Chapter 588 - Lu Ran, the Third Threat (Part 1)

On an island outside of the Abyss Dimension, Ji Yuan and Lu Ran ran into each other while they both came to look for Ghost Mother. Coincidentally, they were both checking on the condition of the seal and had a strange feeling when they saw the other.

"Who are you?" a woman and child’s voice asked in unison.

Lu Ran raised an eyebrow. The more he looked at her, the more he felt that she resembled Ji Yuan, but he wasn’t in the ascension realm anymore.

"Are you Ji Yuan, the Mythical beastmaster of the Beastmaster Era?" Lu Ran asked.

Ji Yuan's pupils shrank at the questions, and he wondered how the kid had guessed his identity. His resurrection was a secret that was only known by the high-ranking members of the Federation.

To top it off, he was currently in a woman’s body because of a curse, so how could anyone recognize him? Did the Federation have a mole?

"Yes."

Lu Ran was incredulous. Judging by Ji Yuan's expression, he already knew he had guessed correctly.

“And who are you?"

In contrast, Ji Yuan couldn't see through Lu Ran’s identity but knew that there was more to this kid than met the eye. This was definitely some eccentric old monster disguised as a child.

"Hehe..."

Lu Ran chuckled when he finally figured out what was going on.

Did Dark Crow’s Spiritual Speech alter reality outside of the ascension realm?

If Dark Crow’s prophecies were that powerful, then he didn’t need to waste any more time reviving people by relying on Legendary missions! He could just let the almighty Dark Crow carry him. Of course, he would have to be willing to accept the person being resurrected in some weird form.

The real Ji Yuan couldn't escape the fate of getting a sex-change resurrection.

"Don't worry about who I am. What are you doing here? Are you looking for revenge on the Evil God?"

Lu Ran looked him straight in the face.

"You seem to know a lot." Ji Yuan was becoming increasingly interested in Lu Ran.

“You should go back." Lu Ran shook his head. "Don’t go looking for trouble now that you've gotten a second chance at life. I’m giving you this advice out of consideration for your contributions in protecting the people of the Stellar Moon World. I will take care of the Evil God."

"Kid, do you even know what kind of being the Evil God is? No one in this era can defeat it besides me. Neither Lu Ran, the strongest alien beastmaster, nor Peanut of the Divine Tree era is capable enough.”

Ji Yuan didn’t assume that the kid was weak. Rather, the Evil God's abilities were too strange and impossible to defend against. He suffered an utter defeat against the Evil God in their first conflict.

Only after repeatedly risking his life and relentlessly training himself and his familiars to become resistant to curses was he barely able to stand up to the Evil God. Ji Yuan was confident that he was the only one in the modern world who had adequate resistance to curses.

He wasn’t sure whether he could beat the Evil God in its prime, but it was now weakened after being sealed for countless years. Ji Yuan didn't want to miss this prime opportunity to slay it.

"Then I guess I'll finish you off first." Lu Ran sighed.

The next moment, divine might erupted from Lu Ran's contract space and engulfed Ji Yuan. The sinister aura was even stronger than that of the Evil God, which made Ji Yuan's face rapidly pale.

In Lu Ran's contract space, Six-Path Flower, who was snacking on a cake made from the Grass God’s core, looked up and told him, "Deal with it quickly."

Its intimidation was powerful enough to suppress Superior Legendaries, but would only last a few seconds against Ji Yuan. Ji Yuan was still a bit weak from the resurrection, but was close to his peak power. The suppression wouldn't be as effective once he activated his Beast God Armament.

Lu Ran quickly arrived before Ji Yuan and punched him in his beautiful face, which sent him flying.

With a wave of his sleeve, Lu Ran sent out a blade of swordgrass. A single swipe drew a significant amount of blood out of Ji Yuan.

"I told you to go back, not because I was worried you couldn't defeat the Evil God, but because I don’t want you to steal my rewards. Sorry, I have to hit you again. This is the price for not listening when a child tells you to do something!" Lu Ran declared as he kicked Ji Yuan into the sea.

Ji Yuan let out a scream, but wasn’t in life-threatening danger. The familiars in his beastmaster space panicked and rushed to give the emaciated Ji Yuan a blood transfusion while searching for Lu Ran.

By the time they reacted, Lu Ran had already entered the Abyss Dimension using the Abyssal Shell.

"Was the other person outside just now Ji Yuan? Did you use Limitless City to resurrect him? Why are you trying to kill him after just bringing him back from the dead?"

Ghost Mother became aware of Lu Ran’s arrival upon sensing Six-Path Flower’s aura.

"Yeah, but I actually don’t know how he came back to life. Also, I didn't kill him. Judging from the smartwatch on his wrist, he must have something to do with the Federation’s top brass. They’ll send out a search party once they can’t contact him. Besides, I didn't attack any of his familiars, so he should be back on his feet pretty soon."

