King of Beasts

“Uh.”

Lu Ran and Youxiong Anlin, who were ready to start, turned their attention to it together.

“What’s the matter, Lord Guardian?” the Youxiong Guild Leader also asked.

“Didn’t you say that the dog could use weapons? Let it use them.”

The Panda Guardian said, “For fairness, both sides should hold nothing back and give their all!”

“Lu Ran, right? Don’t go easy.”

Hmm…

Upon hearing this, Lu Ran fell into deep thought.

“Can it really use them? Its weapon quality is somewhat high.”

“I don’t mind,” Youxiong Anlin added. Lu Ran’s sword-holding dog had fused with the weapon mastery trait. If it were not allowed to use weapons, what difference would that make from holding back?

“Alright then.”

Seeing this, Lu Ran unhesitatingly said, “Then let’s give it our all.”

Saying so, he reached out his hand and summoned the freshly forged Winter’s Fang, a frigid ice and snow greatsword, which instantly dropped the surrounding temperature!!

“Follow me.”

Lu Ran threw the greatsword he held, and as the wind and snow surged, General Ha leapt up, caught the greatsword in its mouth, and landed gracefully. Its body straightened, its breath climbing steadily, and its gaze turned piercing as it faced the giant panda.

Boom!!!

Sword-holding General Ha and normal state General Ha were clearly different species.

“Roar!!!” Feeling General Ha’s powerful breath and the icy momentum of the sword, the giant panda also stood undaunted, roaring in response, evidently well-trained by the Panda Guardian!!

“That’s an exquisite sword,” the Youxiong Guild Leader remarked upon seeing Winter’s Fang.

“Gravity!!”

At that moment, hearing this, Youxiong Anlin, quite unscrupulously, instructed the Light and Dark Panda to attack.

Exquisite or not, his pet beast had devoured exquisite resources before!

The giant panda aimed its palm at General Ha, transforming it into a black hole, instantly generating powerful gravitational waves. Chaos ensued on the field as countless dust particles were swept up. As the target of the gravitational pull, General Ha felt a tremendous suction force trying to draw it towards the opponent.

During this process, General Ha seemed to be forcibly pulled, unable to move freely!

Youxiong Anlin’s pet beast, a panda with innate Light and Dark attributes, has a first trait of fusion that provides adaptability, allowing it to gradually accommodate its own extreme powers during growth. Its second trait is a Dark-type gravitational pull, enabling the pet beast to manipulate powerful gravitational forces.

This amounted to a strong control tactic!

Being forcibly pulled, General Ha initially tried to struggle free, but then he simply gave up, relaxed his body, and used the opponent’s gravitational pull to let himself be drawn over.

General Ha rose from the ground, held captive by the gravitational force, and quickly approached the Light and Dark Panda. During this process, he clenched Winter’s Fang, aiming to deliver a fatal blow at close range.

However, Youxiong Anlin immediately realized General Ha’s intention, his lips curling into a smirk.

The next instant.

The Light and Dark Panda raised its other palm, which was suffused with golden sparks, releasing countless Light attribute energy projectiles with loud booms.

The Light attribute skill, known for its speed, now had General Ha locked in its grip, and at such a close distance, Youxiong Anlin was certain he would hit his target.

“Nice.” Seeing how adeptly Youxiong Anlin’s pet beast executed the energy technique, the Panda Guardian nodded in approval.

The sky full of light projectiles reached General Ha in an instant, causing him to squint, feeling underestimated.

With a low growl, a terrifying sword intent erupted from him. The fierce Blizzard Sword Intent, like the roar of the harshest winter, instantly transformed into a blue tidal wave, forming a long arc in front of General Ha at a steady pace.

The next moment, as the sword arc passed, all the light projectiles were frozen and split in two, hanging suspended in midair. The area between General Ha and the Light and Dark Panda was engulfed in swirling snow.

The intense chill spread, even frosting over the Light and Dark Panda’s palm, which had turned into a black hole, cutting off its suction and causing excruciating pain.

“Ouch.”

The Light and Dark Panda cried out in pain.

Upon seeing this, Youxiong Anlin’s expression changed, never having expected that the Light energy could be frozen and split apart.

Not only that, but even from a distance, his pet beast’s palm was frozen, showcasing the formidable strength of his opponent.

However, this did not deter Youxiong Anlin from continuing the fight. Seeing Erha break free from gravity and still aggressively approaching, Youxiong Anlin shouted:

“Don’t be afraid, light-dark palm,” he commanded, and the Light and Dark Panda shattered the frost, its palms shimmering with light and darkness intertwined, slapping towards the approaching General Ha.

The light-based pet beast was indeed astonishingly fast. Its form flickered, just about to hit General Ha, but General Ha was quick to react. He did not choose to trade damage for damage, instead swiftly using his sword to block.

Boom!!!

When Winter’s Fang met the light-dark palm, it instantly triggered violent energy fluctuations. General Ha held the sword in his mouth, and the panda smashed its palm, sword and palm colliding, and the two pet beasts were locked in a stalemate.

Youxiong Anlin pursed his lips.

On the other side, Lu Ran gave a slight smile and said, “Youxiong, is that all you’ve got? I suggest you give it your all, otherwise don’t say I didn’t give you a chance.”

Keep in mind, at this moment, General Ha, who could manage 30-40 times energy compression, hadn’t even used 10 times his energy compression. At this point, aside from the Blizzard Sword Intent, just his basic strength combined with Winter’s Fang was enough to suppress the opponent.

“What do you mean ‘is that all you’ve got’?” Youxiong Anlin’s mouth twitched in annoyance, and the next moment, the two pet beasts separated.

