Beastmaster of the Ages

The Wondersky Fairy watched with mixed emotions as Wondrium Imperius was steadily drained, shriveling and shrinking until it ultimately vanished into nothingness.

The era of the Eightpart Pantheons’ rule had come to a complete end. Aside from the devas, all other members had been reduced to slave races, destined to receive the same treatment the flameyellow descendants had endured for tens of millions of years.

They would soon be bound by the shackles of the Heavenly Dao.

In contrast, the flameyellow divinities had been freed from those shackles to become the masters of this universe.

Such was the turning of fate.

The Flameyellow Imperial Star grew even larger until it was nearly nine times the size of a standard imperial-class world.

“Flameyellow... has returned!” Standing atop the Ninedragon Imperial Tomb, Tianming held himself tall upon the nine mechanical dragon heads. His presence radiated imperial authority, his expression solemn.

It was the natural manifestation of his imperial order. Even without action, an overwhelming aura of dominion emanated from him.

At this moment, the Flameyellow Imperial Star shone brilliantly at the center of the universe. As it illuminated the cosmos, countless worlds across the Upper Star Ruin seemed to respond in kind.

The innumerable omnisentient threads connected to Tianming evolved once more, driving his imperial order to grow again. His other orders were also propelled forward as well.

He felt as though a breakthrough could come at any moment.

At the same time, he fed power back into the entire astralscape. Wherever they were, Flameyellow cosmic gods felt his grand ambition and experienced a rise in their own orders.

At last, the Tianming Dynasty had fully expanded across the universe.

“The era’s finally changed! The Sleep in Peace Era hereby begins, meow!” Meow Meow cheered.

“Don’t celebrate too early. There are still a few Number Monsters left. We might all be done for soon,” Ying Huo said seriously.

“It’s fine. I think Little Li and us are about to break through,” Bai Ye said with a carefree grin. “We can already kill Shen Wu. Those others can’t be that strong! As long as we focus on Number Two, we’re fine!”

“If only it were that simple,” Ji Ji replied with a chuckle. “If they join forces, it won’t just be one plus one equals two.” 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

“Either way, we can rest a bit now. Little Li’s the only one who can’t,” Ying Huo laughed, stretching lazily.

And that was true.

Whether it was strengthening his imperial order through faith, breaking through to a new level, or entering the Flameyellow Cemetery to cultivate a new cosmic art, everything required time.

He could not slack off for even a moment.

Tianming manipulated the fusion formation to spread the newly absorbed lands, mountains, rivers, and seas across the Sun. These materials quickly formed landscapes, stabilizing the chaotic nova source into a balanced, functioning world.

Then, Tianming made an announcement to the entire universe:

“From this day forward, the construction of the Flameyellow Imperial Star will rely on all its people. The Tianming Dynasty’s advancement system remains a meritocracy. The capable may rise from the fortuna-class to maniverse-class worlds, and perhaps even to the imperial-class!”

This was the core principle of the dynasty: opportunity for all, and fairness above all in resource distribution.

It had been so in the lower star ruins, and now, across the entire astralscape of order.

His declaration sparked another wave of cheers.

“Before, all resources were monopolized by the Eightpart Pantheons and we couldn’t even get scraps!”

“Scraps? If you weren’t one of them, you couldn’t even smell it!”

“Now it’s different! With talent, we can rise all the way up!”

“Old Wang, you always said your son had imperator potential. Now we’ll see if it’s true!”

***

Amid the thunderous celebration, Tianming returned to the Flameyellow Imperial Star.

He approached Mushan Feng as well as the five imperial-star elders.

“The imperial-class worlds of the Eightpart Pantheons are gone, but many fortuna and maniverse-class worlds remain unreclaimed.” His expression grew serious, especially as he looked at Mushan Feng.

“Brother Feng, I appoint you the Grand Marshal of Divine Might. From here on, you will lead the Flameyellow army to pacify the universe. Reclaim every world and eliminate all remnants of the Eightpart Pantheons.”

The Flameyellow Bloodsoul had let Mushan Feng’s potential rise greatly. In time, he might even surpass the former Eightpart Pantheon’s imperatores.

He stepped forward solemnly. “I will not fail this mission!”

Tianming left the matter entirely in their hands. With the help of Mushan Xue, Long Qian, Long Xing, and other younger elites, they would divide their forces and deploy across the universe.

Then, Wudi descended in his five-hundred-thousand-meter coffin-giant form.

“My son! What about me?” He looked eager, brimming with excitement.

Tianming smiled. “Take it easy. No one in this universe is your match anymore, Just stay home and guard it.”

Wudi grinned. “So you’re letting me slack off? Not bad!”

Tianming added, “As long as you don’t get bored.”

That made Wudi pause.

No enemies left? That meant he really had nothing to do but just chill at home.

“...So all the fun’s gone? That’s actually kind of boring.”

Uncle Tai Xu chuckled. “At least you won’t get skewered anymore.”

“Don’t bring that up!” Wudi snapped. “It ruins my heroic image!”

Of course, he knew well that until the threat of the Aeternal Beings was resolved, true rest would never come.

***

Later, Tianming returned to the Ninedragon Imperial Tomb.

There, he met Jiguang and Yaoyao.

“Aunt, I’ll leave governance of the Tianming Dynasty to you for now. Yao’er, help her as well. You’ve all worked hard.”

Suishen Yao pouted. “What hard work? I’m used to it already.”

Tianming chuckled and patted her head. “Next, we’ll build an imperial capital. Should we call it Flameyellowpolis or Tianmingopolis? I’ll leave it to you.”

Her eyes lit up instantly. “Why choose? We’re rich enough to have two capitals. Let’s just build two!”