Beastmaster of the Ages

The once tranquil Violetmoon Chaos Star Ruin was instantly thrown into chaos. Outside the ruin, alarms blared. Within the Inverse Battlefield, conflict between various factions over Chaos Star Ruins were commonplace, but once ownership was decided, such an attack was rare. Since this particular Chaos Star Ruin belonged to Violetblitz and Yueling Starcage, few dared to offend the two formidable forces.

”Who has the audacity?!”

”It’s the Skyplunder first imperial son!”

”It looks like his younger brother is here as well!”

”They must be crazy! They’ve violated the agreement established by all parties. They’re trying to start a war!”

”They’re going to destroy the Chaos Star Ruin! Stop them!”

Just as Tianming had planned, Nullity’s forces launched a surprise assault on the Chaos Star Ruin, diverting the full attention of Violetblitz and Yueling cosmic gods before those in the fortress could react.

They streamed out of the fortress in droves, racing for the Chaos Star Ruin. Several primocosmic gods were already in pursuit. The remainder swiftly converged above the Chaos Star Ruins, forming a massive force that cut off the two imperial sons’ retreat. Furthermore, the enemy’s numbers were steadily growing.

“Notify the two venerable ancestors!”

It was no secret that the two venerable ancestors had left their starcages for a life of leisure in the Chaos Star Ruin. They found themselves constrained by the junior imperatores in Violetblitz and Yueling Starcage. Here, however, they could do whatever they want and enjoy their retirement to the fullest. The best wines, gourmet food, beautiful company, and entertainment—every conceivable pleasure was at their disposal. At the same time, the imperatores trusted them to manage this important location.

Exhausted from their self-indulgence, the two ancestors often fell into a deep sleep, so informing them would likely take some time. Meanwhile, the Violetmoon Chaos Star Ruin was a mess. All mining came to a standstill and countless chaos middlekin stars floated aimlessly. The cosmic gods quickly deserted the ruin in fear.

”This Chaos Star Ruin is easily a hundred times the size of the one I discovered. No wonder it’s only partially mined.”

Tianming entered with perfect composure, seemingly unfazed by the attacks. He acted as though he was on vacation.

For now, Li Tianzi was the one taking action, and had already dove deep into the ruin. His sole purpose was to uncover the enemy’s crimes as quickly as possible and rescue the captives. Tianming stayed behind to draw the attention of the Violeblitz and Yueling cosmic gods, creating a temporary diversion.

”Imperial Son, I urge you to stop at once!”

”Your actions will bring endless ruin to Nullity. Consider this a grave warning from Violetmoon!”

The cosmic gods gathered one by one, staring sinisterly at Tianming.

Tianming smiled. ”Don’t just talk. Strike me if you dare! Don’t give me a reason to look down on you.” Even though he had the skypole stars, he was so obnoxious that the cosmic gods couldn’t stand him.

”Oh no! Li Tianzi has discovered us!”

The primocosmic gods trembled as they witnessed Li Tianzi’s actions, their faces reflecting their terror. They didn’t dare to stop Li Tianzi!

Li Tianzi cut swiftly through the chaos, penetrating deeper into the ruin. In his hand was a cosmic relic—black chains that vaguely resembled a fiend. A scarlet eye was set within the black rings, reminiscent of the Archaionfiend Eye. Sharp spikes lined the black rings’ outer edge.

Stretching an astonishing hundreds of thousands of meters, the chain shot downwards, ripping through a protective screen formed by the treetop.

WHOOSH!

A gap was torn in the massive dark cavern below, and countless vibrant leaves spanning tens of kilometers exploded and rained down into the depths, unveiling a bright underground space before the astonished eyes of the many Violetblitz and Yueling cosmic gods.

”There’s a space beneath the ruin?!”

”Are those colorful things leaves? What sort of leaves are they?”

They were bewildered. Then they watched helplessly as Li Tianzi snapped the black and red chains, expanding the opening. When a large number of colorful leaves were crushed and scattered, the dense treetop was finally destroyed.

In an instant, numerous quintessence herbs became visible.

”So many quintessence herbs!”

”My goodness! Is this the legendary Primospirit Ancestral Tree? There’s actually one growing beneath the Violetmoon Chaos Star Ruin!”

“It belongs to us! Does the first imperial son want to seize it?”

”He’s insane! Setting aside how difficult it is to move the Primospirit Ancestral Tree, how could we allow him to take it?”

”How naive!”

Although they protested loudly, no one dared to stop Li Tianzi.

When the area was fully opened, the colorful Primospirit Ancestral Tree illuminated the underground space completely. Their collective gaze fell to the bottom, where the tree’s multicolored roots spread across the ground like galaxies, creating a magnificent sight.

Everyone was filled with awe.

”Most of our quintessence herbs must come from this tree!”

”They’ve kept this secret so well that we weren’t even aware!”

At this moment, they were actually happy and confident that Li Tianzi couldn’t possibly seize such a massive Primospirit Ancestral Tree on his own. After all, its trunk alone was a billion meters tall!

Just as they were marveling at the tree, they noticed the two imperial sons stare at the colorful roots with fury.

”What’s that?!”

Countless cosmic gods looked down, and a shiver crawled across their heads.

What covered the roots wasn’t soil, nor was it a chaos middlekin stars, but orblike cosmic-god essences strung together. At first glance, they looked like root tubercles. A rough count revealed at least tens of millions of cosmic-god essences chained to the roots. They seemed plain and dull next to the vibrant roots, some having lost all luster. This was, without a doubt, the worst nightmare imaginable.

”Who used cosmic-god essences to nourish the Primospirit Ancestral Tree...”

”It’s no surprise the tree is flourishing!”

”Wait a minute... Are those Nullity cosmic gods?!”

Upon this realization, a cold tingle swept over the Violetblitz and Yueling cosmic gods. They now understood the monstrous act committed by their starcages and the cause of the two imperial sons’ rage.