King of Beasts

Chapter 149: Soloing the Legend, Suppressing an Era

Hearing Lu Ran’s voice, General Ha quickly finished its food and ran out.

“Woof!” Its tail wagged, though its mood wasn’t the best.

After all, its weapon had just broken…

Although it had already noted down the grudge, it would take some time for its mood to improve.

“Look at that,” Lu Ran indicated for General Ha to look at the ground beside him.

Hmm?

General Ha looked over with a puzzled expression.

It saw a piece of grass lying there, very much resembling a sword, with a root like a hilt and leaves like a blade.

General Ha hesitated. Could this be the legendary… Wo Cao

?

It often heard humans say “Wo Cao, Wo Cao,” and now finally it saw the real thing!

Seeing this grass, General Ha’s gaze turned serious.

Could it be that this Wo Cao was the new sword Boss Lu had prepared for it?

It felt a bit random.

Originally, holding a sword in its mouth was abstract enough.

Now, using grass as a sword seemed even more abstract.

However, as a dog, holding a piece of grass in its mouth somehow seemed reasonable.

General Ha displayed a look of wisdom, its brain nearly overheating.

Startled, it quickly released Blizzard Sword Intent to cool down.

“What nonsense are you thinking now?”

“Try it out, be careful, it’s very sharp,” Lu Ran said.

“Woof!” General Ha eagerly manipulated the wind element, lifting the long leaved sword grass.

During this process, General Ha’s expression changed. It felt the wind entwined around the sword grass being instantly cut.

It couldn’t control it normally!

This sword grass could even cut through the wind element it had gathered.

“Bite the root directly, it’s not sharp there,” Lu Ran instructed.

After all, the sword grass was a natural resource, and using it wouldn’t be as handy as a forged weapon.

But everything would require gradual adaptation…

The grass was inanimate, while the dog was alive. Lu Ran believed that General Ha would eventually tame it.

“Whine…” General Ha’s eyes glinted with interest.

Grass, you have successfully caught my attention.

Its eyes sharpened as it quickly re-manipulated the Gale, summoning the sword grass to its side.

Then… it carefully bit the root.

In that instant, space seemed to freeze, and time felt like it stood still.

Holding the sword grass in its mouth, General Ha showed an expression of disbelief.

Thump… thump… thump…

It clearly heard its own heartbeat, feeling… a very terrifying power brewing.

“Woof!”

General Ha took a step back.

Lu Ran also stepped back.

Man and dog, they put some distance between them.

The next second.

The air around General Ha started to buzz and vibrate, as if even the air was being pierced by the sword grass. Its eyes shone with a continuous gleam, like a sharp edge bursting forth.

“Howl!!!” General Ha suddenly howled towards the sky, its breath rising rapidly. An extremely formidable sword momentum surged out of its body, transforming into a tangible deterrent that swept across the area!!!

Swish! Swish! Swish!

In an instant, countless sword marks appeared on the flowers and plants in the courtyard.

Inside the house, another creature eating its meal shuddered all over, suddenly looking outside with a bewildered expression, feeling that General Ha’s strength had suddenly increased significantly after just a short while outside!

Boom!!!

Following that, a green breeze emanated from General Ha’s flowing fur, turning into waves of air that continuously pushed outwards.

This was… a new swordsmanship intent!

[Vegetation Sword Intent]: A blade of grass, a branch of wood, both can become swords. With Vegetation Sword Intent, attacks will carry a grass-type trait!

The grass-type trait involves absorbing vitality and energy. If a grass-type skill causes damage, it will make the opponent’s life and energy drain particularly quickly.

“Impressive.”

At this moment, Lu Ran, standing nearby, was quite shocked.

Good dog.

He had thought that changing swords would only improve General Ha’s overall species attributes, but unexpectedly, it had also gained a new sword intent!

At this moment, having comprehended Vegetation Sword Intent, General Ha found it easier to wield the long leaved sword grass.

