Beastmaster: I'm really just a forest ranger

Chapter 455 The Deity Appears! The Dragon Lord of Guixu!
When an indescribable, terrifying aura emanating from the depths of the sea enveloped the entire ocean, and even time seemed to freeze under this heavy pressure, a sudden change occurred.

Beneath the deep, inky surface of the sea, an endless expanse of ethereal blue light suddenly burst forth.

The light was not dazzling; instead, it carried a deep and vast hue, penetrating hundreds or even thousands of meters into the seawater, transforming the entire sky and sea above into a dreamlike and profound blue realm.

The dark clouds in the sky were edged with blue, the surging waves transformed into flowing sapphires, and even the water vapor in the air refracted a mesmerizing blue halo.

This light had no warmth, yet it sent a chill that seeped into the very bones and a shiver that ran through the very soul of every witness.

"This is so beautiful!"

In the distance, a young beast tamer with a weak will gazed at the magnificent blue light that enveloped the heavens and the earth, his eyes glazed over, and he murmured unconsciously, as if his mind had been instantly captivated by this unimaginable sight.

Chen Yuan, standing on Spark's back, frowned slightly, his eyes serious.

His gaze swept quickly across the sea below—and there he saw that the countless wild beasts that had just been intimidated by Egg and the two giant beasts and had temporarily quieted down suddenly began to tremble violently the moment the blue light appeared.

They no longer roared or struggled; they simply pressed their heads firmly against the sea or the bodies of their companions, their bodies trembling, unable to even whimper, like lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

Alarm bells rang in Chen Yuan's mind, his mental energy was highly concentrated, and a protective shield enveloped his body, ready to deal with any unexpected situation.

The sparks flew to Chen Yuan's head the instant his aura erupted, and the golden-red feathers around his body stood up slightly, ready to strike.

Cola let out a low bark, its azure eyes fixed on the shimmering sea.

The Morning and Evening Flower Fairy quietly flew to Chen Yuan's side, clasped her hands together, and a faint golden halo enveloped Chen Yuan's body.

Egg floated in the air, dragon head lowered, dragon eyes locked on the strongest blue light below, a dark blue light flowed around its body, dragon might was restrained, but power was gathered to the extreme.

Li Tianyun also had a grim expression. The Burning Sky Roaring Tiger beneath him pawed restlessly, while the Dark Stream Nether Dragon coiled its slender body into a defensive stance.

His lips moved slightly, as if he wanted to ask Chen Yuan's opinion: "Advisor Chen?"

"Ang~"

Just as Li Tianyun was about to finish speaking, a long and majestic dragon roar suddenly rang in the ears of all the creatures present.

At this moment, all the beast tamers, including Chen Yuan, felt a violent tremor in their souls, as if they had been struck by an invisible giant hammer, and their consciousness became momentarily blurred and blank.

Those who were slightly weaker let out a muffled groan, their faces turning deathly pale, and they almost fell off their pets' backs.

Their pets, regardless of their attributes or strength, were all frozen in place, their eyes filled with primal fear.

The testicles reacted the most violently.

The long dragon body shuddered violently, the light on its dark blue scales flashed intensely, and its eyes trembled incessantly. The fear originating from the deepest part of its bloodline almost made it crawl downwards.

"hold head high!!"

Egg widened its eyes, shook its dragon tail, and stirred up the sea of ​​clouds.

hateful!

I am not afraid of you!

Boom! ! !
The dragon's roar still echoed deep within their souls, its lingering sound barely fading, when the sea below, soaked in endless blue light, suddenly exploded.

This was not a small-scale explosion, but rather an entire sea area spanning several kilometers in radius was violently overturned from the bottom by an invisible giant hand, with hundreds of millions of tons of seawater being thrown into the air by unimaginable force, forming a super water curtain connecting the sky and the sea.

Amidst this devastating yet magnificent spectacle, a colossal, breathtaking figure burst through the curtain of water and soared into the sky.

In that instant, heaven and earth fell silent, and all things lost their color.

All the light in the world seemed to be absorbed by this figure. The shadow it cast was like the sudden arrival of night, shrouding the vast sea below, along with the countless trembling pets, the beast tamers on high alert, and their companions, in absolute darkness.

Chen Yuan's face was also covered by this sudden shadow.

