Chapter 113

Dracula’s Wrath is the Blade of Judgment? Chu Tian’s eyes narrowed.

"Asno, is there anything special about the Blade of Judgment?" Chu Tian asked. He was already certain that Dracula’s Wrath was no ordinary blade, but he hadn't expected it to have another name—the Blade of Judgment.

"Nothing special at all!" Asno shrugged, saying dismissively, "It was once the foremost of the seven great ancient divine artifacts, but it’s useless now."

"Why is it useless?" Chu Tian asked urgently. One of the seven great ancient divine artifacts! And the foremost one at that? How could something so formidable be useless? Young Master Chu felt a pang of heartache.

"Because its current master is you!" Asno regained the arrogance of a Tier 10 magical beast. "In your hands, it’s just a piece of useless junk!"

Ugh... Chu Tian was speechless. Wasn't this clearly looking down on him?

Soon, Asno realized his words hadn't been very polite to Chu Tian. If it were anyone else, it wouldn't matter, but Chu Tian was the master of Miss AK. "Ah! Mr. Vladino, I didn’t mean you were trash; I meant that with the Blade of Judgment in your hands, it is trash!"

Was there a difference? Chu Tian was exasperated by this Tier 10 beast who couldn't even speak properly. "Fine, fine, no need to explain. I understand."

"Hehe!" Asno gave a sheepish smile, scratched his head, and said, "Like all other divine artifacts, the power of the Blade of Judgment can only be unleashed using ancient divine skills. Mr. Vladino, you currently..."

"Ancient divine skills?" Chu Tian’s eyes lit up. As long as Asno could find McKenzie, he could go to Red Moon City to learn those skills! Chu Tian wouldn't give up. "If I learn an ancient divine skill, then what... no, what can the Blade of Judgment actually do?"

"I don't know!" Asno replied bluntly. "The function of a divine artifact can only be known by its master." Asno shook his head, solemnly advising Chu Tian, "Mr. Vladino, although a divine artifact can enhance its master's strength, even if you were to master an ancient divine skill one day, I fear you still wouldn't be able to use the Blade of Judgment."

"Why!?" Chu Tian nearly jumped up. Holding a divine artifact but being unable to use it was absolute torture!

"A divine artifact is only a divine artifact because it is held in the hands of a god!" Asno’s expression grew serious as he pointed to the spatial ring on Chu Tian's hand. "If one day you become a god, then this ring will be a divine artifact! If you cannot become a god, then even if the Creation God's own weapon were given to you, it would still be nothing but junk!" Asno paused, looking at Chu Tian with some embarrassment. "All gods were created directly by the Creation God. Neither humans nor magical beasts can ever become gods. So... Mr. Vladino, you can never..."

"Hehe." Chu Tian laughed. Perhaps Asno didn't know about the situation in Red Moon City? Young Master Chu decided to show off. "You don't need to worry about that. I can learn ancient divine skills in Red Moon City!" However, Chu Tian had very little confidence when he said this. Red Moon City had been established for centuries, and while Batti had taught many students, not a single one—not one—had successfully mastered an ancient divine skill!

"Red Moon City?" Asno pondered for a moment, then suddenly realized. "You mean that guy Batti? Hmph!" Asno let out a disdainful snort. "Does he call those ancient divine skills!? Bah! They are nothing more than slightly stronger domains! I could crush him with one hand!"

"Ah?" Chu Tian was stunned. How could Batti, the last dignity of humanity, the strongest person on the continent, and the Lord of Red Moon City, be treated as insignificant in Asno's eyes? Regardless, Chu Tian was a human, so he retorted, "Hehe, Asno, Batti has a Tier 10 magical beast as a pet!"

"Batti only managed to catch a descendant; it’s nothing to boast about!" Asno remained dismissive. "Mr. Vladino, you don't believe me?" Seeing Chu Tian’s "you're bragging" expression, Asno became agitated. "I speak the truth. What Batti defeated was truly just a Tier 10 magical beast descendant that had only just mastered its domain!"

"What do you mean by 'descendant'?" Chu Tian’s eyes narrowed. A secret—an absolute secret! Not everyone knew things like this. "And you? What level are you?"

"I am an Ancient Magical Beast!" Asno said proudly, as if taking great pride in his status. "What Batti caught was merely the offspring of an Ancient Magical Beast. The strength of such a descendant cannot be compared to us Ancient Magical Beasts!"

"Hmph! That damned descendant! After being defeated by a human, it didn't commit suicide, but chose to become a pet instead!" Asno suddenly flew into a rage. "It threw away the entire dignity of magical beasts!"

A bucket of cold water was poured over Chu Tian's heart. The strongest human on the continent was still nothing in the face of a truly powerful Tier 10 magical beast! Looking at Asno’s hateful expression, he realized there was no hope of making him a pet. Well, at least not for now.

"Don't be angry! It's not worth getting upset over such a beast!" Chu Tian casually persuaded him, then asked as if it were an afterthought, "Do you know a Tier 10 magical beast named Mofit? When it transforms into human form, it looks like a child."

