Beastmaster King-Chapter 338 - The World Falls Silent

Eagle Federation.

Inside a certain research institute in a lifeless town, a young man with short brown hair, a face full of freckles, a mechanical prosthetic limb, and even a mechanical eye received a video call.

On the screen was a blurred figure. Whatever the other party said, the freckled young man responded with a look of disdain.

“Tch, I told you long ago that Pari is trash. All he does is rely on his connections to bully people, turning the association into his echo chamber. Yet, he has no real strength himself. Now look where that’s gotten him. Jack is also trash, stupid enough to get tangled up with Pari. No matter what happens to them next, they brought it upon themselves.

“What kind of time is this to still be focused on internal strife? Anyway, I accept your invitation. I could use the federation’s power anyway,” the mechanical youth said.

“Mr. Oub, we will assist you.”

Oub, the cyborg of the Eagle Federation, turned his gaze to the mechanical laboratory and shook his head.

He still couldn’t comprehend the mindset of these politicians. He had once ventured into an ascension realm based in the Mechanical Era and witnessed the peak of the Stellar Moon Federation.

During that period, even a child could control mechanical familiars and wield immense power. An ordinary person with no combat ability could intimidate Legendary beings simply by pressing the button of a forbidden weapon. It could be said to be the peak of human civilization on the Stellar Moon Continent.

Precisely because of this, that ascension realm was extremely difficult. All trial participants from Blue Planet were wiped out, and Oub himself lost an arm and an eye during that time.

However, Oub returned from his crushing defeat undeterred. Although he failed the ascension mission, it didn’t mean he gained nothing from the mechanical civilization. With those insights, he devoted himself day and night to researching mechanical familiars and eventually evolved an Overlord mechanical familiar.

He became the first beastmaster on Blue Planet to develop a mechanical familiar, and the only beastmaster from the Eagle Federation to rank among the Ten Great Beastmaster Kings.

These experiences made Oub realize that the political landscape of Blue Planet was insignificant. Even the strongest beings on this planet paled in comparison to the strength of the Stellar Moon Federation.

Compared to the brilliance of a mechanical civilization, the beastmaster systems of Blue Planet were trivial. Only by staying ahead of the times could one control everything. Thus, Pari’s targeting of Lu Ran seemed completely meaningless to him.

The Eagle Federation’s current focus should be on the Stellar Moon Federation, not on Xia or Lu Ran.

“Pari’s luck has run its course. From now on, the Eagle Beastmaster Alliance will be under my control.” Oub turned his gaze to the live broadcast, his eye fixed on Lu Ran on the screen.

Lu Ran was hailed as the father of undead familiars on Blue Planet. Oub was hailed as the father of mechanical familiars on Blue Planet. The two were somewhat similar.

***

Alliance City.

Due to Jack’s mysterious disappearance and the destruction of the arena, the transition between matches wasn’t as smooth. The tournament organizers engaged in heated discussions, but in the end, no resolution was reached.

During this process, the fifth gatekeeper from Egypt couldn’t help but report to the organizers that he had a stomachache and asked if someone else could temporarily take his place. But in the end, nothing changed. The only pleasant surprise for this fifth gatekeeper was that, during this time, Lu Ran recalled the husky and its two kin.

“Happy, Lu Ran has taken back the sword dog. That sword dog used sixtyfold energy compression. It might have looked effortless, but it must have reached its limit.

“The same goes for that dragon king. It fought two consecutive battles and used fiftyfold energy compression. That seemingly casual strike must have taken a heavy toll on it. Go with confidence.” The tournament officials encouraged this first-generation beastmaster.

A last-minute substitution? Unthinkable. Whether it is to end Lu Ran’s streak or to take a beating, it is up to you.

The Egyptian beastmaster named Happy nodded.

That made sense...

So, the only familiar Lu Ran likely had left was the Twin Crows.

As some had analyzed, if the Twin Crows specialized in legion-type combat, their combat power would naturally be slightly weaker. This was inevitable. By fusing a legion-type trait, they would inherently lack an additional trait to enhance individual combat power. There was no way around it.

Finally, the organizers announced the continuation of the challenge, and Happy stepped into the arena next. By now, the arena had been repaired by Earth-attribute familiars, so there was no issue of unusable terrain.

From the get-go, Happy wasn’t as arrogant as Jack.

Instead, he smiled and said, “Hey, man, you’re amazing. Go easy on me, alright?”

“You’re the one who should go easy on me,” Lu Ran responded amiably, as it’s impolite to hit someone who’s smiling.

“Ahem, ahem.” The referee coughed violently on the side.

Go easy? This is being broadcast live. Happy is clearly afraid of Lu Ran. Definitely.

But at this point, no matter how the next battle played out, no one would doubt Lu Ran’s strength.

“The challenger is Lu Ran of Xia. The gatekeeper is Happy.”