Then, Youxiong Anlin glanced at the Panda Guardian’s dissatisfied expression, and saw his uncle making frantic eye signals.

Cough…

This couldn’t go on.

“Alright…” He looked at Lu Ran and said, “Since that’s the case, then I must get serious too.”

“Lu Ran, do you know why the ancient real-world secret realms were so plentiful, and yet the Youxiong Clan only took interest in this one?”

“Why?” asked Lu Ran.

Could it be because of firecrackers?

Youxiong Anlin smiled and said, “I won’t tell you.”

“You’ll know soon.”

Lu Ran: ???

Lu Ran looked towards General Ha, telling him to give it his all next.

General Ha responded with a domineering look.

At this moment, Youxiong Anlin had already approached his panda, beginning to deploy his beast taming skill!!

Fusion!

Lu Ran wasn’t surprised that Youxiong Anlin would use the fusion beast taming skill; he had used it during the Freshman Tournament.

Fusion Skills, although not unique and possessing stable methods of acquisition, undoubtedly offer the best cost-effectiveness among such abilities.

Even unique beast taming skills may not be as powerful as Fusion.

These skills allow a beastmaster to gain immense powers and are compatible with every pet beast. Which beastmaster wouldn’t love such abilities?

“Roar!!!”

In a flash.

Lights twinkled, and Lu Ran saw Youxiong Anlin and the Light and Dark Panda merge into a gigantic panda person.

At this moment, Youxiong Anlin’s hair had turned half white and half black, with a large panda eye, and his limbs had transformed into those of a fierce beast, presenting a powerful half-beast image brimming with strength.

“It’s not over yet,” Youxiong Anlin said.

As he spoke, a tangible black substance began to flow over the half-beast form of Youxiong Anlin, continuously shaping armor around him. Lu Ran, witnessing this, was taken aback. Had this guy learned the armoring skill from the trial secret realm?

No wonder he had mentioned the exclusive secret realm earlier.

“Wait a minute…”

Initially, Lu Ran didn’t pay much attention to the opponent stacking beast taming skills. However, gradually, he realized something was amiss.

Under the armoring state, the form of the half-beast Youxiong Anlin began to blur. He didn’t seem to be traditionally armored-wearing a layer of armor.

Instead, enveloped by a materialized dark energy, he seemed to transform into a type of monster Lu Ran had never seen before!!

This monster, bear-like, was entirely dark, its exterior not fur but a metal armor-like material, with only its deep black eyes visible through the gaps in the armor!

“How about that-“

Youxiong Anlin’s voice was deep, seemingly very proud of his current power.

Lu Ran, narrowing his eyes, spoke:

“So that’s how it is.”

“I understand now.” Lu Ran looked towards Youxiong Anlin, feeling the special fierce beast breath fluctuations emanating from him, then glanced at the Panda Guardian.

“If I’m not mistaken, this is a type of creature shaping within shaping artistic conception.”

“The Youxiong Clan has encountered a bear-like creature wearing armor and has a deep connection with it.”

“Its species level is quite high; even if it’s not at the legendary level, there’s a high probability it’s near-legendary. By perceiving its power, one can shape terrifying creatures, just like learning from the artistic conception of Dragon and Phoenix.”

“And the armoring state can accelerate this learning and perceiving process.”

“This is why the Youxiong Clan chose to monopolize this exclusive secret realm.”

“Indeed, it’s possible that the key to the secret realm is a part of this mysterious creature’s body,” Lu Ran said, his eyes blazing as he looked at the Panda Guardian.

The Panda Guardian squinted its eyes but did not reply.

However, Lu Ran felt that his guess was very close to the truth.

Youxiong Anlin might have indeed understood this creature’s shaping through the key held by the Panda Guardian.

Regrettably, within Lu Ran’s team, there were no deer-type pet beasts; otherwise, Lu Ran would have definitely had it perceive the power of the divine deer.

Simulating the power of a legendary creature is always more potent than imitating ordinary Dragon and Phoenix, or even this armored beast.

When Youxiong Anlin completed his most powerful transformation, Lu Ran also realized why he had been so confident before.

At that moment, his strength, in Lu Ran’s view, was quite impressive. Under the combined power of pet beast + beastmaster, it certainly wouldn’t be weaker than an upper sovereign.

It was also at this time that the battle fluctuations here finally attracted the first batch of beastmasters.

“What’s going on here-“

The recent battle fluctuations had also keenly alerted many beastmasters in Youxiong Ancient Town.

They rushed over immediately and arrived just in time to see Youxiong Anlin completing his transformation, confronting General Ha, who was holding a sword in his mouth!

“What is that-“

They looked at the creature that resembled an armored beast, all taken aback at once. Even some beastmasters with the Eye of Data couldn’t determine exactly what this creature was.

Seeing more and more people arriving, the Youxiong Guild Leader cleared his throat loudly and said:

“Friends, please keep it down. Professor Lu is currently exchanging pointers with Youxiong Anlin.”

“Watch if you want; otherwise, please move along.”

Youxiong Jiyuan’s reminder made these beastmasters pause again, quickly realizing that the situation on-site was indeed unusual!

Not only was the Youxiong Guild Leader present, but the Clan’s guardian was there too!

Furthermore, that young man in an Erha T-shirt, commanding a sword dog, if not Lu Ran, then who?

“!!!” On the other side, as the Panda Guardian saw Youxiong Anlin complete his invincible transformation and more people gathered, the corners of its mouth slightly lifted. Good, let them witness the true strength of the Youxiong Clan!