Chapter 580 - Who is the Real Evil God! (Part 1)

Necromancer robe... Soul-Restraining Bottle... This set of equipment was the standard issue for high-ranking members of the Undead Cult.

After Lu Ran’s series of smooth, flowing movements, the scene fell into complete silence. Ji Yuan’s expression changed repeatedly.

Lu Ran looked at his opponent, put away the Soul-Restraining Bottle, and casually released the bone sword, or rather, Corpse Dog, who quietly floated to the side on its own. “Shall we continue?”

At this moment, the Undead Cult was in an uproar, finding it unbelievable. “A Legendary Bone Sword...”

That is a Legendary Undead weapon!

Inside the Spiritual Beast Chamber of Commerce, Ling Wan’er, who had served tea to Lu Ran, looked at her father with reddened eyes.

“Father.”

At this moment, the father and daughter suddenly remembered Lu Ran’s own introduction. An ancient person from thousands of years ago. If it were before, they might not have believed it. However, as Lu Ran summoned the Legendary Bone Sword and repelled Ji Yuan’s Legendary lightning familiar with a single move, this seemingly absurd statement suddenly felt real.

However, for the father and daughter of the Spiritual Beast Chamber of Commerce who sought revenge, Lu Ran, now standing on the opposite side, had become their enemy.

Things had reached this point, and Ji Yuan obviously couldn’t let it go either. His gaze grew even sharper. With a casual wave, the damage the lightning eagle had just suffered was completely healed. It was likely due to some healing beastmaster skill.

“I underestimated you.”

As Ji Yuan spoke, one, two, three, four... eight, nine... a total of nine summoning arrays appeared behind him. Including the lightning eagle, he had ten familiars in total. Among these ten familiars, only two had reached the Low-Legendary rank. One was the lightning eagle, and the other was a whale-type familiar.

The remaining eight were all at the quasi-Legendaries. It seemed that during this period, Ji Yuan had only recently advanced to Mythical and hadn’t had time to fully train his familiars, meaning he wasn’t at his peak yet.

Even so, this luxurious lineup made the Epic-Legendaries, Legendaries, and members of the Undead Cult present take a deep breath. They have never seen such a display from a human. With this lineup, even if the empire hadn’t fallen, Ji Yuan alone could likely shake it.

The ten familiars were mostly fierce beasts like tigers, lions, elephants, bears—you name it. Yet, faced with such a display, Lu Ran only yawned lazily.

“I’ll give you time to power up. Show me your strongest form and try to challenge me,” Lu Ran said casually, enraging Ji Yuan.

No one had expected Lu Ran to be so arrogant.

Ji Yuan let out a loud roar, and his body underwent drastic changes. One familiar after another turned into balls of light, rapidly merging into his body. Under the envelopment of these lights, Ji Yuan’s body mutated, and his size gradually doubled.

An Epic-Legendary from the Beastmaster Lodge, who was also an elder of Ji Yuan, said, “It’s Ji Yuan’s beastmaster skill, Beast God Armament. This skill can be called his divine beastmaster skill.

“Since childhood, he has had a special physique, with a universal bloodline that perfectly accepted the blood of hundreds of beasts. The effects of fusion-type beastmaster skills are several times more powerful for him than what mixed-blood humans can achieve!”

In an instant, Ji Yuan transformed from his previously slender form into a fully armored figure. His eyes were like those of a fierce beast. Some of his familiars merged with him, some turned into weapons, and some became armor.

At this moment, Ji Yuan’s chest was as broad as an elephant’s, his muscles bulging with immense power. His back was raised like a bear’s, giving him unparalleled stability and toughness. His arms resembled those of a lion or tiger, with distinct muscle lines and majestic fur.

His head fused the characteristics of a dragon and a python, with dragon horns soaring skyward and python-like tattoos coiling around his forehead. His dragon-like eyes were piercing, as if they could see through all falsehoods in the world.

At this moment, his right hand tightly gripped a long spear adorned with dragon and sparrow feathers, sharp enough to tear through any obstacle.

His armor seemed to be crafted from whale bone and ox hide. It was sturdy and heavy. Ji Yuan took a step forward, his dragon tail swaying, and illusory lightning wings sprouted from his back, carrying the momentum of wind and thunder.

At this moment, Ji Yuan’s combat power was enough to easily crush any Low-Legendary being. Even ordinary Intermediate Legendaries would have to avoid his sharp edge.

After arming himself, Ji Yuan’s voice boomed like a whale’s cry. “YOU ARE DEAD!”

As he spoke, it caused the surrounding space to resonate, making spacetime tremble. The next instant, Ji Yuan stomped on the ground, thrusting his spear toward Lu Ran. At that moment, space itself seemed to shatter. The Undead Cult’s secret realm nearby rumbled like an earthquake, at risk of collapse at any moment.

Ji Yuan’s state left the Undead Cult leader utterly shocked. He never imagined a beastmaster could become this powerful.

“Be careful!”

