Chapter 326 - Too Big to Fit in One Pot

Lu Ran’s eyes lit up after seeing the message sent by Lu Bing. He had to admit that the Legendary secret realm lived up to its name. Even though it was cleared by a four-person team, the traits that dropped were still extraordinary.

Lu Ran initially thought that this Burrowing King Beast would drop a defensive support trait at most. But instead, it produced an all-purpose support trait. As for what effects it could generate, that depended entirely on the familiar that fused with the trait. In other words, it gave the user a significant degree of choice, thereby increasing the trait’s potential.

“I originally intended for them to farm traits for Sudden Death King, but we ended up with an all-purpose trait instead. Still, Sudden Death King seems to be the best fit for it in our team.” Lu Ran carefully examined the trait’s description.

It allowed a familiar to convert one of its superior physical attributes into a buff. Attributes enhanced temporarily by external tools clearly wouldn’t count as part of the familiar’s attributes. Captain Doofus’ strongest physical attribute was probably comprehension. However, Lu Ran was reluctant to develop Captain Doofus in a support-oriented direction.

Dark Crow’s strongest physical attribute seemed to be vision. Baby Cloud’s only dominant physical attribute was self-regeneration. Although Baby Cloud could shapeshift, any strength gained from transformation didn’t count as its inherent advantage, as it was externally granted.

Looking at it this way, the only real candidate was Sudden Death King. As a Dragon King, it had superiority in its species, meaning all of its physical attributes, like physique, strength, defense, and vitality, were outstanding.

“I’ll let Sudden Death King fuse with this after it reaches level 40. At that point, as its beastmaster, I can also benefit from its attributes. If I gain Sudden Death King’s perfect defense... would that mean I could survive a fall without dying? A direct exchange like this is essentially a damage-transfer beastmaster skill.

“The most important thing is that this unique ability seems to work on inanimate objects. Comprehension and vision wouldn’t be useful when applied to objects, but defensive attributes? If those can be imbued into inanimate objects, I could easily create powerful defensive equipment equal to the Burrowing King Beast.”

Lu Ran stroked his chin, deep in thought, as he replied to Lu Bing.

Pedestrian A:

Well done! I shall bestow great rewards.

𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Lu Ran was excited after gaining a valuable trait and decided to increase his investment in the Flood Dragon Squad, hoping they would acquire more Unique traits for him to choose from.

“You look pleased. Good haul?” Manager Ying watched Lu Ran’s smug expression.

“Of course. I’m heading out.” Lu Ran pushed the door open and left, planning to meet up with Lu Bing to retrieve the trait.

Manager Ying was taken aback. “You didn’t even tell me what dropped!”

***

Having obtained the Kunpeng Feather and a new trait, Lu Ran could say this had been a fruitful day. After returning to the Other Shore Island, he immediately entered the ruin space.

The new trait couldn’t be fused yet due to Sudden Death King’s insufficient level, but the Kunpeng Feather could be used on Baby Cloud right away. The Kunpeng Feather’s effects were still unknown.

The old president had studied it for years but failed to form Kunpeng Intent, which suggested the issue wasn’t his familiar’s capabilities. More likely, the Kunpeng Feather itself lacked that function and wasn’t meant for that purpose.

For Lu Ran, this wasn’t a big problem. If Baby Cloud could learn Kunpeng Intent, great. But even if it couldn’t, Baby Cloud could still leverage its Shapeshift Trait to gain partial Kunpeng power by taking on the Kunpeng’s form, which was a clever workaround.

Inside the ruin space, Lu Ran eagerly called out to Baby Cloud. At the moment, it had taken on the form of a cloud deer, stepping gracefully upon the clouds.

Within the drifting clouds, a gentle spring rain was falling, nourishing the flowers and grass of the ruin space. The rain that landed on Captain Doofus, Sudden Death King, and Dark Crow also helped to heal their wounds.

Upon Lu Ran’s call, it quickly galloped through the air, shifting back into its cloud form mid-descent. After a brief exchange, Lu Ran inserted the Kunpeng Feather into its body.

The clouds surged violently, engulfing the Kunpeng Feather. In that moment, Baby Cloud seemed to freeze, as if its system had crashed while attempting to deconstruct the Kunpeng Feather’s power.

One second... two seconds...

Baby Cloud remained suspended mid-air for several minutes. By this time, Sudden Death King and the others had stopped their activities and gathered around.

Captain Doofus looked at the sky, shaking its head and bouncing forward with an arrogant stride. The sword spirit and the swordgrass followed it like two loyal guardians, their combined presence making them look, frankly, not very bright.

On the other hand, Sudden Death King came over like an old man, moving slowly as if suffering from some chronic illness. As for Dark Crow, it leisurely perched on a distant tree, watching from afar as it didn’t need to come closer to see what was happening.

