Chapter 523 - I, Lu Ran, the Beastmaster King! (Part 3)

A massive summoning array appeared before Lu Ran, swirling with green energy. He was seemingly preparing to summon a plant-type familiar.

At this, all of the Blue Planet contestants stood up. On the Stellar Moon side, Bai Lu, Death Gun, and Kongkong Yi also rose from their seats.

“It’s coming, it’s coming...” Kongkong Yi murmured.

Lu Ran was finally summoning

that one

.

Divine Throne, you’re in danger!

Unlike any of the previous summonings, the emergence of this familiar brought an overwhelming pressure. Even before it fully appeared, the energy barriers protecting the audience seats trembled violently, matching the intensity of the earlier Light of Annihilation explosions.

This left many in the audience stunned.

Does Lu Ran really have a stronger familiar? That sword-wielding dog? No, even if that dog held the swordgrass, it couldn’t possibly emit such terrifying plant energy.

Not even the plant-type familiar summoned by that Legendary plantmaster’s heroic spirit could compare to a tenth of this. What kind of familiar is this? Could it be one of the Legendary rank? Is there really a second beastmaster besides the Ice Emperor with a Legendary-rank familiar?

As Lu Ran prepared to summon his new familiar, the Divine Throne, who had been resolute, couldn’t help but tense up.

Moments later, the familiar was summoned. When they saw it, the Blue Planet beastmasters’ eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

Space tore open. A wooden giant hand reached out first, followed by a humanoid asura bending forward. Its body was covered in black patterns, and its face was demonic and terrifying. This familiar sight made the Blue Planet viewers who had watched the Black Dragon King’s death via livestream scream out in shock.

“The Amazon Flower God?”

“Wait, is that the Amazon god that killed the Black Dragon King?”

“Oh my god, did Lu Ran contract it?”

That thing seemed like a true legendary. It was definitely one of Blue Planet’s rare legendary lifeforms. Upon seeing the Wooden Asura, most Blue Planet citizens thought of the Amazon Flower God.

The towering asura stood on the stage, and Six-Path Flower perched on its shoulders in humanoid form. The Eye of Detection confirmed that the Wooden Asura was just a skill construct. The flower itself was the true familiar.

Its arms were wrapped in black leaves like gloves, its lower body shrouded in tulip-shaped black petals resembling a dress, and its feet were delicate. Its face was regal like a queen’s, and its head was adorned with a six-petaled, six-colored floral ornament. The black leaves beneath the flower cascaded like hair, and its golden eyes radiated nobility.

However...

[Species: ???]

[Attribute: ???]

[Species Rank: ???]

[Level: ???]

No one could discern Six-Path Flower’s information. Basic and intermediate Eyes of Detection could at most reveal the attributes of quasi-Legendary lifeforms. The fact that nothing showed up meant this lifeform’s species rank was undoubtedly above Legendary.

On the opposite side, the Divine Throne was momentarily stunned. However, he quickly regained his composure.

Even if Lu Ran’s familiar is Legendary, so what?

A level 70 Low-Legendary was at best equivalent to a level 80 quasi-Legendary. His three familiars were all level 90. Even a Legendary wouldn’t stand a chance.

“But... that’s...”

The Divine Throne might not have recognized it, but others did.

The defeated Sprite Queen, standing on the contestant seats, stared at the six-petaled, six-colored floral ornament on Six-Path Flower’s head and paled.

“Could it be the Six—”

“Indeed, it’s the Six-Path Reincarnation Flower.” Bai Lu’s words made the Ice Emperor’s dazed expression turn to horror.

That name... Could it be...

Unbeknownst to many, the battle had already begun. By the time it started, the Divine Throne, who was Stellar Moon’s strongest beastmaster, was still oblivious.

“Low-Legendary or not, it doesn’t matter. I never expected you to actually have a stronger familiar. But let’s see if your Legendary can maintain its might under my Trinity Fusion Domain!”

