Beastmaster of the Ages

One by one, pink totems emerged from the nine bane-rings on Eminent Jiguang’s brow. They were House Suishen’s tenth-level foundationeer totems and their arrival instantly made Tianming’s heart palpitate.

Under the glimmering light of the Jiguang Sea, nine pink goddesses who looked extremely similar to Eminent Jiguang appeared beside her. Then her vital origin totem emerged from her brain, enveloping her and turning her into her own tenth totem.

”Aurora nymphs!” That was Eminent Jiguang’s totems. Ten perfect pink star goddesses, wearing starry skirts, descended like true gods. They were each as dazzling as a real person, standing in front of Tianming. Their eyes were vivid, their expressions were lifelike, their demeanor was noble, and their appearances were stunningly beautiful.

One Eminent Jiguang was already breathtaking enough. And now, ten radiant, otherworldly aurora nymphs surrounded Tianming, dazzling his eyes. The entire Soulblend Formation was filled with pink starlight.

The divine might of the aurora nymphs elevated the pressure within the Soulblend Formation to another level.

”I’m testing your limits, so hold on. When it’s Yaoyao’s turn, the pressure will be less and you’ll have more energy to cultivate with her.” As Tianming gritted his teeth to endure, Eminent Jiguang’s gentle voice echoed in his ears, invigorating him.

”Really? I think I can handle more pressure,” he said.

”Silly boy. This will hurt a bit, bear with it.” Eminent Jiguang smiled tenderly, looking at Tianming with more affection.

”Huh?” The words felt strange, like his line had been stolen.

Eminent Jiguang explained that the first step in totemic bonding was to merge their totems. She would handle the specifics, which involved many secret techniques and the use of the Soulblend Formation.

Tianming’s task was only to endure the fusion process and keep his totems from collapsing. As long as the fusion succeeded, the process would be 90% complete. The qualities of the totems would evolve through mutual exchange, complement, and comprehension.

Even when it was Suishen Yao’s turn, he wouldn’t need to do much.

Similarly, Suishen Yao wouldn’t need to do much, either. Eminent Jiguang would guide her totems to merge with Tianming’s.

With the gentle protection of a tenth-level foundationeer eminent, the two young people would only need to grit their teeth and persevere!

”Phew!” Tianming took a deep breath. He was already caught in the pink storm of the Soulblend Formation and the decapath era godswords trembled in the storm. The pressure was immense, but being a tenacious fellow, he wasn’t frightened. He gathered all his totemic power into the decapath era godswords, keeping them steady.

”I’m ready.” Eminent Jiguang’s voice echoed in his ears.

Tianming opened his eyes and saw ten sacred aurora nymphs surrounding him. Goddesses encircled him. The ten decapath era godswords met the ten aurora nymphs, one of whom was Eminent Jiguang’s vita. The vita was the most crucial part of the House Suishen; it couldn’t be missing when cultivating, or else if the terra outgrew the vita, it would cause a troublesome imbalance.

Tianming hadn’t initially thought of that. And at that moment, seeing Eminent Jiguang’s vital origin totem, he wondered how what they were doing now differed from actual totemic bonding. The difference probably lies in the Suishen Blood....

As Tianming pondered, Eminent Jiguang sensed his distraction and chided, ”Focus, child.”

”Yes!”

”If it hurts, you can scream—but don’t back down, understand?” she continued.

”Yes!” Tianming shouted to bolster his courage. He had no choice; if it were Suishen Yao, he could match her, but Eminent Jiguang’s pressure was overwhelming and required his full effort.

The fusion began! The ten aurora nymphs simultaneously extended their hands, gripping Tianming’s decapath era godswords. Flower vines emerged from the Soulblend Formation, entwining Tianming, Eminent Jiguang, and their totems, joining them into one. Celestial patterns surged through the vines.

”Hold on!”

Tianming roared again, releasing his totemic power, fearing his decapath era godswords would be broken by the aurora nymphs.

”Ah—!”

The sound came and Tianming tensed, closing his eyes. But the next moment, he was completely stunned, because he realized the cry of pain didn’t come from him. He felt no pain!

Instead, he clearly heard the soft, mature voice of Eminent Jiguang!

He opened his eyes wide, seeing the hands the aurora nymphs were using to hold the decapath era godswords smoking. Eminent Jiguang herself was biting her lips, her eyes dazed as she looked at him.

”Aunt, what are you doing? Are you being unreliable again?” Suishen Yao was also stunned. How could it be that the pain switched sides right at the start? Didn’t Eminent Jiguang just confidently tell Tianming to endure the pain?

Seeing Tianming’s dazed expression, Suishen Yao knew his thick skin meant he was fine.

”Uh....” In the dreamlike scene, Eminent Jiguang bit her lower lip, holding on for a while before looking at Tianming, her face red. She said with some shame, ”No problem, everything’s under my control.”

”Then why does it seem like you’re the one in pain?” Suishen Yao pressed.

”Quiet,” Eminent Jiguang snapped, honestly unsure what had happened. Everything was still smoothly proceeding, so why was she the one in pain?

Her aurora nymphs could clearly feel the unique terror of each decapath era godsword. For example, the Eastdivinity Acme scorched the aurora nymph’s hand, making it hard to subdue! In this fusion, the female totems were supposed to dominate, so Eminent Jiguang’s plan was to integrate the decapath era godswords into her totems, exchanging and absorbing without breaking them.

But from the start, she felt the difficulty.

”Aunt, you aren’t failing, are you?” Suishen Yao, ever the spectator, taunted, prompting the eminent to grit her teeth. For her pride and reliable image, she decided to go all out.

It must be the Soulblend Formation’s size amplifying the swords’ power. I’ll shrink the size to increase the fusion pressure—that should work. With that in mind, Eminent Jiguang controlled the Soulblend Formation and continued attempting to forcibly integrate the decapath era godswords into the aurora nymphs.

The pressure intensified!