Chapter 611 - Times Have Changed (Part 2)

"There's a problem with the Divine Tree," Mechanical Leader said gravely. "It can no longer suppress the Chaos Dragon God. It's happening much sooner than Lu Ran promised. This is bad."

"And what about Lu Ran?" Ji Yuan's expression was just as grave. He wasn’t confident enough to interfere in a conflict between Primary Divines.

"I can't reach him, but I’m sure he didn’t predict this. He’s an ass, but his strength is indisputable. If there is anyone who can lend the Divine Tree a hand, then it will be him."

Ji Yuan pursed her lips.

"In that case, can you reach the Mythical Plantmaster, Peanut? Wasn't she the one who helped Lu Ran kill the three Beast Gods? She's also from the Divine Tree lineage, right? Contact her and have her assist me. I will go check on the situation."

Ji Yuan didn’t have a good impression of the Chaos Dragon God either. When he became a Mythical Beastmaster, he faced significant hurdles from the dragon god's lineage. If he hadn't befriended other Legendary creatures, then he could’ve never reached the heights that he did.

Now that the Evil God had been defeated, Ji Yuan planned to get his pound of flesh from the Chaos Dragon God.

Besides the Federation, even the Divine Deer, Squirrel God, Void God, Abyss God, and all the other Divine Dragon kin were shocked by the recent development. The Legendary beasts were working on Lu Ran's territory but stopped to look toward the source of the commotion with grim expressions.

"Will there be another war between the gods?" The Wishful-Dream God was heartbroken.

The last time the Chaos Dragon God and the Divine Tree clashed, it shattered the entire continent. Could the Stellar Moon World withstand another battle between Primary Divines?

Lu Ran’s acquaintances weren’t the only ones alarmed. Countless unknown creatures awakened around the world.

Deep underground, a giant crocodile emerged from the magma.

Beneath the waves, a leviathan emerged from a hidden cave.

Above the clouds, a giant golden eagle tore through the air.

These were the hidden powerhouses of the Stellar Moon World: the legendary Earth, Ocean, and Sky Gods.

These legendary beasts had survived since the Beastmaster Age. They stayed out of the first conflict between the Divine Tree and the Chaos Dragon God. Later on, they also refrained from participating in the wars of the Mechanical Era. Just like the Evil God, they were peak existences that were infinitely close to becoming Primary Divines.

Faced with another impending battle between the Primary Divines, these Superior Legendaries became restless. They appeared once more to observe the situation out of fear of being dragged in.

Boom!

The world shook increasingly violently, and the citizens of the Stellar Moon Federation started to panic. The government’s efforts to placate the populace bore little fruit. The public quickly caught on to the conflict between the Divine Tree and Chaos Dragon God, given the recent incident involving the Beast Gods.

Countless reconnaissance devices flew in the direction of the battle. Many of them weren’t of high enough quality and crashed before arriving at their destination. Only the top groups and individuals had the equipment to gather first-hand intelligence.

Still, the information inevitably made its way to the public and ended up on major broadcast networks. The feed showed the heated struggle between the tree and the dragon.

Moments later, the secret realm that the Divine Tree had built around the Chaos Dragon God finally shattered, revealing the dragon god entangled in branches. The massive black and white dragon spanned over a thousand meters. Although it wasn't as big as Sudden Death King, the chaotic power of Light and Dark permeated the air around it, giving it a terrifying aura.

The Chaos Dragon God was the descendant of the Legendary Light and Dark Dragons, born to be the undisputed king of the Beast God Era.

It let out a roar at the heavens that shook the surveillance drones and interfered with the broadcast signal. This made the viewers sweat even more heavily.

At this point, the Stellar Moon Federation could no longer protect the public’s safety and issued evacuation orders.

"A battle between Primary Divines has no place for human interference."

The Federation opened the emergency shelters, but not many believed that they would be very effective.

Most beastmasters immediately took refuge in Limitless City. Very few answered the Federation's call to maintain public order in the outside world and assist the general population. The world could only watch in fear as the battle unfolded, hoping that it would not reach them.