The Divine Throne was all-in now. The Ice Emperor, as a revived ancient being, wasn’t truly part of Stellar Moon’s federation, so the Divine Throne couldn’t fully trust him. He had to end Lu Ran here himself.

Fusion Domain!

Although the Tyrant Bear, Sandstorm Sovereign, and Heteromorphic Lion King were intimidated by Six-Path Flower’s aura, they roared in unison under the Divine Throne’s command.

As they roared, a near-perfect fused spatial domain ripple emanated from them. Although the domain’s power was immense, its formation was slower than a single familiar’s domain, as if not yet mastered.

The Divine Throne was also puzzled. In training, they had a 90% success rate, but now, perhaps due to battle nerves, the fusion kept faltering. This gave Lu Ran and Six-Path Flower ample time to react.

“Who told you it’s only a Low-Legendary?”

Lu Ran’s voice echoed across the stage, his words dripping with menace, making the Divine Throne jerk his head up. The audience was equally stunned.

Wh-what does he mean?

“Six Flower, crush them! Show them your true power!” Lu Ran laughed heartily.

He crossed his arms, feeling that commanding Six-Path Flower was the most reliable strategy. No fancy skills or techniques needed, just pure overwhelming force.

As Lu Ran crossed his arms, Six-Path Flower’s eyes glowed, and an even more terrifying aura erupted from the Wooden Asura’s body. Despite its massive size, the Wooden Asura moved with unbelievable agility.

In an instant, it raised its arm high, its giant fist aimed at the three familiars struggling to expand their domain. The Wooden Asura’s fist was coated in the evil energy Six-Path Flower had absorbed from Lu Ran, instantly turning pitch black, like a bottomless abyss devouring everything in its path.

The colossal fist, now expanded to a kilometer under the evil power’s influence, blotted out the sky. The entire stage plunged into darkness. Even before the fist landed, the pressure it generated compressed the air, creating a deafening hum as if space itself were cracking.

Under Six-Path Flower’s influence, the unfinished fusion domain shattered into countless fragments. The earth split apart. The Divine Throne and his three familiars, trapped under the terrifying pressure, found themselves unable to move.

“This power... No way.” The Divine Throne gasped.

Two words flashed in his mind:

Intermediate Legendary... or even higher.

He couldn’t comprehend it, finally experiencing the same mental collapse as his predecessors.

How does this guy have an Intermediate-Legendary familiar?

In the end, under the threat of death, the Divine Throne’s familiars broke free from the pressure. However, with their fusion domain destroyed, they could only roar and unleash other skills in desperation. Dozens of level 90+ skills bombarded the fist, but none left even a scratch.

With a deafening crash, the fist slammed down, flattening the three level 90 super-familiars into the ground. The stage, which had withstood the Light of Annihilation and elemental nukes, finally cracked under this punch, fissures spreading like a spiderweb.

At this moment, every spectator’s heart raced, their breaths were heavy, and their eyes were wide with disbelief.

[Battle Concluded.]

[Winner: Pedestrian A.]

[Combat Score: SSS.]

[Scoring Reason 1: Defeated an Epic-Legendary beastmaster two levels higher, a newly appointed messenger carefully nurtured by the Wishful-Dream God.]

[Scoring Reason 2: Used one familiar to defeat three.]

[Scoring Reason 3: The familiar, Six-Path Reincarnation Flower, is an Intermediate Legendary. It effortlessly and instantly killed its opponents with minimal effort.]

Everyone fell silent.

Minimal effort? No way! Then what is its limit?

The Ice Emperor stood with his eyes wide. Even the familiar left behind by his sister paled in comparison to this flower.

What the hell is this...?

“The Six-Path Reincarnation Flower! It really is the Six-Path Reincarnation Flower!” the Sprite Queen exclaimed.

Soon, everyone noticed the name of Lu Ran’s familiar.

Six-Path Reincarnation Flower? Why does that sound so familiar...?

