Lord Came Back From The Battlefield

In an unknown region of the sixth-tier star domain, an elderly man with white hair sat in a grand armchair, deep in thought inside an ancient hall.

“Master, there might be trouble in Cloudhaven City of the Great Green Star Domain!” A man in a green robe hurried in.

“What happened?” The white-haired elder looked at him and asked.

“Sam Moore’s soul imprint has vanished!” The man in green bowed and replied.

“Dead?” The elder’s eyes narrowed slightly.

The Moore family, an ancient and sprawling clan, had branches spread across the entire mid-tier star domain. To keep track of each branch, the head or the old master of each branch would leave a soul imprint in the clan’s main courtyard. If the soul imprint disappeared, it meant the person was dead.

“It seems so,” the man in green nodded.

“Send a message to the fifth-tier star domain and ask what happened!” The elder frowned slightly.

“We’ve tried. The response from the fifth-tier star domain is that Sam Moore’s three sons have not replied,” the man in green said again.

“Hmm?” The elder’s frown deepened. “I remember Sam Moore mentioning that Yheng Institute intended to send someone to the lower-tier star domain to find that Billy?”

“Yes!” The man in green responded.

“Have someone from the fifth-tier star domain go to Cloudhaven City and see if it’s related to this matter!” The elder instructed after some thought.

“Understood!” The man in green bowed and left.

“Also, check if it’s the Cooper family causing trouble. If it is, that branch doesn’t need to exist anymore!” The elder added.

“Understood!” The man in green bowed again and exited.

…

Upon entering the city, Billy and his group looked around. The buildings and cultural environment were not much different from Great Blue City. The main difference was that the pedestrians on the streets had noticeably higher martial arts cultivation levels, with many being mid to late Heaven Dao Realm and even Entering Emptiness Realm experts.

“Miss Cooper, what level do organizations like the Array Alliance, Alchemists’ Alliance, and Blacksmiths’ Alliance hold in your mid-tier star domain?” Bob asked as they walked.

“These three alliances hold a very special status,” Maisy Cooper replied. “Although they are not the most powerful in terms of overall strength, no force dares to ignore them. This is because arrays, alchemy, and blacksmithing are indispensable to all forces. Many members of these alliances are guest elders of other sects or families.”

“I see,” Bob nodded.

“Additionally, there is a special organization in the mid-tier star domain that you might not have heard of,” Maisy Cooper continued.

“What organization?” Bob asked.

“The Beast Wranglers’ Alliance,” Maisy Cooper replied.

“What? Beast Wranglers’ Alliance? A beast alliance?” Stout exclaimed.

Everyone else: “…”

Maisy Cooper’s mouth twitched slightly. “The full name is Beast Wranglers’ Alliance, specializing in taming beasts.”

“Beast Wrangler?” Azure Fang was puzzled. “Taming beasts for combat?”

“Yes,” Maisy Cooper nodded. “Don’t underestimate the Beast Wranglers’ Alliance. Some high-level Beast Wranglers are as powerful as commanders with thousands of troops.”

“In the mid-tier star domain, how are beasts classified?” Azure Fang asked.

“Ordinary beasts are similar to those in your lower-tier star domain: Spiritual Beasts, Divine Beasts, Sacred Beasts, Holy Beasts, and so on. Above these, there are two common types: Shadow Beasts and Phantom Beasts. Shadow Beasts have combat power comparable to Entering Emptiness Realm experts, while Phantom Beasts are akin to Perfection Emptiness Realm.”

“So powerful? Beasts with combat power equivalent to Perfection Emptiness Realm?!” White Tiger and Judge were stunned.

Previously, the strongest beasts they encountered were at most early Heaven Dao Realm. They hadn’t expected that the mid-tier star domain would have beasts comparable to Perfection Emptiness Realm!Property © NôvelDrama.Org.

“The universe is vast and full of wonders, isn’t it?” Maisy Cooper smiled. “In fact, above Phantom Beasts are two more levels: Hellhound Beasts and Siren Beasts. However, they are rarely encountered, so their exact combat power is unclear.”

Everyone was speechless. This truly overturned their understanding!

“It’s said that some Beast Wranglers can tame Hellhound Beast-level creatures,” Maisy Cooper added. “But I’ve only heard about it; I can’t confirm if they really exist.”

“Alright…” White Tiger shrugged.

About half an hour later, they arrived at an open space a thousand meters away from the City Lord’s Mansion.

“Greetings, Miss!”

Seeing Maisy Cooper, an elderly man with white hair led a group of people over quickly and bowed.

It was clear these were core members of Cloudhaven City’s Cooper family. The white-haired elder leading them was Liam Cooper, the family’s stabilizing force.

Like Sam Moore, he was also a first-rank Perfection Emptiness Realm expert!

“Elder Liam, no need for formalities,” Maisy Cooper raised her hand and pointed to Billy. “Elder Liam, let me introduce Mr. Billy!”

“Greetings, Mr. Billy!” Liam Cooper turned to Billy and bowed.

As he spoke, he roughly assessed Billy’s cultivation level and couldn’t help but show a hint of surprise. Maisy Cooper had only told him to bring people here to reclaim the City Lord’s Mansion without giving many details. He had assumed she brought some powerful experts from the clan but was surprised to see a young man who was only second-rank Entering Emptiness Realm.

He knew Maisy Cooper well; she rarely paid attention to ordinary people, especially peers. Yet now she was formally introducing this young man, which naturally surprised him. He hadn’t realized that ‘Mr. Billy’ referred to the legendary Billy.

“Elder Liam,” Billy replied calmly.

“Mr. Billy, shall we go in?” Maisy Cooper looked at Billy and asked.

“Miss, are we just going in like this?” Liam Cooper was puzzled.

As the elder of Cloudhaven City’s Cooper family, he knew very well the strength of the Moore family in this city. Although his own cultivation level was on par with Sam Moore’s, other members of his family were far behind those of the Moore family. Sam Moore’s three sons included two half-step Perfection Emptiness Realm experts and one ninth-rank Entering Emptiness Realm expert. Additionally, there were many mid-stage Entering Emptiness Realm experts.

In contrast, apart from himself, his son Reese Cooper was the strongest in their family at half-step Perfection Emptiness Realm. The others were at most eighth-rank Entering Emptiness Realm, and their mid-stage Entering Emptiness Realm experts were far fewer than those of the Moore family. This was why his family had been content as second place for a thousand years.

“Let’s go; it’s fine,” Maisy Cooper smiled lightly.

“Miss, it’s too dangerous to go like this. The Moore family…” Reese Cooper also spoke up.

They clearly didn’t know what had happened to the Moore family yet.

“Sam Moore and his three sons are dead; the Moore family is finished!” Maisy Cooper interrupted him with a smile.

“What?!” Everyone from the Cooper family, including Liam Cooper and his son Reese, exclaimed simultaneously.