King of Beasts

“Meteor Intent?”

After Lu Ran spoke, Manager Ying, beside him, pouted. What a strange intent, really. Just the sound of it made the sudden death king seem pitiful.

Because learning the power of intent is nothing more than “extreme imitation”.

Imitate advanced creatures, imitate the grand forces of nature, imitate weapons and Equipment…

Meteor… imitating a meteor, isn’t that like crashing down from the sky every day!

Now that the sudden death king truly understood it, one can imagine how many times it must have been smashed.

“Good thing it’s the sudden death king, plus you have a healing-type epic item. Otherwise, if any condition was missing, the pet beast would have met its sudden demise during training, meow.”

“The sudden death king probably thinks the same,” Lu Ran laughed. “But with effort comes reward. Now its attack and speed have transformed due to this intent, and it’s no longer just a big oaf with only species and talent. It finally possesses skills befitting its level.”

“Off-topic, where did the former guild leader get such good stuff?” Lu Ran asked.

“Kunpeng, does this mythical creature really exist?”

Manager Ying said, “This old man has been an archaeologist and mythologist all his life. How could he not have some treasures?”

“It can’t be denied that some divine beast images might be fictional, but since there truly was a supernatural period in Ancient Blue Star, there must have been real divine beasts.”

“Even if Blue Star didn’t naturally produce divine beasts, you mentioned that divine beasts from the Star-Moon Continent had visited Blue Star. It’s possible that traces of those divine beasts were recorded and passed down to later generations.”

“Once the former guild leader comes out of the breakthrough secret realm, I must pay him a visit,” Lu Ran chuckled. “I haven’t met him yet.”

“Yes, talk to that old man about the divine deer. If we can be the first to find the Cross-World Teleportation Array and even send a team to the Star Moon Federation for exploration, the significance would be different,” Manager Ying calculated. Now that the main body was awake, its pursuits had become simpler.

First, set a small goal: become a legendary life.

Having experienced the retreat of spiritual energy, Manager Ying the cat now cherishes life more than ever.

In the face of such irresistible forces, being of an overlord species is certainly not enough. It plans to pursue a higher level of life.

After Lu Ran’s analysis, Blue Star seems to be just a refuge camp from the Star-Moon Continent. In search of the path to legend, it must visit this Star-Moon Continent.

“Let’s land on the island first.” After exchanging intelligence with Manager Ying, Lu Ran joined it to set foot on the island.

At this moment, Zhu Kaixin also emerged from the island. Seeing Lu Ran and Manager Ying arrive together, he exclaimed, “Hmm???”

“What’s going on, Lu Ran? Weren’t you coming alone?”

He chuckled at Manager Ying and said, “Looks like Manager Ying still doesn’t trust you, huh? I’ve never seen it so concerned about anyone.”

“You’re too talkative.” Manager Ying rolled its eyes at the Pig Deity.

“I’ll be staying on the other shore island for quite a while, so let’s have a good exchange.” Lu Ran said.

“I’ve been waiting for this day!” Zhu Kaixin was thrilled. He knew that Lu Ran had first trained the Jiao Dragon team and then provided Gu Qingyi with a large supply of Dragon Blood resources for pet beasts…

Now that Lu Ran was finally here, surely he would study the dragon pig and necromantic pig with him.

“Oh…”

At this point, Manager Ying seemed to remember something and said, “Old Zhu, help guide Lu Ran to improve his skills.”

“Huh?” Zhu Kaixin was taken aback. “Does Lu Ran really need my guidance? In a year, I might not even be able to beat him.”

“That’s a year away. If my intelligence isn’t wrong, the international alliance should have some major plans.”

“Hmm? Manager Ying has been gathering a lot of intelligence lately.” Lu Ran looked at Manager Ying and asked, “What’s the big plan?”

“Isn’t the world battle imminent?” Manager Ying replied, rolling its eyes. “The international alliance’s resource vault is still stocked with plenty of resources. Various countries intend to divide some of these resources to strengthen their own powers.”

“Oh, that matter!” Zhu Kaixin said. “I’ve heard about that too. What’s this about progress lately?”

“Yes.” Manager Ying nodded.

“The countries plan to divide the resource pool into 11 portions; of course, it won’t be an even split.”

“Ten of these portions will be given to the top ten arena masters who will finally ascend to the throne of Blue Star’s beastmaster champions.”

“After all, these ten individuals are the ones who will represent Blue Star in battle.”

“However, the distribution of these resources will happen in about a year, so there’s still a long time to go. Therefore, the Alliance will preemptively separate the largest portion from the 11 parts.”

“This largest portion will be contested by the second, third, and Fourth Generation members from each country.”

“The exact format of the competition isn’t determined yet, but it will definitely exclude the First Generation.”

“They’re scared, they’re scared,” Zhu Kaixin grumbled. “Damn, why aren’t they allowing the First Generation to participate?”

Manager Ying cast a glance at Zhu Kaixin. Currently, two of the top ten arena masters are beastmasters from Xia Country. If they can maintain their positions, the resources they receive will far exceed those of other countries, so there’s no way Xia Country’s First Generation would be allowed to participate in the distribution of the remaining resources.

The throne of the top ten beastmasters on Blue Star is the real avenue for the First Generation to compete for international resources.

“As for the second and third generations of Xia Country, well, they’re just average. In my opinion, it’s better to rely on Lu Ran than have hopes pinned on them,” Manager Ying said.

“Indeed,” Zhu Kaixin nodded.