For a while, Lu Ran couldn’t tell if the long leaved sword grass had helped General Ha understand the sword intent, or if General Ha had independently grasped it to better wield the sword grass.

However, feeling General Ha’s increasingly powerful sword momentum, Lu Ran was certain that this sword grass was indeed a weapon transitioning from rare to exquisite quality!

[Species]: Upper Commander (Middle Sovereign)!

Immediately, with the support of Weapon Mastery and the King of Swords, General Ha, wielding the sword grass in its mouth, underwent a species transformation!

The enhancement provided by the sword grass was immense.

It directly elevated General Ha from the lower sovereign stage in Ice Sky Greatsword mode to the middle sovereign stage in sword grass form!

Although it seemed like just a small stage improvement, as species levels progress, each advancement becomes increasingly difficult.

Advancing from Supernatural to Commander is relatively easy, but the journey from Sovereign to Overlord is as challenging as climbing a mountain.

The strongest pet beasts of the first-generation beastmasters only reached upper sovereign species. Now, General Ha, without undergoing a complete evolution and only having fused two traits, already possessed a species comparable to a middle sovereign. This was undeniably terrifying.

Although it still couldn’t match the species level of the Diamond Dragon, compared to General Ha’s previous self, it had become significantly stronger.

This breakthrough would undoubtedly allow it to inflict more serious damage on the Diamond Dragon.

“Woof!” At this moment, General Ha exuded a commanding aura, its fur flowing and its gaze sharp. This was a good sword!

It slightly tilted its head, and a faint green sword qi instantly sliced a boulder in half!

“As long as you’re satisfied, go test the sword elsewhere, don’t wreck the house!” Lu Ran, also eager, planned to cook some Dragon King bird slices.

In the next two days, he could treat General Ha and the Sudden Death King to a feast!

Speaking of testing the sword, General Ha immediately looked towards the house, eyeing the Sudden Death King, who was peeking out.

“Roar?” The Sudden Death King saw General Ha’s gaze and pointed to itself. Me? Me?

General Ha nodded vigorously.

The first sword after becoming stronger, it would first cut down the Sudden Death King!

“…” The Sudden Death King’s face fell. Fine, it would remember this grudge.

Currently, the Diamond Dragon was the Sudden Death King’s idol. After all, when the Diamond Dragon shattered General Ha’s sword, the Sudden Death King thought it was truly impressive.

Someday… it would have that skill too!

The Sudden Death King clenched its fists tightly.

…

“Now, all that’s left is the resource enhancement phase.”

Seeing that General Ha and the sword grass were quite compatible, Lu Ran felt a weight lifted from his heart.

Then, he looked at his backpack.

A small bottle of black venom was already prepared.

This was a poison concocted by Fang Lan after over a week of effort.

He recalled the exact words of the Five Poisons Cult Holy Maiden.

“Even inactive Dragon Blood still has strong poison resistance.”

“If you want a venom potent enough to harm it, you need a poison-type pet beast with strength close to it to assist.”

“The conditions are hard to meet, so I slightly modified the effect of this venom.”

“It can react with the Diamond Dragon’s blood. After one minute of contact, the Diamond Dragon will enter a state of energy chaos for 3 to 5 minutes.”

“During this period, its internal energy will be disordered, making it very difficult to mobilize energy and release skills smoothly. Of course… just difficult, it can still release skills, so be careful.”

“In short, whether you can decide the outcome during this weakened period is up to you.”

“That’s enough,” Lu Ran thought to himself.

Next to the bottle of venom, there was also a crow feather bow.

After learning various forging techniques, Lu Ran created it for applying poison, and it was of rare quality.

In the future, if he contracts a dark crow, he can use this crow feather bow to practice shooting together and achieve super beast mimicry!

So now, everything was ready, they just needed the right timing.

In the next two days, Lu Ran didn’t extract any more Dragon Blood.

He had already collected a large vat of Dragon Blood and felt that gathering more was pointless.

It would be better to clear the secret realm early and see what rewards solo clearing the Legendary Secret Realm could bring him.

