Chapter 288 - Same Origin?

“What...?”

Lu Ran was shocked.

Is there really a place to obtain one?

But on second thought, the Stellar Moon Continent was vast and ancient. If no method existed, that would be the strange part. However, even knowing how to obtain it didn’t mean everyone could. That depended on ability.

“Even the prodigies with Overlords couldn’t obtain the legacy?”

“That’s right. The Tree Monarch was incredibly powerful. She was a Legendary beastmaster at twenty, and one of the continent’s top powerhouses at twenty-seven. She probably thought of ordinary prodigies as nothing more than specks of dust. What a pity she passed away young. Otherwise, she might have become the first Legend of the human race.

“After all, she had a rare Time-attribute familiar. Back in the day, your master and I also challenged that place when we were young. But... Let’s just say, even among plantmasters, the gap can be overwhelming.

“Because that legacy is so difficult to obtain, I never took Yu’er there to challenge it. Now, what do you think? Spatial artifacts do exist, but can you get one?”

Lu Ran fell into deep thought.

Time-attribute? Is this real?

He analyzed carefully.

“I’m a beastmaster. The Tree Monarch was a plantmaster. Can I still challenge the legacy trial?” Lu Ran asked.

“You can. The ruins are open to anyone. The Tree Monarch likely didn’t care what profession her legacy belonged to. As you said, anyone who gains her legacy space can become a top-tier plantmaster, even if they were a beastmaster before. You brat, you’re seriously thinking about challenging it?”

Master Tian was taken aback.

“Not even Overlords intimidate you, huh?”

Lu Ran smiled faintly. “I’m still young. There’s plenty of room to grow. This legacy ruin must have a level restriction, right?”

“Yes. Any beastmaster under level 6 can challenge it. This is really for the beastmaster’s sake. After all, beyond level 6, a beastmaster’s growth system is mostly set, making it difficult to integrate another path.”

“Got it! If I get the chance, I’d really love to give it a try. Even if I fail, it would be an invaluable experience,” Lu Ran said.

Superior-Overlords can’t pass?What does that have to do with my quasi-Legendary sword dog?

Captain Doofus even had a natural advantage against plant-type enemies in Deer-Dog form. Still, Lu Ran didn’t dare guarantee he could clear the ruin.

However, Master Tian’s words gave him hope. At least now, he knew that somewhere in Divine Tree Continent, there was a place to obtain a spatial artifact. Even if he failed this time, if he ever returned to Divine Tree Continent, he could try again. As long as he remained under level 6, he had a chance.

Even if he never returned to the historical projection of Divine Tree Continent, he was convinced that Stellar Moon Continent should have similar legacy ruins in his era.

Obtaining an Epic spatial artifact wasn’t just a dream. It was a real possibility.

“Really?” Master Tian pondered.

Given that Lu Ran had already grasped a domain which was something unprecedented at only level 2, perhaps he wasn’t inferior to those geniuses who contracted an Overlord at a low level.

“

Hehe,

wait till your master returns. You can tell her yourself. The road to the Tree Monarch’s legacy ruin is long and full of dangers. If you go alone, who knows how long it will take? Besides, once you learn about the trial’s content, you might not be so eager to challenge it right away.”

“What do you mean? Master Tian, is the trial content the same for everyone?” Lu Ran asked.

“It is and it isn’t. As I said, the Tree Monarch was a Time-attribute plantmaster. So, the trial is based on that. You pass by defeating the Tree Monarch herself at your current level. For example, if you’re level 3, you must defeat the level 3 plantmaster version of the Tree Monarch. When you reach level 4, you must defeat the level 4 version.

“Don’t think her lower levels will be easy to deal with. The moment she became a plantmaster, her first plant familiar was already an Intermediate-Overlord Time-attribute vicious plant. She had peak potential from the start, and was invincible at every level.”

Lu Ran was stunned.

What?

“Of course, you don’t need to lose confidence. It’s only a phantom, so it’s definitely weaker than the real thing,” Master Tian smirked.

Seeing this monstrous prodigy finally look shocked was satisfying.

***

After wandering around Death Forest and learning about the Tree Monarch’s legacy ruin, Lu Ran decided to wait for his City Lord Master to return. As Master Tian had said, the journey to the Tree Monarch’s legacy ruin was long and dangerous. As a level 3 beastmaster, traveling alone would be nearly impossible.

