Chapter 158 - Legendary Secret Realm! (Part2)

"No, whether it is the Heavenly Familiar Ranking, global evolution, or this Legendary secret realm update, they can all be considered signs of the times. If I don’t seize this opportunity, I will be left behind.

"If the Federation gets better dragon resources from the Dragon King's Lair than what I have right now, I’ll get left in the dust."

After thinking it over carefully, Lu Ran decided to take the Divine Deer Pendant and attempt Dragon King's Lair.

"Captain Doofus and Sudden Death King!"

Lu Ran walked up to the training area in the backyard and summoned his familiars. Both of them were confused when they saw their surroundings.

Didn't Lu Ran say that we are going to challenge a Hell secret realm? Why are we in the yard?

"There’s a change of plans." Lu Ran told them about the Dragon King's Lair.

"Let's go clear this thing. It’s brand new and full of undiscovered resources and rewards. Since the boss is a purebred Superior-King-ranked dragon, the drops are probably pretty good. Sudden Death King, looks like you got lucky again."

Sudden Death King wasn’t happy at all. It even had a bad premonition.

Sure enough, the intuitive Captain Doofus predicted Captain Lu’s plans and put a firm paw on the lizard’s back.

Woof!

"This boss is bound to be very powerful. Let's prepare the Lightning God Tactic again before we go in!"

In other words, Sudden Death King needed to get beaten up to accumulate dominance! This secret realm definitely wasn’t on the same level as one on Hell difficulty. They had to be properly prepared.

Sudden Death King was devastated and its heart began to bleed. The first secret realm they challenged was a dragon-related secret realm. Gathering Dragon-attribute resources should be a joyous activity, but why did it turn out like this?

***

A while later, Lu Ran’s trio returned to Limitless City and nervously entered the Legendary secret realm, Dragon King's Lair.

As soon as he entered, Lu Ran felt that something was wrong because Dragon King's Lair was a cave lined with diamonds, but with very little space to move about.

Woof!

Roar!

Both of his familiars observed their surroundings cautiously.

Captain Doofus’ eyes sparkled when they saw the diamonds.

Can we mine these diamonds and sell them?

Crack!

Captain Doofus wanted to use the Frosty Sky Greatsword to cut off a chunk of diamond, but it was unexpectedly hard. Not only was it unable to break off a chunk, it even shattered its teeth.

"Stop messing around!" Lu Ran was distraught.

Ugh, this stupid dog. This is a companion diamond that is tied to the very existence of this entire cave. If the diamond is broken then the entire cave will collapse!

I keep telling you to learn more about secret realms, but you never listen! If the cave collapses then we won’t even make it long enough to

see

the boss.

Woof!

When Captain Doofus heard that the cave could collapse, it immediately stepped back. Sudden Death King, who was entering a secret realm for the first time, cast a mocking look at it.

Not so smart now, are you?

Although it didn't know anything, at least it didn’t do anything rash.

Roar!!!!

As the three of them were still finding their bearings, a strong dragon aura emanated from the inside of the cave, carried along by a deafening roar!

Boom!

The cave began to shake. A huge creature, standing on two feet, that looked like a mix between a T-rex and a Western dragon appeared. It didn’t have wings but its scales shined like diamonds. It glared at the intruders angrily with its deep blue eyes.

Behind it floated nine extremely beautiful round blue diamonds. They radiated powerful fluctuations of Rock energy, giving off an oppressive force feeling. Even from a distance, Lu Ran felt as if a mountain was pressing down on him.

Not only were those diamonds hard, but they were also heavy and contained some sort of special intent.

"Retreat!"

The terrifying dragon's might swept out and after a single glance, Lu Ran realized the gap in their power and immediately activated the teleportation function to escape. He was afraid that they would all end up dead if they stayed any longer.

However, during the 10 seconds it took for the teleportation function to activate, they had to endure the wrath of this diamond dragon.

Running was the best choice. There were several tunnels around that were possibly left there on purpose as potential escape routes for challengers. However, although he realized the gap in their power, Lu Ran still wanted to test how wide the gap really was.

After all, he couldn't just waste this trip.

"Sudden Death King stay put. Captain Doofus, attack!"

With a roar from the dragon, the nine diamonds behind it shot out like cannonballs!

Boom!