Then, he would break through to level 2 and farm the level 2 Legendary Secret Realm, which was better than being stuck at level 1.

50 slices of Dragon King bird meat…

Exquisite-level resources…

In two days, Lu Ran cooked them into various Exquisite Cuisine of the Dragon.

He divided them between General Ha and the Sudden Death King in a 4:5 ratio.

Hmm? What about the missing 1 part?

Of course, Lu Ran ate it himself.

With the Culinary Intent of Flame Sprite and Flame Dragon, he could also be considered a humanoid ferocious beast.

Eating Dragon Cuisine and tasting dishes had a dual purpose: it not only allowed Lu Ran to sample his culinary creations but also helped him improve his Culinary Intent.

As his Culinary Intent grew, he could prepare even better dishes.

Over the span of two days, Lu Ran, General Ha, and the Sudden Death King feasted, their mouths full of oil, continuously absorbing the benefits brought by the Exquisite Cuisine of the Dragon.

Even though the dishes Lu Ran cooked might be considered the most basic exquisite-level cuisine, the high-quality ingredients and the relatively weak consumers ensured the benefits were nothing short of astounding.

For General Ha and the Sudden Death King, aside from the improvement in their physical attributes, the most significant enhancements were in their Dragon Slayer Sword intent and the artistic conception of the dragon.

If artistic conception could be categorized by quality and level, the development of these two pet beasts’ artistic conception had far surpassed their peers.

Even the Diamond Dragon, which had mastered rock intent, wouldn’t surpass General Ha and the Sudden Death King in terms of artistic conception level.

After all, it was still a wild dragon, unrefined by a beastmaster, and there was a significant gap compared to pet beasts nurtured by a professional like Lu Ran. Its only advantage now was probably its species.

The improvement in artistic conception made General Ha feel that it could now restrain not just sub-dragons but even pure Dragon Clan members to a certain extent!

As for the Sudden Death King, its progress was even more remarkable.

The enhancement brought by Loong-type resources was apparent. The current Sudden Death King could effortlessly overpower the lower sovereign Tyrannosaurus Rex it once struggled against.

In fact, Lu Ran felt that its strength might even surpass General Ha’s before integrating the sword grass and enhancing its Dragon Slayer Sword intent.

The Exquisite Cuisine of the Dragon seemed to have elevated its Dragon’s Bloodline to an extremely high level.

Although this might not be immediately obvious, when it undergoes its next evolution, the high-purity Dragon Blood it now possesses could potentially allow it to evolve into a true Loong-type!

With all the enhancements complete, Lu Ran spent some time harmonizing with his two pet beasts. Without informing anyone, he then entered Infinite City alone and ventured into the Dragon King’s Nest secret realm, a place he had entered countless times.

[Teleportation complete.]

[Current location: Dragon King’s Nest (level 1 secret realm)]

[Difficulty: Legend]

[Challenge mission: Defeat the Diamond Dragon.]

[Introduction: …]

As the system prompt tone sounded, Lu Ran, carrying the crow feather bow and wearing the divine deer pendant, along with General Ha, who had the sword grass in its mouth, and the Sudden Death King, brimming with Domineering Energy, once again found themselves in the familiar cavern.

The three of them took their positions: the Sudden Death King at the front, General Ha next, and Lu Ran in the rear.

“Roar!!!!”

The Diamond Dragon, having been ambushed, plotted against, and drained of blood countless times, still roared from its designated spot and slowly emerged, swinging its tail covered in Diamond Scales with a domineering presence!

Lu Ran had become a battle-hardened veteran in this secret realm. Unfortunately, the secret realm would disappear after each visit, or he would have stayed to farm resources.

Seeing an old enemy, both sides were filled with intense animosity.

Although the Diamond Dragon had no memory of previous encounters, it immediately roared upon seeing Lu Ran and his companions. It began to gather a cluster of round diamonds around it. As it spread its arms and swayed its body, the diamonds launched like cannonballs!

Get out, intruders!

