Beastmaster of the Ages

Li Tianming was starting to feel impatient after hearing what Li Muyang said. ”Why can’t you just tell me about those secrets, Dad, Mom?”

This was one of his persistent doubts. In fact, Ying Huo and the rest were also quite interested to learn more about this.

Li Muyang shook his head and said, ”It’s far too complicated to be explained within a short time. Projecting ourselves like that strains us greatly. In fact, there are more important things we have to tell you.”

Tianming’s expression grew solemn. ”Okay.”

Wei Jing said, ”We managed to intercept the message Dao San was trying to send. So, you’re still hidden for the time being. The Order Relic Universal Body can still protect you. What you need to do next is to get rid of the other Aeternal Beings’ projections within this divine body. Only then will you be able to make your way to the Minor Chaos Dock. Remember it well!”

Tianming nodded. ”I got it.”

He had a feeling that going to the Minor Chaos Dock right away would cause him to be noticed by the remaining Aeternal Beings, who could interfere with the incubation of the ninth Primordial Chaos Beast.

Li Muyang made sure to emphasize something. ”Remember. Only after you hatch this Primordial Chaos Beast can our family, the only surviving sky plunderers, hold any real sway.”

Tianming nodded. The upcoming conflict would be against the remaining Aeternal Beings, and his parents wouldn’t be able to help him with that. Similarly, the Aeternal Beings’ real bodies wouldn’t be able to help their projections either.

Everything that transpired in the universal body of the Primordial God Emperor was still isolated from the Realm of Worldgazing thanks to Li Muyang and Wei Jing cutting off all contact coming from the inside of the universal body to the outside world! This was the best thing they could do to protect Tianming.

However, he did think of something else. ”Dad, Mom, does the fact that you’re able to keep me hidden mean that you two are exposed in the Realm of Worldgazing?”

Neither of them said anything. They merely smiled at him, and that was enough for Tianming to guess the truth. Even though he had barely seen them, they had been working hard for his sake since they left the Vermillion Bird Kingdom. He wouldn’t have been able to grow to such heights without their support in the background.

Though he had his fair share of troubles along the way, those were problems that he had been able to solve. Had his parents not been pushing away the real threats, he wouldn’t have been able to grow to this extent. This was what they had been doing all along!

Wei Jing said one more thing, ”By the way, Tianming, if you plan to leave the divine body, make sure to take Jiang Feiling with you. We’ll be reassured with her by your side.”

Tianming was surprised to hear that, but he could barely process it as their bodies began to flash. Their projections into the divine universal body could no longer be sustained.

It wasn’t just Tianming that was anxious; Wei Jing couldn’t bear to part with her son too. She teared up once more and said, ”Tianming, we love you so much, now and ever. There’s a lot that we haven’t told you, but we’ll be sure to let you know once we get the chance to meet for real.”

Though Li Muyang wasn’t as talkative, it was clear from his gaze that he really wanted their family to be reunited.

”I know, Dad, Mom, I won’t disappoint you.” He balled his fists, holding himself back as he watched his parents disappear into the radiance. Though he had many more questions, they had run out of time.

Before Tianming even faced his true enemies, Tianming’s parents burned away at their own being to draw the attention of his foes, protecting him throughout. Reuniting with him meant putting him in grave danger and letting their efforts to go to waste!

The short meeting made Tianming appreciate every single moment with them even more. With the meager time he had left, he asked, ”Dad, Mom, will I expose myself if I go to the Realm of Inspection? Will I ruin any of your plans?”

Li Muyang left a few final words in the light that reverberated in Tianming’s mind. ”Don’t worry. The Realm of Worldgazing is the true, limitless form of the universe. It’s far vaster than you can imagine.”

Tianming was filled with even more questions and anticipation. It wasn’t just him. Bai Feng was also anxious to finally learn about the Realm of Worldgazing.

”How large is that realm, really?”

Li Muyang’s projection faded out even more. His voice got softer as a result, yet his words shook Tianming more and more. ”Tianming, the universe you are in right now is the remains of the Primordial God Emperor. The Sea of Aeternity is the brain, the Upper Star Ruin is the heart, and everything else is also part of the body. The Primordial God Emperor is 9.9 billion lightyears tall, making his body the largest universal body in the Realm of Worldgazing. But even a universal body of this size is nothing but a single drop in the ocean that is the Realm of Worldgazing.”

Li Muyang’s voice vanished completely along with his and Wei Jing’s projections, leaving him in abject shock. ”What is... a lightyear?”

There was nobody there to answer him. Even so, he had obtained quite a bit of information in the short time they talked, enough to completely subvert the guesses he had formed. The most important thing he just learned was the truth of the universe as he knew it.

”This universal body is actually the remains of the Primordial God Emperor... So his body became our universe!” This reminded him of the dream he had where he saw a sitting universal body beyond the open door in the Fiend Ruins.