“Jia Kongming? The founder of the Phantasm Compendium, that Phantasm Master?”
Xing Mei and Hai Nü also asked curiously, leaning forward to gaze at the cliff wall.
“…The final work of Jia Kongming! It’s really him…”
Hu Zi directly scanned to the end and involuntarily showed great reverence.
Phantasm Master Jia Kongming was practically the founder of all the theories used by Phantasm Tamers. His reputation spread far and wide across four continents. Any Phantasm Tamer would definitely have heard of his name.
“But…”
Hu Zi stroked his beard, “Isn’t it said that Master Jia had very poor innate talent for taming phantasms? How did he become a King-level tamer and come all the way here?”
“How dangerous intercontinental travel is? Without considerable strength, how could one travel around the world?”
Xing Mei explained without the slightest surprise.
Wu Ming’s eyes flickered as he thought of Jia Kongming’s theory on racial evolution.
Obviously, Jia had reached the pinnacle in this field of research, which represented an astonishing depth of knowledge as a Phantasm Tamer. As long as he found suitable phantasms and worked hard, he would eventually cultivate Golden-race phantasms.
These six Kings were probably created this way.
“This person was always obsessed with phantasms. In the end, he even tried to cultivate a Divine-rank one, but incurred the wrath of some major power, forcing him to fake his death and go into hiding…”
Wu Ming carefully examined the inscription, hoping to gain some insight.
The physical strength of a King-level tamer was obviously extraordinary. The characters Jia Kongming carved with his fingernails were deeply engraved and could still be vaguely discerned:
“…The concept of ancient immortal arts and the Divine Seed was both a success and a failure. My approach was entirely correct, my theories refined a thousand times, yet they lacked the most crucial resource…”
“My research has hit a standstill, but with that resource, my studies could continue… Perhaps, in the birthplace of all phantasms, I might find some luck…”
“The edge of the world… I finally found it. What did I discover? It’s the legendary Phantasm Temple, the place that worships the Creator God! A phantasm beyond Divinity, the mighty force that can save the world! I must see it, even if just for a moment!”
“Never thought… In the end, I am not a god! I tried to breakthrough the temple, but failed… The Creator God is not dead! He is there! Only with the power of the four Divine-rank phantasms of Earth, Fire, Wind, and Water might one approach and awaken Him, leading the entire world into a new era… This is what the ancient writings on the temple say…”
“Whoever comes after me… If you have made it here, you are either a fool like me, or a Phantasm Tamer with a Divine phantasm. The future… is entrusted to your hands…”
…
Naturally, the last words of a dying person wouldn’t be very coherent. Combined with some blurred characters, Wu Ming could roughly understand a few sentences, piecing together the general meaning.
“So the Creator God is actually alive? Just sleeping?”
Hu Zi’s eyes lit up.
Although legends claimed the Creator God had perished, since he had gained control of the Earth Monarch, he had developed a different intuition.
That supreme existence couldn’t possibly just vanish.
“The Creator God is a merciful deity, the savior of the world, while the four Divine-rank phantasms were once the culprits who destroyed the continent… To atone, we must awaken the Creator God!”
Hai Nü said firmly, the conch shell on her body emitting a wave sound, bringing a look of joy to her face: “Poseianos agrees with this too!!”
Instantly, Xing Mei and Hu Zi’s expressions changed.
“That’s right, Gaetehes has given me the same message!” Hu Zi nodded.
“Klous feels the same way too!”
Xing Mei nodded, then looked at Wu Ming, more precisely, at the purple bird on his shoulder.
“If that’s the case, let’s begin!”
Wu Ming rubbed his nose.
Although they appeared to be Divine Phantasm Tamers, there were significant differences among them. After brief observation, Wu Ming confirmed his previous thoughts.
Although these three Phantasm Tamers were also gifted and extraordinary geniuses, to subdue Divine Phantasms? It was simply a dream!
Therefore, the contracts they signed with their phantasms were equal ones, even leaning more toward the phantasms. In other words, the phantasms were the ones enslaving the tamers, rather than the tamers enslaving the phantasms.
But Wu Ming was different!
He forcibly subdued the Fire Undying Bird. Even if he ordered it to die, as a phantasm, it could only obey obediently. This was the tamer enslaving the phantasm!
Right now, although the Undying Bird had a bit of unrest, seemingly wanting him to rescue the Creator God or something, Wu Ming effortlessly suppressed it.
Of course, right now, he was successfully infiltrating among these chosen ones by relying on the Undying Bird, his disguise seamless.
“This temple, if I’m not mistaken, was constructed using the legendary hardest material—Drillgold—which is almost indestructible…”
Hu Zi had the most authority on this matter: “To pass through, we can only go through the main entrance!”
“On the main entrance, there is an extremely powerful defense that will reflect any attack. Unless one surpasses a certain threshold and breaks the seal all at once, otherwise the backlash will surely kill the Phantasm Tamer…”
Xing Mei’s starry eyes flashed as she softly added.
