Beastmaster of the Ages

Chapter 4253 - The Ghoul Army

After Yin Chen covered the Inverse Battlefield, Xi Xi single-handedly formed a vast army. Now, as Ji Ji raged, Tianming could finally unleash the pure battle prowess that only skyplunderers possessed, the unparalleled might that distinguished him and Li Tianzi from the others.

Pink chaos middlekin stars immediately descended on the cosmic gods. A continuous, thunderous roar filled the air as countless blasts echoed in quick succession. Even though Tianming wasn't at the center of the explosions, he felt as if his ears were no longer working. The aftermath of these blasts bloomed like fireworks and the exploding bodies were tossed into the air.

The cacophony of constant explosions and horrified screams sent a shiver through Li Nianjiao and the flamemaple cosmic gods. A black and pink divine light consumed their vision, as if the universe itself had just exploded. The initial wave of the impact sent them hurtling through the air, and in the chaotic tumbling, they were filled with horror.

"It’s a good thing we’re not standing against the imperial son!"

"A woman’s intuition is spot on! General Li made the right choice!"

"What exactly is this star? Could it be a lifebound beast?"

The flamemaple cosmic gods were engaged in a spirited discussion. Li Nianjiao and these cosmic gods were initially shocked, but quickly became excited. Their gazes fixed upon the white-haired young man with burning intensity.

"Imperator Jian’s alliance with Torch Dragon and Aquamarine is unfavorable to Imperator Feng. We;ll borrow the imperial son’s power to teach them a lesson!"

"Imperator Feng is amazing at reading people!"

Their confidence surged and their excitement reached fever pitch when Tianming called on the flamemaple cosmic gods for the final blow.

"Attention, everyone! Follow the imperial son and destroy them!” Li Nianjiao’s voice was filled with enthusiasm. Demonstrating her decisive nature, her command delivered with sharp and thunderous authority, stirred the cosmic gods’ blood.

"Kill!" They soared with exhilaration.

The devastating impact of the chaos middlekin stars had finally faded. Above the divine channel was a chaotic mess of rubble and smoke. All four thousand cosmic gods were strewn about, either dead or wounded. Worse than the physical devastation was their shattered psyche. The heavy blow that swiftly followed their mockery left them completely disoriented.

How many were dead? And how many had become cosmic-god essences?

They were still lost at the moment, engulfed in the smoke and dust, without a single familiar face in sight. As soon as the explosions settled, the flamemaple cosmic gods' deafening roars erupted, piercing their ears like sharp swords.

"Oh no!"

"Flamemaple!"

Wounded and vulnerable, the violetblitzians and cosmic gods of Aquamarine and Torch Dragon looked up, only to see the danger closing in.

"How dare you!"

"The lowly flamemaple race, seeking death?"

Perhaps they believed that they could still muster enough power to mount a counterattack, so they remained unafraid till this point, despite their turmoil.

Suddenly, a white-haired young man emerged from behind the flamemaple cosmic gods, shining like a star. A dark light burst from his chest, and with a terrible crack, a sevenfold ring-disc suddenly opened. From it gushed a torrent of howling black fog and ghastly wails that engulfed the battlefield. A dark cloud smothered the world in suffocating gloom.

"Ghouls!"

Tianming had previously used ghouls, so his opponents were mentally prepared to face them. However, the sheer number of ghouls far surpassed their worst expectations.

500 million!

And of those 500 million ghouls, over 500 were ghoul kings who were powerful enough to contend with heavencosmic gods and had an innumerable legion of descendants under them.

Tianming had transformed the devas’ top combatants into a fearless army. Like a vast, impenetrable net of darkness, they ensnared the chaotic cosmic gods and began a furious onslaught.

The flamemaple cosmic gods led the way as a horde of 500 million ghouls encircled and annihilated their foes. As they witnessed the truly overwhelming number of ghouls before them, their initial skepticism vanished, replaced by terror.

"My goodness! What unholy army is this?" Witnessing this incredible maneuver for the first time, Li Nianjiao was bewildered.

Chaos denizens advanced quickly, but their methods were limited. Tianming was arguably the most versatile god of war in this realm. He could battle alone or against armies, held complete command of the field, and wielded the invincible skypole stars. Most importantly, he was an all-rounder capable of multiple damage types. His adaptability and multi-faceted abilities drove Chaos denizens to despair, especially in today’s battlefield dominated by Seventh and Eighth.

"KILL!"

Their spirits lifted, the flamemaple cosmic gods unleashed a bloodbath.

Ji Ji’s specific impact on their opponents’ combat power was unclear, but the moment the two sides clashed, the battle became an utterly one-sided affair. Not only were their opponents outmatched in strength, they were also driven to the brink of insanity.

"How could this be!” Their eyes widened and scalps prickled.

"Is this the skyplunder imperial son? So the tales from a hundred thousand years ago weren't just empty legends?"

Only real blades and spears could deliver a proper slap in the face of their previous taunts. Left with no escape, the cosmic gods from the three factions were defeated one by one, reduced to cosmic-god essences by the flamemaple race and ghoul army. Some were even slaughtered on the spot. For them, the sky above the divine channel had become a deadly hellscape. In a duel, one might find a chance to beg for their life. However, amidst the fury of a battle, kneeling to their opponent would only bring a swifter demise."

"General, save us!"

"Lin Ran! Lin Ran! Liu Shuang!"

"Nangong Zhao!"

They had no choice but to place all their faith in their leaders, but even these 10,000-meter-tall cosmic gods wore ugly expressions as they watched the battle unfold.

"There's only one way–capture Li Tianming!" Liu Shuang's voice was icy, her eyes brimming with resentment. She didn't dare kill him. After all, he possessed the skypole stars.

"We can confirm that the imperial son is a significant threat. He would’ve been hunted if it weren't for the skypole stars. But for the skyplunderers to allow him outside... isn’t that placing too much faith in the skypole stars?"

Lin Ran's eyes pierced through the smoke, searching for Tianming.

"Exactly. We can't kill him, but we can imprison him. We'll bring him back to Violetblitz so he'll never find another dazzling radiance in this life. Although this means dropping the friendly act with Nullity, it's the imperial son who started it."