“But surely each country is thinking the same. They know Lu Ran has command over four overlords. Recently, his legion skill showcased great power, and the countries definitely don’t want to give Lu Ran time to grow and represent Xia Country in the allocation of international resources.”

“Even at present, Lu Ran seems like quite the threat, given that overlord species are indeed formidable.”

“So if I’m not mistaken, the Alliance’s policy should be decided soon, and the schedule for the competitions over resources will likely be arranged right away.”

“Ha, targeting me, huh?” Lu Ran laughed.

“Hmph,” Manager Ying said. “So my point is, you should work on quickly strengthening your pet beasts’ abilities over the next two weeks, and cultivate all three main pets to level 40.”

“That’s quite the pressure,” Old Zhu analyzed.

“The current first echelon of the second generation has already gone through the level 4 breakthrough secret realm and become level 5 beastmasters, with their pet beasts’ growth level capped at level 60.”

“Plus, with the presence of the peak arena, the levels won’t be low at that time.”

“If any of them manage to cultivate a new overlord species pet and fully utilize the resources, even Lu Ran might find it hard to surpass the generations, especially since his legion skill likely won’t be usable, and there’s at least a level 10 gap.”

“Heh heh,” Manager Ying said, noticing Zhu Kaixin was still worried about Lu Ran. “No need to worry; this guy’s strength isn’t all on the Crow legion. Just look at that sword domain-it’s enough to suppress 99% of the second generation.”

“Well, if you put it that way…” Zhu Kaixin remarked.

“Oh, right, didn’t you just say you wanted to spar with Zhu Kaixin?” Manager Ying turned to Lu Ran and added, “Show him the artistic conception your sudden death king just grasped.”

“I’d like to see it myself, too.”

“Huh?” Zhu Kaixin was bewildered, not understanding how he suddenly became the focus.

“Old Zhu, want to spar?” Lu Ran asked.

Zhu Kaixin sneaked a glance at Lu Ran and said, “You won’t make me use my new pet, right? Because in that case, I’m not going to fight you.”

Lu Ran was taken aback, then smiled. “Of course not. You can use any pet beast you like-the ace with the domain, the other main pets at level 50 or so, either way is fine with me.”

“1V1?”

“Yes.”

“Then I’m in,” Zhu Kaixin chuckled. If he used his main pets, there was no pressure.

“Great! I’ll take you to a nearby uninhabited island,” Manager Ying said with a mischievous grin. “So, would you two call this a dog vs. pig battle? Is Shi Jialiang planning to offer Lu Ran a spot in the twelve branches? Considering his achievement against the Dragon Palace sea beast, the old man might actually agree…”

Zhu Kaixin and Lu Ran: ??

Dog vs. pig battle? How rude!

…

Soon, Lu Ran and Zhu Kaixin were teleported by Manager Ying to a nearby deserted island.

Manager Ying announced, “I’ll be the referee. The rule is 1V1. Considering neither of you has free time to waste, let’s keep the beastmasters out of the battle. After you finish, you can go about your business.”

“Alright,” Zhu Kaixin and Lu Ran nodded in agreement.

The two exchanged glances, took a few steps back, and released their pet beasts simultaneously.

On Lu Ran’s side, the sudden death king made its appearance. Although it hadn’t leveled up in the arena, with daily resources, battle training, and meteorite fragments, its level had reached 38.

“Huff, huff,” Zhu Kaixin summoned his pet beast as well-a tall, bipedal rock species pig king.

[Species]: Rock Warrior Pig King

[Attribute]: Rock

[Species Level]: Upper Sovereign

[Growth Level]: 57Nôv(el)B\\jnn

The pig king, resembling an orc with a human body and pig head, was strong and robust like the folklore character Zhu Bajie. However, it wasn’t Zhu Kaixin’s ace, just one of his ordinary main pets.

“Rock species, huh,” Lu Ran noted.

“Shield-winged Dragon King…” After summoning the pet beasts, they each assessed the other’s. Zhu Kaixin said, “I’ve got a 19-level advantage. Still, your level 38 middle overlord dragon king is quite comparable to my mid-50s level middle sovereign pig species. The gap isn’t too vast.”

“We can definitely have a match.”

“It’s a coincidence; we both sent out defense-focused pet beasts.”

“Indeed,” Lu Ran agreed. With both sides focusing on defense, there was no pressure.

“You can attack first,” Zhu Kaixin offered with the demeanor of a senior.

“OK!” Lu Ran instructed, “Sudden death king, meteor strike!”

“Roar!!!!” The sudden death king roared as Lu Ran gave the command.

Zhu Kaixin wasn’t completely familiar with this skill, but it seemed to be a melee attack method.

The sudden death king let out a loud roar, spread its dragon wings, and flew low towards the Rock Warrior Pig King with a fierce expression.

[Defense up. The opponent is also defense-focused, so their attack is unlikely to be strong.]

“Huff,” the Rock Warrior Pig King squinted its eyes and simply created an armor of rocks to see what the Shield Dragon King’s destructive power was like.

However, when the sudden death king got extremely close to the Rock Warrior Pig King, it didn’t initiate a regular attack. Instead, it hugged the Rock Warrior Pig King tightly, and, with a startled expression on the pig king’s face, it shot up into the sky at high speed.

“Roar!! (Hey piggy, have you ever been slammed into the ground like a meteor?)” The sudden death king roared triumphantly.

Rock Warrior Pig King: ?