Beastmaster of the Ages - Chapter 6835

Chapter 6744: Burning Spirit Guard!

A hum—

a barrier blocked Li Tianming’s view, obscuring the contents of the tower.

Reaching out to touch the barrier, his disciple’s token at his waist emitted a faint light, and a gentle force pulled him inside.

Following this force, Li Tianming entered the tower.

Once inside the Young Emperor Tower, the entrance barrier behind him disappeared. All he could see

was darkness, as if a black hole had swallowed all light.

Whoosh!

Six golden characters suddenly appeared before Li Tianming’s eyes. The first one was clearly visible: ‘Starlight Torrent’.

The other five were dim and indistinct.

“It seems this is the name of the level…” Li Tianming guessed.

‘Starlight Torrent’ began to flicker, as if hinting at something.

Li Tianming tried to touch it, and suddenly, his feet slipped, and he plunged into an endless vortex.

After a dizzying spin, Li Tianming found himself in a completely new place.

This is within a vast, chaotic nebula teeming with life, filled with raging interstellar dust, destructive cosmic rays, and meteoroid clusters that constantly coalesce and crumble.

It is an extremely unstable space.

Even with the forced visualization of the Self-Consciousness Realm within the Young Emperor Tower, after modifications, the harshness of this environment can still be felt.

What appears before Li Tianming is a world resembling a desert.

Countless mountain-sized boulders coalesce and crumble in an endless cycle. Under the intense radiation of the bursting rays, even space itself is slightly distorted. If a person were to be exposed to this radiation, they would likely suffer severe injuries, if not death. Coupled with the storms that sweep up countless sandstorms, it is both a hellish inferno and a natural defensive array, making it a place one hesitates to tread.

Although everything has shrunk in size, the chaotic power contained within remains unchanged!

What appears before Li Tianming is like the evolution, the birth, of a new star system.

This process is bound to be turbulent!

Aurora has already compiled the information obtained from Yin Chen.

She whispered in Li Tianming’s ear, “Within the Young Emperor Tower, every trial participant is recorded in full detail, supposedly to prevent any violations. Some people are even specifically assigned to monitor the behavior of those participating in the trials.”

“In that case, I’m afraid the ability of the Heaven Stealer’s Hand will be completely unusable. We don’t know the relationship between the Little Heaven Stealer Clan and the Heaven Stealer Clan yet, so we can’t reveal our identities!” Li Tianming frowned and wrapped the cloth strip covering his arm even tighter.

Aurora continued, “Not only is the Stealing Heaven Hand forbidden, but I’m afraid Silver Dust’s guiding ability will also be unusable this time. Some high-ranking members of the Heavenly Emperor Sect, after seeing your performance in the Ascending Heaven Gate assessment, have begun to doubt your ability to accurately locate enemies. Moreover, the Young Emperor Tower is a closed space. There was no Silver Dust individual before, but now those high-ranking members are watching your every move. After you entered, you left behind a Silver Dust individual or its corpse inside the tower. If they come to investigate after you, they will likely be discovered and suspect.”

Aurora added, “Based on this deduction, I communicated with Silver Dust before entering the Young Emperor Tower, telling them not to start spreading their individual after entering. So, so far, no trace has been left inside the tower. I have explained the pros and cons clearly. Let’s see what your plan is, Tianming.”

The decision is still left to Li Tianming himself. Of course, the result is obvious: using Silver Dust recklessly now would be foolish!

“Auntie is so thoughtful, otherwise I almost let the silver dust spread out out of control,” Li Tianming exclaimed, then continued, “Since that’s the case, I’ll rely entirely on my own strength and power, without using the full-view perspective to pass through. It’s not like I can’t complete it without assistance!”

He stepped forward, facing the first challenge, ‘Starlight Torrent.’

This chaotic nebula, which had been transformed into a desert by the Guanyin Realm, contained cosmic rays of such high intensity that they converged into a torrent-like spectacle, distorting and deforming space as they surged within it.

“This challenge is called ‘Starlight Torrent,’ and right now there’s only one path to take. I guess I have to cross this torrent of rays,” Li Tianming analyzed.

“Originally, I should have been able to absorb the rays with the Eye of Heaven and easily pass through, but now that I’m being monitored, it’s not easy to use that ability,” Li Tianming thought to himself, feeling regretful.

Just as Li Tianming was struggling with his decision, Aurora continued, “Although Yin Chen can’t use his abilities inside the tower, he can still gather intelligence outside. Yin Chen just said that these fiery red cosmic rays are called ‘Burning Spirit Cosmic Rays.’ Everything can be burned. If you are exposed to them, you will probably be reduced to ashes quickly under such extreme burning. But this level can’t be passed only by using the Eye of the Heavenly Thief. As long as you step into this level, ten Imperial Puppets called ‘Burning Spirit Guards’ will appear to help you absorb and block the cosmic rays, thus allowing you to pass through this torrent of rays.”

“What you need to do is use these ten Burning Spirit Guards to form an array to protect yourself from the Burning Spirit Cosmic Rays. At the same time, you must not let the Burning Spirit Guards be damaged by external forces. Otherwise, without the protection of the Burning Spirit Guards, you will not be able to find the tower core in the torrent of cosmic rays.”

“I see… Auntie is really capable.” Li Tianming exclaimed.

“Don’t praise me. I found the intelligence.” Yin Chen said.

“You’re great too, Yin Chen.” Li Tianming praised.

“Brother Chen is great, but he’s just not good at it,” Yinghuo chuckled.

“Brother Ji is still the best, he knows so much,” Baiye also chuckled.

“Boring.” Xianxian and Jiji, who had been bickering, suddenly spoke up at the same time.

Yin Chen regretted asking for praise this time…

“…Stop teasing Yinghuo, we’re doing serious business,” Li Tianming said speechlessly.

Passing through the barrier in front of him, Li Tianming officially entered the first level, ‘Starlight Torrent’.

The moment he passed through the barrier, a token appeared out of thin air in his hand, and before him were ten ‘Emperor Puppets’, all bright red and engraved with flame patterns, which were the Burning Spirit Guards!

These ten Burning Spirit Guards were neatly arranged in front of Li Tianming. In this Guanzizai Realm, each one was about three meters tall, and each one was made of special Dao minerals, supplemented by Dao arrays used to convert and absorb ‘Burning Spirit Cosmic Rays’.

“This token should be the ‘Imperial Puppet Army Token.’ Speaking directly to it allows you to command the corresponding Imperial Puppet, which is currently the Burning Spirit Guard. Whoever holds the token can command the corresponding Burning Spirit Guard,” Aurora explained.

An Ning observed the ten Burning Spirit Guards. Each guard had a unique number on its head and held a giant shield.

These shields were engraved with a special Dao array, possessing a devouring power, which was likely used to absorb the Burning Spirit Cosmic Rays.

“Strange,” An Ning said, “it seems these shields can be pieced together to form a near-sphere, but the shield held by the tenth Burning Spirit Guard seems to be shaped incorrectly. If it forms a sphere, that part will leave a gap in blocking the Burning Spirit Cosmic Rays, making it unlikely to escort us across.”