He had thought that only the path of necromancy could break through human limits. However, after emerging from seclusion, he never expected an outsider beastmaster to have already reached this realm. Even though they were enemies now, the Undead Cult leader couldn’t help but admire Ji Yuan.

However, right now, what he should be more concerned about was...

Time and space seemed to freeze. The Undead Cult leader’s thoughts seemed to slow down. He only saw a streak of light flash before his eyes, and his pupils began to sting.

He initially thought it was the aftermath of Ji Yuan’s attack harming him, but when he reacted, he witnessed an utterly shocking scene. It wasn’t just him who was shocked. The beastmasters on both sides stared in disbelief at what was happening before them.

The Bone Sword floating beside Lu Ran had disappeared at some point. In its place, a giant wolf-like dog with black and white fur, its hair flowing, was now holding the massive Bone Sword in its mouth. It had appeared behind Ji Yuan at some unknown time.

Ji Yuan, who was holding his spear, remained in a thrusting posture. His body was as if he had been struck by a critical hit. His spear was split in two, his Beast God Armament cleaved apart, and his body was severed at the waist.

“

Grrr...

”

Captain Doofus glanced back nonchalantly.

Thanks to the Critical trait’s guaranteed critical hit that triggered after the enemy attacked, it instantly identified the weakness of the Beast God Armament.

“H-How... is this... possible...”

With a thud, Ji Yuan’s upper and lower halves fell to the ground. However, the Beast God Armament seemed to grant him immense vitality. His bisected body began to quickly reconnect and heal under the boiling beast's blood.

At this moment, everyone stared in horror at Captain Doofus, who held the Bone Sword in its mouth.

Who is this...? A summoned familiar? To achieve this with one strike...

Meanwhile, Lu Ran’s voice sounded again. “Had enough?”

He slowly rose into the air. No notification of completing the Legendary mission sounded in his ears, indicating Limitless City didn’t yet recognize him as having defeated Ji Yuan, and Ji Yuan hadn’t admitted defeat willingly.

While Lu Ran was dealing with Ji Yuan, an Epic-Legendary beastmaster from the Beastmaster Lodge, his eyes wide with shock and heart racing, immediately launched an attack at both Lu Ran and Captain Doofus, hoping to buy time for Ji Yuan to recover.

“Go to hell!”

Energy constructs in the shapes of a dragon and a tiger separated from his body and shot out simultaneously.

For attacks of this level, Lu Ran and Captain Doofus couldn’t even be bothered to dodge. Even if they were hit, they wouldn’t cause any damage. However, Lu Ran could clearly sense fear. This attack was imbued with the deep fear of this Epic-Legendary beastmaster.

In his mind, Ji Yuan’s Mythical strength was nearly invincible. Yet now, a dog holding a sword was easily toying with him. The elder, who had watched Ji Yuan grow up, was terrified.

His fear spread to other beastmasters from the major sects. Under this fear, some instinctively attacked, while others subconsciously retreated, wanting to flee. This was completely different from the script they had discussed at the assembly.

With this person protecting the Undead Cult, even with a Mythical beastmaster on their side, they stood no chance.

Boom!

The next moment, the surrounding world turned red, and the temperature skyrocketed. All attacks instantly melted mid-air, turning into ashes that drifted away. Lu raised his right hand level with his head, extending a single finger. At its tip was a blazing fireball.

This was Flame Spirit, but not an ordinary one. It was a flame spirit enhanced by Baby Cloud. While others had beastmasters strengthening their familiars, Lu Ran had his familiar use elemental power to enhance his beastmaster skills. He had truly raised Baby Cloud well.

The fireball that contained terrifying power suppressed all other forces. As Lu Ran curled his finger, the fireball suddenly expanded and then slammed down onto Ji Yuan, who had just healed.

The next instant, flames shot into the sky, and Ji Yuan experienced the same pain the Lust Evil God had felt before. “

AHHH!

”

“Just surrender. You’re no match for me. Your soul must be feeling pretty hot right now.” Lu Ran smiled, flicking another fireball down with his finger.

The area instantly turned into a fiery hell. The beastmaster army’s eyes widened in fear. Many already had weak knees, too terrified to move under the terrifying energy fluctuations emanating from Lu Ran.

“And... who gave you permission to attack?” Lu Ran’s smile faded.

His fiery eyes swept over those who had attacked earlier. With just a glance, he made countless people feel as if their souls were burning. In an instant, he appeared before a woman who seemed most concerned about Ji Yuan. Under her panicked gaze, he reached out, grabbed her by the neck, and lifted her off the ground.

“Let... her... go...”

“Let... him... go...”

Although terrified, different voices came from two sources at this moment. One was from Ji Yuan, who stood up despite his injuries from the flames. The other was from the female beastmaster whose neck Lu Ran was gripping.

Captain Doofus stood nearby, watching with a wise look in his eyes, feeling that something was off.

Based on what I've seen on TV, Captain Lu seems to be following the villain's script. Is this guy suddenly going to power up and kill me later?

No one had anticipated that the six major sects’ crusade against the cult, which should have been easily won, would turn out like this.