Reincarnated As A Lion In Another World-Chapter 167: Symbol Of The Lion Kings

"Heavenly Beacon?" Kael said.

"Yeah," Chloe replied while shrugging her shoulders.

"What is the Heavenly Beacon? What is it used for?" Kael asked.

Chloe looked at Kael, briefly glancing at his eye-catching golden irises before looking away.

"Heavenly Beacons are the ultimate treasures that allow mortals to traverse space and time to reach the domain of heaven.

Technically, only gods can open the gates to the heavenly realms, but the gods are a bunch of enigmatic beings. Asking them to open a heavenly gate for us is like mud trying to curry favor with the clouds.

We lions are very prideful and wouldn't be willing to serve under any god that isn't a lion, unfortunately, there are no lion gods.

Our ancestor, Silax The Peaceful, once made an agreement with a god that allowed him access to one of the unoccupied Heavenly Realms.

This act boosted our lion race and allowed us to stretch our reaches to many worlds with a solid base.

The longer we stayed in this heavenly realm, the more it transformed to soothe us. During the times of Jin The Purger, it was eventually named The Leonine Heaven.

The Heavenly Beacons are naturally occurring treasures that could be set to permanently open gates to certain heavenly realms.

Although I say naturally occurring, they are spurred into existence by the beings who reside in heaven. Our Leonine Heavenly Realm's Heavenly Beacons are spurred into existence by some powerful lions.

Alas, as powerful as we are, the fact that we don't have a lion god remains a cause for trouble. Countless other civilizations wish to take our heavenly realm for themselves.

And many of them are willing to wage a bloody war if they get the chance.

That is why we make sure to track down all Heavenly Beacons and monitor them closely. If an enemy civilization got their hands on it, they could invade the Leonine Heavenly Realm.

There was a great war that happened eons ago, a war between lions and dragons. The war was devastating and caused many Heavenly Beacons to be scattered across galaxies.

Vassal wilds were lost and we had to track the heavenly beacons. Some of those beacons were only recovered after some civilizations unsuccessfully invaded our heaven.

To avoid more of such disasters, we try to find the lost heavenly beacons. Plus, finding new worlds means access to new resources."

Chloe ended her explanation, eyeing Kael's expression when she said the last part.

Kael of course knew what she was trying to imply, this world was up for grabs for any who had the power to take it.

"How long has the Conquering been stalled?" Kael suddenly asked a question that made Chloe's face darken.

The Conquering, the most important tradition of the lions.

"How do you know…" Chloe wanted to ask but shut up after seeing Kael's cold gaze.

"Ever since the sacrifice of Noel The Great, our efforts to conquer the known universe have been…unrewarding.

These days, we just fight over lost worlds, rather than setting out and conquering everything in our path.

Some say that the Primordial Lion would appear to lead us to our former glory, some are opposed to the existence of a Primordial Lion…"

"Hehehehe,"

Chloe was cut off again, this time by Kael's laughter. Those golden canines glinted under the light of the rising sun, boasting their incredible sharpness.

Kael seemed to have heard the funniest thing ever, "Hahaha, hope you guys are prepared for some restructuring." Kael said in the middle of his laughing bit.

Chloe's eyes fell on Kael's hair, the way the golden strands arranged themselves around his head. His figure was tall, the only person who stood shoulder-to-shoulder with him was Diane.

"It is exactly what you're thinking," Chloe heard Priya's voice in her head, "He is the Primordial Lion,"

Chloe didn't react, she was still skeptical. Sure, Kael looked different from other lions she knew of, but it was too farfetched to call him the Primordial Lion.

If indeed, Kael was the Primordial Lion, it would be a matter of absolute significance, something more important than her. Lionesses would line up to be his consort and lions would seek him for guidance.

She shook her head to remove her thoughts from her head. If what Prya said was true, she was either extremely lucky or extremely unlucky.

"Enough of that," Kael said, bringing all the lionesses back from their deep thoughts. "I want to know where Isaiah is,"

"He's probably with our leader, Prince Xu Ying," Chloe said truthfully.

