Chapter 309: The Descent of a Legendary Saint
“Lei Yuan, let me ask you a question—are you willing to step onto the Transcendent path?”
An hour later, after the two had come to understand the changes in each other, Zhou Ming asked about Lei Yuan’s thoughts in a serious tone.
Although Zhou Ming had little experience with emotions, it did not mean he could not sense the worries in Lei Yuan’s heart.
That was the sense of loss from being unable to be with him, the gap brought about by the difference in their lifespans. That was why he asked her question so seriously.
“Brother Zhou, I can’t perceive the Spiritual Sea at all. Even with the help of an Alliance Legendary Saint, this problem cannot be solved.”
Hearing Zhou Ming’s question, Lei Yuan understood his intentions, and she could feel his willingness to be with her.
But being unable to perceive the Spiritual Sea was like being born blind—unable to see anything, and thus having no concept of what colors even were.
Therefore, becoming a Beast Tamer was completely impossible.
Even the Transcendent systems of the Tamu World were inaccessible to her—she simply could not step onto the Transcendent path.
“You just need to tell me whether you want to or not.”
Seeing Zhou Ming staring directly at her, Lei Yuan took a deep breath and replied with firm certainty.
“I want to. I want to have the same lifespan as Brother Zhou and stay by your side forever.”
Hearing Lei Yuan’s resolute answer, a surge of joy rose uncontrollably within Zhou Ming.
“That’s good. Back then, I promised that when we met again, I would give you a gift. At the time, it was just a simple promise to give you something to look forward to.”
“But now, I know what I should give you.”
Before Lei Yuan could react, Zhou Ming once again pulled her into his arms. Two fangs emerged from his mouth and pierced into her neck.
At that very moment, an angry roar suddenly erupted from outside the door, and a powerful aura pressed down toward Zhou Ming.
“Zhou Ming, what are you doing?!”
Faced with this situation, Zhou Ming seemed to have anticipated it. The Talent Field filled with Predator’s Might instantly manifested.
Before Lei Yuan could even react, she felt a special substance entering her body.
At the same time, the two auras collided, erupting into a storm-like shockwave within the reception room.
However, as part of the Alliance Academy of Sciences, even the reception room for guests was no ordinary structure.
Runic energy immediately lit up, absorbing the impact of the auras released by the two Transcendent experts.
“Zhou Ming, are you trying to challenge the authority of the Alliance?!”
At this moment, a man holding a fiery red long sword had already appeared inside the reception room.
A Weapon Master who had advanced through the Phantasmal Tamer path could condense a fully elementalized Phantasmal Beast into a personal elemental weapon.
With the elemental weapon, the Weapon Master could freely manipulate the corresponding elemental power.
The power unleashed could even directly destroy a small base.
However, after reaching the Transcendent level, control over power became much more refined.
Unless one deliberately intended to destroy an area, they would not waste excess power, so the range of destruction in battle was not as large as one might imagine.
Because of his momentary negligence, Zhou Ming had used an unknown method on Lei Yuan. Faced with such a result, the Weapon Master before him was extremely furious.
Fire-element Energy Particles gathered densely around him, forming a molten, lava-like state that swirled around his body.
Yet, despite the condensation of fire-element energy, there was no sense of heat. Instead, it only made the terrifying nature of those lava-like flames even more apparent.
At this moment, the Director of the Academy of Sciences, Yao Zhentu, also rushed into the reception room.
Zhou Ming had seen Yao Zhentu before. He appeared to be in his fifties and had a rather short stature.
However, aside from being the Director of the Academy, he was also a Transcendent-level Weapon Master, far stronger than outsiders imagined.
Among researchers, he was the most combat-capable; among Beast Tamers, he possessed the strongest research ability.
It was precisely because of his presence that certain forces seeking to interfere with the Academy had failed.
“What’s going on?”
Seeing the tense confrontation before him, Yao Zhentu’s expression turned serious as a lightning-flashing trident appeared in his hand.
Though the old man looked kind and gentle, he had been famously hot-tempered in his youth. After advancing to the Transcendent level, he had even earned the title of Electromagnetic Dharma King.
The Transcendent expert responsible for protecting Lei Yuan immediately explained what had just happened.
“Director Yao, Brother Zhou wouldn’t harm me.”
Seeing that the situation had escalated so severely because of her, Lei Yuan immediately stepped in front of Zhou Ming and vouched for him.
“Director Yao, I only intended to help Lei Yuan step onto the Transcendent path. I have no intention of harming her, nor would I do anything that damages the Alliance’s interests.”
Zhou Ming had not expected that Lei Yuan would be so important within the Alliance Headquarters that a Transcendent expert would be assigned to personally protect her.
“This is not something you get to decide. Hand Lei Yuan over for examination. The method you used must be removed.”
Zhou Ming did not expect such a tough stance. A surge of anger rose within him—after all, Lei Yuan was not an object.
Whether she accepted his bloodline was not something they had the right to decide.
“And what if I refuse?”
As Zhou Ming’s words fell, the faint red Talent Field manifested a blood-colored giant python, and the aura of Predator’s Might filled the entire room.
“Courting death.”
The Transcendent expert protecting Lei Yuan also had a fiery temper. As he swung his crimson sword, terrifying fire-element Energy Particles instantly became active, and blazing flames surged around him.
Just as the situation reached its most critical point, a calm voice restored the reception room to normal.
“That’s enough. Stop.”
As a dark-red streak of fire flashed before everyone’s eyes, Zhou Ming instantly felt his Talent Field collapse. An invisible force sealed his bloodline power within his body.
At the same time, the elemental weapons in Yao Zhentu and the other man’s hands vanished completely, as if nothing had ever happened.
“Greetings, Your Highness Scarlet Sun.”
When a young man who appeared to be in his twenties entered the room, Yao Zhentu and the other immediately clasped their fists and bowed.
Hearing how they addressed the unfamiliar young man, Zhou Ming instantly realized—
This was a Legendary Saint of the Alliance.
Only a Legendary Saint could suppress him so effortlessly with a single sentence.
“Zhou Ming greets Your Highness Scarlet Sun.”
“Your Highness Scarlet Sun, Brother Zhou wouldn’t harm me. Please spare him.”
Seeing the young man before her, Lei Yuan quickly spoke up, afraid that Zhou Ming might suffer because of her.
“You little girl, you trust your boyfriend that much?”
Although the Scarlet Sun Saint had the appearance of a young man, his tone carried the weight of age. Yet to those present, it felt completely natural.
After all, the Scarlet Sun Saint was already several hundred years old—a true relic of the past.
“I trust him.”
“You really are just like your teacher said—traded your intelligence for love.”
After lightly teasing Lei Yuan, the Scarlet Sun Saint finally turned his gaze toward Zhou Ming behind her.