Beast Taming Patrol Chapter 1555: 433: Mythic Rank! Martial God Realm!
Previously on Beast Taming Patrol...
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Just like that, two days flew by in an instant.
Anticipating the Time Master's impending breakthrough, the Eastern Extreme Domain—now united by the five supreme sects—summoned every formidable fighter and shifted into complete wartime readiness.
In addition, emissaries from the Immortal Phoenix Sect were sent to the North Divine Domain to issue a stern alert.
The Three Beast Taming Sects in the North Divine Domain treated this issue with utmost gravity too.
Even though the South Wild Domain lies the farthest from the North Divine Domain, a breach in either the West Mysterious Domain or the Eastern Extreme Domain would spell inevitable disaster for the North Divine Domain as well.
On top of that, one can't ignore the chance that the foe could cross the Endless Sea and launch a direct assault on the North Divine Domain.
At this pivotal moment, despite escalating conflicts with the martial sects, the Three Beast Taming Sects deliberated thoroughly and finally chose to band together against the outside danger.
Even within the four martial sects of the North Divine Domain, some level-headed figures saw the peril clearly and consented to join forces right away.
While the North Divine Domain and Eastern Extreme Domain busied themselves with defenses against the unprecedented Time Master, no one realized that the Time Master had already departed from the South Wild Domain.
It guided hordes of beasts from the South Wild Domain, rushing straight to the West Profound Domain immediately following its advancement.
The West Profound Domain, which had savored a thousand years of tranquility, was now hit by a colossal disaster.
The Time Master refrained from attacking itself and also didn't hold back the beasts from the South Wild Domain.
The horde of undying entities and vast numbers of mighty beasts from the South Wild Domain surged into the West Profound Domain, fueled by fresh and lingering resentments, and launched furious assaults on human settlements.
Faced with this peril, every elite fighter from the Emperor Martial Palace was called to action.
The Palace Master of the Emperor Martial Palace, fresh from his breakthrough to the ninth heaven, clashed solo against multiple ninth realm subordinates commanded by the Time Master, but met his end after taking down two of those ninth realm foes.
Yet, in that instant of hopelessness, right as those two ninth realm beings dropped, the Time Master effortlessly pulled their past essences from the time river and brought them back to life.
That clash exhausted centuries of humanity's built-up resolve and left many top powerhouses sharply conscious of the truth.
The mythic realm stands invincible.
It echoed the helplessness and despair felt when confronting the initial undying being.
Though brimming with reluctance, the elite warriors of the Emperor Martial Palace decided to pull back for the time being.
In just those two days, one-fourth of the West Profound Domain lay in wreckage, with devastation everywhere.
Afterward, the leaders on both sides appeared to share a silent accord, holding off any more moves.
They waited in suspense.
Waiting for the Martial Emperor's breakthrough.
Waiting for the showdown between the Martial Emperor and the Time Master.
If the Martial Emperor triumphed, the beasts from the South Wild Domain would face certain annihilation.
If the Martial Emperor perished, the human race in the West Profound Domain would soon be obliterated.
Those two days felt like pure torment.
Then, two days on, a fearsome aura shot up toward the heavens.
That aura swiftly covered the whole Emperor Martial Palace area before spreading quickly across the wider world.
In mere breaths, the immense martial energy blanketed more than half the West Profound Domain and collided distantly with the Time Master's force in the beast-occupied quarter of the West Profound Domain from the South Wild Domain!
Under the thrilled stares of innumerable elite warriors in the Emperor Martial Palace, a silhouette gradually appeared from the palace's innermost depths.
He was a middle-aged figure with a calm face and piercing gaze.
Battle armor covered his form.
A fierce flow of aura swirled around that battle armor, its crushing might rattling the entire realm!
The beast tribes, catching sight of it, were overcome by dread, their very souls trembling.
This was the battle armor crafted by the Martial Emperor through over a millennium of battles, built from the remains of countless undying foes—the Armor of Martial Destiny!
Legends say that whenever the Martial Emperor felled an undying, the armor got reforged with fresh bone elements.
Every scar upon it marked his heroic deeds in safeguarding humanity!
Across endless ages, this battle armor subtly carried a share of the human race's destiny!
After the Martial Emperor ascended to a level beyond the Martial Domain Realm, the armor's presence had eclipsed even the height of spiritual weaponry!
A longsword rested across his back.
The blade that seized souls and shook the skies, even sheathed, radiated a vibe capable of ripping apart heaven and earth.
On its dark hilt, amid infinite eerie designs, faint cries of spirits and wails of the dead echoed.
This was the Martial Emperor's blade that awed all regions and rallied every champion—the Soul Suppressing Sword!
It's whispered that any soul felled by this sword gets drawn in and consumed, suffering eternal agony inside.
Every spiritual mark on it came from human betrayers and vicious beasts cut down by the Martial Emperor!
In times past, drawing this sword always filled countless creatures with horror!
Now, after resting sheathed for more than a thousand years, it hungered once more for blood!
The longsword, nurtured to the top of spiritual weaponry by the Martial Emperor over ages, had evolved alongside the armor into a tool of a superior realm!
He gripped a massive halberd.
Stains of blood on the halberd had darkened to black, unerasable by the passage of time.
This was the core weapon tied to the Martial Emperor's existence, which had journeyed with him from the start—the Extreme Martial Emperor’s Abyssal Spear!
Tales recount how the Martial Emperor lost his parents to a beast tide in his youth, only to be rescued by his master, who passed down wisdom and fighting techniques!
This halberd came as a present from his master and had stuck with him from those beginning days.
Eventually, as the halberd lagged behind the Martial Emperor's growing power, he hunted far and wide for rare materials, directing many Weapon Casting Masters to reshape it!
From that point, it had soared past the peak of spiritual weapons, boasting unmatched might!
Now charged with the Martial Emperor's aura, it burst forth with a commanding presence, unleashing a chilling killing vibe!
A pendant hung from his waist.
The pendant gleamed with enigmatic light, as if holding an entire realm inside, making the cosmos quiver.
This was a fortunate find from the Martial Emperor's early days, a jade amulet of unknown roots.
It's said that despite the Martial Emperor's brilliant talent, his string of victories and ultimate harmony with the heavens to step into the Martial Domain Realm owed much to this jade pendant.
Once he reached the Martial Domain Realm, its help dwindled a lot.
Still, out of gratitude for its past support, the Martial Emperor cherished it as his talisman, keeping it close always.
And today, empowered by his martial essence, the little jade pendant radiated a profoundly arcane power.
“Tread…”
The Martial Emperor stopped his steps in front of the gathering.
Seeing their hopeful looks, a brief daze washed over him, calling back memories from over two thousand years prior.
When the very first undying beast appeared, kicking off humanity's dire survival struggle, he had witnessed similar gazes after his own breakthrough to the Martial Domain Realm.
He spoke in a measured tone.
“Martial arts can connect with the divine!”
“Blending divinity and the path, martial arts fuses with the heavens.”
Hearing Martial Emperor Ye Lingjun's declarations, the crowd held their breaths.
This marked a fresh era in martial arts!
“Where the divine extends, so can martial arts follow.”
“Martial arts endures forever, martial life knows no death.”
“The cosmos knows no limits, martial strength knows no bounds.”
“This level is the Martial God!”
The Martial Emperor unleashed a mighty roar skyward, his form already gone.
All that lingered were the words from over two thousand years back, echoing through heaven and earth.
“Prepare the best wine, for my triumphant return!”
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