King of Beasts

Inside the ruins space.

General Ha and the Little Sword Spirit were still sparring with the Sudden Death King.

“Shushaa shushaa…”

General Ha held the sword grass in its mouth, and due to the intense slashes, its drool had frozen into icicles.

“Woof woof!”

The Little Sword Spirit transformed into an Erha Crescent Blade, bending its spirit sword body, leveraging the dog’s strength, flying back and forth slashing at the Sudden Death King.

“Roar roar!!!”

The Sudden Death King was having a headache.

If it was just General Ha, Sudden Death King would counterattack a bit to increase the training intensity for General Ha.

However, since General Ha had a little sword spirit baby with it, the Sudden Death King was hesitant to strike back too hard, fearing that one counter could instantly finish the sword spirit.

And it would be the kind of instant finish that even a divine deer pendant couldn’t heal.

But actually, this problem is quite easy to solve.

All General Ha needed to do was have the sword spirit possess it.

Currently, its teaching method was to let the sword spirit observe and imitate the execution of the Dragon Slayer Sword Intent.

However, there was another teaching method, which was to allow the sword spirit to possess its body and personally experience the Dragon Slayer Sword Intent.

In that scenario, while the two are united, the primary damage would be absorbed by General Ha’s body, thus sparing the sword spirit from severe impact.

It’s just that General Ha was indeed quite cunning, choosing not to use the second teaching method, simply to avoid the Sudden Death King’s counterattacks and not wanting to get injured itself.

Nevertheless, although General Ha was thinking beautifully, Lu Ran, the troublemaker, wasn’t planning to let General Ha and the sword spirit learn so easily.

The efficiency of this teaching was just too low.

General Ha only taught the sword spirit the Dragon Slayer Sword Intent; besides that, they didn’t receive any other kind of training.

As for the Sudden Death King, it only improved its defense, without gaining other forms of development.

Now with the arrival of the nine-colored meteorite fragment, Lu Ran, the troublemaker, immediately upgraded their training content.

After Lu Ran’s meddling, the Sudden Death King equipped the meteorite fragment, transitioning from being a mere punching bag back to using the meteorite training method. �

The sword spirit also possessed General Ha, and now this dog and sword pair’s new training content shifted directly from “slashing the Sudden Death King target” to “slashing the meteorite.”

This shift in training not only left the Sudden Death King stunned but also left General Ha and the corpse dog completely bewildered.

For General Ha and the corpse dog, if they couldn’t slash the Sudden Death King back into the sky, they faced the possibility of being directly smashed into a deep pit.

As for the Sudden Death King, aside from being slashed, it could potentially suffer secondary damage from crashing into the ground, making it a truly high-pressure training session.

On the bright side, the training levels significantly elevated beyond the previous monotonous routine-adding the learning of meteor intent for the Sudden Death King, enhancing the possession ability of the Little Sword Spirit, and increasing General Ha’s resilience to blows. It efficiently achieved multiple objectives with one action.

“As expected of me,” Lu Ran remarked after implementing the new training content. He promptly wrapped up and left, unconcerned that General Ha and the others might somehow ruin the ruins space.

Just kidding, this space was reconstructed by a level 8 legendary Plantmaster, and it’s sturdier than the training secret realm by countless times. If General Ha and the Sudden Death King managed to tear it down, he might as well take on their surname.

…

“Hey-what gives?”

“I’ve only been gone for a few minutes, and you guys are playing hide-and-seek with me.”

After adjusting General Ha’s training content, Lu Ran returned to the floating Cloud Baby.

Using his Raven’s Eye, he noticed the Deer Spirit had momentarily stopped but suddenly began running again, quickly darting far away at the blink of an eye.

Seeing this, Lu Ran immediately commanded the Weather Elf to keep pace.

Lu Ran realized that this herd of deer spirits ran when tired, ate to regain their strength, and then ran again-it was a pattern!

