King of Beasts

The legendary secrets Lu Ran spoke of were unknown even to the seventh princess, who was born into royalty.

She had thought that the reason no legendary level beastmaster had emerged among humans was simply because no one possessed the talent and potential; their lifespans limited them.

After all, the longest-living humans only had a lifespan of a few hundred years, which was incredibly short compared to some supernatural species.

Even though everyone was at a similar level, why was human lifespan so short?

Now, hearing Lu Ran suggest that humans might have been cursed with limited potential by a legendary species, the seventh princess suddenly found it somewhat plausible.

[I’ll have to consult with Father when I return.]

Currently, Lu Ran was using the secrets he knew to impress the royalty. The more he revealed, the more attention he would receive from them.

In order to gain the opportunity to contact a Pseudo-legendary pet beast, Lu Ran was willing to give everything.

While the two conversed, Yan Yingying reported the situation to her father, Yan Feng. Upon hearing this, Yan Feng’s heart skipped a beat.

He knew that once the royalty recognized Lu Ran’s talent, they wouldn’t stay silent.

“We can’t let them take him!” Yan Feng exclaimed in alarm. “Wait a minute, why did you come here alone? Where are the others?”

“The sudden death king and the seventh princess are waiting for me over there,” Yan Yingying replied.

“How could I have such a foolish daughter,” Yan Feng lamented. “Aren’t you just giving them a chance to be alone? Any more time and Lu Ran’s secrets will be completely exposed.”

At that moment, Yan Feng fully understood Lu Ran’s true potential.

Not only was he the first bloodline throwback in hundreds of years to reach the level of Yan Sizhen with his Flame Sprite, but he also had an astounding culinary manship talent, having personally nurtured a Dragon King of the middle overlord species.

In terms of talent, even among the royalty and imperial clan, he would be among the best, destined to become a legend.

If Lu Ran had a profound sense of belonging to the Yan Clan and grew up within it, it wouldn’t be an issue.

But Lu Ran was ultimately an outsider, not yet fully integrated into the Yan Clan.

If his talent and potential were fully understood by the royalty, and Emperor Yun offered him marriage or a position to win him over, it would be troublesome.

As someone new to the imperial city, Lu Ran might not withstand the temptation. Then, naturally, Lu Ran would switch allegiance from the Yan Clan to the royalty.

“Why are you scolding me?” Yan Yingying retorted, feeling quite unhappy. “What else could I have done?”

Ignoring her complaint, Yan Feng set off personally, and Yan Yingying quickly followed. Before long, they reached Lu Ran and the others.

“Gong’er.”

“Uncle Yan.”

Seeing the seventh princess and Lu Ran engrossed in conversation, Yan Feng wiped his brow and said, “I heard from Yingying that you want to spar with the sudden death king?”

Yan Feng also glanced at the innocent-looking “sudden death king.”

“Yes, I want to see the combat application of the Flame Spirit Technique of Emperor Yan Sizhen.”

“Let’s skip the battle, Gong’er. You’re already a Level 5 beastmaster, while the sudden death king is only level 3. Just have him demonstrate the Flame Spirit possession,” Yan Feng suggested reluctantly. “Battles are too risky. Tomorrow is the sudden death king’s ancestral recognition ceremony. If he gets injured, it could affect the ceremony.”

“What do you think, sudden death king?” The head of the family, Yan Feng, looked at Lu Ran, emphasizing heavily that the seventh princess was already a Level 5 beastmaster. The outcome of the battle could affect tomorrow’s ceremony!

Yan Xiao had already agreed for Lu Ran to train with the Lava Disaster Beast. This opportunity was incredibly rare, and if Lu Ran were defeated by the seventh princess of the royalty before the ancestral recognition and training, it would likely impact his standing within the clan and might cause dissatisfaction among other young members of the Yan Clan.

After all, not every beastmaster of the Yan Clan had the chance to train with the Lava Disaster Beast.

Despite the hints from Yan Feng, Lu Ran remained unfazed.

“It’s alright, Uncle Yan, I won’t use my ace. It’s just a sparring match, not meant to determine a winner,” the seventh princess said with a slight smile.

