Chapter 489: The Heavenly Dao Assists Me

No sun hung in the sky, no light shone.

Everywhere the eye landed, there was only fresh blood and mangled corpses.

The giant heart of a fierce beast had been torn from its body, exposed bloodily on the gravel-filled ground, still beating.

The Chosen Ones let out a sigh of relief.

The first stage of the God Game had finally been passed.

This battle could not be described as anything but intense.

It lasted for a full day, and the number of fierce beasts they had Slayed was countless.

Yet at this moment, the expressions of everyone were not very good.

"Four Chosen Ones have died." Zhou Sen stood alone, his figure appearing quite desolate.

In this battle, Zhou Sen displayed powerful combat strength; facing a Saint Domain-level fierce beast, he relied on his brute force to forcibly tear that fierce beast to pieces.

This gave many Chosen Ones a shock.

After all, they were all Beast Masters, with only Zhou Sen and a few others being the freaks who were Cultivators.

Of course, the Vermilion Bird Saint Lord was an exception.

However, although Zhou Sen's performance was unexpected, it still could not cover up the fact that four Chosen Ones had died.

Moreover, many Chosen Ones still had injuries hanging on their bodies.

"In the last God Game, not a single Chosen One fell during the first stage.

Are we really that much worse than those predecessors?" A female Chosen One's eyes held a trace of despair.

Even the Chosen Ones from last time failed when participating in the God Game and all fell.

How could they, who were far inferior to the previous generation of Chosen Ones, possibly win?

"The Beast Taming Great World... is in danger."

Although they knew before participating in the God Game that their chances of victory were extremely low.

Perhaps only by sacrificing everyone's lives could they fight for a way out.

But they still felt that it was not necessarily impossible to win.

Yet now, when the God Game had truly begun and they were facing real enemies.

They finally understood how slim the hope was, how cruel the reality was, and how ridiculous their hope had been.

"It is not over until the end, so there is no need for everyone to be dejected." The Vermilion Bird Saint Lord's eyes held a confident look as she cheered everyone on, "In this God Game, the Beast Taming Great World has played all its trump cards; our strength is far greater than what everyone has seen."

Hearing this, the remaining Chosen Ones finally regained some confidence.

"Right, we must win this God Game!"

"In just a short hundred years, with the foundation of the Beast Taming Great World, I was pushed to the Saint Domain realm; we must also do something for the Beast Taming Great World!"

"The World-Destroying Dragon must die!"

Everyone was filled with righteous indignation, united as one.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Sen's expression was filled with sighs.

He sighed secretly in his heart.

Father... the Beast Taming Great World has such a group of lovely people, why must you betray the Beast Taming Great World and work for Red Pupil?

Zhou Sen's father was none other than the Imperial Palace Master, Zhou Buqu.

When he was young, he discovered a truth from his uncle's belongings.

That was, before the last God Game began, the father he respected most had actually already made contact with Red Pupil.

He went to confront his father.

He still remembered his father's cold and heartless words.

"The Beast Taming Great World cannot defeat Red Pupil.

Even if we win the God Game, it is merely gaining a few thousand more years of lingering on.

In the end, the Beast Taming Great World will be destroyed.

Beast Taming civilization will dissipate among the myriad worlds.

My cooperation with Red Pupil is to leave a seed of hope for the Beast Taming Great World!"

The War Faction was him, the Calamity Master was him, and the traitor was also him.

How could Zhou Sen not be disappointed in that father in his heart, eventually leaving home.

At the same time.

Inside the Beast Taming Great World, Qianyuanzi took a light sip of Dao Spirit Tea, squinting his eyes with a lingering aftertaste: "After drinking it for tens of millions of years, I still feel that this tea is the true pinnacle among teas.

Even if I drink it for another ten million years, it will never be enough."

"Qianyuanzi, stop bragging.

Who doesn't know that the Dao Spirit Tea was grown by you?

If we talk about taste, there are still five teas in the world that surpass it.

It is only because you keep blowing it up that this tea became the number one in the Beast Taming Great World." The white-haired Supreme Elder said with a face full of mockery.

Another female Supreme Elder also smiled, squinting her eyes, looking quite kind.

However, she remained quiet and rarely spoke.

Just at this moment, a ripple came through the space.

A tall and straight figure appeared; the man was wearing armor and looked imposing and extraordinary.

Qianyuanzi glanced at the newcomer and laughed: "Zhou Buqu, this old man thought you had left with the Ark of Tomorrow."

The other two Supreme Elders also looked at Zhou Buqu, their expressions complex.

Zhou Buqu looked at the three of them, his expression calm: "There is still one last thing left to do, how could I leave?"

"Zhou is not a person who would cling to life."

Qianyuanzi set down his teacup, picked up the teapot, and drank from it like a whale swallowing water.

Gurgle, gurgle.

That teapot was a Space Artifact.

The tea contained within it amounted to an entire sea.

Qianyuanzi drank for a full thirteen breaths before finishing the tea, a look of lingering aftertaste in his eyes: "Barely enough to satisfy the craving, but still... not enough to drink."

