Chapter 241 - Twin Crow’s Evolution, Lord of the Uncanny!

After Lu Ran’s approval, Jialan let out a breath of relief. The top figures in the domestic special abilities community had been eager to meet Lu Ran for a long time, but they never had the chance.

Lu Ran was extremely powerful. Even the leaders of the special abilities organization in India suspected that his abilities were related to special powers. If they could invite him to visit India and exchange insights, that would be ideal.

Jialan seemed like she wanted to say more, but at that moment, another group arrived.

Lu Ran showed a helpless expression and tapped Sudden Death King, saying, “I’m exhausted. Wake me up when the evolution energy surge happens. I’m going to take a nap.”

Sudden Death King decided to be cooperative, promptly folding its wings and enclosing Lu Ran, Captain Doofus, and Dark Crow within. From the outside, only a shield-like structure resembling a solid rock was visible. It completely blocked off any sight of Lu Ran.

“This guy is so annoying.” Nearby, Manasa, whose hair resembled writhing snakes, muttered with a glint in her eyes.

“Strong individuals tend to have unique personalities. Besides, constant disturbances can be quite irritating,” said Jiana, a special ability user, as she glanced at the other newcomers.

“Agreed.” Jialan nodded. “In that case, let’s evolve our familiars here as well. Once Lu Ran is done, we can talk to him.”

The three stepped back and waited. The people who arrived afterward noticed that Lu Ran had sealed himself away and fell into silence. Realizing they wouldn’t be able to approach him, they wisely refrained from calling out to him and instead chose to set up camp nearby to evolve their own familiars.

Initially, Lu Ran had picked a relatively quiet location. However, the area soon became crowded. Even the sky was filled with media reporters mounted on flying familiars, observing the scene below.

“

Hehe.

”

One particular reporter, White Mouse, who had previously broken exclusive news about Lu Ran, had once again appeared in the Evolution Secret Realm.

Some foreign powerhouses who were here out of curiosity noticed White Mouse and asked, “White Mouse, who are you focusing on this time?”

“Of course, it’s Lu Ran. Even though it might be difficult to witness another miracle, he’s still the most talked-about figure. I’m also curious about what his swordsdog will evolve into.”

White Mouse speculated that Lu Ran had come here to evolve his first familiar. As for the crow, she didn’t have much information on it and refrained from guessing.

“Of course, Ice King is also worth watching aside from Lu Ran! I heard he’s here too,” White Mouse said.

The Four Kings of Frost and Snow were the first team to clear a Legendary Secret Realm. All four members were level 3 beastmasters, standing at the peak of the third generation. Most intel about Legendary Secret Realms came from them. If not for their information, Lu Ran wouldn’t have known that the secret realm rating was tied to the number of participants.

Rumors suggested that after their clear, the four regretted not tackling the challenge with just two members instead. No one doubted their strength. As the first team in the world to clear a Legendary Secret Realm, their power was beyond question.

Ice King, the leader of the Frost and Snow Team, was the only one among them who had nurtured a new familiar. If he had appeared, it was definitely worth paying attention to. A powerhouse of his caliber wouldn’t invest in a weak familiar.

“Oh, and...” White Mouse continued using her journalistic instincts, chatting with the gathered elites.

After some time, a system notification finally sounded.

[Evolution Energy Surge Countdown: 60 Seconds.]

[Tip 1: ...]

Similar to the last Evolution Secret Realm, the broadcast echoed in everyone’s ears, prompting the beastmasters to stop chatting and focus with serious expressions.

At this moment, Sudden Death King’s wings slowly unfolded, drawing the attention of many. When they looked inside, their jaws nearly dropped. Lu Ran, Dark Crow, and Captain Doofus were all leaning against the dragon, resting with their eyes closed.

As the countdown began, Lu Ran slowly opened his eyes.

“It’s starting. Dark Crow!”

“At your command!” Dark Crow shot into the sky.

“That one?”

The onlookers turned their attention to the crow that had taken off, while the swordsdog remained completely still. It seemed that Lu Ran had chosen to evolve this level 30 Dark-Spirit-attribute Superior Champion crow.

From its attributes and species, the crow was already considered impressive for reaching Superior Champion at level 30. However, people still couldn’t see how this crow could surpass the Dragon King beside it.

Lu Ran is a Dragon Chef. There’s no way he’s also a Crow Chef, right?

Taking advantage of the fact that Lu Ran had appeared and the evolution energy surge had not yet begun, White Mouse boldly flew closer and asked, “Lu Ran, may I ask—”

“Shut up! Who do you think you are, disturbing my evolution?”

