Beastmaster of the Ages

Chapter 3905 - Cosmic-goddess Maiden

Given that Yin Chen's efficiency was greatly reduced, Tianming wanted to see if the alliance could bring new opportunities or information about Lingfeng to him. The maniverse-class disciples from the Eightpart Pantheons in the Ancient Flameyellow Ruins wouldn't bother talking to him anyway, so all Tianming had to choose from were those from orbiter worlds.

Among the many factions, the Saturatia Orbiter Alliance was a rather decent choice, and Tianming didn't want to make enemies everywhere he went. However, the Eightpart Pantheons were the enemies of the flameyellow divinities, so he didn't have many options for allies. Now that an opportunity had presented itself, he would go to them in good faith.

After all, his power base was thin, and it would be hard to reach the other flameyellow descendants in the Upper Star Ruin, not to mention the difficulty in overcoming the heavenly shackles. He made sure to ask more about the alliance before Yuan Long arrived.

"So there are five leaders in the alliance, all of whom are cosmic gods?" This was a decent showing. In the fortuna-class worlds of the Eightpart Pantheons, few if any had the bloodline and enough talent to become cosmic gods before the age of five hundred. Those five were the only ones to hail from Saturatia-49's orbiters. Needless to say, they were far more talented than anyone in the Lower Star Ruins.

"Even though we are fellow folks from orbiter worlds, some of our leaders are also close to wonderians, so they receive better treatment," Qin Feng proudly said. He was one of those people, after all. At the end of the day, the alliance was a convenient tool for the wonderians to run errands. "Naturally, our alliance also fights for orbiter rights. Though, you know how the wonderians are with their domineering attitude. So, we often have no choice but to compromise."

"Alright." Tianming didn't intend to get to know them too deeply anyway. It just couldn't hurt to meet up and have Bai Ye stalk them for an additional source of information. As for Yin Chen, it still didn't relent despite all of Tianming's efforts to get it to work. It did feel stifling without it.

Not long after, a few people approached them. Tianming asked Qin Feng in a whisper, "They don't have tracking rings, right?"

"Now that's a joke if I've heard one. Those of us with no significant backing won't wear one. Even if we do, it'd be useless. Chances are, those that would kill us are from the Eightpart Pantheons. Do you think our parents would make a fuss over that?" Qin Feng said jovially. The fact that someone like him could even enter the place was already a huge deal.

Tianming soon saw the young cosmic goddess. The girl was dressed in a dim, blue battle armor and had long, light-blue hair. She shone with an astral sheen, a sign that her astrons had fully turned into middlekin astrons. Though that made her more powerful, it didn't take away from her beauty at all. The astral lustre on her skin even gave her a measure of seductiveness.

However, Tianming felt like she was a completely different entity, which, though beautiful, didn't elicit any feelings from him. Perhaps he would only appreciate the allure of the starlight once he became a cosmic god himself.

Apart from Yuan Long, there were a few other overflowers, all tenth level and above. They seemed like rather decent fighters and were even stronger than Qin Feng despite their young appearance.

"Let's go, Little Feng!" Yuan Long had come to specifically seek out Qin Feng, probably in an attempt to increase the number of her party. He was only one of the many people she would be picking up, which was clear from how she immediately proceeded along the way after calling out to him.

"Sister Yuan Long!" Qin Feng shuffled over with his chubby form and a lewd expression. "I have three friends here with me. Can they travel together with us?"

"Friends?" Yuan Long turned back and saw Tianming's group.

"A sixth-level overflower and two three-level overflowers..." Before she spoke, the two black-clad youths by her side spoke in unison. The twins looked identical and seemed to have a telepathic connection.

"That's right! Hehehe.... Even though they appear rather weak, my three friends are actually decent fighters. They won't weigh us down at all."

"Qin Feng, are you joking?" said the black-clad youth on the left with a stern look. "As much as we don't want to look down on others, the regulations state that anyone who isn't a ninth-level overflower or stronger shouldn't be here or risk death! Those are the rules, and while the Eightpart Pantheons might disregard them, we have no such luxury!"

"You have doomed them by bringing them here," said the other on the right.

"Fine!" Qin Feng turned to Yuan Long and asked, "What about you, Sister?"

"Since they're Little Feng's friends, they can come with us. It's not a big deal. There's no need to tell the seniors about this since they don't care about that arbitrary limitation." Yuan Long looked at the three and said, "However, you three should be careful. Just consider this a sightseeing trip and don't take risks. We'll escort you out when we approach the entrance, okay?"

Tianming had a feeling that it would be difficult to stay close to them for too long, so he had Bai Ye use some infant souls to tail and mark them. "Thank you, Sister Yuan Long and Brother Qin Feng. However, the three of us will be on our way lest we cause you any trouble."

"Do you plan to travel with just the three of you?" Yuan Long was surprised. She had expected that she would have to babysit the kids until they reached the entrance.

Qin Feng widened his eyes in a pleading manner.

"You should go with them," Tianming said.

"Okay!" Qin Feng nodded and knew that he wouldn't be able to escape Tianming anyway as long as the infant soul was there.

The two black-clad youths, however, seemed like they had been offended by Tianming for some reason. They gave him a couple more looks before shaking their heads and saying nothing else.

"Till we meet again," Tianming said before turning to leave with the two girls.

"Qin Feng, who is that? He's not someone from the Eightpart Pantheons, yet you seem to be at their beck and call," said the youth on the left.

"That fellow with that purple mask even refused Sister Yuan Long's kind offer to take them along," said the one on the right.

"Alright, it's got nothing to do with you, so let's not let our mouths run," Yuan Long said before she went in the other direction with her group.

***

With their diminutive size due to their insufficient cultivation level, it was no surprise that they would be treated like rowdy children in the Ancient Flameyellow Ruins. As such, Tianming didn't think it too odd that he wasn't able to travel with the group. All he could do next was to randomly move about, using Bai Ye and Bai Ling's soul seeds as markers, all the while he continued to give Yin Chen pep talks.

"No way! Too dirty! I can't!" Yin Chen was still set in its ways. It would constantly shower nonstop after searching the immediate perimeter, which was only slightly better than a pulse of cosmic sense. Tianming had lost far too much of his usual advantage.

"Thankfully, I can still count on Bai Ye and Bai Ling if I move fast enough. Still, we haven't run into anyone yet, even though there are hundreds of thousands here. The lower ruins must be incredibly huge."

Tianming had surveyed the area for a few days, but Yin Chen hadn't reported any human presence at all. What he didn't expect, however, was that luck would come so soon before he had even searched much of the place.

Yin Chen suddenly said, "I found... some ruins... over there!"