Beastmaster of the Ages - Chapter 7121

Chapter 7032: Great Chaos!

A woman wiped away her tears and said, “We all know you did your best, but the opponent was simply too powerful. There was nothing we could do.”

“If it were possible, I would give my own life to bring my child back…” someone cried, kneeling on the ground.

At the same time, Li Tianming, through Yin Chen’s notification, also learned of this human tragedy.

He arrived at the scene just as quickly as the others.

Li Tianming looked at the surviving children, still stunned and terrified, the grieving and resentful parents, and the remorseful Shenzang clan master.

All of this made his face terribly cold.

The entire incident, from beginning to end, didn’t actually take long. Even though Li Tianming arrived immediately after receiving the news, he still couldn’t make it in time.

However, Yin Chen had already recorded the scene with the image sphere.

Li Tianming took out the image sphere, his face extremely cold, and watched the entire thing expressionlessly.

“There was no trace of anyone else appearing, only the Dao Plant that suddenly appeared.” Li Tianming’s gaze was grave.

After that, he frowned slightly and walked to the trench that the Divine Treasure Clan Master had recut, examining the school’s ground.

“There’s practically no trace left…” Li Tianming said expressionlessly.

At this moment, Aurora, standing beside him, said coldly, “Judging from its appearance, this is a Celestial Venerable-level Dao Plant called ‘Earth Demon Blood Vine,’ capable of devouring the bodies of Cosmic Gods and absorbing their origins—it’s extremely brutal.”

“But knowing only this isn’t enough to find the true culprit. After all, neither Dao Plants nor Dao Beasts, as a single race, are unique to any one person in this universe,” Li Tianming said coldly.

Just as he was pondering whether there were any other clues to investigate,

all the Divine Treasure Clan members present, upon seeing Li Tianming arrive, knelt before him and wept bitterly.

“Governor Li, this was absolutely a premeditated attack on our Shenzang tribe! Please, you must catch the culprit!”

“Yes, Governor Li, you must avenge us! These harmed children are also your people!”

“Without the execution of the thief, our Shenzang tribe will not have peace!”

Whether they had lost children or their children had survived, all the Shenzang people wept.

They were also worried that such a thing would happen again.

Li Tianming’s gaze was intense, his expression serious. He gestured for them to calm down and said, “I came here specifically for this matter. I am just as heartbroken as you are by the children’s deaths. I will investigate this matter thoroughly and give everyone an explanation. Please rest assured.”

Upon hearing this, some people knelt down to express their gratitude.

“With Governor Li’s words, we are relieved.”

“We all believe in you; you are sure to bring us a bright future. If you need any help during the investigation, please let us know…”

“Our Shenzang tribe and the Tianming Army are of one mind. If you need our assistance, please feel free to call upon us.”

Li Tianming nodded slightly and said, “Don’t worry, everyone.”

Li Tianming’s words offered some comfort to the Shenzang tribe, but the loss of so many of their children still weighed heavily on their minds.

Many people at the scene remained grief-stricken and sorrowful.

At this moment, Li Muyun, dressed in a green dress, arrived after hearing the news. She frowned, surveying the scene of devastation and ruin.

The entire Shenzang tribe was gripped by extreme panic, an atmosphere of despair pervading the air.

Seeing this, Li Muyun felt a pang of heartache and asked directly, “Tianming, do you think this could have been done by the young emperor?”

Li Tianming’s heart surged with murderous intent, but his tone was icy as he replied, “No one else in the old capital would do such a thing.”

“Then what should we do? Should we report him for violating the law?” Li Muyun asked nervously, her hands clasped together.

“These things require evidence. Without evidence, we can’t do anything. Since he’s going to do this, he’ll most likely try to cover up the clues carefully,” Li Tianming said coldly.

“But… can we just let this go like this? If one case occurs, the other party might become even more reckless in the future. If we can’t resolve this, it might cause us to lose the support of the people, which would be extremely detrimental to your imperial path,” Li Muyun said, pursing her lips.

“Don’t panic, there’s a way. Let me think about it first,” Li Tianming said, his eyes flashing.

As soon as he finished speaking, he directly communicated with Yin Chen in his symbiotic space.

“Yin Chen, was it one of the Infinite Beast Tamers from the Young Emperor’s side who made the move?”

“Me neither, I don’t have many clues.” Yin Chen said solemnly.

“Among his three thousand Heavenly Venerables, are there any plant-type Infinite Beast Tamers similar to the Living Spirit Emperor Clan?” Li Tianming asked coldly.

Recently, Yin Chen had been monitoring those three thousand Heavenly Venerables, but not just monitoring them; he was also investigating their backgrounds, strengths, races, etc.

So it knew some information about these things.

At this moment, Yin Chen said, “Indeed, there are a few Infinite Beast Tamers.”

“Are there any suspects among them?” Li Tianming asked with a slight narrowing of his eyes.

“Basically, they are Dao Beasts, very few Dao Plants.” Yin Chen said.

