriadpath Celestial Formation to arrive in Skydome,” Suishen Xiyue speculated.

”Exactly! Let’s not worry about the copper coffin secret realm trap for now. Auntie, go ahead and disable the stareye’s teleportation function as well,” Tianming instructed Jiguang. Previously, they had only sealed off the return function. But now they needed to seal the arrival function as well to prevent the wonderians from coming for the time being.

The wonderians were an enigma, and Tianming still couldn’t predict all their possible moves.

Time and distance were uncertain factors.

Jiguang immediately went to shut down the stareye.

Looking at the massive stareye, Tianming grit his teeth and said, ”In that case, taking over the Myriadpath Celestial Formation and Myriadpath Valley’s become even more critical!”

”What do you mean?” Suishen Xiyue was still trying to process everything. The situation had escalated, becoming more complex and overwhelming.

The three young ones, captivated by the intensity of the conversation, didn’t dare interrupt.

”If we control the Myriadpath Celestial Formation, then even if the wonderians come to the astralscape, they wouldn’t be able to reach Myriadpath Valley. And taking control of Myriadpath Valley holds even greater significance!” Tianming explained.

”Myriadpath Valley’s the central hub of the Million Mundi. If you establish the Tianming Dynasty there, you could extend the Infinitum Mundus’ model to the entire astralscape. Myriadpath Valley is especially comprised of top-class astral gods! As time passes, your dynasty will encompass the Million Mundi and you’ll truly be a god here, completely solving the root of the issue. At that point, how many wonderians arrive will be how many meet their end!” Suishen Xiyue exclaimed, her eyes wide in awe.

Having witnessed the Tianming Dynasty and its Galactic Emperor, she was utterly convinced that the young man before her was an anomaly without precedent and never to be seen again. He had the potential to reshape the entire astralscape into a new kind of world, surpassing Myriadpath Valley in every way, achieving invincibility, and possibly even immortality.

That was why she had decisively supported her daughter’s involvement with him. It was the only decision that made sense.

”Exactly! And if I control the Million Mundi, I can reclaim all a thousand of those leased lands, leaving no opportunities for the wonderians to enter!” Tianming declared with determination.

It was the ultimate solution. He would transform the astralscape into an impenetrable stronghold that no one could challenge!

”That’s why taking over Myriadpath Valley’s urgent. Otherwise, it could become a gathering place for countless wonderians. If Qitian Xiao fears you, he might collaborate with them and bring wolves into the fold.... But the problem is that your terrifying combat strength is currently limited to the Infinitum Mundus. I don’t like our chances with just me, Jiguang, the former valley lord, and Qitian Muyue,” Suishen Xiyue admitted with a frown.

”Initially, I wasn’t confident either. But sometimes fate has a funny way of closing one door and opening another,” Tianming heartily laughed.

”What do you mean?” Suishen Yao was dumbfounded that Tianming could be laughing in this situation.

Tianming’s laughter grew louder as objects appeared before him. There were over twenty of them, all strange and intricate. Each of them resembled a complex intersection of ten cards, their forms constantly shifting and bewildering anyone who looked at them for too long.

”Order fragments!” Jiguang, who had just finished shutting down Myriadpath Valley’s stareye, returned and saw those familiar objects. ”Are those... grade-ten order fragments? The legendary artifacts of Antiquitas Mortis?”

”Grade-ten?” Suishen Xiyue was equally shocked.

Before, Tianming had spent a 999-aperture-manna to acquire a single grade-nine order fragment. Now, the value of these grade-ten order fragments collectively exceeded that one by hundreds of times!