He set the teapot down and looked at the three of them.

"Since everyone is here, let us begin," Qianyuanzi said. "Regardless of what identities you held before, whether you were a Calamity Lord, a traitor, or anything else, at this moment... we are all part of the Beast Master Great World."

"Array, rise."

"Gather Spirit."

"Heaven and Earth shift, sun and moon are overturned; yet ten thousand spirits unite as one, with intent spanning a thousand autumns.

The great affairs of the heavens are governed by me, using my flesh and blood to harmonize with the destiny of the Chosen One.

Fighting on behalf of Heaven, upholding the Dao of Heaven, and performing the deeds of man!"

Zhou Buqu stepped forward, his clothes rustling.

In the Heavenly Vault, countless black clouds permeated the sky.

The four above the Saint Domain all let out a deafening sound in unison.

"Heavenly Dao, assist me!"

A bolt of thunder struck, and the bodies of the four above the Saint Domain turned into endless fragments.

The four Beast Masters above the Saint Domain saw their forms become illusory at this moment, countless flesh and blood peeling away from their bodies to merge into the Heavenly Dao; they were like flickering candles in the wind, liable to be extinguished at any time.

Qianyuanzi's consciousness also gradually dissipated, but at the moment of his final dissipation, he still took one last look at the Beast Master Great World.

It was unclear whether he was lingering on the Beast Master Great World, or if he simply hadn't had enough Dao Spirit Tea.

And within the God Game.

Suddenly, Zhou Sen's body stiffened.

A surge of intense bloodline palpitation erupted from his body.

Power surged forth from his bloodline, and his body was nearly bursting.

"What is happening?" Zhou Sen felt the sudden surge of power.

Besides Zhou Sen, the other three were the same, their faces flushed red and mist churning around their bodies.

Seeing this scene, the Vermilion Bird Saint Lord slowly said: "The Master of the Imperial Palace, the Master of the Yuan Palace, and the two Supreme Elders have given their cultivation of this world... to you four.

Do not resist; accept it earnestly."

This kind of cultivation transfer is inherently a taboo, not permitted by the Heavenly Dao.

Especially since their strength was far too powerful.

However, the Beast Master Great World was on the verge of destruction.

The Heavenly Dao relied on its own instinct to push this matter forward.

Therefore, there were four people present who received the full gifts of the four above the Saint Domain.

Zhou Sen's eyes became blurred.

He still remembered those backs, covered in blood and gore, blood flowing, yet still standing tall.

"Father..."

Zhou Sen's gaze became resolute, and the strength on his body continuously rose, spreading to a terrifying height.

"I have not yet forgiven you!"

"You are not allowed to die!"

The other Chosen Ones nearby, seeing this scene, felt a sense of tragedy, but also excitement.

The four above the Saint Domain had sacrificed themselves to create four Chosen Ones above the Saint Domain.

Thus, in this God Game, they still had five above the Saint Domain.

The dejection and decadence of the Chosen Ones present vanished, and their gazes became even more determined.

"This battle, we must win!"

A full half-hour passed.

The four of them finally digested their surging strength.

This was only because the Heavenly Dao had opened a back door; otherwise, even a thousand years would not have been enough to adapt to such power.

The Vermilion Bird Saint Lord looked at everyone and spoke softly: "The second trial... begins."

The expressions of the others became solemn.

The Heart-Questioning Trial is not difficult; once the Heart-Questioning Trial is passed, they will face the true World-Destroying Dragon.

That is their greatest enemy.

The remaining thirty-two Chosen Ones filed in one after another, entering the Heart-Questioning Trial.

Yu Yaonu was the tenth person to enter the Heart-Questioning Trial.

At this moment, she was in a vast, white world.

And at this time, a mechanical voice came through.

"Question the heart, question the emotion, question the past life, question the coming life."

"Once the heart is clear of guilt, you may leave."

In front of Yu Yaonu, there were three mirrors.

The first mirror represented the past life.

The second mirror represents this life.

The third mirror represents the afterlife.

"Do people... really have past and future lives?" Yu Yaonu murmured.

Of course, she also knew.

In the last God Game, none of the participants saw their afterlife during the Heart-Questioning Trial.

Therefore, her gaze fell upon the mirror representing the afterlife.

If she could see the scenes of the afterlife, it would mean... perhaps the Beast Taming Great World would win this God Game.

Of course, not seeing it could not represent anything either.

Because not all living beings are able to live a second life.

However, she needed to finish viewing the past life and the present life before she could see the afterlife.

She came before the mirror of the past life, her gaze heavy.

Countless scenes surged into her mind.

She saw endless blood; she saw a mangled divine body.

But the scene flashed by, and a new scene appeared.

On a stone bridge, a young girl in her prime threw a cherry: "Fool, your bracelet fell off."

The person under the stone bridge looked back, revealing a face with bright eyes and white teeth; the girl was momentarily dazed, fell from the sky, and landed in the man's arms.

"He..."

Yu Yaonu's delicate body trembled.