At this moment, Aurora frowned slightly and said, “Within the Heavenly Emperor’s territory, Infinite Beast Tamers who control Dao Plants are basically from the Living Spirit Emperor Clan. To achieve this, one needs the Living Spirit Realm.”

“Can’t other races control Dao Plants?” Sui Shenyao asked, puzzled.

Aurora slowly explained, “It’s relatively rare. The living world has an innate affinity for Dao plants. For most Infinite Beast Tamers, controlling Dao plants is a thankless task, so they rarely choose to use them as their main force. But for the Living Emperor Clan, controlling Dao plants is like a fish in water.”

“So, the clues are almost dead…” Li Tianming’s expression grew increasingly grave.

“We have no corresponding evidence or intelligence. Finding the culprit is like searching for a needle in a haystack,” Sui Shenyao frowned.

In fact, everyone was perfectly aware that this matter was definitely related to the young Emperor.

But now, the search for evidence was blocked, making it difficult to fully uncover the truth.

However, one problem after another arose.

Just as Li Tianming and the others were still thinking about how to find evidence of the young Emperor’s actions, or rather, the culprit’s crimes, a member of the Divine Treasure Clan who had joined the Heavenly Mandate Army suddenly burst into the school.

“Report—!!” he knelt before Li Tianming.

“Speak,” Li Tianming said calmly.

“Reporting to the Governor, the old capital is in complete chaos. It’s now a scene of purgatory. You… you’d better go out and see for yourself!”

As the member of the Heavenly Mandate Army spoke, tears streamed down his face, and he kowtowed deeply to Li Tianming.

Li Tianming’s gaze sharpened, and he decisively walked out of the ravaged school and onto the streets of the old capital.

Li Muyun, Aurora, and the others followed him out.

“This…this is?” Li Muyun’s face was pale, her expression one of utter shock.

At this moment, the entire old capital was no longer limited to the ‘Earth Demon Blood Vine,’ a Heavenly Venerable-level Dao plant.

There was the ‘Bone-Eating Vine,’ dripping with highly poisonous green sap; the ‘Giant Devouring Star Ring Flower,’ capable of swallowing the buildings of the old capital whole; the ‘Sword-Crushing Willow,’ with leaves that resembled ten thousand swords returning to their origin, and so on.

At least a dozen kinds of Heavenly Venerable-level Dao plants had all appeared in the old capital.

In that instant, it was as if the entire old capital had fallen!

As soon as these Heavenly Venerable-level Dao plants appeared, they directly attacked the Divine Treasure Clan, disrupting the order of the old capital and slaughtering all the Divine Treasure Clan members within the city!

“Help!!”

someone shouted, only to be pierced through by countless sword blades and instantly disintegrated into pieces.

After finally managing to condense the essence of the God of the Universe, he was instantly pierced by a vine with a sharp end.

*Bang!*

Before he could even scream, he was dead in an instant.

The houses that Jiuding and the others had destroyed, which had just been rebuilt, were swallowed whole by a gigantic flower with serrated edges and a gaping maw, chewed into dust.

This also included the Divine Treasure Clan members inside the houses who hadn’t yet escaped.

This was a scene even more horrific than the one in the school; dead and destroyed everywhere, like the end of the world.

The entire Divine Treasure Clan of the Old Capital was gripped by extreme panic. Even the siege by the Star Alliance hadn’t destroyed the Old Capital to this extent.

In their extreme panic, many Divine Treasure Clan members even kowtowed directly to the Little Emperor Heaven.

“Spare us, Your Majesty! Please, don’t kill my people anymore!”

“If you have any requests, you can make them, or you can discuss them with Governor Li. We really don’t want to sacrifice like this anymore…” Countless people wailed.

For some time now, due to the pressure from the Celestial Venerable powerhouse, they had been constantly on edge.

This apocalyptic scene had caused their emotions to break down like a dam bursting.

This state was the most terrifying; even such a resilient race had collapsed to the point of begging for mercy.

This was like first slowly boiling a frog, then throwing it into a blazing fire—a truly drastic measure!

However, at this moment, among the three thousand Celestial Venerables who were staying in the old capital under the guise of investigating criminals, a handsome middle-aged man with nine-colored hair stepped forward.

This was a Celestial Venerable from a Nine-Star Imperial Clan. He coldly smiled at the Divine Treasure Clan members who were begging for mercy from the young Emperor, saying, “Begging the young Emperor is useless. How could he possibly do something so illegal?”

“Besides him, who else wants our Divine Treasure Clan to die? We just want to live. Please, young Emperor, spare us…” a middle-aged member of the Divine Treasure Clan sobbed.

He had a son and a daughter, but not long ago, both of them were killed by the Earth Demon Blood Vine.

Just now, his wife was almost killed by the rampaging Dao Plants. It was only because Wu Xuan led a group of Celestial Venerables to rescue the Divine Treasure Clan members in danger in the old capital that she witnessed the scene and barely survived.

Therefore, he really didn’t want to lose any more family members.

Hearing the other’s words, the Celestial Venerable’s lips curled slightly, and he said, “I’ve already said, this wasn’t done by the Emperor, but I do know who the real culprit is.”