The New Teacher

Chapter 384 The New Teacher

A blue-robed eagle-headed man arrived at Eloi's mansion.

"You are..." Eloi walked out of the mansion gate and saw the blue-robed being whose aura was comparable to that of an invincible king, and asked in confusion.

The blue-robed, eagle-headed man smiled and said, "I am the messenger of the Beast God, sent here to escort you to see the Beast God."

"The Beast God's Messenger?" Eloi was taken aback, immediately recalling the mysterious cosmic lord who hadn't shown up before, and exclaimed, "Beast God? Could it be one of the Eight Beast Gods?"

Eloi had also heard that the Beast God Messenger, the Guardian Beast God Messenger, and even the Ancestral God Messenger were all messengers for the highest levels of the Ancestral God Cult.

The blue-robed eagle-headed man smiled but remained silent.

"I'll go with you," Eloi said after a moment's thought. Although she didn't know if it was the Beast God who had helped her, it wouldn't be good for her not to go if the Beast God wanted to see her.

"Then let's go."

After telling Suk, Eloi followed the blue-robed eagle-headed man and flew towards the top of Purple Thorn Island.

On Zijing Island, there's no need to worry about anyone impersonating a member of the Ancestral God Cult. And with the deterrent effect of the previous assassination attempt, everyone now understands that trying to assassinate someone here is a waste of time.

Flying all the way...

I saw those three thousand star worlds, those were the three thousand worlds of divine messengers.

Then I saw the 72 Divine Generals Continent, each continent majestic and endless.

Aloy saw the Temple of the Eight Directions Beast Gods, and around it were 16 other palaces, which were the Temples of the Guardian Beast Gods.

However, the most dazzling place is the innermost core, surrounded by eight slightly smaller Beast God Temples, radiating endless light—the largest Ancestral God Palace.

Whoosh, the blue-robed eagle-headed man led Eloi toward one of the blue beast temples.

When Aloy saw the serpent-like carving on the wall of the Beast God Temple, a thought crossed her mind: "Is that the Water Beast God?"

"We've arrived." The two landed on the magnificent and vast palace plaza. The blue-robed eagle-headed man turned to look at Eloi and smiled, "This is the core of the Ancestral God Cult, one of the Eight Directions Beast God Temples—the Water Beast God Temple." Eloi looked up. The entire Beast God Temple, from the outside, was a magnificent and dazzling palace, hundreds of millions of kilometers high, exuding an extremely ancient and powerful aura. Eloi vaguely sensed that this palace must also be a very powerful treasure.

There were eight guards at the palace gate, all dressed in dark blue armor and wielding powerful weapons. Each of them was an immortal god, but each one gave Eloi a feeling far beyond that of an ordinary king.

"Go in, the great Beast God awaits you." The blue-robed eagle-headed man didn't go any further, but said to Eloi, "Once you go in, you will naturally see the Beast God."

Eloi nodded, stepped to the threshold of the palace, and then entered the main hall.

Spatiotemporal changes.

She was just at the palace threshold, but as soon as Elo stepped into the main hall, she felt the space-time twist, and she found herself in another endless space-time.

On the endless sea, towering peaks rise, each hundreds of thousands of kilometers high. On one of these peaks sits a majestic figure, dressed in a light blue gauze robe. Her upper body resembles that of a human woman, her face veiled in mist and indistinct, dotted with scales. Her lower body is a translucent snake tail formed from flowing water, swaying gently. She looks at Eloi with eyes that are deep and calm, like the endless starry sky and ocean, seemingly encompassing all things.

Seeing her is like seeing the laws of the universe; every move she makes carries the charm of these laws, making one unable to resist becoming captivated by her.

"Aloy pays respects to the Beast God." Upon regaining consciousness, Aloy immediately knelt down.

This was not the first time she had personally witnessed such a great being as the Lord of the Universe; her teacher, the Lord of Darkness, was also a great Lord of the Universe.

A gentle, murmuring sound, like water flowing under the moonlight, rang out.

"Eloi, come here," the beast goddess woman said with a smile. "Don't be so reserved, let's talk closer."

"Yes," Eloi said respectfully, flying over and landing on a mountain peak below the Beast God. Looking up, she felt even more the other's majesty and...grandeur.

It perfectly embodies the idea that "big is beautiful".

"As you probably guessed, I am the Water Beast God of the Eight Directions Beast Gods of the Ancestral God Sect," said the woman with the green veil and snake tail. "I have been watching you for a long time."

"So, the assassination attempt on you by that alien venerable was carried out by me."

Eloi could sense the other party's goodwill and said repeatedly, "Thank you, Beast God, for saving me."

