Beastmaster of the Ages

Lord Yue felt like lightning had just struck him. The slap landed on his face; he didn’t resist when he saw that Empress Xia kept shaking her head. As he flew tens of thousands of meters away and crashed into a crowd, the Grand Xia imperials all looked at him, the lover of their ruler.

”Once you take three more of these slaps, I’ll forgive you!” Goat Saint cackled. Everyone else felt a complete crumbling of their worldview. It was only then that they realized how it felt for their dignity to be trampled upon, and it had all come from offering up their dignity to the Eightpart Pantheons! They did not handle it with care at all.

”Yue Xiao!” Empress Xia called his name to remind him not to resist. All of a sudden, however, something cast a gold light on them.

”What’s going on?” Goat Saint stopped and turned around, only to see three beams of gold light behind her. He looked so ugly in comparison to those three beams of light.

”Mi Shen!” Goat Saint waved at them with a smile.

”Don’t cause trouble,” Mi Shen Alpha said to him.

”I’m not. I’m just teaching a rowdy dog a lesson.”

Mi Shen Alpha looked at the hate-filled Lord Yue and back at Goat Saint. ”These two have rendered great merit by leading us into the Primordial Sands and deserve our respect. You should watch your behavior, or we will have the right to sanction you as the chief marshal of this expedition.”

”Fine, don’t get so mad, you three. We’re just friends who are joking around! Getting down to our fists is a great way to learn about each other, won’t you say? We’re just livening up the atmosphere!”

”Is that so? Very well,” Mi Shen Alpha said, smiling and no longer holding up his stiff demeanor.

Only then did Empress Xia breathe a sigh of relief. She looked at the triplets respectfully and said, ”Many thanks.”

”We are fellow wondermancers. The divine wondersky race considers Grand Xia to be our siblings,” Mi Shen Alpha said.

Meanwhile, Goat Saint returned to An Shen’s side. An Shen asked, ”How was it?”

”Those three posers stole the spotlight from me. How can I possibly fight all three of them? Still, there’s no way I’d treat those two dogs nicely.”

”Do you want me to help you?”

Goat Saint rolled his eyes. ”No need. We’ll put the matter aside from now. If the flameyellow voidkin show up, we’ll just have them be the vanguard.”

”Fair enough.”

The three Mi Shens addressed the crowd in unison. ”The army of one billion cosmic gods has been assembled! All eight of us marshals have agreed to deploy in fifteen minutes. Our destination is Grand Jiang!”

The army answered with the burning passion of cheers from countless cosmic gods.

”Are you alright?” Empress Xia asked as she helped Lord Yue up, eyes filled with pain.

”I’m fine.” Lord Yue shook his head and took a deep breath. He turned to look at her and couldn’t resist saying, ”Xia, there is no need for us to take this kind of heat at all.”

Empress Xia’s eyes were red. ”I’m sorry... Grand Xia no longer has a future, so I have no choice. I have to do right by my people and ensure their survival...”

”Is that all there is?”

”What do you mean?” She furrowed her brows with displeasure. They locked gazes in public, causing onlookers to watch with a mix of realization and fascination.

”I’m sorry, Xia, I...” Lord Yue lowered his head. Right as he was about to sacrifice his dignity for her, a loud voice rang out from behind.

”Empress Xia, we need you to be our guide. Would you be willing to ride in our flagship and lead the way?” Mi Shen Alpha said, face still smiling while he shone with a sacred glow.

”It is my honor to serve, Mi Shen,” Empress Xia said, turning and basking in the golden glow.

”After you.” Mi Shen Alpha pointed the way with elegance and manners. As for Lord Yue, he didn’t tag along as he wasn’t explicitly invited. Some things didn’t need to be said, lest he brought humiliation on to himself.

”Wonderians are the most civilized and elegant race in the whole universe, so don’t you worry,” Empress Xia whispered to Lord Yue before smiling and following the three Mi Shens into the flagship. Lord Yue was left behind to endure the uncomfortable stares.

”His world has already been upended by Li Tianming. Why’s he still here? How shameless.”

”His eyes are still clouded. Kunlan primalwingers are pathetic. I really hope that the Eightpart Pantheons slaughter all of them once they take over and give the whole of the Primordial Sands to Grand Xia!”

”That’s right! We are wondermancers. We are distant relatives of the wonderians! Wouldn’t it be perfect if we rule the Primordial Sands while they rule the Upper Star Ruin?”

”As expected, the wonderians are the top race in the whole universe. Mi Shen is so much more forward looking than the Goat Saint, for example.”

”Shhh, don’t say it that loudly.”

The soldiers didn’t miss the chance to gossip as they prepared for battle.

”Hehehe...” Feng Linxue couldn’t help but laugh behind Lord Yue.

”What’s so funny? Do you think you’ll be spared when the slaughter knife falls?” Lord Yue said with a glare.

”At least I wasn’t called a dog like you. I also didn’t have to endure seeing my woman get played with by them,” Feng Linxue said.

”You!” Lord Yue was about to explode.

Feng Linxue’s gaze, however, only turned colder. ”I can’t even be sure if I’ll be spared by becoming their dog... If only I had known, I’d have stood with Li Tianming.”

Lord Yue was shaken as he lowered his head.

”Mi Shen is truly skilled. To conquer a race, one must make the women shameless and make the men hate themselves. Seems like it worked.” As she spoke, the Eightpart Pantheons’ forces rose into the air. First, they had to leave the Grand Xia Guard Formation and emerge into the world outside.