Because the appearance of this man was strikingly similar to the first Pet Beast she had contracted.

Those brows and eyes, that expression.

The scene shifted; the girl was lying on a bed, fast asleep.

The man furrowed his brows, his eyes filled with endless worry.

"Saint Master... Feidie, she..." A woman in red stood to the side, her face full of worry.

The man looked at the young girl, his gaze becoming complex.

Yu Yaonu seemed to hear that man murmuring in the dead of night.

"Is she still her?"

"What is sought is nothing but emptiness."

Later, Yu Yaonu saw that Saint Master holding the girl and charging into a sea of Red Pupil.

The scene came to an abrupt end.

"Saint Master, it was actually the Saint Master." Yu Yaonu understood; that mysterious man was none other than the Saint Master.

The emotions in her heart were extremely complex.

"He has fallen..."

There was also a trace of pain.

After a long while, her emotions finally calmed.

She walked toward the mirror of the present life.

On the Imperial Heaven Staircase, amidst wind, frost, rain, snow, lightning, fire, and sand, a thin boy carried a thin girl, climbing with great difficulty.

On that boundless Imperial Heaven Staircase, only two tiny figures could be seen.

"It's you... it really is you!"

Yu Yaonu's eyes were filled with tears.

The one who saved her was him; it had always been him.

She saw that boy carrying her as he climbed the Imperial Heaven Staircase.

She also saw his proud self kneeling on the ground, a look of pleading on his face: "I beg you, my lord, be kind and let the two of us siblings enter."

Yu Yaonu felt a pain in her heart.

"I'm sorry."

"I wasn't able to wake you up, I'm sorry."

Yu Yaonu was filled with immense regret.

Last time, after finishing her conversation with Banana Aunt, she knew she could no longer be willful and use everything she gained on her first Pet Beast.

Therefore, a hundred years had passed, and the Vermilion Bird had become her strongest Pet Beast.

And he was still in a deep sleep.

"I'm sorry." Yu Yaonu's eyes were filled with tears.

However, the scene before her shifted again.

Yu Yaonu's expression changed abruptly.

Because she saw... the World-Ending Dragon.

The aura of destruction swept through; the Vermilion Bird Saint Lord's entire body was mangled, and Zhou Sen's body was also torn to pieces.

Of the thirty-two Chosen Ones, only a single-digit number remained alive.

There were broken corpses everywhere.

A roar suddenly came from somewhere.

"Yu Yaonu, tear off its reverse scale!"

"Quick, don't hesitate; the life and death of the Beast Taming Great World hangs in the balance."

She saw herself in the mirror step forward, the Vermilion Bird flying and dancing, using all its strength to claw and tear the reverse scale of the massive black dragon away, along with its flesh and blood.

That massive black dragon plummeted from the Heavenly Vault, its enormous eyes filled with agony.

Yu Yaonu heard someone sobbing: "We have won."

Yu Yaonu could not calm down for a long time.

"The God Game... has been won?"

It was tragic, yet they still won, and she was the one who survived until the end.

But for some reason, she could not bring herself to feel happy.

"The matter is far from over." Yu Yaonu's gaze became resolute.

She did not believe things were that simple.

If the God Game could predict the outcome, then Red Pupil likely already knew the ending and would certainly have made changes.

Red Pupil would not let go of the Great Beast-Taming World, this massive delicacy.

Yu Yaonu walked toward the third mirror—the Mirror of Afterlife.

"Do past and future lives really exist?"

"Or perhaps, is all of this just an illusion?"

Yu Yaonu stood before the third mirror, her gaze becoming calm.

The scene shifted to the Smoke and Rain Pavilion, where a young girl hid behind a screen, occasionally standing on tiptoe to look out.

Just then, footsteps approached, and the girl immediately sat up straight.

"Sister, look, that is my brother; his family runs a security firm."

"He is very impressive, having traveled the pugilistic world and knowing many great heroes. Let me tell you, at Edai Mountain, there is a great bandit..."

The young boy explained, yet the young girl was somewhat distracted.

She did not want to hear about the pugilistic world; she wanted to hear about that young boy.

The girl sat in her boudoir and heard the news that he was about to go on a long journey.

She embroidered a sachet with her own hands, but being timid, she never dared to give it to him.

Later, she heard the news that he had married, and she fell ill.

Still later, she heard her younger brother say: "Sister... Brother Qi Mu is going to become Emperor. The wealthy families in the city want to choose a woman to marry into the family with Brother Qi Mu."

Upon hearing this, she said nothing, found her father and mother, and knelt before her parents.

She said she wanted to marry Qi Mu.

However, after entering the palace, her life was not as wonderful as she had imagined.

The person she had long admired favored her only a handful of times. She exhausted every means to please him, yet she could not make him favor her more than the two Empresses.

She waited anxiously, envying those two Empresses.

However, she was already very satisfied; at least she was no longer just secretly watching him, no longer secretly watching them, unable to participate.

At least, on some nights, he belonged entirely to her.

Until later, when the Princess was born, she did not know why... a heart of fear and jealousy grew within her.

(End of chapter)