King of Beasts

“Yes, there are many.”

Lu Ran said, “Why is it that humans on the Blue Star cannot carve out a Beast Taming Space like those on the Star-Moon Continent…”

This question had always been a point of contention for Lu Ran.

It was also a dilemma that the countries on the Blue Star had been facing.

Especially after learning that the beastmasters of the Star Moon Federation are not bound by the black card and can train freely, countries have become more concerned.

[Evolution.]

[Because the human seeds sent to the Blue Star began evolving from the ‘low level.’]

[The Beast Taming Space is essentially a species talent, a capability only mastered by high-level humans.]

[The humans on the Blue Star have not yet evolved to a life level sufficient to grasp the Beast Taming Space.]

[Meanwhile, the humans on the Star-Moon Continent have completed this stage of evolution.]

The divine deer’s mind was calm, but Lu Ran was somewhat dazed.

[How can one evolve?] He pursued.

[I do not know.]

[However, if my main body were here, I might help you achieve life evolution through legendary power. Other methods you must explore on your own.]

Lu Ran felt a wave of despair; he thought it would be better if the divine deer hadn’t mentioned it.

“Lord Divine Deer, if I have the opportunity to go to the Star-Moon Continent, can you help me evolve to possess the Beast Taming Space?”

Facing Lu Ran’s request, the divine deer gave him a deep look. The mind conveyed:

[The fact that you have awakened a Special Ability through my blessing indicates your talent is exceptional among the Blue Star humans.]

[Would you be willing to become my envoy?]

Lu Ran was taken aback.

Truth be told, the divine deer might not be aware that Lu Ran had long regarded himself as the divine deer’s envoy.

However, when faced with this genuine opportunity, Lu Ran did not agree immediately. Instead, he cautiously asked, “Lord Divine Deer, what must I do to become the divine deer’s envoy?” ř

The divine deer seemed momentarily absent-minded. [The four divine dragons created the world and maintain the balance of life, death, time, and space, but now they have disappeared, leaving the stability of the Star-Moon Continent facing severe challenges.]

“External foes?” Lu Ran asked.

[Civil strife alone is enough to destroy the world.]

[For countless years, the Star-Moon Continent has seen the birth of new legendary creatures, one after another. They vie for resources and battle each other, their actions bringing chaos and frequent disasters to the continent.]

[There are struggles for territory between the sea god and the continent god.]

[There are conflicts between plant spirits and animal spirits, based on their species.]

[There are disputes over Faith among the totem spirits.]

[As retainers of the four great divine dragons, our duty is to maintain the balance and stability of the continent.]

[When the four lord dragons were still present, with their power, we could easily prevent legendary disasters as we traveled across the continent.]

[But after the disappearance of these four lord dragons, our own strength is no longer sufficient to counterbalance the legends.]

[As my envoy, your task is to grow stronger so that one day, you can assist me in suppressing these legendary disasters!]

“I…” Lu Ran felt his scalp tingle upon hearing this task. Okay, I’m not even a legend yet, isn’t suppressing a legendary disaster still quite far off?

However…

“Lord Divine Deer, I can.”

“Without your antler, I wouldn’t be where I am today.”

“One day, when my strength reaches the legendary realm, I will surely share your concerns.”

“I would not hesitate to ascend a mountain of knives or descend into seas of fire,” Lu Ran said, his headache fleeting, as he did not refuse the role of the divine deer’s envoy.

It’s just about suppressing legends, after all.

As the most promising beastmaster of the blue star, he is confident that, like the legends of those four eras on the Star-Moon Continent, he will touch that divine realm.

[Very well, I will wait for you on the Star-Moon Continent.] nodded the divine deer.

[Although the remaining strength I have cannot open a Beast Taming Space for you, I can still offer you another form of help.]

“Wait, Lord Divine Deer, how am I supposed to get to the Star-Moon Continent?” Lu Ran suddenly asked, puzzled.

Now, this Star-Moon Continent seems like an alien civilization.

Is it another planet?

