Lord of the Magical Beasts
Chapter 558: Magical Beast Empire

Chapter 558: Magical Beast Empire

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Everyone was shocked when they saw the Pope-turned human-headed monster. No one could have expected the once high and mighty Pope would be reduced to become such a monster!

“Yang Ling, you... Just what did you do to the Pope?” The Chief Elven Priest turned pale, voicing out the doubt in everybody’s heart.

Originally, she had been worried that Yang Ling, being young and impetuous, would have killed the Pope in a fit of emotion. She had been worried that he would accidentally attract the main Angel Army from the City Amongst the Clouds. To think that Yang Ling would turn the Pope into a monster, a monster that caused one’s hair to stand with a mere glimpse!

Sinister and merciless. This move made the Pope’s life a living hell!

The gazes of the members of the group saw that Yang Ling now had an extra tinge of fear. Even though they knew that Yang Ling had millions of soldiers and could summon a large number of Magical Beasts to do battle, no one expected Yang Ling to possess such an ability.

Wouldn’t he be able to directly turn anyone who pissed him off into a monster?

This ability was too terrifying!

Aside from the Chief Elven Priest, the expressions of even the God of Swords, Golden Lion, and the rest of the group changed. They would rather offend Raymond, who had abilities that were deep beyond comprehension, than the strange Summoner that was Yang Ling. No one wished to wake up to replace out that they had become a monster that was neither human nor ghost!

“Could Yang Ling’s true identity be an evil demon that had come from another dimension, a vile, evil demon?” The God of Swords, Chief Elven Priest, and the rest of the group looked at each other, curious about Yang Ling’s true identity.

It was rumored that in the massive Chaos Dimension, there were a few evil demons whose curse could turn enemies into monsters that would go on to lead tragic lives. It would be troublesome if Yang Ling was an evil demon from another dimension that was hiding his abilities. The threat he posed to the Tailun Continent might even be larger than that of the Sea Demon King and the Pope.

“This...” Yang Ling shook his head bitterly as he saw the group’s doubtful gazes, “Originally, I had only intended to imprison the old Pope. I did not expect him to run around in his fluster and accidentally stumble into a Beast Soul Altar. He was then fused with a group of spiders and pythons. The result was this monster that does not resemble anything!”

Beast Soul Altar?

The group reached an epiphany, all of them heaving a sigh of relief after looking at each other.

“Sir Raymond, do you think that it’s time we killed this Pope-turned monster!” Looking at the Pope-turned human-headed monster, Yang Ling shook his head.

“Hahaha, retribution, this is retribution, why should we kill him?” Seeing the Pope rendered immobile by the many spiders, the Commander of the Dark Association Barbosa let out his hatred and laughed loudly, “The life of a despicable old fool like him should be made a living hell!”

“That’s right, what do we do if we kill him and attract the Angel Army from the City Amongst the Cloud?” The Golden Lion Barker shook his head, while the God of Swords, Great Elder of the Dark Association, and the rest of the group expressed approval over his opinion. In their hearts, the Pope deserved death. Being turned into a monster was what he asked for, and no one was to be blamed for this. There was no need to invite another crisis for a lunatic like him.

We still can’t kill him?

Seeing the consensus reached by the Great Elder of the Dark Association, Golden Lion, and the rest of the group, then looking at the Pope hysterically shouting indignantly, Yang Ling shook his head. To think that that the arrogance of the Pope in the past had become the reason for his suffering today.

Retribution, this was truly retribution!

“Ah... Devil, I... I will kill you!” The eyes of the Pope turned red as he stared daggers at Yang Ling not far away. He desperately wanted to pounce forward and tear him into shreds.

He had completely slipped into insanity after he realized that he had been turned into a monster that was neither human nor beast!

His dream of lording over the entire dimension had been destroyed, and he had been turned into a disgusting human-headed monster. He had become completely broken!

The Pope cursed Yang Ling a thousand times, ten thousand times in his heart! Unfortunately, despite his effortful struggle, as a failed product of the Beast Soul Altar, his strength was weaker than an average spider despite his massive size. He was rendered immobile by the many manic spiders.

That feeling of helplessness made him completely insane!

“Hehe, you’re still talking big?” The Great Commander of the Dark Cavalries let out a cold grunt and snatched over a harpoon from a nearby soldier. He then tossed it fiercely outward, shooting it into the chest of the Pope.

Chitter...

Following the heart-wrenching, pitiful cry of the Pope, the many spiders also started chittering in fear. After looking at their surroundings, they whisked the Pope away toward the nearby forest outside the city. Surprisingly, these spiders were unwilling to leave the human-headed monster that was the Pope behind, even in the face of an unprecedented threat. It was as if they had picked up a precious piece of treasure.

“Do you think you can run?” The Great Commander of the Dark Cavalries laughed coldly and prepared to lead his soldiers in surrounding the scurrying spiders. However, just as he was about to charge out with his spear, a hand pressed down firmly onto his shoulder.

“Barbosa, let him go!” Looking at the spiders running away as they dragged along the Pope, Raymond let out a gentle sigh.

