Beastmaster of the Ages

The Flameyellow Imperial Star had already grown far larger than any of the imperial-class worlds once held by the Eightpart Pantheons. In time, it would house all the universe’s greatest cosmic gods in one place.

A single capital indeed wouldn’t suffice.

Tianming nodded. “Very well, two capitals it is. Each must surpass the Eightpart Pantheons’ capital in scale, large enough to accommodate the finest talents of the entire universe.”

Seeing her suggestion accepted, Yaoyao felt delighted. It wasn’t that she sought attention, but that she genuinely wanted to help him. Still, she couldn’t deny she hoped he would look at her more... and at her aunt as well.

Jiguang smiled gently. “Focus on what you must do. We’ll handle things here. Though the Tianming Dynasty now spans the entire universe, its principles remain unchanged. We are already familiar with them.”

She was as gentle as ever. Over the years, she had worked tirelessly to manage the dynasty while establishing transport routes for the order and overflow fragments.

She and Yaoyao had always labored quietly behind Tianming. Under their governance, the Tianming Dynasty would flourish and step fully into a new era.

Tianming felt completely at ease entrusting everything to them.

“Auntie... thank you for your hard work.” Tianming felt as though he had returned to those earlier days, when she was still his place of warmth.

Yaoyao snorted lightly. “Auntie doesn’t think it’s hard at all. Being able to help you makes her happy.”

Jiguang replied helplessly, “And you’re no different, are you? Yet you only speak for me.”

Yaoyao grinned, then looked up at Tianming. “You’ve gotten even taller. Auntie and I have improved quickly too, but the gap between us keeps growing...”

“That’s natural,” Tianming laughed. “I add ten thousand meters each time. How much do yours add?”

He paused, then added, “But don’t worry. Once you reach the Primocosmic stage, each breakthrough will also add ten thousand meters. You’ll catch up then.”

Yaoyao stuck out her tongue. “By the time we reach that level, you might as well learn how to shrink.”

Her words reminded him of Comma Girl. Her ten-thousand-meter avatar... perhaps that was something worth learning. He wondered how she was doing now.

After so long, he realized he truly missed Jiguang’s gentle presence.

They continued discussing details like the capitals and the coordination of talent across all races. Tianming entrusted everything to them.

Managing talents from across the universe would be complex, but with their abilities, it was only a matter of time.

At last, he noticed a trace of concern in Jiguang’s eyes.

“Auntie, this war isn’t truly over yet.” Holding her hand, he said firmly, “But we will overcome what comes next. I will protect you two and everyone else.”

She gazed at him deeply. “I believe in you.”

Tianming knew he needed greater strength. Though his combat power already surpassed the imperatores, his true cultivation had not even reached the Primocosmic stage. There was still room for growth.

After bidding them farewell, he arrived upon the newly formed lands of Flameyellow. He sat cross-legged upon the ground and looked up at countless stars shimmering across the vast heavens.

This was the very center of the astralscape!

“From a heliacal-class Sun to an imperial-class Sun... we’ve come so far. And yet, I was never alone.”

He thought of Jiguang, Yaoyao, Zi Zhen, Little Fish... Wudi, Qingyu, and all the others.

Now, he had brought them all to the peak together.

“Only one final step remains.”

“Ling’er... once the remaining Aeternal Beings are defeated, I can finally stay by your side and wait for your return.”

He clenched his fists. He inhaled the imperial-class nova source around him and began another breakthrough.

“I’m now a tenth-level heavencosmic god. Now, it’s time to ascend even further.” During his clash with the Heavenly Dao and his battle against Shen Wu, an overwhelming surge of omnisentient power had helped all his orders grow explosively.

He closed his eyes, feeling the middlekin astrons within his body grow denser and more refined.

“Let’s do this!” Together with his lifebound beasts, he charged toward a higher level.

His middlekin astrons began to divide once more, multiplying under the influence of the ten great orders. His body became ever more solid and shone brilliantly, starlight flowing across him.

This breakthrough came naturally. For once, he did not rely on external dazzling radiances.

His body didn’t grow taller this time, but the power within it transformed.

His strength rose significantly.

Yet the breakthrough was not over.

“The eleventh level. I can push through another!” Even after one breakthrough, his surging orders still held untapped potential.

His ten orders began evolving into a new state from their galaxy forms.

In particular, the galaxies of the imperial order and the lifesbane order began to converge, faintly forming something humanoid.

“The form of order goes from sphere to hives, to fortresses, continents, stars, and galaxies. And beyond that... it gathers into a human form?”

For now, the shape only vaguely resembled a human.

But according to ancient records, when an order condensed from a galaxy into a humanoid form, it marked the key to breaking into the Primocosmic stage.