However, since he didn’t know where they were ultimately headed, following them was rather mentally exhausting for him.

Of course, while tracking them, Lu Ran didn’t always stare at them intensely. Most of the time, he busied himself with his own tasks.

For example, setting up a pot mid-air to prepare extra backup meals…

Thus, after three days of observation, Fang Lan emerged from the breakthrough secret realm.

Unfortunately, due to the Black Dragon King incident, as a level 2 Beastmaster, she couldn’t contribute much. If the former guild leader returned from the breakthrough secret realm, it might be a different story.

A level 60 and above Overlord Qilin, combined with the former guild leader’s beast taming skills, wouldn’t necessarily be inferior to the Panda Guardian or the Crane Guardian.

“We’ll talk about Fang Lan’s situation later,” Lu Ran muttered to himself atop the cloud.

Originally, if it hadn’t been for the Black Dragon King incident, Lu Ran would have happily continued afforesting Green Sea City by transplanting the Death Forest there, allowing Fang Lan to freely select and cultivate her poison plants.

But now, this affair might have to be postponed for a few days. Tracking down the deer spirits was more pressing!

As Lu Ran continued to track the deer spirits over several days, their figures became increasingly majestic with the spreading fame of the divine deer, and they ran for longer periods.

Finally, persistence paid off, and this herd of divine deer stopped completely after traversing several provinces, coming to rest in a nature reserve.

“Meee~~~~”Nôv(el)B\\jnn

“Meee~~~~”

Upon reaching the forested mountains of the nature reserve, the deer spirits became highly excited and exuberant. Sitting on the cloud, Lu Ran calmly observed them.

Over the past days, Lu Ran’s patience had been thoroughly tested and honed. Unless he saw the divine deer itself, he absolutely wouldn’t prematurely celebrate due to the deer spirits’ unusual behavior.

Fortunately, this time, it seemed the deer spirits weren’t playing tricks on Lu Ran. Upon arriving at this place, it was as if they had completed their mission. Amid their enthusiastic calls, they all transformed into faint light orbs and dissipated into the air.

With a slight jolt in his heart, Lu Ran surveyed his surroundings and discovered, following their disappearance, the entrance to a secret realm appeared here, resembling a dimensional portal.

“What is this…”

Feeling a surge of tension, Lu Ran quickly leaped down from the cloud. Approaching the secret realm entrance, he felt no fear for his safety and decided to attempt entry.

However, the first time he tried, Lu Ran’s entire body passed through the portal like it was air, emerging on the other side, indicating a failed entry attempt. He realized that entering might require a key.

“The divine antler.”

Lu Ran took out the divine deer antler, gripping it tightly. The Weather Elf nestled in his hat, watching the portal. This time, holding the divine antler, Lu Ran smoothly entered the secret realm entrance, seemingly crossing through space. His figure disappeared in a flash, traveling from the Blue Star space to another realm.

Buzz!

Lu Ran’s mind buzzed.

Gradually, his vision shifted from black to white.

This space was completely white, and as soon as Lu Ran entered, he realized that this space was definitely not created by the Infinite City.

Because whenever he entered a trial secret realm opened by the Infinite City, there would always be a system prompt. However, this secret realm seemed like a genuine real-world secret realm, with no trace of interference from the Infinite City.

Walking through the pristine white space, Lu Ran looked around, about to call out, when suddenly his heart began to beat rapidly. Turning around, he found himself staring at a majestic white divine deer lying quietly on the ground with its eyes closed.

The divine deer had twelve antlers resembling colorful branches extending from its head. Its pure white body shimmered with light points like golden stars, giving it a sacred, elegant, and beautiful appearance.

“A divine deer?”

As Lu Ran’s heart raced, the information about this deer appeared before him.

[Name]: ???

[Attribute]: ???

[Species level]: ???

[Growth level]: ???

“Darn it!” Lu Ran cursed under his breath upon seeing only question marks displayed by the eye of data. Was the intermediate eye of data insufficient to read the divine deer’s information?

