Beastmaster of the Ages

The starsource was the core of Torch Dragon’s nova source, originally controlled by their imperator. Yet, it had fallen into Tianming’s hands.

Accompanied by his lifebound beasts and a storm of sword energy, Tianming slaughtered all comers with unstoppable momentum.

Torch Dragon cosmic gods were as furious as they could be, but they were helpless, only able to feel despair take over them.

The torchdragonoids had reached a dead end.

“Damn the Adjudicator! Where the hell is he while we bleed for him?”

“No one will give a shit even if we die here!”

“Our imperator is dead! My father died in battle! My brother died in battle! I still have to carry on my family line!”

“Same here, I’m getting out of here!”

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Granny Long Ya watched as the soldiers deserted, and an uncontrollable grief welled up.

Adjudicator... where was the Adjudicator?

They had defected to him and fought for him. Their imperator had been slain, and now even their home had been raided.

Yet where was he now?

She looked again at Tianming, who slaughtered his way forward like a demon god sent from the heavens. She watched countless ghouls surrounding their people ten against one and tearing them to shreds.

“We’re no match for Li Tianming! Let the Adjudicator come himself!” When a commander finally shouted this aloud, the entire army fell apart.

Tianming and Ying Huo immediately felt the pressure around them drastically lessen as the soldiers blocking them fled in all directions...

“Kill the Vermilion Bird traitors!” Tianming decisively shifted targets.

Over a hundred billion ghouls revealed vicious grins and charged toward the traitor.

At the same time, Tianming rushed toward Prince Liehun while Zi Zhen charged toward Granny Long Ya. Ninth-level primocosmic gods such as these were no longer worthy opponents, but these two had to die.

Prince Liehun had betrayed his people, causing devastating losses.

And Granny Long Ya was the Adjudicator’s most loyal hound.

“Prince Liehun, I must say it’s pathetic you’re still wagging your tail for the Adjudicator.” Tianming advanced with sword in hand, killing intent overflowing. “Even if you die, the Adjudicator wouldn’t spare you a glance. At least a dog has uses unlike you!”

Tianming unleashed the third stance of the Ninefirm Starfall Exorcism: Universe Skyfall! Furthermore, it was enhanced by the three Sixths and the decapath era godswords.

Prince Liehun tried to resist, manifesting the Vermilion Bird Royal Constellation which created endless flames amid countless bird cries.

However—

“You defile this constellation.”

Tianming’s sword fell, extinguishing his soul while the sword formation eradicated his constellation and body.

Every Vermilion Bird rebel nearby shook violently. Their master hadn’t even lasted a single exchange!

How could they continue fighting?

But if they didn’t fight... where could they go? Torch Dragon was not their home, and they would be prisoners if they returned to Vermilion Bird.

The moment they chose to follow Prince Liehun and the Adjudicator was a point of no return. To the Adjudicator, these cosmic gods, all the way up to even the imperatores, were nothing more than obedient dogs.

Or perhaps, in his eyes, they didn’t even qualify as dogs.

“If you must blame someone, blame yourselves for following the wrong master!” Tianming sneered.

He descended onto the plaza, where many dazzling radiances lay abandoned.

Elsewhere, Zi Zhen tore Granny Long Ya apart.

Torch Dragon was finished.

“This starcage will descend into total chaos.” Tianming watched everything with cold indifference.

“Let’s go,” Zi Zhen said, carrying many dazzling radiances as she approached him.

“Mm.” Tianming nodded.

The two quickly gathered all the scattered dazzling radiances that totaled up to over thirty thousand units worth, roughly the same as what they had obtained from Vermilion Bird. It was quite a good harvest.

Tianming glanced around at the mountain slopes that were blanketed by dark clouds of ghouls. All the Torch Dragon and Vermilion Bird cosmic gods had vanished.

“Let’s go!” Tianming and Zi Zhen departed the chaotic imperial-class world.

Thanks to Yin Chen, they soon rendezvoused midway with Li Tianzi and Li Yanfeng. The pair’s mission had also gone smoothly.

When Li Tianzi heard that Tianming had indeed slain Prince Liehun, he burst into laughter. “Excellent! A traitor deserves exactly that fate!”

Li Yanfeng chuckled. “I wish I had been there to see it. What a pity!”

“We now have almost seventy thousand total units of dazzling radiances,” Tianming calculated. “Unfortunately, I forced a breakthrough not long ago. I need time to stabilize my order.”

Li Tianzi nodded. “That’s fine. We’re not in a hurry, the Adjudicator is. Let’s head back first. Father and the others are almost at the Nullity. There are many of them, so they’re moving slower. If we hurry, we can still catch up.”

“Let’s go!”

The four departed, leaving the Aquamarine and Torch Dragon regions in utter chaos. They were now places Tianming no longer spared a glance.

Before long, they caught up with Li Muyang’s group, and returned to Nullity together in triumph, where the entire realm erupted in celebration to welcome its heroes.

Wei Jing arrived at the front with Mu Qingqing to welcome them. Both women burst into tears of overwhelming joy to see everyone safe and sound...