Chapter 552 - Epic-Legendary Ascension Realm! (Part 2)

A few days later, Lu Ran felt as if, with the aid of various beastmaster skills, he was no different from a Legendary creature. Even without relying on his familiars, he could take on Low-Legendary beings up to level 80. Lu Ran clenched his fist, pleased with the results.

Six-Path Flower crossed its arms, watching Lu Ran sit up from the wooden operating table. “Your current physical attributes aren’t far behind the Tree Monarch and Hel. Keep in mind, you’re still two levels below them. If you reach Mythical and increase by two more levels, you’ll undoubtedly grow even stronger. But don’t come to me for this next time. Get the Divine Deer to do it! Your screams were annoying!”

Lu Ran flexed his arm.

“There won’t be a next time. I didn’t expect the process of decapitation, heart removal, or limb severing to be less painful than the healing. Maybe your skills are lacking. Stop focusing on fighting and practice your healing abilities more.”

“That’s why I said get the Divine Deer! It’s the professional!” Six-Path Flower fumed.

And it’s not that my healing is bad, it’s that what you’re doing is far from normal healing!

Lu Ran let Six-Path Flower’s words go in one ear and out the other, smiling as he said, “Now, everything should be foolproof. At least on my end, there’s little room for further improvement.”

With that, he turned his attention to the ruin space. Inside the ruin space, amidst a mountain of bones, a ghastly sword radiating terrifying death energy stood tall.

[Species: Hell Bone Sword]

[Species Rank: Low Legendary]

[Level: 80]

In a blood lake, a swordgrass with dark red veins soaked, undergoing a baptism.

[Species: Star-Splitting Swordgrass]

[Species Rank: Low Legendary]

[Level: 80]

Captain Doofus’ two kins had digested Legendary resources during Lu Ran’s self-enhancement, evolving to Legendary species. Thanks to the Sword God talent and Kinship Contract, Captain Doofus experienced rapid growth in sword energy as its kin leveled up.

It sat in the ruins, staring blankly at the sky, its foolish eyes seemingly lost in thought. Around it, a colossal sword-shaped energy shadow stretched into the sky.

Although it looked silly, the intense surge of sword energy around it was undeniable. Judging by the power fluctuations, it was on the verge of a qualitative leap.

Had Six-Path Flower not reinforced the Tree Monarch’s ruin space, the commotion from Captain Doofus’ two kin’s breakthroughs would have shattered the ruin space, making half of Blue Planet feel it.

“This dog is almost at Intermediate Legendary.”

“Yup.”

As the master of the ruins, Lu Ran shifted his gaze to another direction. Just one final step remained. There, inside a mechanical research lab, the Mechanical Lightsaber lay on an operating table while #18 buzzed around busily.

Compared to the progress of the sword spirit and swordgrass, the Mechanical Lightsaber, despite having Legendary resources like the Annihilation Light weapon, couldn’t absorb them directly by eating. Instead, #18 had to dismantle and reassemble it, making the process longer.

However, eventually, through #18’s relentless efforts, the Mechanical Lightsaber’s breakthrough to Legendary was inevitable.

[Species: Annihilation Lightsaber]

[Species Rank: Low Legendary]

[Level: 80]

With the birth of another Legendary sword kin, Captain Doofus, who was sitting blankly under the sword's shadow, finally seemed to grasp something, and stood up. It transformed from its usual foolish self into a domineering presence. The sword spirit, swordgrass, and lightsaber from three different locations instantly flew toward it.

In this process, Captain Doofus’ sword light blazed brilliantly, its aura skyrocketing. Even the ruin space reinforced by Six-Path Flower began to crack under the pressure. Its base species rank was now Intermediate Legendary.

“

Arf, arf, awoo~!

”

Then, with the three sword kins swirling around it, Captain Doofus broke into an unrecognizably cheerful dance, brimming with pride. After all, the space reinforced by Six-Path Flower could finally be sliced open.

Pathetic little flower, consider yourself conquered!

“Please let it be the main force if we encounter danger in the ascension realm. Thanks,” Six-Path Flower spoke to Lu Ran with utmost politeness.

The dog’s boundless energy was better spent being worn down by the elemental gods.

Lu Ran chuckled. “Sure, sure. Captain Doofus’ base is now Intermediate Legendary, and its three kins are all Low Legendaries. With you added to the mix, we should have the strength to protect ourselves in the Elemental Era.”

Even though death meant resurrection, Lu Ran didn’t want to waste secret realm time. Unless absolutely necessary, he preferred not to experience the feeling of being killed.

Six-Path Flower shook its head. “When do you plan to leave?”

Lu Ran thought for a moment. “In two more days. After the body overhaul and Captain Doofus’ breakthrough, I feel like several beastmaster skills are on the verge of leveling up. I’ll train in the starry sky for a day. Also, I’ll check on the bunny and toad to see if they’ve been slacking off in space.”

This Epic self-enhancement, combined with the life-level evolution from reaching Legendary, had loosened the level caps of several beastmaster skills. The most noticeable was the Kinship skill. Lu Ran’s main focus was naturally on Captain Doofus’ development.

That same day, Lu Ran rode Sudden Death King back into the starry sky. His sudden arrival startled the Lunar Rabbit and Gold Toad, who had been searching for meteorites. However, since Lu Ran was there to train, he didn’t give them a hard time. He calmly meditated on Sudden Death King’s back to hone his beastmaster skills.

Soon, through Lu Ran’s efforts, Captain Doofus’ kinship slots increased to four, meaning it could contract a fourth sword kin. Beyond this vertical progress with Captain Doofus, Lu Ran also achieved a breakthrough in horizontal development. Following Captain Doofus and Sudden Death King, Lu Ran could now create a kinship slot for a third familiar.