“A Level 5 beastmaster, you say?” Lu Ran replied. “Before I arrived in the imperial city, I fought off and defeated a Level 5 beastmaster who had ill intentions toward me. The Flame Spirit Technique of Ancestor Yan Sizhen is very powerful; fighting beyond one’s level is no issue.”

Yan Feng: ?

Seventh Princess: ?

“Damn,” Yan Feng thought explosively. “Is this kid really ignorant, or is he just pretending?”

The seventh princess, standing nearby, couldn’t help but twitch the corners of her mouth, feeling that Lu Ran was provoking her.

Although Lu Ran’s ambitions were grand-wanting to pave the way for humanity by defeating a legendary life-currently, he was merely a Level 3 beastmaster. The idea of defeating her by surpassing his level seemed far-fetched.

“Well… alright then.”

At this point, what could the head of the family, Yan Feng, do? He shot a discreet glare at Yan Yingying before suggesting, “Let’s go to the family’s battle arena for a simple spar. Just take it easy. I’ll supervise the whole process to prevent any mishaps.”

Whether it was the seventh princess getting hurt or the “sudden death king” getting injured, both would be quite troublesome.

Before long, Yan Feng had arranged for one of the arenas to be cleared, and instructed people to leave to avoid attracting too much attention to the battle.

From the perspective of the core high-level members of the Emperor Yan Family, they naturally welcomed Lu Ran’s ancestral recognition; after all, Lu Ran’s Flame Sprite held immense strategic value. However, from the younger generation’s viewpoint, many were not pleased. Lu Ran’s return inevitably meant competition for family resources, overshadowing their brilliance.

An opportunity like training with the Lava Disaster Beast, for instance, was seized by Lu Ran to showcase his potential, much to the chagrin of other young members.

“Let’s keep the battle to 1V1,” the seventh princess said confidently at the battle arena. Born into royalty, she had not only trained with the Guardian Sacred Beast but also learned from several legendary beastmasters. In terms of beast taming battles, even if Lu Ran inherited the beast taming skill of the Emperor Yan, she felt she could easily handle him.

While the Flame Sprite’s strengths lay in culinary manship and forging, enhancing the empire’s power, there were many skills more powerful in beast taming battles that the seventh princess herself also possessed.

“No problem,” Lu Ran replied as they both prepared to summon their pet beasts.

Considering Lu Ran’s lower level, crushing him with her ace wasn’t ideal. As expected, the seventh princess summoned a Level 43 pet beast, likely her secondary pet.

[Species]: Wind Demon Emperor

[Attribute]: Wind, Dark

[Species Level]: Middle Overlord

[Growth Level]: Level 43

The pet beast was tiger-shaped, with white fur and dark markings. It soared through the sky on massive dark wings, with a large character for “Emperor” etched on its forehead, exuding an aura of power and majesty.

Even though it was a secondary pet, it had a species level of middle overlord, which made Lu Ran marvel at the seventh princess’s royal status.

On Lu Ran’s side, naturally, he sent out the true “sudden death king.” The massive Shield-winged Dragon King descended slowly in front of Lu Ran, its eyes crackling with lightning as it looked at its opponent, exuding an overwhelming sense of pressure.

“Roar!!!!”

The sudden death king roared, its Dragon Might on full display, instantly causing the seventh princess to show a look of amazement.

“An overlord?”

“An overlord?” Not only was she surprised, but Yan Yingying was also taken aback. No wonder Lu Ran mentioned that he had once defeated a Level 5 beastmaster beyond his level.

It turned out Lu Ran had an overlord pet beast! And it was from the Dragon Clan!

She turned to her father, who didn’t seem too surprised, and asked, “Father, did you know about this all along?”

Yan Feng remained silent. By now, not only had they realized it, but the royalty would soon know that Lu Ran had contracted a middle overlord-level dragon.

For a Level 3 beastmaster without an imperial clan background to contract a middle overlord, this was beyond simple legendary talent.

“Interesting.”

At this moment, the seventh princess’s interest was fully piqued, curious to see Lu Ran’s true strength.

“Tiger Emperor Roar!”

She immediately issued a simple command, having the Wind Demon Emperor use its intimidation skill.