He raised his head suddenly and his pupils contracted suddenly.

High above, the thick clouds were easily torn apart, and a perfectly formed dragon-shaped body was shuttling and soaring through the sea of ​​clouds.

Its movements appear relaxed and unhurried, as if it were simply strolling in its own courtyard, but its speed is so fast that it surpasses visual perception, leaving only dreamlike, ethereal blue afterimages in the gaps between the clouds.

Moonlight pierced through the gaps in the clouds and shone on its streamlined body, reflecting not a dazzling light, but a restrained, deep blue halo.

Finally, it seemed to have surveyed the sea enough. Its enormous dragon body slowly coiled and contracted, piercing through the last layer of thin clouds, revealing its full form to all those who looked up at it.

The hundred-meter-long dragon body does not appear clumsy or bulky, but rather is full of a smooth sense of power and an ancient divine beauty.

Its entire body was covered with an indescribable blue dragon scale. Each scale was not tightly attached, but rather like layers upon layers of meticulously carved sapphire armor, with faint silver light flowing around the edges, flickering slightly with its breath and heartbeat.

Its dragon head is not ferocious, but rather exudes a kind of indifference and elegance that looks down on all living beings.

The dragon's long neck has smooth lines, and its huge horns, like a crown made of frozen ice crystals, meander backward, exuding an awe-inspiring and inviolable majesty.

Dragon's eyes resembled two shrunken, slowly rotating, deep blue nebulae, profound and cold, as if containing the birth and death of the starry sea and the flow of time. Wherever his gaze fell, one's soul seemed to be sucked into that endless vortex.

Four powerful dragon claws strode through the void, their tips gleaming with a restrained cold light. A long, elegant tail swayed gracefully, its tip trailing wisps of aurora-like blue energy, leaving a dreamlike trail of light behind it.

It hovered quietly in the sky, high enough to overlook all living beings, its dragon head slightly raised, its gaze calmly sweeping over the creatures below, who were like ants—humans, pets, and even Egg, who had previously displayed supreme dragon might.

There was no anger, no curiosity in his gaze, only an indifference as if looking at dust.

"hold head high--!"

It let out another dragon roar.

This time, the sound didn't explode directly in your ears, but echoed throughout the heavens and earth.

With that dragon's roar, the wind stopped, the clouds calmed, and even the surging waves instantly became as smooth as a mirror. It was as if the entire world, under its single thought, had fallen into absolute stillness and submission.

Everything was quiet.

Beside Chen Yuan, the flames swirling around Spark dimmed slightly. It gently flapped its broad wings, its golden-red eyes filled with unprecedented solemnity and apprehension, as if facing a formidable enemy.

Although Cola was still baring its teeth and growling threateningly, its slightly lowered body and bristling fur betrayed its extreme tension.

Morning and Evening Flower Fairy clasped her hands together, converging a layer of pale golden light to protect Chen Yuan within it, her delicate face filled with worry.

Mom is in danger!
Egg did not lower its head.

Despite the immense divine power, its dragon body trembled slightly, and the luster of its dark blue scales flickered, as if it were silently resisting the omnipresent and intense pressure.

But it still held its dragon head high, unafraid to meet the indifferent gaze cast by that supreme being.

hateful!

I am not afraid of you!

Don't be afraid!!!
At this moment, the mutation reappeared.

On the sea surface, the blue water clumps that were originally floating quietly seemed to be summoned by something. They trembled slightly, then broke free from the seawater's restraints. Like fireflies returning to their nests, they transformed into countless blue streaks of light, drawing graceful arcs as they converged towards the divine dragon shadow in the high sky.

The blue light silently blended into its exquisitely beautiful blue dragon scales.

With each one absorbed, the silver patterns on the already deep scales brightened, the azure halo emanating from the body intensified, and the vast, ocean-like divine pressure increased.

It was as if it was reclaiming the scattered power to replenish itself.

Chen Yuan looked up at this scene, his eyes sparkling, and all his previous doubts and guesses suddenly became clear at this moment.

"So that's how it is." He muttered to himself. These blue water masses that drove countless pets mad and directly enhanced the strength of water-type pets were neither relics nor spiritual plants, but rather the water-type primordial energy that naturally dissipated during the awakening of this giant dragon.

