The Rise of the Black Plain

Chapter 2844  Likely location of the Divine Tail

Irus and Tanus were the two planets that Minos and his family intended to visit after Eater, if they failed to find the Divine Tail on that planet. Hearing that the 'King of Beasts' had a history on these other planets helped them solidify their expectations of the worlds indicated by the Sea Serpent.

Pisi's words weren't enough to confirm much, but they were enough to show that the group was on the right track.

'If he had his passages through Irus and Tanus known so far from these worlds, he certainly left an impact behind... Perhaps he lived or built refuges on one of these worlds.' Minos thought to himself, pondering what he would do in the Beast King's place.

The 'King of Beasts' had escaped from Zocarro mortally wounded. In Minos' view, the most rational thing to do in these circumstances would be to go to a safe place where he could at least try to protect himself, seek out special resources previously left in secret locations and stay in seclusion to try to escape the pursuit of death.

Where better to do such things than a place known and prepared as an outpost left by him in a world he knew well?

Given the lack of information from the local forces as to how the 'King of Beasts' had succumbed, Minos was gradually sensing that the Divine Tail would not be in Eater. He still couldn't rule out the possibility that the 'King of Beasts' had secretly come to this world and died here. Nor could Minos rule out the possibility that one of the 'King of Beasts' followers had found him and absorbed the Divine Tail. But he was more inclined to believe that he could get better clues from Irus or Tanus.

"Do you think he died on one of those planets?" Abby asked, as Minos considered the possibilities in his path.

The level 126 local native shook his head in uncertainty. "Hard to say... You must understand that the death of a Celestial is a very rare event. Occasionally we hear about something like this, but it's the kind of thing that easily goes hundreds of thousands of years without happening. It's only when the universe gets really hectic that we see Celestial deaths happening more often."

Pisi said, "But it's possible. We can't say, but it's entirely possible that he died on one of these worlds. It depends a lot on what his last moments were like and what caused this situation. If he had time to escape, then I wouldn't even be surprised if he had come here before perishing. Despite his many mistakes, the 'King of Beasts' loved his people very much."

No one considered the possibility that the 'King of Beasts' had ascended to the Upper Realm. Such a thing would be possible, but all those in the 'King of Beasts' lineage would have shown extreme changes and many would have disappeared from Eater, something that never happened and corroborated the idea that he had indeed died.

"What about this Divine Tail? Was that the 'King of Beasts' Absolute grade absorbable weapon?" Gloria asked, feigning ignorance.

Pisi nodded affirmatively as they walked past an area with various paintings and statues depicting this region's glorious past.

"Yes, as far as we know, he acquired it in Tanus, where he stole it from an heir to an Upper Realm inheritance."

"That..."

"How do you know that for sure?" Minos asked, as his wives looked surprised.

The level 126 Celestial explained, "There was a war over that. As you may know, Absolute grade absorbable weapons can give you the chance to cross the Dawn Gates and enter the Upper Realm.

But while these weapons are practically invisible when not used on the heirs of True Celestials, they become extremely flashy and pulsating as soon as they are stolen from an heir by someone ordinary. This sparked a war at the time, pitting the 'King of Beasts' against a host of Celestials eager to have that weapon for themselves."

Gloria and Ruth of Minos looked at him in concern, as they themselves had absorbed Absolute-grade weapons from heirs.

But Abby remained calm, aware that their Infernal Crowns masked the aura of those essences they had stolen from the broccoli head man and the blind alien they had eliminated in Zocarro.

"So that's what happened..." Minos muttered as he understood the story behind the 'King of Beasts'.

"Anyway, that war forced the 'King of Beasts' into exile, which led to his disappearance, brutal actions on the planets I've already mentioned, and his incessant quest to strengthen himself.

Only an Absorbable weapon does not fully open the Dawn Gates. They say you must meet other requirements and still be able to challenge and defeat a True Celestial. The 'King of Beasts' probably tried to hunt down other Absolute grade absorbable weapons and eventually found someone he shouldn't challenge."

'That's what happened...' Minos thought silently, seeing a clear picture of his target's journey in mind.

"What about his family and subordinates?" Abby questioned. "Is anyone left in Eater?"

"Yes, but few," Pisi said with a sigh. "The madness of the war to enter the Upper Realm wiped out the great history he made on our planet... In the end, his family had to go into exile and the few subordinates who survived the persecution were relegated to a fraction of his domains.

We, his former allies, tried to help his subordinates and family preserve as much as possible through our territorial expansion into their former domains. But we only mitigated their great weakening and prevented the total extinction of the race. In any case, today they are so small that, unless another like the 'King of Beasts' emerges, there is no chance of them posing any danger to his ancient enemies."

Minos wondered if there was any chance of this happening to him in the future, but his situation and that of the 'King of Beasts' were very different. He was a hellish heir to an Entitled Deity, and his world was weak and distant from his current problems.

He had also distanced himself from the affairs of his relatives and, even if he fell, he was confident that the Stuart lineage would remain strong.

But this information was useful to him, making him almost certain that the Divine Tail was not in Eater.

'I'll check out those remnants that Pisi mentioned and determine my next move from there. I imagine Tanus is the likely location of where the 'King of Beasts' died, where the Divine Tail probably is!'