King of Beasts

“God, is that Lu Ran fighting Youxiong Anlin?”

Right now, the atmosphere is incredibly tense.

The beastmasters who rushed over swallowed hard in unison.

No one expected Lu Ran to appear in Youxiong Ancient Town.

Was he here for the trial secret realm of the Youxiong Clan?

But why did he suddenly start fighting with Youxiong Anlin?

And what’s with Youxiong Anlin’s form, why does it look so oppressive?

His massive bear-like body is completely covered in Armor, concealing his species. The pitch-black Armor flows with white light traces, flickering with a mysterious glow. The beast-face mask of the Armor sketches out the domineering curves of his face.

What in the world is this?!

“I don’t know either.” At this moment, even Dean Kong from the beast taming university is present, clearly here to study the history of the Youxiong tribe.

She looked at the image of this armored beast and shook her head; there was no memory of it in her mind.

Although they don’t recognize this beast form, everyone could guess that Youxiong Anlin’s strong appearance must be closely related to the awakening of their tribe’s Guardian Deity.

Keep in mind that during the Freshman Tournament, Youxiong Anlin had surrendered directly to Lu Ran.

Now, daring to fight Lu Ran, the top fourth-generation and the Strongest Fourth Generation beastmaster, his strength must have significantly changed!

“It’s not the Shield-winged Dragon King, nor the Twin Crow; it’s Lu Ran’s yet-to-evolve Sword Dog.”

“Now, the outcome is uncertain.”

The beastmasters, seeing this, all sharpened their gaze.

“Lu Ran, come on…”

Now, in this form, even Youxiong Anlin’s personality seems twisted, his tone filled with domineering confidence.

Boom!!!

Huge golden flames interweave with dark black flames, transforming into two competing energy waves bursting forth from Youxiong Anlin, the oppression feeling immensely powerful!!

“Hahaha…” Youxiong Anlin burst into laughter, already imagining the scene where he defeats Lu Ran’s Gale Sword Dog and becomes famous.

However, the next moment…

His expression froze.

Facing this formidable form, Lu Ran remained unresponsive and simply said, “This form of yours distorts the mind a bit too much. Use it less in the future…”

“I’ll teach you the correct use of creature shaping.”

Youxiong Anlin: ???

As the words fell, people saw the armored beast facing Erha, who looked calm and even showed a disdainful expression.

“Woof.” General Ha calmly stated, though this fellow seemed strong, he wasn’t as terrifying when compared to the Sudden Death King and the Dark Crow.

Not as strong as his teammates!

Watch him solve it effortlessly.

General Ha’s body erupted with Wind Force, and with a howl, he too used creature shaping.

It was a simple creature shaping, not as advanced as Youxiong Anlin’s or the Sudden Death King’s, and it also contained an artistic conception.

It merely anthropomorphized his own body.

The Wind Force continued to shape, continuously outlining.

It was the very move General Ha had shown Lu Ran before.

“What is that?” Youxiong Anlin was shocked, thinking that Lu Ran also wanted this Erha to mimic some powerful creature.

But in an instant, he realized he had thought too much. General Ha had merely shaped a Werewolf Phantom around himself and immediately concluded the shaping.

“A werewolf??”

The surrounding beastmasters looked puzzled, their expressions blank.

Werewolves were not particularly powerful creatures; many beastmasters abroad had evolved werewolves using anthropomorphic traits, and most werewolves’ species level might not even be as high as Lu Ran’s Gale Sword Dog.

However, they soon realized they had misunderstood. Lu Ran’s Gale Sword Dog shaping a Werewolf Phantom was not to gain any werewolf power but simply because the werewolf’s body structure was more suitable for wielding swords!!!

With a howl, the next moment, the Werewolf Phantom extended its arms, and two swords of wind, compressed thirty times, were formed out of thin air.

And Winter’s Fang, carried in the mouth of General Ha himself, turned into a sword held in the mouth of the white Werewolf Phantom.

