Beast Taming Patrol Chapter 1533 - 428: Chaos Unleashed (Double-Length, Finale Countdown: 23)

"Early preparations are essential," the Palace Master declared with a somber tone. "At this juncture, we must form an alliance with the other two domains. Only together can we obstruct the immortals from the Southern Desolate Domain, eliminate their leadership, and cow the beasts into submission."

"Alas, these are truly turbulent times," another expert of the Martial Domain Realm remarked with a helpless sigh. "The Northern Divine Domain and the Eastern Extreme Domain are currently embroiled in their own chaos; I fear achieving a unified front will be quite a challenge."

As those words echoed, every gaze in the room shifted toward that particular Martial Domain Realm expert.

"Friend Zhou, what is the meaning of this?" The Palace Master’s eyes narrowed slightly. "What information are you privy to?"

"It is as I say," the expert named Zhou replied with a slight nod. "Members of the Hunyuan Taoist Sect from the Eastern Extreme Domain traveled to our West Profound Domain. They came to deliver news of a monumental event that threatens to upend the entire martial arts lineage."

"My subordinate guardian officer, Zhao Fenghua, received them and passed the intelligence on to me."

"They are currently traveling to this location."

"I had intended to question them thoroughly in person before informing all of you, my fellow friends."

"In a crisis like this, Zhou Hongtu, stop playing games and speak plainly!" Frustrated by the delay, another Martial Domain Realm expert urged him impatiently.

"The Beast Taming lineage within the Eastern Extreme Domain has uncovered a method known as the Guardian Beast Co-operation technique," Zhou Hongtu stated gravely, yielding to his companion's pressure. "This Guardian Beast Co-operation technique permits Beast Tamers to merge with their pet beasts, granting them access to even more formidable power."

"Utilizing this secret technique, Beast Tamers can now confront and suppress martial arts experts of an equivalent rank in direct combat."

"This practice has already migrated from the Eastern Extreme Domain to the Northern Divine Domain, sparking both open conflict and hidden power struggles between the Beast Taming and martial arts lineages across both regions."

Upon hearing Zhou Hongtu’s revelation, the expressions of the gathered martial arts experts became visibly strained.

The Beast Taming lineage actually overpowering the martial arts lineage in direct battle?

The mere suggestion made them feel incredibly unsettled, as if parasites were crawling beneath their skin.

How many centuries had passed since they held such status?

The Beast Taming lineage enjoyed a fleeting moment of prominence at the dawn of the cataclysm before the discovery of martial arts, only to be cast into obscurity for a long age afterward.

Once the first Martial Emperor successfully broke through to the Martial Domain Realm, the Beast Taming lineage was demoted to a secondary power system, ultimately becoming mere subordinates to the martial arts lineage.

This hierarchy was most absolute within the West Profound Domain.

Every Martial Domain Realm expert in the room was a product of that dominance.

"This should have been disclosed sooner," the Palace Master said, his face tightening. "Once those envoys from the Hunyuan Taoist Sect arrive, escort them straight to me."

"I intend to investigate this situation with my own eyes."

Just as Zhou Hongtu prepared to respond, his expression suddenly locked up.

He stood up violently in the next instant, his features twisted by a sharp, murderous intent.

"Zhao Fenghua has been killed!"

Under normal circumstances, the loss of a guardian officer was trivial.

However, he was currently escorting the party from the Hunyuan Taoist Sect to the Emperor Martial Palace.

How could he have perished during the journey?

The faces of the other experts present shifted one after another in shock.

"Is the Spiritual Pattern Imprint still active?" the Palace Master demanded.

"It is. I shall see for myself who possesses such audacity!" Zhou Hongtu snorted with cold fury, his aura exploding toward the heavens. Suddenly, intricate formation arrays manifested beneath his feet, and he disappeared from the hall in a flash.

The Martial Arts Extreme Realm experts within the Emperor Martial Palace fall under the direct command of the Martial Domain Realm experts.

