Chapter 37

To be honest, any dual beastmaster is basically a renowned super genius, drawing attention from birth.

Therefore, being born with two companion beasts indeed makes one enviable.

Li Tianming once envied such people, never imagining that he might one day become a dual beastmaster himself.

More importantly, he still has nine eggs that haven't hatched. Once all of them hatch, he will become a tenfold beastmaster.

This concept is too terrifying for him to even think about.

After all, the legend of a triple beastmaster, with three companion beasts, is just a legend with no basis.

The idea of ten companion beasts is something no one dares to imagine.

The only certainty is that Li Tianming's bloodline will be transformed by ten companion beasts, and the power he will possess will be the sum of all ten.

This is the charm of the symbiotic cultivation system: the more companion beasts, the higher the rank, and the more talented the beastmaster.

The reason Li Tianming is so focused on dual beastmasters and knows so much about them is because Lin Xiaoting is a dual beastmaster.

His talent is renowned for his pair of companion beasts!

"Revenge begins from this moment." Li Tianming organized the four battle techniques and prepared to pay.

The road ahead may be even bloodier, but the key is to challenge step by step.

Mu Qingqing is also in this city. Four years ago, they came to Yan Capital together, which Li Tianming once considered the best days of his life.

They entered the palace examination together, helping each other during the exam.

Back then, Li Tianming never imagined that one day, the woman he trusted most would hook up with Lin Xiaoting, dealing him the most fatal blow.

So, he hates Lin Xiaoting, and he hates Mu Qingqing.

He is a person who clearly distinguishes love and hate. He is not a saint and does not hide his intentions.

He returned to Yan Capital to make these two pay, with no room for negotiation.

Only by doing so can he honor his childhood brother, Jin Yu, who grew up and fought alongside him for over ten years.

Jin Yu may not be as lively and mischievous as Little Yellow Chicken, nor as talented, but the debt of a lifetime is something Li Tianming always keeps in mind.

The events of that stormy night, every feather plucked from Jin Yu, are like daggers dipped in Li Tianming's anger and hatred.

Thinking of those two in this Celestial Palace, Li Tianming stopped in his tracks, his eyes filled with a heavy aura of killing intent.

Three years have passed, and he has returned to Yan Capital. His current position is very close to theirs.

Perhaps, during the palace examination the day after tomorrow, he will see them!

"Li Tianming?" As he was lost in thought, someone called his name from behind.

Li Tianming snapped out of his vengeful mood, turned around, and was surprised to meet an acquaintance in this Celestial Palace.

Behind him, a radiant young man stood in the center of a group of young men and women, sizing up Li Tianming.

He is the crown prince of this Celestial Palace, Chen Sheng's youngest son, Chen Yao, whom he met yesterday at Chen Palace.

"Do you know me?" Li Tianming remembered that yesterday, he didn't call out his name.

"Long admired your name." Chen Yao smiled slightly, and the young men and women behind him laughed, but their smiles were somewhat strange.

"Li Tianming's deeds are quite well-known. You are quite a celebrity in Yan Capital. Of course, if you hadn't returned, everyone would have almost forgotten about you."

A pretty and delicate girl beside Chen Yao said.

"Ying'er, don't be so blunt. It's not good to make our brother Tianming feel so ashamed."

"After all, it took a lot of courage for him to return and make a fool of himself."

A tall, muscular, short-haired young man, about two meters tall, sneered.

These people are actually younger than Li Tianming. Three years ago, they might have been children like Liu Qianyang.

Unexpectedly, they have all heard about these matters. It seems that Lin Xiaoting has done enough to tarnish his reputation.

"Chen Ying, Chen Ding, don't mock others. If he can't bear the humiliation and commits suicide, it will be on your heads." Chen Yao shook his head and smiled.

"Brother Yao underestimates him. Three years without dying of shame shows he has a thick skin." Chen Ying muttered, and everyone laughed again.

Small people are like ghosts. The children of Yan Capital's prestigious families are no better, especially Chen Yao.

He walked to Li Tianming's side and said in a low voice, "That old woman yesterday was your mother, right? She's really old. Let me tell you, don't bring her to see my mother in the future."

"Look at your poor appearance. Not only do you dirty my Chen Palace, but you also tarnish my mother's reputation."

Li Tianming's sore spot is that he absolutely cannot tolerate anyone speaking ill of Wei Jing.

He originally had no ill feelings toward this young master Chen Yao, but after those words, Li Tianming's eyes locked onto him.

Anyway, he also has to participate in the palace examination and the ranking battle. He wants to enter Tianfu, so they are competitors.

"Chen Yao, don't say things too early, or you'll regret it." Li Tianming said.

"What? You mean you think I look down on you and your mother, and I'll regret it?" He laughed, and the young men and women behind him burst into laughter.

They leaned on each other, laughing so hard that they bent over, looking at Li Tianming as if he were a huge joke.

"Interpret it however you like. Anyway, open your eyes, shut your mouth, and see what happens next." Li Tianming said.

His level is high, and this level of ridicule can't break through his defenses.

By now, he is no longer a man who would die from a few insults.

His heart is stronger than anyone's, and he is clearer than anyone that the best time to slap someone in the face or take revenge is during the most intense moment.

