Beast Taming Patrol Chapter 1555: 433: Mythic Rank! Martial God Realm!
Previously on Beast Taming Patrol...
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Two days slipped by in the blink of an eye.
Anticipating the Time Master's impending breakthrough, the Eastern Extreme Domain, brought together by the five supreme sects, gathered every formidable fighter and shifted into complete wartime readiness.
In addition, envoys from the Immortal Phoenix Sect were sent to the North Divine Domain to issue a stern alert.
The Three Beast Taming Sects in the North Divine Domain treated this issue with utmost gravity too.
Even though the South Wild Domain lies the farthest from the North Divine Domain, a breach in either the West Mysterious Domain or the Eastern Extreme Domain would spell inevitable disaster for the North Divine Domain as well.
On top of that, one can't ignore the chance that the foe could cross the Endless Sea and launch a direct assault on the North Divine Domain.
At such a pivotal moment, even as conflicts with the martial sects grew fiercer, the Three Beast Taming Sects, following deep deliberation, chose in the end to band together against the outside danger.
Among the four martial sects of the North Divine Domain, there were also those with sharp insight who saw the peril clearly and consented to join forces right away.
While the North Divine Domain and Eastern Extreme Domain busied themselves with defenses against the unprecedented Time Master, no one realized that the Time Master had already departed from the South Wild Domain.
It guided a vast horde of beasts from the South Wild Domain, reaching the West Profound Domain immediately following its advancement.
The West Profound Domain, which had savored a thousand years of tranquility, was now struck by an enormous disaster.
The Time Master refrained from attacking itself and also did not hold back the beasts originating from the South Wild Domain.
The horde of undying entities and innumerable mighty beasts from the South Wild Domain materialized in the West Profound Domain, fueled by fresh and lingering resentments, and launched unyielding assaults on human settlements.
Facing this peril, every elite fighter from the Emperor Martial Palace was called to action.
The Palace Master of the Emperor Martial Palace, who had just achieved a breakthrough to the ninth heaven, clashed single-handedly with multiple ninth realm subordinates of the Time Master, and in the end, fell after taking down two of those ninth realm foes.
Yet, in that instant of hopelessness, right after those two ninth realm beings dropped, the Time Master effortlessly pulled their past essences from the river of time and brought them back to life.
That clash exhausted the passionate resolve humanity had built up over centuries and left many mighty figures sharply conscious of the truth.
The mythic realm stands invincible.
Just like confronting the initial undying being, that overwhelming helplessness and desperation returned.
Though brimming with reluctance, the elite warriors of the Emperor Martial Palace decided at last to withdraw for the time being.
Within just two days, one-fourth of the West Profound Domain lay in wreckage, with existence shattered everywhere.
Afterward, the upper echelons on both sides appeared to arrive at a silent accord, halting any more moves.
They all waited.
Waiting for the Martial Emperor's breakthrough.
Waiting for the showdown between the Martial Emperor and the Time Master.
If the Martial Emperor triumphs, the beasts from the South Wild Domain will face certain annihilation.
If the Martial Emperor perishes, the human race in the West Profound Domain faces total ruin soon after.
These proved to be two agonizing days.
Until, two days on, a fearsome aura surged toward the heavens.
That aura swiftly swallowed the whole expanse of the Emperor Martial Palace before swiftly expanding further across the lands.
In mere breaths, the dread martial energy covered more than half of the West Profound Domain and collided distantly with the Time Master's force in the beast-occupied quarter of the West Profound Domain from the South Wild Domain!
Under the thrilled stares of innumerable elite warriors in the Emperor Martial Palace, a silhouette gradually stepped out from the palace's innermost depths.
He appeared as a middle-aged man bearing a calm face and piercing gaze.
Battle armor covered his form.
A fierce flow of aura swirled around that battle armor, and the immense pressure rattled the entire world!
At the sight, the beast clans felt overwhelming dread, their very souls trembling.