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Faced with such a fierce greeting, Lu Ran naturally wouldn’t let General Ha counter with its sword. General Ha’s strength needed to be reserved for attacking the Diamond Dragon, not wasted on defense.

So…

“Sudden Death King, go!”

With their extensive experience, the Sudden Death King didn’t even need Lu Ran’s command. Red lightning immediately surged from its body, forming the massive shadow of a Thunder Giant Dragon!

The shadow quickly solidified, becoming a true Thunder Giant Dragon!

“Roar!!!”

This time, the Sudden Death King confidently stood its ground against the Diamond Dragon.

With a series of impacts, the Sudden Death King blocked each attack. Although its Thunder Dragon Armor shattered once more, it was clear that it had dissipated much more of the opponent’s skill power than before!

Crack.

As the Thunder Dragon Body shattered, chunks of diamond struck the Sudden Death King’s true form, causing it to stagger back step by step.

The good news was that the Sudden Death King only sustained minor injuries. The opponent’s attack merely cracked some scales before disintegrating into a shower of sparkling fragments.

Clearly, the tenfold compressed energy armor had performed admirably.

The Sudden Death King could finally withstand the Diamond Dragon’s ordinary skills.

At this moment, Lu Ran didn’t hesitate. Without a word, he used the divine deer pendant to heal the Sudden Death King from a distance, acting as a dedicated healer.

Roughly speaking, it was as if the Sudden Death King hadn’t been injured at all.

Meanwhile, while the Sudden Death King was taking the brunt of the attack for General Ha, General Ha repeated its old trick. Using the long leaved sword grass, it condensed more than twenty times the Dragon Slayer Sword qi. The sword qi shot out horizontally, creating a massive disturbance in the cavern, with the sound of the wind echoing like wailing ghosts.

Boom!!!

The slash landed instantly on the Diamond Dragon, causing a massive explosion that filled half the space with dust. Amidst the smoke, the Diamond Dragon’s furious roar soon echoed.

Before the smoke could clear, a beam of light, reflected off diamond, pierced through the haze and swept across the cavern. At this critical moment, the Sudden Death King reacted quickly. Using its energy flow technique, it rapidly reshaped itself into the Thunder Dragon Body, bravely standing in the path of the energy cannon.

“Roar!!!”

The massive energy cannon instantly penetrated the Thunder Dragon Body. This attack was one of the Diamond Dragon’s ultimate moves. Lu Ran and his team had only seen it from a distance before and had never faced it directly. They knew this move had a special effect: it crystallized the area it hit, severely hindering movement-essentially a type of petrifying control technique.

Although it was a control technique, its power was formidable.

In an instant, the Sudden Death King’s body was pierced through, leaving a large hole. Fortunately, Lu Ran’s divine deer pendant kept up with the healing. Just after healing General Ha’s teeth, it was now mending the Sudden Death King’s wound.

“Roar!!”

Faced with the crystallization spreading from the wound, the Sudden Death King acted decisively. It extended its dragon claw, compressed lightning, and shattered the crystallization itself. Though this action caused further injury by tearing the wound, the divine deer pendant’s healing ensured the Sudden Death King could withstand it.

As the smoke cleared, the Diamond Dragon’s form reappeared before Lu Ran and his companions. This time, the Diamond Dragon looked particularly battered. A ghastly red sword mark ran across its abdomen, shattering its diamond scales, with Dragon Blood flowing profusely.

Clearly, this time General Ha’s attack had finally inflicted a very serious injury on the Diamond Dragon.

However, what made Lu Ran’s expression change was that, because they hadn’t retreated immediately, he, General Ha, and the Sudden Death King finally witnessed more of the Diamond Dragon’s abilities.

To their surprise, the Diamond Dragon’s massive wound began to slowly crystallize, as if it were regenerating Diamond Scales to staunch the bleeding.

Lu Ran realized this was bad news. He couldn’t multitask, treating both General Ha and the Sudden Death King while also firing poison arrows immediately. However, it wasn’t a major issue; they could do it again.