Unlike Blue Planet, the Divine Tree Continent was filled with danger zones. Traveling at full speed would attract attention. Without real power, he’d end up hunted by vicious plants and beasts.

And if he wanted to travel discreetly and safely, his speed would be drastically reduced. By the time he arrived, a year or more might have passed. Right now, time was what Lu Ran lacked the most.

“If only my next ascension mission refreshed near the Tree Monarch’s ruin...” He muttered under his breath.

Daddy Limitless City, can you please be a little nicer next time and not make me run around so much?

“I came to see you guys again.”

After returning from Death Forest, Lu Ran came to visit Yu Rui again. After one day, Yu Rui had recovered quite well. Besides receiving treatment from local healers, he had plenty of healing resources on hand. Otherwise, Yu Rui would have been bedridden for two months even though Lu Ran had held back.

“Huh, you’re alone?” Lu Ran noticed that the other two were absent from the hospital room.

“You again?”

Yu Rui, who had been reading, looked up and frowned.

“You don’t seem happy to see me?” Lu Ran teased.

Yu Rui said, “No... Do you need something today?”

He was still digesting the shocking information Lu Ran had shared yesterday. He couldn’t accept it yet.

“I recall your father is a Legendary plantmaster, right?”

Lu Ran had actually come because he suddenly remembered something. Since Yu Rui was a modern plantmaster, he might have extensive knowledge of botany. It was a perfect opportunity to ask about Longleaf Swordgrass.

“Do you know how to accelerate the intelligence awakening of a Longleaf Swordgrass vicious plant?”

“Longleaf Swordgrass...” Yu Rui was startled. “You mean the one from the domain yesterday? I’m not sure.”

Lu Ran’s expression darkened.

“But, there are people who have successfully helped swordgrass awaken intelligence. Your Longleaf Swordgrass came from a secret realm, right?”

“Yes.” Lu Ran nodded.

“That species went completely extinct in later generations. But some people found dormant ones in secret realms and tried intelligence cultivation. And they succeeded. But methods like that aren’t widely shared, so I don’t know the exact process. However...”

“However what?”

“However, I do know the evolution path of Longleaf Swordgrass. We’ve developed an Overlord evolution for it, though there’s only been one successful case,” Yu Rui said.

That didn’t matter. Lu Ran wasn’t concerned. Once the swordgrass awakened intelligence, evolving it with a trait crystal would be easy.

“Tell me.” Since he was already here, he might as well gather some intel.

“The Metal attribute. The successful case evolved into a Grass-Metal dual attribute. Maybe you can take inspiration from that.”

After speaking, Yu Rui looked at Lu Ran and asked, “Can I ask you something?”

Lu Ran fell into thought.

Metal-type... Metal? Huh?

One of Longleaf Swordgrass’s traits was sharpness. And the Metal attribute was also known for sharpness.

𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

“What do you want to ask?” Lu Ran looked at him.

“I’ve been thinking about this since yesterday. Do you think our two worlds’ human races might share the same origin?” Yu Rui asked.

Lu Ran narrowed his eyes. “I have considered that. You mentioned that at the end of the Mechanical Era, your world faced an apocalyptic war. The top human powerhouses couldn’t ensure everyone’s survival, so they created the Mechanical Space to transfer most of the population inside. Right?

“But even a child knows that when facing risk, you don’t put all your eggs in one basket. So, I’ve wondered whether it was possible that some Stellar Moon Continent humans were sent to Mechanical Space, while others were thrown onto another planet? And over time, they built our civilization.”

Yu Rui’s eyes lit up with excitement. “So you thought the same thing?”

He had this theory last night. Knowing that Lu Ran had also considered it made it feel even more plausible.

“But that still doesn’t explain what Limitless City actually is or why it exists. Let’s not guess blindly. You should rest. I’m heading out.” Lu Ran waved his hand.

Whether Blue Planet’s civilization and Stellar Moon’s civilization shared the same ancestors didn’t matter to him. He only wanted to know—

when is my master returning?

***

The next day, the skies above Tree World City were suddenly swept by a rolling sea of dandelions. A white-haired elderly woman descended outside Lu Ran’s courtyard. The first thing she did upon returning was to find him.

“What... What are you doing?”

But when City Lord Ye arrived, she found Lu Ran standing in the courtyard, looking up at the sky, as if waiting for her.

“Master, you’re finally back! You must have had a tiring journey.” Lu Ran grinned.

Take a break. Then, take me to the Tree Monarch’s legacy ruin!