The referee announced the countdown for the final round. At this moment, the hearts of viewers worldwide were in their throats. Lu Ran had already proven in the first four matches that he was in a league of his own compared to other participants. No one had ever cleared the fifth gate before. Did Lu Ran stand a chance?

“At least as a first-generation beastmaster, he can’t be too weak.”

“With Lu Ran in peak condition, it wouldn’t be a problem. But the issue is, after four consecutive battles, he must be exhausted. Fiftyfold energy compression, sixtyfold energy compression... The toll of such techniques is unimaginable.”

“The only familiar Lu Ran can probably summon now is the Twin Crows.”

The crowd’s assessment was spot-on. While Captain Doofus’ domain-shattering, enemy-slaying performance was dazzling, the strain of sixtyfold sword intent was immense. Lu Ran chose not to deploy Captain Doofus again as it had already fulfilled its mission by taking down Jack.

Facing the final first-generation gatekeeper, Lu Ran took a deep breath and summoned Dark Crow, which had fought in the first match.

“Caw, caw, caw, caw!”

Compared to Sudden Death King and Captain Doofus, Dark Crow’s entrance was far more... vocal.

“As expected, it all comes down to us in the end. Huh? Why am I the only one being summoned?”

Dark Crow’s curse-crow form materialized as Lu Ran summoned it.

At the same time, Happy also summoned his familiar. He didn’t summon his newly bred Overlord familiar. It was likely because its level was still too low, but he instead opted for his highest-level familiar.

[Species: Sandstorm Sky Lord]

[Attribute: Wind, Earth, Rock]

[Species Rank: Superior King]

[Level: 59]

This was a massive avian creature resembling a vulture. It was covered in earthy brown rock feathers with a sandstorm swirling around it the moment it appeared. Its emergence left Dark Crow stunned.

Another bird battle?

Something worth noting was that, as soon as the vulture appeared, a mass of sand materialized like an absolute defense, encasing Happy tightly. It was probably because it feared Dark Crow would immediately curse its beastmaster.

“My king, just say the word! How do we handle this?”

No matter how prepared the opponent was, Dark Crow was fired up. Lu Ran had entrusted it with the final round, so it had to perform spectacularly.

This is the power of trust! But... the opponent seems pretty strong...

Dark Crow fell into thought. Even if Lu Ran had Death Crow possess it, Dark Crow felt it would be a tough fight, requiring some sacrifices to win.

So why is Lu Ran sending me out alone...? Unless...

“Just watch and back me up if needed. I’ll handle this opponent myself.”

It was the final match. Lu Ran wanted to wrap things up quickly so he could tend to Sudden Death King and Captain Doofus’ injuries.

Dark Crow was a scout at best. In arena battles, it was far inferior to Sudden Death King and Captain Doofus. Asking it to solo a first-generation beastmaster would be too much pressure unless it sacrificed an eye for a curse.

But with too many injured teammates, Lu Ran worried the Broken Horn of the Divine Deer might not be enough to heal them.

Forget it.

Lu Ran’s words stunned Dark Crow and the entire audience once again.

Huh? By himself?

At this moment, everyone recalled what Lu Ran had said during the first match. He told Dark Crow to finish the opponent quickly. Otherwise, he’d step in and crush them himself.

Holy shit. Lu Ran was serious? What is he planning to do?

Happy, on the opposite side, was also startled. As the countdown hit zero, Lu Ran slowly raised his hand and snapped his fingers in the air. That snap was like igniting a fuse, causing Happy’s expression to change drastically because... he sensed spatial fluctuations.

Although he’d never mastered this skill himself, he’d fought beastmasters who had.

“A domain!” he cried out in disbelief.

At that moment, flames flickered in Lu Ran’s pupils, and sparks burst from the void. A massive red spherical domain enveloped Happy and the vulture instantly, forming right on the arena. They were completely sealed within.

At this moment, beastmasters worldwide watching the final battle widened their eyes in shock. On Lu Ran’s team, aside from that monstrous husky, there seems to be another that had mastered a domain. It wasn’t a beast, however, but Lu Ran himself. With just a snap of his fingers, he created a Fire-attribute domain.

The strongest fourth-generation beastmaster not only possesses intent formation but also has also mastered something like a domain?

“Are all beastmasters from Xia monsters?”

Someone’s heart pounded wildly.

It was one thing for Xia’s thirteen top first-generation beastmasters to all have domains, but now even a fourth-generation beastmaster was equipped with dual-domain capabilities.

In contrast, despite being a first-generation beastmaster, Happy had yet to master a domain, leaving him helpless when pulled into Lu Ran’s domain.

Of course, what everyone found even more absurd was that after creating the domain, Lu Ran and his familiar remained outside. Only the enemy was dragged in.

What is happening inside?

At this moment, the world fell silent.

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