Beastmaster of the Ages

In addition, down at the lower ruins, some of the millions of Eightpart Pantheons’ geniuses were still stuck inside, including over a thousand imperial-lineage geniuses.

“With a four-thousand-meter tall body, plus the wonders of the Saturatia Dreamlord, Dreammaster Siming, and the tens of thousands of wonders, she should already have a very strong ability to fight above her level.” Tianming stared at this young woman, a little dazed.

He knew that by now, Moran was like a giant whale diving into the vast sea. She had no obstacles ahead and would continue to grow at a terrifying pace, perhaps becoming something not even Tianming could control.

But... should he choose to kill her now?

Tianming had always been someone whose strength rose in the face of challenge, so even if the consequences would be terrifying, it was hard for him to choose to give up. To kill Moran first would be to give up, and worse still, to betray the passion in his own heart.

“Your lust is controlling your brain.” A faint voice drifted into Tianming’s ears. It was Huang Qi.

“Shut your mouth.” Tianming’s eyes turned cold.

Di Yi, Huang Qi, Tian Jiu.

The Xenoworld, the Eternal Sea of Aeternity, the Upper Star Ruin!

They truly were the greatest shadows looming over Tianming at the moment.

***

“We’ve arrived.” When the Ancestral Void Ark stopped, Muguang Lie came over. He noticed Moran’s new height that was almost as tall as his own.

“As expected of—⁠” Muguang Lie was about to say “Tian Jiu,” but held his tongue when he thought of the Grand Xia.

Actually, on their way back he had already advised Tianming not to bring Tian Jiu into the Primordial Sands, nor to let the Grand Xia see her. But Tianming’s mind had been set, and he had no choice.

Before them, a black, mirror-like gate opened.

“I wish the two of you good fortune! I’ll wait for you here,” said Muguang Lie.

“Thank you for the trouble, Senior.” Tianming clasped his hands.

“If everything goes smoothly, the next time you return, the forty million wonderian cosmic-god essences will all be delivered here.” Muguang Lie stroked his long beard.

“Much appreciated!”

After bidding farewell to Muguang Lie, Tianming and Moran charged into that black mirror one after the other. The scenary before their eyes spun, and they entered the starry sky!

“This place really is part of the Upper Star Ruin!” The very first thing Tianming did was to communicate with his people of the Upper Star Ruin. As expected, a terrifying tide of omnisentient power descended, causing his body to burst forth with a radiance even more dazzling than Moran’s.

“That makes things easier!” Tianming let out a small breath of relief.

He was a youthful genius, but also a Galactic Emperor, and those statuses had a difference as vast as heaven and earth.

Inside the Ancestral World, he had to tread lightly. But now, he could start to choose violence to solve his problems again.

“Ling’er!” Tianming raised his head, looking into the distance. That golden crystal star was no longer overhead, but instead at the very edge of this Primordial Sands’s starry sky.

The stars of the Primordial Sands likewise concealed their positions, so within this endless dark expanse, there was nothing else apart from this golden crystal star that Jiang Feiling had transformed into.

In the deepest part of the Primordial Sands, Tianming also seemed to glimpse an astral hole. It appeared distorted, and it was very far away.

“There are no astralships nearby. We can only fly by ourselves.”

Fortunately, that golden crystal star was not too far from their current position. They wouldn’t take too much longer than an astralship.

Tianming took out a transmission stone and connected it to a familiar person in the Primordial Sands.

After waiting for a while, the stone lit up, and a young girl in a white dress appeared in the light projection.

“Li Tianming?” Jiang Feifei looked at him with some surprise. “You came to the Primordial Sands?”

“Yes. How is your ancestor?” Tianming was straight to the point.

“She’s fine for the moment. My grandfather just mobilized all the cosmic gods of the entire Grand Jiang Star and repelled the Tian Jiu Cult’s first wave of attack. Those bastards...” At this point, Jiang Feifei looked helplessly at Tianming and said, “Why don’t you go back? The Primordial Sands are too chaotic right now and our Grand Jiang Star might even become a battlefield. I can’t host you, and you could even end up in danger.”

Tianming frowned and asked, “The Tian Jiu Cult? Why did they attack your ancestor?”

Jiang Feifei said angrily, “Those bastards are insane. I don’t know who spread the rumor, but they’re saying our ancestor is their Tian Jiu, so they want to seize her back.”

“Tian Jiu Cult?” Moran beside him looked utterly baffled. After all, the real suspect of being Tian Jiu was standing right here.

“Seize her back? What exactly is this Tian Jiu Cult?” Tianming frowned.

“They are currently the largest force of the Grand Xia Voidback Hole, composed of a faction of the Grand Xia imperials. They believe that Tian Jiu will be reborn, and that she will devour the entire wonderian race,” Jiang Feifei said.

“They hate the wonderians, but worship Tian Jiu?” Tianming asked in surprise.

“Yes. To them, Tian Jiu is a member of the Grand Xia imperials, not to the wonderians... They are utterly fanatical about everything related to Tian Jiu, even seeing her as the hope for the Grand Xia’s revival.” Jiang Feifei sighed helplessly and said, “Anyway, things are a mess here. If you really want to come over, I’ll pilot an astralship over to fetch you.”

“No need,” Tianming looked again at that crystal star. “We’ll fly over.”