Chapter 3835 - Grand Scorchpath Suanni

At the outer reaches of space in the Upper Star Ruin, a spherical maniverse-class ship silently cruised along. There was nothing but eternal darkness ahead of it. The ship had long been completely emptied out.

Above the ship was a blaze of starlight in the form of a human, about a hundred meters tall. Like an astral forge, every single one of his astrons burned bright, each of them in the form of crystalline stars. While he looked to be burning extremely bright, there wasn’t a shred of warmth to him.

The long hair that trailed behind him burned as well, making him look like a huge torch that illuminated the space around him. That was what a true cosmic god was like.

However, the gigantic beast next to him appeared even more terrifying in comparison. It was a huge beast comprised of countless crimson, flaming middlekin astrons. Even the crimson gold hairs on its body radiated incredible astral power. It looked like a fusion of a lion, tiger, and panther, sporting a brilliant mane of flames, powerful muscles, and the nimble build of apex feline hunters. Its claws burned like bright, dense stars, appearing much sharper and tougher than cosmic artifacts.

Most importantly, within its eyes were more than three hundred million stars, a sign of true terror. Coupled with the twenty-four beastfaces on its body, it contained twenty-five times the energy capacity of a single lifebound beast, making it a 25-crest beast!

The beast-shaped astral body shone in the same vein as the Aeternal Infernal Phoenix that Tianming had seen in his first dreamscape. While this beast appeared much smaller, its constitution was approaching that of the phoenix in his dream.

It was a grand scorchpath suanni, a famous type of beast as was passed down through the countless generations of people in Starmoon Haven. Its beastmaster, Fentian He, was the youngest cosmic god in Starmoon Haven, filled with infinite potential. But the two of them didn't seem too happy about the current state of affairs. In fact, their feelings bordered on extreme frustration. Their plans had been thwarted, and they’d been forced to escort 1.5 billion flameyellow descendants to Tianming.

"To think that our pantheon would be dragged down with them just because the Starfall Pantheon let their weakness fall into enemy hands!" Fentian He's eyes pierced the abyss ahead of him.

"With the heavenly oath established, there's no longer any point in relitigating it," said the beast in a deep voice. "If you ask me, we should simply drop the matter altogether and go to Ninesky Mistress."

"No." Tianming's image appeared in Fentian He's mind. "If we don't rid the world of that monster, we’ll never find peace, even if we go to Ninesky Mistress. What do you think he’ll be capable of in twenty years?"

"He's simply far too unfathomable!" the grand scorchpath suanni sighed, causing two streams of black and red smoke to eject from its nostrils. "Fortunately, he's still afraid of cosmic gods!"

"Even that's pointless. Without knowing the full extent of his capabilities, nobody in the various mound cities will be able to leave. If the Eightpart Pantheons are subject to the whims of those two slaves to this degree, we'd be the laughing stock for the entire Upper Star Ruin!" Things were turning worse and worse. Fentian He had a way to deal with the situation, yet he’d been forced to abandon it because of the Starfall Pantheon, which greatly infuriated him.

Their sphere-shaped ship eventually reached an area with many uninhabited asteroids and astral continents. There were easily tens of thousands of them altogether.

"I think someone's behind us," the suanni said, turning and looking back.

Fentian He snapped behind him and said, "What is that?!"

A bright flash of black and gold pierced the universe behind him, approaching him. At that moment, their surroundings were white and blinding as a terrifying aura approached.

"Is that Long Xing?! How was he able to leave the Starmoon Guard Formation?" The suanni shook its head in disbelief.

"It isn’t him! The person who's coming doesn't look that big. They're only around twenty meters tall...."

Fentian He cautiously used his cosmic sense, though not out of fear. The shining figure entered the range of his senses, allowing him to easily recognize the features of the person! His expression was filled with disbelief.

"How could this be..." said the beast. "Li Tianming?!"

"That's right!" Fentian He nodded, his expression turning sinister and fierce. He pushed the ship hard, sending it farther along its course. Then he landed on an astral continent with his lifebound beast and glared at the approaching white-haired youth.

"Is Long Xing here?" Fentian He scanned the surroundings with his cosmic sense and couldn't find anyone apart from Tianming.

"So what if he is?" the grand scorchpath suanni spat in contempt. While the circumstances were indeed odd, it wasn't enough to shake their confidence in the least. Soon, the youth landed right before Fentian He, causing the entire astral continent to shake and rumble, mountains toppling and ground cracking.

Even though Tianming was ten times his former size, Fentian He was certain that he was the same person, as was clear from his gaze and demeanor. Though Tianming had proven elusive when they looked for him, he’d shown up where they least expected him to. Yet Fentian He didn't rejoice in the slightest, merely glaring death at him. "You dare to intercept me?!"

"Yes!" Tianming nodded, the radiance from his eyes glowing even brighter. His body was still made of astrons, yet he somehow felt like a higher lifeform than Fentian He; his regal aura was truly overpowering.

Right after he spoke, black lightning surrounded Tianming as his twenty-meter form zipped in front of Fentian He, leg ready to slam into his face! He had struck right away, fueled by the combined will of 1.5 billion people. Lan Huang's Triflair Primordial World had been amplified countless times, infusing the power of the three worlds into that kick, channeled by Tianming's immense physical strength!

The three worlds exploded, unleashing untold destruction. Everyone in the Ninedragon Imperial Tomb could feel the sensations that Tianming felt. He was their weapon; they were fighting by his side.

"Huh?!" Fentian He didn't think that such an audacious attack would be launched without a moment's pause. What he expected even less was the sheer force of it. "You!"

Fentian He used both hands to block the strike before it hit his face. His hundred-meter-tall form was sent flying by the explosion of Tianming's leg, slamming a hole through a distant astral continent that was tens of times bigger and thicker than the Flameyellow Continent! The entire continent shattered into many smaller pieces before the full energy from Triflair Primordial World was fully expended. But it didn’t stop there; Fentian He smashed through eight other astral continents of similar size!