Chapter 3731 - A Mutant?

At that moment, a massive wave of astonished cries erupted among the five hundred thousand spectators. They could see everything happening within the Cosmic God Palace through the Heavenly Dao Arena’s projections.

A mere foundationeer slave had crushed and slain a genius Scorchmoon Cult beastmaster who possessed a 15-crest beast.

"How can a mere foundationeer have such power?"

"Impossible!"

"Even among the devas’ specters, those with top-tier bloodlines can’t kill an overflower as a foundationeer. And that was even a second-level overflower...."

It had already happened, but many people were still tongue-tied, unable to believe what they had just seen.

"The key point is, that was Jiang Linxi’s kid!"

"Where’d a mere slave get such guts! The fact that he even got into the Cosmic God Palace is already the blessing of eight lifetimes, but then he actually dared to kill a genius beastmaster of the Scorchmoon Cult?!"

Among the five hundred thousand spectators, the members of the Scorchmoon Cult all stood up, their expressions cold and murderous.

"That lowly slave is seeking death!"

"A lowly-blooded clan, so what if they have both lifebound beasts and totems? Dual cultivation just means being double the trash! Instead of knowing their place, they jump around, actively seeking death!"

Jiang Zhen had represented the Scorchmoon Cult’s beastmasters. Moreover, he was a proud and dignified member of the Sundown Pantheon.

"Popess, I propose we immediately kill all these slaves! Let’s seize that astralship while we’re at it!"

"Agreed! An overflower slave is useless to us anyway! From now on, we should ban slaves from reaching the Overflow stage—any that do must be killed on sight!"

𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

"This is infuriating!"

They had always been the masters! But now a master had been killed by a slave? How could they endure it?

"But that’s the Heavenly Dao Arena. We can’t kill him there!"

"Dammit! Those filthy slaves used to hide, and now they’re cowering in a turtle shell! Absolutely disgusting!"

At the thought of the Heavenly Dao and heavenly punishment, they reluctantly suppressed their rage, unable to vent it. Instead, they had to watch as Tianming swaggered around the Cosmic God Palace.

As for Jiang Linxi, how could she not be furious? Of course she was. After witnessing the scene, her expression turned glacial while her golden eyes burned with a furious fire. Even the throne formed from divine patterns crumbled under her grip.

However, she knew better than most that the Heavenly Dao Arena wasn’t a place to act recklessly, and that the heavenly oath wasn’t something to take lightly. Thus, she had no choice but to swallow her rage as well.

Still, her son was dead! Though she had other children, nurturing a overflower son was no easy feat. Her heart bled.

"Dying at the hands of the devas would’ve been somewhat acceptable. But being killed by a slave? That’s an eternal disgrace...!" Her eyes seethed with killing intent, locking on to Tianming.

"Something’s off!" a handsome, middle-aged man in blue robes seated beside Jiang Linxi said. He was about ten meters shorter than her, barely a match in size.

It was common knowledge that starting from the Overflow stage, astral gods grew in size, making marriage extremely pragmatic. It was a common enough tale of a partner being discarded if they fell behind. Cruel reality meant that, in their world, love was practically nonexistent.

People often said that love doesn’t exist in the Upper Star Ruin. And it was all because of size. There, love was rare! If someone fell behind, they would be abandoned and traded in!

Not happy? Then die!

Marriage in the Upper Star Ruin was cold and transactional. Only the wonderians could solve the issue, as their husbands and wives shared the same cultivation, ensuring equal progression.

For that reason, people like Jiang Linxi, with her noble status, often had multiple consorts.

Previously, Li Aoyue had been one of them, but he was already two levels below her, teetering on the edge of not even making her feel anything in bed no matter how hard he tried. At any moment, he could be discarded.

As for the man who had just spoken, he was a fifth-level overflower, meaning he had no such immediate concerns. His name was Chen Chenchen, one of Jiang Linxi’s consorts and a core figure in the Scorchmoon Cult.

Jiang Zhen was his son!

But since the Scorchmoon Cult belonged to Jiang Linxi, her son couldn’t take his surname.

"What’s the problem?" she coldly asked, staring at the man beside her.

"We made an assumption." Chen Chenchen’s eyes gleamed red as he spoke. Jiang Zhen had been his pillar of status. Now that his meticulously trained son was gone, his rage ran even deeper. "We assumed that a slave without a cosmic crest beast must’ve come from the Lower Star Ruins. But that might not be the case."

"What other possibility is there?" Jiang Linxi frowned.

"His physique is unnatural. His lifebound beasts are fused with his body, creating an effect similar to that of a specter. His close-combat abilities are astonishing. But what’s even stranger is how a mere foundationeer can wield such vast cosmoforce. So I suspect his bloodline underwent some kind of mutation, suppressing the outward traits of a cosmic crest beast. For such a mutation to occur, it means he had a foundation strong enough to allow it. That suggests he was born in the Upper Star Ruin," Chen Chenchen calmly analyzed.

"He isn’t a Lower Star Ruin bug?" Jiang Linxi’s expression slightly eased. Her cold gaze swept toward Long Qian, and she sneered, "I knew that lowly slave wouldn’t have agreed to the heavenly oath without a trick up her sleeve. This ‘Li Tianming’ is definitely suspicious."

At least they were somewhat prepared now.

"No matter! From what we’ve seen, he’s already given his all. No matter how much he mutates, second-level overflowers are his limit. Our Scorchmoon Cult and Blazestar Cult have plenty of people who can kill him. Plus, we have Luori Guiyang and Xing Yue. We’re still in control," Chen Chenchen confidently said.

"That’s true!" Jiang Linxi had feared the unknown since accepting the heavenly oath. Now that Tianming’s oddity had been revealed, she relaxed.

After all, in the end, it wouldn’t change the outcome!

Meanwhile, in the Wargod and Blazestar Cult’s core seats, many other overflower powerhouses were also discussing Tianming. In the end, they all reached the same conclusion.

"He isn’t a Lower Star Ruins bug, he’s a mutant slave!"