Beastmaster of the Ages

Chapter 2005

"There's no artifact soul in here yet. Even the Flameyellow Coffin has one. That must mean that the Grand-Orient Sword still isn't in its complete form. There’s still quite a bit to do before it gets restored to completion!"

While Tianming wasn't able to fully display the power of the sword, the manifestation of the Flint Infernal Impulse was satisfactory for him. He gave one last look at the figure within the cosmic impulse, who remained seated while giving off an impressive, invincible aura. He was none other than the Primordial God-Emperor!

"I wonder what other secrets the city of Perpetia holds? Who are the Primordial God-Emperor and Primordial Demonlord?" Those were questions to which he had no answers. He wasn't even sure who the white-robed person within the Prime Tower was, not that he was in the mood for solving mysteries while his life was still in danger.

The time his caelum spent inside the Grand-Orient Sword was only an instant in real life. When he opened his eyes, his consciousness was back in his body, which was greatly shaken by the power boost as the Flint Infernal Impulse surged into his Grand-Orient Vortices. Surprisingly, he noticed that the cosmic impulse detected the power coming from the Omnisentient Threads!

The five-layered astral discs in his body now were all at the fourth solarian level. It was far from comparable to the sun emperor's. Tianming's true strength came from the fifty billion supporters he had. The power of their heavenly and divine wills were channeled to him through the Omnisentient Threads in a stable fashion that didn't collapse his albi or body. Had the Flint Infernal Impulse only channeled enough energy for his fourth-level solarian albi to handle, it would be far from enough for him to take on the sun emperor. However, his boosted capacity for power was matched by the cosmic impulse. It was like being boosted by another fifth of the power he got from the Omnisentient Threads. The unique aspect of that power made his body feel like it was burning hot. He was bursting with power.

The Grand-Orient Sword shone with the radiance of the cosmic impulse. The crimson patterns of the Imperial Sword Prison flowed nonstop and countless strands of flint infernal sword ki sparked explosions that greatly enhanced the Grand-Orient Sword's power! All of a sudden, Tianming had taken on the look of an enraged ruler. Before this, the Grand-Orient Sword was mostly only good for its durability, but the cosmic impulse had enhanced it by leaps and bounds until it even exceeded the Godsin! action

"The reason the sun emperor is that powerful is because of a divine artifact like the Flameyellow Coffin. But now the Grand-Orient Sword's might has returned!" When he opened his eyes, a deep red glow from the cosmic impulse could be seen within. The weapon had belonged to the Primordial God-Emperor and was the cornerstone of his path to rulership. Tianming, who already had the legitimacy of fifty billion supporters, was perfectly suited for it!

"Back then, all I could do was hide. But now I'm able to struggle and fight for a path to survival." The sun emperor would soon arrive at the Ninedragon Imperial Tomb, not in the least expecting Tianming to have gained a precious treasure at the final moment. The Grand-Orient Sword and Prime Tower had returned to him, each of them more complete than before. Even though he was without his totems, if his lifebound beasts could get themselves together, there might yet be a chance.

Right after that, Xian Xian and Yin Chen both sent good news. They had finished evolving just as Tianming had obtained his enhanced sword. Xian Xian's tree had five flowers and a few flower buds. Throughout its past evolutions, its unlocked bloodline abilities would result in new flower buds showing up. After absorbing the Dew Clematis, the branches, leaves, and flowers of the Radix World Tree were covered in a snow-white radiance. The manna imperius contained a power similar to the Radiant Daffodil, like a pure and sacred spring. The aura of purity spread from its roots throughout its body. Its spiritform had returned into its flower and appeared to be sleeping as the new power seeped through the tree. Tianming had expected a new flower to bloom, but that wasn't the case. Even so, that didn't mean that Xian Xian hadn’t changed at all.

"Looks like Xian Xian is shifting a lot," Tianming said.

"It eats so much all the time, so of course it's shitting a lot! It's a shit princess!" Ying Huo said, adding helpful commentary.

Tianming completely shrugged it off. He watched as the cute little spiritform entered the tree itself, completely fusing with it. The entire thing looked like a sacred tree. Then its leaves, branches, and roots began to shrink and change. The tree that was thousands of meters in height shrank to around a hundred meters thanks to the sacred light, taking the form of a white cocoon. While most evolutions came with size increases, Xian Xian had actually turned smaller as it filled the whole ship with a white radiance.

The sun emperor and his coffin came flying toward the ship! He had taken the initiative to attack in order to force Tianming out. Tianming quickly avoided the attack to give his lifebound beasts a little more time, but the sheer force of the near miss still shattered a number of dragon scales that were protecting the ship!

"Xian Xian!" Tianming turned and saw the cocoon turn incredibly colorful. Flowers bloomed all over its surface, spreading floral fragrance all over the ship. Then the cocoon burst open, out of which a colorful figure flew. Tianming had never seen Xian Xian so agile before. Back then, it was a defensive base with an incredible weakness. While it could greatly aid in battlefield control, its core body constantly needed to be protected. But now Xian Xian looked like a dryad, basically an enlarged version of its spiritform.

Unlike Xian Xian's former spiritform, it was covered in even more leaves, branches, and roots. Its five flowers, namely the Radiant Daffodil, Evernight rose, Fiendsong Mares, Scarlet Lily, and the Demise Greenlotus sprouted from its head and back. Colorful wings that resembled Feiling's Celestial Wings also hung from its back. The grand old tree had adopted a cute, alluring form. However, it felt much more powerful than Tianming, having become a sovereign beast.

Its newfound agility was but a part of the transformation. It had probably also inherited a bunch of other bloodline traits. The might radiating from the five types of flowers was utterly breathtaking.

"Xian Xian, are you able to turn back to your former form?" Tianming asked.