Beastmaster of the Ages

”Is it the place where I spent some time before?” Tianming asked Yin Chen. It wasn’t that far from what he remembered and was quite near the entrance.

”That’s right.... Someone is... digging a... pathway straight... inside to... threaten them.”

”Who?” Since Tianming wasn’t far away, he wanted to save the cute little beastballs if he could.

”Some devas. The princess... from last... time is... also there... the one... who planned... this is... her brother.”

”Her elder brother? The son of the Ninefold Wargod, you mean?” Tianming tried to recall who was on the Ten Desolate Cosmic Genii Ranking. ”Hmm, he’s ranked eleventh based on talent, so slightly worse than his sister. He’s a sixth-level cosmic god, so weaker than Shiming Shengshi as well, but still troublesome for us to handle. Even though he only has a sixfold hell-ring, he has a gemini ghoul....”

That was the profile of someone that wouldn’t be easy to handle. Without Mushen Xue, they wouldn’t have been able to take care of Shiming Shengshi. Though he had grown much stronger, it would still be tough to face a sixth-level cosmic god as a minor-zenith overflower. Fortunately, he had two powerful helpers with him, one at the fourth level and the other at the fifth.

”Let’s go.” Tianming and the two headed there without hesitation, but he quickly turned back to the empty entrance of Miracle Mountain. ”Given how quiet it is here now, we can probably lead the little beastballs into the Ancestral Void Ark!” All of them had galaxy-class orders that could bless countless generations of cultivators.

”They’re really precious.” Zi Zhen had already experienced first hand how mystical the little beastballs were when she was cruising in the ark. Having so many galaxy-class orders would be a huge benefit to her.

”Hopefully, Princess You You and her elder brother Yu Qing aren’t fools that would harm them. They can get pretty scary if angered.” The three hurriedly made their way through the caverns.

”There’s tens of devas in total, most of them fourth-level cosmic gods. I wonder if I can give Eighth a feast if we defeat them all....” As he had temporarily given up on reclaiming Sixth’s vita, he decided to focus on the far more obedient eighth Primordial Chaos Beast. Based on that alone, he wouldn’t show the devas any mercy.

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With a loud boom, a hole opened in the mountain’s cavern walls. The fact that someone could break apart the walls of Miracle Mountain meant that he was far more powerful than Shiming Shengshi in physical combat. When the dust settled, a pale specter that seemed covered in white jade became visible. He glowed like a star of dreams without the slightest hint of grotesqueness that specters normally had. In fact, he looked like a clean and precious gem, much like Princess You You. Clad in azure armor, he stood six hundred meters tall, appearing like an eternal god of war.

”Brother Yu Qing,” said the petite ’young girl’ beside him. She looked ahead, stunned. ”Whoa, there really is something in there....”

”Don’t get too worked up.” Yu Qing looked deep into the cave and got the other devas to keep quiet.

”Keep it down,” Princess You You said. Given that the siblings were so careful, the others didn’t dare to make a sound. They carefully followed the two into the hole.

”Oh?” Princess You You’s eyes widened. Through the smoke and mist, she saw many tiny black eyes, huddled together. They looked like a group of fearful people that timidly backed away. ”What are they?”

”No idea. Don’t approach them, I’ll check it out.” Yu Qing stepped ahead, causing the little beastballs to scatter and chirp.

”Big Brother, you scared those poor little babies! Let me have a go!”

”Are you sure?”

”Trust your genius little sister.” She winked before putting her arms behind her back and carefully approached them with a smile. ”You precious little things... can you give big sister a hug?”

The little beastballs looked at each other without reacting, since she sounded so gentle.

”I won’t hurt any of you!” She approached them and picked one up to inspect it. ”Big Brother, they’re so cute! I want to take them home!”

”Try to identify what they are first. What kind of lifeform are they? Let’s see if you can communicate with them,” Yu Qing said in a hushed voice.

”Communicate?” Princess You You hugged it tight, causing a few others to approach with curiosity. Smiling and looking into the eyes of the little beastball in her arms, she said, ”Let us all open our hearts!”

All of a sudden, she blanked out as if she had fallen asleep, her caelum sucked into the little beastball.

”You You! Wake up!” Yu Qing cried in shock, stunning her awake. However, the little beastballs were terrified and ran off.

”Are you okay?” He checked to see if she was hurt in any way. She was obviously really precious to him.

”Big Brother....” Her voice shook with awe. ”I... I saw a miracle!”

”What miracle?”

”That little beastball contains a galaxy-class caelum! It’s true! You can use it to gain insights!” she cried.

”What?” Yu Qing and many others were all shocked by the revelation, which had been broadcast through the tracing rings. Everyone in Skyfiend Hall had heard the princess’s loud exclamation.

”Are you telling the truth?!” Yu Qing’s heart beat faster. He recalled that there were tens of thousands of the little beastballs in the cave. He wasn’t even sure how many more there were there.

”Yes! I expect every single one of them to have one! They’re the biggest treasure of the Ancestral World! Big Brother, did I just do something of great merit? Without me, you wouldn’t have managed to make those little babies open up to you, right?”

”Indeed. You’ve rendered a great merit. All the seniors from the Ten Desolate Starforges are watching.” Yu Qing turned back to the others and said, ”Seal the entrance! I’ll summon all our comrades here. Stop climbing to the peak! We need to take these little beastballs!”

It was really likely that the cave contained more galaxy-class caeli than the countless generations of specters of the Ninefold Hellstar had produced combined. He couldn’t help but smile and pat his sister on the head. ”This is much more valuable than any super cosmic relic.... You’ve really done it.”

”Big Brother, you’re going too hard on the praise.” She looked excitedly at the entrance and said, ”Let’s capture as many as we can for now. Strike while the iron’s hot.”