While the red-eyed Diamond Dragon was self-crystallizing its wound, General Ha had already condensed a second wave of sword qi and directly slashed at its head.

Boom!!!

The massive sword qi struck again. The Diamond Dragon’s pupils shrank, but in its crystallizing state, it lost the chance to react immediately. The alternating attack strategy of General Ha and the Sudden Death King left the Diamond Dragon gasping for breath.

Bang!!!

The cavern shook, and thick dust clouds rose once more. From within the smoke, the Diamond Dragon’s painful and furious roars echoed. At the critical moment, it tried to move its body, but its movements were sluggish, and it was still hit by the sword qi. This was one of the few advantages Lu Ran and his team had. The slash landed heavily on the side of its back, creating another massive wound.

Blood splattered everywhere.

From a distance, Lu Ran, relying on memory, drew his bow and fired blindly. With a “whoosh,” the poison arrow embedded itself deeply into the Diamond Dragon’s flesh. Without the defense of its Diamond Scales, its flesh was quite vulnerable.

Especially considering the crow feather bow’s supernatural effect, which enhanced both power and speed.

The Diamond Dragon didn’t feel much from the poison arrow. Compared to the excruciating pain caused by the sword qi, the arrow felt like a mosquito bite, barely noticeable.

However, the venom on the arrow slowly reacted with the Diamond Dragon’s blood without its awareness, spreading infection throughout its body.

After all this commotion, the Diamond Dragon was thoroughly enraged. But Lu Ran and his team weren’t foolish enough to engage it head-on. With the enemy finally hit by the arrow, they decided to play a game of hide and seek in the cavern while waiting for the venom to take effect.

“Come on,” Lu Ran taunted the Diamond Dragon as he led General Ha and the Sudden Death King further into the depths of the cavern.

Behind them, the Diamond Dragon, eyes bloodshot, roared in fury while chasing them, all the while crystallizing its wounds.

“One minute,” Lu Ran reminded himself, based on Fang Lan’s prompt. The venom would react with the Dragon’s blood within a minute, disrupting its energy flow and severely slowing its skill release speed. That would be the best time to counterattack and hopefully take it down in one go.

With this strategy in mind, Lu Ran led the excited General Ha and the Sudden Death King for nearly a minute before finally stopping, turning to face the pursuing Diamond Dragon.

“Roar!!!” The Diamond Dragon, seemingly unable to learn from its mistakes or lacking better options, formed a massive, sharp diamond in its maw and hurled it at Lu Ran and his team.

“Roar!!” The Sudden Death King bravely stepped forward again. Struck by the massive diamond, its Thunder Dragon Body was shattered once more, and its body was flung against the wall by the sharp projectile.

This time, the Sudden Death King’s situation was dire. The attack was more powerful and faster, with the shaped rock being more solid, like a mountain pinning it to the wall. The crystallization continued to control its body, leaving it immobile.

“Roar…” A hint of mockery appeared in the Diamond Dragon’s eyes, as if declaring its victory.

But at that moment, General Ha’s skill flew out again, with sword qi following closely, perfectly timed to avoid the Diamond Dragon’s attack.

Boom.

The Diamond Dragon was knocked over once more, its body flipping wildly. It roared furiously, trying to stand up and counterattack General Ha, now unprotected by the Sudden Death King.

However, the venom had already taken effect. The Diamond Dragon felt its energy gathering much slower. Realizing the opportunity, General Ha launched a continuous assault, no longer needing the Sudden Death King’s protection!

“Howl!!~~”

General Ha, holding the long leaved sword grass, continually condensed and released sword qi.

Condense, release!

As a wind-type pet beast, it could unleash its skills faster than the Diamond Dragon.

Now, with the Diamond Dragon affected by poison, it was nothing more than a living target.

As long as they could take down the Diamond Dragon before exhausting themselves, this battle would end in their victory!

Of course, even if the Diamond Dragon had other means and managed to counterattack, it wouldn’t matter.