“Sir Raymond, wouldn’t we attract even greater trouble if the Pope was bitten to death by the spiders and attracted the attention of the Core Deity of Light?” The Golden Lion looked at Raymond, a little confused. He was worried about letting the Pope go like this.

“Relax, there’s no way that the Pope will be bitten to death by the spiders. In fact, under the control of the spiders, there’s no way that he could even commit suicide!” Raymond smiled bitterly as he shook his head, then continued, “Perhaps, in a few year’s time, there would be a new breed of spiders on the Tailun Continent!”

A new breed of spiders?

Thinking about the row of engorged teats on the abdomen of the Pope-turned monster, the group reached an epiphany. This was especially so for the Chief Elven Priest. She shook her head with a pained expression, nearly wanting to free the Pope from his misery with a spell. However, she had no choice but to give up after thinking about the consequences of killing him.

“Ah...”

Perhaps he had realized his pitiful end because the Pope let out loud, pathetic wails as he struggled with all his might. Unfortunately, he could not control his body due to the tugging from the many spiders, and he got further and further away from the Holy City. Soon after, he completely vanished into the vast forest.

Retribution, this was retribution for his hysteria and atrocities!

Looking at the direction the Pope had disappeared in, Yang Ling fell silent, overcome with emotion. If the Sea Demon King could be described as being indignantly fighting against fate, using all of the means at his disposal to protect his clansmen, then the Pope had completely lost his mind, attempting to lord over the entire continent like a dictator without regard for any of the consequences.

The starting point of the two was different, and their ends were completely different!

Even though the Sea Demon King had failed, he did manage to fulfill a wish before he died, being able to embrace his lover Christina tightly. The Pope had betrayed everyone around him, his henchmen either died in battle or raised their hands to surrender. No one is going to shed a tear for him even now that he had become a human-headed monster that was neither human nor beast!

In reality, the differences between people were small. However, it was often these minute differences that led to completely different lives!

“All of you, after this, lead your men to destroy the Church completely. As for the territory and resources of the Church...” Raymond deliberated as he looked at Yang Ling, the Golden Lion, and the rest of the group around him, then continued, “The Magical Beast Territory had contributed the most be it in killing the Sea Demon King or destroying the Church. From this day on, the Holy City and the Holy Alliance shall be assigned to the Magical Beast Territory. They will also take control of the Stormy Seas. The rest of the territory and the resources will be split evenly amongst the Dark Association and the various large families. Do any of you have any objections?”

“The Dark Association has no objections. Congratulations, Brother Yang Ling!” The Great Elder of the Dark Association smiled, congratulating the dazed Yang Ling.

The wealth that the Church had amassed over the millennia was all stored within the Holy City. Merely the spoils of war would be an astronomical sum. Coupled with the Holy Alliance that had an expansive area and a massive population, the Magical Beast Territory had become one of the greatest factions on the continent in an instant.

“The Bellimore family has no objections!”

“The Elven tribe has no objections either. Yang Ling, congratulations!”

...

The various major factions had no objections to Raymond’s decision, all of them stepping forward to congratulate Yang Ling. The contributions Yang Ling had made in this crisis were clear to all. His abilities were enough to put him on a level playing field with the other Divine-level Experts. In fact, he might even be a little more powerful.

Being able to sink Evil Demon Island alone and face off against the Sea Demon King, who had abilities of a High-level Deity, was proof of his strength!

Even though Yang Ling seemed to only have abilities equivalent to a Low-level Deity on the surface, both the three head honchos of the Dark Association and the Golden Lion knew that they might not be a match for Yang Ling if they truly fought against each other!

The strong are respected!

The law of the jungle where the strong preyed on the weak holds between countries, and this was the same between Divine-level Expert! With enough strength, one would naturally obtain the corresponding status and interest! Yang Ling had achieved the recognition of the group with his abilities. Coupled with Sir Raymond’s subtle support, there was naturally no one who would dare to step out to object.

“Brother Yang Ling, the area of the Holy Alliance is several hundred times greater than that of the Gold Coast, and it has countless resources and a massive population. After you get stronger, you can consider upgrading your territory into an empire. You will become the first Great Magical Beast Empire in the history of the Tailun Continent!” The Great Commander of the Dark Cavalries Barbosa was all smiles as he patted heavily on Yang Ling’s shoulder.

Great Magical Beast Empire?

Yang Ling had a thought. Soul Energy was getting more and more essential now that he was at the later stages of cultivating Soul Wizard Techniques. Only by having a strong enough soul could he start to grasp deep Wizard Techniques and cultivate the powerful Law of Souls, further allowing him to contact the source energy of this universe. The shortcut in boosting Soul Energy is to spread the faith of the Great Wizard and obtaining the Wish Energy of a large number of devotees!

He had to put in the effort in order to improve!

The greater the amount of effort he put in, the greater the rewards he would obtain!

Looking at the vast territory near the Holy City, seeing the mass of Magical Beasts in his arsenal, Yang Ling was overcome with emotion. He had made it this far with his efforts. The scenes of him toppling the Wissen Castle to him building up the Magical Beast Territory flashed past his mind. He stroked the Battle Soul Blade that was pulsing with Wizard Power behind his back, filled with confidence and anticipation for the future!