Chapter 546 - The Fifth Mythical Beastmaster

Just as Lu Ran had said, losing their heads was merely a minor injury. After cultivating for so long as Legendary beings, who wouldn’t have the ability to regenerate limbs? The Three Beast Gods were not like Sudden Death King and the others, who were still new to cultivation.

Without exhausting the energy that sustained their regeneration, it was impossible to truly defeat them. The severed heads of the three Beast Gods flew through the air, their eyes filled with confusion before erupting into fury. The heads exploded, and the blood mist reversed its flow. Amidst streaks of red light, new heads grew from their necks.

Regenerating heads and hearts consumed the most foundational energy. Upon seeing their heads restored, Captain Doofus swung its sword three times in place, unleashing three huge sword beams, each over a hundred meters long. It aimed to decapitate them once more.

“Weakening has failed.”

However, this time, Dark Crow’s weakening curse showed an anomaly. The sword beams, which should have been strong enough to sever their heads, now only left shallow cuts on the three Beast Gods.

Captain Doofus paused, silently adding this to its grudge list.

This damned crow, making me fail to show off.

At the same time, the three Beast Gods broke free from Dark Crow’s curse of immobilization, their bodies surging with violent energy.

“Dragon Vein Awakening!”

They roared in unison, their forms evolving as if undergoing an upgrade. The God of Destruction transformed into a bull-headed dragon body, the God of Slaughter into a wolf-headed dragon body, and the God of War into a tiger-headed dragon body.

After their transformation, their energy fluctuations shifted dramatically, their power seemingly amplified many times over. The super-machines monitoring energy levels on the federation’s side detected that the three Beast Gods’ energy had now approached that of a Superior Legendary.

“Damn it!”

Many from the Stellar Moon Federation had thought Lu Ran would secure victory after the three Beast Gods were decapitated. But now, it was clear things weren’t so simple. As the kin under the Chaos Dragon God, this form was undoubtedly their strongest state.

If the three Beast Gods earlier were only Intermediate-Legendary beings who had just awakened from slumber, their bodies were rusty and unprepared. But now, the dragon-shaped auras radiating from them shook millions of square kilometers of ocean and triggered underwater volcanic eruptions. They had fully entered their battle-ready forms.

The three Beast Gods roared, their terrifying energy waves resonating with each other. Sudden Death King stepped forward, barely managing to shield the group. Yet, Lu Ran remained calm with a puzzling demeanor.

Lu Ran murmured, “They’ve finally transformed, but even so, it’s not enough.”

Although the three Beast Gods had grown stronger by activating the dragon veins bestowed by the Chaos Dragon God, they now realized something was off. Four Intermediate-Legendary beings, including the puppet and Six-Path Flower, hadn’t even appeared yet. This was far beyond what they’d expected.

Lu Ran was only at the Legendary level, yet the levels of his familiars defied logic. In the memories of the three Beast Gods, the only one who had achieved something similar was that person from the divine war ten thousand years ago.

They soon realized the issue.

“Messenger of the Flower God!”

“So you still remember me,” echoed a cold voice from the distance.

Standing at the edge of the sky, the Tree Monarch’s white dress, adorned with green branch patterns, fluttered alongside her emerald hair. She looked down at the three Beast Gods before finally settling on Sudden Death King’s shoulder.

The moment this figure appeared, the live audience froze before quickly recognizing her.

Isn’t this the Mythical plantmaster, Peanut, whom Lu Ran summoned through the Hall of Heroic Spirits during the World War?

“A living person? You’ve been resurrected?” the three Beast Gods exclaimed in beast language, their shock mirrored by countless viewers.

Wait, she isn’t a heroic spirit but a living being?

The Beast God faction harbored deep hatred for Peanut. The losses they suffered in the ten-thousand-year divine war due to her abilities were no less than those inflicted by any Superior-Legendary Plant God.

This Mythical plantmaster should have been annihilated, never to be resurrected. Yet now, not only did she seem fully revived, her energy fluctuations were also overwhelmingly powerful, showing no signs of weakness.

The Tree Monarch said, “And what if I am? But unfortunately, you are Lu Ran’s prey. I have no intention of intervening directly. For battle, he is more suited than I am. What I must do is assist him, allowing him to experience in advance the power he will wield as the fifth Mythical human. Are you ready?”

