Chapter 314 - Superior Overlord, The Nine-Tailed Cat

The rampaging spirit energy churned the sea of clouds, and chaotic spatial fluctuations shook the heavens and earth.

Manager Ying returned to Mystic City ahead of Gu Qingyi and the others, confronting the invasion of the black dragon. Upon arrival, it reverted to its true form, enlarging its body to a size enough to suppress the black dragon.

At this moment, the black dragon stared calmly at the Nine-Tailed Cat that had suddenly appeared. The presence of a guardian force in Mystic City did not surprise it. It could sense Manager Ying’s terrifying energy fluctuations, but it didn’t care. If a battle broke out, the only thing that would be destroyed would be the city itself. Xia couldn’t afford such a loss.

In truth, the black dragon had not come to fight as its goal was simply to force Xia into submission. Therefore, it did not engage Manager Ying immediately.

The black dragon coiled its massive body, its voice shaking the earth, “I don’t care who you are. Next, I will destroy this city because you have failed to meet my demands and even dared to defy me. There must be a price to pay—”

The black dragon’s voice sent chills down the spines of many in Mystic City. No one had expected things to escalate to this point.

“Pfft, just you?” A feminine voice echoed, leaving the people of Mystic City momentarily stunned.

Manager Ying swayed its magnificent nine tails, its elegant figure emerging from the mist. Its sapphire eyes gazed indifferently at the black dragon. At this moment, countless fearless reporters rushed to the front lines to capture the extraordinary scene before them, even as they trembled in fear.

A divine dragon stretching hundreds of meters long clashed with a Nine-Tailed Cat spanning over a thousand meters. People could hardly believe their eyes. No one knew where this Nine-Tailed Cat came from or why it was defending Mystic City.

“I am Manager Ying of the Cat Maid Cafe in Xia. If you can step foot in this city despite me being here, I’ll take your surname,” Manager Ying responded, full of mockery.

As soon as it introduced itself, the beastmasters watching the battle finally realized who it was.

“No way.”

“It’s actually that cat!”

“Wait, isn’t the Cat Maid Cafe just a business founded by a second-generation beastmaster?”

Numerous beastmasters watching the blurry livestream were shocked. Some of the more experienced ones knew about Manager Ying, but the younger generations were largely unaware of its existence. However, the black dragon did not care who Manager Ying was. It narrowed its dragon eyes, unable to believe such a fool existed.

Although the Nine-Tailed Cat’s energy fluctuations were strong, the black dragon did not understand how a mere feline species could have the confidence to stand against a Dragon King.

As Manager Ying finished speaking, one silhouette after another appeared at the scene. Lin Nian, along with the two ancient beings, had also arrived. Despite the increasing number of opponents, the black dragon remained calm.

It knew that none of them posed an absolute threat to it. In fact, Xia gathering all its forces here only made the black dragon see them as even more foolish.

“So, you really want war? In that case, I shall grant your wish, you fools!”

Seeing Xia’s unwavering stance, the black dragon clenched its dragon claws, deciding to apply more pressure. Even now, it refrained from making the first move. War was not the goal; dominance and resources were.

“Black eel, do you really have the guts to come here? You’re probably about to say that your subordinates have already approached the other coastal cities, aren’t you?” Lin Nian floated in the air, mocking the black dragon.

The Black Dragon King let out an enraged roar.

“One city isn’t enough. If I don’t flood ten cities, you won’t understand the kind of existence you are provoking!”

“No, you’re the one who doesn’t understand. You think your subordinates can really harm Xia?” Zhu Kaixin, dressed in a white suit, sneered at the black dragon.

Indeed, the black dragon was terrifying. It could single-handedly threaten an entire nation. But that was only because it was a level 70 ancient Overlord. Most of its high-combat subordinates from Dragon Palace, however, were merely around level 40-50.

At normal times, they would indeed pose a major threat to Xia. After all, not every coastal city had an elite beastmaster stationed there, and the destruction caused by fierce beasts was inevitable. However, this time, Xia had another trump card.