"I see... Why did he turn into a woman, and you turn into a child?"

Lu Ran paused for a moment.

𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"I accidentally got cursed in an ascension realm. Turns out curses are pretty hard to defend against. Even the Legendary jade seal couldn't protect me. There wasn’t anything else I could do to resist. It’s ok. I should be able to fix the curse situation soon."

"Then I’m guessing that you’re here to see if you’re strong enough to face the Evil God, right?”

“Yeah, just pick out an auspicious date for me and lift the seal. I’ll wipe the floor with it."

"Really?" Ghost Mother was surprised. "What’s your plan?"

"I’ll just have Baby Cloud nuke it. It should have no problems at its current level."

"From what I can tell, it seems to have the power to destroy the entire Stellar Moon World. You must have really worked hard on raising its power in the ascension realm.

“But it’s not that simple. During the Beastmaster Era, Stellar Moon was incredibly peaceful and stable. It was even able to temporarily endure a battle between Primary Divines. Nowadays, however, the Stellar Moon World is riddled with holes, having endured three protracted battles between Primary Divines. It absolutely cannot withstand a bombardment from one of the higher-level Elemental Gods as it is.

"You will need to expend a huge amount of energy to completely destroy the Evil God. The collateral damage could devastate the entire Stellar Moon World."

"Oh, I was just joking then. Let's try something else."

"...”

"I'm taking a shot and hoping for the best." Lu Ran grinned. "Can we curse it while it’s still sealed? If so, then I’ll let Dark Crow take the stage."

"The crow?" Ghost Mother hesitated. “Won’t you just be showing off some measly skill in front of an expert? Dark Crow used the Evil God’s power to evolve in the first place."

"Don't worry," Lu Ran reassured Ghost Mother. "Even if it fails, we still have Six-Path Flower, Captain Doofus, and Baby Cloud. If it works out, then it will be the least destructive method. No matter how powerful the Evil God is, it's still only a Superior Legendary."

"I understand." Ghost Mother nodded, choosing to trust Lu Ran. "What is your plan exactly?"

With a snap of his fingers, Dark Crow emerged, and its crimson pupils glistened. As a level 90 Intermediate Legendary, Dark Crow managed to elicit a nod from Ghost Mother. It had expected this much.

The crow it once helped evolve was now the same rank as itself. Sensing the rich Evil God power within Dark Crow, Ghost Mother even vaguely saw a glimpse of the actual Evil God.

"Long time no see, Ghost Mother. What do you think about my power?"

"What is that Curse energy within you?” Ghost Mother asked.

"We've already defeated the Evil God once in the ascension realm, so we have a general understanding of its strength. Dark Crow also consumed and digested its flesh and blood along with a fragment of its core to boot. Too bad it didn’t reach Superior Legendary.

“If it can consume another relatively complete Cursed Core, then it should be able to replace the Evil God and finally reach Superior Legendary." Lu Ran smiled. "Therefore, I don't want to engage in direct conflict out of fear of damaging the Cursed Core again. Senior Ghost Mother, watch closely. Dark Crow's power is about to grow exponentially."

"Is that so? I can’t wait." Ghost Mother focused on Dark Crow.

On Lu Ran's command, Dark Crow nodded and summoned its hundred and fifty-six war soldier clones. Accumulating so many clones was very energy-consuming. Right now, Dark Crow was already at max capacity, but the clones were of extremely high quality. Their impact on Dark Crow’s power surpassed that of a million Transcendent crows.

Of the group, a hundred and forty-nine were level 90, Spiritual Speech attribute Superior Overlords. Any one of them could’ve wiped out the Black Dragon King with a single shot, while their overall power surpassed the Flame Dragon King.

The remaining seven clones were the Seven Sins clones that were level 90 Quasi-Legendaries. They were able to far surpass the rest of the pack by consuming the Seven Sins Evil Gods.

These clones were the foundation of Dark Crow’s Legion from.

"Legion Transformation!" Dark Crow cried.

"Yes, sir!" the clones shouted in response.

The sky darkened as they flew out and merged into Dark Crow. As they fused, Dark Crow’s level shot up to 100. Once its level reached the limit, it triggered an increase in species rank.

Boom!

A terrifying Curse force instantly filled the air. When Dark Crow’s condition stabilized again, it was a level 100 Superior Legendary, but that was just the beginning.

Lu Ran and the Dark Crow locked eyes, and Lu Ran opened his beastmaster space. A tall figure clad in a black robe appeared and blended in with the darkness.

Although its face was partially obscured by a large hood, parts of its body poked out from the edges of the robe, revealing a few jet-black feathers here and there. It appeared to be some sort of humanoid crow.

Ghost Mother could tell from its spiritual strength that this figure was at the Low-Legendary rank.