Beastmaster of the Ages

At first, Tianming couldn't see what was happening above, but then the Divine Sun Palace dimmed and the divine light in the sky almost vanished. Everything in the sky was exposed for all to see. The Myriaddragon Mountains fell into a deathly silence. Amidst the confusion, the people thought the war was over. Who had stopped the Divine Sun Palace from continuing to wreak havoc? More than a billion people looked up, crowded together as they stared at the sky. In front of the Divine Sun Palace was the man that had incurred the sun emperor's wrath.

"Who is he?"

"He seems to have walked out of the Divine Sun Palace...."

"He looks a little scary. Which elite of the celestial orderians is he?"

"It seems the sun emperor is furious because he interrupted the Divine Sun Palace's attack!"

Having been suppressed by the power of the Divine Sun Palace, the people deeply revered the sun emperor, and as a result, had some respect for the mysterious red-haired man.

"I hope it's someone who can stop the sun emperor!"

"The question is, does such a person exist?"

Among these people were a few youths that were extremely shocked. The appearance of this red-haired man left Tianming, Feiling, Qingyu, and Lingfeng in stunned silence. They had once lived in the Divine Capital, so Feiling knew the man very well. He was the real Li Wudi in Tianming's heart.

"Godfather?!" Even though he had heard Qingyu's story, Tianming was still shocked when he laid eyes upon the man. It was a long time since they had last met. Li Wudi had left him a letter and disappeared without a word of his whereabouts, yet here he was. It was unbelievable.

"Father…" Qingyu said, her voice hoarse and her gaze sorrowful. Her intuition was right; her father had been hidden in the Divine Sun Palace. What did the sun emperor want him for? The two exchanged a meaningful look, overcome by an ominous feeling. Perhaps it had something to do with the 'experiments.'

"Big Brother, what should we do about my father?" Qingyu was panicked.

"Believe in him. He has something big planned every time he shows up...." Tianming grit his teeth.

After enduring for fourteen years, he had awakened eight bane-rings and changed his destiny, but unbeknownst to him those conditions would cause a disaster, taking him from the Flameyellow Continent to the Divine Sun Palace. Although the mysteries were beyond Tianming, he trusted Li Wudi. At the very least, the man had stopped the Divine Sun Palace from unleashing its next attack.

With wide eyes, the crowd stared at the sun emperor and the mysterious red-haired man. Their encounter resembled the collision of nova sources and a huge blast rose into the sky. The sun emperor instantly appeared in front of the red-haired man and threw a strong punch at his chest, sending the red-haired man flying through the air and into the Divine Sun Palace. The walls of the palace caved in from the impact, proof of the sun emperor's explosive power. However, they were all astonished to find the red-haired man climb back to his feet after sliding down to the ground. He stretched his limbs as if he was completely fine, a trace of mockery evident in his stiff expression. Seemingly part zombie, the man looked deranged.

"Don't stir up trouble." The Sun Emperor coldly snorted.

To their utter astonishment, the red-haired man covered his head and chucked, his body lying flat in front of the sun emperor. The Sun Emperor lost his patience! Gold flames smoldered in his eyes, sparks of fury crackling. The beastmasters in the Myriaddragon Mountains were swept away by his imposing manner as he rushed toward the gates of the Divine Sun Palace. It seemed changes had taken place inside the palace, making it impossible for him to launch another attack.

The golden figure pulled out a light chain. At that moment, a loud commotion erupted on the battlefield as the strange red-haired man dodged and slammed into the sun emperor. Wrapping his arms around the sun emperor's waist, the man used brute force to knock him down. It was pure savagery. Clearly, it was two people, but it resembled two gigantic beasts fighting.

"Is Godfather so savage?" Tianming was stunned. No one could rival the sun emperor's strength, yet Li Wudi was actually resisting him. It was crazy to watch the sun emperor engaged in a highly-charged tussle.

"How can this be...." Qingyu, who knew her father best, looked confused. What on earth had happened to him? Did the sun emperor conduct an experiment on him, giving him unfathomable powers? Special abilities were common, and the dragonsouls of origin possessed them as well.

Tianming had witnessed a sudden surge in strength in two people—Bodhi and Jiang Wuxin. Bodhi lacked a stellar source despite his high cultivation level, while Jiang Wuxin's flesh had undergone a complete transformation. From what he could tell, Li Wudi's situation was similar to the latter rather than a leap in cultivation level. However, Tianming couldn't be certain. After all, how could he throw down the sun emperor with merely an enhancement of his physique?

"The Sun Emperor must've done something to him to give him such power. Is his show of resistance considered an unexpected consequence?"

War drum in hand, Tianming called the Imperial Ninedragon Tomb again. Having left the Voidsky Realm, the tomb was now heading toward the Myriaddragon Mountains at lightning speed. The Saintdragon Emperor had entrusted him with the important task of leaving and protecting the dragonsprings.

"If only I could take Godfather with me.…"

Unfortunately, the one thing he couldn't change was the fate of the Xuanyuan Dragon Sect. He couldn't stop the Saintdragon Emperor and others from being annihilated by the Divine Sun Palace and the celestial orderians.

The incidents that happened next had their hearts collectively skipping a beat. It was clear the sun emperor had underestimated the red-haired man. After being entangled for some time, the sun emperor exploded in a fit of rage and the confrontation in the sky grew more and more violent. Red and gold collided, the flames spreading out and gradually obscuring their sight. Like two enormous beasts, their frenzied fight made the sky tremble. Without a doubt, the sun emperor had failed to return to the Divine Sun Palace. Light began to radiate once more.

"Who is he...?"

As more than a billion people watched in stunned silence, something even more outrageous happened. From the Divine Sun Palace came an earth-shattering birdsong!