Long before the black dragon arrived near Mystic City, many people in coastal cities had already sensed something unusual. The chaotic sea roared with whirlpools as numerous level 50+ creatures emerged, leading level 40 sea beasts to the surface.

The scene sent waves of panic through the Beastmaster Association branches guarding the coastal cities. Their number of first-generation and second-generation beastmasters was already limited, as most were concentrated in major cities like Mystic City.

With so many level 50 sea beasts, annihilating a coastal city like Green Sea would be effortless. Under normal circumstances, there simply wouldn’t be enough time for reinforcements to arrive. Many coastal beastmasters immediately flooded the internet with urgent reports about their situation.

However, since all attention was focused on Mystic City, these posts received only limited responses. It wasn’t until the beastmasters following the battle in Mystic City overheard the conversation between the black dragon and Zhu Kaixin that their pleas were noticed.

The netizens were confused. And then, they were shocked. A massive, dark-red eye, over a hundred meters in diameter, slowly opened above their cities. This sinister eye radiated an ominous aura of death.

The beastmasters who were unfamiliar with the situation initially thought it was part of an attack by Dragon Palace. However, those who were more knowledgeable suddenly froze.

“It looks exactly like the Evil God’s Eye of the Twin Crows!”

“The Curse Crow—that’s Lu Ran’s familiar!”

“What’s going on?”

“Our city has an Evil God’s Eye, too!”

“Ours as well!”

People quickly realized that in every coastal city where sea beasts had appeared, a gigantic Evil God’s Eye now loomed over, watching the ocean like a Death God. The sea beasts, which had been awaiting the black dragon’s command, instinctively flinched in fear upon seeing the terrifying eye. And then, something even more eerie happened.

The Evil God’s Eyes began radiating a powerful curse energy, slowly revealing its true form. Soon, a colossal dark crow materialized in the sky, standing guard like a divine guardian in every city.

Green Sea was among the coastal cities now under siege. Here, the crow was the largest of them all. The Beastmaster Association president, Zhao Chen, and the local beastmasters gulped nervously as they gazed at the towering crow in the sky. They instantly realized that this was Lu Ran’s doing.

Everyone knew that Green Sea had no combat-type first-generation or second-generation beastmasters stationed there. However, there was a fourth-generation beastmaster strong enough to rival a second-generation powerhouse. And that person was Lu Ran.

But according to all known intelligence reports, Lu Ran wasn’t just protecting Green Sea. Instead, his Twin Crows had appeared in every single coastal city facing an attack.

How is that possible? How can a fourth-generation familiar achieve something that even first-generation beastmasters can’t comprehend?

“Will Manager Ying be able to handle things on its end?”

At that moment, in Green Sea, Lu Ran did not rush to Mystic City’s front lines. Instead, he remained in the shadows, guarding Xia’s coastal cities. Standing on top of the crow army, he held the Broken Horn of the Divine Deer, continuously healing Dark Crow as blood dripped from its eyes.

“Let’s end this.”

At Lu Ran’s command, Dark Crow let out a sinister laugh.

Over the past few days, thanks to nationwide resources, its Crow Legion Form had evolved into something even more terrifying. As Lu Ran gave the order, Dark Crow’s full curse power erupted. In front of it, countless Treasure-grade pig’s blood offerings, left behind by Zhu Kaixin, all shattered into dust.

In an instant, an eerie wave of crow cries echoed through the air across all coastal cities. And then, the powerful sea beasts attacking the cities suddenly changed.

The sea beasts began bleeding from their eyes. Their forms twisted, and their strength drained away. The mighty dragons, lobsters, crabs, and sharks all transformed into pigs, one after another.

“What... what is...”

People couldn’t believe what they were seeing. At this moment, people were certain that the Evil God’s Eye and the crows belonged to Lu Ran. After all, Lu Ran had once used a curse in the Evolution Secret Realm to turn a foreign beastmaster into a pig.