Dark Crow, Baby Cloud, Six-Path Flower, #18... one of them could gain a kin.

Lu Ran opened his eyes, pleasantly surprised. “Not bad.”

Amidst the starry darkness, he stroked his chin and quickly ruled out Dark Crow. This guy already had soul clones, legion soldiers, and an external crow army; it didn’t need another kin.

As for #18, the heroic spirits created by the Hall of Heroic Spirits were essentially its kin. There’s no need there either. After some elimination, Lu Ran decided to focus on either Baby Cloud or Six-Path Flower. Without much hesitation, Lu Ran chose Six-Path Flower.

“Baby Cloud will have plenty of opportunities in the Elemental Era. The path of devouring elemental gods and absorbing Hel’s power alone can steadily take it to Superior Legendary. An extra kin wouldn’t make much difference. However, for Six-Path Flower, I can share Bai Ze with it to accelerate its King’s Power!’

Lu Ran made his decision. He would assign Bai Ze, the Kingly Auspicious Beast, as Six-Path Flower’s kin. Six-Path Flower was already on the path of kingship, aiming to become Blue Planet’s Reincarnation King and ascend to Primary Divine.

With Bai Ze as its kin, its cultivation of King’s Power would speed up, and its expansion of the King’s Domain would accelerate. Aside from this combination, Lu Ran couldn’t think of a better alternative.

He patted Sudden Death King, who was floating in space, napping. “Alright, let’s head back.”

“

Roar?

” Sudden Death King opened its eyes, yawned, and then plummeted toward Blue Planet like a meteor.

***

Upon returning, Lu Ran tossed Bai Ze from his arms into Six-Path Flower’s embrace, finally completing his preparations. After leaving messages for Shi Zhen and the others to maintain contact with their respective subordinates, Lu Ran returned to his private room and reopened the ascension realm interface.

[Detected that you possess super admin privileges. Customize ascension realm worldview and timeline?]

“Yes.” Lu Ran confirmed.

[Worldview #1: Stellar Moon World.]

[Worldview #2: Blue Planet World.]

[Please select.]

“#1, Stellar Moon World.”

[Please select timeline.]

“Three days before the death of the Mythical elementalist Hel.”

This timeframe ensured Lu Ran could meet Hel’s historical projection while also witnessing the arrival of the Four Supreme Divine Dragons to suppress the elemental gods shortly after.

[Confirmation complete.]

[Generating corresponding ascension realm...]

[Please wait...]

𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

[Generation successful.]

[Secret Realm Type: Solo.]

[Destination: Frostplain City, Ice Nation]

[Teleportation countdown: 10... 9... 8...]

“

Huh?

Solo?”

The earlier prompts hadn’t fazed Lu Ran, but the “solo” label made him pause. He knew ascension realms could be solo, but this was his first time encountering one.

Upon reflection, it made sense. Across both worlds, the number of Legendary beastmasters didn’t exceed triple digits, and those awaiting breakthroughs were even fewer. For someone to coincide with him, they’d have to schedule it in advance.

Solo it was. Besides, dragging innocent Legendary beastmasters into the most dangerous era for a breakthrough mission would weigh on his conscience. This era was one where Legendaries were as common as dirt, and overlords were no better than dogs.

[Introduction: The late stages of the Elemental Era. As the longest-developed and most resource-abundant period, it birthed numerous Legendary creatures. After prolonged development, many Legendary creatures sensed the world’s limitations and sought to break free, achieving life’s sublimation.

[Under the organization of the Light and Dark Gods, numerous Intermediate and Low-Legendary elemental gods eroded the world’s rules set by the Supreme Divine Dragons. As the world’s rules were damaged, disasters ensued. A small group of humans rebelled against the elemental gods, believing their madness would bring ruin.

[They attempted to persuade the gods’ followers to influence their decisions from below. However, the lofty elemental gods cared not for the opinions of ants. They issued divine judgment on the rebellion’s leaders. Even the rebellion’s leader, the Mythical human princess of the Ice Nation, who had nurtured multiple elemental beings, could only flee, powerless to change their will.]

[Ascension Mission: In this perilous era, leaving a mark as a beastmaster is exceedingly difficult, yet it is the path for every Epic-Legendary beastmaster. Perform a world-shaking deed worthy of historical record.]

[Tip #1 : The greater the world’s shock, the higher the score; the greater the impact on history, the higher the score...]

[Tip #2: A final score of “A” or above is required to break through. Scores range from F to SSS.]

[Tip #3: Mission duration is 15 days.]

[Tip #4: This secret realm is a historical projection...]

“Stirring up trouble? I like it.”

Relieved that Limitless City’s mission wasn’t bizarre this time, Lu Ran exhaled. Unlike before, this mission demanded he make a splash. His actions needed to be known worldwide.

In his last visit to the Divine Tree Era, merely meeting Peanut and the Divine Tree, while extraordinary, hardly qualified as leaving an epic legacy. This mission suited Lu Ran just fine. To him, hunting elemental gods across divine nations seemed sufficiently insane.

[Detected that you possess super admin privileges.]

[Hidden Legendary Mission: Audacity (Within the first 15 days of the secret realm, attract the hatred of a Primary Divine and survive until the 30th day).]

[Mission Reward: Resurrect one historical projection encountered in this secret realm.]

Lu Ran was taken aback.

[Tip #1: The hidden mission and ascension mission are independent...]

[Tip #2: To maintain normal world operations, the resurrected historical projection must already be deceased in reality...]

[Tip #3: During the mission, the Primary Divine must personally pursue the participant for it to count as meeting the hatred standard.]