Beastmaster of the Ages

”Stop making a scene,” Jiang Lincheng helplessly said to Jiang Yulian.

Dozens of young cosmic gods looked at the couple, all keeping silent with complex expressions in their eyes.

”You think I’m the one making a scene?” Jiang Yulian looked at him in disbelief. ”My brother hasn’t recovered from his injuries, the golden ninelives fruit was stolen, and now you still want to follow his orders? How dumb do you have to be?!”

”I told you to shut up!” Jiang Lincheng suddenly roared, the force of his voice blowing Jiang Yulian’s long hair wildly.

”Wow, yelling at me now, are you? Ridiculous! Absolutely ridiculous! You stupid pig!” Jiang Yulian’s eyes turned red, trembling with rage.

”Get lost!” Jiang Lincheng pointed in the direction she wanted to go and shouted, veins bulging on his neck.

”What, you think being louder makes you right?” Jiang Yulian angrily laughed, glaring at Jiang Lincheng. ”Just you wait! Once we return to the Primordial Sands, you’ll see what future you still have!”

”Take your brother with you!” Jiang Lincheng gritted his teeth. After speaking, he closed his eyes and let out a deep sigh.

”You’re so fucking stupid it’s beyond comprehension!” Furious and spiteful, Jiang Yulian dragged along Jiang Yuheng, who had just grown back a tiny head, cursing as she stormed off.

”You’d better go in the direction that scoundrel told you to! Hopefully, you’ll all die there! A useless general gets the whole army killed! If you follow this idiot’s orders, you deserve to die at the hands of the Eightpart Pantheons!” Even after she left, her curses echoed in the air.

Jiang Lincheng, after a long inner struggle, finally sighed and said to the others, “I’m embarrassed you all had to see that.”

”Brother Cheng, we all understand.”

”It’s okay, Brother Cheng. We’ve known you for years. We know what kind of person you are.”

Everyone hurried to comfort him.

”Brother Cheng!” Jiang Datou apologetically said, ”This is my fault. If I hadn’t brought Lin Feng back, none of this would’ve happened....”

”No,” Jiang Lincheng shook his head. ”She’s been like this for a long time. This rift was just a matter of time.”

”Brother Cheng, maybe you should go bring them back? Otherwise, it might cause big trouble after we return to the Primordial Sands.” Jiang Xiaobai had previously been annoyed with him, but she now understood that being a man wasn’t easy. Especially for a married man!

”No.” Jiang Lincheng gravely said, ”If I chase her now, she’ll just think I’m surrendering. After that, she’ll only push further. Right now, I’m carrying the lives of dozens on my shoulders. Internally, we must be united and can’t have any drama.”

His responsibilities were heavy. He had chosen the lives of the many over his personal happiness.

”But if she really goes that way, it’ll be very dangerous....” Jiang Datou trusted Tianming.

He wasn’t concerned for Jiang Yulian’s life, but she had backing and her safety was Jiang Lincheng’s responsibility.

Jiang Lincheng looked toward the direction she’d gone. His expression was indeed heavy. He tried to contact her via transmission stone, but she didn’t answer. She was clearly set on walking that path to the bitter end.

”Let’s go! She’s gone too far now. We couldn’t catch up even if we tried,” Jiang Lincheng shook his head. Without her position, there was no catching up.

And the situation Tianming reported was already very urgent!

”The enemy are ashuras. They’ll be using warbeasts! They have many cosmic godbeasts, and they can appear out of nowhere. If we linger, something terrible could happen.” After a moment of struggle, Jiang Lincheng chose to prioritize the dozens of lives.

In truth, he was also angry and tired. How could he not be after so much abuse? He just hadn’t had a chance to let it out!

Now that the opportunity had come, he didn’t hesitate to leave.

”Follow me!” Jiang Lincheng took the lead, heading in the escape direction that Tianming had indicated.

The couple now walked opposite paths, growing farther and farther apart.

***

Elsewhere, a male and female kunlan primalwinger pair moved through the dark Ninelives Cave. They were Jiang Yulian and her brother Jiang Yuheng.

”Sis! Sis! If we just leave like this and they really run into the Eightpart Pantheons, they’ll suffer heavy losses. Are we really not going to care?” Jiang Yuheng uneasily said.

”Care about what? It’d be better if they all died!” Jiang Yulian coldly sneered. ”Those fools actually trust the Eightpart Pantheons’ lapdog. If their brains don’t work, what’s the point of living? Even if you beg them not to believe it now, next time they’ll walk straight into the fire again. Heaven is fair. Stupid people, once they’re out from under their parents’ and elders’ protection, die young. That’s natural selection.”

”But brother-in-law....”

”He deserves to die the most!” Jiang Yulian’s face turned even colder, her fury reaching a peak. ”Don’t concern yourself. I’ve had enough of that useless man. There are plenty of men chasing me.”

”Brother-in-law isn’t so bad, is he? Even though his background isn’t as good as ours, his talent really is amazing. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have so many people following him.” Jiang Yuheng weakly said.

”Can you shut your mouth?” Jiang Yulian snapped.

Just then, her transmission stone lit up.

Jiang Yulian sneered, ”And here comes the cry for help!”

”Should we go?”

Just as Jiang Yuheng said that, Jiang Yulian crushed the transmission stone in her hand. ”I’ve already cut ties with him. Call for backup, my ass! Best if they die!”

After that, Jiang Yulian thought of her suitors and chuckled to herself. ”Men are all dirty beasts that think with their seventh heptastar organ. So easy to get.” A smart and witty fairy like her never had to worry about a lack of simps.

A smug smile appeared on her face.

The surrounding cave abruptly darkened.

”Huh?” Jiang Yulian froze. She could see a large group of cosmic gods standing at the end of the passageway. Leading them were none other than the Skyfiendling and Yushen An, two top-ranked genius cosmic gods on the Ten Desolate Cosmic Genii Ranking.

The ashuras and Sin Pantheon were the most vicious of the Eightpart Pantheons. The Sin Pantheon especially, was bitter enemies with the kunlan primalwingers!

”Ah?” Jiang Yuheng felt like lightning had struck him. His newly grown little eyes stared wide at the Eightpart Pantheons in front of them.

”Sis, weren’t we the smart ones...?” He could hardly breathe, turning stiffly to look at Jiang Yulian, only to see her slumped against the cave wall. She had nearly collapsed, her mouth hanging open and her legs quaking.

She frantically searched her spatial ring. Then, she cried out in panic, ”Where! Where’s my transmission stone?!”

”You crushed it just now....” Jiang Yuheng trembled.

”Lincheng... Lincheng! Save me!” Jiang Yulian shrieked, crawling and stumbling as she tried to escape.