Now, if he can't control himself and fight this person, it won't be as satisfying as defeating him in the palace examination ranking battle, in front of everyone, and cutting off his hope of entering Tianfu!

"Are you issuing a challenge to me?" Chen Yao looked at Li Tianming as if he were a fool.

His friends and followers, after their loud laughter, were now speechless.

"Poor guy, it seems the blow three years ago has affected his brain." Chen Ying said pityingly.

"Brother Yao, what do you think this fool is doing in the Celestial Palace today? He's holding four battle techniques. He must be here to steal!"

"That's right. This is the area for source-level battle techniques, which are very expensive. He's holding four, so he must be here to steal!"

They weren't joking; they genuinely believed Li Tianming had been driven mad by the past events.

If he weren't mad, he wouldn't have said such delusional things to Chen Yao.

"Don't let him steal. Get it back quickly. Someone, get this thief out of the Celestial Palace!" Chen Ying said anxiously.

"Just getting rid of him? Anyone who dares to steal in the Celestial Palace must be severely beaten." Chen Ding said sternly.

They thought they were smart, and they had the right to speak that way.

But in Li Tianming's eyes, these young people were so pretentious, arrogant, and condescending that their future wouldn't be bright.

However, since the crown prince of the Celestial Palace had spoken, many strong people immediately surrounded Li Tianming, eyeing him menacingly.

"Thief?" Li Tianming smirked, admiring their imagination.

He didn't want to argue on their turf. His primary task today was to take these battle techniques away.

If he could successfully cultivate them, he would have many opportunities to shine and make these people shut up.

He headed toward the payment counter.

The payment counter had many young and beautiful attendants. They had just witnessed everything and were now eyeing Li Tianming menacingly.

The exit was behind the payment counter. If Li Tianming wanted to run, it was a bit naive.

The entire Celestial Palace was full of experts. Without payment, he would have no chance of escape.

"Isn't it too funny? Trying to steal battle techniques in the Celestial Palace? He must be out of his mind." Chen Ding shook his head.

Under their watchful eyes, Li Tianming remained expressionless, placing the four battle techniques on the payment counter and said, "Wrap them up. I want to take them away."

The attendants behind the counter looked at each other. One of them said, "Sir, do you know what will happen if you cause trouble in the Celestial Palace?"

"Oh, is this how the Celestial Palace treats its guests? I've seen it."

Li Tianming took out his money bag. The fiery red fire jade with yellow celestial patterns spilled onto the counter. When more than 470 fire jades had fallen, he put the bag away.

Then, he smiled and asked, "Paying for something is a simple matter. Is this considered causing trouble in the Celestial Palace? If so, I see troublemakers everywhere. How do you plan to deal with them?"

Actually, when he took out the fire jades, they were already stunned.

Not just them, but Chen Yao and his group were completely taken aback.

They were ready to see Li Tianming's humiliation, but now they were all standing there in shock.

Li Tianming found it amusing. He wouldn't tell Chen Yao that the money he used to buy the battle techniques was Chen Yao's father's.

"Wrap them up. I want to take them away." Li Tianming emphasized again.

"Sure, please wait a moment!" The Celestial Palace has strict rules. As long as Li Tianming is a guest, even if Chen Yao is here, the rules of the Celestial Palace cannot be broken.

In fact, even if he brings friends to buy battle techniques, he still has to pay!

The Celestial Chamber of Commerce is not Chen Sheng's alone. It is a strictly regulated commercial entity.

Besides the two Celestial Saints, many key figures control the chamber's lifeline.

So, Chen Yao and his group could only watch as Li Tianming paid and took away four top-tier battle techniques.

"These battle techniques are at least mid-grade source-level. Did you spend so much money to cook with them?"

Chen Yao heard from his mother that Li Tianming had returned at the seventh level of the Beast Vein Realm.

"Yes, when I cook a delicious meal, I'll let you taste it. If you think it's bad, don't roll on the ground and cry." Li Tianming stood at the door, smiled, and said.

After saying that, he quickly left, leaving Chen Yao standing there in shock.

"Heaven, he's provoking Brother Yao again. What kind of mind does he have..." Chen Ying was utterly baffled, her face full of disbelief.

But now, fewer people were laughing with her.

"Never mind, don't lower ourselves to his level." Chen Yao shook his head.

Upon reflection, everything he said to Li Tianming today was indeed beneath him. It wouldn't sound good if it got out.

A lion mocking a toad in its eyes?

What kind of thing is that? If it got out, other lions would laugh at him.

...

At noon, Li Tianming returned to the inn.

After returning, he began to cultivate at full speed, eating fire jades raw while letting Little Yellow Chicken lead the cultivation.

He pondered the battle techniques, even if the time was short. It was still beneficial to understand them now.

This time, after consuming over a hundred yellow celestial-patterned fire jades, Li Tianming and Little Yellow Chicken finally reached the eighth level of the Beast Vein Realm.

The borrowed wealth now had only 400 left.

Indeed, cultivation costs a fortune.

But the money was well spent.

Today is the day of the Yanhuang Academy's palace examination. The time to test the results has arrived.