Chapter 371 - Divine Deer Traces, Mysterious Girl

While Lu Ran was changing his alias in the Stellar Moon’s Limitless City, Squirrel God and Manager Ying were already deep in conversation.

“So that’s it... His injuries were inflicted by a Legendary divine beast, huh? No wonder, even as a messenger of the Divine Deer, he’s still traveling while wounded. That makes sense. Wait! That doesn’t make sense! Didn’t you say you were keeping a low profile? How did someone at such a low level provoke a Legendary?”

“It might just be bad luck...” Manager Ying defended Lu Ran.

“Which one was it?” Squirrel God asked suspiciously.

“Reportedly, it’s the one known as the God of War.”

“That tiger hailed as the God of War? I know of him. It’s the only Metal-attribute Legendary currently in existence and has already reached Intermediate Legendary status.”

“It’s that strong?”

Hearing that the Tiger God, who injured Lu Ran, was still alive on the Stellar Moon Continent and had reached Intermediate Legendary status, Manager Ying showed a surprised expression.

But after thinking it over, given that this tiger had survived the Divine Beast era, the Divine Tree Era, the Mechanical Era, and the Great Cataclysm, and was even hailed as the God of War, it made sense that it had some serious capabilities.

“Don’t worry. Currently, the various Legendaries in the Stellar Moon world are all lying low for various reasons. Unless...” the Squirrel God said, crossing its arms.

“Unless what?” Manager Ying asked.

“Unless something or someone attempts to break through to Legendary, including humans. The God of War is one of the three main enforcers under the ‘Chaos Dragon God.’

“They’re the primary suppressors of humans and plant life. Though they’re mostly dormant now, if someone were to break through to Legendary, it would undoubtedly wake one of them,” the Squirrel God explained.

“What a bitch.” Manager Ying scoffed.

The Chaos Dragon God is already at the Primary Divine level and yet is still so petty.

Just then, Lu Ran exited Limitless City and, upon hearing the conversation between Manager Ying and the Squirrel God, he was surprised.

“There are only four divine beasts left? I thought most divine beasts were still suppressing the growth of humans and plants.”

“Only four remain now. The others have long since perished. But the strongest among them, the Chaos Dragon God, is still around, and no one can break its rules. Even the Divine Tree only managed to fight it to a stalemate before both fell into slumber.

“And even if gods like the Earth God or the Ocean God don’t side with the Chaos Dragon God’s decisions, they’re no pushovers either. Their tempers are terrifying, and when they clash, the impact on the Stellar Moon world is even worse than species conflicts...

“Currently, under the Chaos Dragon God, there are the Three Fierce Gods—the God of War, the God of Slaughter, and the God of Destruction. Their titles sound impressive, right?

“You’re still weak. You’ll understand when you grow stronger... I can sense that the spiritual energy in the Stellar Moon World has been growing denser lately. If this continues, it might not be long before those Legendary divine beasts awaken.” The Squirrel God wore a look of despair.

Without the protection of the Four Divine Dragons, their kin couldn’t survive. They couldn’t mediate conflicts between Legendaries.

Lu Ran and Manager Ying exchanged glances. They couldn’t help but feel that the status of being a messenger of the Divine Dragon’s kin wasn’t all that impressive in the current Stellar Moon landscape.

Of course, this was only in comparison to other Legendaries. Compared to the humans of the Stellar Moon, these kin still held overwhelming power. After all, there wasn’t a single Epic-Legendary Beastmaster among the current Stellar Moon Beastmasters.

“So, in the future, if we want to break through to Legendary, we’ll inevitably have to face the God of War or one of the other Fierce Gods under the Chaos Dragon God, right?” Lu Ran asked.

“Exactly. Even if you’re a messenger of the Divine Deer, your status might not hold much weight. After all, the Four Supreme Divine Dragons have been missing for a long time. The other Legendaries no longer fear the Divine Dragon’s kin.

