Beastmaster of the Ages

Just as Huang Qi said, Tianming felt as if he were standing next to a towering mountain when he approached Moran, whose monstrous physique and terrifying aura dominated the space. Countless wonders converged upon her, transforming her into some sort of living personification of the Heavenly Dao.

This extraordinary wonder formation was created with three nineworld heavenly wonders. As Moran gathered hundreds of millions of wonders, both large and small, they took solid form. In that moment, she seemed like a part of the universe in control of a real world. Even without a breakthrough in cultivation level, Tianming sensed a transcendent power that surpassed that of cosmic gods emanating from her.

No matter how strong, any man would be a little uneasy with his wife’s heaven-defying power. However, he swiftly conquered this moment of weakness with confidence and decisively floated in front her.

”How is it?” Tianming asked, gazing into her dark green eyes that were boundless like the ocean.

”I’ve absorbed all 600 million wonders, bringing the total to 640 million. I’m still in the process of merging them and it’ll take some time to transform them into a single wonder.” Despite her majesty, her tone held its familiar graceful submissiveness.

”What about your cultivation level?” Tianming asked.

Moran’s cosmic god physique remained largely unaltered.

”I’ve stored all caelum orders. My next step is to slowly absorb them, but it’ll take a long time to digest all 600 million of them, so I must consolidate my cultivation level,” Moran said, looking at Tianming.

”That’s pretty good!” Tianming smiled. ”Don’t worry. Once we eliminate the remaining forces of the six factions, this conflict will be over and the Primordial Sands will be secure.”

The six factions were headed for the golden crystal star, indicating their resolve to fight to the end, and Tianming wouldn’t allow them the opportunity for a counterattack. By the time Tianming had finished his conversation with Moran, his subordinates had cleared most of the battlefield.

”Mobilize all your astralships immediately. We must intercept the six factions’ armies,” Tianming said to the pope. He had previously briefed him on this matter.

”Ancestor Li, don’t worry. I’ve made arrangements. They’ll be here soon,” the pope replied.

He was aware the Ninedragon Imperial Tomb had left for reinforcements. Grand Xia’s astralships had been utterly obliterated, but the Skynine was also an imperial-class astralship.

It wasn’t long before the Tian Jiu Cult’s astralships arrived above Grand Xia Voidback Hole.

”Everyone on board, now!” Tianming commanded.

Moving with a sudden burst of energy, Tian Jue and the ten paladins urged all members of the Tian Jiu Cult onto the astralships. Also on board the Skynine were Tianming, Moran, Lord Yue, Feng Linxue, and Meng Yao. Almost everyone who had fought against the wonderians had boarded the ships.

The fleet began its journey.

”Ancestor Li, where are we headed?” the pope asked, bowing his head in deference.

”Let it show you the way.” Tianming tossed him a metal cockroach.

”Master Chen!” The pope was exceptionally respectful towards the little insect.

Guided by Yin Chen, the flagship roared into motion with the rest of the fleet falling in behind as they began another interstellar journey. As their astralships pulled away, they looked back and witnessed the transformation of the collapsing Grand Xia Voidback Hole. It was now a perfect sphere. Although it had lost the splendor of an imperial-class star, it was now a stable home. The sight was enough to move the Tian Jiu Cult to tears.

”This was all accomplished by Ancestor Li.”

Rumors of Tianming’s relationship with the mighty Tian Jiu had quietly spread among the masses. It was a love that defied the limits of time and age. While many were skeptical at first, the facts unfolding before them made it impossible to deny. Like the pope, most of them could only accept that Tianming was the one being favored. This alone was enough to elevate Tianming’s status to the skies.

”Grand Xia...” Tens of millions of people gazed at their homeland, tears welling in their eyes.

”Take this.” Tossing the Grand Xia Flare Mirror to the pope, Tianming said, ”Empress Xia may have fallen, but Grand Xia’s legacy remains unbroken. You’ll be emperor!”

The pope glanced at Moran who was cultivating in seclusion. Seeing that she had no objection, he fell to his knees with tears in his eyes. ”I humbly thank the ancestor and emperor! With you two as my eternal goal, I’ll protect Grand Xia’s legacy with my life and lead our people on the path of righteousness. I won’t rest till the Eightpart Pantheons are dead!”

Although it seemed odd that he mentioned Tian Jiu, the ancestor of the wonderians, and eradicating the Eightpart Pantheons in the same breath, it made sense given the current situation. As they saw it, Tian Jiu abandoned the wonderians because they betrayed her. Tian Jiu and Flameyellow were once enemies, but now they were husband and wife.

The Tian Jiu Cult looked at the couple. With a legendary ancestor like Tian Jiu and a young prodigy like Tianming on their side, was there any reason to fear?

”Ready yourselves. The final battle is upon us!”

”Crush the Eightpart Pantheons! Aid the emperor in unifying the Primordial Sands!” They shouted. For Tian Jiu’s sake, they too would support Tianming. She could be the menacing woman behind this white-haired young man!

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In the vast sky above the Primordial Sands, 600 million cosmic gods crossed the stars, racing towards their destination. Six distinct phalanxes advanced at a slow, deliberate pace, keeping a measured distance from one another. Every cosmic god bore a grim expression. Despite countless discussions during their journey, the armies continued to talk. “Tian Jiu” were the two most repeated words. They not only sent a shiver through the wonderians, but through the other factions as well. After all, they knew how they had obtained their current power.

A sudden piece of intelligence cut through the noise, plunging all six armies into a deathly silence.

”All 300 million wonderians were slaughtered!”

“The three Mi Shens and Empress Xia were killed in battle!”