It thought it had completely pinned and controlled the Sudden Death King, but in the next instant, the power of the Thunder Flame Dragon erupted from the Sudden Death King. Lu Ran had attached the Flame Sprite to it, granting it the terrifying strength to break free from the crystallization!

“Roar!!!” The Sudden Death King stood up again. By now, the main battlefield had shifted to General Ha and the Diamond Dragon.

The Diamond Dragon, knocked over, continued to be bombarded by the relentless Dragon Slayer Sword qi amidst the smoke. Even then, General Ha was not satisfied. It directly summoned the long leaved sword grass to stab at the Diamond Dragon!

Swish!!!

Even while being bombarded by sword qi, the Diamond Dragon, which had just managed to stand up, suddenly lowered its head.

A terrifying sword grass burst forth with astonishing sharpness, effortlessly penetrating its body and piercing its heart, absorbing its blood, and then floating in the air.

Indeed, compared to the sword qi, the power of the sword grass itself was even more terrifying.

“Job done.” Lu Ran re-hung the crow feather bow on his back, as the system prompt tone sounded in his ear.

[Congratulations on completing the secret realm challenge.]

[Rating: Perfect!]

[Congratulations, you’ve earned 1 million crystal coins.]

[Congratulations, you’ve obtained an exquisite resource, Heart of the Dragon (contains the Diamond Dragon’s heart blood, significantly boosts scale defense, with a small chance of causing sub-dragon creatures to mutate into Loong-type!).]

[Congratulations, you’ve obtained a special resource, Upgrade Card x100.]

[Congratulations, you’ve obtained a beast taming skill: Damage Transfer (transfers damage received to a designated contracted pet beast).]

[Congratulations, you’ve obtained a special resource, Stone Dragon Egg (lower sovereign species, sub-dragon species, Stone Dragon egg).]

[Congratulations, you’ve obtained a special resource, Trait Crystal (Dragon King Bloodline: fusing this trait with a pet beast grants it the potential to evolve to the top-level blood of the Dragon King, regardless of its initial species).]

At present, all the Infinite Cities were relatively calm.

Inside Infinite City No. 7.

Du Yuan and Youxiong Anlin were having afternoon tea. Through the Freshman Tournament, they had become friends.

“Do you think the teammates Lu Ran called are up to the task? Why haven’t they cleared the secret realm yet? They should have called us instead.”

“My Panda has mastered the second stage of energy flow. No matter how strong the enemy’s defense is, it can easily inflict damage internally.”

“Your space-type pet beast is even more unpredictable. With Lu Ran’s two pet beasts, they should have cleared it by now.”

“I heard that Lu Ran does have a few fixed teammates. Fang Lan is one of them. Besides her, there are a few others who didn’t even make it to the top 100… Lu Ran wouldn’t have chosen them, would he?” Du Yuan from the strategy team also twitched his mouth.

Eagle Federation.

At this moment, in the Eagle Federation, a first-generation beastmaster was being interviewed by the media.

Xia Country had no Fourth Generation who had cleared the Legendary Secret Realm, and neither did the Eagle Federation nor the Snowfield Federation.

The pressure on the Fourth Generation wasn’t limited to Xia Country.

During the interview, the first-generation beastmaster responsible for training the Fourth Generation replied seriously for the first time: “Speed doesn’t mean everything. The clearance reward for the Legendary Secret Realm is related to the number of challengers. Our Fourth Generation in the Eagle Federation has greater courage and is attempting to team up in pairs to challenge the Legendary Secret Realm. It’s normal for it to take a bit longer.”

In the Thousand Islands Nation, Nation of Gold, Sakura Country, Coffee Kingdom… these beast taming powerhouses also had elite Fourth Generation teams working hard to conquer the Legendary Secret Realm.

Right now, which beast taming team would become the next to clear the Legendary Secret Realm and who would be in that team was undoubtedly the most anticipated question among the beastmasters.

Finally!

On this day, the long-awaited prompt tone echoed throughout the world, resonating in the ears of every beastmaster in each infinite city.