Shockwaves reverberated throughout the cave. Sudden Death King immediately activated its Lightning Dragon Armor, transforming into a giant dragon, and blocked the attack. This technique was enough to block Captain Doofus’ dragon-slaying sword qi ten times.

When the diamonds struck Sudden Death King, its Lightning Dragon Armor quickly shattered. Although the impact was softened, its scales were instantly shattered, leaving blood holes on its body as it flew backward, roaring in pain.

Roar!

(Captain Lu!...)

While Sudden Death King tanked the hit, Captain Doofus wasn’t just sitting around. It held the Frosty Sky Greatsword in its mouth and compressed its powerful experimental frozen dragon-slaying sword qi down to twenty times intensity.

It turned into a blue hurricane and flew towards the diamond dragon to block its next attack.

𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

This spectacular attack left Captain Doofus with a mouth full of blood, with a bang, it barely managed to crack the diamond dragon’s scales. The slightest trace of blood oozed out, and the attack pretty much did no damage!

Woof!

Both familiars’ eyes widened in outrage. Even Lu Ran was astonished. He quickly activated the Divine Deer Pendant to heal their injuries.

Luckily, the trio was teleported away a second later in the echoes of an angry roar.

"Who on earth can beat that?" Lu Ran couldn't help cursing the moment he got out. He planned to ask Manager Ying to spread this information out to all the major forces for free. They shouldn’t casually challenge the dragon.

The Tyrannosaurus Rex, a King species resurrected by the Federation, wasn’t even worth carrying the diamond dragon’s shoes.

While Lu Ran was toying with his life, the leadership of Beastmaster University was holding a meeting on the Legendary secret realm.

"Qin Ming, you are responsible for making it clear to the freshmen in the combat academy to not challenge the Legendary secret realm. The heads of the other academies are to do the same. This must be done properly." Dean Shi Zhen instructed.

"The freshmen may not comprehend what a Superior-King species or a purebred Dragon-attribute creature represents."

Only this group of first generations knew how powerful Gu Qingyi's Superior-King dragon was.

Not even creatures of the same rank could compare, forget a bunch of freshmen with nothing better than a Champion-ranked familiar. Moreover, Dean Kong just gave everyone a brief introduction on who Yidu was.

He was an extremely powerful level 8 beastmaster from a certain region of the Stellar Moon Continent. That diamond dragon is destined to become his ace familiar. Its talent and potential were definitely top-notch.

"Okay." Qin Ming nodded.

There shouldn't be any freshman who would think that they’re qualified to challenge a King-ranked dragon, right?

He thought for a moment, before freezing. He looked over at Dean Chu Yan of the cultivation. Their eyes met and both had a bad premonition.

If any freshman dared to do it, then it would only be him.

A young male secretary suddenly knocked on the door.

"The latest intel on the Legendary realm arrived. As expected, a fourth-generation beastmaster rashly challenged the level 1 Legendary secret realm."

This report troubled many of the academy deans. Didn't they already issue a notice to not do anything stupid?

"Who is it? It better not be a freshman from the combat academy. Wait, did the kid come back alive?" Qin Ming yelled.

"It's Pedestrian, I mean, Professor Lu Ran. He should be alive, and of course, he didn't clear it."

"Where is this intel coming from?"

It really is him!

"This kid really let a little success get to his head!"

Lu Ran crushed a Low-King Tyrannosaurus Rex, so he must’ve thought that he had a shot with Dragon King's Lair. This probably wasn’t going to end well.

"It’s from Limitless City #7’s Heavenly Familiar Rankings," the secretary replied awkwardly

"Dean Qin, Professor Lu's Gale Sword Dog and Scaled Dragon Lizard both made the rankings in Limitless City #7. That’s how the news of his challenge spread. The Scaled Dragon Lizard is tenth and its reason for inclusion is that it withstood an attack from the diamond dragon head-on.

The Swift Sword Dog beat out your Void Whale and ranked first. Its reason for inclusion is that it wounded the dragon. Now, everyone in City #7’s Beastmaster Square is in an uproar."

Many of the leaders glanced at Qin Ming.

Why is it always this shithead? He kicks up a ruckus when courting death! My orca is inferior to a husky?

Dean Qin's face darkened, and he suddenly stopped caring about the Legendary secret realm. He could only think about how the students would compare him to Lu Ran tomorrow.