Chapter 341 - He Started Raising a New Familiar

At this moment, the deep-sea boss that struck terror into other participants was nothing more than a playful sparring partner for Lu Ran and his team.

Within Captain Doofus’ Limitless Sword Domain, anything could be imagined as a sword, and Captain Doofus’ Sharp Metal Sword Intent could imbue any sword with unparalleled sharpness. At the same time, Sudden Death King’s defensive halo could grant any target defensive power rivaling its own.

With these buffs combined, the giant fish that Baby Cloud had transformed into was now a powerful swordfish chariot with terrifying offensive and defensive capabilities.

Baby Cloud rammed into the Demon Starfish over and over, flipping it around. However, the Demon Starfish’s regenerative abilities were indeed horrifying. Even when its body was shattered into fragments by Baby Cloud, it could quickly recover.

“

AAAAAHHHH!

”

Faced with this unstoppable, headbutting monstrosity, the Demon Starfish seemed furious but helpless.

“

Wuwu...

”

Dark Crow, who had initially been impressed by the Demon Starfish’s strength, now wiped away tears at its pitiful state.

When it comes to being merciless, my King is unmatched. He even turned a powerhouse I admired into a punching bag for an armed stroller.

"Plip!

”

Soon, after Baby Cloud’s relentless assault, the Demon Starfish was completely overwhelmed and finally lost consciousness.

Inside the armed baby stroller, Lu Ran made a prayer gesture for the Demon Starfish.

Sorry. I wanted to give you a quick end, but who knew even a transportation familiar could have big dreams...

[Congratulations on completing the secret realm mission!]

[Score: Perfect!]

[You have received 1,000,000 crystal coins.]

[You have received 500 upgrade cards]

[You have received a Treasure resource: Mutant’s Tear (A lifeform that consumes this will undergo humanoid mutation, evolving from any species form into a humanoid shape, with a significant boost in comprehension during the mutation process).]

[You have received a Unique resource: Trait Crystal (Demonic Transformation: A familiar that fuses with this trait crystal can enter a demonic state. In this state, the familiar’s rationality drops drastically, with a risk of losing control. However, in exchange, all of its attributes are enhanced, and it gains physical properties such as Rapid Healing and Limb Regeneration).]

[You have received a beastmaster skill: Purifying Hand (Can remove negative mental or spirit effects from yourself and your familiars).]

[You have received a Unique resource: Dark Sea Star’s Egg (Intermediate King, Water and Dark dual-attribute oceanic transcendent creature).]

“Damn it!”

Lu Ran had cleared a level 3 Legendary secret realm, but as he looked at the rewards, he was in a daze.

What the hell is all this?

Compared to the rewards from the legion-type secret realm, these felt lackluster. He now regretted selecting this secret realm. While the rewards weren’t bad, they didn’t feel good enough either.

Lu Ran stood frozen, staring at the resources while trying to find the silver lining.

Mutant’s Tear? Isn’t this just an upgraded version of the Human Transformation trait?

Traits were only usable by black card contracted familiars, but the Mutant’s Tear could probably be used by any familiars.

Still, what use do I have for this? Maybe I can sell it at a high price to Manager Ying? Let it raise a real catgirl.

As for the Demonic Transformation trait and the Purifying Hand skill, they seemed designed to be used together. They could easily create a familiar with Rapid Regeneration and Limb Regeneration, just like the Demon Starfish.

Lu Ran fell into thought.

With my telepathy, I can already snap familiars out of confusion. It’s been tested with Captain Doofus. If I can skip Purifying Hand and just use telepathy to let a familiar master Demonic Transformation, this trait could be incredibly valuable.

For example, giving it to Dark Crow, as its Evil God’s Eye was the ability that needed healing the most. Right now, Dark Crow was still weak, so the Broken Horn of the Divine Deer could heal its injuries. But Lu Ran suspected that once Dark Crow and the others underwent their second phase of evolution, the Broken Horn of the Divine Deer would become ineffective.

If they wanted to keep using their skills as freely as they did now, they’d probably need a Legendary healing item. If that wasn’t an option, the Rapid Regeneration and Limb Regeneration from the Demonic Transformation state would suit Dark Crow perfectly, and would even allow it to use Evil God’s Eye more recklessly.

As for the Dark Sea Star’s Egg... meh.

Lu Ran felt disoriented, probably from motion sickness.

Of course, those more disoriented than Lu Ran were the beastmasters outside. The moment Lu Ran cleared the new Legendary secret realm, the system announcement rang out.

[Congratulations to level 3 beastmaster Pedestrian A for single-handedly clearing the level 3 Legendary secret realm, ‘Demon Starfish’s Abyss,’ with a Perfect Rating and unlocking the path to Legendary.]

After this announcement, many people were stunned.

What the hell? Weren’t you just at Alliance City competing in the Alliance Tournament? How did you suddenly run off to clear another Legendary secret realm?

“Wait, his familiars still had the energy to clear a Legendary secret realm?”

“Demon Starfish’s Abyss... I remember that that’s a Legendary secret realm in the Malay Nation, featuring a deep-sea boss. It’s extremely difficult.”

“Holy shit. I don’t recall Lu Ran having any familiars specialized for deep-sea combat!”

“Malay Nation beastmasters, check your local Heavenly Familiar Ranking! See which familiar Lu Ran used to clear the secret realm!”

Limitless City buzzed with excitement, while beastmasters in the Malay Nation were equally confused, unsure when Lu Ran had even arrived in their region.

