Beastmaster of the Ages

The moment the first sword submitted, it was only a matter of time before the rest followed suit. In around fifteen minutes, Moran took control of all ten swords. She wielded two in hand and the other eight floated beside her. Her divine wonders were even more powerful now!

If Tianming was to stand a chance, he would need the Grand-Orient Sword, though he could still afford to not use his beasts or totems. Moran’s strength had truly grown quite a lot; it was a complete rebirth.

”Let’s see how powerful you are with Ji Ji’s energy, but without the Blissful Union’s yin-yang essence,” Tianming said.

”Okay,” she obediently said. Ji Ji itself was a powerful nova source, a living planet that could power Moran’s divine wonders with its own energy. It emerged from the Blissful Union and manifested in space as a pink planet.

While Moran didn’t glow as bright as before, it was still plenty amazing. Tianming didn’t use his power as a Galactic Emperor in their first exchange and they sent each other flying back. Her divine wonders didn’t let her down!

”You’re as powerful as a major-zenith foundationeer! But if you rely on Ji Ji alone, its energy will run out rather fast,” Tianming said.

”Yeah.” It wasn’t avoidable, since her ten new divine wonders consumed a lot of energy. Even so, it was rather decent that Moran could fight equally with major-zenith foundationeers without relying on an astralship.

”That means....” Tianming looked intensely at her, having gotten the answer to his question. He was finally ready to attack Myriadpath Valley! ”Qitian Xiao, Suishen Ranxing, Yumo Diyan.... Too bad I won’t give you any more time!”

His eyes pulsed with killing intent.

***

Suishen Xiyue and Dongshen Yue had heard about Moran’s newfound capability on the Sun. ”Consuming divine wonders... She’s just as much a monster as that child!”

Suishen Xiyue was completely convinced. ”Fortunately, those two were able to come to Tianming’s aid in his time of need. Otherwise they wouldn’t even have had a time to shine!” Suishen Xiyue looked at her daughter and Jiguang in a relieved manner.

”Little Fish should thank Jiguang and Yaoyao for opening Tianming up. Otherwise, he would still have been monopolized by that Ling’er girl.” Suishen Xiyue panicked, however, when she pondered it more. ”If Little Fish is already this terrifying and still wasn’t able to grab Tianming’s full attention, what kind of terrifying monster is Ling’er?”

It felt like just after reaching the summit of a tall mountain, there was another to ascend! Suishen Xiyue was relieved, in a weird way. ”Thank goodness I let those two get on the bandwagon before it was too late! Even though I didn’t have the best eye for men myself, I at least did a good job with my son-in-law!”

Nearby, Jiguang was calmly observing the starlight all around them.

Suishen Xiyue whispered, ”Hey, are you jealous?” Jiguang looked at her and said, ”What do you think?”

”Well, you’re so motherly it’s too much. I bet you see him as more of a son and want him to get a few more girls!”

”Nonsense,” Jiguang said, looking up with a smile. ”I never thought that he would belong to me alone. There’s a huge age gap between us, and he’s surrounded by young girls all the time. I’m just grateful that I was able to help him and have a chance to treat his elders well. I’ll make sure he has nothing to worry about so he can soar higher and realize his true potential.

”The more fulfilled he is, the more fulfilled I’ll be. At the very least, my dream will be satisfied once the astralscape and Myriadpath Valley change after his ascension. All I need to do is to watch him grow.”

Jiguang had experienced shock after shock since coming to Infinitum. She had subconsciously considered herself to be better than most others, since she came from Myriadpath Valley, but reality seemed to have told her otherwise. Her mindset began changing. While the way she viewed Tianming remained the same, in essence, he had instilled hope for the future of Myriadpath Valley in her. What would be her goal after her dream was fulfilled? Perhaps a beautiful, blissful life on the Sun was the answer.

”You finally found the motivation to be competitive,” Suishen Xiyue said. Even though Jiguang never fought or schemed to stand in the spotlight, she always prioritized the choices that gave Tianming a better future. Her love-motivated choices could never be mistaken.

Suishen Xiyue, on the other hand, mostly acted on her daughter’s behalf. Seeing Moran had given her huge pressure. She looked at Suishen Yao and saw her telling Dongshen Yue and the other seniors about Tianming’s time in Myriadpath Valley, completely oblivious to how bright Moran shone.

That girl.... Oh well, at least she’s there to boost morale. There’s only so much I can do by worrying. One of them doesn’t want to fight for herself, and the other’s happy being second rate. You two really make me worry! Suishen Xiyue couldn’t do anything but accept things as they were.

At that moment, Tianming and Moran descended hand-in-hand. He gave Suishen Xiyue and Jiguang a glance.

”Time to leave?” Suishen Xiyue asked, the spark in her heart igniting. She would return to Myriadpath Valley and prove that the choices she had made were correct. It was what she had dreamed of all along. She wanted everyone in Myriadpath Valley to know that she had never been mistaken!

Tianming exchanged glances with his seniors. Xiaodao and Wudi had been waiting for this day for quite some time. Wudi, in particular, couldn’t wait for Tianming to be done with this mess so he could go to the Xenoabyss.

Tianming took a deep breath and announced, ”Let’s go!”

Only three people needed to go with him. The former valley lord was the fifth, and he was waiting for them at Myriadpath Valley for the fight against the Three Exalted Houses.

Tianming and the three women entered the Blissful Union together. Since the stareye in Skydome had been disabled, the only way to reach Myriadpath Valley was the astralship. However, Tianming still made a stop at Skydome to retrieve the Yumo Blood Crucible, as well as the Yumos and Qitians who were trapped within. As for Suishen Qin and the three hundred Suishens, they were allowed to board the ship. They had done pretty well watching over the Yumo Blood Crucible the whole time.

”Sisters... is it finally time?” Suishen Qin nervously asked.

”You’ll find out once we arrive at Myriadpath Valley,” Suishen Xiyue said, looking at Moran, who had never left Skydome or Infinitum. It would be her first time crossing such a vast distance in the astralscape.