As the Tree Monarch finished speaking, the world trembled. Only then did people realize who Lu Ran had referred to as the best support for this battle. It was the Mythical plantmaster, Peanut, the master of time.

But how was Peanut resurrected? The Hall of Heroic Spirits? The privileges of Limitless City? Both seemed possible!

“Senior Tree Monarch, I’m ready,” Lu Ran said calmly.

The three Beast Gods’ expressions changed, but it was too late. They had intended to attack, but an enormous Time Slow Domain instantly enveloped everything, slowing their movements to a crawl.

At the same time, Lu Ran’s aura began to skyrocket. Peanut had done something inexplicable. Lu Ran’s level was now rising as well.

[Level 8... Epic-Legendary...]

[Level 9... Mythical...]

This enhancement granted Lu Ran physical prowess comparable to a Low Legendary, but that wasn’t the key. What truly mattered was that as his level increased, the effects of his beastmaster skills multiplied.

A faint smile curled on Lu Ran’s lips as he chose the simplest reinforcement skill, which was Soul Amplification. As Lu Ran experienced this power, he burst into laughter. He then retrieved an Epic-grade robe from his spatial backpack, enhanced by an amplification card.

As the black robe fluttered, an aura of soul energy that was worthy of being called a Legendary beastmaster skill, emanated from him. The surge of spiritual power condensed into tangible, grayish-black ripples around Lu Ran. These ripples then solidified into chains, shooting out like three bolts of gray lightning that connected with Captain Doofus, Sudden Death King, and Dark Crow.

The process unleashed a terrifying storm of soul energy, sweeping across the island like a tornado. No one had ever witnessed such vast, freely manipulated soul energy. The audience collectively gulped.

As the violent winds blew, the hood of Lu Ran’s robe was swept back, revealing his glowing eyes.

Crack.

The Time Slow Domain reached its limit, and the three Beast Gods broke free. However, at the same time, the Blue Planet trio, now amplified by Lu Ran’s Legendary Soul Amplification, gained even more terrifying power.

Sudden Death King was the first to act. It flapped its wings and soared into the sky. Its massive shield came crashing down on the three Beast Gods, its sheer size covering their entire position. The three Beast Gods panicked, and their souls trembled with primal fear.

“Terrorize the soul, terrorize the soul!”

The shield radiated Sudden Death King’s ultimate soul dragon aura, and with Dark Crow’s support, even before the shield made contact, the souls of the three Beast Gods were forcibly ejected from their bodies.

BOOM!

The three Beast Gods collapsed as their consciousnesses were severed. Meanwhile, their soul forms hovered in the air, horrified and completely vulnerable.

Another Mythical beastmaster. The messenger of the Flower God’s abilities... are as terrifying as ever.

They understood now that Lu Ran intended to annihilate their souls directly. Compared to slowly whittling down their physical forms, erasing their souls was far more efficient.

Previously, their souls had been protected by their bodies. Even soul-targeting attacks couldn’t ignore their physical defenses to deal significant damage. But now, through the combined efforts of Sudden Death King and Dark Crow, their souls had been forcibly ripped out.

“This is bad!” the God of Destruction bellowed.

“Chaos Dragon God, save us!”

As they faced the combined aura of the Mythical Tree Monarch and Lu Ran, the three Beast Gods finally felt the approach of death, even after their Dragon Vein Awakening. Their opponents were too monstrous. Even a Superior Legendary would likely perish against the combined forces of the third Mythical plantmaster and the fifth Mythical beastmaster.

Many viewers shuddered in awe as they witnessed this scene. Even though they understood Lu Ran’s current strength was amplified by the Mythical plantmaster’s support, no one doubted that he would one day reach this level on his own.

Is this... the power of Lu Ran, the destined fifth Mythical beastmaster? Three familiars are suppressing the three Beast Gods and directly aiming to annihilate their souls.

The three Beast Gods had not specialized in soul cultivation. Under the soul suppression of Lu Ran, a future Mythical necromancer, their spirits stood no chance.

However, the God of Destruction’s plea for help seemed to have an effect. In a distant dimensional space, a black-and-white dragon opened its eyes. It channeled its will through their shared bloodline.

BOOM!

The three fallen bodies of the Beast Gods, now awakened through their dragon veins, erupted with an aura surpassing that of a Superior Legendary and blasted apart the ocean’s surface.

The condensed aura formed a phantom of a massive black-and-white dragon in the sky. The scales of the dragon god, perhaps because it wasn’t its true form, appeared blurred, like a chaotic fusion of black and white.

