Beastmaster of the Ages

A vast storm swelled behind Lin Xiaoting’s group, billions of violet lightning serpents coiling around a hundred-thousand-meter cosmic god whose presence was utterly godlike in every sense of the word.

That was Lin Tianjian—Imperator Jian of Violetblitz!

Tianming instinctively recalled Lin Xiaoting’s father he had once encountered years ago in the Vermilion Bird Nation and the Lightning Sovereign Manor. Though they shared both the same name and face, the two were existences on completely different levels.

Compared to that former mere mortal, Imperator Jian was an imperator-level powerhouse who had lived for hundreds of millennia.

He sure knows how to make a grand entrance, Tianming thought.

Once upon a time, when Tianming had first seen this Imperator Jian, he had been nothing more than a tiny shrimp. But now, he had grown into an existence second only to the imperators themselves.

Most importantly, this Imperator Jian was a specific target of today’s operation!

Imperator Jian’s eyes swept over Tianming and the others with a disdainful glance, instantly placing an unimaginable pressure upon them. Li Tianzi and Zi Zhen now had to face three imperators at once.

Fortunately, Imperator Tu is injured. We won’t be overwhelmed. Tianming quickly assessed and felt somewhat reassured.

“Xiaoting performed well today. In the future, he will be able to shoulder great responsibility.” Imperator Jian glanced at his son with evident satisfaction, then shifted his gaze to Tianming.

His expression was tranquil, like an ancient well without ripples. It was as if Tianming was hardly worth noticing to him.

“I won’t disappoint you, Father,” Lin Xiaoting gave a sharp nod.

So confident in Lin Xiaoting? Tianming thought inwardly, before mocking aloud, “Lin Xiaoting, I heard your grandfather died right here in Violetblitz Capital. What a coincidence! Looks like we can start a new family tradition of Lin family men dying here!”

“Impudent scoundrel!” Lin Xiaoting’s fury instantly surged.

Tens of millions of voletblitzians accompanied him in his rage. The old imperator’s death in his backyard had always been the greatest taboo among them. Very few dared to even mention it.

“You’re about to die and you’re still running your mouth. Imperial Son, kill him!!”

“They say the Skyplunder Imperial Son went crazy after being gone for a hundred thousand years. Looks like it’s true!”

“Forgive him. He’s about to die anyway!”

They all glared viciously at Tianming, who dared speak such madness.

Only Imperator Jian stayed calm, though a flash of ferocity in his gaze at Tianming betrayed his rage.

“Courting death!” Lin Xiaoting could no longer restrain himself as his fury erupted. He grasped the top-grade grand-dao-class cosmic relic, the Kun Sky Myriadsource Blitz, which let forth tens of millions of lightning bolts!

This spear was among the highest-grade treasures in this universe. A single thrust made boundless violet lightning pour down from all directions to instantly drown Tianming.

Though Lin Xiaoting appeared to have lost himself to rage, he was in fact exceptionally calm. He didn’t exhibit any carelessness when facing Tianming, who had effortlessly suppressed and slain Long Xuanzhao.

Under the cover of the lightning, his middlekin astrons transformed into nova-source-like points of light, turning his cosmic god body into a starry expanse. This was the Three-Eyed Lightning Death Constellation, an endless thundercloud nebula.

Within it, the points of light converged into three colossal eyes that stared straight at Tianming.

Lin Xiaoting’s power rose to his peak, before he followed with a cosmic art, Violetblitz Blast Lightningcage. His spear tip swept outward, constructing a lightning domain that enveloped the entire Myriadbolt Plaza. Within this domain, endless lightning condensed into spear phantoms that fell upon Tianming at unimaginable speeds.

“Holy crap, that’s vicious!” Ying Huo barely poked its head out before feeling its feathers tingle, and immediately shrank back.

Even Tianming felt the pressure.

“Generally speaking, cosmic gods from the Realm of Chaos are somewhat weaker than their counterparts from the Realm of Order. But this sudden burst from Lin Xiaoting is even fiercer than that Wondersky Fairy. Lighting really is the most aggressive power!”

If given time to step into the imperator realm, Lin Xiaoting’s achievements would likely surpass even his father, Imperator Jian.

“Alas, it’s your unlucky day today!” Tianming gaze met those three lightning eyes staring down like divine judgement. In that moment, he seemed to see the Three-Eyed Eagle from so long ago that had torn apart Midas.

The scene of each golden feather being ripped out remained unforgettable even after all these years.

“You may not be that Lin Xiaoting from before, but the two of you... are truly alike. It’s my pleasure to get to kill you a second time!” No matter which Lin Xiaoting it was, he was always a mortal enemy in Tianming’s life.

At that instant, it was as though Tianming had returned to the Vermilion Bird Nation, recalling that moment of madness!

Tianming’s decapath era godswords joined together into a heaven-defying sword formation that forcibly halted the advance of those countless lightning spear phantoms.

Just as Lin Xiaoting was about to follow up with his next move, Tianming used his trump card. He extended his left arm and the taiji yin-yang fish of the Plundering Arm took on a green hue.

The two techniques, Constellationsteal and Starplundering Claw, merged into one. The arm burst through the lightning, transforming into a colossal hand that seized one of the eyes!

“Little Li’s Plundering Arm?”

“No, that’s the Cheating Arm!” Accompanied by Ying Huo’s shameless laughter, vast and profound constellation knowledge flowed, allowing Tianming to steal and replicate Lin Xiaoting’s Three-Eyed Lightning Death Constellation.