“It seems… this was the cause of Jia Kongming’s death back then?”
Wu Ming stepped forward, arriving at the totem pillar representing the Flame Emperor. On this pillar, dense ancient writings covered its surface, seemingly hymns, yet carrying some other meanings: “According to Master Jia’s words, we must gather the four Divine Phantasms to enter the temple. So let’s begin… In terms of attacking power, I can’t imagine any force stronger than the combined might of the four Divine-rank phantasms in the Phantasm World!”
“That’s right!”
Hai Nü also arrived at the totem pillar representing the Ocean Emperor. The shells and conch on her body sounded loudly, emitting the sound of surging waves.
A blue light flickered, and a large amount of azure seawater instantly spread out, floating in the air, within which was the figure of a golden mermaid.
She had a head of wavy, azure-blue curls, her lower body covered in golden scales, while her upper body was that of a stunning woman. She wore a crown and held a trident in her hand.
The Ocean Emperor—Poseianos!
The unique divine pressure radiated outward. The totem pillar behind Hai Nü seemed to sense something, and the mermaid on it became even more lifelike.
The entire temple began to tremble slightly, emitting a hazy glow.
“Jiu jiu!”
Seeing this, Wu Ming raised his hand, and in an instant, the Fire Undying Bird revealed its true form, golden-green solar coronae flashing wildly, terrifying heat waves radiating in all directions.
“Klous!”
Xing Mei softly called out. Suddenly, from the atmosphere high in the sky, a huge vortex formed, and a giant figure wrapped in green whirlwinds emerged halfway, looking down.
The Emperor of the Heavens—Klous!
“My partner… I need your help!”
Hu Zi, eyes not blinking at the other three Divine-rank phantasms, suddenly struck his hammer.
Boom!
The ground cracked open, and eight enormous black rock hooks emerged, lifting the massive shell above, revealing a throne on it.
On the throne, there was a vaguely visible half-human form, with blood-red pupils in its eyes.
This figure, the throne, the shell, and the eight claws were all connected as one, inseparable, exuding a strong earth elemental force.
The Earth Monarch—Gaetehes!
Earth, Fire, Wind, and Water—the four Divine-rank phantasms converged with a resounding crash at this very moment!
The void trembled, and numerous green, blue, earth-yellow, and turquoise specks of light floated in, surging forth to form elemental tides.
With the four Divine-rank phantasms attacking together, even the entire world would tremble!
“Go!”
The four Divine Phantasm Tamers exchanged glances, each with a determined look in their eyes, and pointed toward the temple gate.
Boom!
Rocks, flames, gales, and seawater surged forward, forming four beams of light that struck the temple gate.
Buzz…
The entire world trembled. The eruption of the Divine phantasms spread their majesty far and wide, causing all the phantasm species on the island to feel uneasy, with some immediately kneeling down to show submission toward the central temple.
Drillgold shimmered with colorful light, its glow becoming increasingly intense.
Its astonishing sturdiness and defensive power allowed the temple to remain unscathed under this attack. Suddenly, an extremely crisp sound, like glass hitting the ground, rang out.
Crack!
Space seemed to solidify into crystal, then shattered instantly, revealing a black passage and an unknown space behind the temple.
“Let’s go! Let’s step into a new era!”
Hu Zi’s eyes were filled with excitement. With a roar, he was the first to step into the passage.
“This is…”
After the passage’s seal was lifted, Wu Ming immediately sensed an aura—one that even the Undying Bird had not yet reached.
Moreover, it was filled with a kind of warmth, as if it were the source of all things.
“Jiu jiu!”
The Undying Bird transformed into a small bird, perching on Wu Ming’s shoulder, its call filled with urgency.
Wu Ming felt this way too, and even more so for Xing Mei and Hai Nü, who were practically being urged by their phantasms. Without much thought, they stepped into the temple.
“A maternal aura… Is this the Creator God?”
Wu Ming walked last, his eyes showing a contemplative expression.
…
Boom!
After taking a few steps, the space suddenly changed.
A wild jungle appeared, followed by legions of emerald-green pythons, while bone-winged fire crows circled overhead.
Poison Fang Snake King? And Hollow Bone Fire Crow? All King-level, such a large group?
Hu Zi looked at the four of them surrounded and couldn’t help exclaiming, “Is this a trap?”
“No! It’s an array!”
After using some detection skill, Xing Mei confidently replied, “We are still inside the Phantasm Temple. It’s just that we triggered the defense and were teleported into an array. We must break through this formation to continue forward…”
“This is simple!”
A group of King-level phantasms; other King-level Phantasm Tamers would only turn and run, but for Wu Ming and the others, it wasn’t a big problem.
Hu Zi roared, and the Earth Monarch appeared. The ground cracked open, and the deepest mineral veins automatically solidified into diamond spears, shooting into the air and instantly sweeping away the two King-level groups!
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