Beastmaster King-Chapter 282 - Sword Domain Annihilation

From what people in this era understood, vicious beasts were nothing more than prey for vicious plants. But when an Overlord-rank dragon descended, they realized things weren’t that simple. Among beastmasters, some had familiars that were absolute monsters.

“RAWR!”

As Sudden Death King flew forward, it unleashed its dragon aura. Its momentum exploded like thunder in the void, continuously sweeping and weakening the participants in its path. However, it had no intention of doing anything excessive. It flew forward calmly. It was carrying out Lu Ran’s orders, heading toward the checkpoint’s exit to stand guard.

“So this is the true foundation of the Beastmaster Lodge...”

City Lord Ye clicked her tongue, but she was still concerned about Lu Ran’s situation. The strongest participants were still gathered around him.

Can Lu Ran really fend off so many geniuses with just a dog?

In any type of competition, Lu Ran would have had a high chance of winning the championship. City Lord Ye couldn’t understand why he was doing this. She only needed him to take first place in the finals, not eliminate everyone in the preliminaries.

This brat is really rebellious.

She had a feeling that if she ever did take Lu Ran in as her disciple, she’d be in for endless trouble.

“I forfeit.” ƒreewebηoveℓ.com

Jiang Ming and Liu Man glanced at Sudden Death King and immediately knew this preliminary round was no longer worth challenging. Failing the ascension mission wasn’t a big deal as they could always challenge it next time. But losing their lives would be the end of everything. They didn’t know Lu Ran personally and had no reason to believe he would show mercy.

“Uh... Should we team up?”

Even Yu Rui didn’t dare to be arrogant. As he endured the oppressive Sword Intent, he called out to the master of the Floral Empress. He had no use for weak allies, but if they were strong, it was another matter.

“Team up?”

At that moment, the disciple of City Lord Ye’s senior also realized Lu Ran’s terrifying strength. She finally understood that her master’s assigned task wouldn’t be easy.

She nodded and pressed her lips together.

“Alright. Count me in. This guy is getting too cocky.”

Other plantmasters around them grinned as they overheard the conversation. A young man with curly green hair stepped forward. By his side, there was a level 40 Superior-King-rank Lightning Wood Monarch. It was clearly a formidable force. Despite the relentless Sword Intent, it handled it with ease.

Of course, this was partly because Captain Doofus had yet to wield its sword, and the Sword Intent was spreading as an area-of-effect attack rather than focusing on a single target.

“Alright, let’s take him down together.”

“So what if he has an Overlord Species?”

As expected, Lu Ran’s actions united everyone against him. Many lacked the confidence to challenge him alone, but when Yu Rui suggested forming an alliance, everyone responded enthusiastically. One after another, participants chimed in, agreeing to get rid of Lu Ran first.

Everyone glared at Lu Ran, who stood there calmly beside Captain Doofus. To them, Lu Ran was nothing more than a selfish villain. If they all advanced to the main event, everyone would get a ranking, and everyone would receive rewards.

But if Lu Ran eliminated everyone in the preliminaries, what would he gain? Wasn’t this just hurting others without benefiting himself?

Seeing the overwhelming number of opponents, Lu Ran extended his hand, completely unfazed.

“Why is he still so calm?”

After forfeiting, Liu Man and Jiang Ming were baffled by Lu Ran’s indifference despite being targeted by so many people.

But in the next moment, 90% of the plantmasters and beastmasters who had chosen to team up were filled with deep regret. They regretted not forfeiting immediately.

With a snap of his fingers, Lu Ran said, “Domain, unfold.”

His voice was like a devil’s whisper, causing everyone’s expressions to twist in horror.

***

As his words fell, those struggling under the pressure of Sword Intent suddenly realized that the Death Forest had vanished. In the blink of an eye, they found themselves in an entirely new space.

This space stretched infinitely in all directions. The sky and surroundings were endlessly white. But the most terrifying part was the ground being covered with swordgrass, emitting an even more terrifying Sword Intent than before. It continuously pricked their nerves and drained their stamina. It was Grass-Wood Sword Intent.

A swordgrass domain! A vicious plant Sword Domain!

Everything around them sent shockwaves through the beastmasters dragged into the domain. These participants had withstood Captain Doofus’ Sword Intent, proving themselves as prodigies. Naturally, they understood what had just happened.

Yet, the most stunned among them were none other than Gu Yu and Yu Rui. After being dragged into the domain, they stood with their jaws dropped, their eyes darting around in disbelief.

“Alright, let’s have some fun. You wanted to team up, huh?”

Lu Ran looked at Yu Rui with amusement.

At this moment, everyone finally realized that as they entered the domain, Lu Ran’s familiar had undergone a complete transformation. Its entire body was enveloped in a radiant gold-green glow. Its head had sprouted intertwined antlers, and it held a massive swordgrass between its jaws.

Its appearance was entirely different from before as if it had become a new species altogether. But the most terrifying thing about it was its aura. A surge of Sword Intent erupted as if piercing through space itself. Several participants immediately collapsed, their spirits shattering in an instant.

“Woof.”

