Chapter 566: Chapter 562 Breaking the Seal of the Star God’s Shield

Divine beings were not only so powerful that mundane life looked up to them, but they were also existences that all ordinary life aspired to yet couldn’t reach. Even for Sword Saints and those in the Demigod Realm, they were invincible realms that could not be contended with and represented the faith of most living beings.

And these Beastmen not only could witness the birth of a Divine being but might even have the chance to create one themselves. If they fought hard and helped their King unify the continent, they could leverage this momentum to fulfill the Beastman King’s Dao, breaking through their shackles in one fell swoop to become the stuff of legend!

Thus, the Beastmen in the hall cheered and were excited; some were even eager to start a war, longing to see the glorious moment when the great Beastman King ascended to become a Divine being!

Qin Feng watched from the sidelines with a cold eye and couldn’t help but sigh at the sight. Elder Luo indeed had good tactics, but it was also because of him. Had it been another powerhouse besides Luo Zhancheng, it might not have been so easy to rally so many Beastmen.

After all, ordinary Cultivators lacked the overbearing force of Luo Zhancheng, didn’t have such seemingly generous yet actually shrewd calculations, and lacked the strategizing of the Gui Ling Ancestor behind them. If a Confucian Cultivator from the Central Region had come instead, the outcome might well have been completely different.

Upon the throne, Luo Zhancheng struck while the iron was hot, beginning to maneuver troops directly, sending people to garrison various areas, especially certain regions in direct conflict with the tribes of the Southern Continent, where he dispatched an elite army straight away. Expert warriors took their orders one after another; for a moment, the grand hall was filled with an overwhelming atmosphere.

However, the most excited were the experts Luo Zhancheng personally named to go on a campaign in the Underground World.

To be able to campaign alongside their King and witness the Beastman King step by step prove himself as a Divine being was an incredible honor!

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Heavy footsteps echoed in the tunnels, causing the earth to tremble and echoing incessantly!

A tall Minotaur with a pair of huge horns on his head thudded his Totem Pole onto the ground, turned his head, and glanced respectfully at the Fox Priestess, whose stature barely reached his waist.

This delicate-looking Fox Priestess had spent seventeen years traveling across the entire Beastman Wilderness, selflessly helping countless Beastmen in need and, thus, was greatly supported by the Beastman tribes. She possessed an immense reputation within the Beastman Kingdom, so much so that even the Beastman King held her in high esteem, saying she was the most devout follower of the Beast God on earth and the Priestess most worthy of respect among the Beastmen.

However, these Beastmen did not know that if it hadn’t been for Luo Zhancheng’s men protecting her in secret, this small Fox Priestess would likely have been eaten by ferocious Demon Beasts early in her travels, and there would not be the current scene of her summoning responses from myriad Beastmen Warriors.

It has to be said that having Tena as a spiritual anchor for the ordinary Beastman played a significant role in Luo Zhancheng’s rule.

Especially in the early days when many Tribe experts were defiant, but as soon as Tena led the group to express their willingness to submit, the ordinary Beastmen of various Tribes immediately lost any semblance of rebellion. This allowed Luo Zhancheng to take control of the Beastman Kingdom swiftly, saving him much time in his campaign to conquer the continent.

As for those Beastmen who were defiant, they were later defeated by the newly rising experts of their own Tribes one by one, and thereafter they went to the battlefield, participating in several major battles, most of them never returning alive!

“Respected High Priestess, this is the Sealing Land!”

The strong Minotaur with a body like a mountain spoke in a simple-hearted tone and a respectful manner, giving way to the position ahead. Suddenly, a barrier tinged with dim light appeared before them.

Tena, with her eyes wide open, gazed at the seal before her, feeling the powerful force within it and couldn’t help but be slightly lost in thought.

This seal had been personally placed by the Great Prophet of the prior generation of Beastmen. As an expert of the Demigod Realm, the Great Prophet’s strength was, of course, very formidable, and even a thousand years ago, he had deterred the allied forces of the Human Clan nations from daring to step foot into the Beastman Wilderness.

Back then, the Human Clan had considered taking advantage of the Beastmen’s weakened state to eradicate this fierce and warlike Race. However, they underestimated the extraordinary strength of the Great Prophet. None of the experts who entered the Beastman Wilderness that time returned alive, and as for the regular forces–despite being elites from various countries–they were no match for the brave Beastman Warriors on the Wilderness, not to mention all of the leading experts who had been killed one by one by the Great Prophet!