"The Divine Tree is withdrawing its power. It must be trying to save itself, but this will cause countless deaths."

Six-Path Flower's domain was now expansive enough to encompass the entire Stellar Moon Federation, and it witnessed countless lives get trampled. Many took advantage of the chaos to commit heinous crimes, while others engaged in looting.

"As expected," Lu Ran said.

As he spoke, the innocent lives that perished were reincarnated by Six-Path Flower’s Domain. Those who exploited the situation to commit evil had vines sprout from their foreheads and die gruesome deaths. The constant inflow of virtuous and evil energies was a major boon.

From the very beginning, Six-Path Flower shielded itself from the effects of the battle. Lu Ran didn’t have any intention of eliminating the Chaos Dragon God quietly. He did not want to be some unknown hero. His goal was to demonstrate his strength and put the Stellar Moon World in awe of his power.

He needed to harvest resources from both worlds in preparation for the final secret realm.

“It's almost time."

Citizens of the Stellar Moon World noticed two figures appear out of the blue. One was the renowned Mythical plantmaster, Peanut, and the other was the lesser-known Ji Yuan. Ji Yuan was especially hard to identify as he wore a cloak to obscure his appearance.

The two rode on their familiars and hovered over the scene of the battle. They were two of the few humans who arrived in person.

"Peanut, help me out."

This was the first time Ji Yuan and Peanut met.

"Who are you?" The Tree Monarch was upset by Ji Yuan’s tone.

Unfortunately, the two's appearances did little to reassure the people. Even at her peak, Peanut could only fight against Superior Legendaries.

"I thought that dick, Pedestrian A, would be here."

"Screw him. If he didn’t antagonize the Beast Gods, then things wouldn’t have progressed to this point!"

"That's right, this is all Lu Ran's fault. I hope the Chaos Dragon God kills him."

"He’s disappeared now that things have gone sideways."

Facing death, public opinion shifted quickly. Once a few voices cropped up, many followed suit to point fingers at Lu Ran.

If Lu Ran hadn't killed the three Beast Gods, the Stellar Moon Federation wouldn't be facing this crisis.

"Wait, wait, look over there. Isn't that Pedestrian A?"

Amidst the curses and insults, another figure appeared in the sky. Of course, it was Lu Ran!

"Lu Ran!"

The citizens of the Federation were stunned, while Peanut and Ji Yuan felt a wave of relief. They clearly thought of Lu Ran as their main force.

"What should we do? Lord Divine Tree is barely able to hold on anymore," the Tree Monarch asked urgently.

Oddly enough, Lu Ran ignored the question.

"Wait. Six-Path Flower just sensed a bunch of people cursing me. How could they? I’ve solved many of their problems out of the kindness of my heart."

Lu Ran summoned Dark Crow and said something that frightened the Federation to its core.

"Dark Crow, curse those who cursed me and sacrifice their souls. Do they really think I'm a saint?"

He had been struggling to find an excuse to harvest a large number of souls. These people were technically contributing to solving the crisis pertaining to the Black Mist. It would be a noble death.

Caw!

Upon receiving its orders, Dark Crow's eyes flashed.

Instantly, from various underground shelters scattered around the Federation, waves of souls were ripped from various bodies. Ji Yuan and the Mechanical Leader’s expression twisted when they heard Lu Ran's words.

Those who hadn't scolded Lu Ran paled with fear as they watched the people around them die one after another.

"You’re an evil necromancer, but those guys were really stupid.”

Ji Yuan breathed a deep sigh. He came from a war-torn era when the strong preyed upon the weak. However, no matter how the weak were suppressed, none of them would dare curse at those stronger than they were. The powerful could snuff them out with a wave of their hand.

In modern times, laws had restrained much of the violence, which gave many people unfounded courage. They even dared to insult a Mythical Beastmaster! The protection of laws had made people too complacent. They were unfortunate to encounter a lawless necromancer like Lu Ran and paid the ultimate price.

