Beastmaster King-Chapter 302 - Three Factions

No one expected Dark Crow to suddenly bring intelligence on General Mystic Turtle at this moment. Lu Ran put down his chopsticks and looked at Dark Crow, who had just flown in from the balcony.

What did it just say?

At this moment, Dark Crow had its eyes covered with a black cloth, as if afraid that its bleeding eyes might frighten the two beautiful ladies. However, while the cloth concealed its eyes, it could not hide its excitement.

Dark Crow flapped its wings wildly and continued asking, “My king, what do we do? That place seems to be quite far.”

Lu Ran glanced at Dr. Gu and Manager Ying, who had also stopped eating. Both the human and the cat had fallen into deep thought.

“I fused Dark Crow with a new trait. Its strength has significantly increased, which seems to have triggered an evolution in its scouting abilities.”

Lu Ran bit his finger, guessing that Dark Crow must have used its Eye of the Evil God in its Legion Form to investigate.

Using the remains left behind by Mystic Turtle to locate it was possible and is certainly surprising, but why is the turtle in Dragon Palace? By all logic, shouldn’t Mystic Turtle be fighting in the Merfolk Kingdom right now?

Manager Ying took a sip of fish soup to calm itself.

“The turtle you raised developed a dragon bloodline. Could it be that in the battle between the Merfolk Kingdom and Dragon Palace, it got captured by Dragon Palace instead?

“Oh, I just remembered... Back then, our foresight showed Mystic Turtle leading tens of thousands of shrimp soldiers and crab generals. But according to recent intelligence, shrimp soldiers and crab generals are actually the main forces of Dragon Palace, not the Merfolk Kingdom.”

“Three factions... Three factions with war generals?” Dr. Gu questioned.

Lu Ran was speechless.

“Fuck. It’s just a turtle! Why are the Merfolk Kingdom and Dragon Palace fighting over it?”

“Maybe it had another mysterious encounter in the deep sea. The number of extraordinary resources in the deep sea is several times greater than on land,” Gu Qingyi speculated.

At this moment, Dark Crow suddenly recalled something. “Right, right! When I took a quick glance, I noticed that General Mystic Turtle looked different from before. It seemed much stronger. Its dragon bloodline had become even purer, almost on par with the familiars of the Flood Dragon Squad. It must have had some kind of mysterious encounter.”

Lu Ran fell silent. At this point, he couldn’t even say anything. He could only conclude that this turtle had a turbulent fate.

“Don’t worry just yet. Manager Ying’s foresight shouldn’t be wrong,” Gu Qingyi said.

“Mm.” Lu Ran nodded.

Then, he took out the Broken Horn of the Divine Deer, pointed it at Dark Crow, and began healing it. Golden-green healing waves spread throughout the room. Gu Qingyi and Manager Ying were momentarily stunned as they looked at the broken horn in Lu Ran’s hand. Manager Ying immediately jumped onto Lu Ran’s side, observing the broken horn up close.

“Thank you, my king! Caw!”

Dark Crow, now fully healed, flew away contentedly.

“What... A Legendary artifact?” Manager Ying displayed a look of disbelief as it took a closer look at the broken horn.

“No, not Legendary. It’s an Epic item, close to Legendary,” Gu Qingyi corrected.

“Yeah, Epic. It’s a Lu Village heirloom, the Broken Horn of the Divine Deer,” Lu Ran said casually.

This was the first time he had taken it out in front of Manager Ying and Dr. Gu.

“It’s a healing-type Epic item. If you ever suffer serious injuries, just come find me.” Lu Ran grinned.

He felt that there was no need to keep the Broken Horn of the Divine Deer hidden anymore. His strength was already comparable to second-generation powerhouses. Once Captain Doofus and the others leveled up further and passed another ascension realm, he would have enough strength to use it in battle without fear of attracting unwanted attention.

At this moment, Manager Ying stared longingly at the item and sighed. “What a pity... I can’t use both the ruin space and the Broken Horn of the Divine Deer. One is a growth type, and the other is a healing type...”

“Hmm?” Lu Ran was confused.

Gu Qingyi chuckled and explained, “Manager Ying must be thinking that if it were a transform-type Epic resource that could grant it strength, maybe its true body could awaken.”

“Why is your true body so difficult to awaken? Haven’t many ancient beings already awakened?” Lu Ran was puzzled.

