Beastmaster of the Ages

Chapter 4256 - The Dongshen Arena

"Stop your brother now!"

"Take this lunatic home and don't let him out again!"

Killing over a few angry words? They assumed they could leave if they were defeated after discussions broke down, but Tianming fought relentlessly.

Upon the arrival of Li Tianzi and the Mu clan’s heavencosmic army, Li Nianjiao halted flamemaple’s assault, withdrew from the action, and respectfully said, "Greetings, First Imperial Son!"

She couldn't help but show respect. After all, the first imperial son’s fighting prowess almost rivaled an imperator. Though a long time had passed since his last proper fight, he had completely overpowered Lin Xiaoting in their previous encounter.

Li Tianzi's gaze calmly swept over the scene below. Grasping the situation, he felt a sense of astonishment, as if a long-buried memory had suddenly resurfaced.

"First Imperial Son, your brother's cruelty and brutal methods will destroy the fragile balance and mutual understanding we have. He’ll cause a disaster." Lin Ran snarled, pointing a finger at Tianming.

"You forgot to add one thing: Li Tianming is the greatest sinner who ever lived!" Tianming said.

"Hmph." Lin Ran was less afraid now that he had protection.

Tianming looked up at Li Tianzi. "Since you're here, we’ll proceed as you do."

Glancing at him, Li Tianzi said to Lin Ran and the others, "This Chaos Star Ruin belongs to Nullity. You may leave."

Lin Ran gritted his teeth. Despite begrudgingly giving up the Chaos Star Ruin, he decided that simply surviving the day was a huge win. He ordered his forces to retrieve the cosmic-god essences and retreat, with Aquamarine and Torch Dragon doing the same.

The near-lifeless Hai Mu had only condensed half of her cosmic-god essence. She couldn’t even speak as they carried her away.

"First Imperial Son, a word of advice." Lin Ran turned around and sneered. "We believe that the skyplunderers only need one imperial son. Why raise some troublemaker to compete for the throne? What gives him the right?”

Li Tianzi turned sharply at the words. A beam of black light instantly erupted from his finger, consuming Lin Ran entirely and leaving nothing but ash, not even his cosmic-god essence.

"Lin Ran!" Liu Shuang's delicate body trembled as tears streamed down her face.

He was already leaving, but ended up losing his life over a remark.

The first imperial son struck with such force and speed that Lin Ran was dead before he could even utter a scream. A cold dread swept through the violetblitzians.

Li Tianzi merely glanced at Liu Shuang. "Return to Lin Xiaoting and tell him that I was the one who took his grandson’s life. Repeat what he said to me and ask Lin Xiaoting if his grandson deserves to die."

All Liu Shuang could do was tremble and cry.

She knew that whatever happened here was contained to the Chaos Star Ruins. This began as a dispute over the Chaos Star Ruin. Although Tianming’s actions were indeed excessive and cruel, Li Tianzi had released them, only for Lin Ran to create discord among the brothers.

Didn't he deserve death?

If a ten-thousand-meter-tall cosmic god from the Mu clan had provoked Lin Xiaoting, he would have been slaughtered as well.

Now that Lin Ran was dead, the other cosmic gods fled immediately.

"Impressive." Tianming sighed, looking at Li Tianzi. "Damn it! These bastards are afraid of you, but not me? We practically share the same status!"

"You're growing fast. You’ll have it all again, soon," Li Tianzi said.

"Are you going to lecture me?" Tianming asked bluntly.

Instead of answering, Li Tianzi said, "They all came for nothing. Take the chaos middlekin stars back and I'll collect the dazzling radiances for you."

His silence on the matter spoke volumes. Tianming only needed his stand on the matter.

"Sure." He suddenly smiled. Tianming recognized his actions crossed lines, but his youthful and playful persona served as a useful strategy, allowing anything he did to be attributed to mischief. It gave him room to maneuver.

Summoning Ji Ji, Tianming wasted no time in transporting the chaos middlekin stars back to Nullity. With the Chaos Star Ruin effectively emptied, the heavencosmic army returned as well.

"Your efficiency will completely alter the dynamics of the Inverse Battlefield."

When Tianming returned, Li Tianzi had already gathered the ripe dazzling radiances and was waiting for him alone.

"Put them down. You can leave now," Tianming replied.

Li Tianzi was not offended by his brother's casual manner. “You’re really aggressive now, aren’t you?" He said.

“Fighting is life’s greatest pleasure. It’s a form of enjoyment,” Tianming said.

“I know of a place where you can openly kill as you please, without judgement,” Li Tianzi said.

“Such a paradise exists?” Tianming smiled.

“Yes, it’s called the ‘Dongshen Arena,” and it’s located in the center of the Dongshen Domain. You can wager anything there. After the wager is made, the final outcome is left to fate. Live or die, no one is held responsible. There are plenty of ruthless and desperate risk-takers like you.” Li Tianzi arched an eyebrow.

“Is that a compliment?” Tianming chuckled.

“It’s whatever you want it to be.”

“Can you really wager anything?” Tianming asked.

“A wager can be made as long as there’s a demand,” Li Tianzi replied.

Glancing at the woman in black beside him, Tianming asked, “What about wagering my wife?”

Mu Qingqing froze, biting her lip to hold back the anger.

Li Tianzi silently stared at him, then turned around, his parting words echoing behind him. "Do whatever the hell you want."