Because its energy level is too high and too pure, it naturally condenses into this energy crystal form under the high pressure environment of the seabed.

For ordinary aquatic pets, this is nothing short of a divine blessing, a holy elixir to make them stronger, enough to drive them mad.

But for the dragon itself, this might just be a little bit of moisture from its breath, an unconscious leakage and reabsorption of its immense power.

Having figured this out, Chen Yuan's eyes became incredibly deep.

He took a slow breath, suppressing the shock in his heart. His gaze was sharp and fixed on the colossal dragon high in the sky, which was gathering its power and shone like a dazzling blue star. He slowly uttered the name that seemed to have been told to him by Qing Cang:
"Xuan Ming."

Lord of Guixu Dragon, Xuanming.

When this name, like a piece of black iron sinking into the deep sea, silently rolled over Chen Yuan's heart with immense weight, fragments of related information seemed to be suddenly unlocked by an invisible key, instantly surging into the depths of his consciousness.

Guixu, in legend, is the place where all waters converge and all spirits return to their final resting place. It is the eye of the four seas, the abyss of all rivers, and the end and destination of all water flow, time, and even souls. With this name, its ancient, profound, and vast divine status is self-evident.

The title of Dragon Lord further underscores its supreme and unparalleled status within the dragon race and even the entire aquatic lifeline.

In ancient legends, Xuanming is a deity who governs the North, the Dark Water, the Netherworld, and the cold winter, symbolizing extreme cold, profound darkness, and the power to control death.

According to the information provided by Qingcang, as well as the top-secret data that the association has painstakingly collected, pieced together, and deduced, Xuanming is a legendary creature of water and ice types, and one of the eight great deities.

He was calm and almost eternally indifferent, like a bottomless abyss that swallows all light and sound.

Throughout the long, recorded history, He spent the vast majority of His time sleeping in the unfathomable depths of the ocean, rarely interfering in the mortal world, and showing little interest in the struggles with other deities or in the beliefs and disturbances of the mortal realm.

However, the document highlighted one unique exception in bright red.

Xuanming is not entirely indifferent to worldly affairs; He has a sworn enemy with whom He is irreconcilable and has been entangled for a long time.

Its name is—Burning Heaven Feather Lord Xihuang.

In stark contrast to Xuanming, who slumbers in the deep sea, Xihuang is a legendary pet beast of the fire and light elements.

Xi Huang's entire body was engulfed in an inextinguishable platinum flame, and when its wings were spread, it would continuously scatter brilliant sparks like miniature suns.

Once these sparks fall to Earth, they will ignite the earth's veins, causing water vapor to rise and triggering a prolonged and widespread drought, until the land is barren and everything is scorched, hence the ominous name "a thousand miles of barren land".

His temperament is as volatile as the flames he controls, passionate about struggle and destruction, and sees burning and purification as the meaning of existence.

In the last great war of the gods, the battle between Xuanming and Xihuang was one of the most tragic and far-reaching chapters.

Water and fire, abyss and flame, end and purification—these are the most fundamental oppositions, entwined in the core of divinity, irreconcilable enemies.

"This time, Xuanming has awakened."

Chen Yuan's thoughts raced in a flash. Combining the awe-inspiring power of the deity emerging from the sea before him, a cold and certain deduction had already taken shape: "According to Qing Cang, these deities will appear one after another."

"Now that the Void Dragon Lord, who has been dormant for countless years, has emerged with such a great commotion and such violent energy dissipation, will the Heavenly Feather Lord, who is sleeping in the Flaming Mountain, be disturbed and thus emerge as well?"

This thought made Chen Yuan's heart sink.

The awakening of Xuanming is already a disaster that can affect the entire society. If we add Xihuang, who is an irreconcilable enemy of Him, it will surely trigger a catastrophe that sweeps across the entire world!
At the same moment that Chen Yuan was rapidly considering the worst-case scenario.

All the observation points ordered to monitor this place, whether it was the special operations team led by Jiang Wenning or the various hidden monitoring stations set up by the association, and all the beast tamers who saw Xuanming's sky-covering dragon body through high-powered telescopes, various detectors, and their pets, were all plunged into unprecedented shock and speechlessness.

"What is that? A dragon? A real dragon?" Someone's voice trembled, and they could barely hold onto the binoculars.