Speaking of which, how does one acquire an advanced eye of data, anyway?

He had already achieved several SSS ratings, yet the Infinite City had still not leveled up his eye of data…

While Lu Ran was grumbling internally, the previously closed-eyed divine deer finally opened its eyes.

As it moved, Lu Ran immediately stopped his train of thought.

The divine deer’s golden-green eyes were as captivating as deep stars, drawing Lu Ran’s mind in. For the first time, Lu Ran felt the gap in the hierarchy of life.

“Divine deer…” he murmured, while the Weather Elf in his hat shrank back, not daring to show itself.

“Are you… the divine deer?” Lu Ran asked again, nervously. The divine deer slowly stood up, carrying an air of nobility.

Looking into the void, it seemed to respond to Lu Ran.

[“I wouldn’t have imagined so much time has passed.”]

After gazing into the void for a moment, it turned its attention to the antler in Lu Ran’s hand.

[“I am the divine deer, yet I am not the divine deer.”]

[“You can see me as a clone of the divine deer shaped by energy.”]

Energy shaping at the third stage-life shaping?

“Lord Divine Deer!” Lu Ran couldn’t care less about main body or clone distinctions. This was the first legendary living creature he had ever encountered, and he was thrilled beyond measure.

“I am your devoted follower!!!”

The divine deer scrutinized Lu Ran and shook its head, communicating telepathically: [Yet I do not feel any Power of Faith coming from you.]

Lu Ran: ???

Lu Ran’s hand, holding the antler, froze in midair. “That can’t be right…”

[That’s not important.] The divine deer looked at Lu Ran.

[The fact that you have found this place means the spiritual energy on Blue Star has revived, and you must have many questions. I will help you find the answers.]

[If you wish, go ahead and ask your questions.]

Lu Ran nodded emphatically. He indeed had many questions.

To meet a legendary divine deer, Lu Ran felt as if he was close to grasping the truth of the world.

He lifted his head, took a deep breath, and asked, “Lord Divine Deer, as I understand, you are the retainer of the Life Divine Dragon, one of the Four Great Creator Divine Dragons from Star-Moon Continent. But the Star-Moon Continent and Blue Star are not the same place. How did you come to Blue Star, why did you come, and why did you become our Guardian in Lujia Village?”

[A disaster once struck the Star-Moon Continent, during which part of life forms, as seeds, were teleported to this planet to thrive. I followed to ensure these seeds could successfully transform into life.]

Lu Ran’s mouth dropped slightly, his pupils shaking.

“So, humans from the Star-Moon Continent and humans from Blue Star originate from the same source???”

[As for why I protected a group of humans, it was because I knew I wouldn’t remain on Blue Star for long and hoped to have a group of followers to maintain the ecological balance of Blue Star.]

[However, before that day came, the environment on Blue Star dramatically changed, forcing me to leave this planet, leaving only a dormant clone behind.]

Reflecting on the past, the divine deer continued: [Upon leaving, I left behind an antler and blessed that group, foreseeing that one day, someone with outstanding talent would come, holding the antler, to find this place and awaken my clone.]

[It seems that person is you.]

After a brief silence, Lu Ran spoke up, “By the way! The Infinite City, Lord Divine Deer, do you know of its existence?”

The divine deer shook its head: [I am aware of its existence but do not know its origins. Even the Mechanical God might not be able to create such a facility. If anyone could, perhaps it would be the Four Great Divine Dragons. However, these dragons, who govern life, death, and the fabric of space-time, have been missing for a long time. I cannot confirm whether the Infinite City is related to them.]

Even the divine deer… doesn’t know about the Infinite City’s origins.

For a moment, Lu Ran felt a bit lost.

What exactly is the origin of the Infinite City?

[Human child, do you have any other questions?]

Human child???

Lu Ran’s expression twitched. Although he was still young, he was definitely an adult by now. How could he be likened to a human child!