Beastmaster of the Ages

she saw him.
”Where are we? ”

”The Earth Branch. ”

”I shouldn ’t be able to enter as a disciple of the Human Branch, though…. ”

”You can now that you ’re my maidservant.
Serve me, do my laundry, and feed my pets and you ’ll get the right to live here.
Here ’s your emblem.
I already got it settled for you. ”

”Forget it! ” She felt really humiliated.

”Hehe, you can never escape my grasp.
Submit to your fate! ”

She stared at him in abject horror.

”Come on, it ’s just a joke.
I offended some people, so I was worried you ’d be dragged in.
Might as well follow where I go.
I have many rooms here, so pick one. ”

”Okay, I ’ll go look for a room. ”

”Don ’t go back to the Human Branch for the time being. ”

”Got it. ”

”What level are you at? ”

”The fourth. ”

”It looks like you ’ll die if you keep on going like this. ”

”Worried about me? ”

”Nope. ”

”Then don ’t bring it up. ”

”Well aren ’t you a feisty one? ”

She glared at him and turned to leave.
She hadn ’t been going to the Old Deepstar Path lately.
In fact, she had stayed home for the most part.
Tianming figured that the lifebound beast of hers had some special method she could use to break through.

”Meow Meow, your mission is to watch her and listen to what she usually says, ” Tianming instructed.

”No! It messes with my sleep schedule! ” it snapped, shaking its head furiously.

”Would you rather have your balls messed with?! ”

”You think you can catch me now? ” the black cat snickered.

”Dammit, you ’re disobeying me now?! ” Just as Tianming wanted to grab it, it vanished.

It seemed that cats didn ’t have owners, only butlers, and it applied all the same to Meow Meow.
He could only count on Ying Huo to act as a spy.

……

A day later, Ying Huo finally finished evolving after struggling for quite some time in the lifebound space.
The moment it flew out, the surrounding temperature rose.
If it weren’t for its small size, Tianming would have thought he was facing some kind of great beast.

Outwardly, it hadn’t seemed to change much, but Tianming could feel that its feathers were now on a completely different level.
They were now Diablos feathers that burned like molten steel.
Not only were they hot, they also contained Skypiercer Ki that could cause pain just from the sight of them.
The dense Diablos feathers covered its entire body, making it impenetrable, while the ones on its wings were sharp as swords.
Coupled with the Wings of Agni, they could even rival tribulation artifacts in sharpness.

There was no doubt that Ying Huo was far stronger than before.
It was particularly terrifying to imagine how much more powerful its Skyscorch Featherblast would be.
With its small body, it would even excel at assassinations.
While it was small, its defense could rival Lan Huang ’s.
The only disadvantage was that it didn ’t occupy a lot of space, making it less useful for blocking attacks.
Regardless, being small allowed it to remain in hiding, making it even more terrifying especially considering it could execute battle arts.

Tianming counted four hundred and eighteen stars in its eyes.
Now, all three of his lifebound beasts had evolved.
”Let ’s test out your Skypiercer Ki. ”

”Don ’t cry if it hurts too much.
I don ’t want Xiaoxiao to think I ’m bullying you, ” Ying Huo said sneakily.

”Haha, hit this spot, ” Tianming said as he pointed at his black arm.
He would never actually take an attack from Skypiercer Ki using his own flesh.

Ying Huo then thrust at the arm, causing it to shake furiously.

”That was intense! ” Not even Xuanyuan Yufeng ’s Dragonking spear, with two tribulation patterns, had that kind of effect.
When Ying Huo got an empyrean gold body and reached the Samsara stage, the penetrative power of its Skypiercer Ki would be even more powerful.

”Haha, praise me more! ” Every time it evolved, the bloodline in Tianming ’s body improved.
His body was one that combined the strengths of all three Primordial Chaos Beasts.

They quickly started symbiotic cultivation to fuse the Aeternal Infernal, Genesis Chaos, and Primordial Terraqua Bodies together.
It also considerably elevated their bloodlines.
This time around, Tianming had gained quite a lot; he could tell that his constitution and talent had greatly increased.

”The talent coming from having Primordial Chaos Beasts is truly well rounded.
I feel that all my attributes have been rather evenly boosted.
On the other hand, the talent from my Lifesbane mainly comes in the form of excellent comprehension. ”

Tianming now felt as if he himself had become a Primordial Chaos Beast.
The next day, all of them reached second-level empyrean saint.

”Two more levels to go. ” Tianming was filled with confidence.

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250 is a Chinese slang that can also mean ’fool ’.