"Quickly, report! Xuanming, Xuanming has awakened! Repeat! Xuanming has been confirmed to have awakened! Eyewitness account confirmed, the target's form matches the Guixu Dragon Lord in the file 99%, and the energy level cannot be assessed."

"Send the live footage back to headquarters immediately! Quickly!"

After a brief silence, a broken, hoarse voice crackled through the communication system.

All observers frantically transmitted this message, which was enough to shake the entire world, along with the blurry but undeniably proving data and images, to the command center at their fastest speed ever, using every possible means.

In no time, the news spread like a nuclear bomb dropped into a still lake, triggering a massive and catastrophic reaction at the Beastmaster Association headquarters, the highest command of the Criminal Investigation Department, and among all relevant high-ranking officials in Donghuang.

Woo! ! !
The piercing, highest-level air raid siren instantly resounded throughout all cities along the East China Sea coast.

"Level 1 emergency response plan activated for the entire East China Sea!"

"All Beastmasters, immediately enter a state of combat readiness!"

A series of cold and urgent commands were frantically issued through the encrypted channel.

After a brief period of shock and chaos, the entire Eastern Empire began operating at maximum efficiency, entering a state of combat readiness that had been prepared for a long time.

In the sky, transport planes, fighter jets, and formations of flying pets urgently mobilized roared past; on the sea, warships and aquatic pets broke through the waves and set sail; on land, countless beast tamers, who had been preparing for a long time, rushed to various assembly points with solemn expressions.

The mastermind behind all this, the Dragon Lord of Guixu who reigns supreme over all living beings, remained indifferent to the panic and reactions of the ants below.

His deep blue dragon eyes, like swirling nebulae, merely swept indifferently over the sea below, which had fallen into deathly silence and chaos because of his arrival; over the thousands of pet beasts that trembled and cowered in submission under his dragon might; over Egg's dragon head, which, though trembling, was still stubbornly raised; and finally, his gaze lingered on Chen Yuan for a very brief moment.

Finally, His gaze passed over everything below Him and turned toward the distant West.

At this moment, the ancient, cold indifference in the dragon's eyes seemed to ripple slightly for a moment, as if a burning star had suddenly been thrown into the Abyss of Guixu, which had been calm for billions of years.

He sensed it.

In the far west, an ancient aura, utterly opposite to Him, began to pulsate slowly.

"hold head high!"

Xuanming let out another dragon roar.

Before the dragon's roar had faded, its long, hundred-meter-long dragon body swayed gently.

boom! ! !
Without using any energy, the mere movement of the physical body caused the surrounding sea to churn and the clouds in the sky to be torn apart. The violent air currents formed a visible circular shockwave, sweeping outwards in all directions!

The pets that had finally managed to regain their balance on the sea surface below were once again thrown to the ground in disarray.

The next moment, under the watchful eyes of countless terrified beings, the newly awakened deity turned its majestic dragon head around, its four claws treading the void, its long dragon tail drawing a graceful arc of dark blue light behind it, and soared into the western sky.

His speed was not fast, and he even had a leisurely pace like someone surveying his territory, but every step he took covered countless distances.

In just a few breaths, the dark blue dragon shadow that blotted out the sky had turned into a rapidly shrinking dot on the horizon, and finally disappeared completely into the depths of the western clouds.

As they watched Xuanming's figure disappear completely, the trembling that had originated from the depths of their souls vanished, and the beast tamers and their pets present finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Tianyun's eyes flickered with uncertainty. He silently clenched his fists, his voice hoarse: "Advisor Chen, this..."

After witnessing the magnificence of the gods, Li Tianyun suddenly realized that his pursuit had always seemed incredibly pale and powerless.

No matter how hard you try, you can never catch up with this deity, so what's the point of trying?
What is the purpose of their existence as beast tamers?

Feeling lost and confused, Li Tianyun stared blankly at Chen Yuan, the legendary beast tamer he had set his sights on.

Chen Yuan looked up and met the bewildered gazes of the group. He seemed unaffected by Xuan Ming's appearance, his expression remaining calm: "Report what happened here to headquarters."

"Xuanming headed west; his destination is most likely..."

"The slumbering radiance of the Flaming Mountains!"

(End of this chapter)