High Martial Arts: A Cataclysmic Beast? I am the only Beast Tamer!

Chapter 453 The Abandoned Freak? The Final Step of the Contract!

"Phoenix?"

in the hall.

Lu Yu was stunned when he saw the phantom that appeared behind the Dark Star King.

He subconsciously felt that the Dark Star King was not human, but more like a "birdman".

But I never expected it.

It really is true?

especially--

As we all know, the most iconic talent of the mythical beast Phoenix is its ability to be reborn from the ashes.

and this.

This also corresponds perfectly to the Dark Star King's incredible resurrection skill.

After 120,000 years, not only was he able to be resurrected and return, but he could also bring countless Dark Star humans back from the dead.

Screech—

in the hall.

A clear, piercing neighing sound continued.

The phoenix phantom behind the Dark Star King held its head high with noble pride.

When the Dark Star King turned around and saw the phantom, his face showed not joy, but rather disgust and aloofness.

"Um?"

Upon seeing this, Lu Yu immediately raised an eyebrow.

obviously.

This King of Dark Stars seems to have a story to tell!

Just as Lu Yu had this thought...

hum-

buzz-

The space-time around Lu Yu began to fluctuate once again.

His vision blurred and shifted.

It was just a fleeting moment.

Lu Yu then discovered that he was no longer in the Dark Star King's palace.

Instead, they appeared in a desolate wilderness.

The desolate land was still a dark red.

The surrounding atmosphere also carried a familiar scent.

obviously.

Lu Yu was still in the Dark Star.

He looked up at the sky, only to find—

The terrifying, sky-covering giant hand from the Calamity Clan has vanished.

What came into view was a clear sky and a cloudless expanse.

The world seemed to exude peace and tranquility everywhere.

even.

Lu Yu couldn't even sense the aura of source energy fluctuations.

"Could this be...?"

"Before the abyssal behemoth descends upon Dark Star?"

This thought popped into Lu Yu's mind.

"Wow--"

"Waaah—"

then.

In the far reaches of the wilderness.

A loud cry of a baby interrupted Lu Yu's thoughts.

He turned his head and his eyes immediately narrowed.

That is……

A naked baby lying on the desolate ground.

They said it was a baby.

But his appearance was very strange.

It has a pointed beak, its body is covered with a layer of feathers, and you can see a few long, reddish tail feathers behind its rear.

"The King of Dark Stars?"

Lu Yu was stunned.

The aura emanating from this infant is exactly the same as that of the Dark Star King in the main hall!

Lu Yu never expected this.

To see the Dark Star King again in this way was truly unexpected.

The other party's current situation looks like that of an... abandoned baby?

"Eh—"

"Whose child was abandoned here?"

At this time.

An old man's voice came from behind.

"Really!"

"What a pitiful child!"

"Eh—"

"This child is born rather strangely, it looks like a bird?"

"It's strange, but you can't just leave it like that in the wasteland! What heartless parents!"

"All the young people in our village have gone to work in the city. Could this kid have been abandoned here by some outsider?"

"..."

On the wilderness.

Soon, many people from the surrounding villages gathered.

Most of these people were honest farmers or hunters.

They all looked simple and rugged.

The crowd stared at the child for a long time, but they still couldn't figure out who had abandoned him.

then.

They took the child back and decided to raise him with the help of the entire village.

See here.

Lu Yu was slightly taken aback, as if he understood something.

hum-

buzz-

The space-time around Lu Yu fluctuated once again.

When the scene before my eyes became clear again.

It seems like many years have passed.

The same desolate land is now far more dilapidated than before.

On the wilderness.

There were no longer any traces of people coming and going.

All the Dark Star Humans within a hundred miles gathered in that central county town.

Countless strange beasts now roam outside the city, making it an absolute no-go zone for humans!

"The abyss has descended."

Lu Yu murmured softly.

Within this world, he also began to sense a rich aura of source energy.

The situation is extremely similar to that of Earth.

Or.

This may be true for all the heavens and myriad worlds.

The abyss's arrival brings not only the threat of giant beasts, but also an opportunity for humanity to embark on the path of extraordinary cultivation.

