Beastmaster of the Ages

Under the next wave of lightning and fire, Xing Chen’s body completely exploded. Tianming swung his twin swords, slowly reducing Xing Chen’s body into a bloody mist!

“Ahhh!” Xing Chen was filled with great resentment as he was slain by Tianming. Up until the very end, he kept cursing and wailing, but never let go of his pride as a member of the Starfall Pantheon.

But once a person was dead, nothing mattered any longer.

“This guy had a high ranking. Now that I’ve killed him and taken his points, I should be ranked fourth on the overall leaderboard. The only ones ahead of me now are Xing Baizhan, Luori Guiyang, and Xing Yue!” Even though Xing Yue had been defeated, it wasn’t on the challenge platform so her points remained unchanged.

“There’s still time!” Tianming’s eyes locked on to the golden inner gate. “Right now, the most important thing is the galaxy-class order!”

He had never seen one before. What did second-level cosmic gods look like? He was eager to find out, but even more eager to become one himself.

“Ever since I left Ignispolis, my height hasn’t grown!” Forget the hundred-meters-tall cosmic gods, Tianming would be satisfied just experiencing what it would be like to reach ten meters.

He was different from others. He was the embodiment of concentrated power and would continue to condense his strength. Even if he was never as tall as his opponents, he would still be absolutely condensed power in human form that could crush anyone of the same level.

“My turn now!” Tianming strode forward.

***

“Xing Chen’s dead!” In the spectator area, over five hundred million people watched the overwhelming battle and once again fell into a dead silence. That had happened again and again. Whether it was the internal strife of the Three Great Cults or Li Tianming continuously growing stronger as he slaughtered his way from Jiang Zhen to Xing Chen....

“I can’t watch anymore!”

“The more I watch, the more suffocated I feel!”

Many members of the Three Great Cults, unable to endure their shattered pride, stormed out of the arena in anger. By then, everyone understood that the one who had stirred up the war among the Three Great Cults was very likely Li Tianming. The brat had been toying with the three hundred top talents of a Middlekin Star Ruin and the Starmoon Haven the entire time.

They had been almost completely wiped out!

“Look at that smug look on his face!”

“I swear, I want to go in there and tear him apart!”

“Those damn lowly slaves are laughing, eh? Just wait! Just wait and see! The Heavenly Dao Arena won’t last forever!”

“When that’s over, let’s see how that brat and those fugitive slaves die!”

The spectators were masters, used to commanding slaves as they pleased. It was beyond humiliating watching their prodigies being trampled underfoot by a so-called lowly slave and played like fools.

“It looks like he broke through, but... there’s no increase in his astrons.” Jiang Linxi’s voice was ice cold.

“That brat has great value for dissection! But that doesn’t mean he has any future. The path to becoming a cosmic god has no shortcuts. The spike in astrons is a necessary step from the Overflow stage to cosmic god. He might’ve found some loophole to gain some temporary power, but that’s all!” Mo Fan declared based on his thousands of years of experience.

“How much time’s left in the trial?” Jiang Linxi asked.

“One final year!” Mo Fan replied.

Jiang Linxi let out a deep breath. “Then it doesn’t matter anymore! The Three Great Cults won’t fight amongst themselves. Even if Li Tianming spends the entire year comprehending a galaxy-class order, he still won’t reach first place. He’s doomed without an astralship!”

“What if he breaks through again?” Mo Fan suddenly said.

“Impossible.... That’s impossible even with an overflow fragment. Everything follows logic! Are you seriously suggesting that brat is some cosmic anomaly outside the laws of the universe?” Jiang Linxi scoffed.

“Do you believe that?” Mo Fan shrugged.

“Believe, my ass! He’s just a mutant mongrel,” Jiang Linxi sneered.

“I don’t believe it either.”

They laughed it off.

“A true cosmic super-monster would only appear in maniverse- or imperial-class worlds! But this place? Forget it!”

***

In the Cosmic God Palace, a green-robed girl from the Blazestar Cult rushed to Luori Guiyang’s side with tears streaming down her face. “Sister Xing Yue, Xing Chen was just killed!”

By then, the disciples of the Blazestar and Scorchmoon Cults had mostly gathered together.

“What?” Xing Yue was still recovering from her injuries. Upon hearing the news, her entire body trembled, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth as her eyes widened in shock. She grabbed the green-robed girl and asked, “Was it Xing Baizhan? I’ll fight him to the death!”

Xing Chen had gambled that Xing Baizhan wouldn’t act again and had sent scouts to track his location in advance... By all logic, if Xing Baizhan made a move, Xing Chen should have had time to escape!

“Sister Xing Yue, it wasn’t Xing Baizhan! It was one of those three filthy bugs! That man, Li Tianming!” The green-robed girl sobbed. “I saw him enter the cultivation chamber from afar, then... Xing Chen lost and was killed! I rushed here as fast as I could!”

The girl was from the Blazestar Cult and had a crush on Xing Chen. That was why she had secretly gone to observe him from afar, but she’d never expected to witness such a scene.

“Li Tianming....” Xing Yue was utterly dumbfounded. She barely had an impression of that person, only occasionally glancing at him in passing.

“He represents the slave race and has a wager with Mo Fan! He’s only a foundationeer, but he actually killed my brother....” Xing Yue was both heartbroken and utterly bewildered.

At that moment, Luori Guiyang was interrupted from his cultivation again and emerged.

“Xing Chen’s dead?” Luori Guiyang furrowed his brows, his heart turning ice cold. Another one dead!

After listening to the green-robed girl’s explanation, his fury erupted.

“A slave race insect’s been hiding in the shadows, waiting for his moment to strike, huh? Does he really think he can rise to prominence now? This Middlekin Star Ruin is really letting any mongrel strut around!” His rage intensified. Xing Yue had already suffered a loss, and his own reputation had taken a hit as well!

“Xing Yue, forget about Xing Baizhan for now. He’s too difficult to handle at the moment. But Li Tianming... I’ll kill him for you!” Luori Guiyang coldly said.

“I’ll go with you!” Xing Yue stood up, her face still pale.

“Are you fit to move?” Luori Guiyang asked with concern.

“I’ve recovered a bit! I can move now. But to fully heal, I’ll need to return to Starmoon Haven and nourish my body with cosmic god blood. For now, I can still comprehend galaxy-class orders,” she replied.

“That means Xing Baizhan likely won’t make any more moves,” Luori Guiyang concluded. “Then I’ll kill Li Tianming for you!”

“Good!” Xing Yue nodded.

“He’s alone, right?” Luori Guiyang asked the green-robed girl.

“He’s traveling alone!” she confirmed.

“Then I’ll immediately go ahead to kill him! You all follow behind at your own pace.” Luori Guiyang declared.