[Congratulations…]

At the mere mention of the word “congratulations,” many people grew tense, worried that the congratulations were not for a beastmaster from their own country.

“Which country’s team is it this time?”

“Is it the Second Generation, Third Generation, or Fourth Generation? Or perhaps the First Generation?”

People speculated internally, but in the next moment, almost everyone’s expression changed.

[Congratulations to Level 1 Beastmaster Passerby A for solo clearing the Level 1 Legendary Secret Realm ‘Dragon King’s Nest’ with a perfect rating, starting the Path of Legend.]

…

At this moment, the world shook. All generations of beastmasters—First Generation, Second Generation, Third Generation, and Fourth Generation—from various countries displayed expressions of shock.

Passerby A… solo… Legendary Secret Realm… Are you kidding me?!

…

In just a short moment.

Each infinite city felt as though a massive earthquake had struck, and the crowds were in an uproar.

Whether they were on the road, eating, or shopping, everyone stopped what they were doing, standing still in disbelief.

As the broadcast ended, nearly hundreds of thousands of beastmasters wore expressions of astonishment.

First, they doubted if they had heard correctly and kept questioning themselves, then confirmed… they had not misheard.

“Oh my God, is that just an ID? This guy cleared the Legendary Secret Realm alone?!”

In the West, many beastmasters shouted in disbelief.

“Dammit, what a joke!!”

In Sakura Country, a Fourth Generation team that had just returned unsuccessfully from the Legendary Secret Realm stood collectively stunned upon hearing the broadcast.

A solo clear of a Legendary Secret Realm, is that even humanly possible?

“Passerby A? Him? No way, absolutely impossible.”

Similarly, the Tyrannosaurus Rex team, who were training to strategize for the Legendary Secret Realm, were holding back their frustration, eager to crush Lu Ran after reaching level 30.

However, upon hearing the broadcast, their faces turned pale as if they had been frightened.

If Xia Country had a Fourth Generation team that cleared the Legendary Secret Realm, that would be acceptable and expected. But why… was it a solo clear?

The Knights Order of Yinglun, the superpowered siblings of Peacock Country… these Fourth Generation elites from other countries who had teamed up to strategize the Legendary Secret Realm, now all looked up at the sky, seemingly trying to peer through the spatial barrier to see what Passerby A looked like.

They couldn’t understand how this guy named Passerby A managed to solo clear such a difficult Legendary Secret Realm.

A powerful pet beast? Special items? Personal superpowers? Perfect strategy?

They had all these too.

What made this guy different… In an instant, Lu Ran’s name was etched deeply in the minds of countless Fourth Generation elites.

Of course, the most shocked were those within Xia Country.

“Pffft———”

When the world announcement came out, Youxiong Anlin and Du Yuan, who were drinking tea, directly spat out the tea they had just sipped, spraying it onto each other’s faces, their eyes filled with shock.

“Damn.” The two spoke in unison, a chill rising from their feet to their heads, unable to believe what they had just heard.

“Damn.” The constant exclamations of astonishment from all directions confirmed to them that they hadn’t misheard; the infinite city had indeed broadcasted Lu Ran’s successful solo clear of the Legendary Secret Realm.

“Shit.” Their pupils contracted sharply, their hearts overwhelmed with shock.

“This guy didn’t accept our team-up request and hasn’t strategized, not because he was burdened by a bunch of useless teammates, but because he was attempting a solo clear!” Youxiong Anlin stood up, unable to believe Lu Ran was this crazy.

It’s important to know that the princess of Yinglun had a middle sovereign element pet beast, an incredible talent, and background, plus three knight guards assisting her.

Yet Lu Ran… he…

“The key point is… he seems to have succeeded?” Du Yuan said, bewildered.

No. 1, No. 2, No. 3… each infinite city was in an uproar.

The Pig Raiser and others from LuJia Village, who were still gathering materials in the novice secret realm, all looked up, their mouths twitching.

Sister White Tiger, She Pi, and others who had broken through secret realms with Lu Ran also nearly stumbled, uttering incredulous words.