Manager Ying shook its head. “You don’t understand. Each being’s awakening varies. Some creatures can awaken in a weakened state. Others must recover to their peak before awakening. In my case, when I awaken, my strength will be close to its peak or maybe even stronger. This is unlike that giant serpent in Africa, which needed to devour an entire nation just to regain a fraction of its strength.”

“I see.”

Lu Ran was skeptical but even more curious about Manager Ying’s peak strength.

“Let’s eat first.”

Manager Ying wiped away imaginary tears and sighed internally.

After finishing the meal, Lu Ran originally planned to continue preparing food for his familiars. However, an update from Limitless City interrupted him.

“Breaking news! A major update has been applied to all Limitless City arenas! A brand-new battle mode is here! It’s the era of the strong becoming stronger! I call this the greatest blessing before the World War!”

Limitless City’s facilities were updated every month. At first, it only had basic infrastructure. Later, it opened arenas, guild buildings, shop rentals, and teleportation systems. Veterans like Gu Qingyi had witnessed three years of continuous changes. However, not every update sparked intense discussions.

The last time an update was this exciting was when the Heavenly Familiar Ranking, Legendary Secret Realm, and Evolution Secret Realm were introduced. The news played repeatedly on TV, and mobile notifications kept popping up.

“I knew Limitless City wouldn’t just let Blue Planet march to its death,” Manager Ying muttered while staring at its phone. “This update is actually pretty good. With this, the gap between Blue Planet and Stellar Moon Federation should lessen significantly.” Gu Qingyi was a little surprised.

“Good stuff.” Even Lu Ran’s eyes lit up.

[Peak Arena]

This was the latest mode added to the arenas. Since their opening, the arenas had been somewhat underwhelming. They basically provided a stage for beastmasters to spar. There were no special rewards. Everything depended on beastmasters placing their own crystal coin bets to make battles interesting.

As a result, most top beastmasters focused on raiding ascension realms instead. After all, only a fool would willingly donate crystal coins to a stronger opponent. Compared to that, clearing secret realms was far more rewarding. But now, with the introduction of Peak Arena, everything had changed.

While this mode still didn’t reward crystal coins or resources, it offered something just as valuable—gaining experience points. In Peak Arenas, opponents were matched based on beastmaster level. Victorious familiars, like in the Beginner Trial Secret Realm, would directly gain experience to increase their level.

However, defeated familiars would lose experience points. If they lost too much, their level would even drop. This update instantly made beastmasters realize that Daddy Limitless City had just given Blue Planet a level-up machine.

Currently, Stellar Moon Federation’s top beastmasters were at level 7, which was the Legendary level. Meanwhile, Blue Planet’s top beastmasters were still in ascension realms, struggling to reach level 6.

The higher a familiar’s level, the harder it was to grow. Without special mechanisms, catching up was nearly impossible. This was why many beastmasters on Blue Planet had lost confidence in winning the World War. But now, Peak Arena had ignited a spark of hope.

“With this, my other familiars might reach level 60 soon if I keep winning...” Gu Qingyi looked at the news in surprise.

“This update is right on time. If it had come a day later, I would’ve used amplification cards to boost my familiars. But now, I can just rely on the arena for leveling, and save these cards for something else...” Lu Ran said.

Lu Ran and Gu Qingyi exchanged glances, nodded, and immediately entered Limitless City to test Peak Arena. In an instant, only a lonely old cat was left in the room, staring at its phone with a bewildered expression.

“Why are you two in such a hurry?”

***

Limitless City #3.

After transferring over, Lu Ran left his room and headed straight for the arena. The place was packed. Beastmasters crowded the area, and the noise of their discussions filled Lu Ran’s ears.

“Holy shit! Winning battles gives experience points! If I’m just level 1 now, and I keep winning, my familiar can level up without bottlenecks. Breaking through the ascension realm would only take a few months. Does that mean, as a fourth generation, I could potentially stand shoulder to shoulder with the first generation... and even qualify for the World War?”

“In your dreams. No way you’d win every match.” fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm

“Someone just fought and confirmed that the experience gain isn’t huge. You have to win a lot of battles to see real progress. If you think about it, this burns through resources fast. Healing items are going to run out quickly”

Lu Ran casually approached an automated registration system and started navigating it.

[Welcome to the Beastmaster Arena.]

[Please select a battle mode.]

1: Common Battle (Includes private room matches and open matchmaking)

2: Peak Battle (Includes Standard Peak Battle and Extreme Peak Battle)

Lu Ran selected 2: Peak Battle.

“Let’s see how effective this is. If I can get Captain Doofus to level 40 here, that’ll save me a ton of trouble.”