Book 10: Chapter 10: Rush (1)

“Don’t be mad at me anymore Shere, you know big brother adores you.”For what might have been the millionth time in just the last few months, Dyon tried to coax Shere once more, but a Celestial Tiger truly had a fiery temper.Currently, Dyon sat Linlin, hovering in the skies as the tournament below raged onward. Though he seemed to not be paying much attention, he was actually thoroughly scanning the abilities of each and every one below.After announcing the tournament, he split his battalion in two. On one side, there were the young geniuses, and on the other, there were the older warriors who had lost the right to enter the Tower any longer.Dyon thought that he should stoke some competition between them. Though too much might become a detriment, just enough would become a spark to raise their strength.The younger generation resented the older veterans for acting like know-it-alls, while the elder generation disdained the younger for their luck and talent. A healthy resentment might not be too bad.It was in Dyon’s best interest that the matters of the 100^th quadrant be dealt with quickly. After all, though his main body could train while his clone dealt with these matters, his clone still needed to perform well. If things went too poorly, all his bravado would go up in smoke.So, he was simultaneously holding two tournaments. One for the younger generation, and another for the elder. After they were completed, a final tournament would be held between their highest seeds.“Hmph.” Shere snorted, turning her large head as she napped on Linlin’s back.Dyon knew that the celestial babies were more frustrated than angry.One had to remember that just like the kitsune geniuses, they too had been with Dyon in Chaos Universe. So, one might wonder why it was that the kitsune geniuses had become Dao experts, while the celestial babies still hadn’t.The answer was simple. Back then, and even to now, the vast majority of the time Dyon spent on Shere, Linlin, Biibi and Sen, was spent refining their bloodlines and solidifying their foundations.The Celestial Beast bloodline had been plunging downward for several generations already. Back when Dyon first met his master, a bit later, he learned that the marriage between her and Zaire’s father hadn’t been so simple. The matters surrounding this were related to how Dyon and the Daiyu Clan became enemies. This was because his master, Esmeralda, had been promised to the Daiyu line.However, Zaire’s father won in the end, thus resulting in a blood enmity.This was all to say that the reason Esmeralda’s marriage had been arranged in the first place was as a last effort to raise the Celestial Deer bloodline. Luckily, Zaire’s birth succeeded, resulting in a King of King Beasts. Unluckily, Zaire was just one person. His mission wouldn’t technically be fulfilled until he became a breeding stallion for the Celestial Deer Clan.Long story short, this matter had been ravaging the Celestial Beasts for a long time and Dyon had been diligently trying to fix these foundation issues for decades already.He had made good progress already, actually.He birthed the Demon Tiger bloodline within Shere back in the Golden Flame Mystical Realm. After the more than decade since then, Shere’s bloodline had broken through the transcendent barrier and had once more become supreme, in addition to her being a King Beast.At the same time, back then, he also birthed the Diamond Ape bloodline within Sen, and his improvements were similar to Shere’s, he too having broken into the Supreme Grade.As for Linlin, she had been diligently learning under Little Yin and Yang now. The ancestral qi they practiced was very good for her improvement, and her foundations were actually the deepest among the four of them.Finally, there was Biibi. Actually, back then, Dyon had been a bit neglectful of her. It wasn’t on purpose, but his hands were fairly tied.Bloodline compatible with her were too rare. So, Dyon had already decided to slaughter a few Qilin to help her out.[Author’s Note: Recall that the qilin evolved from the celestial deer.]That said, the best way for Biibi to improve would be to dual cultivate with Zaire. If she did so, her cultivation would explosively increase along with her bloodline.However, even with this being the case, Dyon wasn’t willing to force such things. If they were meant to be, it was fine. But… though Dyon nor Zaire had ever said anything, Dyon was fairly certain that Zaire’s heart was set on Little Lyla.  If the celestial babies had cultivated normally, with their minds focused on nothing but raising their cultivation realms, not only would they already be dao experts, but they’d be deep within the realm. After all, unrivaled cultivation speed was one of the special abilities of celestial beast blood.Because they didn’t face tribulations, they didn’t need to consolidate their foundations and could just keep charging forward.However, this was a double-edged sword. And it was precisely because of this Dyon forcefully suppressed their cultivation.Tribulation were painful, but they also came with numerous benefits. It wasn’t an entirely good things to miss out on them, so the four of them had to make it up in other ways.The four of them were working hard constantly. Every time they saw Dyon get further and further away from them, they would feel a stifling humiliation and helplessness.They were supposed to be partners, but they couldn’t even help Dyon. This both enraged and stimulated them.But after Dyon signed a beast pact with Chenglei, it felt as though all their hard work was being looked down upon. Though they knew Dyon wouldn’t abandon them, they couldn’t help but feel this way.