“Roar-“

In mid-air, the Wind Demon Emperor tensed its body, opened its abyssal maw, and unleashed a terrifying bellow. A wave of pressure surged towards the sudden death king.

The tangible intimidation seemed to form a tiger-shaped illusion in the sky.

Boom.

The sudden death king took a step back and then unleashed a powerful Dragon Might.

In the air, a giant dragon illusion also appeared.

The two intense pressures clashed in the sky, piercing a large hole through the clouds.

Crack, crack, crack.

Fine cracks spread across the stone ground around the battle arena.

However, to Lu Ran’s surprise, in this contest of might, the sudden death king was unexpectedly at a disadvantage.

The sudden death king retreated another step, its expression growing slightly grim.

Seeing this, Yan Feng, the head of the family, slowly said, “The intimidation from this dragon king is strong, but with the enhancement from the beastmaster’s royal bloodline, the pet beast has a hard time losing in a battle of aura.”

“Not bad… you should use the Flame Sprite,” the seventh princess said from across the arena, her arms crossed, looking completely at ease.

“Its intimidation has the benefit of my enhancement, so it’s a bit unfair if you don’t use a beast taming skill.”

“Then… be careful,” Lu Ran replied, stretching out his hand as flames enveloped his palm, applying the Flame Sprite to the sudden death king.

“Roar roar roar roar!!!”

With flames covering its body, the sudden death king appeared even more ferocious, letting out a mighty roar. The Flame Sprite gradually formed a layer of flame dragon armor over it, transforming its appearance from the Shield-winged Dragon King into another kind of King of the Dragon Clan!

Its fiery red eyes glared fiercely as it extended its midnight black wings. Its robust body became adorned with fiery red scales, a blend of scarlet and dark hues, resembling the embodiment of a fiery abyss.

Its domineering dragon gaze shifted toward its opponent, the deep red flaming whiskers drifting in the wind.

Feeling the escalating might of the dragon king from the sudden death king, the Wind Demon Emperor remained calm. However, when the intimidating presence of the Flame Dragon King within the Flame Sprite merged with the innate might of the Thunder Dragon King from the sudden death king, the intertwining of thunder and flame intimidation reached the sky. Under the stormy thunder flame, the aura of the sudden death king became violently terrifying!

“Roar!!!” Suddenly, the Wind Demon Emperor and the seventh princess’s expressions changed, and with a “crack,” it was as if the space shattered. The Wind Demon Emperor’s imperial might was suddenly shattered by the thunder flame’s intimidation, breaking like shards of a mirror. The violent intimidatory hurricane then surged toward the Wind Demon Emperor and the seventh princess, blowing them off their feet, unable to remain standing.

The seventh princess crossed her arms to shield herself, but the fierce gale flipped her backward. Witnessing this scene, Yan Feng was greatly astonished and rushed to act, while next to him, Yan Yingying also showed a look of shock, unable to understand how the application of the Flame Sprite caused Lu Ran’s pet beast to unleash such a terrifying power.

Only Lu Ran understood the principle behind this. It was because, during his training in the domain, the Flame Sprite had been honed to an extremely high level. Moreover, the fusion of the Flame Dragon King’s and Thunder Dragon King’s intimidation was an incredibly risky move. Fortunately, the sudden death king could withstand this burden; if it were an ordinary Thunder Dragon, it would have likely been overwhelmed by backlash before it could even intimidate the enemy.

It’s worth noting that the thunder flame dragon’s might is formidable enough to rival even General Ha’s pseudo-legendary pressure. Confronting the intimidation empowered by a princess was naturally manageable.

“Are you alright?” Yan Feng, the head of the family, caught the seventh princess and immediately inquired, seeing her pale face.

“I’m fine,” she replied, though waves of emotion surged within her. She took a deep breath and looked at the thunder flame dragon and Lu Ran behind it. She hadn’t expected to lose an intimidation clash with a Level 3 beastmaster.

As she glanced at the sudden death king and Lu Ran, a brief illusion crossed her mind. She felt that this combination bore a striking resemblance to the depictions of Yan Sizhen and the Flame Dragon King fighting alongside each other in the imperial city.

“Incredible… Is Emperor Yan reborn?” At this moment, she had to admit that the second stage of the Flame Sprite was astonishingly powerful.

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