Could it be that he needs to contract a pet beast capable of cosmic travel… and search slowly?

[When I first came to the blue star, I was not alone; other retainers of the dragons came with me. Before they left, they likely set up a teleportation circle on the blue star. You just need to find that teleportation circle.]

After the divine deer granted enlightenment, its antlers shone brightly, and at the same time, a glow enveloped Lu Ran.

Following a chilly sensation, Lu Ran suddenly looked puzzled.

He felt that one of his beast taming skills had been enhanced.

[Name]: Retainer

[Introduction]: The current effect allows a pet beast under contract to have two retainers. After contracting, retainer life can receive an enhancement in strength, talent, or bloodline from the Main Pet. When retainer life and the Main Pet fight side by side, retainer life can utilize a “fusion skill” attached to the Main Pet.

Special effect: Retainer life can be considered as one with the main life, entering the same Beast Taming Space.

Lu Ran: ???

[As a retainer of the Life Divine Dragon, I have a certain understanding of the power of retainers. I detected that you also cultivate this power, so I enhanced your retainer skill. From now on, your training in this skill will be twice as effective. I hope you can use this power to grow quickly.]

Lu Ran was bewildered; he hadn’t expected the divine deer to enhance his retainer beast taming skill.

Now the effects of the retainer skill absolutely stunned Lu Ran.

Does this mean that General Ha, besides the sword spirit, could soon contract the sword grass as well?

And the most revolutionary part is not the increase in the number of retainers.

Rather, it’s the special effect that retainer life can be considered as one with the main life, entering the same Beast Taming Space.

Doesn’t this mean that three pet beasts will only occupy one contract slot?

Wait… he doesn’t have a Beast Taming Space.

However, the black card should serve as an alternative Beast Taming Space!

Is it possible that the sword spirit, sword grass, and General Ha could all enter one black card, acting as a single pet beast in combat?

Could this blessing from the divine deer exploit a bug in Infinite City??

Lu Ran’s heart raced, feeling it was indeed possible, especially since the sword spirit had already exploited a minor bug, indicating that the oversight in Infinite City is not very strict.

If he could exploit this bug, it would be incredibly powerful, effectively multiplying the contract slots!

Lu Ran immediately thanked the divine deer.

“Pitter-patter, pitter-patter!!!” The weather elf was thrilled, even though Lu Ran hadn’t yet developed the retainer skill to the level where a second, third, or fourth pet beast could also be contracted as a retainer. Nevertheless, it eagerly anticipated the day it could contract a retainer of its own.

“Pitter-patter, pitter-patter!!!”

At the same time, after confirming that the divine deer was benevolent, the weather elf nudged Lu Ran slightly, reminding him whether he had forgotten the main purpose.

Of course, Lu Ran hadn’t forgotten. Still, having received so many benefits from the divine deer and becoming its envoy, he felt a bit awkward about asking for more help without having done anything in return, even though he usually wasn’t so easily embarrassed.

[Is there something else? Feel free to speak.] The divine deer’s clone seemed to have noticed that Lu Ran had more to say.

“Lord Divine Deer, the surge in deer spirit faith outside, which I used to find you, is due to an incident,” Lu Ran explained briefly about the threat posed by the Black Dragon.

However, the divine deer shook its head at this.

[At this time, I do not possess any power. The Power of Faith that has gathered can only sustain my clone’s awakening momentarily to pass on some skill experience to you. Soon, I will dissipate completely. I cannot help you with this matter; you will need to resolve it yourself.]

“I understand.”

Although the divine deer couldn’t assist, Lu Ran wasn’t too disheartened, as they hadn’t pinned all their hopes on the divine deer from the start. If Manager Ying proved to be reliable, they could also deal with the Black Dragon King perfectly.

[Hmm.] The divine deer nodded.

It gave Lu Ran one last look, its thoughts active for the first time:

[A seemingly unreliable young human from the Blue Star, though exceptionally talented, lacks a stable character, possibly due to youth and inexperience. Hopefully, he will grow after arriving at the Star-Moon Continent.]