At the Beastmaster Square in the Malay Nation’s Limitless City, the Heavenly Familiar Ranking had indeed updated following Lu Ran’s clearance.

However, the changes weren’t on the Overlord Ranking.

[Regional Announcement: Heavenly Familiar Rankings, King Species Ranking updated.]

[Heavenly Familiar added.]

[Species: Weather Sprite]

[Attribute: Water, Ice, Lightning]

[Species Rank: Intermediate King]

[Level: 35]

𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

[Beastmaster: Pedestrian A]

[Reason for Inclusion: Defeated level 40 Intermediate-Overlord Demon Starfish in the level 3 Legendary secret realm, Demon Starfish’s Abyss, by ramming.]

[Ranking set at first place of the King Heavenly Familiar Ranking!]

The beastmasters in the square were all stunned.

“Huh?”

“Weather Sprite?”

“What kind of familiar is that...?”

“A new familiar? Lu Ran has been raising a new one?”

On the international forums, discussions exploded as soon as Lu Ran cleared the Legendary secret realm. He had actually been raising a new familiar, and it had become his main force in clearing a level 3 Legendary secret realm.

└Weather Sprite sounds like an elemental lifeform. I remember that Lu Ran once obtained an elemental familiar egg. This must be what hatched from it.

└Something’s off. The name suggests a weather-controlling familiar. A Water-attribute familiar being able to fight in the sea makes sense, but ramming a starfish boss to death? Is this a bug in Limitless City?

└The real question is how an Intermediate King defeated an Intermediate Overlord?

└There must’ve been team support. Did you watch the tournament? That Dragon King can give allies defensive buffs. It definitely wasn’t a solo fight. There’s no way you can leap an entire rank and beat opponents solo.

└It’s already level 35 and is still an Intermediate King, meaning it hasn’t undergone its first phase of evolution yet. It must have fewer than three fused traits. Lu Ran is waiting for the next Evolution Secret Realm to open!

The exposure of Lu Ran’s new familiar instantly sparked heated discussions. Everyone speculated on what kind of monster his fourth familiar would eventually become.

Given the precedents of the Sword Domain Dog, Shieldwing Dragon King, and Twin Crows, people believed Lu Ran’s fourth familiar would be strong. But just how strong it could be would likely remain a mystery until the first phase of the Evolution Secret Realm that would reopen over a month later.

At that time, people predicted Lu Ran would definitely take the Weather Sprite in for evolution. For an Intermediate King to surpass nine Superior Kings on the local Heavenly Familiar Ranking spoke volumes about its potential. It might just become another Overlord.

***

While the world buzzed with excitement, Lu Ran had already returned to reality with his spoils. He did indeed plan to take Baby Cloud for evolution in a little over a month, which was after the ascension realm he planned to go to.

Back in his room, Manager Ying seemed to have been waiting for him. It had already seen the news of Lu Ran’s Legendary secret realm clearance and grinned when it confirmed he had breezed through it as expected.

“Got any trash for me to handle? I’ll take care of it for you while you’re in the ascension realm this month."

“Yes, yes. By the way, do you have any interest in becoming a catgirl?” Lu Ran looked at it helplessly after returning.

Manager Ying was baffled.

This kid’s got issues.

Lu Ran quickly explained the effects of the Mutant’s Tear, leaving Manager Ying deep in thought.

“It boosts comprehension, too...”

“You’re tempted,” Lu Ran said seriously.

“Scram!” Manager Ying lashed out with a flurry of wild slashes, forcing Lu Ran to dodge frantically. “No way! From what I know, none of the divine beasts on the Stellar Moon Continent are humanoid. Evolving toward a human form is definitely the wrong path. Keep it for yourself.

“These two Legendary secret realms of yours have dropped such weird Treasure resources—one for reproduction, the other for humanoid evolution...”

Lu Ran shrugged. “Just a coincidence, I guess.”

Manager Ying snorted. “It’s not a coincidence. I forgot to tell you, but while you were challenging the Legendary secret realm, Fang Lan sent a message from Green Sea City. Those plant seeds you brought back from the ascension realm have finally awakened. In other words, they’ve hatched.”

“Oh? Really? What species?” Lu Ran asked quickly.

He hadn’t paid much attention to those seeds since they were only Low King. After all, even the swordgrass started as a Superior King. However, since he had the Lucky Clover trait and urgently needed a plant-type familiar to fuse with it, he was still somewhat curious. If it were suitable, he could contract it despite its low level. If not, he’d just move on.

“It’s... an unconventional species. Check your phone. Fang Lan should’ve sent you the details. She checked it with the Eye of Detection,” Manager Ying said.

Lu Ran pulled out his phone and, sure enough, there was a message from Fang Lan. After reading it, he fell silent.

Fang Lan: Bro, what’s up with these seeds? Are they really from Limitless City?

[Species: Silk Tree Albizia]

[Attribute: Grass]

[Species Rank: Low King]

[Level: 1]

[Species Talent: Everlasting Vitality (Can release aphrodisiac pollen. Familiars that absorb the pollen will have increased mating probability and offspring quality.)]

[Description: A unique flower familiar that uses fragrance to hypnotize enemies in battle.]

Lu Ran was very taken aback.

Damn it, stupid Limitless City ruining my reputation. What kind of nonsense rewards and familiars are these? Well, there’s no way I’m contracting this thing! Guess I’ll have to find another plant familiar!