Chapter 637 - Shi Yu

Karnid Hive.

Lu Ran had just established a cooperative relationship with the Karnid Queen, and now he was preparing to make contact with the Beast King. For Lu Ran and his team, who wanted to reach the Cosmic level, borrowing strength to break through was the easiest method. This was also one of the reasons they had come to this universe.

The conditions of their original universe did not support their breakthrough, but this universe was full of opportunities everywhere.

At the same time, shortly after the Gem Queen delivered Lu Ran to the hive, she arrived at the central planet of the Silver Galaxy, Blue Planet. Blue Planet also held a unique and unparalleled status in this universe.

It was the home planet of the current cosmic overlord, Panda King Eleven, and the home planet of cosmic-level beings like the Dream Lord, the Gem Queen, the Sky Reaching Emperor, and many other powerful figures. It was even the home planet of this universe’s Keeper, Shi Yu.

𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Although information involving the Keeper and the Cosmic level was known only to a select few, even the publicly known Divine level combatants from Blue Planet were each famous throughout the cosmos.

For example, the true form of the projection Lu Ran had previously defeated in the Cosmic Dream Net, Blue Planet’s Divine expert Lin Xiuzhu, was one of them.

Above the planet, there was a silver-white city of ruins. The figure of the Gem Queen slowly appeared here. After waiting a moment, space fluctuated and shimmered, and a beautiful woman clad in black and white armor walked out, followed by a half-person-high Panda. Its expression was excited, as if its mood had not yet calmed down.

Lin Xiuzhu asked curiously, “Teacher Ying, what’s the matter? You actually came in person. Could it be about Pedestrian A?”

After the projection she left in the Dream Net was defeated by the weirdo with the ID Pedestrian A, she had wanted to fight this Pedestrian A, as the power of that sword-wielding dog was strange.

However, this idea was ultimately stopped by one of the masterminds behind the Cosmic Dream Net, the Cosmic-level mechanical lifeform.

They claimed that Pedestrian A had hidden powers, was too dangerous, and that it was not advisable to make contact before reaching the Cosmic level. Thus, the Cosmic Dream Net asked the Gem Queen to make contact with Pedestrian A instead.

As for Lin Xiuzhu, who was still somewhat unwilling to let go, she had returned to Blue Planet even before the Gem Queen made contact with Lu Ran. She entered the training ruins left for Blue Planet beastmasters by the Keeper, Shi Yu, once again.

She planned to wait for the results of the Gem Queen’s investigation while further improving her strength. If Pedestrian A was truly Cosmic-level, then so be it. If not, after she came out, she still wanted to challenge him, because her projection had been defeated for the first time in the Cosmic Dream Net.

The Gem Queen nodded, speaking to Lin Xiuzhu, “

Mmm,

I calculated the time and figured you’d be coming out soon. I’m telling you, Xiuzhu, you should stop thinking about fighting Pedestrian A again in reality.”

Lin Xiuzhu was stunned. “Why? Don’t tell me, he really is Cosmic level?”

“How could that be? Do you think Cosmic levels grow on trees?” The Gem Queen, Ying, smiled, then her expression fell. “However, although he isn’t Cosmic level, he is a bit outrageous. You could say he has one foot stepped into the Cosmic level. After you asked me, I went to contact him. Relying on my personal charm and strength, I made him submit to me.

“As a result, after some contact, I discovered he is terrifyingly powerful. Not only did even Shi Yu’s duck value him highly, but he also had the combat power to easily annihilate Sybas’s secretary, the nun from Buddha Star, and the strongest beastmaster from the World King Star, Lu Ming... I suspect if all his familiars go all out, they could briefly contend with a weaker Cosmic-level being.”

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiuzhu’s mouth opened slightly.

Wait, are you kidding me? The people Teacher Ying mentioned are all figures at the very top tier of the Divine level.

Even though her Panda had received much guidance from the Cosmic Overlord, she wouldn’t dare claim she could easily annihilate those people.

“Where is Pedestrian A now?” Lin Xiuzhu asked.

Gem Queen Ying hummed proudly and said, “Seeing that his strength is good, I plan to have him represent me in the Multiversal Beastmaster Championship. I pulled some strings and sent him to the Karnid Queen for training. After all, he’s not from Blue Planet and can’t use the ruins Shi Yu left behind to train like you all can.”

Lin Xiuzhu was speechless.

With the record Teacher Ying described, does this Pedestrian A even need to train? He is practically invincible below the Cosmic level. More training... to reach the Cosmic level? But breaking into the Cosmic level isn’t that easy...

Lin Xiuzhu was about to say something more. “He—”

Suddenly, both Lin Xiuzhu and the Gem Queen’s expressions changed as they looked not far away. Before any figure even appeared there, an extremely powerful pressure spread out. If this ruin hadn’t been built by the Keeper, countless structures would likely have been turned to dust.

The Gem Queen took a deep breath. “This aura... Could it be her coming out...?”

“It must be her... She’s locked herself in the ruins for so long. She’s finally coming out,” Lin Xiuzhu said.

Currently, those training in these ruins included Blue Planet’s Dong Huang Wu Di, Nu Di, Long Di, Kong Di, Lin Feng, Shen Yuan, and... Shi Yu.