Therefore, from that point on, the Human Clan nations never again entertained the idea of pushing war into the interior of the Beastman Kingdom.

Regrettably, such a great Beastman Great Prophet eventually perished with the Light Pope in a grand battle with the Human Clan years ago. After all, following that battle, neither of the top experts of the two Races, those closest to Divine beings, returned.

It was from then on that Tena became the highest-status being among all the Priestesses in the Beastman Kingdom.

The only difference was that she did not possess the overwhelming power of the Great Prophet; however, with the prestige that Luo Zhancheng had built for her in the early years, she was sufficient to replace the Great Prophet as the spiritual leader of the ordinary Beastmen.

Thump, thump, thump…

Behind her, the sound of footsteps–some heavy, some light–approached, soon rousing Tena from her deep thoughts.

Sensing the robust yet sharp breath behind her, she didn’t need to look back to know that the Beastman King had arrived.

Yet today, unlike before, there was another presence behind him, somewhat similar but also distinct, less overpowering than that of the Beastman King’s, yet it emanated a keen sharpness that commanded attention.

She knew that this was a disciple whom His Majesty had taken at some unknown time.

Though Tena was intensely curious about the Beastman King’s sudden appearance with a daughter and a disciple, she managed to restrain the urge deep inside to delve further.

She felt that Li Miaozhen and Luoluo were as mysterious as her teacher, appearing out of nowhere, but neither her teacher nor the Beastman King had ever meant her harm. In fact, her achievements today were wholly thanks to their aid, so whatever secrets the teacher and the Beastman King held, she had no desire to probe.

All she needed to know was that following her teacher and the Beastman King would do her no harm.

If she were to pry into the secrets of these mighty beings, it would likely serve her no good.

“Your Majesty!”

Tena, along with nearby Beastman experts, turned and bowed their heads in salute to Luo Zhancheng, who bore the crown.

“Mhm!”

Luo Zhancheng waved his hand, signaling that there was no need for excessive formality, then turned his gaze to Tena, asking, “Well, can you break the seal?”

“No problem!”

Tena nodded and said, “This seal was set by the Great Prophet using the Divine Artifact Star God Shield as the foundation. I have studied the inheritance left by the Great Prophet. I can open the outer seal and retrieve the artifact. Without its foundation, breaking the seal within will be much easier.”

“Mhm, then begin.”

Luo Zhancheng nodded, his actions devoid of delay, and he promptly instructed Tena to proceed.

Off to the side, Li Miaozhen, holding the White Tiger Saber, seemed eager to try. However, after carefully sensing the strength of the seal, she quickly abandoned the thought.

Her White Tiger Saber was sharp, but limited by her Cultivation, it would be difficult to break the seal before her in one strike.

And if one could not break it with a single blow, attempting to do so by sheer perseverance would take over a hundred years of effort with her power.

Had not her master Luo Zhancheng chosen not to forcefully break the seal? It was better for her not to overexert herself.

Tena stepped forward, chanting an incantation incomprehensible to the listeners, as a faint glow rose from her hands, emitting an unusual fluctuation that caused the dark light of the seal to flicker unpredictably.

Moments later, a shield about a foot in diameter emerged at the center of the seal.

The shield, resembling a turtle shell, shimmered with specks of starlight, radiating endless mystery at a glance.

This was not an artifact passed down by the Beastman Clan but one that the great Beastman Prophet had fortuitously found among the remnants of an Ancient Battlefield.

However, when the Spider Evil God opened a passage from the Beastman Wilderness to the surface, the Great Prophet decided to seal the Star God Shield here to ward off the attacks of the powerful from the Underground World.

As Tena’s incantation grew louder, the outer layers of the seal began to dissipate, and the Star God Shield, spinning slowly, floated from its place and into Tena’s hands.

“Your Majesty!”

Holding the Star God Shield with both hands, Tena presented it before Luo Zhancheng.

Such a Divine Artifact was beyond her current possession, so she wisely offered it up.

p.s.: I don’t know what happened, but the system somehow gave me a bonus update. However, today has been incredibly busy. Not only can I not offer more, but this chapter ended up short. I apologize for that. I will organize the storyline well at the beginning of the month and give everyone a burst of updates to enjoy then!