Before Lu Ran could respond, Dark Crow screamed furiously at White Mouse.

At that moment, Lu Ran’s Soul Amplification was fully enhancing Dark Crow. From the crow’s perspective, any disruption to Lu Ran was an attempt to sabotage its great evolution.

A talking crow...

White Mouse blinked in surprise. The crow’s personality was quite distinctive. What caught her off guard even more was that this crow seemed to know exactly what she wanted.

“You just want to know what I’ll evolve into, right? Just watch and see. Don’t ask!”

Dark Crow’s overwhelming desire to show off made Lu Ran sigh. Fortunately, White Mouse took the hint and backed off.

“Damn crow...”

White Mouse left, feeling aggrieved.

She hadn’t expected to be completely shut down. Not even by Lu Ran, but by a crow.

As other people discussed what just happened, the ground cracked and brilliant light burst forth.

“It’s happening!”

“It’s surging!”

“It’s starting, it’s starting!”

“Evolve, my familiar!”

Excited voices echoed across the secret realm. Amidst the roaring energy, countless beastmasters threw their Trait Crystals toward their familiars. Lu Ran was no exception. He tossed out the Undead Clone Trait Crystal.

Aside from that, Dark Crow had already absorbed all other necessary resources beforehand. This crystal would serve as the final key to its evolution.

Although Dark Crow didn’t receive the same Soul Cuisine treatment as Captain Doofus and Sudden Death King, the Millennium Soul Bone had still massively enhanced its soul power, making it a perfect fit for the Undead Clone Trait.

However, the real factor determining Dark Crow’s evolution potential wasn’t this trait crystal. What truly mattered was the foundation it had built from level 1 to 30.

The dominant energy system in its body would dictate its evolution path. For example, despite absorbing various traits, Sudden Death King had been predominantly nurtured as a dragon, making it Dragon attribute first and Lightning attribute second.

Right now, Dark Crow’s curse energy was the most dominant. Thus, its evolution would lean heavily toward the curse type, aligning with Lu Ran’s training focus. The Undead attribute would merely serve as support, rather than being the main focus.

If Lu Ran wanted it to specialize in the Undead attribute, he wouldn’t have gone for the Undead Clone Trait. Instead, he would have pursued a soul-as-the-true-body path.

“It’s coming!”

Dark Crow caught the trait crystal in its beak.

Perhaps due to the Pig Transformation Curse’s aftereffects, it had developed a habit of solving everything by eating.

“

Caw!

”

Without hesitation, Dark Crow swallowed the trait crystal.

In the next instant, the surging evolution energy completely engulfed Dark Crow. The entire Evolution Secret Realm seemed to freeze while the onlooking beastmasters held their breaths in anticipation.

***

At this moment, beastmasters across the Evolution Secret Realm were fully focused on their evolving familiars. They had no time to concern themselves with others. Even the three Golden Generation members from England near Lu Ran had shifted their full attention to their own familiars.

Only a group of wealthy yet entertainment-seeking beastmasters remained in the sky. They acted as spectators and observed the big picture.

A keen observer would notice that those who had witnessed the first Evolution Secret Realm event were still present, and those who hadn’t been there before had now joined. The number of onlookers had clearly increased.

Before long, waves of King-rank auras spread across the area as one familiar after another completed its evolution within the surging evolution energy. For these familiars that had evolved early, the powerhouses in the sky had already formed a conclusion—these familiars weren’t particularly strong.

If they can’t even trigger the Stellar Blessing, how can they possibly be powerful?

But the evolution process was swift. In no time, the starry sky lit up with beams of radiant light, signaling the most thrilling moment of the event.

“The blessings are about to descend!”

“Look! Which ten familiars will receive them?”

As stars illuminated the sky, the anticipation in the crowd surged. Soon, starlight beams descended and landed in various locations. At the same time, waves of terrifying King-rank auras erupted across the battlefield. In the west, a colossal crocodile roared furiously. In the south, a majestic lion absorbed the starlight.

At this moment, the familiars evolving under the Stellar Blessing were undoubtedly Superior Kings, their potential rivaling that of Overlords.

However, in the next moment, all these mighty auras were completely suppressed by a single, earth-shaking bellow.

In a region of howling blizzards, a massive creature covered in dense blue fur and possessing gigantic tusks reared up, letting out a thunderous roar. Its colossal body resembled that of a mammoth. Standing beside this behemoth, a muscular young man suddenly burst into ecstatic laughter.

[Name: Tundra Mammoth Lord]

[Attributes: Ice, Earth]

[Species Rank: Low Overlord]

[Level: 31]

[Description: One-of-a-kind Species, Ancient Overlord.]

