Beastmaster King-Chapter 299 - Renowned Across Stellar Moon

“What can’t be right? Tell me. I came here specifically to wait for you. I had a feeling you would also encounter an alternate-world beastmaster. I wanted to see what new intelligence you could bring back from the ascension realm.”

Legendary Yu was particularly strict with his son. After all, he had found a young Superior King as his son’s first plant familiar for a contract and had guided him every step of the way to raise it to an Overlord.

Hearing his son mention encountering an alternate-world beastmaster, he had initially hoped Yu Rui would showcase his talent before these outsiders. However, he fell silent after seeing his son still at level 2.

Yu Rui looked lost for a moment but still spoke seriously “I... Blue Planet is terrifying. Their beastmaster civilization has been passed down for tens of thousands of years. They’ve been in contact with Limitless City since ten thousand years ago.”

“And now, a level 2 beastmaster who has a contract with two Overlords is considered nothing special. For example, the one I faced was also level 2, but his familiar could use an advanced domain technique. I... I wasn’t even close to being a match for him.”

Legendary Yu was baffled.

Is he lying to me? No... he doesn’t seem to be making this up...

“Could it be that there were multiple alternate worlds, and the ones I and other trial participants matched with were from different places?”

***

Meanwhile, at Stellar Moon University, rumors were spreading about Yu Rui’s experience.

As soon as Jiang Ming and Liu Man emerged, they immediately logged into the beastmaster forum to check whether anyone else had encountered alternate-world beastmasters.

However, the moment they opened the forum, they were stunned. To their surprise, others had indeed encountered alternate-world beastmasters, but something felt very off. The discussions on the forum seemed completely different from their own experience.

[That so-called Blue Planet is weak! Forget Legendary, they don’t even have a single level 6 beastmaster!]

[The World War next year is in the bag!]

[The three guys I encountered were pathetic! The moment we clashed, they were so terrified they begged me for mercy. Absolutely hilarious!]

[Well, their beastmaster civilization only started three years ago. Meanwhile, we’ve been developing for who knows how long.]

[They do have a slight advantage over us. Limitless City’s facilities are impressive. But that’s just a new server perk. Once the battle is over and their facilities degrade while ours upgrade, the gap will only widen.]

“No...no... Something’s not right,” Jiang Ming muttered blankly as he read through the discussions.

From the way others described it, Blue Planet beastmasters were weaklings. But the one they had encountered was nothing like that.

I have to post about my experience. Otherwise, our beastmasters might underestimate them.

Jiang Ming quickly began typing a thread.

[I feel like something is off here. I’m Jiang Ming, a Stellar Moon University in my second year. Just a few minutes ago, I returned from the level 2 ascension realm. I entered the Divine Tree Continent Era and was also matched with a Blue Planet beastmaster. The guy I encountered was a complete monster...

[He was clearly only level 2, but he had a contract with an Intermediate-Overlord Dragon King and a Low-Overlord Divine Dog. Despite being a Low-Overlord, the Divine Dog could use an advanced domain technique. At this point, even Superior Overlords might not be its match.]

The moment Jiang Ming’s post was uploaded, it immediately attracted attention. Feeling it wasn’t detailed enough, he added more information.

[This beastmaster, Lu Ran, also cleared the Tree Monarch Ruins just like that legendary plantmaster from history. He also took the Tree Monarch’s legacy. According to the rumors over there, this guy destroyed a same-level Tree Monarch in just five minutes and took its legacy.

[His true strength is probably far greater than what he showed me. He might even be hiding more power. And yet, according to him, he’s just an average beastmaster over there...]

As the thread gained attention, readers were left staring at their screens in disbelief. Within minutes, the post exploded as countless users jumped in to analyze the situation.

[OP, you idiot. Nice story. Where’s your evidence?]

[Five minutes to crush a same-level Tree Monarch? Why don’t you just say he can fly?]

Jiang Ming’s face turned red with frustration.

You’re the idiots!

Soon, some users began responding with additional information.

[Wait... Lu Ran, Dragon, Dog... I think I’ve seen intelligence on this guy before.]

[OP might not be lying. This guy actually exists.]

[Lu Ran isn’t the strongest beastmaster on Blue Planet, but he keeps showing up in intelligence reports.]

[He was the first on Blue Planet to evolve an Overlord, ushering in the Age of Overlords. He’s known as the Father of the Undead, level 2 with four Overlords. It’s not just two as OP mentioned. This guy is undoubtedly the top prodigy of Blue Planet. There’s no way he’s just average. OP, you got played.]

As more users looked up Lu Ran’s name, their expressions turned into shock. They couldn’t understand what they just read.

Wait, this guy is real? Level 2 with 4 Overlords? Mastering an advanced domain technique at level 30? That’s impossible... but then again, if he really wiped out a same-level Tree Monarch in five minutes, it actually makes sense...

[If he’s real, he’s already rivaling that Legendary plantmaster from history in same-level combat.]

