Beastmaster of the Ages

Jun Niancang was covered in blood, heavily wounded, and had lost his weapon. As such, coupled with the severely injured Firmament Saint Dragon, he was no longer Tianming鈥檚 opponent. If the Grand-Orient Sword stabbed Jun Niancang, he would surely lose his life. Tianming wasn鈥檛 the sole reason that Jun Niancang had lost; Tianming鈥檚 lifebound beasts and Jiang Feiling had played important roles as well. The Spiritburn Tome was a rare treasure of the Grand-Orient Realm, but it was a consumable and could only be used once.

鈥淪top! If he dies, these three people will follow him to hell!鈥?a female voice sounded out just before the Grand-Orient Sword pierced into Jun Niancang. The voice came from Yun Zhenzhen. When she spoke, she grabbed Jiang Qingluan鈥檚 neck, causing her face to contort in pain.

In the end, Tianming could only stay his hand and turn to look at Yun Zhenzhen coldly while grabbing Jun Niancang. Jun Niancang was covered in blood and down to his last breath. He naturally knew that he was on the brink of death, and the only thing he could hear was his breathing.

鈥淛un Niancang, you鈥檝e lost. Do you have any words to say?鈥?Tianming asked.

鈥淣othing. A loss is a loss,鈥?Jun Niancang said in a hoarse voice, black blood flowing from his mouth as he spoke.

鈥淚 heard that you鈥檙e a righteous person? Then, could you be a gentleman once? This is a battle between you and me, and I also agreed to fight you. So can you not involve others in it?鈥?Tianming gnashed his teeth.

Jun Niancang took a deep breath as he struggled with the pain. In the end, he spoke out, 鈥淶henzhen, let them go.鈥?/p>

鈥淣o! Not unless he lets you go!鈥?Yun Zhenzhen said.

As a result, she and Tianming fell into a stalemate. Honestly speaking, Tianming didn鈥檛 want to let Jun Niancang off; he wanted him dead. But he knew that he didn鈥檛 have a choice. Jiang Qingluan was too weak, and he couldn鈥檛 afford to take the gamble.

In the end, Tianming could only comply. 鈥淲e鈥檒l release them at the same time!鈥?/p>

As he spoke, he tossed Jun Niancang toward Yun Zhenzhen. His gaze was like a ferocious beast, and he was shrouded in a murderous aura. This made Yun Zhenzhen gnash her teeth and retreat. While she was moving back, she even looked at Tianming鈥檚 black arm. She made a detour, then came to Jun Niancang and helped him to his feet.

鈥淟an Huang, let it go.鈥?/p>

鈥淎lrighty!鈥?Lan Huang threw the Firmament Saint Dragon on the ground and excitedly ran over to Tianming. When it ran, it caused tremors, toppling the surrounding buildings.

鈥淪top!鈥?Tianming鈥檚 forehead was covered in sweat. He was speechless in the face of Lan Huang鈥檚 destructive abilities and could only protect Wei Tianlan and the rest. Jiang Qinglan was crying from the fright, and Tianming could only hug and comfort her. However, he didn鈥檛 dare to hug her too tightly in case Ling鈥檈r said anything.

However, Tianming knew they weren鈥檛 out of danger yet, because the true victory depended on Ye Yuxi and Jun Yifeng鈥檚 battle. Both of them were in the fifth level of the Saint stage, and either one could kill Tianming or Jun Niancang. So that meant that the victor of their battle would decide the life and death of Tianming and Jun Niancang!

鈥淚 didn鈥檛 expect Aunt Ye to be so irritable.鈥︹€?Tianming broke into a sweat. They were now closely related, but there was no way he could address her as 鈥榚lder鈥? Aunt was the name that Ye Yuxi had chosen herself. As Tianming watched the battle, he finally felt relieved, since Ye Yuxi had the upper hand. It now made sense why Li Wudi would run every time he saw her. Jun Yifeng had also just learned from Ye Yuxi that the Elysian Emperor had died, and Heaven鈥檚 Elysium was gone, which affected him greatly in the battle.