“

Hahahaha!

”

As the man laughed, countless astonished gazes turned toward him.

“It’s Ice King!”

“It actually evolved into an Overlord?”

“I have intel on this familiar! In the Legendary Secret Realm, the best reward was a Low-King Ancient Tundra Mammoth egg!”

“So, Ice King was the one who contracted it?”

“Damn... it actually evolved into an Overlord Species!”

The crowd was in absolute shock. This mammoth likely originated from the Stellar Moon Continent, rather than the Blue Planet. As a natural-born King, it possessed an unparalleled advantage. Under the careful nurturing of Ice King and the Snow Federation, it had successfully ascended to the rank of Low Overlord.

“From today onward, defeating the second and first-generation beastmasters will no longer be a challenge,” Ice King declared boldly.

He was absolutely certain that today, he was destined to be the undisputed star of this Evolution Secret Realm event. The massive investment he had poured into this mammoth had paid off spectacularly, even at the cost of countless debts and favors. It was the second Overlord on the Blue Planet!

“Who else dares to challenge me!”

At this moment, he could barely contain his emotions. However, the course of history had a way of repeating itself. As people remained stunned by Ice King’s evolutionary triumph, they failed to notice that only nine beams of evolution light had descended so far.

BOOM!

A deafening cosmic rumble echoed across the sky. Countless onlookers instinctively looked up. At this very moment, the entire starry sky lit up again, and again, and again. People froze in disbelief as their minds went blank. Even Ice King stared in confusion.

In the night sky, brilliant starlight gathered, forming the shape of a celestial constellation. A single eye was staring down from the heavens. Then, the gaze of the stars turned toward one particular direction. An immeasurable stream of starlight then cascaded down.

“No way?” Someone suddenly realized something, their voice trembling with disbelief.

“Huh?” White Mouse jerked her head toward Lu Ran’s location, reacting with shock.

And sure enough, Lu Ran’s familiar was still evolving.

“What’s happening?” Ice King shot into the sky, his gaze locked onto the distant scene.

“Lu Ran?” he muttered in confusion.

“Again? Don’t tell me it’s another Intermediate Overlord?” some veteran spectators speculated aloud.

But the moment they voiced their thoughts, they immediately found the idea too absurd to accept.

It wasn’t just them. Even those who were fully aware of Dark Crow’s evolutionary resources, including Gu Qingyi, were shocked. Based on its resources and Lu Ran’s nurturing, it was possible for Dark Crow to reach Low Overlord.

But why is it triggering such an unprecedented phenomenon? Besides those resources, what else did Lu Ran feed this crow?

“I swear, that dude must be Limitless City’s illegitimate child.” A beastmaster quipped.

As the infinite starlight descended, everyone held their breath. The brilliance slowly faded and revealed a massive black crow. Due to the evolution process, its power surged uncontrollably. It caused countless malevolent eyes to open all over its body.

The sinister sight sent a chill down the spines of every onlooker, their expressions filled with horror.

“What the fuck is that thing?”

“What on earth did Lu Ran create?”

Yet, despite its eerie appearance, many were puzzled.

Why did this crow trigger such an overwhelming blessing?

“Another Low Overlord?” someone shouted.

But, they didn’t understand why its evolution phenomenon was leagues beyond that of the Tundra Mammoth Lord if it was just another Low Overlord. Even Ice King himself felt uneasy. However, the next moment, the entire crowd’s expressions shifted dramatically.

“No... something’s not right.”

Because the terrifying crow, covered in countless staring eyes, suddenly had another form appear behind it. It was a spirit-like raven, shrouded in gray-black mist with its blood-red gaze piercing the darkness. Unlike the first, this one lacked eyeballs all over its body, instead appearing intangible, yet otherwise identical in shape.

Lu Ran’s familiar had evolved. But in the process, it had split into two separate bodies—and both of them were Overlords. This was the true change in its evolution.

A deathly cry then echoed throughout the Evolution Secret Realm.

“

Caw!

”

[Name: Twin Crows (Curse Crow Form)]

[Attributes: Dark, Spirit]

[Species Rank: Low Overlord]

[Level: 30]

...

[Name: Twin Crows (Death Crow Form)]

[Attributes: Undead, Dark]

[Species Rank: Low Overlord]

[Level: 30]

[Description: One-of-a-kind Species, Twin Souls, Lord of the Uncanny!]

The crowd was now completely certain that Lu Ran’s familiar had actually split during its evolution.

“How is this even possible?”

Countless people gasped in shock, their expressions filled with utter disbelief.

𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Even Ice King stood there completely stunned.

Two Overlords at once? This can actually happen?