Chapter 508 - Gathering of the Kins (Part 2)

Meanwhile, in Stellar Moon.

Lu Ran was aware that Fang Lan would soon challenge for a King’s seat. It wasn’t that he didn’t care or want to watch; it was that he simply didn’t think it necessary.

With the guidance of the Divine Dragon’s kin, the enhancement of the Legendary imperial seal on beastmaster skills, and the accelerated cultivation of familiars, losing to a beastmaster who had developed independently on Blue Planet would defy all logic.

Even Lin Nian, who lacked a Legendary’s guidance, had contracted three plant familiars to enhance herself and underwent a physical transformation. In Lu Ran’s eyes, Blue Planet’s ten slots being captured by his allies was practically a foregone conclusion.

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Slumbering Forest.

With Squirrel God present this time, the task of summoning the kins naturally fell to him. As the Space Dragon’s kin, his mobility far surpassed Lu Ran and Baby Cloud’s.

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Turtle Island.

As Squirrel God arrived, a massive turtle sighed, shrinking into a bipedal old man. He strode across the sea toward the forest housing the cross-world teleportation array.

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The Void Court.

The Void Mantis, who had failed to turn its messenger traitor, saw Squirrel God appear before it and, like him, instantly traversed vast distances through spatial power.

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The Abyss.

Ghost Mother, notified, flew toward the gathering place in the form of a purple jellyfish the size of a plush toy.

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The Netherworld.

Here, Squirrel God’s invitation didn’t go as smoothly. The Underworld God was a humanoid skeleton, its body pieced together from bones of various species. Its jackal skull bore eyes of ghostly blue flames.

Seated on a throne of bones, it glared at Squirrel God with displeasure.

“Squirrel God, what exactly were you doing while guarding the cross-world teleportation array? My messenger told me that you not only allowed the Divine Deer’s messenger from Blue Planet into Stellar Moon, but that this messenger also swindled resources from him.”

Squirrel God was baffled.

“

Huh?

”

What kind of nonsense is this? What else did Lu Ran do?

“Brother Underworld God, I know nothing about this. But it’s true that the Divine Deer’s messenger came from Blue Planet to Stellar Moon... There must be some misunderstanding. When the Divine Deer and I went to Blue Planet to spread the embers, the Divine Deer left its legacy there. It’s understandable that its messenger would come to Stellar Moon for a mission.”

The Underworld God remained silent, unconvinced. Its useless messenger had claimed the Divine Deer’s messenger was incredibly strong and that he had even contracted a Six-Path Reincarnation Flower. The Underworld God couldn’t comprehend this. In its view, the Six-Path Reincarnation God was long dead, with no chance of revival.

However, the Divine Deer, as the god of plant life, could easily find a Three-Life Flower, a subspecies of the Six-Path Flower.

Could the Divine Deer have evolved a Three-Life Flower into a Six-Path Flower? Or is this related to Limitless City?

“Fine. I’ll go take a look.”

***

Soon, the Divine Dragons’ kin gathered in the Slumbering Forest, and the atmosphere was thick with tension. As the only messenger present, Lu Ran stood quietly behind the Divine Deer and beside Manager Ying. Although he was familiar with the kin, he remained silent.

As the Underworld God arrived in a swirl of dust, the Divine Deer spoke. “It’s been a long time since we last gathered like this. I’ve called everyone here to discuss Limitless City. By now, you’ve all likely turned your attention to Limitless City, believing it’s connected to the disappearance of the Four Supreme Divine Dragons.”

“Get to the point.” The Underworld God’s ghostly eyes fixed on the Divine Deer, and then on Lu Ran behind it.

The Divine Deer nodded. “We’ve all made similar choices to train human messengers to explore Limitless City. Soon, Limitless City will host a battle to divide its authority, a contest between Stellar Moon and Blue Planet.

“Due to certain circumstances, our messengers are now split between Blue Planet and Stellar Moon, and are not all on the same side. My proposal is that, regardless of which faction wins, we share all intelligence about Limitless City’s authority. This ensures that we, the Divine Dragons’ kin, can fully explore Limitless City’s secrets.”

No one objected, so the Divine Deer continued. “Next, there’s something even more important.”

It turned to Manager Ying. The others frowned, their gazes shifting to the cat. The Divine Turtle, Ghost Mother, and others had met Manager Ying many times before. However, today, its aura felt unusually different.

“This is the Time Dragon’s kin, the timekeeper, reincarnated!”

“What?” The Divine Turtle exclaimed.

“That?” Ghost Mother was stunned.

“You’re joking.” The Void God was skeptical.

Squirrel God, seeing their reactions, nearly wept.

See? Everyone thinks the same.

Faced with their disdain, Manager Ying scoffed. “

Tsk.

Can’t you all stop judging by appearances? Not all of you look particularly dignified either.”

“Divine Deer, are you certain? We’ve never seen the timekeeper before. It could be an impostor.” The Underworld God voiced its doubts, finding nothing about Manager Ying resembling the timekeeper.

“I’m certain.”

The Divine Deer had heard from Squirrel God about the Tree Monarch’s heroic spirit. In its view, only the timekeeper, who governed the order of time, could achieve such a feat.

It then recounted Manager Ying and Lu Ran’s experiences to the group. After its explanation, the kin’s expressions toward Manager Ying shifted dramatically. None of them had expected the enigmatic timekeeper to be such an unimpressive-looking cat.

The timekeeper’s presence distracted the Underworld God from interrogating Lu Ran.

“With the timekeeper’s appearance, does that mean we can use Time-based methods to search for the Four Supreme Divine Dragons? After all, the timekeeper is the only being permitted to legally enter the time tunnel,” the Underworld God asked.