After a moment, realization dawned, and their eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets. In the Stellar Moon world, months ago, the first beastmaster to conquer a Mythical secret realm, the Beastmaster King, had a Six-Path Reincarnation Flower as his familiar.

Moreover, the Six-Path Reincarnation God, ranked alongside the Divine Tree and Void Grass, was also of the Six-Path Reincarnation Flower species.

Wait, wait. Something isn’t right here.

As countless horrified gazes turned to the stage, Lu Ran slowly looked up, his smile bright and cheerful.

“Also, I forgot to mention this, but I actually visited the Stellar Moon world a few months ago. At the time, I changed my ID to Beastmaster King and casually cleared a Mythical secret realm in the Stellar Moon Limitless City. Sorry about hogging your resources. But they were just sitting there unused anyway. It’s not like many of you could clear them. Six Flower and I happily accepted the rewards.”

As Lu Ran spoke, the entire world fell silent. Both Stellar Moon and Blue Planet beastmasters gasped for air.

“Fuck...” Stellar Moon beastmasters trembled as they stood.

That damn Beastmaster King was Pedestrian A? How the hell did he cross over to Stellar Moon’s Limitless City?

They had thought the Beastmaster King was Stellar Moon’s peerless powerhouse, but it turned out to be a Blue Planet’s level 6 beastmaster.

The Mechanical Leader wasn’t dead, but he was close. Lying on the Stellar Moon contestant seats, he nearly had a heart attack upon hearing Lu Ran’s words.

Master Merlin’s face was a picture of disbelief, her divination staff creaking under her grip. “Impossible. The stars’ divination couldn’t be wrong. The Beastmaster King was an ancient emperor. How could it be him...? How...?”

Lu Ran had broken countless minds. Even the Blue Planet audience gaped, never imagining that the monstrous beastmaster who had conquered a Mythical secret realm in Stellar Moon was their own Lu God.

Damn, when did Lu God even go to Stellar Moon?

“One last thing.”

Lu Ran stood on the stage, speaking slowly and deliberately. “Six-Path Flower isn’t just a similar species to the Six-Path Reincarnation God of history. It

is

the reincarnation of the god itself. It has returned. From now on, any who oppose the Six-Path Reincarnation Flower, be it the God of Battle or the Chaos Dragon God, will also be my enemy.”

Lu Ran’s declaration plunged everyone into silence once more. He had chosen to reveal Six-Path Flower’s true identity. Even if he hadn’t, the Chaos Dragon God’s faction wouldn’t have spared it. Now, he declared his stance that if the Chaos Dragon God’s faction dared to come, they would fight.

At this point, Lu Ran felt that they had a chance to win even against a Primary Divine and that they had the preliminary qualifications to declare war on divine factions. The moment Lu Ran contracted Six-Path Flower, his opponents were no longer humans. They were gods.

“He really could take on ten beastmasters at once... He really did have stronger familiars than that dragon.” The Stellar Moon audience was numb.

Lu Ran’s words hadn’t been a joke. The Six-Path Reincarnation God from history, who was on par with the Divine Tree, a peak Superior Legendary with the potential to become a Primary Divine, and a plant hailed as one of the most talented plant lifeforms, had been contracted by Lu Ran.

How the hell did he pull that off?

No one could fathom it.

“It’s over...”

Many turned to the Ice Emperor, wondering if he could still defeat Lu Ran under these circumstances. Although Ice countered Grass, and theoretically, a level 80 Low-Legendary could match a level 70 Intermediate Legendary, Lu Ran’s absurdity made even Stellar Moon beastmasters doubt the Ice Emperor’s chances. After all, that elemental god wasn’t even nurtured by the Ice Emperor himself.

“Fuck me...” The Ice Emperor’s mentality was also crumbling.

As Stellar Moon’s final line of defense, he should have been the one exuding absolute pressure. However, Lu Ran had stolen the spotlight.

The Ice Emperor felt that even if his sister were revived, she’d struggle against Lu Ran.

Is this guy the protagonist of this era?