"Your leader?" Diane interrupted, finally speaking up after being quiet for so long. She folded her arms, propping up her breasts, "Kael is your leader now," She stated.

Chloe simply nodded, not willing to say anything to this Lioness who wasn't even trying to hide her hostility.

"And where is this Xu Ying?" Kael asked.

"He and the rest of the team went ahead to look for the heavenly beacon, Xu Ying had pinpointed the region where the beacon was."

"Where is that?"

Chloe then raised her hand and pointed in a direction, "He was heading towards the sea before we left,"

Kael froze, the direction Chloe was pointing in, wasn't that the same direction as the Paradise Beach Burdo had come from.

Could it be that the heavenly beacon was the cause of 'that phenomenon'? Kael couldn't be sure, not yet.

"Is there anything you're not telling me?" Kael asked. He softened his expression, trying to coax Chloe.

Chloe frowned, Kael's method was too obvious, but she still couldn't deny him his answer.

"I'm not sure, but it's very likely that the heavenly beacon is not the only thing that they will find," Chloe said.

"Elaborate," Kael said.

"The thing is, back in the era of Noel The Great, each Lion King represented a heavenly beacon.

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The heavenly beacon was practically fused with lion kings, basically acting as a status symbol and a bridge between the cosmos and the heavens.

If a heavenly beacon was lost, it just meant the lion king it belonged to had died. So, wherever you find a lost heavenly beacon, you will most likely find the remains of a lion king from Noel's era."

Kael blinked, processing the information, 'It all makes sense now,' he thought to himself.

Any lion king who died alone in this world during that era would have two fates. Either he died in battle without a proper burial, or he was dying and chose this world as his final resting place.

If it was the latter, one could only imagine the kind of ancient treasures they might find.

This could also be the reason why Paradise Beach existed in the first place. The lions weren't just looking for the lost beacons, they were also trying to recover their legacies.

"Gather the wolves," Kael finally said as he began to walk away, "And someone should get Burdo for me,"

Zabita nodded before rushing to the river where Burdo usually stayed with his pride. Priya's eyes glowed grey as she began contacting all the wolves and talking to Commander Bibi.

Chloe just stood there, wondering what Kael wanted to do. Her mind drifted to Wadolius, Diane had mentioned that she was dealing with him before.

"Umm, sorry," Chloe turned to Diane who was still present with her arms folded against her chest.

"The other guy, is he okay?" Chloe asked. She didn't ask out of genuine care, she just wanted a familiar face in this unfamiliar place.

Unfortunately for her, Diane wasn't in the mood to answer questions, especially from her.

Before Chloe could react, Diane responded by lunging at her and delivering a sharp jab to her chest. The punch was heavy but the light enough habit didn't break the winged lady's sternum.

Chloe flew back and fell to the ground, unable to respond to her sudden attack. She whizzed and gasped for breath, feeling the agonizing pain coming from her chest.

She looked up to see that Diane was already walking away. Chloe could only stand up while wearing a deep malicious scowl on her face.

At the same time, she couldn't really blame them, all this was because of Isaiah.

Isaiah…

She hoped he was suffering wherever he was right now.

Meanwhile, Kael followed a certain familiar path while sinking deep in his thoughts.

He wasn't worried that Chloe would run away as such an act would be classified as disloyalty.

He was thinking of the information he had gotten from her. He realized that there was a lot he didn't know about the lions, their culture, and civilization as a whole.

He may have the memories of the Primordial Lions, but a lot also happened during the periods they were not around.

Kael also thought of the significance of the heavenly beacon. He already knew that heaven existed as Noel had mentioned it a few times in his memories, he just didn't know how to get there.

A whole heavenly realm dominated and populated by the mighty lions. If he wanted to enter heaven, which he would, he had to do it strategically.

'Heavenly beacon, the symbol of a lion king,' Kael mused, 'I must get it for myself.'