Except for the last one, all of them were peak Primary Divines. Although they were only one rank away from the Cosmic level, that one rank was a chasm, a difference of dimensions. Even though these ruins were left by the Keeper, it was impossible for them to cross into the Cosmic level so easily.

Therefore, the one appearing now could only be Shi Yu, who had plunged headfirst into these ruins since their establishment and had stayed inside the longest.

Boom.

The next moment, a woman appeared, wearing a tattered white qipao embroidered with golden patterns. At this moment, she was panting heavily, looking weak. Her outstanding features were filled with exhaustion, but her eyes held pleasant surprise.

It was precisely the Shi Yu that the Gem Queen and Lin Xiuzhu had just mentioned.

After emerging from the ruins, Shi Yu immediately noticed Gem Queen Ying and Lin Xiuzhu outside and couldn’t help but speak happily. “Teacher Ying and even Godmother, you’re here too? It took me so long, but I finally cleared the ruins Dad left. I’m exhausted.

“With me representing the 11th Period in the battle this time, you can rest assured. The Beastmaster Championship? A baby’s cup is all it amounts to! In the ruins, I defeated the projections of every one of Dad’s familiars, one by one!” Shi Yu said confidently.

“You actually cleared it...” The Gem Queen was quite surprised.

After all, the difficulty of the training ruins Shi Yu’s dad left behind was no small matter, as they also imprinted the projections of his own familiars. This Shi Yu was truly worthy of being the spark of hope created by the great gods of Blue Planet from the previous era, using her dad’s bloodline; her talent was almost on par with her dad himself.

This made her even more certain that the championship of the competition was almost predetermined. Perhaps looking across the entire universe, Shi Yu might not be the strongest, but on the track of the beastmaster system, aside from her dad himself, probably no one could surpass her.

The strong from other universes are all staring intently at the first-place reward, something that might even make Cosmic-level beings covetous. How could someone as stingy as her dad really give it away?

It seems it was completely prepared for this daughter of his. Hmph, he talks about disliking this daughter who popped up from who knows where, but he hasn’t held back on preparing good things for her.

Ying’s mouth curved into a smile.

Lin Xiuzhu couldn’t help but smile slightly and applaud. “Impressive. I’m still stuck on the 79th floor. I’m only able to train in seclusion there.”

Although Shi Yu was a Cosmic-level beastmaster, she didn’t put on any Cosmic-level airs.

She affectionately came before Lin Xiuzhu and Ying and said, “After all, I made a military pledge to Dad. If I don’t get first place, I’d be too embarrassed to stubbornly stay in this timeline for so long. By the way, Teacher Ying, Godmother, why are you two hanging out here?”

“We were chatting about someone who, like you, is from another parallel timeline,” Ying said.

She then told the Keeper’s daughter about Lu Ran’s situation.

“He’s that strong? Even when I was at the Primary Divine level, I didn’t have combat performance like that.” Hearing about Lu Ran’s performance, Shi Yu was also very surprised.

Where did this freak come from?

Ying said, “Right. So, there’s an eighty percent chance he’s still hiding other secrets. But I can’t be bothered to investigate deeply. Anyway, with Shi Yu around, no one can cause any trouble.”

Lin Xiuzhu and Shi Yu deeply agreed. Among the three of them, one was the Keeper’s senior, friend, and close confidante; one was the Keeper’s school teacher and close buddy; and one was the Keeper’s blood-related daughter. They all knew Shi Yu’s strength very well. Indeed, as long as they were in this universe, there was no need to worry too much about danger.

However, after a moment, Shi Yu said, “That won’t do. No matter what, he’s a stowaway from another parallel timeline. Now that Dad has gone to other eras for archaeology, I, as the daughter of the Keeper, should go and personally investigate him! If there’s a threat, it’s better to resolve it early. We can’t rely on Dad for everything.”

She looked suspiciously at Teacher Ying. Based on her understanding of Teacher Ying, she suspected that Teacher Ying didn’t want to investigate deeply, firstly because she was lazy, and secondly, because she felt she didn’t have full confidence to suppress Pedestrian A, and so she chose to slack off.

“Damn, what kind of look is that?” The Gem Queen, who was looking at Shi Yu’s expression, was very displeased.

I just want a powerful worker, that’s all!

Suddenly, the Gem Queen thought of something and said, “He should be at the Karnid Hive right now... Speaking of which, haven’t you always wanted to find a boyfriend and experience what love feels like?

“Pedestrian A isn’t bad looking, and he is very strong. Even the Karnid Queen has taken a liking to him. Plus, he also has Cosmic-level potential. How about, while you’re investigating him, you consider him as an option?”

She was taken aback and said angrily, “Although I did ask you, Teacher Ying, to help me look around in other parallel universes, are you sure you aren’t just casually picking someone to matchmake with me right now? Do you seriously intend to help me find a boyfriend?”

Beside them, Lin Xiuzhu found the situation both funny and frustrating. Shi Yu’s father had always resisted marriage, but his blood-related daughter, after resolving the crisis in her own universe, had started thinking about romance.