Captain Doofus lowered its head and looked down at Yu Rui, Gu Yu, and the few remaining participants.

"You’ve got to be kidding! This is really a domain?"

"No way. Absolutely no way."

Having repeatedly witnessed Lu Ran’s overwhelming strength, Yu Rui, the Legendary-rank figure’s son, completely lost composure. His pupils shrank as he muttered frantically. He lifted his gaze toward Captain Doofus, unable to comprehend what he was seeing.

What in the world is this creature? Who in the hell is this alternate-world beastmaster? Two Overlords and now a domain? A level 2 beastmaster mastering a domain? Impossible!

Even back in his homeland, no Legendary-rank powerhouse had ever grasped a domain at such a low level.

Sword Domain Dog... Sword Domain Dog... So that’s what its species name means?

If Yu Rui had remained somewhat rational before, the moment Lu Ran activated Captain Doofus’ domain and pulled them inside, his mind shattered.

“What the hell is going on?” Gu Yu was equally stunned.

Even with the Floral Empress by her side, her face had darkened.

Did my master really send me to fight against a Legendary-rank powerhouse suppressing his level and concealing his age just to toy with us juniors?

Yet the most unacceptable thing was that even though the Ancient War Tree and the Floral Empress were entirely different species from Captain Doofus, both of them trembled in fear. Their bloodlines were being suppressed by this bizarre deer-dog.

“Wait... this feeling!” Suddenly, Yu Rui’s expression twisted as he noticed the abnormal state of the Ancient War Tree. “A week ago, the disturbance in the Death Forest... That was you?”

At that moment, Yu Rui seemed to have uncovered a terrifying truth.

The overwhelming force that had subdued every vicious plant originated from this deer-dog?

“Correct. But there’s no prize for guessing right. Alright, Captain Doofus, finish them.” Lu Ran no longer wasted his breath.

Captain Doofus let out a howl, and within the Sword Domain, hundreds of Longleaf Swordgrass blades erupted from the ground. Their edges were wrapped in green whirlwinds.

“Ancient War Tree, War Fortress—!”

Yu Rui immediately followed with a desperate command. The situation forced Yu Rui into rapid, heavy breaths. His voice trembled as he gave orders. The Longleaf Swordgrass rising around him emanated an overwhelming Sword Intent. It filled Yu Rui with the chilling presence of death.

He knew that if he didn’t resist, the only thing awaiting him was death. Even though the Ancient War Tree trembled in fear of the Divine Deer’s aura, it still set up its formation under Yu Rui’s command.

Its body twisted and reshaped itself to envelop Yu Rui inside. It transformed into a massive fortress specializing in defense. On top of the fortress, countless bizarre fruit soldiers emerged, each wielding small wooden shields. Inside that fortress, cannons were mounted, their barrels locking onto Captain Doofus and Lu Ran.

“Damn it. Floral Empress, is it still not working?”

It wasn’t just Yu Rui. Gu Yu was panicking too. The most terrifying part was that the Floral Empress had been continuously emitting Thorn Enchantment, a psychic ability designed to control plant life, from start to end. Whether it was mindless plants or intelligent plants, it could manipulate them all.

Before, the Floral Empress could even influence Superior-King vicious plants stronger than itself. Yet now, as it attempted to bewitch the swordgrass within the domain, its power failed completely.

The Floral Empress let out a pained cry. The swordgrass within the domain did contain plant life force, but they were more like razor-sharp divine swords than actual plants. Forget bewitching them, the Floral Empress was being shredded apart just by existing in this domain.

As the remaining participants struggled in vain, the sky continued to be filled with swordgrass. More continued to sprout endlessly from the ground. Blades were swirling together, forming a monstrous storm of swordgrass—a green tornado that swallowed everything.

Lu Ran and Captain Doofus watched calmly as Yu Rui and Gu Yu fought desperately in the eye of the storm. Moments later, their plant familiars were in shambles. They could barely holding on.

Lu Ran took a step forward like the king of the domain. He entered the swordgrass storm unharmed. The raging winds did not affect him in the slightest. He shook his head as he observed the Floral Empress and Ancient War Tree struggling to hang on to life, and then continued eliminating the remaining participants.

At that very moment, beyond the domain, an uproar had erupted. One examiner after another gawked in disbelief at the expanding domain barrier, which was steadily engulfing more of the Death Forest. They couldn’t believe their eyes.

“A domain...”

The participants who had forfeited earlier stared blankly at the overwhelming domain barrier. They were too stunned to even speak.

“Holy shit.”

Shi Ze was frozen in place, unable to believe what he was seeing. He never imagined that Lu Ran and his familiar had such a terrifying trump card. It was no wonder Lu Ran had been so confident about ending the competition here.

To people in this era, a domain was a signature skill of Legendary-rank powerhouses. No one had expected to witness such a technique from a low-level beastmaster.

Unlike Overlords, which usually inherited power through lineage, a domain required profound understanding, mastery, and unparalleled talent.

Compared to the examiners and participants who barely grasped the significance of this moment, City Lord Ye and her senior were the most at loss for words.

”A domain... And it’s not just an entry-level domain. It already incorporates advanced techniques.”