Every one of them is marked with a Spiritual Pattern Imprint.

This mark, an inheritance from a Heavenly Rank Secret Realm, only triggers upon the host's death.

The overseeing Martial Domain Realm expert can use this Spiritual Pattern Imprint to instantly travel to the site of the killing.

The effect is essentially a form of high-level teleportation.

...

"Boom!"

Almost the very moment Lin Su began to pull back, the fading embers of light in the air began to warp violently, coalescing into a formation.

A moment later, a terrifying figure manifested, letting out a roar of pure rage.

"Who dares? Who dares murder a member of the Emperor Martial Palace?!"

Instantly, Zhou Hongtu’s eyes, burning with lethal intent, fixed onto Lin Su.

Five hundred miles... a thousand miles... fifteen hundred miles...

Sixteen hundred... seventeen hundred... eighteen hundred miles!

The domain forged from martial arts supplanted the sky almost instantly, bearing down heavily upon Lin Su.

That was...

The fifth layer of the Martial Domain!

His raw power was marginally superior to that of a sixth realm immortal!

The overwhelming force caused the surrounding atmosphere to solidify, instantly pinning Lin Su’s body in place.

The sound of cracking bones suddenly echoed from within him as the crushing pressure inflicted grievous wounds on Lin Su in a heartbeat.

"Hmm?" Zhou Hongtu’s eyes glinted with the sharpness of cold lightning.

With the target suppressed, he could finally observe Lin Su’s state clearly.

This individual did not appear to be a martial arts expert.

Yet, he also seemed distinct from any Beast Tamers Zhou was familiar with.

A realization flashed through his mind like a lightning bolt.

Zhou Hongtu’s eyes widened in shock. "The Guardian Beast Co-operation technique?!"

While Zhou Hongtu was momentarily stunned, Lin Su recovered from the initial impact and launched a counterstrike.

In a flash, dark light patterns wove together beneath his feet. Five silhouettes emerged rapidly, completing their fusion through successive bursts of Cooperation Light.

Lin Su’s presence surged to its absolute zenith.

The power granted by his six pet beasts enabled him to exert a force even greater than what he had displayed in the Northern Divine Domain, now nearing the threshold of the fifth realm.

This abrupt explosion of power snapped Zhou Hongtu out of his daze.

His expression turned dead serious.

Beast Taming can suppress martial arts of the same level?

What nonsense!

And yet, this epic-level Beast Tamer standing before him, bolstered by the Guardian Beast Co-operation technique, actually made him feel a sense of danger!

This youth could not be allowed to live!

Through the feedback of his Martial Domain, Zhou Hongtu sensed the emptiness of the void and the lingering traces of martial arts energy that had not yet evaporated.

He realized that not only was Zhao Fenghua dead, but the envoys from the Hunyuan Taoist Sect had also been wiped out.

The boy, who clearly possessed the Guardian Beast Co-operation technique, certainly had a reason to kill them.

Recalling his peers waiting for updates at the Emperor Martial Palace, Zhou Hongtu’s eyes flooded with murderous resolve.

Since the Hunyuan Taoist Sect members were gone, he would cripple this brat and force him to surrender the secrets of the Guardian Beast Co-operation technique!

With that goal in mind, Zhou Hongtu raised his hand, summoning a menacing halberd that pulsed as if it were a living thing.

The Martial Emperor had a preference for the halberd, which led to a vast treasury of halberd arts within the Emperor Martial Palace.

The weapon in Zhou Hongtu’s grip was clearly a top-tier spiritual weapon!

With the addition of this elite armament, his presence became even more dread-inducing, his origin power looming over Lin Su like a bottomless chasm in the void.

As if the Dao of Heaven itself had descended, Zhou Hongtu’s martial prestige instantly snuffed out all nearby supernatural energies; everything within the Martial Domain obeyed his singular will.

"Boy, since you’ve slain a member of the Emperor Martial Palace, you won't be leaving!"

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[Lin Zhen Nan illustration in the Easter egg Chapter]