Within this chaotic sea, an ominous and terrifying presence spread, shrouding the heavens and bringing apocalyptic tremors. The dragon god’s phantom, like a beast emerging from chaos, unleashed a crushing wave of intimidation toward Captain Doofus, who had just leaped forward to deliver a Soul-Severing Sword Intent strike.

“

Woof?

” Captain Doofus glanced back.

The sudden appearance of the dragon god’s phantom stunned everyone. A dreadful name surfaced in their minds.

The Primary-Divine Chaos Dragon God. Has it awakened?

“No wonder the three Beast Gods dared to invade human cities so boldly,” the Mechanical Leader of the Federation muttered in shock.

If it were just the three Beast Gods, the Stellar Moon Federation could still muster its resources to counter them, albeit at great cost. But with the Chaos Dragon God involved, even pooling all of humanity’s strength would be futile unless the Mechanical God were to return.

However, as the dragon god’s will descended, Captain Doofus merely gave it a sidelong glance before continuing its sword strike toward the three Beast Gods’ souls, leaving its back exposed to his teammates. It trusted someone else to handle it.

From the void, Six-Path Flower emerged. At the same time, the Zhu Yan puppet, previously suppressed by the aura, was suddenly surrounded by brown lightning. As the crackling energy solidified, a wooden armor set materialized around the Zhu Yan.

With the armor fully manifested in an instant, the Zhu Yan’s power surged even higher. Its face was now concealed behind a mask of the Wood Asura.

It ascended into the sky, willingly serving as a mount for the humanoid Six-Path Flower, who stood on top of its head. Six-Path Flower positioned itself before the dragon god’s will, raising a single hand. A clash of divine wills erupted—Six-Path Flower’s intertwined with the principles of good and evil, against the dragon god’s.

With the enhancements of its alignment amplification, its King trait, its Celestial Path amplification, and Lu Ran’s Soul Amplification, Six-Path Flower could barely hold its ground against the Primary Divine’s will.

Crack, crack, crack, crack, crack.

The shattered spatial barriers made even the distant Void Mantis grit its teeth. Black lightning streaked across the sky and sea, dividing the battlefield into two distinct realms. One for Six-Path Flower, and the other for the dragon god’s will.

“Don’t bully the newcomers. Your opponent is me,” Six-Path Flower said coolly as it stared down the dragon god’s will.

“God of Six-Path Reincarnation,” the dragon god’s will said coldly.

The fact that the live stream was still functioning was a testament to #18’s efforts. Countless viewers trembled, never expecting the battle to escalate to the involvement of a Primary Divine.

Even more shocking was that Six-Path Flower, who had been absent until now, had stepped in at the critical moment to block the Primary Divine’s will.

“Has the God of Six-Path Reincarnation regained its peak strength? Is it a Superior Legendary now?” the Sprite Queen wondered aloud.

To withstand the will of a Primary Divine, one needed at least that level of power.

At the same moment that Six-Path Flower intercepted the dragon god’s will, Captain Doofus, under the horrified gazes of the three Beast Gods, struck again. This time, it severed their souls’ heads.

Amidst the dispersing soul mist, the decapitated spirits of the three Beast Gods floated lifelessly in the air. In their soul forms, the three Beast Gods had lost all regenerative abilities. Their lives were extinguished, their era ending in the age of the federation.

Witnessing this, the dragon god’s will erupted in fury. After two great wars, countless of its Beast God generals had fallen, leaving only these three. And now, even they had perished at the hands of the plant faction.

The dragon god, who was still in recovery, could no longer restrain itself. Its true form stirred, preparing to descend and personally eliminate the resurrected Six-Path Flower. Yet, Lu Ran and his team, armed with multiple trump cards, gave it no chance.

In the dragon god’s Secret Realm, as space fractured, countless towering tree trunks burst from the ground, ensnaring the enraged dragon god in an endless forest of divine wood. Each branch radiated world-shaking divine power, thwarting the dragon god’s attempt to manifest in the mortal realm.

“DIVINE TREE!” the Chaos Dragon God roared, its entire body shaking with rage.

As expected, the Divine Tree had also awakened.

“Dragon God, you are too dangerous. This world has only just begun to recover. I cannot allow you to wreak havoc. Let us both... slumber for a few more years. This era belongs to the new generation.”