Chapter 255 - This Will Go Down in History

Faced with the infuriating Dark Crow and Sudden Death King, Captain Doofus activated its domain once again. This time, it fought with everything it had. It seemed to have made up its mind—a decision it had never dared to make before.

Under the stunned gazes of Dark Crow and Sudden Death King, a terrifying power surged through Captain Doofus’ jaws. The howling winds converged around it—tenfold, twentyfold, thirtyfold... fortyfold... forty-onefold...

Captain Doofus shattered its limits, gritting through the searing pain. Blood trickled from its gums, swirling within the raging tempest like crimson waves.

Under the bloodstained storm, even the Void-Slashing Sword it clamped in its jaws began to crack apart, unable to withstand Captain Doofus’ violent power.

“This isn’t necessary... this really isn’t necessary...”

From the side, Lu Ran’s lips twitched. Captain Doofus who was overwhelmed by rage, had pushed its energy compression technique to an unprecedented fiftyfold.

To put this into perspective, even the strongest Blue Planet familiar known for energy compression had never reached this level. The current record holder was a first-generation beastmaster from the Eagle Federation. Their familiar had only managed thirtyfold energy compression.

Shi Zhen had once said that there were two paths to making a domain resonate with the void. First, a familiar must possess the Space attribute. Second, a familiar must compress its energy to extreme levels, forging a connection with the void.

At this moment, Captain Doofus seemed determined to forcefully take the second path—one last, desperate attempt.

“

AWOO!

”

With a deafening howl, the sheer magnitude of energy compression resulted in an insane explosion. The entire training secret realm was instantly engulfed. Even Sudden Death King and Dark Crow had no time to react.

When they snapped out of it, the training secret realm was gone. The ground beneath them was now a glacier, blanketed in snow and ice. All sounds had vanished and swallowed by the howling blizzard.

Captain Doofus stood atop a jagged ice formation, its Winter Fang slipping from its tail and sinking into the snow. Then, on both sides of the domain, hundreds of colossal sword-like formations rose, resembling towering ice blades.

The colossal ice swords surrounding Captain Doofus shattered in an instant under its sharp gaze, disintegrating into tens of thousands of snowflakes. Each crystalline snowflake resembled a formation of six interlocking fangs, and gleamed with a razor-sharp brilliance. They swirled freely within the raging tempest, harnessing the natural forces of the domain itself.

Dark Crow and Sudden Death King were momentarily stunned as they were caught in the blizzard. Before they even realized it, their bodies were already covered in wounds.

Even with Sudden Death King’s formidable defense, the snowflakes that drifted past its massive form still cracked its scales one by one.

The ice energy seeped through the gaps in its armor, burrowing into its body. Its eyes widened in disbelief.

“

RAWR!

”

It took a step back, staring at Captain Doofus in shock. How had Captain Doofus managed to injure it without evolving—while still being just a Superior Champion?

Every snowflake that brushed past sent a wave of excruciating pain through its body. It felt as though it was being sliced apart by thousands of Blizzard Sword Intents at once. Although each individual attack was weak, the cumulative damage from thousands of strikes in an instant left Sudden Death King reeling.

If even Sudden Death King was struggling, then Dark Crow was completely overwhelmed. The Death Crow clutched its beak, frantically trying to burrow into Sudden Death King’s wings as it screeched in panic.

“Aaaahhh, it hurts! General Lightning Dragon, close your wings! Enter Dragon King’s Shield formation!”

“

RAWR!

“

At last, both Dark Crow and Sudden Death King realized the truth. Their taunting had backfired. They had forced Captain Doofus to awaken its domain.

Seeing that even thousands of Blizzard Sword Intents weren’t dealing significant damage to Sudden Death King, Captain Doofus grew increasingly dissatisfied.

Without hesitation, it manipulated the snowflake sword shards, allowing them to gather midair and form twenty-four Blizzard Swords.

Of these, twelve hovered in the air, while twelve plunged into the ground, forming a sword array. In an instant, the entire domain’s power seemed to concentrate into the formation.

At the center of the array, Sudden Death King felt an overwhelming chill seep into its body. Its entire frame stiffened from the sheer cold. For a moment, it was completely bewildered—and genuinely believed that Captain Doofus was about to kill it.

“Stop, stop, that’s enough. Captain Doofus, stand down.” At Lu Ran’s command, the domain shattered.

Luckily, Lu Ran’s mental command stopped Captain Doofus just in time.

Dark Crow and Sudden Death King’s vision blurred, and the howling blizzard vanished. The scene from moments ago felt like a mere illusion—as if it had never happened.

However, as Sudden Death King stared at the sword scars all over its body, and as Dark Crow crawled out from under Sudden Death King’s wings—bloodied, nearly bald, and in tears—they realized the truth. It was all real.

Never again...

Dark Crow swore it would never run its mouth again.

“

Grr...

”

Across from them, Captain Doofus growled fiercely with its ferocious gaze. Deep down, it finally felt its revenge was complete.

But then, it saw the shattered remains of the Void-Slashing Sword and its broken fangs scattered across the ground. Its entire body trembled. The once-mighty warrior was now a toothless old grandma again. Captain Doofus collapsed and rolled on the ground in pain.

“

Wuu, wuu

(Just wait until I evolve).”

Even without teeth, it remained stubborn.

As for Lu Ran, he had witnessed the entire spectacle.

Did Captain Doofus just successfully activate a domain for the first time?

By harnessing the sheer force of the storm, it had constructed a space resonating with the void. By making Blizzard Sword Intent and Winter Fang the core framework, it had created a domain that combined offense and control.