Even the First Generation…

Gu Qingyi and others, who were discussing their next steps to strategize the Legendary Secret Realm, were suddenly halted.

The petite superpowered girl, Lin Nian, after a moment of surprise, looked at Gu Qingyi and said, “This Fourth Generation beastmaster you found is pretty good, way better than my useless older sister.”

“Don’t look at me. I’m also surprised. I haven’t been in contact with him much lately; I’ve been with you all the time,” Gu Qingyi responded, equally surprised.

As a First Generation beastmaster, she was also diligently conquering the Legendary Secret Realm and had no time to worry about Lu Ran’s level 1 secret realm.

“It’s absurd, a solo clear…” A gray-haired young man nearby rubbed his temples in frustration. “He’s a tough one. He’ll probably catch up to our progress in no time.”

The surrounding First Generation beastmasters all twitched their mouths, as if acknowledging that even some Second Generation elites on the divine beast leaderboard were being overshadowed by him.

Clearly, at this moment, the First, Second, and Third Generations from various countries were all shocked by Lu Ran’s solo clear.

In reality, this was the case; online, it was even more explosive.

“I was initially puzzled why such a strong big shot like Passerby A hadn’t led a team to strategize the Legendary Secret Realm for so long. It seems I was too short-sighted. He doesn’t even care about teaming up. ‘Let me solo it’ is his motto!!!”

“Damn, I’ve never admired anyone in my life, but this time I really do. What did the foreign media call those Fourth Generation teams that cleared the Legendary Secret Realm? The Golden Generation?? Ha, watch Passerby A single-handedly suppress an entire era!”

“Brothers, I just saw an interview with the Eagle Federation. They said they haven’t strategized the level 1 Legendary Secret Realm because their Fourth Generation elites are attempting dual clears… Go, leave comments, tell them they should try solo clears instead!”

After the Tyrannosaurus Rex team incident and the Legendary Secret Realm event, Lu Ran’s prestige among Xia Country’s fourth-generation beastmasters skyrocketed to an incredibly formidable level.

The slogan “Lu Ran, single-handedly suppressing the Golden Generation” spread rapidly, making him the most talked-about figure among the Fourth Generation.

Currently, when foreign beastmasters saw the name Passerby A, even though Lu Ran hadn’t said a word and remained extremely low-key, they could still feel an overwhelming pressure.

“This guy is truly a monster.”

“Daxia is so lucky. I thought their national luck was completely exhausted by a batch of absurdly strong First Generation elites, but now they have this unbelievably powerful Fourth Generation.”

“I have a feeling this guy will become a nightmare for every country!”

Discussions were rampant from all sides, whether it was international forces or underground dark organizations.

At this moment, the source of the event, Lu Ran, had already returned to his private room with General Ha and the sudden death king, checking the resources they had acquired!

“This time, we’ve really hit the jackpot.”

“The sudden death king is soaring.”

“Unfortunately, my strength is still too weak. I need to rely on external aids to solo. My goal is to have the strength to solo level 2 secret realms without any external aid!” Lu Ran carefully examined each resource, his heart filled with excitement. All his efforts to strategize the Legendary Secret Realm had not been in vain.

The heart of the dragon… damage transfer… Stone Dragon Egg… dragon king bloodline trait… each one seemed like a treasure.

Even the Stone Dragon Egg, which Lu Ran felt was the least useful to him, and the relatively less useful damage transfer skill, could probably be sold for a sky-high price. This would allow him to acquire extremely precious unique resources for General Ha’s next evolution.

Footnote:

1. Wo Cao(卧草):

   In this context, “Wo Cao” is a Chinese slang term used to express surprise or shock, similar to “Oh crap” or “WTF” in English. Literally, it means “lying on grass,” but it’s often used as a euphemism for a stronger curse word “卧槽” (wò cáo). The phrase creates a humorous double entendre here since the character is actually encountering real grass for the first time, making the expression both literal and figurative.

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