“Is this…” Seeing this, whether it was Youxiong Anlin, the Panda Guardian, or the surrounding beastmasters, everyone was baffled by General Ha’s new form.

Is this… the correct use of creature shaping?

This, isn’t this just overcomplicating things!

“It’s useless!” the Panda Guardian muttered, feeling deep inside that even a superficial imitation of the armored bear’s strength-a creature of the near-legendary species-was stronger than mimicking the Overlord Dragon Clan or the Phoenix Clan.

Sheer numbers of weapons wouldn’t change the outcome!

“Hmph…” Youxiong Anlin did not believe such a mere show of creature shaping could defeat him. Bending his knees, he burst forth with full force, charging towards the Werewolf Phantom and throwing a fierce punch, aiming to dismantle the figure with his bare hands.

The aura of the armored beast was far more ferocious, carrying a sense of oppression that only top-level bloodlines could impose.

It was more terrifying than the usual artistic conception of the dragon.

The Panda Guardian prepared to rise, confident in victory.

However, in the next moment, its expression froze.

“Woof.” The Werewolf Phantom, wielding three divine swords, looked towards the charging creature, its gaze sharpening.

Unafraid.

“Ooo-(This armored beast must be of the Loong-type,)” it hypnotized itself.

Soul Slashing Sword Intent.

Blizzard Sword Intent.

As General Ha unleashed his power, three sword intents burst forth simultaneously, targeting the body, soul, and mental.

When quality isn’t enough, quantity compensates.

The interweaving triad of sword intents, flickering with piercing brilliance, took the Panda Guardian by surprise.

Wait, three?

Handling three intents at once?

What a joke!

Not just it, but many surrounding beastmasters also showed shocked expressions, witnessing the simultaneous use of three intents for the first time, especially by a pet beast with unique swordsmanship skills.

Though he had not mastered the sword domain, General Ha’s comprehension had allowed him to make some gains in his study of swordsmanship over this period.

The secret of the Three-Sword Style-

General Ha’s three swords swung into action.

Swish.

A gale erupted, and the Werewolf Phantom and the armored beast brushed past each other.

A dazzling light sparkled at the point of their interaction, both figures stopping momentarily, their backs to each other, maintaining their respective attacking stances.

The armored beast threw a punch, while General Ha’s swords continued their slashing motion.

Following that…

Under the incredulous gazes of the Youxiong Guild Leader and the Panda Guardian, the creature that mimicked the legendary species, the Armored Bear, shattered into pieces in an instant during their brief encounter.

Cracks appeared one after another on the armor of Youxiong Anlin. With a “puff,” the bodies of Youxiong Anlin and the Light and Dark Panda split apart as General Ha cleaved their fused form with a single sword strike.

The Light and Dark Panda crashed heavily onto the ground, and Youxiong Anlin, with a pale face and blood dripping from the corner of his mouth, knelt down in shock on top of the Light and Dark Panda.

His strongest state…defeated…in an instant?

“Impossible.”

Witnessing his protégé, a recognized genius, being effortlessly defeated by Lu Ran in a single encounter, the Panda Guardian stood up in disbelief, stepping so hard on the roof of the car that he created a large dent.

With its mouth slightly open, it was completely taken aback by the outcome.

Youxiong Jiyuan: “!!!”

The battle was decisively concluded. The surrounding beastmasters, who would have normally praised Lu Ran as the Strongest Fourth Generation, remained silent, sensing the Panda Guardian’s rapidly changing expressions and guessing the nature of the confrontation.

It seemed that the Panda Guardian had wanted the Youxiong Clan’s beastmasters to challenge Lu Ran, but the outcome…

“How can this dog use three types of artistic conception at once!!!”

The Panda Guardian, still in disbelief about the end result, stared at Lu Ran and General Ha, unable to comprehend.

“Huh?”

Lu Ran and General Ha, faced with the Panda Guardian’s question, appeared utterly confused.