鈥淒ie!鈥?Jun Yifeng and his lifebound beast were beheaded by Ye Yuxi a quarter-hour later. Drenched in blood, Ye Yuxi鈥檚 injuries looked pretty serious. But it wouldn鈥檛 be a problem for her to kill Jun Niancang and Yun Zhenzhen. The two hadn鈥檛 left, because they were waiting for Jun Yifeng to defeat Ye Yuxi, but it was a pity that Jun Yifeng had lost. After Ye Yuxi had dealt with Jun Yifeng, she looked at Tianming in shock, 鈥淗ow were you faster than me?鈥?/p>

鈥淟uck, it was all luck,鈥?said Tianming humbly.

鈥淭ianming, you have to kill them! They know about this place, and it鈥檒l be a disaster to keep them around!鈥?Ye Yuxi said in a deep voice, looking at Jun Niancang and Yun Zhenzhen.

鈥淐an I bring my relatives to the Grand-Orient Sect?鈥?asked Tianming.

鈥淵es, but he鈥檚 the son of Jun Shengxiao. How can you guarantee that he won鈥檛 take revenge against Ignispolis?鈥?Ye Yuxi said coldly as she walked toward Jun Niancang and Ye Zhenzhen. At the very least, she felt that she had to kill the two of them. Tianming didn鈥檛 say anything, because he didn鈥檛 want to bet on the lives of the entire Ignispolis.

鈥淚鈥檓 a clansman of the Ancient Qilin Clan, and I have the lifetime curse. If I die here, the elders of my clan will be able to find this place. At that time, they鈥檒l take revenge for me!鈥?Yun Zhenzhen didn鈥檛 seem worried about being murdered.

鈥淭he Ancient Qilin Clan?鈥?Ye Yuxi was stunned. She felt that she had heard about the Ancient Qilin Clan somewhere.

鈥淭hat鈥檚 right!鈥?/p>

鈥淭he Divine Capital鈥檚 cursed race?鈥?/p>

鈥淵ou can put it that way,鈥?Yun Zhenzhen sneered.

Ye Yuxi then turned to look at Jun Niancang, but before she could do anything, Yun Zhenzhen spoke out again. 鈥淭ouch him, and you will suffer my wrath.鈥?/p>

鈥淲ho the hell do you think you are?鈥?Ye Yuxi was afraid that the curse could track them, but she wasn鈥檛 scared of this girl.

Suddenly, Ignispolis became quiet. Three black-clothed elders appeared in the sky, and all three of them were looking at Tianming.

鈥淓xalted ones, Disciple Yun Zhenzhen of the Thunder Qilin Branch pays her respects!鈥?Yun Zhenzhen immediately knelt on the ground. Her face was pale, and her body was trembling.

The three black-clothed elders were all looking at Tianming. Suddenly, one of them asked, 鈥淵un Zhenzhen, you reported that there鈥檚 a youth in the Grand-Orient Realm that possesses the 鈥榚ternal curse鈥?arm of our clan?鈥?As they spoke, their eyes were glowing as they briefly looked at Tianming鈥檚 black arm; then, they started laughing.

鈥淵es, that鈥檚 right!鈥?Yun Zhenzhen replied nervously. She had never expected that her casual report would draw the attention of three exalted ones!

鈥淲ell done. You鈥檒l be greatly rewarded when you return.鈥?/p>

When Yun Zhenzhen heard that, she immediately rejoiced. She knew that she had made a fortune this time.

鈥淎re the three of you elders of the Ancient Qilin Clan?鈥?Ye Yuxi immediately retreated to Tianming鈥檚 side. She had shock in her eyes, because she could feel that these three elders were more dangerous than the Elysian Emperor and Li Wudi!

They were definitely masters in the Theocracy of the Ancients, but why would someone like them come to the Grand-Orient Realm? She locked her brows together and looked at Tianming鈥檚 black arm. She could tell that even Tianming was puzzled. Right at that moment, the elder standing in the center took a step forth and looked at Tianming, 鈥淵oung man, is Li Muyang the name of your father?