Though it hadn’t yet incorporated the power of the Longleaf Swordgrass, Lu Ran was utterly stunned considering this was its first attempt.

It actually worked.

Not just on Blue Planet—even on the Stellar Moon Continent, there was no record of a familiar comprehending a domain before evolving.

Could Captain Doofus be the first in history?

This wasn’t just an unprecedented achievement in this era. It was a feat worthy of being recorded in the entirety of beastmaster history.

Watching Captain Doofus rolling on the ground, Lu Ran’s heart surged with excitement.

“Don’t rush it. After you evolve, you can have your true death match with Dark Crow and Sudden Death King.”

He took out the Divine Deer Pendant, channeling its power to heal Captain Doofus, Sudden Death King, and Dark Crow.

Though Captain Doofus had succeeded, the price was steep. Its Treasure-grade fangs were completely shattered. Even the Void-Slashing Sword, forged from Rare-grade Space-attribute minerals, had been destroyed.

But, the Sword Domain’s sheer power was undeniable. Even Sudden Death King’s legendary defense had been breached.

However, the difference in species rank was still too vast. Lu Ran estimated that even if Captain Doofus had gone all out, the best it could have done was severely wound Sudden Death King.

But for a creature like Sudden Death King, which could convert damage into life force, even a serious injury wasn’t much different from a light wound. It was better to wait until Captain Doofus evolved before settling things properly.

As for Dark Crow, it had no defense to speak of. If Captain Doofus dragged it into its domain, that would be a disaster waiting to happen.

“

Caw!

Captain Doofus, you’re amazing!”

Having been fully healed, Dark Crow no longer dared to talk back. It immediately switched to flattery mode. But inside, its other soul was furiously complaining.

Caw! Next time, I’ll stay at least 1,000 meters away, and curse-snipe from a distance! No way your domain can expand that far, right?

Unlike Dark Crow, Sudden Death King looked utterly miserable. It hadn’t expected Captain Doofus to master Sword Domain so quickly.

If it evolved once more—what then?

It had just started enjoying its reign as an untouchable Overlord. And now, it was already on the verge of becoming the team’s punching bag again.

At this moment, no one could have imagined that the weakest familiar in Lu Ran’s team had unlocked an unprecedented level of potential through a chaotic mess of events.

At level 30, it had already activated a domain for the first time. A mere Superior-Champion-rank familiar forced two Overlord-rank familiars into despair.

***

After some time, in Youxiong Ancient Town.

In a private courtyard, a circular dimensional gateway hovered a few centimeters above the ground, radiating a brilliant mix of blue, purple, white, and pink light.

Under the supervision of the Youxiong Clan beastmasters, one beastmaster after another entered the gateway, selecting challenges within the Real Secret Realm.

“Damn, you actually came.”

Outside the courtyard, Youxiong Anlin was chatting with a fellow beastmaster his age. Seeing Lu Ran slowly approaching—wearing sunglasses and a face mask—he instinctively took a step back, wincing.

“I thought you had beaten me and just fled the scene.”

“Why would I run? I held back the entire time. My familiars were suppressing their power. I didn’t actually cripple you.” Lu Ran replied honestly.

Youxiong Anlin was taken aback.

Why does that feel like an even bigger insult?

At this point, he regretted everything. He never should have listened to the Guardian Panda and challenged Lu Ran.

What the hell was I thinking? So what if I had learned a pseudo-Legendary entity’s formation technique? Lu Ran wasn’t just some pseudo-Legendary entity, he was a rare existence that didn’t fit into any category.

If someone wanted a fight, let the Guardian Panda handle it himself. Or better yet, let his uncle, the Living Fossil Guild’s president, deal with it.

“

Hahahahaha!

”

Nearby, another young beastmaster burst into laughter.

He clearly already knew about Youxiong Anlin getting completely destroyed yesterday. It wasn’t just him, either. At this point, the entire Xia beastmaster forum had seen it.

Everyone knew Youxiong Anlin had overestimated himself and got wrecked in seconds. The Guardian Panda’s efforts to build up the Youxiong Clan’s reputation had been instantly shattered by Captain Doofus’ sword.

“Lu Ran, Du Yuan said he also wants to spar with you.” Youxiong Anlin pointed at the laughing beastmaster.

Du Yuan who was a Space-attribute beastmaster from the Official Raid Team and Youxiong Anlin’s teammate in the Legendary Secret Realm, immediately stopped laughing.

“Fuck off.” He glared at Youxiong Anlin. “I never said that! You fight him yourself!”

“You guys...” Lu Ran glanced at the two so-called geniuses of Xia’s Golden Generation, his mouth twitching slightly. “If you have so much free time, why not go pick a fight with the Eagle Federation instead? Why are you always coming after me? Forget it.

“Youxiong Anlin, for the trial secret realm, do I just head straight in? Also, what are you two still doing here? Have you already finished your challenge?”

“We were about to go in, but then some big news broke out, so we stopped to talk about it,” Du Yuan replied.

“What big news?” Lu Ran was stunned.

“You might not find it that important,” Youxiong Anlin said, pulling out his phone and turning the screen toward Lu Ran.

Lu Ran glanced at it and paused.

“Huh? I actually missed a system announcement?”

[Unyielding Women! Four More from Xia Break Into a Legendary Secret Realm!]

[Congratulations to level 1 Beastmasters—Song of a Fallen Nation, Five Poisons Saintess, and Summer Spear Goddess—for conquering the level 1 Legendary Secret Realm, Gourd Mountain, and beginning their path to legend!]