"I know that even if I don't intervene, your human race should have a countermeasure. My intervention is merely a convenient one. I'm afraid you would be fine even if I didn't intervene," the Water Beast God said calmly. "But that alien venerable dared to assassinate you in front of me, so I naturally have to teach him a lesson."

Eloi was astonished; why was this water beast god so protective of her?

The Water Beast God looked at the blue-haired girl and smiled, "Eloi, I sense an extremely pure Teng Snake bloodline aura from you. You must have obtained the Teng Snake's opportunity, right?"

Eloi's heart skipped a beat, but under the other party's all-knowing gaze, she still admitted it. "Yes, I once had the good fortune to obtain some opportunities from the Teng Snake." At this moment, she vaguely understood that the reason why the Water Beast God saw her was probably related to the legendary fallen innate beast god, Teng Snake.

"Tengshe..." The Water Beast God's gaze became somewhat distant, as if she were recalling something. However, she quickly regained her composure and looked at Eloi below, saying, "In the very beginning of the universe's birth, eight extremely powerful Beast Gods were simultaneously conceived. Each one was an embodiment of the fusion of laws, born with the combat power of a universe master. They were truly favored by the origin of the universe. They were all born Beast Gods, and also the original eight Beast Gods of my Ancestral God Sect."

She was filled with reminiscence and emotion.

"But the beast god was both their strength and their weakness."

"Those beings born with the power of a cosmic ruler were initially very strong, but their strength could no longer improve. So at first, they could roam freely in the universe, but when the powerful beings of other races in the universe grew up and discovered the secrets within them, that was the beginning of their demise."

Eloi also knew that the eight innate Beast Gods had all perished, including the source of the Tengshe lineage she inherited, the Water and Sky Beast God Tengshe, which had also disappeared from the universe countless years ago.

The Water Beast God continued, "Don't be fooled by the fact that the oldest Eight Directions Beast Gods were born as rulers of the universe. Our current and later Eight Directions Beast Gods, as well as those guardian beast gods, may not be inferior to them in strength, and may even surpass them. Of course, we Eight Directions Beast Gods all inherit the position of Beast God. Although our strength increases again, we will never be able to improve further."

While those guardian beast gods did not inherit the title of beast god, they still have the potential to rise further.

The woman with the green veil and snake tail sighed inwardly. Why are the Eight Beast Gods so lazy now? It's because they can't improve anymore, so they've all given up and started to lie down. They're all more lazy than the last.

She is no exception.

The Water Beast God looked at Eloi and revealed his true intentions for seeing her. "You possess the legacy of the Teng Snake, which means you are already deeply entangled with my Ancestral God Sect. In addition, you have a very high talent in the Path of the Beast God. I am willing to take you as my disciple. Are you willing to become my master?"

Eloi's heart skipped a beat: the Water Beast God wanted to take her as his apprentice?

Although the Water Beast God has inherited the position of Beast God and her strength can never be improved, she is still the Lord of the Universe and one of the Eight Beast Gods of the Ancestral God Sect, second only to the Ancestral God. Moreover, she is the Water Beast God. Since I am now on the path of water and space fusion, it is not impossible for me to become her disciple.

"But I already have a teacher," Eloi said hesitantly.

The woman with the green veil and snake tail smiled gently: "It's alright, ask your teacher first, and then give me your reply if you're willing." She could tell that Eloi was interested, and the only thing holding her back was probably her teacher's side.

Aloy breathed a sigh of relief and said respectfully, "Then I will go and ask the teacher now. Please wait a moment, Beast God."

The snake-tailed woman understood: "Is it your human virtual universe? That's convenient, go ahead and ask." She wasn't in a hurry, and just leisurely sat there, watching with a smile.

Eloi immediately separated a sliver of her consciousness to connect with the virtual universe and went to ask her teacher, the Lord of Darkness. In fact, even now, she still did not know her teacher's true identity among the human race. She only knew that her teacher seemed very unwilling to reveal his true origins and had set some strict rules to absolutely prohibit the disclosure of his information to outsiders. That's why she was worried and dared not make a decision to become his disciple without authorization.

The virtual universe, a mysterious dark space-time, is a space exclusively belonging to the enigmatic teacher Eloi, and very few can enter.

"Teacher." Eloi appeared, standing in this vast world shrouded in darkness, and called out to the void.

Soon, a sinister and chilling voice rang out. "What business do you have with your master?"

The Lord of Darkness did not appear; only his voice was heard.

Eloi respectfully recounted to her teacher everything that had happened with the Water Beast God.

"I see." After a slight silence, the teacher's voice came again from the darkness, "Since the Water Beast God is willing to accept you as a disciple, then you should become her disciple."