“Moreover, throughout history, some of the Divine Dragon’s kin have perished. Some even died while mediating disasters caused by Legendaries. Sadly, the Divine Dragons never intervened.”

“I see.” Lu Ran sighed.

It seems like breaking through to Legendary as a human is still incredibly difficult.

The Elemental Era, the Beastmaster Era, the Plant Era, and the Mechanical Era had each produced one Legendary Beastmaster. But it appeared that they had only broken their own limits, failing to shatter the restrictions for all of humanity. This meant they hadn’t truly resolved the core issue of the divine beasts.

It seems the promise I made to my necromancer master can still be fulfilled. Since history has seen Legendary Elementalists, Legendary Beastmasters, Legendary Plantmasters, and Legendary Mechanics, adding one more Legendary Necromancer shouldn’t be too much, right?

Lu Ran mused.

“Alright, enough thinking. You should hurry and find the Divine Deer. I’m just a clone, and my knowledge is limited. Once you reach it, it’ll arrange things properly for you.” Squirrel God began shooing them away, waving its tiny paws impatiently.

Lu Ran and Manager Ying didn’t linger.

“Farewell.”

With that, they bid the Squirrel God goodbye, and Manager Ying led Lu Ran to its territory in the Stellar Moon Federation—Green Wood City’s Dog Head Maid Cafe.

Here, without the automatic translation of Limitless City, Lu Ran had to speak the Stellar Moon’s language. Fortunately, he had invested in resources to boost his learning ability and had long since mastered the language, so there was no risk of slipping up.

***

After letting Lu Ran rest for a bit and drinking some coffee, Manager Ying decided not to waste any more time and immediately began the search for the Divine Deer.

“Let’s start searching right away.”

Lu Ran naturally had no objections. Although he was itching to challenge one of the zodiac gods, he understood priorities.

If he got crippled again while attempting to challenge a zodiac god, it would seriously hinder their mission. In particular, Lu Ran was genuinely worried about the Thieving God Rat that could steal resources and memories alike.

To be honest, he wasn’t confident about taking on the other bosses either. Currently, the strongest in his team was the dual-kin form of Captain Doofus, but Lu Ran felt that, at best, it could hold its own against a quasi-Legendary creature. However, against a Low Legendary of the same level, it would likely be instantly annihilated.

At present, the only method Lu Ran could think of to reliably clear a Mythical secret realm was to cultivate and evolve the Six-Paths Flower to Legendary.

“Let’s go, then.”

Without further delay, Lu Ran and Manager Ying mounted Baby Cloud in its Peng form and set off. Baby Cloud handled the travel while Manager Ying provided cover.

The Forest of Life, Heavenly Green Mountain, Clear Spring Valley, and Dewdrop Island were the four places Squirrel God described as the Divine Deer’s favorite habitats. Squirrel God had also provided rough directions.

Of course, Lu Ran didn’t sit still during the journey. He happily fiddled with the high-end Stellar Moon Federation smartphone Manager Ying had given him, acting like an excited child.

“This is amazing. As expected of a world that went through a mechanical technology era. This phone’s features are so advanced. If I input a novel’s outline, writing style, setting, and word count, it can auto-generate the corresponding text? There’s even a one-click feature to turn novels into animations. Wow, it even works for adult content.”

“

Hehe,

this is the premium model I managed to get. Though it’s not quite at the level of an intelligent lifeform, it can handle these minor tasks easily. Wait—don’t go browsing weird stuff!”

“Relax, you didn’t top up my account. I can’t even use these functions—I can only read the manual.”

“Oh, right.”

𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

“Right, my foot. Top me up real quick. I want to try these features.”

“I don’t have money! Are you here to complete a mission or to have fun? Focus on the mission, focus! Once we finish the main task, these things will be nothing. There’ll be even more exciting tech waiting for you to experience,” Manager Ying said.

“Like what?” Lu Ran asked.

“Virtual gaming pods. They let you dive into virtual worlds to play games, or even experience being the protagonist of an anime or movie in first-person perspective. You can even date your 2D waifu or something.”

