Beastmaster of the Ages

Across the clouds, a woman veiled by the fog said, ”Let’s split it evenly. It’ll save us some trouble.”

They turned to look at Lin Ran and Liu Shuang, the two cosmic gods from Violetblitz who were both slightly taller than the rest and more powerful. They had already spotted Tianming.

Liu Shuang was about to step forward, when Lin Ran pulled her back, shaking his head. He said to Nangong Zhao and Hai Mu, “We’ll split it evenly.”

”Alright, let’s follow the usual rules and divide it four ways. Once the four-party agreement is signed, we can start mining.” Nangong Zhao smiled.

Violetblitz and Aquamarine expressed no objections.

”Four parties? Are you forgetting that the imperial son was the first to discover this Chaos Star Ruin?” Li Nianjiao pursed her lips.

A hush fell over the four thousand cosmic gods from the other three factions.

”Interesting, Li Nianjiao. Is this Imperator Feng’s idea?” Nangong Zhao chuckled.

”No. You said to follow the usual rules, and that’s exactly what we’re doing. There are five of us,” Li Nianjiao said.

”Does one man count as a party?” Hai Mu shook her head in annoyance.

”There’s nothing in the rules that states one person isn’t considered a party, especially since the imperial son was the first to discover this Chaos Star Ruin,” Li Nianjiao replied.

”Li Nianjiao.” Lin Ran’s eyes sparked with lightning and his voice rumbled like thunder. ”If you insist on causing a fuss, then we’ll just have a three-party agreement.”

”So you’re telling me to get lost?” Li Nianjiao shrugged. The outcome was just as she had expected.

Taking the imperial son’s side now was to make an enemy of the Realm of Chaos. Such a stand required both exceptional courage and a direct, positive response from the imperial son himself. By now, the cosmic gods from the three factions were ready for action, their eyes as cold as stone.

”Are you done?” Tianming looked up at them and said, ”You snooze, you lose. The pie has already been cut and served. You have no business here. Either get out or die.”

As soon as the words left his lips, silence fell over the divine channel. All four thousand heavencosmic gods could hardly believe their ears.

”Imperial Son, you’ve changed. The stories paint a very different picture.” Nangong Zhao suddenly laughed.

”Tell me what’s different,” Tianming said.

”Well, the stories say that you’re aloof and profound, a shining pearl above all else in the Realm of Chaos.” At this point, he looked down at Tianming with disdain. ”But look at you now. You’re just an cocky kid, coasting on your skypole stars. You’re as tacky as they come, the perfect example of new money with no class.”

”Hahaha!” The cosmic gods roared with laughter.

”Nangong Zhao, cut it out. The imperial son’s a vengeful man. He’ll make you pay a hundred times over. Say one little thing and he’ll retaliate with a hundred insults. Isn’t that exactly like a shrew shouting in the streets?” Hai Mu shrugged.

”HAHA!!” The laughter intensified.

”Is he an imposter?”

”He’s a little different.”

”An idiot!”

”So don’t believe everything you hear. Myths are just tall tales people made up, and who knows how much has been exaggerated?”

Meanwhile, the cosmic gods of Violetblitz were silent. Their anger was mounting, for they would be the ones to face his retaliation.

”Lin Ran...” Liu Shuang’s eyes flashed with lightning.

”Since he insists on being difficult, this is our chance to fight. Li Nianjiao has a death wish!” Lin Ran said.

”Alright!” They knew what to do. During this exchange, the cosmic gods were all secretly plotting to capture Tianming and humiliate the sky plunderers.

After enduring their endless taunts, Tianming nonchalantly scratched his ears and asked, ”Are you done yet?”

”Yes, and what now?” Nangong Zhao snickered.

”It’s time for you to die.”

The heavencosmic gods broke into laughter.

”Imperial Son, you must be joking. A tortoise shell can’t hurt anybody,” Nangong Zhao said.

Tianming looked down as he spoke. Suddenly, the divine channel rumbled. From within the black vortex, a pink nova source covered in chaos middlekin stars rose. The scene immediately killed their laughter.

”Li Nianjiao, little one,” Tianming called out with a smile.

”Imperial Son?” Li Nianjiao stared at Ji Ji, her voice trembling slightly.

”I’ll lead the charge and you handle anyone who gets away,” Tianming said.

”Yes!” Li Nianjiao was excited.

Tianming had barely finished speaking but Ji Ji couldn’t hold back any longer. All those things on its face made it furious!

”Just release ten percent!” Tianming said.

”No! It’s too heavy!” Ji Ji growled.

He was shocked to see that twenty percent of the black chaos middlekin stars were dyed pink. They suddenly flickered brightly.

Ji Ji launched the pink chaos middlekin stars towards the cosmic gods. The battle began in a flash. Just before the pink chaos middlekin stars hit, their internal structure transformed violently, exploding with immense force, like an honest man finally pushed past his breaking point.

BOOM!

Countless chaos middlekin stars exploded right in front of their faces. Only when the destructive force struck their bodies and their middlekin astrons began to shatter did a look of shock finally cross the cosmic gods’ faces.

”Run!”

A frantic outburst of screams and howls filled the air.