Manager Ying quickly shook its head. “Let’s not talk about whether my strength has recovered enough to enter the time tunnel. Even if I could, I wouldn’t use time travel to find the Four Supreme Divine Dragons. I won’t break the law I’m meant to uphold.

“What if the Four Supreme Divine Dragons’ disappearance is a test to see if we can manage Stellar Moon without them? Doing this would defy their intentions. In my opinion, investigating through Limitless City is the safest approach.

“However, all of our assumptions about Limitless City are based on the idea that it’s controlled by the Four Supreme Divine Dragons. But what if Limitless City exists above the Four Supreme Divine Dragons?” Manager Ying voiced its speculation.

“That’s impossible.”

Even the Divine Deer shook its head, refusing to believe anything could surpass the Four Supreme Divine Dragons. In their view, Limitless City’s feats, while impressive, hadn’t exceeded the Divine Dragons’ power.

Manager Ying said, “As far as I know, the Four Supreme Divine Dragons have only appeared once since creating the world, which was during the Elemental Gods’ uprising. Even when empowering us, they never manifested in person.

“The era of ascension realms includes the Elemental Era. So I’ve been wondering: If a beastmaster enters the Elemental Gods’ uprising period, could they meet the Four Supreme Divine Dragons in person?

“If they could, they would know whether these Four Supreme Divine Dragons were projections created by a higher being or clones sent by the Divine Dragons themselves to stage a performance. The Elemental Era is undoubtedly the key to uncovering the truth!”

The kin knew that the late Elemental Era was crucial for encountering the Four Supreme Divine Dragons. The problem was, no one could access that period. No matter who created Limitless City, they would surely avoid that era to prevent recreating the Divine Dragons’ historical projections. The energy required for such a secret realm would be unimaginable.

“That’s why sharing Limitless City’s authority is so important. No one knows what level of authority Limitless City will grant. What if one of the permissions allows a beastmaster to enter a specific era?

“Or, even more terrifying, if the permission holder can decide which era others enter for their ascension realms and assign them missions?”

The kin exchanged glances, their interest in Limitless City’s authority growing.

“The timekeeper makes a valid point. My suggestion is that whichever side obtains such permissions should first explore the late Elemental Era! That should be the case regardless of whether we can meet the Four Supreme Divine Dragons.”

As the kin debated Limitless City’s potential permissions, Lu Ran wasn’t idle. He had #18 frantically gathering intelligence on Stellar Moon.

With the World War just days away, information between Stellar Moon and Blue Planet could no longer be exchanged through ascension realms. While Blue Planet had replaced three participants last-minute, Stellar Moon remained unaware. Lu Ran, leveraging his cross-world advantage, collected useful intel. However, as he reviewed the data, something felt off.

“A mixed-blood beastmaster that’s a tiger-man? Who is this?” Lu Ran frowned at the dark horse candidate.

He didn’t recall this Legendary.

As if hearing Lu Ran, the Underworld God, standing with the Stellar Moon faction, glanced at him coolly. “According to Death Gun, this individual appeared suddenly, possessing quasi-Legendary combat power with just his physique.

“Given that the God of Battle under the Chaos Dragon God has awakened and is searching for you, I suspect this person is its chosen human messenger. He probably became mixed blood after that.

“I heard you’ve contracted the Six-Path Flower. Perhaps the Divine Dragon’s awakening is to find you, as the Six-Path Flower is taboo in their eyes!”

“Me? Whatever. I’ll crush them all.” Lu Ran smirked.

Even if the God of Battle came personally, it might not be enough to take him down now, let alone a mere messenger.

Lu Ran’s domineering aura made the Underworld God hesitate.

After a long silence, the Underworld God finally asked the question it had been pondering.

“Divine Deer, your messenger seems very confident. Did you help evolve the Six-Path Flower?”

The Divine Deer looked at it calmly. “I lack that ability. The Six-Path Flower he contracted is the reincarnation of the Six-Path Reincarnation God from history.”

The Underworld God was stunned. “What? The Six-Path God reincarnated? The real Six-Path God? How? Why didn’t you say so earlier? Is this why you chose a Blue Planet messenger? If it’s truly the Six-Path God’s reincarnation, doesn’t that mean Blue Planet has a much higher chance of winning?”

The Divine Deer said, “How would I know?”

After all, Lu Ran had come to it on his own. Watching the Underworld God’s shock, the other kin couldn’t help but chime in.

The Divine Turtle said, “Actually, my messenger is also on Blue Planet.”

Ghost Mother chimed in, “Same here.”

Squirrel God agreed as well. “Me too.”

Manager Ying said, “Same here,

meow.

Although the Stellar Moon faction looks strong, I trust Six-Path Flower more.”

The Underworld God was dumbfounded, its mind struggling to process this.

Your messengers are all on Blue Planet?

It turned to the Void God. “Void, you didn’t—no, wait. I remember your messenger is Kongkong Yi, a Stellar Moon native! My messenger told me.”

The Void God smirked. “I sent my messenger to Blue Planet to represent them in the war.”

The Underworld God was beyond stunned.

What the hell? You’re all playing me, aren’t you?

“Then I’ll send Death Gun to Blue Planet, too. Is it too late?”

“Nope. Limitless City doesn’t allow that. My messenger can only represent Stellar Moon in the end. Fortunately, the Stellar Moon side is strong too. Consider it insurance.” The Void God sighed.

Underworld God was baffled.

Can’t you finish your sentences in one go? Death Gun is useless! He gathered trivial intel while missing the crucial details! If Stellar Moon loses, I’ll fire Death Gun and recruit a new messenger from Blue Planet’s ten winners.