Beastmaster of the Ages

The Flameyellow Guard Formation was at least one hundred billion meters thick. If the ashuras didn’t follow closely behind, the beast waves at the very front could easily lose control. Once that happened, they would attack indiscriminately, becoming a massive thorn for its own side.

Although more than thirty billion had surged into the Flameyellow Guard Formation, it barely even caused a ripple for a star of such scale.

But it was inevitable that before such an aggressive assault, the flameyellow divinities and other forces stationed on the Imperial Star would feel tense. The constant explosions and beast roars pressed down like a shadow blanketing everything, making it hard to breathe.

At the very core of the forces within the Flameyellow Guard Formation stood the elite legion led by the five imperial-star elders: the five billion flameyellow cosmic gods.

Another five billion formed the reserve forces. They hadn’t been deployed yet; most of them were young people, women, or children. Their combat strength was limited, and unless it came to a desperate, last stand, they could not be expended.

Even with only five billion flameyellow cosmic god soldiers, their discipline and unity of will far surpassed that of the Eightpart Pantheons. This was the power of faith!

Those five billion flameyellow cosmic god soldiers were accompanied by another five billion lifebound beast. Each soldier could thus fight two enemies alone; together, they were effectively a force of ten billion.

“Wudi!” At the very front of the army, Imperial-Star Elder Dongfang Taisheng looked toward the red-haired man standing atop the golden-red Flameyellow Coffin and said in a deep voice, “They’ve already entered. Are we still waiting?”

“Wait a little longer! Let them reach the middle. There, advancing is hard and retreating is harder!” Wudi shouted, his eyes red. He hadn’t fought in a long time, but he still remained as domineering as ever.

“Tianming is absent, but we’re still choosing a strategy with potentially the greatest gains but also the greatest losses?” Beitang Yan frowned slightly.

They had witnessed Li Tianming’s power, but as for Li Wudi, they only knew that he had been chosen by the ancestors to be the Flameyellow imperator. They did not know the specifics of his strength.

“It’s not that we insist on this choice,” Wudi said through clenched teeth. “It’s that... this is our only way to win!” Then he turned back and laughed aloud. “Besides, I have a feeling my son is about to return!”

“A feeling?” Fighting a war based on intuition left the five imperial-star elders somewhat speechless.

Yet, as if guided by fate, they accepted Wudi’s approach. After all, this father and son had pulled off miracle after miracle. If they had managed to defend the Imperial Star until now, there had to be some inexplicable truth to it.

Moreover, Wudi now enjoyed popularity second only to Li Tianming among the flameyellow cosmic god army. The entire force supported his command.

Thus, Wudi continued to let the enemy advance. The army of beasts and warriors pushed deeper and deeper, encountering almost no resistance along the way. They knew perfectly well that such ease meant a trap lay ahead, However, it could also be a psychological bluff.

And so, the combined forces of the five pantheons continued advancing, until they arrived before the flameyellow army like an enormous black curtain.

The moment had come.

Wudi raised his head, swept an icy glance across the enemy, and roared authoritatively, “Troops, get ready!”

The five billion flameyellow cavalry got into spearhead-shaped formations!

“Charge!” Wudi’s voice was steady, instilling absolute confidence. Everything was proceeding according to plan!

Man and beast moved as one, gradually accelerating. With no obstructions, once they had the momentum, they became countless times faster than the opposition.

Soon, the flameyellow army condensed into an incomparably massive, razor-sharp pillar of fire, blasting upward like a colossal flaming sword piercing straight through the Flameyellow Guard Formation!

As for the five pantheons’ army, they were facing a turbulent sea of fire. The flames flowed like an endless storm, crashing head-on into them and repeatedly shattering their formations.

However, the enemy also understood that this was the opponent’s home ground, and they did not want their battle formation scattered. Gritting their teeth, they clustered together, using every power they had to hold fast.

“This formation’s strength rivals that of an imperial-class world, but that’s all!”

“Hold the line, brothers!”

At the cost of vast numbers of wildbeasts at the front being torn apart, the main body of the five pantheons’ army behind them barely managed to endure.

For a moment, the five pantheons’ army saw hope of victory!

“As long as we stay together and push through, smash their defense line, and enter the Imperial Star, this war is ours!”

“Their coordination between man and beast is decent. Be careful during the charge!”

“We outnumber them four to one. What the hell is there to fear?!”

Within this vast sea of burning clouds, below was a colossal sword of flame, while above loomed a spherical warhammer formed by the five pantheons!

The former accelerated ever faster!

The latter slowed its descent but remained solid as steel!

Both sword and hammer were composed of countless cosmic gods packed together. The black warhammer was indeed far larger than the flaming sword, appearing immensely heavy and brimming with confidence.

Wudi stood at the very tip of the flaming sword, his feet planted on the Flameyellow Coffin. Behind him burned countless blazing eyes.

Staring at the black hammer, Wudi spread his arms and sneered. “Idiots. My Flameyellow Guard Formation doesn’t only have blazing firestorms. It also has... the flameyellow imperial fiends!”

At that very moment, within the interior of the black hammer, amid converging waves of fire, a full one hundred billion flameyellow fiends suddenly manifested. They were each hundreds or even over thousands of meters tall, radiating overwhelming divine might. The number of flameyellow fiends had increased tenfold compared to when the Imperial Star had first entered the maniverse-class.

This was directly related to Wudi’s mastery over the formation.

The fiends roared and pounced upon the nearest members of the five pantheons, focusing especially on the ashuras.

“What?!” Countless members of the five pantheons turned pale, chaos erupting in their hearts. The heavy black “hammer” collapsed!

And this was precisely the moment when the flaming great sword below arrived at maximum speed. Like a single sword through the hear, the world-illuminating sword instantly pierced straight through the black hammer of the five pantheons.