"Never heard of it!" Asno thought for a long time before replying. "Probably another descendant of some ancient beast, right?"

"One more thing!" Asno’s expression suddenly turned serious. "Helping you find someone has already forced me to compromise the dignity of a Tier 10 beast, so I will only do this one thing for you. Everything else, I will not concern myself with!"

"No problem!" Though he said it was no problem, Chu Tian chuckled inwardly. *Just wait, once you finish this task, I’ll slowly trick you. Hehe, with AK here, there's no way you're getting away...*

"By the way, why did you put the Blade of Judgment inside that guy's leg?" After chatting about magical beasts for a while and satisfying Young Master Chu's curiosity, Asno finally remembered the question he had been forgetting.

"Just a small experiment! Hehe!" Chu Tian laughed and brushed the question aside. Since Asno didn't know what Dracula’s Wrath was for, he wouldn't tell him about his own despicable plans. Asno seemed like a rather upright fellow, so it was better to keep things that might damage Young Master Chu's image hidden.

"Oh!" Asno nodded blankly, as he didn't understand what an experiment was but felt embarrassed to admit it. Then, Asno’s face flushed red. He said timidly, "I... I will go find McKenzie immediately, but before I go, could I... could I see Miss AK?"

"Of course. Wait here." Chu Tian said grandly. He turned and walked out of the cave, approaching the beautiful spider. "That guy has something to say to you!"

"Heehee, Boss. What could that lunatic possibly have to say..." AK asked, confused. Before she could finish, Chu Tian kicked her into the cave, shouting, "Don't beat him up again."

AK went in, and Chu Tian gathered his remaining magical pets, explaining the situation while quietly waiting for the outcome.

Soon, *thud—rumble—clatter*. Asno, the Tier 10 magical beast, stumbled out, bruised and battered. He scrambled away, yelling at Chu Tian as he fled, "Mr. Vladino, I’m going to find that person for you right now. Don't forget what you promised me..."

In the blink of an eye, Asno vanished. AK walked out of the cave with a furious expression, grumbling, "What is his deal!? Stuttering and not saying a word, damn it, was he trying to mess with me!?"

Chu Tian clicked his tongue and asked Apache, "You didn't tell AK that Asno is a Tier 10 magical beast?"

"No!" Apache shook his head. In his haste, he had forgotten to mention it. Besides, Chu Tian had clearly handled Asno, so there was no need.

"Tier 10 magical beast?" AK walked quickly to Chu Tian’s side, her eyes shining. "Boss, where is there a Tier 10 magical beast? I’ve lived this long and have never seen one!" She cupped her face with both hands, looking infatuated. "I heard that the King of our spider clan—the great Majesty Asno—is a Tier 10 beast! Heehee, if only I could marry him..."

Chu Tian and Apache exchanged a look, both speechless. AK then realized, "Oh my god! Boss, I think you just said he was the one you were doing business with..." Her body began to sway, and she reached out, pointing weakly at Hummer. "Hummer dear, carry Auntie back, Auntie's legs are a bit weak..."

Ignoring AK, Chu Tian stood before his remaining magical pets and said sternly, "No one is to speak of today’s events!" The fact that a High Priest was using magical beasts for experiments could not be known by anyone. As for the agreement between him and Asno, he didn't want anyone to know about that either! Although it was impossible for Asno to become his pet, and he had only agreed to do one task, with AK around, Asno couldn't just stand by and watch him die. Therefore, Asno was Chu Tian’s ultimate insurance policy!

Returning to the cave, Chu Tian woke up the gold beetle, Raff, gave him a random excuse for why he had fainted, and sent him on his way.

*Beep, beep!* Just as Chu Tian had finished handling everything, his communication stone suddenly rang. Through it came the stern and grave voice of Makley, "Vladino, no matter where you are! Return immediately, this is a military order!"

"Damn it, you take the other pets back!" Chu Tian’s expression changed. According to Caesar's military law, those who disobeyed the Marshal’s orders during wartime were to be executed on the spot, even if they were the Right Chancellor of the Empire! "Apache, let's go!" Mounting his fastest Thunder Eagle, Chu Tian flew back to the military camp.

***

"Vladino, come with me!" When Chu Tian landed, Makley was standing at the camp gate with a livid expression. Seeing Chu Tian arrive, he immediately pulled him toward the central command tent.

Ignoring the soldiers who were saluting with resentment on both sides, Makley lowered his voice and asked, "Vladino, when you were treating the Dragon Emperor at Agula Mountain, how did you handle your relationship with the dragon elders?"

"Not bad! At least they won't make things difficult for me!" Seeing how serious Makley was, Chu Tian didn't dare to boast. During the Agula Mountain medical conference, he had given the elders of the Dragon High Council many treasures and built a good relationship, but that was personal. Once it involved national and racial etiquette, he wasn't sure he could get the dragon elders to side with him.

"That will do!" Makley pulled Chu Tian into the central tent.

Before they could even sit down, Makley dismissed all the guards and said gravely, "The Dragon Clan has entered the war!"