Chapter 217: Lost And Found (2/2)

“Yes, sir.”

Shui Chuanxiao frowned. This was a troublesome matter, as Yao Gu was someone who was able to single handedly reverse the course of the entire war. “Inform the Ten Arbiters Council right away. We’ll need the Ten Arbiters for this as well. Let them know about Yao Gu.”

“Yes, sir,” the officer answered, but then he hesitated. “Since Yao Gu’s here, the borders will be even more dangerous. Those students…”

“Do as I said.”

“Yes, sir.”

…

Elsewhere in space, a spacecraft drew close to Astral-10. The people aboard had been ordered by a girl from the Daynight Family to deliver a cosmic ring to the leader of Astral-10, Lu Yin.

As it neared Astral-10, the spacecraft jolted before quickly steadying itself. The people inside did not mind this small disturbance, though nobody noticed that there was now another individual in their hold—someone very important as well.

The spacecraft successfully docked in Astral-10, and Little Pao came out to welcome them.

“Please tell the leader of the academy, Lu Yin, that Miss Zhao Daynight has asked us to return this cosmic ring to him,” a person courteously told Little Pao.

Little Pao accepted the ring and nodded, but just as he was about to respond, a figure suddenly appeared in the space station. It was the Rainmaster.

Little Pao was shocked. “Rainmaster?”

Nearby, Madam Nalan was able to see Rainmaster from her spacecraft.

The Rainmaster had a serious expression as he scanned the space station. A cold gleam suddenly appeared in his eyes. “I sense a familiar aura.”

As he spoke, the star energy within the space station started going crazy until the outline of a huge being rejecting the star energy could be seen. This activity made it impossible for him to hide, so he took a large step forwards, attempting to charge out into space, but it was all in vain.

The Rainmaster mockingly taunted, “Since you’re here, don’t leave, Void Thunderbeast.”

Void Thunderbeast? The rest were startled. They’d heard of this creature’s name before. It was the number three race on the Beast Region’s Heavenly Beast List. Each one was a powerful astral beast. Was this mysterious creature a Void Thunderbeast?

Roar!

An earth-shattering cry filled Astral-10. Sparks of electricity arced into the void, trying to destabilize space so as to carve out a path of escape. This was a Void Thunderbeast that had attained the power of a Cruiser.

The Rainmaster was not at all surprised; the reason why these beasts were ranked third was because every mature Void Thunderbeast would naturally gain the ability to traverse the universe without a spacecraft. It was a very powerful race. “Stay here.”

“You can’t make me stay here, human!” the Void Thunderbeast exclaimed furiously. A bolt of lightning zigzagged through the air, and the beast disdainfully glared at Astral-10 before charging into the void.

This was a Void Thunderbeast’s survival method, which made them quite difficult to kill. For example, even though this beast was merely a Cruiser, he had mysterious escape methods that even a Hunter could not stop.

But the Rainmaster suddenly raised his hand and tapped the space before him. The void distorted as the previous tear reappeared once more. Then, a shower of blood and a huge beast in a pitiful state suddenly emerged from nowhere. This was the true form of the Void Thunderbeast.

The Void Thunderbeast was bewildered. “That’s impossible! This is just a human academy and the worst one out of them all at that! How can Astral-10 possibly force me to use my true strength? This is impossible!”

“Don’t kid yourself. Even your ancestors don’t have the guts to come to Astral-10. How dare you?!” Rainmaster exclaimed.

The Void Thunderbeast trembled as he realized something, “You’re an Enlighter! A human Enlighter! No! I don’t want to die! Yao Gu is my master! You can’t kill me! I’m just searching for something that he lost at his request. Please don’t kill me…”

Boom!

The Void Thunderbeast exploded without receiving a response, and his huge body disappeared into space.

Little Pao, Madam Nalan, and the rest all looked on in shock. This was a battle that they could not understand at all. Everything had taken place in the void, which was an alien environment they could not comprehend at all. The beast had died so quickly, and the Rainmaster hadn’t even asked him anything.

Little Pao had never seen the Rainmaster with such a grim look before.

Madam Nalan looked at the Rainmaster gravely. At some point, everyone had assumed that Astral-10 was a just regular academy and that the mentors who had stayed behind were nothing more than Hunters. Now, however, the Rainmaster had displayed a strength that definitely superseded that of a mere Hunter. Right before his death, the Void Thunderbeast had said that this man was an Enlighter. That meant that the mentor was an Enlighter, which was an entire realm above Hunter.

Why was there an Enlighter in an academy that had been chased out of the Innerverse? Could the rumors be true? After the director had gone crazy a thousand years ago, had Astral-10 actually been turned into a prison?

The Rainmaster watched the twisting void settle down as he regained his calmness. He turned towards Little Pao and then left without saying a word.

Little Pao let out a pent up breath. That was terrifying! That power, which was able to destroy the void with just a tap of the finger, was horrifying.

That Void Thunderbeast had been pretty unlucky as well. He had been ordered to look for the bank card that Yao Gu had lost, but he had just ended up being killed for its efforts.

The bank card itself wasn’t all that important, but its owner’s identity was. Yao Gu was the one who had lost it, and he was an Astral Beast powerhouse comparable to the Ten Arbiters of the Human Domain. Thus, someone who could steal his bank card without him noticing had to be more than they seemed. Yao Gu had initially just wanted this Void Thunderbeast to investigate in secret, but his lackey had underestimated Astral-10 and tried to barge straight in, resulting in his very pitiful death.

Within the Human Domain, there were very few who were able to kill a Cruiser realm Void Thunderbeast. It was just this beast’s rotten luck that he’d run into one.

Not long after, Lu Yin excitedly accepted the cosmic ring from Little Pao; he never thought that he’d be able to get it back.

“Apparently, a woman from the Daynight clan got someone to send it to you,” Little Pao said.

Lu Yin grunted in acknowledgement. “Thanks, LIttle Pao.”