Beastmaster of the Ages - Chapter 7485

Chapter 7399: The War Begins

The surrounding area was filled with Divine Hidden Stones, and it was clearly outdoors, so Li Tianming could only rely on Xiao Jiu for concealment.

The dark energy mist displayed through the communication star tower didn’t have that chilling aura, making it easier to hide than the Divine Hidden Stones.

Just as the communication star tower seemed about to give up, Li Tianming received the message.

“What are you doing? Why did it take you so long to answer?” Li Chaoxi asked, seemingly a little suspicious.

“Senior Sister Chaoxi, I was cultivating. What could I be doing? I was just a little too engrossed and didn’t notice.” Li Tianming smiled calmly. Li

Chaoxi didn’t dwell on it. She clearly had important matters to attend to, so she said directly, “Are you finished with your seclusion now? The Ten Thousand Sects Emperor War is about to begin.”

“Okay, I’ll come out of seclusion right away. I can cultivate anytime, but I can’t let it interfere with important matters.” Li Tianming smiled slightly.

“Then hurry up and come out. We’ll all be setting off soon.” Li Chaoxi urged him one last time.

“Okay, I’ll be done soon.” Li Tianming nodded. “Don’t worry, it won’t delay our business.”

He ended the message transmission as soon as he finished speaking.

At this moment, Li Tianming’s gaze turned to Xiao Jiu.

“Xiao Jiu, we should go. The Ten Thousand Sects Emperor War is about to begin, and I can’t stay here to guard you forever.”

“Don’t go, I want to eat!” Xiao Jiu responded while absorbing a large amount of Divine Treasure Stones.

Li Tianming was somewhat amused, but he still patiently said, “We made a promise. It’s safest for you to come with me. I can’t not participate in the Ten Thousand Sects Emperor War, and I can’t leave you here.”

“Isn’t there that silver bug to keep watch for me? I can do it myself.” Xiao Jiu squinted at Li Tianming, seemingly harboring a bit of hope.

But Li Tianming’s expression was serious. “That’s absolutely not going to work. Although you can foresee danger, you can’t easily escape. There are so many stronger experts here than you; dealing with you wouldn’t be difficult.”

“Isn’t there any other way?” Xiao Jiu looked up.

“No.” Li Tianming shook his head decisively.

“Alright, alright, I’ll digest these Divine Stones first,” Xiao Jiu said reluctantly.

Clearly, it was still reluctant to part with the almost inexhaustible resources of Divine Stones.

But there was no other way; Li Tianming had other matters to attend to, so it had to temporarily give up.

Immediately afterward, Xiao Jiu rushed into Li Tianming’s companion space.

At this moment, Li Tianming smiled slightly.

“Xiao Jiu.”

“What?”

“You were so decisive this time. I mean, this is a good thing.”

“Stop talking nonsense, hurry up and go! Aren’t you in a hurry?”

So, Li Tianming didn’t delay and immediately prepared to return to the Myriad Sects Battle Hall.

At this moment, Xiao Jiu’s enormous body was very conspicuous in the companion space.

After devouring a large number of Divine Stones, Xiao Jiu had grown even stronger; its body now appeared to be the largest among the companion beasts like Yinghuo.

Xi Xi curiously stepped forward, came to Xiao Jiu’s side, and stared at it with wide, gray eyes.

“Little Jiu, you’ve grown so fast! You’ve grown so much in just two hundred years. I wish Xixi could grow up as fast as you.” Xixi blinked and said.

At this moment, Little Jiu opened its eyes helplessly, glanced at the little girl holding the gray coffin, and slowly said, “What’s so good about being big?”

“Hmm… well… when you grow up, you become stronger, so you can protect the people you like and care about?” Xixi seemed stumped by the question, fiddling with its fingers and stammering.

Little Jiu closed its eyes again, saying nothing and showing no emotion.

At this moment, the spirits of the First Era Ancestral Star and the Origin World Tree, namely Ji Ji and Xian Xian, were also very interested in Little Jiu.

Xian Xian was alright, able to openly circle around Little Jiu to observe it, seemingly thinking about something from time to time.

But Ji Ji was obviously more curious than anyone else, yet dared not go over to observe, instead watching from a distance.

“Coward, Little Jiu isn’t a bad guy, what are you afraid of?” Xian Xian looked at Ji Ji in the distance and snorted.

“Yes, yes, when I talk to Little Nine, it almost always responds. Little Nine is a good beast!” Xi Xi said with a smile.

“Hmph! I’m not afraid at all!” Ji Ji was initially hesitant, but seeing that even the youngest sister, Xi Xi, dared to approach, she temporarily suppressed her instinctive fear.

She moved closer to Little Nine, looking it over from left to right, seemingly trying to see through its dark energy-formed body to discern its life essence.

However, all of this was in vain.

Normally, Little Nine would have already chased away these brothers and sisters who had no sense of boundaries with it.

But now it was different!

It was full and in a good mood, letting its companion beasts look at it without any objection.

While Ji Ji was having some concerns, Little Nine suddenly opened its eyes and said calmly, “I only eat Divine Treasure Stones, what’s the big deal if you’re so afraid?”

“I’m not afraid! It’s just that there seems to be a peculiar relationship between your power and mine…” Ji Ji said, hands on her hips.

Among the companion beasts, Little Nine remained mostly silent.

Meanwhile, the other companion beasts were chattering amongst themselves, all around Xiao Jiu.

Although Xiao Jiu didn’t speak, the companion beasts all assumed it was part of the family, occasionally talking to the silent Xiao Jiu, regardless of whether it responded.

“It seems Xiao Jiu’s relationship with the sisters has improved without us even realizing it… Xiao Jiu’s return seems to be another step forward. At this rate, it’ll be kidnapped by Xiao Li sooner or later,” Ying Ying said with a mischievous grin.

In fact, for Ying Ying, the three Xiao Lius, and others, it was incredibly easy to chatter a few words to Xiao Jiu.

Yin Chen had spent almost the most time with Xiao Jiu, and Lan Huang and Ying Huo were also naturally friendly. Plus, the three Xiao Lius, with their mischievous personalities, also had plenty of opportunities to interact.

In addition, although Miao Miao was a sleepyhead, it had already had a close relationship with Xiao Jiu.

So, for now, the offensive on Xiao Jiu’s inner world was still being carried out by the girls like Xi Xi.

And it seemed to be working quite quickly; at least Xiao Jiu would chime in when she was really annoyed.

Gradually, Xiao Jiu was facing several waves of attacks from Ji Ji and others simultaneously, not to mention Lan Huang eagerly joining in the fun.

As a result, Xiao Jiu completely stopped wanting to speak.

Meanwhile…

Li Tianming had already returned to the Heavenly Emperor’s Territory through the boundary planet on Wei Sheng Mo Ran’s body.

To Li Tianming’s surprise, the moment he appeared, he was surrounded by the Burning Spirit Realm!

“What’s going on?” Li Tianming asked in astonishment.