Lu Ran took a deep breath.

Damn it. How can the people of this world live such cushy lives? No, I have to represent Blue Planet and give these people some pressure—I can’t let them live so happily.

“Also, we have to find a way to take these technologies back...”

Since Manager Ying refused to top up his account for entertainment purposes, and the free features didn’t interest him much, Lu Ran had no choice but to focus on the task at hand. Namely, browsing the Stellar Moon Federation’s news.

“Hmm?”

As he scrolled, Lu Ran even stumbled upon news about himself.

Stellar Moon Federation’s Most Threatening Rival: Blue Planet Beastmaster Lu Ran.

According to the latest intel, Blue Planet’s fourth-generation beastmaster, Lu Ran, recently encountered the guardian sacred beast of the Beastmaster Empire in a level 3 ascension realm. Collaborating with the guardian sacred beast, he annihilated the Four Great Beast Empires. Keep in mind, he’s only a fourth-generation beastmaster who has been a beastmaster for less than a year.

Additionally, beyond his astounding performances in Limitless City, Lu Ran has also defeated Blue Planet’s strongest second-generation beastmaster and even a first-generation beastmaster while being at a lower level. He is being hailed as the beastmaster closest to Blue Planet’s Ten Great Beastmaster Kings and the one with the highest potential.

Although Blue Planet’s Ten Great Kings are all level 6 beastmasters while Lu Ran is only level 4, the World War is still some time away. No one knows if this beastmaster with the highest potential on Blue Planet will advance at an astonishing rate, replace one of the Ten Great Kings, and clash with our representative beastmasters in the World War.

If it comes to that, Lu Ran—with his exceptional talent and numerous legendary feats—might just become the Stellar Moon Federation’s most threatening opponent...

The author of this article clearly held Lu Ran in high regard. However, most commenters below, while acknowledging Lu Ran’s prowess, remained confident in the Stellar Moon Federation’s representative beastmasters.

└No worries. Blue Planet doesn’t even have a single Legendary beastmaster yet, while we have 27! By the time the World War begins, we might even have Epic-Legendary beastmasters. Over on Blue Planet, their Ten Great Kings have only just reached level 6. If they can break through to Legendary by then, they should count themselves lucky. As for Lu Ran, jumping from level 4 to level 6 is unlikely.

└Lu Ran is indeed impressive. Not only is he the first on Blue Planet to cultivate an Overlord, but he also has the most Overlord familiars. It’s hard to believe he’s only been a beastmaster for such a short time. But if Blue Planet has its geniuses, so do we. Take ’Bai Lu,’ ’Death Gun,’ or ’Kongkong Yi,’ for example—they’re not far from Legendary either, and Overlord familiars are standard for them. What’s more, they cultivated them themselves. Even the Legendary beastmasters often praise their talent, admitting they pale in comparison. I’d say they’re no weaker than Lu Ran.

“Oh really?”

After browsing for a while, a certain Beastmaster King narrowed his eyes. Level 7 might be a stretch, but if he could reach level 6, Lu Ran felt it would be enough.

That was, as long as Captain Doofus and the Six-Paths Flower underwent a second evolution, and their levels didn’t lag by more than ten levels. These two were the ones Lu Ran believed had the highest chance of reaching Legendary.

Captain Doofus relied on equipment attachments, while Captain Flower relied on its past life’s foundation. Even if they were ten levels lower, it wouldn’t matter.

Several days later, while gathering intel and traversing the continent, Lu Ran located the Forest of Life and Heavenly Green Mountain. However, the so-called Forest of Life was now desolate, devoid of life, and Heavenly Green Mountain had been overtaken by skyscrapers. Lu Ran fell silent.

Fortunately, when they arrived at Clear Spring Valley, they seemed to have found something. As the massive Peng bird landed outside the valley, an aura could be felt emanating from within. A young girl in a white robe stood up and looked outward.

If Lu Ran saw her, he would be shocked because she had a Divine Deer pendant identical to his hung around her neck.