"Yes, disciple understands." Eloi finally breathed a sigh of relief. Although it is common to have different teachers in the universe, it is different for me. I have been taught by the Lord of the Universe. Although it is all a good thing, it would be bad if one of the Lords of the Universe was dissatisfied or felt that I was disrespected.

"Go," the voice said from the darkness. "Remember, even if you become the master of that beast god, or even join the Ancestral God Cult in the future, your roots are with us humans."

Eloi's heart skipped a beat, and she immediately replied, "Yes, disciple understands." She understood what her teacher meant. It was not uncommon for members of the human race to become peripheral members of other forces, but they all did so with the interests of the human race as their fundamental goal.

She is first and foremost a member of the Hongmeng, a human race, and only secondarily a peripheral member of the Ancestral God Cult.

"Go ahead."

"This disciple takes his leave." Eloi bowed and departed.

After Eloi left, voices began to emerge from the darkness again, their sounds carrying a thoughtful quality.

"So, the cosmic ruler who secretly intervened earlier was the Water Beast God?"

"My disciple's opportunities are becoming increasingly unpredictable. He has now gained the favor of the Beast God of the Ancestral God Sect. It is said that the Eight Beast Gods prefer to live a carefree life and rarely take on disciples. I never expected that he would take Eloi as his disciple this time. It seems that our human race may have one more true super existence in the Path of the Beast God in the future."

Eloi withdrew her consciousness, looked at the towering woman in the blue gauze robe with a snake tail in front of her, took a deep breath, and knelt down, "Disciple greets Master."

This is the fourth teacher I have ever had.

The first was a master who had never met him before and had died young. He left behind a legacy crystal related to Tengshe. Although he seemed to be the weakest, he was the one who helped him the most and had the greatest influence on him. He was also his greatest opportunity at present.

The second is the ruler of Liuyun Kingdom.

The third is the mysterious Lord of Darkness.

The fourth one is the water beast god right in front of us.

I don't know how my relationship with this teacher will develop in the future.

A smile appeared on the snake-tailed woman's face. "Very well, from this day forward, you will be the first disciple of my Yu Jiang sect."

Eloi was taken aback: "The first one?"

The Water Beast God nodded and said, "Yes, you are the first disciple I have ever taken as my apprentice. I never used to take on any disciples, so you are my only disciple so far."

This surprised Eloi; she never expected to be the Water Beast God's first disciple. Her previous teachers had all taken on more than one disciple.

This was the first time she had experienced the status of "the first disciple".

I don't know if this new teacher is reliable, but he is, after all, a water beast god. He can at least guide my cultivation.

As Eloi muttered to herself, suppressing the rebellious thought that her teacher was unreliable, she heard her newly appointed teacher say, "Now that you've become my disciple, if you have any questions about cultivation, well, I'll be staying in this Water Beast Temple for a while. You can come and ask me once every thousand years."

"And..." The Water Beast God thought for a moment, "Originally, I wanted to bestow upon you a supreme treasure, but your strength is too weak now. Bestowing such a treasure upon you may not be beneficial to you. Let's wait until you become immortal before we talk about it."

Eloi blinked, wanting to say, "Teacher, please just bestow your gifts; I'm not afraid of trouble."

"Keep this token."

A blue token, emanating a strange aura and neither gold, wood, nor stone, but resembling solidified liquid, flew down in front of Eloi.

Eloi took it; its tentacles felt as warm and smooth as water.

"This token bears my mark. If you encounter any problems you can't solve, just activate it and I'll know immediately and come to your aid."

"However, I hope you won't use it lightly unless it's absolutely necessary," the snake-tailed woman instructed.

"Yes." Eloi carefully put the token away; she already had several of these.

The Water Beast God looked at her and said, "Now you are my disciple, but not yet a true member of the Ancestral God Sect. You will be joining the outer organization of the Ancestral God Sect in the future. However, those outer members are also divided into factions, each led by a Guardian God Lord. Each Guardian God Lord is not an ordinary Universe Lord; they each have several Universe Lords under their command. Among the Guardian God Lords, I have a good relationship with two: the Fengtian God Lord and the Jiuyou God Lord. You can choose to join one of them in the future."

"Furthermore, the Ancestral God Sect has always bestowed treasures upon geniuses who will grow into super beings in the future, as a way of winning them over. However, the level of these treasures varies; some are only given important treasures, while others are given treasures no less powerful than supreme treasures. The Ancestral God Sect values ​​you highly right now, and it's estimated that they will bestow upon you a supreme treasure in the future," the Water Beast God said with a smile. "You can think about what kind of supreme treasure you need, and I'll try to get it for you."

Eloi was stunned for a moment. Didn't this mean that her teacher would give her one treasure, and the Ancestral God Cult would give her another one, so she could get two treasures in the future?

Plus what the Dark Lord teacher gave me...

She's actually going to have three treasures?