The divine deer didn’t have high expectations for Lu Ran, considering it more of an investment in a human fledgling.

After all… even the four legendary beastmasters born on the Star-Moon Continent, with their extraordinary talents, could only contend with legends. Reaching a level where they could suppress legends was still too challenging.

…

Outside World.

Lu Ran emerged from the Divine Deer’s secret realm, and as soon as he exited, the realm completely collapsed.

“A Blue Star person and a Star-Moon person.”

“Unbelievable.”

Having gained so much crucial information from the Divine Deer, Lu Ran felt that Manager Ying would certainly be at his mercy afterward. This intelligence was truly priceless.

However, the problem was…

Manager Ying, as an intelligence dealer, was in it to earn money to awaken her main body. Once her main body was awake, would she still care about such information?

“There are many ways to make money, but she chose intelligence work, which shows it’s in her nature.”

“Curiosity killed the cat. I guess I can still handle her,” Lu Ran self-assuredly thought, and then he began notifying relevant parties one by one.

He informed Dr. Gu that the Divine Deer lead had failed as it could not be used against the Black Dragon.

Dr. Gu wasn’t surprised by this outcome.

She replied: [Manager Ying’s main body has already awakened and is currently gathering strength. There’s no issue on this end, so you should personally keep an eye on your crows.]

[OKK.] Lu Ran responded.

The dark crows were indeed the main force against the Dragon Palace. The strength of Lu Ran’s dark crow legion was that, even from Green Sea City, a dark crow could kill a general within the Dragon Palace with just a glance, across the endless sea region.

This was the strategic value of the dark crows.

Of course, it did strain their eyes a bit.

However, for Lu Ran, who possessed the Divine Deer Antler, these issues were trivial.

“Before heading to the dark crows, let’s check out the new effects of the retainer skill.”

After hanging up the phone, Lu Ran traversed space again, arriving within the branch of ruins.

At this moment, General Ha and the Sudden Death King seemed to be taking a truce, with the Sudden Death King curled up in a meteorite crater, peacefully asleep.

General Ha, in a state of possession, lay on its back, appearing content.

Seeing this, Lu Ran promptly took out the contract black card and retracted General Ha into the card. This act brought a look of surprise to Lu Ran’s face.

Because the Corpse Dog possessing General Ha…

Sure enough, was simultaneously engulfed by light and retracted into the same contract black card!

They were viewed as a single entity along with General Ha!

[Species]: Sword Domain Dog

[Attributes]: Wind, Ice

[Species Level]: Lower Overlord

[Growth Level]: Level 34

The black card displayed a series of information on General Ha, including species, level, talents, skills, and more. Additionally, with the inclusion of both entities this time, other information was updated as well!

[Retainer]: Winter Sword Spirit

[Attributes]: Necromancy, Ice, Space

[Species Level]: Middle Sovereign

[Growth Level]: Level 25

Under the retainer category was detailed information about the little sword spirit.

The sword spirit’s data was actually updated on General Ha’s contract card!

It seemed that their ability to enter the same black card space wasn’t due to a glitch but rather because the leveled-up retainer skill had been directly recognized by Infinite City.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

“No more restrictions now!”

“But I wonder if, as retainers, they can fuse traits and evolve just like normal contracted pet beasts.”

Lu Ran was excited, planning to awaken the sapience in the sword grass next and have General Ha contract another sword grass, bringing back the Dual Sword school stance.

Three pet beasts considered as one entity entering the same black card-who else could do that?

Unfortunately, General Ha, the sword spirit, and the sword grass were not at high levels yet. Otherwise, he would have sent General Ha in Dual Sword school style to chop down the Black Dragon and give the public a little shock of the retainer style.

For now, since taking down the Black Dragon wasn’t possible, he could only keep this ace up his sleeve for the Blue Star’s top ten experts.

At this moment, Lu Ran even had a name ready for the sword grass.

Since it would be the second retainer of General Ha, the non-biological younger brother to the sword spirit corpse dog.

He decided to call it “Dog Tail,” Dog Tail Grass!