Tianming was shocked when he heard that. Wasn鈥檛 Li Muyang the person that his mother met in the Grand-Orient Realm鈥檚 Abyssal Battlefield, who happened to be his father as well? Did they deduce that from his black arm?

鈥淪enior, my father鈥檚 name is Li Yanfeng. Have you gotten the wrong person?鈥?Tianming pretended to be puzzled after calming down from the shock. He had a feeling that these people were likely the ones who had gone after Li Muyang two decades ago.

Luckily, mother and Uncle Yang went out to play. Otherwise, things would get more troublesome. Tianming thought to himself.

鈥淟i Muyang? Was he so afraid that he even changed his name?鈥?The three exalted ones laughed; they didn鈥檛 believe Tianming鈥檚 nonsense, as they had already identified Tianming鈥檚 background.

鈥淟i Muyang, you can run, but can you run from your home? You even dared to leave your son in Ignispolis? He thought that he could mislead us, but he didn鈥檛 expect that a descendant of my Ancient Qilin Clan would come to the Grand-Orient Realm and recognize his son鈥檚 Ancient Devil Arm!鈥?/p>

Tianming turned to look at his black arm. This is called the Ancient Devil Arm?

鈥淛ing Yue, Ling Xing, let鈥檚 bring Li Muyang鈥檚 child back and force Li Muyang to show up. What do you guys think?鈥?the elder standing in the middle asked.

鈥淭hat鈥檚 for sure!鈥?the two other elders agreed.

Holy shit鈥?Tianming instantly knew that he was in deep trouble. The sect war had just ended in the Grand-Orient Realm, and he had only come here to pick up Jiang Qingluan. So why did he come across something like this? Most importantly, Li Wudi and the rest weren鈥檛 around! Ye Yuxi had already whispered to him that these three elders were top-tier masters in the Theocracy of the Ancients.

鈥淪eniors, did you make a mistake somewhere?鈥?Ye Yuxi asked nervously.

鈥淐ut the crap. We鈥檙e not killing you, so that you can inform Li Muyang that his son has been brought to the Ancient Qilin Clan. But you can die if you continue blabbering! After all, there鈥檚 plenty of people around to use as messengers,鈥?said the elder that went by the name of Ling Xing.

鈥淚t鈥檚 fine. I鈥檒l go with them. Just let my father know about it.鈥?Tianming immediately held onto Ye Yuxi. He knew that there was no way they could beat these three people, and Ye Yuxi鈥檚 life might be in danger if she got involved. Tianming could only consider this his bad luck. Then again, Tianming didn鈥檛 feel that the situation was bad. He was Li Muyang鈥檚 son, and if his identity needed him to shoulder some burden, he would do it.

鈥淐ome with us!鈥?Jing Yue snapped.

Walking forth, Tianming turned to Ye Yuxi. 鈥淎unt Ye, bring her to the Grand-Orient Sect on my behalf and give her some guidance.鈥?He naturally meant Jiang Qingluan.

鈥淥kay. I鈥檒l take her as my disciple and be responsible for her!鈥?Tears started welling up in Ye Yuxi鈥檚 eyes.

鈥淭ianming, Ling鈥檈r, what鈥檚 wrong?鈥?Jiang Qingluan had just survived a disaster, so she had no idea who these people were, except for the fact that Tianming was in trouble once again.

鈥淚t鈥檚 okay. Wait for us in the Grand-Orient Sect.鈥?Tianming smiled. He was doing this for Jiang Feiling. He even wanted Jiang Feiling to stay behind, but she was currently attached to him and wouldn鈥檛 leave, no matter what he said. She had decided to stand by him, even if they had no idea what to expect for their future. So what else could Tianming say?

An invisible power came crashing down on Tianming, restricting his movements and bringing him over. Chong Yang grinned, 鈥淚f Li Muyang returns, get him to go to the Divine Capital. Otherwise, he鈥檒l only be picking up the corpse of his son.鈥?/p>

He then turned and left before Tianming could bid his farewells to Wei Tiancang and the Vermillion Bird King, not to mention Li Wudi, Ye Shaoqing, and Li Qingyu.

Would he be able to see them again in the future?