Baby Cloud finally moved after some time. The clouds and mist on its body began to swirl more rapidly, and violent gusts of wind began to swirl around it. Lu Ran and the others instinctively stepped back.

In the blink of an eye, the sky and sea of clouds began to roll with waves surging violently. Before their eyes, the cloud sea came alive. With an earth-shaking cry, a pair of colossal white wings unfurled, blocking out the sky.

In the sky, an enormous figure gradually took shape, yet its full form remained elusive. Its sheer size made it impossible to take in at a glance.

“

Caw?

”

Dark Crow stared at the emerging great bird, momentarily stunned.

This thing was even larger than its 100,000-crow legion form. Actually, just one of its wings alone seemed to surpass the entire flock in size.

Captain Doofus and Sudden Death King also raised their heads slightly. With a body that big, even a simple somersault would take it miles away.

“Right now, it should be in its Peng bird form. Shrink down a bit.”

At Lu Ran’s command, the sky whirled violently once more, the storm subsiding as the enormous form shrank. Moments later, a majestic white divine bird emerged from the clouds.

At this moment, its size was roughly comparable to Dark Crow, and its entire body was covered with white feathers. This was complemented by its bright blue eyes, making it look majestic.

Of course, its most obvious aspect was its speed. Before Lu Ran and the others could even react, it had already shuttled through the clouds and descended mid-air while flapping its wings, its gaze sharp and provocatively fixed on the sword spirit and the swordgrass.

“

Plip, plip!

”

Again!

Lu Ran playfully commanded, “Corpse Dog, swordgrass, attack.”

Upon receiving the order, the sword spirit and the swordgrass simultaneously turned their gazes toward Baby Cloud.

The sword spirit was the first to strike, its sword body flashing with Void-Slashing Sword Intent. The swordgrass followed closely. Its Grass-Wood Sword Intent transformed it into a green streak of light that sliced through the sky, targeting Baby Cloud.

In the past, Baby Cloud had been no match for the sword spirit and the swordgrass. Their sword intents were much too strong.

During practice, Baby Cloud had suffered a fair share of hardship. But this time, the situation seemed very different. Facing the onslaught of the sword spirit and the swordgrass, Baby Cloud merely glanced at them indifferently before spreading its wings and flying away from its original position.

With a swift whoosh, the sword spirit and the swordgrass, which had transformed into flying swords, pierced only through its residual image. The real Baby Cloud had already flown over a kilometer away.

“

Woof! Woof!

” Captain Doofus quickly issued instructions.

However, what followed was a scene of complete mockery.

The sword spirit and the swordgrass chased Baby Cloud all over the sky, yet couldn’t even touch its tail. Only a series of afterimages remained to taunt them. In this Peng Bird form, Baby Cloud’s speed was astonishingly fast.

Every time, it only left behind an afterimage, making it impossible for its opponents to land a hit. Finally, as if it had played enough, golden lightning erupted from Baby Cloud’s entire body. Its white cloud body transformed into its Peng Bird form, covered in golden hues with black patterns.

With a high-pitched cry, it instantly left behind a massive, intricate light-and-shadow pattern composed entirely of afterimages.

Before the residual glow of this pattern faded, the sword spirit and the swordgrass were knocked down by Baby Cloud’s body as if struck by a heavy blow. They immediately plummeted to the ground.

“

Woo!

” Captain Doofus wore a heartbroken expression.

Lu Ran also showed a surprised expression and said, “That fast? Captain Doofus, Sudden Death King, Dark Crow, can any of you match this one’s speed now?”

The three familiars remained silent, clearly thinking their speed couldn’t compare to Baby Cloud in the Peng Bird form.

At this moment, Lu Ran looked at Baby Cloud in the sky and took a deep breath, revealing a satisfied smile. Although this was just borrowing the power of an Epic resource, the results were still unexpectedly outstanding.

If Baby Cloud’s defense improved further with this speed, even without any other techniques, just crashing into enemies could deal terrifying damage.

Baby Cloud’s transformation made Lu Ran very pleased. He immediately instructed Baby Cloud to quickly adapt to this Peng Bird form and apply its understanding to develop the Kun form.

Since this was the Kunpeng Feather, it naturally could transform into the Great Kun. If the Peng Bird represented supreme speed in the sky, then the Kun would represent supreme speed in the ocean.

Sure enough, Baby Cloud transformed into a massive cloud whale form. It was like the embodiment of the ocean itself, turning its surroundings into a literal sea of clouds while it roamed swiftly within it. Its speed was still astonishing.

Dark Crow commented, “

Caw!

If that old turtle had half of Baby Cloud’s speed, we would’ve conquered ten times the territory by now! My King, I strongly suggest sending Baby Cloud to wage war in the deep sea. That turtle’s speed is really not cutting it anymore!”