“What’s wrong, can’t we use them together?”

“Is it that difficult?”

Lu Ran spoke up.

He had designed General Ha’s sword domain to involve multiple types of sword intent.

Now, using several types of sword intent simultaneously in a normal state, wasn’t that just basic to him?

“Pfft-” Nearby, Youxiong Anlin couldn’t help but spit out another mouthful of blood. It wasn’t due to severe injury, but hearing Lu Ran’s comment frustrated him.

What was this nonsense?

He looked bewilderedly at the Panda Guardian.

Hadn’t you said that among the commander species, I was absolutely invincible?

How could it be that the opponent seemed to have barely used any beast taming skills and yet had defeated me?

“I-” The Panda Guardian was also bewildered, not understanding why the outcome was what it was.

Damn, its eyes widened in shock.

This Sword Dog, isn’t it from the Upper Commander Species?

Why does its displayed power give it the aura of a Lower Overlord!!

What kind of bizarre skill setup is this, with three special artistic conceptions coming out at once?

It looked towards the smiling Lu Ran, suddenly realizing why everyone said this guy was the Strongest Fourth Generation Beastmaster who suppressed an entire generation.

[Damn it, even if Youxiong Anlin’s pet beast has evolved, can it really defeat this guy’s main fierce beast?]

Suddenly, the Panda Guardian felt a chill in its heart, starting to lose confidence.

It felt like the plan to restore the Glory of the Panda Species hadn’t even started and had already encountered the biggest obstacle. It hadn’t met other fierce beast species yet and was already defeated by a dog?? Unacceptable!!

“Hey, hey, hey.”

“The fight is over, why don’t we go back and talk?”

Lu Ran, noticing more and more people gathering around, spoke to the Youxiong Clan and the Panda Guardian.

After this battle, Lu Ran suddenly had more questions he wanted to ask the Panda Guardian and the Youxiong Clan.

“And don’t forget our agreement.”

Lu Ran smiled, feeling that this challenge in the secret realm wouldn’t be a loss after all.

…

Youxiong Ancient Residence.

The Panda Guardian still looked skeptical of Youxiong Anlin, always feeling something was off.

It couldn’t understand how Lu Ran’s dog could be so strong.

Meanwhile, back at the Youxiong Ancient Residence, the Youxiong Guild Leader took Youxiong Anlin for treatment, leaving Lu Ran and the Guardian alone at Lu Ran’s request.

Inside the residence, facing the Guardian, Lu Ran directly asked: “Guardian, was my guess back there correct?”

“The key to the secret realm you hold, is it related to a powerful creature, perhaps a part of that creature’s body?”

At that moment, facing Lu Ran’s inquiry, the Panda Guardian looked at him with annoyance and reluctantly said:

“So what if it is.”

“Epic level?”

“That’s right.”

“Holy crap.” Lu Ran exclaimed in shock. Although he was aware that a few major nations possessed one or two epic-level national treasures, he had never seen one before… Unexpectedly, the Youxiong Clan also had control over an epic item.

Moreover, this Panda spoke quite openly about it, seemingly unconcerned about it being stolen.

Indeed, with its strength, stealing it would indeed be quite challenging.

“Just ask whatever you want to know,” the Panda Guardian said.

“Is it a relic of a legendary species?” Lu Ran asked.

“No, it’s merely a relic of a creature that is close to being of a legendary species, yet surpasses an upper overlord,” the Panda Guardian replied.

“So, the pet beast of Youxiong Anlin learned its shaping of artistic conception through this item, right?” Lu Ran said.

“Mhm.” The Panda Guardian squinted its eyes, “You want to learn as well?”

“Guardian, if I help you gather food, could you teach me?” Lu Ran, finding himself at a dead end, chuckled. It wasn’t that he was interested in the shaping technique of the armored beast, but rather, he wanted his pet beast to also derive some insights from the divine deer pendant! Perhaps, this Panda Guardian possessed some special techniques for insight that could be of use!