[4 Overlords at level 2 is ridiculous. And from OP’s description, he only used two familiars to crush everyone in the ascension mission...]

[Holy shit, a monster like this exists? Then next year’s World War... hmm, actually, it’s probably fine. Even if he advances, he’ll only be level 3. There’s no way he’ll reach Legendary in a year, so he won’t even qualify for battle. Once their top powerhouses get crushed by our Legendaries, their Limitless City facilities will downgrade, and he won’t be able to grow as strong.]

[Yeah, that makes sense. Even though it sounds ridiculous, he’s still just level 3. He was about the same level as our students. He’s still far from the real powerhouses.]

Lu Ran’s abilities caused a massive uproar across Stellar Moon Continent’s major forums, making him an overnight sensation within Stellar Moon Federation. His name spread so quickly that even Legendary beastmasters took notice. Some even spoke up about him.

In one classroom, a professor told his students, “If you encounter Lu Ran in the ascension realm, I give you permission to run.”

In just a short time, Lu Ran’s name shook Stellar Moon, surpassing even some of the first-generation beastmasters in fame. However, while many were shocked that Blue Planet had produced such a monstrous talent, the Legendary beastmasters remained unconcerned. For now, Lu Ran’s potential had nothing to do with them.

Their priority was still dealing with Blue Planet’s first-generation beastmasters, not prodigies like fourth-generation beastmasters. They could not lose the World War in a year. If they did, their modern beastmaster civilization, which had finally begun thriving, would regress by decades. The pressure from different races would only grow stronger.

***

Meanwhile, on Blue Planet, Lu Ran had no idea that his name had already reached the ears of many Stellar Moon Federation’s strongest. He was now considered the strongest potential on Blue Planet.

At this moment, he stepped out of the Crow’s Secret Realm as he had just completed the contract and training of his new familiar. However, he still had unfinished training tasks. For instance, awakening his swordgrass and deciding which familiar to feed the Miracle Seed.

The reason he hadn’t awakened the swordgrass yet was that the Silver Blood he had received from the Teng Clan in Ten Thousand Leaves City was only Rare grade. Lu Ran felt that wasn’t good enough. He planned to use an amplification card to upgrade it to Treasure grade before awakening it.

At the same time, he needed to research the Silver Blood and see if there was a better alternative on Blue Planet. He was always chasing perfection. As for the Miracle Seed, which could grow plant organs, he still needed to think carefully about which familiar should receive it.

Just as he was about to step out, his communications device showed a missed call.

“Could it be Dr. Gu?”

Lu Ran immediately called back.

The voice on the other end answered quickly. “Lu Ran! I just heard from Manager Ying that you’ve returned from the ascension realm!”

Lu Ran smiled. “Yeah. Dr. Gu, when are you coming to Green Sea? I’m free now. I can help train your familiar for a while. Let’s work together and get you onto the King’s Ranking Board.”

Gu Qingyi laughed. “Sounds good! I was waiting for you to say that, but don’t we have a shortage of materials for perfect evolution? We need Dragon Souls to evolve into the Dragon attribute, right?”

Lu Ran nodded. “Yeah.”

“Using Dragon Culinary Intent to cook other vicious beast souls into dishes might work, but it probably won’t be as effective as using Dragon Souls.”

“That’s true. But where on Blue Planet are we supposed to find a large supply of Dragon Souls?” Lu Ran shrugged.

“No, no, no! The problem wasn’t finding them anymore. That was before. Right now, a new faction has appeared in the ocean. It’s called Dragon Palace. It’s filled with pseudo-dragons and pureblood dragons, and it seems to be led by an ancient dragon. This Dragon Palace City is currently at war with the Merfolk Kingdom.”

“On top of that, several other ocean factions have joined the chaos. The deep sea is a total battlefield right now. I was thinking... maybe I could sneak in and... loot some corpses.”

Lu Ran’s expression darkened. “Shit. Is that okay...”

Gu Qingyi replied playfully. “What’s wrong with that? Because of the war between Dragon Palace City and Merfolk Kingdom, our coastal cities have been hit by tsunamis. If we hadn’t gotten early warnings, the casualties would have been massive. We haven’t even asked them to compensate us for damages yet.”

Lu Ran froze. “Wait... did you just say the Merfolk Kingdom is at war with Dragon Palace?”

“Yeah.”

Lu Ran’s face turned pale. “Shit. My turtle is still serving as a war general in the Merfolk Kingdom... Is it in danger? Hopefully not...”

Although Manager Ying had predicted that the old turtle wouldn’t face any major threats in the short run, hearing about war still made Lu Ran uneasy.

“Okay, Dr. Gu, count me in. I just contracted a Water-attribute familiar. If I can quickly obtain a Water-attribute trait, I should be able to join you in the deep sea exploration,” Lu Ran said.

Also, while I’m at it, I’ll check up on the old turtle. Don’t worry, buddy, the king is coming.