Lu Yu's perspective shifted from the wilderness to the center of the county town.

there.

There, a sacred temple stood quietly.

And in front of the temple.

The crowd was dense and bustling.

today.

It was the day when those who had turned eighteen in the county town awakened.

One figure after another walked to the front of the Awakening Stone Tablet, reflecting their own martial arts talents.

Lu Yu quickly spotted the conspicuous Dark Star King in the crowd.

Sometime during the night, the other person put on a hood, covering their entire body, including their head.

Perhaps it's because of their unusual appearance that they don't want to be pointed at and talked about by others.

Lu Yu had a guess in his mind.

What happened next was almost exactly as Lu Yu had guessed.

The Dark Star King awakens.

The Awakening Stele roared.

His talent astonished the entire Dark Star race.

From this day forward.

The Dark Star King has officially embarked on his own fast track.

King-level, Venerable-level, Saint-level, Demigod, God...

For him.

Breaking through cultivation barriers is as easy as drinking water.

Lu Yu noticed this.

Throughout the entire process, the Dark Star King never actually used his Phoenix bloodline; instead, he relied on his martial arts talent to cultivate his way up on his own.

of course.

It cannot be denied that the phoenix bloodline played a role in many situations.

For example, Lu Yu noticed—

Even though it wasn't the Dark Star King's original intention to break through to the god level, the seven god-level shackles actually appeared because of the aura of the phoenix bloodline.

The reason it is seven paths, not nine.

It was because the Dark Star King himself suppressed it.

Otherwise.

The moment he becomes a god may also be the moment he reveals his true form as the phoenix.

That, it seems, is the situation that the Dark Star King least wants to see and most detests.

At this moment.

Even though he hadn't witnessed the whole thing, Lu Yu already had some guesses about the Dark Star King's past experiences.

A child born of the Phoenix divine beast bloodline, besides the Phoenix, who else could abandon it?

The reason for abandonment.

Perhaps it is precisely because of the Dark Star King's appearance—neither phoenix nor human.

From a human perspective, he resembles a birdman.

From the perspective of the Phoenix Clan, he was an ugly freak!

As for why it appeared on the Dark Star.

Perhaps it was just a series of coincidences, or maybe they were thrown into a void rift and came to the Dark Star with the spatial turbulence.

Every drink and every bite is preordained.

Abandoned by the Phoenix Clan, but adopted and raised by the Dark Star Clan.

"That's why he became the King of Dark Stars, instead of some divine beast, the Phoenix."

Thinking about this...

Lu Yu also felt somewhat dazed and sighed softly.

hum-

buzz-

Spacetime fluctuated again.

Lu Yu returned to the magnificent hall where he had started.

At the end of the main hall.

The phoenix phantom behind the Dark Star King became increasingly solid, and its aura grew stronger.

"ah--"

The Dark Star King seemed to be enduring immense pain at this moment, both physically and mentally.

And ultimately.

click -

Click——

After the seventh shackle, a new shackle appeared on his body!

and.

The moment this dazzling shackle appeared, it shattered completely.

From the seventh realm to the eighth realm!

By activating the phoenix bloodline within him, the King of Dark Star broke through his limits and achieved the eighth realm of godhood!

"Not enough, not enough!"

The Dark Star King's face was contorted in agony.

But he kept muttering under his breath.

The King of Dark Star knew all too well just how terrifying the being that descended upon Dark Star was!

In my hazy childhood memories, it was an existence more powerful than many of the phoenix divine beasts in the clan!

Even an eighth-level god is far from enough to contend with this opponent!

"More! I want more!"

The Dark Star King almost roared.

but……

Heaven, or rather, the beings of that calamity race, did not give him any more time.

boom--

Rumbling--

That colossal hand, obscuring the sky and the sun, descended without the slightest hesitation upon the entire Dark Star!

Whoosh-!

And at this moment.

This was a critical moment.

The figure of the Dark Star King transformed into a stream of light and vanished from the hall!

Outside the main hall.

Above the dark star's sky.

A magnificent, dark red sun rises brilliantly!

"it's over……"

Seeing this, Lu Yu murmured softly.