At this time, the Chaos Dragon God finally broke free from the Divine Tree. The Divine Tree’s branches withered as the dragon god roared with laughter. Suddenly, a calm voice cut its laughter short.

"What’s so funny?"

The Chaos Dragon God was completely absorbed in its battle with the Divine Tree and didn’t notice its surroundings. He wasn’t aware of Lu Ran until he channeled his voice through Dark Crow. The next moment, three auras pierced through the skies.

The Divine Tree was expecting Lu Ran himself to attack, and then it would join back in as his support against the Chaos Dragon God. It never could’ve guessed that three Primary Divines would appear.

One of the three Primary Divines was the Six-Path Flower, which appeared in its human form, standing on top of a Wood Asura. Its golden eyes had an intimidating air about them.

Another one was Baby Cloud, which had the appearance of a cloud with a cat head poking out of it. Its nine-colored elemental tails whipped around and controlled the elemental laws of the world. Each of them was imbued with divine power.

The final being was #18, which rode on the Torch Dragon's Heroic Spirit. Its bloodshot eyes observed the blood flowing from the Chaos Dragon God's wound while Time-attribute energy pulsed around it.

The arrival of three Primary Divines startled the Chaos Dragon God.

"Three Primary Divines! How is this even possible?" it exclaimed in disbelief.

The Stellar Moon Federation and various factions were also greatly shocked.

"The Six-Path Reincarnation Flower actually reached the Primary Divine rank."

"Isn’t that cloud Lu Ran's elemental familiar? It also reached Primary Divine? How is that possible?"

"Even that mechanical angel has reached the Primary Divine rank. Did it become the new Mechanical God? Is this for real? The Mechanical Era is already over!”

The Divine Tree, Peanut, and Ji Yuan expressed their shock as well.

Six-Path Flower calmly stared at the Chaos Dragon God and said, "Divine Tree, you should take a break. Leave the rest to us. I have some new comrades now."

𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

Six-Path Flower’s words deeply pained the Divine Tree, but those new comrades instilled it with a new hope.

"Freeze."

#18 glared at the Chaos Dragon God with Time energy shimmering in its eyes.

“Damn it!" The Chaos Dragon God struggled against the time freeze, but before it could do anything, a massive wooden arm pinned it to the ground. The Chaos Dragon God didn't have the slightest chance to react.

Next, Baby Cloud swiped its claws, and a multitude of threads made of compressed elemental energy shot toward the Chaos Dragon God. The threads served as channels that carried vast amounts of elemental energy that detonated upon contact with the Dragon God. Blood splashed across the sky as the Chaos Dragon God was instantly torn to pieces.

Everyone watched the scene in horror as their minds went blank.

"Times have changed."

This was the first time the Divine Tree had witnessed the three Primary Divines fighting together. Although many beastmasters knew that the Chaos Dragon God wasn’t actually dead, many of them kicked the corpses lying near them.

"Take that! How dare you curse Lord Lu Ran! You deserved to die!"

History was always written by the victors. When Lu Ran revealed that he had the strength to crush the Chaos Dragon God and was guarded by three Primary Divines, he was inevitably crowned as a hero. He was now humanity's patron saint. Anyone who opposed him was publicly spurned.

Shocked by his display, the Legendary beasts instantly deemed Lu Ran the most untouchable existence. Those who had already joined his banner became even more devoted.

"He's both a demon and a guardian angel." Mechanical Leader slumped in his chair.

At this moment, a message arrived on his private computer.

[A plant species has awakened under the power of the Six-Paths Reincarnation God: the Half-Life Flower.]

[An elemental lifeform has awakened under the power of the Cloud Elemental God: the Cloud Cat.]

[An intelligent machine has been developed by the Mechanical Angel God: the Blood Angel(Codename).]

[These three shall be known as the Stellar Moon Royal Trio and will soon be available for purchase! We would love to have you as a business partner.]

Mechanical Leader's mouth twitched as he read the message. With Lu Ran's strength, he could just rob whatever money he needed, yet he was still running a business selling familiar cubs.