Beastmaster of the Ages

”Of course I feel the effects! The Flameyellow Bloodsoul from back then couldn’t be absorbed at all, only bathed in. But this time it seeped into my albi, and even my soul! Not just my vita, but my terra and caelum, too! After assimilating it, I can clearly feel my bloodline and soul transforming. My talent, cultivation speed, and comprehension all got a massive boost! I think my body absorbed at least a hundred tons of it in almost no time at all!” Wudi said.

In other words, the sea had been drained of a hundred tons of liquid. However, Tianming realized that the water level hadn’t fallen at all, even after Wudi’s kunpeng left it. It seemed there was quite a bit of it. Based on Wudi’s observations, assimilating it could increase the potency of his Flameyellow Bloodline, bringing him ever closer to becoming a true flameyellow divinity, bearing their talent and training as they would.

Tianming’s own talent mainly stemmed from his Aeonic Grandbane and six Primordial Chaos Beasts. Based on that alone, his talent far exceeded that of infinitum-class geniuses. However, most people on the Sun didn’t even have the talent of a heliacal-class genius. Many of them had come from the Flameyellow Continent, like Jiang Qingluan and the rest. No matter how good the resources they had were, it would be incredibly difficult for them to become gods. The main factor that decided whether that was possible was the bloodline. While Xuanyuan Muxue would fare better with regards to that, her upper limit was probably around the Solar stage.

Yet now, Tianming had found something that could change their fates. Even though both Jiang Qingluan and Xuanyuan Muxue had come from the Flameyellow Continent, the population of the continent had huge bloodline ties to the denizens of the Sun! They were also descendants of the flameyellow divinities.

”As long as it works on normal people, it’s far too important, even if they don’t end up becoming dual cultivators of totemancy and beastmastery!” Having his subjects grow stronger was incredibly important.

”You should try it out yourself!” Wudi urged.

”Alright!” Tianming took a deep breath and dove into the deepest part of the coffin. Unlike Wudi, his heptastar cosmic physique had astrons, not albi. His body itself was like a microcosm. Right as he entered, he began to feel a sensation in his astrons. The astrons that were shaped like the Order Relic had incredible suction force to begin with, and in almost no time at all, the liquid around Tianming was being sucked in so quickly that a vortex formed around him.

Godfather absorbed a hundred tons in about half a minute... Won’t I end up sucking around a hundred times his amount with the Order Relic Universal Body? Would I be sucking up too much and making it worse for others? Right as he thought that, something completely unexpected happened. He felt that he had been targeted by the Flameyellow Coffin, probably because of the presence of the Order Relic. The Flameyellow Bloodsoul sea immediately propelled him out of it before he could absorb a decent amount. Even the liquid around him quickly dripped off him and flowed back into the sea.

”Why’d you get shot out? Is there something wrong?” Wudi had wanted to compare how much they sucked up.

”I...!” Though Tianming wanted to share his grievance, he couldn’t! He wanted to absorb more of it, too! While he was already a dual cultivator, he wanted to see if strengthening his Flameyellow Bloodline would make him stronger. It was a shame that the Order Relic Universal Body had much too high of an appetite, causing him to be rejected by the Flameyellow Coffin. He tried to enter a second time, but a barrier formed around the coffin and stopped him from even touching the liquid. ”No! I’ve been banned!”

”Haha, you deserve it, you thief!” Ying Huo mocked.

Tianming was certain it was due to his Order Relic Universal Body. ”That must mean that the flameyellow divinities and order apians didn’t get along.” That was on the assumption that the Order Relic had come from the order apians. His lifebound beasts laughed and mocked him from within the lifebound space.

”What would you guys know about my generous sacrifice? I’m leaving the good stuff for my subjects, you see! If I suck it all up by accident, I’d be disappointing my flameyellow divinity ancestors!” Tianming didn’t feel that bad after he thought about it that way.

Wudi still didn’t understand what was going on, so Tianming gave him a long lecture. When he was done, Wudi concluded, ”Oh, so you’re saying that you’re not allowed to partake in this boon because of your shitty character! Young man, you should learn more from your godfather! Humble yourself and raise up others!”

”I don’t want to hear that from you!” Tianming brought Feiling, Xiaoxiao, and Moran over. They were quite curious about the liquid, too. Without his beckoning, they jumped into the sea of Flameyellow Bloodsoul and emerged around half a minute later.

Feiling and Moran didn’t absorb too much, not even half a ton. Xiaoxiao, on the other hand, had absorbed a dozen or more tons. Why was there such a huge difference between them? Tianming’s theory was that, while Feiling was also born in the Flameyellow Continent, her body was actually formed of Perpetia itself, so little of the Flameyellow Bloodline remained. Like Tianming, she had been rejected by the Flameyellow Coffin. Moran, on the other hand, was descended from divine wonderians despite growing up on the Sun, so her lineage had less to do with the descendants of the flameyellow divinities. Xiaoxiao, however, was a pureblood beastmaster born in the Flameyellow Continent, which showed that people of the Flameyellow Continent were considered descendants of flameyellow divinities as well. Tianming decided to use her as a benchmark for research.

”My talent hasn’t obviously changed yet, but my bloodline and astrons must have changed. Even if I didn’t get totems, I’ll still benefit from it somehow! I’m sure that the effects are even more potent for those who aren’t astral gods yet. Given enough time, the bloodline of the denizens of the sun will change more and more. Eventually, they might be able to rival the talent of fifth-, or even sixth-class worlds... maybe even the order apians! Many people will be able to become astral gods!” Xiaoxiao surmised.