“According the the Hundred Beasts Board, the abyssal dragon dwells in the so-called Fierce Northern Waters[1]. However, there is no such place on our planet.”
“That’s right. I wonder, could it be a mystical realm that has yet to be discovered?”
Swoosh!
A golden light shot out and surged toward the northern end of the Blue Planet.
Everyone followed the golden ray’s movement closely. They wanted to find out where the Five-headed Abyssal Dragon was hiding at.
“Quick, look! It’s heading towards the north!”
“What’s going on? Why is it heading there?”
“Could the Five-headed Abyssal Dragon be hiding in the northern region?”
Everyone’s gaze subconsciously turned towards the northern region.
The northern region consisted of several vast pieces of land.
However, due to the extremely cold weather year-round, they were mostly barren.
Moreover, their mythology was rather lackluster.
As such, the leaders of the northern region’s factions were surprised by the golden ray’s appearance in their territory.
They hurriedly sent people to investigate it.
However, the golden ray quickly soared past the northern region and dived into the freezing ocean.
Before they had even gotten a proper look, it had already vanished.
“Hmm, why did it enter the Sea of Extreme Frost?”
“Is the board referring to this place when it mentioned the Fierce Northern Waters?”
“Not necessarily. It has been quite a while since the Hundred Beasts Board’s announcement. It might have moved since then.”
Upon noting that the golden ray had entered the Sea of Extreme Frost, the northern region’s leaders heaved a sigh of relief.
“Hurry up, double the number of our soldiers and set off immediately to the rebel army’s territory.”
As minor figures within the Round Table Conference, the northern region’s leaders had no other choice but to stand on their side.
Whoosh! Brr!
It was not just the leaders from the northern region, however, as all the powerhouses in the Blue Planet were on the move.
The army of the Oguapu Palace, the dragon army of Dragon City…
The La Powo Palace, the Weizhou Temple… all of them had sent out enormous aerial battleships.
In an era where pet beasts and technology co-existed…
The enormous aerial battleships were able to speed forward with incredible speed. They could be used to transport large numbers of soldiers, and they were extremely convenient.
However, if they were to compare to Stage 9 and above beast tamers, the aerial battleships’ speed were far inferior.
Nevertheless, it was good enough to gather all their forces in the shortest time possible.
Meanwhile, the rebel army was completely oblivious to the imminent battle.
No…
It was more accurate to say that the rebel army had already planned for this in advance, before the major factions had even decided to act.
It was for this reason that the First Elder had called for all their beast tamers to return to the capital.
The only way they could guarantee their safety was by fighting together.
“The board is already at the 5th place. I wonder what kind of surprise awaits us in the first four places!”
The Third Elder could not help but sigh.
“Do you guys think Master Joe would dominate the remaining rankings as well?”
“Master Joe?”
Everyone was stunned. The thought had only just crossed their minds.
“That’s unlikely! After all, beast tamers don’t have the time, nor the energy to care about divine artifacts that aren’t their main element.”
The Seventh Elder’s hoarse voice rang out in disapproval.
“What the Seventh Elder said makes sense. After all, Master Joe already possesses quite a number of pet beasts.”
The Fifth Elder nodded seriously as well.
“We can take Brewster Gustav from the La Powo Palace as an example. Due to his relatively small number of pet beasts, he was free to experiment with two different elements.”
The other elders did not refute him.
Beast tamers had limited energy. It was definitely rare for someone to reach Joe’s level.
As an extension of this thought, they were also certain that the amount of time and energy Joe spent to raise his beasts was definitely beyond their imagination.
It was simply unimaginable to nurture two different attributes at the same time, while raising the level of their pet beasts.
However…
As if to retort their statements, the 4th place was announced.
[ 4th place: The Shield of Mantuhotep the Pained ]
[ Level: Intermediate Great Beast Tamer ]
[ Phase: Growing ]
[ Owner: Joe ]
[ Reward: 2 fire-type Origin Essences ]
“I-It’s Joe again?”
The elders of the rebel army exchanged shocked glances at one another.
‘It really was Joe?’
“How… How is this possible?”
“Another pet turned into a divine artifact?”
“D-Does his family run a pet farm?”
“F*ck! My face hurts!”
The elders who had just finished speaking felt as if they had just been slapped hard in the face.
Meanwhile, golden light enveloped the skies to form a projection of a huge bird wreathed in flames.
The bird was shaped like a red-crowned crane. It had blue feathers all over its body, but its long beak was pure white.
Under the light, the golden divine flames around its body shone with a tint of azure.
However, the strange thing was that there was only one leg under its body.
It seemed a little strange.
However, it was precisely because of this leg that all the experts who saw the projection immediately changed expressions.
“I-It! I-It! It’s that!”
On the church’s side, the archbishops’ voices trembled as they cried out in shock.
“How is this possible? It’s actually that?”
On the Sakura Country’s side, five figures trembled.
“How is this possible? That figure! That’s!”
They stared at the huge projection in the air with great shock.
They clearly remembered how powerful the flaming creature that devoured the old man’s reward was[2].
“So, it’s the Shield of Mantuhotep the Pained. To think that it’s actually Joe’s familiar?”
“Oh my God, didn’t they say that Joe wouldn’t own anymore divine artifacts? What’s up with the shield of the Mantuhotep the Pained then?”
“What’s going on? Water and fire are completely contradictory elements!”
The beast tamer forum was in an uproar.
No one had expected that the 4th-ranked Shield of Mantuhotep the Pained was actually Joe’s possession.
“Burbus Temple, Sea of Extreme Frost, Rebel Army… Where exactly does Joe’s alliance lie?”
Someone could not help but list out the locations of Joe’s pet beasts.
“His pet beasts are scattered throughout the entire planet.”
“Maybe we’ve guessed wrong.”
“What do you mean?”
On the website, one of the netizens’ statement caused everyone to start asking questions.
“Maybe Master Joe doesn’t belong to any country or power.”
“What? He doesn’t belong to any power?”
Many people started to wonder.
“Then where does he belong?”
“He might be from another world.”
…
If Joe were to read what the netizen posted, he would definitely be dumbfounded.
‘Brat, you’re really something!’
‘You actually know that I’ve transmigrated.’
Unfortunately, the netizen did not get the chance to be praised by Joe.
After keeping everyone in suspense, the netizen continued.
“He might have already stepped into the Divine Realm.”
“Tch! Nonsense! All the gods have already fallen, how can there be a Divine Realm?”
“The blogger is the same as this ranking, unreliable!”
“What garbage!”
The person who made the ranking was extremely helpless towards everyone’s ridicule.
How could he have expected so many unknown variables to pop out!
Meanwhile, in the La Powo Palace, Bridgestone and the others’ brows were furrowed tightly.
“Could Joe actually be a god?”
[1] The author suddenly added this in in this chapter. The abyssal dragon’s location was not stated previously.
[2] Not sure why the description is completely different, but this bird seems to be the lion-like creature from before.