Beast Taming Patrol Chapter 1612 450: The Grand Finale

[Thanks to Alliance Hierarch o Dao Ancestor Hong Jun for the reward!]

"Once I achieve a breakthrough into the Taoist Domain Realm, I shall depart from this location."

A grin surfaced on Shou's visage after he delivered the patrol token to Lin Su.

"I lingered here solely to observe your awakening and behold the new Tao Realm's full metamorphosis."

"You've now completely taken over the Tao Realm that belonged to me before, restoring its magnificent glory."

"At the same time, my fresh Tao Realm has evolved into the Taoist Domain, propelling me into the Taoist Domain Realm."

"I possess no further cause to remain."

"Within the chaos, every thousand years marks a single chaotic epoch, and I've endured more than five hundred of them."

"Across these over five hundred epochs of journeying, the regions I've explored amount to less than a billionth of the chaos."

"The Tao Realm enables one merely to exist amid chaos, but reaching the Taoist Domain Realm deems one powerful across all of chaos."

"I shall now explore other regions of chaos, encounter fellow powerhouses, and grasp diverse taos."

"These belong to you."

With a casual flick of his hand, Shou summoned countless Heavenly Rank Secret Realms right in front of Lin Su.

These hailed from Blue Star.

"You've listened to the final request of my longtime companion just before he faded away."

"We met in our youth and ventured into the Spirited Path relic side by side, watching over one another—we count among my rare comrades."

"Regrettably, his Tao encountered far steeper challenges than mine, culminating in his fall."

"In his dying moments, he entrusted these Tao Realm fragments to my care."

"I merged them into both the former and current Tao Realm, then crafted lesser replicas based on them to hasten the advancement of creatures inside my Tao Realm."

"Such Tao Realm fragments prove immensely beneficial for your pet beast, though they hold no value for me anymore."

"Still, those inferior versions yielded unexpected delights, and I can produce additional ones ahead."

Blue Star had advanced into the mythological era by now, rendering these Heavenly Rank Secret Realms of scant assistance to its inhabitants.

That said, Qin Yunzhang's breakthrough in fusion and transformation awakening had unlocked fresh applications for Yellow Rank, Mysterious Rank, and Earth Rank Secret Realms.

The parting plea of that old companion...

The image of a recently departed being abruptly flashed in Lin Su's thoughts.

That entity had indeed expressed a desire for Shou to deliver his bequest to "that child."

Might "that child" refer to Tata?

In that case...

As Lin Su remembered a phrase often cited while unraveling ancient texts, his eyes grew wide.

"Is He the Mother Goddess?"

"Mother Goddess..." A smile curved Shou's lips. "While He lived, the inhabitants of His Tao Realm addressed Him as such."

"Yet that wasn't His actual name."

"He predates even me among chaos entities, going by the name Yu."

"What's more... Yu may not have perished without hope of return." Shou's gaze drifted afar. "Right at His last instant, a being transcended the Source Tao Realm and emerged from His Tao Realm."

"That creature shares a certain link with your pet beast as well."

"Someday, your paths might cross."

Unable to resist, Lin Su peered toward where Shou stared, his present power insufficient to discern it all, though Shou's declaration stirred a deep conviction that such an encounter loomed ahead.

"Farewell for now; may we meet again."

Step by step, Shou advanced into the distance, vanishing from Lin Su's senses in what felt like a heartbeat.

"Hold on!" Lin Su hurriedly shouted. "Did you claim victory in your bet?"

Shou halted for a moment.

"Defeat, but also triumph."

Without another pause, he fully vanished from Lin Su's sightline, his final words reverberating through the chaos expanse Lin Su could sense.

"That sly entity goes by Gui. Beware if your paths cross."

...

"Why badmouth me in secret..."

In a vastly remote corner of chaos far from Lin Su, a figure sheepishly rubbed their nose.

This was an entity of peerless allure, its refined traits appearing almost sacrilegious amid the chaos, enchanting every aesthetic faction in chaos by blending emblems of all chaotic lifeforms while unmistakably retaining human contours up close.

The utter flawlessness suffusing chaos appeared to gather entirely upon Him, marred only by those eyes resembling abyssal voids, as though cruelly excavated.

Just then, He couldn't help casting a look toward a specific spot, a spark of curiosity flashing in the profound voids of His eyes before swiftly fading.

Has He restored the Tao that Shou forsook?

Shou's selected successor proves quite fascinating.

Nevertheless, this one pales in fascination compared to the figure seated here.

He withdrew His stare and redirected attention to the entity before Him once more.

That entity was veiled in haze, enigmatic mystical Tao coiling about it, shifting shapes every moment.

Behind Him stretched an infinite throng of beings chanting praises in His honor, their layered voices radiating majestic holiness.

"Gui, what plot are you weaving?"

A profound tone emanated from the mist-wrapped being as he spoke.

Gui offered a faint smile, unveiling a card deck clutched in His grasp, shuffling it as an ordinary mortal might, before smoothly fanning the dealt cards face-down across the emptiness.