Chapter 40

“What? It’s the same as the one in the Archimedes gear?”

Everyone’s expression changed as they sucked in a deep breath.

They had never imagined the Archimedes’ Gear of Foresight to appear in the secret realm of the Montcristopher and Zaencrest families.

“Wait… That can’t be right. It was only at the Peak of Stage 9 50 years ago. Are you telling me that it has reached Advanced Stage 9 in only 50 years? How is that possible?”

Only after they came to their senses did they realize a shocking fact.

It had only taken 50 years for the Archimedes’ Gear of Foresight to advanced from the Peak of Stage 9 to Advanced Great Beast Tamer Stage.

‘Isn’t this cultivation speed a little too terrifying?’

“Wait!”

The First Elder suddenly cried out in surprise, “Wait… If the flaming bird appeared in your mystic realm, how did it get out?”

“Calm down, First Elder.”

Zaencrest Badr was in great pain from the First Elder’s strong grip and he hurriedly explained, “It’s extremely rare for a Stage 9 beast to appear in our realm.”

“Moreover, upon appearing on scene, we immediately drew its attention.”

“In a fit of fury, it tried to attack us.”

“However, at this moment, a huge hand suddenly tore through space and broke a corner of the seal. Then, it came in forcefully.”

Zaencrest Badr’s eyes were wide open as he recalled the unbelievable scene.

“At that time, we heard these words from the owner of the hand, ‘This bird is pretty good. Come with me.'”

“In the end, the big hand grabbed the Archimedes’ Gear of Foresight and dragged it out of our secret realm.”

“By the time we had snapped back to our senses, the seal on the secret realm had recovered. It was as if the big hand had never appeared.”

“What? Without destroying the seal, a big hand grabbed the Archimedes’ Gear of Foresight casually?”

Everyone felt as if their brains had been short-circuited.

Such a shocking technique, they had never even thought of it, let alone seen it before!

“Could the owner of that hand be Joe?”

Everyone could not help but think of this possibility.

“That might be the case. Just what kind of terrifying monster is Joe to be able to pierce through the seal with a single palm and to grab the divine beast without any resistance?”

“Also, don’t forget, this happened 50 years ago.”

The First Elder added.

“50 years later, the Archimedes’ Gear of Foresight has already reached the Advanced Great Beast Tamer Stage. What about the person who captured it, Joe, then?”

“!!!”

Upon this thought, everyone’s hearts skipped a beat. The possibility had only just crossed their mind.

‘Has Joe entered the Divine Realm?’

“A living God is really too terrifying!”

The Third Elder could not help but exclaim.

“The 3rd ranked artifact is already so terrifying. Could the top 2 be beasts in the Peak of the Great Beast Tamer Stage?”

“Are they Joe’s beasts again?”

While everyone was puzzled, the 2nd rank was revealed.

[ 2nd place: Grasse of the Fish Hook’s Walking Staff ]

[ Level: Peak Great Beast Tamer Stage ]

[ Phase: Infancy ]

[ Owner: Joe ]

[ Reward: Increase fire-type bloodline origin aura by 50% ]

Whoosh!

As soon as the piece of information appeared, countless golden lights bloomed in the sky and gathered together.

They condensed into a huge fireball.

Inside the fireball, there was not a huge flying bird. Instead, there was a boy with a peach-like hairstyle and was wearing a dudou[1].

The little boy looked like he was only two or three years old. His chubby face was very adorable.

He was bathed in flames. However, not only did he not suffer any harm, he even seemed to enjoy it a little.

“The beast that ranked second is actually a human child?”

“How is this possible? How can that little boy be ranked second? Why is it called Grasse of the Fish Hook’s Walking Staff then?”

“Did the divine board make a mistake? How can a human be ranked second?”

While everyone was busy debating the results…

Whoosh!

A golden light shot out of the ranking board and cut a hole in the sky.

After that, a vast world of flames was projected.

This time…

A divine flaming bird that was as large as an archaic divine mountain hovered in the air.

Its entire body emitted an incomparable aura.

Moreover, it was completely different from the Shield of Mantuhotep from before, or Archimedes’ Gear of Foresight.

Although it looked strange at first glance, it looked like a perfect being upon closer inspection.

It was much better than the strange beasts from the lower rankings.

In fact…

One could sense a royal aura, one of a king’s from the projection.

“Is… Is this the original body of Grasse’s walking staff? Isn’t it too terrifying?”

“It’s at the Peak of the Great Beast Tamer Stage! It’s the second Peak of the Great Beast Tamer Stage of the divine board! Jörmungandr from before was also at the Peak of the Great Beast Tamer Stage, and it was also in its infancy.”

“This is too terrifying! If he were to fuse with the reward, my God, would it become a divine beast?”

At this moment, all the top-tier experts on blue planet were red-eyed.

It was not because of the strength of Grasse of the Fish Hook’s Walking Staff, but because of the reward.

“Fire-type origin aura increased by 50% !”

