Beastmaster of the Ages

the final battle.
Many empyrean saints and above were flooding into the area.
By now, the spirit threads of the Ninefold Formation were spread all over the place.
Everyone who dwelled in the area was ready to fight, knowing that Nonahall was one to remember their grudges.
The war would eventually come to Taiji Peak Lake.

”Before going to Fuling City, I have two more important matters to take care of. ” He sat down in the mountains and began cultivating.
Feiling parted from him and materialized beside him.
Though they were short on time, she didn ’t seem particularly worried, messing with her hair as she watched the white-haired youth train under the sun.

”Did you get good karma for being the one to deal the final blow to Si Ling? ” she asked.

”Yes.
It was a huge haul, ” he said with his eyes closed and a smile on his face.

”Then it was more than worth it. ” Almost a little unfairly so, since he didn ’t do the heavy lifting.

”It ’s certainly nice, but there’ll be no more chances like that in the future.
I doubt there ’d be anyone who’s accumulated as much sin as Si Ling had.
Not to mention, breaking through the later stages of the Samsara stage will only get progressively more difficult.
I believe we can no longer count on good karma alone. ”

He had a feeling that this was the last blessing he would receive from the heavens.
Si Ling ’s death was a blessing to the masses—who knew how many more people would be turned into corpse puppets otherwise? The nightmare soulworm was only an accomplice, while she was the mastermind.
And all the good karma from killing this unspeakable evil had gone to Tianming.
His Imperial Will had been constantly growing on the way back.

”From life to death! ” Once more, entering the death phase saw a terrifying and dark power flood his body, augmenting his aura to be even more terrifying.
”I ’m now at the seventh-level death phase! Even though this might be the last time I break through using good karma, it ’s just about right.
I can take on those at the level of sect masters now! ”

He could even rival Jian Wuyi, Long Cangyuan, Qing Ming, and many others.
His recent breakthroughs had come far too rapidly.

”It doesn ’t feel like I ’ve really grown stronger myself.
Instead, it seems like there ’s a force pushing me to slay those sinners.
It ’s like the invisible hand of heavenly justice.
But in the end, I still have to rely on myself to change my fate! ”

He stood up and waved to Feiling.
They all sat on Meow Meow ’s back.
He let Feiling sit in front of him and hugged her waist from behind.
”This feels pleasant. ”

Meow Meow seemed a little disgruntled.
”Are you monsters? I ’m a minor! ”

Tianming slapped its head and said, ”Enough nonsense.
Let ’s go! ”

”To Fuling City? ”

”No, we ’ll go to the five-colored star first. ” He looked up at the multi-colored star that hung in the sky.

Meow Meow angrily charged up to the sky and into the clouds, causing the strong winds to spur Feiling into Tianming ’s embrace.

”Oh, I swear that wasn ’t intentional, ” Tianming said.

”Want me to use Spiritual Attachment instead? ”

”Please don ’t.
Being able to see and touch you is much better. ”

Meow Meow, as if feeling a sting for still being single, kept charging ahead with abandon.
Tianming continued to look at the star with a gloomy expression.

”What ’s wrong? ” Feiling asked.

”Ever since the battle at the city, I feel far less pressure on me.
It seems like victory is within our grasp.
However, this star will be the thing that changes everything.
I can ’t rest well until I know what in the world it is. ”

”I wonder if the two ghoul kings are there, ” she said.

”Guess we ’ll find out. ”

……

Soon, they arrived at the star.
Tianming alone made the approach.
”Where was the ninth black hole star again…. ”

He followed his memories to the location and almost did a double take.
The ninth black hole star still looked embedded in the formation, but there was a formation on top of it.
The first and second ghoul kings were also standing guard beside it.