209 Arrival of the Diviners (2/2)

Xue Wei entered a shop. He was aware that his tail of experts would enter to find out what he had bought the moment he leaves, but he did not mind that they knew he was buying a face mask.

He purchased three face masks and smiled at the counter lady before he left the shop, humming a song. As he had expected, it did not take long for the experts that had tailed him to enter the shop and obtain information about his purchase of face masks. Three sets even.

Was he finally getting ready to leave Cloudsoar City? They hoped so.

Xue Wei continued his stroll through the city for some time. Eventually he reached the center square. He had noticed that the rest of the city had seemed less bustling than normal, but now that he was at the center square he saw all the ones who had been missing from the city.

As he got close, he could hear the roars of beasts and thousands of voices chattering and cheering. His curiosity was piqued and he sped up slightly. When he turned a corner, the center square was stretched out right in front of him. He could not help but widen his eyes in surprise.

The entire center square was bursting with people. So many that he could hardly count them all. There was a massive podium in the middle of the square where many cages were stacked on top of one another. Beasts of all kinds and shapes were inside these cages, roaring and pacing back and forth.

Xue Wei was stunned when he saw the sight in front of him. Although he had come to terms with the fact that he was a Sovereign Beast, he did not feel any connection with these beasts and their suffering had nothing to do with him. Still, he looked on curiously as to what was going on.

Seven cloaked people were standing on top of the podium, next to the cages. They looked awe-inspiring as they were high above everyone else, and the way they moved was filled with vigor.

They were clearly Diviners.

Diviners were capable of taming beasts. They had a divine power and their ability to tame beasts was so outstanding that they were highly regarded by many if not all. Some even wished to have their own children becoming Diviners, but the recruitment was tough. First of all, any child over the age of five would be instantly declined.

Xue Wei did not feel pressured because of the Diviners. He had previously been close to a Diviner back in the Heping Kingdom, and he had even let them examine him. Even if his spirit had hatched, Xue Wei did not believe that they would be capable of seeing through him. Hei Gou was a whole other story though.

”Seems like I need to make Gou stay in the room until the Diviners decide to leave town again,” Xue Wei muttered. He was not willing to risk his good friend being exposed and captured, after which he would have to serve some wealthy aristocrat for eternity.

Xue Wei released a stale breath of air and gave a last glance at the Fierce Beasts that had been put up for display. Fierce Beasts were all that would be put up for sale outside the center of the continent, while all Primordial Beasts would go to the center region because they were worth much more.

These Fierce Beasts were all equivalent to the Ordinary and Earth Knight realms, either with their physical strength or with their Qi-level.

The moment Xue Wei looked at the beasts, it was as if the beasts could feel it. All of them quieted down and stopped their pacing forth and back. Instead, they were still like statues. The audience of experts went wild thinking that this was something that the Diviners had ordered them to do.

The Diviners were shocked when they saw this behavior. The Diviners were capable of taming beasts, able to make them heed their every order, but when so many beasts were gathered together, they would struggle against their bonds.

They would roar and pace around, some might even try to attack the cages in an attempt to escape.

Never before had they seen all their beasts turn into stone. Never before had they experienced what they were experiencing right now.

Xue Wei chuckled and shook his head when he saw the shock on the faces of the seven Diviners. He then turned around and returned to the hotel. Although he was curious about the beasts and the Diviners, he knew that it was more important to warn Hei Gou.

Hei Gou still had not left his suite. Xue Wei stayed outside for a few days before Hei Gou came out. ”Sorry,” Xue Wei said while pushing his friend back into the suite and followed behind him.

Hei Gou's eyes widened by the gesture. ”Please no!” he called out, ”I know I am prettier than Xiaoyun, but I don't swing that way. Please save my chrysanthemum!”

”Oh stop it,” Xue Wei felt black lines on his forehead when he listened to the joking Hei Gou. ”There are Diviners in town,” he said, going straight to the reason he had pushed him back into the room. ”You have to stay here until they're gone.”

”How many are there?” Hei Gou instantly became serious when he heard the word Diviners. He had never come across one before, but he had heard much about them. They were the ultimate threat for all Primordial Beasts.

”There are seven, and I fear that they will have some kind of interaction with the Golden Chambers before they leave. I really doubt that the Golden Chambers will allow such a golden goose to slip past them.”

”I see.” Hei Gou nodded his head. ”In that case, I will stay here and cultivate. The Rainbow Pill raised my physical strength to the ninth layer. My Qi-level is still in the second layer. Heavenly Warrior, of course.”