Beast Taming Patrol Chapter 1584 - 442: Where Is Lin Su?
Previously on Beast Taming Patrol...
I'm curious whether this fellow could be devoured whole.
"Include me too!"
Step by step, a silhouette enveloped in a brilliant blaze of flames approached from an endless expanse.
Clutched firmly in its grasp was a lengthy spear, its tip trailing a vivid streak of flames that tore through the emptiness with every scorch. A mere trace of its fearsome might radiated outward, sufficient to etch grave looks upon the faces of every mythical entity gathered there.
At last, bearing the spear, it advanced steadily beside the trio of mythical beings ahead. With a swift twirl of the spear tip, the blade now aimed squarely at the colossal serpent looming in the void, boasting nine savage heads and a form pulsing with ruinous energy.
"I am You Venerate, wielder of the Path of Shattering." Youyou declared steadily, her mismatched eyes harboring a sharp murderous glint deep within their lucid gaze.
Path of Destruction?
This path feels perfectly matched for me, fresh from ascending to mythical rank, to test my skills a little.
"I'm joining the fray as well!"
A tone brimming with fierce fighting spirit boomed abruptly across the void.
Even before the speaker materialized, five stars radiating varied luminosities, each spanning a horrifying width of hundreds of thousands of meters, plummeted toward the King of Life below like an edict from the heavens!
The King of Life promptly raised a vast canopy of branches spanning the skies and lands, where shimmering emerald radiance wove into a delicate yet unbreakable barrier of light, rapidly encasing and shielding its form inside.
Accompanied by a thunderous explosion that shook the world, the green light barrier crumbled apart in successive layers, while the King of Life's energy surged erratically, its gaze burning with fury toward the newcomer who had entered the scene.
There stood a form radiating immense battle prowess, wielding a Magic Wand overflowing with limitless potency.
Five fresh stars gradually amassed at the wand's forefront, as an arcane and profound force kept channeling steadily into Rong Venerate.
Beneath that force's sway, Rong Venerate's severed roots mended at an astonishing pace, and even its main body along with the myriad leaves hiding miniature realms started to heal bit by bit.
Witnessing this, the rage in the King of Life's eyes faltered, shifting into a level of grimness never felt before.
Though it commands the Path of Life, such feats remain utterly beyond its grasp.
"I am Yin Venerate, master of the Path of Retrospection." After swiftly mending Rong Venerate back to full strength, Tata, mirroring Youyou's poise, directed its Magic Wand toward the King of Life.
"Count on me too."
A serene but chilling voice rippled through the void.
A figure clad in azure blue materialized, exuding lethal intent as it gradually emerged from the emptiness.
The instant it set foot forward, it seemed to awaken within the souls of every follower who revered it.
Sensing the summons and longing from countless lives, intricate runes swirled about its frame, lending an aura of even greater holiness.
"I am Lan Venerate, protector deity of ocean dwellers." Lanlan fixed its stare on the King of the Sea, manifesting as a massive surge in the void, "In the name of every being from the Endless Sea, I declare you must perish!"
King of the Sea.
The sole mythical rank beneath the Time Master, not anchored in the Southern Desolation Domain but dwelling within the Endless Sea.
As a spirit of water elements forged in the Endless Sea, it turned traitor against the whole ocean realm, aligning with the Time Master and leveraging its intimate knowledge of the Endless Sea to emerge as the cruelest among the seven kings serving the Time Master, inflicting torment upon the sea's inhabitants.
Over half the agonies suffered by Endless Sea creatures in the last century stem directly from the King of the Sea.
Being a mythical rank attuned to the Path of Faith, Lanlan is bound to heed the collective will of believers and deliver judgment upon this foe.
"Pure Water Spirit..." The King of the Sea reshaped itself into a human-like form amid the void, its eyes churning with deadly resolve, "I've anticipated this clash for ages!"
Amid the void, as each new diminutive entity arrived, a surge of unparalleled thrill ignited in the eyes of the rejuvenated Rong Venerate.
Six mythical ranks!
How exactly did Lin Su propel his companions to this pinnacle in so brief a span?
Rong Venerate couldn't suppress this query, though it could wait until afterward.
Its gaze shifted to the King of Space and King of Nightmare, their visages twisted in utmost dismay, as a blazing intent to slay gleamed in its own eyes.
With the six each selecting their marks...
"These two mythical ranks shall fall to..."
Rong Venerate began to declare when a soft voice cut it off right then.
"Leave that Path of Nightmare practitioner to me."
While uttering those words, Xie Venerate sauntered forward from the distance, eyeing the encircling realms with evident wonder, as though beholding this world's vistas anew.
Meandering at an unhurried pace, it soon positioned itself before the King of Nightmare, unleashing a vast aura that pierced the heavens, prompting every mythical rank on site to pale dramatically.
"You're... no recent arrival to mythical rank!"
The Time Master's countenance grew somber beyond measure.
Through its senses, this entity before it neared the subsequent minor advancement within mythical rank.
Could such a mythical rank progression truly come so effortlessly?
Even for one of supreme talent like itself, no insight dawned at present.
Precisely how had the adversary attained this stature?!
"Correct, I'm not." Xie Venerate replied evenly, a trace of nostalgia crossing its features, "Eight centuries past."
Eight hundred years prior?!
Shock rippled through all mythical ranks assembled, including Rong Venerate, its ally, who shared the astonishment.
Yet Xie Venerate offered no further clarification. Its gaze, penetrating as if reading souls, unleashed a torrent of Spiritual Power that swiftly engulfed the King of Nightmare.
"It's been ages since I last struck, so this skirmish ought to prove delightful."
With this latest mythical arrival claiming its target, Rong Venerate directed its attention to the sole remaining King of Space.
Evidently, this adversary awaited its turn.
Rong Venerate darted forth, materializing opposite the King of Space, its eyes alight once more with towering combat fervor.
Earlier, this one had proven the fiercest; now it would learn true might!
Yet prior to engaging...
Rong Venerate voiced its lingering wonder, "Where has Lin Su gone?"
With all six companions achieving mythical rank, it signaled Lin Su's own ascent to mythical Beast Tamer status.
So where might he be?
Why had the Beast Tamer himself failed to show during this pivotal clash?
Lin Su...
At Rong Venerate's question, peculiar looks flickered across the faces of the six companions.
Memories flooded back of their return journey alongside Lin Su.
The very instant Lin Su unlocked the sixth contract slot, connection to the six companions severed entirely.
Freed from bonds and elevated to mythical rank, the six appeared straightaway in the Immortal Phoenix Sect, where Lin Su lay in profound slumber.
Beside his resting spot lingered only his garments and the Token once employed to contact Rong Venerate.
As though Lin Su had dissolved into nothingness.
Were it not for the persistent link via the Guardian Beast Contract affirming his presence, the six might have deemed him lost forever.
Given the crisis's press, the six refrained from hesitation, rallying Xie Venerate post-ascension to hasten to the aid.
"Lin Su's whereabouts elude us too," Qiuqiu responded with a shrug of resignation, then refocused on the Time Master, "Prioritize settling this fight for now."
From initial whispers of the foe's being, to witnessing its breakthrough in eternal recollections, to their inaugural clash within a loop of rebirths, to repeated detections via Time Prophecy.
Though no true encounter had transpired, this showdown had raged across endless eras in Qiuqiu's mind.
The remaining five companions likewise locked eyes on their chosen adversaries.
Internal spars had been absent during emperor or immortal ranks.
All anticipation built toward this very day.
"May the final internal bout crown the swiftest victor over their foe!"
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