And now, dozens of level 40 to 50 sea beasts had all become pigs, some even drowning in the ocean. Other than Lu Ran, no one else in the world could have done this.

“Holy shit, God Lu is insane...”

“Build a temple for him!”

The coastal beastmasters were completely stunned.

No one had expected a single fourth-generation beastmaster to end the crisis so effortlessly. Of course, compared to the coastal cities, the situation in Mystic City was far more critical. After all, there was the King of Dragon Palace there.

As the live broadcast from Mystic City continued, people could see the black dragon’s expression becoming darker. Its rage and frustration increased. It could sense that all of its subordinates were gone.

“

RAWRRRR!

”

For the first time, the black dragon lost its composure.

It had never expected that Xia would be this difficult to break. Its fury boiled over. As it opened its massive jaws, it prepared to wipe out Mystic City in one strike.

A terrifying wave of dragon energy shot toward Mystic City. Countless people turned pale in fear. But just before the attack landed, the entire space was distorted. The dragon wave vanished and warped in another direction. A moment later, it reappeared over the ocean, creating massive tidal waves.

“Damn it! I want to see how many times you can deflect this!” the black dragon roared.

“

Hmph.

If you like attacking so much, I’ll just seal you into a separate dimension and let you struggle all you want.” Manager Ying took a deep breath.

Seal!

The moment the black dragon arrived near Mystic City, the Xia forces had already abandoned any idea of engaging in direct combat with it. If the black dragon had appeared elsewhere, it would have been a different story, as they could have used nuclear weapons freely. But here, within Mystic City, unless there was no other option, full-scale battle was only a last resort.

The reason Gu Qingyi had placed all her hopes on Manager Ying was precisely because of its superior sealing techniques. Although sealing wouldn’t eliminate the black dragon, it would ensure that when it eventually broke free, there would already be beastmasters powerful enough to crush it with ease.

“What?”

Hearing Manager Ying’s calm yet domineering words, the black dragon showed an expression of disbelief.

But the next moment, it let out a thunderous roar as it sensed immense danger. And then, the entire world watched in shock as Manager Ying performed something unimaginable.

All across Xia, beastmasters monitoring the battle held their breath. Having instantly teleported away from the black dragon’s attack, Manager Ying’s sapphire eyes gleamed like jewels. Its nine tails extended further as it gracefully swayed them through the void.

Then, a mysterious black dot appeared near the black dragon. By the time it realized what was happening, the black dot had already begun radiating an intense white light, triggering a violent spatial tremor. At that moment, space itself began to collapse.

The world shattered into countless white fragments. Each fragment resembled a gigantic white rock, all being drawn toward the black dot. A tremendous force pressed down on the black dragon. Even as a level 70 Overlord, it found itself completely unable to resist.

It had never encountered anything like it before. The black dot inflicted no harm and carried no destructive force, and yet, the sheer overwhelming suppression emitted from it made the dragon completely powerless, as though it would be imprisoned for eternity. It could not understand why someone would abandon offensive power just to master a technique like this. It didn’t make sense.

“Domain... Expand!” The majestic Nine-Tailed Cat stood against the heavens, its voice calm and composed.

At that moment, the sky shook violently. The black dragon let out its furious roar. “Just you wait... This is just a pathetic seal!” But before it could struggle further, it was swallowed by the void.

The last thing the world saw was the black dragon’s massive form being devoured by an endless vortex of white space fragments. At that moment, deep regret flashed through the dragon’s mind.

I should never have tried to extort this nation.

The black dragon’s final, powerless rage left countless beastmasters who had been closely watching the Mystic City crisis in utter shock. No one had expected that a disaster capable of destroying an entire nation would be resolved by Xia so effortlessly. And just like that, the black dragon’s furious voice faded into silence.

Manager Ying looked at the now seamlessly restored space, its expression calm and indifferent.

“A mere seal. For the next year, don’t even think about getting out. And a year from now, even a fourth-generation beastmaster’s dog familiar could obliterate you.”