Rocky Deck felt his palms trembling. This was no ordinary reward.

The power represented by the fire-type origin itself was the most fundamental form of fire energy.

Directly increasing it by half was equivalent to transforming the other party’s bloodline into that of a divine beast’s.

Moreover, the reward was related to origin divine beasts, which was countless times stronger than ordinary divine beasts.

‘If I were to obtain the reward, I can directly become a demigod.’

Rocky Deck growled in his heart.

He was not the only one, however. All the fire-type beast tamers were envious.

It was a pity that their strength was too low. Forget this reward, they had failed to qualify for even the lesser rewards from the divine board.

Excluding the fire-type beast tamers, everyone else wanted to see where the beam of golden light would head to this time.

“The Archimedes’ Gear of Foresight’s reward from before flew directly into the sky, and it left no trace behind.”

“Will this beam head to the same place as well?”

With a flash, the beam of light disappeared into the sky.

“This, they all disappeared into the sky?”

“Could it be that that’s where God Joe is residing at? In the sky?”

“Heavens? Could he be residing in the divine kingdom of the gods?”

“My Heavens, is Master Joe really a god?”

“God Joe, please accept my prayers!”

Many people immediately knelt on the ground and prayed.

At this point, Joe’s presence was that of a god’s within their hearts.

This was because Joe’s feats were not something an ordinary beast tamer could ever hope to achieve,

Even the pope of the Oguapu Palace or the holy lord of La Powo Palace were unable to reach such a level.

‘It entered the skies and vanished… Could there be some barrier separating our world from Joe’s?’

The pope looked in the direction where the golden light had disappeared in the void and gave it some thought.

“There’s no need to think too much about it. The alliance has already been formed. As long as we destroy the rebel army, everything will be under our control.”

Next to him, Abaddon, who was sitting upright on the side of the Red Dragon Lord, transmitted his voice over.

“That’s right. I bet no one from the alliance has considered what our true plans are!”

The pope’s eyes flickered, and a faint smile appeared on his face.

“Hehe, the Great God is an omniscient and omnipotent existence. What we need to do is to let the glory of our Lord once again illuminate this sinful world and wash away all sins.”

“Horace Julius, although they have been persuaded by our plan, we can not let down our guard, understand?”

Salisbury ordered in a serious tone.

“Don’t worry!”

“The information I gave them is all true. Even if they really send people to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean to investigate the ruins, they will not find any problems.”

“However, they wouldn’t expect the Ancient Mirror of the Gods to already be in our hands.”

At this point, their conversation stopped.

If anyone else could hear them, they would be extremely shocked.

The Ancient Mirror of the Gods that could revive the gods was already in the hands of the Oguapu Palace.

“Even if Joe were to step in at that point, he won’t be able to lift a single finger against us.”

“No one is more powerful than our Lord.”

“Buzz!”

The golden light in the air churned for a long time before slowly dissipating.

Everyone was feeling rather nervous.

After all, the 1st place was about to be revealed.

What kind of beast was capable of obtaining 1st place?

“It must be yet another one of God Joe’s pet beasts.”

“That’s right, I support God Joe!”

“Hmph, are you all mad? I don’t believe that he can dominate the rankings alone!”

“That’s right, maybe it’s a hidden artifact of some faction!”

The internet was divided into two factions.

One faction had become a diehard fan of Joe, and they firmly supported him.

The other faction had become his anti-fans, who firmly opposed him. They did not believe that Joe would dominate the rankings.

In the midst of this debate, the number one ranking was finally revealed.

“Buzz!”

A golden light bloomed, and a thousand auspicious colors appeared.

At this moment, everyone in the world was staring intently at the incomparably huge divine board.

They wanted to see what the number one ranking was.

However…

When the golden light burst forth, a palm-sized scarlet bird was projected.

“Squeak! Squeak!”

The little bird flapped its wings. It was like a sparrow, petite and cute.

“Oh? This is?”

Everyone felt that their senses were being fooled once again.

‘This little bird is ranked 1st?’

If it was not for the fact that they had already understood the divine board’s power, they would definitely have disputed the result.

Accompanying the little red bird’s appearance was its information.

[ 1st place: Arakor’s Ring of slavery ]

[ Level: Peak Great Beast Tamer Stage ]

[ Phase: Infancy ]

[ Owner: Joe ]

[ Reward: A cluster of Primordial Fire ]

“Arakor’s Ring of slavery? What kind of bird is that? Is it a Sparrow?”

“Holy F*CK, another beast in its infancy? Was it born at the Great Beast Tamer Stage?”

“I’m crying. I wasn’t as good as a little snake before, and then I was below a little child, and now, I’m below a freaking sparrow?”

Many people were completely speechless when they saw the little bird’s silhouette.

Such a small bird had actually reached the Peak of the Great Beast Tamer Stage.

It was simply inconceivable.

“Arakor’s Ring of Slavery… Is it another form of exotic beasts that we’ve never heard or seen of before?”

[1] A traditional Chinese form of a bodice.