Everything that followed.

Just as he had once seen in the illusory Milky Way.

Even after breaking through to the eighth level of the God Realm, the King of Dark Star was still unable to withstand that terrifying calamity creature.

Thus, the King of Dark Stars fell, and Dark Stars were completely destroyed.

This world is utterly shattered.

Even most of the remaining fragments of the world were drawn to the world where the black and white giant eggs were located by the Calamity Clan through special means, in order to nurture the latter.

The only thing that survived was a small, broken corner of the world.

And that is now the Dark Star Remnant Realm.

"so……"

"What does this have to do with the contract process?"

Lu Yu was somewhat puzzled.

He knew that all of this was a manifestation of the power of the Temple's rules to him.

But he didn't know why.

hum-

buzz-

The moment the dark star collapsed.

The space-time around Lu Yu fluctuated once again.

He found himself back in that desolate and lifeless dimensional void.

Also returning was the figure of the Dark Star King.

But at the moment.

The appearance of the Dark Star King has undergone a complete transformation.

He no longer looked like that birdman.

But...

It transformed into a true phoenix!

when--

Clang—

Nine divine-level shackles appeared on his body!

Crimson phoenix flames instantly swept across the entire dimensional void!

Lu Yu: "?"

So, the Temple went through all this trouble just to get me to deal with the complete form of the Dark Star King right now, right?

Ninth Realm God Level!

This is many times stronger than the previous Eight Realms!

the most important is!

This is a phoenix divine beast from the ninth realm!

Although the Dark Star King's phoenix beast may have some flaws and shortcomings, which is why it was abandoned in the first place.

But no matter what, this is still a phoenix.

Among all the heavens and myriad realms, the most elite race is on par with the divine dragon!

Ding--!

Right now.

The temple's mechanical notification sound finally rang in Lu Yu's ears again.

[Contract probability: 50%!]

[Forced contract attempt failed!]

[The bloodline within the contracted party has been stimulated and forcibly activated!]

You can choose to abandon the contract, or—

[Defeat your contract partner to gain another chance to force a contract!]

[After defeating the opponent, the forced contract will be 100% successful!]

give up?

We can't give up even a little bit!

Upon hearing the notification, Lu Yu made a decision without hesitation!

We must fight!

"Ho—"

"Hehe—"

Within the dimensional void.

The Dark Star King, in the distance, was making constant whimpering sounds.

It is now a colossal phoenix beast with a size exceeding five million meters!

The admiration and empathy it once showed Lu Yu were gone, replaced by hatred!

It loathed its own phoenix bloodline!

And now?

The boy in front of me, by some unknown means, has forcibly activated this bloodline completely!

"Die, die!"

After transforming into a phoenix.

The Dark Star King seems to have reverted to his primal, beastly nature.

He growled softly.

wow——

slam-la-

The phoenix fire that filled the sky burned away the surrounding void, turning it into nothingness!

call--

Feeling the intense heat rushing towards me.

Lu Yu also took a deep breath.

and so--

In the end, they still couldn't avoid the battle against the Dark Star King.

even!

The opponent wasn't even at the eighth realm, but at the ninth realm!

The opponent is not the Dark Star King, but the Phoenix!

"At times like this..."

"It's up to you now!"

Lu Yu murmured.

hum-

buzz-

A ripple appeared in the void beside him.

The figure of the empress, draped in a phoenix crown and holding a scepter, appeared.

"My lord."

After the Empress appeared, she greeted him softly.

Upon hearing this, Lu Yu nodded, then looked at the Dark Star King, or rather, the Ninth Realm Divine Phoenix, who seemed to have fallen into a wild state in the distance.

"Can you handle it?"

Lu Yu asked.

"Give it to Qinghan."

The Empress's answer was simple, yet incredibly earnest and resolute.

"it is good."

At that moment, Lu Yu chose to believe in the Empress.

after all.

The Empress was not actually his last trump card.

As a beast tamer, his true greatest strength does not lie in his pet beasts.

It was Lu Yu himself!

With the shared amplification and unification talents fully activated.

Lu Yu's combat power is at least ten times that of the Empress!