This was the battle armor crafted by the Martial Emperor through over a millennium of battles, fashioned from the remains of countless undying; the Armor of Martial Destiny!
Legend holds that whenever the Martial Emperor felled an undying, this armor underwent reforging to weave in fresh bone elements.
Every scar upon it served as proof of his feats in safeguarding humanity!
Across the vast stretch of years, this battle armor subtly carried a slice of the human race's destiny!
After the Martial Emperor ascended to a level beyond the Martial Domain Realm, the armor's aura had already exceeded the height of spiritual weaponry!
A longsword rested on his back.
The longsword that captured souls and shook the skies, even while sheathed, radiated an essence capable of rending heavens and earth apart.
On its dark hilt, amid infinite eerie designs, it looked as if tormented spirits wailed and the dead mourned.
This was the Martial Emperor's sword that daunted every corner and rallied all champions, the Soul Suppressing Sword!
It's whispered that the essences of any slain by this blade get drawn in and consumed by it, suffering eternal agony inside.
Every wisp of essence upon it came from human betrayers and vicious beasts cut down by the Martial Emperor!
In times past, each unsheathing of this sword instilled fear in legions of creatures!
Now, after lying dormant sheathed for more than a thousand years, it stood ready to taste blood once more!
The longsword, long tempered to the apex of spiritual weaponry by the Martial Emperor, had now evolved, much like the battle armor, into an instrument of a superior realm!
He gripped a massive halberd.
The halberd's stained blood had darkened to black, unerasable by the passage of ages.
This was the chief armament tied to the Martial Emperor's existence, which had journeyed with him from his beginnings—the Extreme Martial Emperor's Abyssal Spear!
The tale recounts that the Martial Emperor lost his parents to a beast tide in his youth, and his master rescued him, passing on wisdom and combat techniques!
This halberd came as a present from his master and had thus accompanied him from those early times.
Eventually, as the halberd failed to match the Martial Emperor's growing power, he hunted across realms for precious materials, directing hordes of Weapon Casting Masters to reshape it!
From that point, it had soared past the pinnacle of spiritual weapons, boasting unmatched might!
Now charged with the Martial Emperor's aura, it unleashed a commanding presence, broadcasting lethal menace!
An ornament hung from his waist.
The ornament gleamed with enigmatic light, as if harboring an entire realm inside, making the cosmos quiver.
This was a fortunate find from the Martial Emperor's initial ascent, a jade pendant of unknown roots.
It's said that despite the Martial Emperor's brilliant gifts, his path to unchallenged victory and ultimate harmony with the cosmos to claim the Martial Domain Realm owed much to this jade pendant.
Once he stepped into the Martial Domain Realm, its support waned considerably.
Still, cherishing its past help, the Martial Emperor treated it as his talisman of fortune, keeping it ever close.
And at present, empowered by his martial essence, this modest jade pendant brimmed with profoundly arcane power.
“Tread…”
The Martial Emperor's footfalls paused in front of the assembly.
Observing their hopeful looks, a fleeting daze overtook him, evoking memories from more than two thousand years prior.
When the very first undying beast arose, marking the dawn of humanity's dire struggle for survival, he had witnessed such faces upon his own breakthrough to the Martial Domain Realm.
He started to utter words deliberately.
“Martial arts can connect with the divine!”
“Unity of divine and the path, where martial arts fuses with the heavens.”
Hearing Martial Emperor Ye Lingjun's declarations, the crowd stilled their breaths.
This marked a fresh era in martial arts!
“Where the divine extends, so can martial arts reach.”
“Martial arts endures forever, martial existence immortal.”
“The cosmos knows no limits, martial strength knows no bounds.”
“This level is the Martial God!”
The Martial Emperor unleashed a mighty roar skyward, his form already disappeared.
All that lingered were the words from over two thousand years back, echoing across the skies and lands.
“Prepare the best wine, for my triumphant return!”
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