Beastmaster King-Chapter 345 - Training Opportunity

Yan Xiao’s, one of the most senior members of the Yan imperial family, favorability towards Lu Ran plummeted once he heard him make such a preposterous request.

He had a distaste for youthful arrogance.

Even if Lu Ran was very talented and had the purest bloodline to appear in the last couple of hundred years, he still wasn’t in a position to mention quasi-Legendary creatures so casually.

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The old man waved his sleeves and turned to leave, but Lu Ran quickly stopped him.

"If that’s asking for too much, then a Superior Overlord works too. My current familiar is an Intermediate-Overlord dragon, so if I were to look for a new one, then I would naturally look for a better one."

"What?"

The old man swiveled around when he heard Lu Ran drop such a bomb.

"You said that you currently have an Intermediate-Overlord familiar?"

How could that be possible?

If Lu Ran had grown up in the clan, then having an Overlord or two would be normal. However, how did he manage to contract an Overlord dragon on his own?

"Show me your familiar."

Lu Ran nodded, and a summoning diagram appeared behind him.

Red lightning flashed as a giant dragon king towered over Lu Ran. A breeze made Lu Ran’s hair sway in the air as the lightning illuminated Lu Ran's face against the evening sky.

A faint dragon aura emanated from Sudden Death King that made the old man gasp in disbelief.

It's really an Overlord...

"Where did you contract it?" the old man asked seriously.

"In my hometown. When I contracted it, it was still just a lizard. By constantly feeding it Dragon dishes, I managed to get it to evolve into this."

"You are a Dragon Chef? Actually, what am I saying? You inherited the Flame Spirit and evolved it to attain the form of a dragon. Of course your cooking skill would be related to dragons."

The old man tried to calm himself, but a huge explosion was going off in his mind.

He originally thought that Lu Ran was just a lucky fellow who inherited the Flame Spirit through his bloodline. Never could he have predicted that Lu Ran’s talent would be so high that he could develop cooking skills on par with Emperor Yan Shizhen’s. Furthermore, he even cultivated an Overlord dragon as a level 3 beastmaster.

It was nothing short of incredible.

Several geniuses of imperial families had Overlord familiars, but they were all obtained through the assistance of their family background. To do so on one’s own wasn’t something that the average youngster could achieve.

"I underestimated you," the old man admitted. "No wonder you dare to look for a quasi-Legendary familiar. It turns out that you have the ability to back it up. I actually haven’t eaten yet, so why don’t you go ahead and showcase your cooking abilities?"

"Huh? Okay."

Lu Ran could tell that the old man had a high status.

The way to a man’s heart was through his stomach, so Lu Ran didn’t hesitate to pull out his cooking equipment and start preparing.

Once the old man was done eating, he took a sip of alcohol in recognition of Lu Ran’s skills.

“Hahahaha!" He suddenly laughed out loud. "I didn't expect that besides the Flame Spirit, you also inherited Emperor Yan Shizhen’s culinary talent as well. Those imperial chefs wouldn’t be able to do much better than this.

"You mentioned that your parents passed away and you were raised by your master. What is his name? He must be an extraordinary figure. If not, then how could he raise such an outstanding pupil?"

"My master’s name is Los."

Sorry, but I’ll have to borrow your name, Cult Leader!

"Los... I've never heard of him."

"He lived in seclusion, and if he hadn’t passed away, then I would still be by his side."

And just like that, Lu Ran killed someone off before they were even born.

"Your master pointed you in the right direction. With such outstanding talent, it will be a waste for you to venture out on your own. Seeking out family was the correct decision," the old man said as he stroked his beard.

"As long as you sincerely contribute to the family, the family won’t treat you unfairly, but your appetite is too big. Asking for a quasi-Legendary species is quite bold. Do you know that under normal circumstances, only the descendants of Legendary beasts can reach the quasi-Legendary rank? They aren’t something normal beastmasters can hope to obtain."

"The difficulty is precisely why I need help from the family..." Lu Ran muttered under his breath.

That remark made the old man speechless.

"Elder, is there really no way? Ever since I became a beastmaster, it’s been my biggest dream to capture and contract a Legendary creature."

The old man started to get a headache. Generally speaking, this kind of wishful thinking could only be heard from children who didn’t know how big the world really was. Once they grew up, they would learn to accept reality. Only rarely would a beastmaster continue to daydream like Lu Ran.

"It’s impossible. Currently, the Beastmaster Empire has eighteen guardian beasts. Almost all of them were left by powerful beastmasters who appeared throughout the empire’s history. Our ancestor’s Flame Dragon King was once one of the empire's guardian beasts, but it was still only a Superior Overlord.

"Of the eighteen guardian beasts that are still alive today, only three are quasi-Legendaries. Two of them are descendants of Legendary creatures, and one of them achieved the rank through evolution. But all three are around level 90, so how can you contract them? Even if they are lucky enough to give birth to an offspring, it won’t be a quasi-Legendary. It will be a Superior Overlord at best, and even then, it won’t be easy to contract.

"Not only do you have to compete with the geniuses of the royal family and other imperial families, but you also have to earn the recognition of the guardian beast. Only then can you have a one in ten thousand chance of successfully forming a contract.

"This is actually the best case scenario. I haven’t heard of any of the quasi-Legendary guardian beasts showing signs of giving birth. Do you understand why I wanted to scold you earlier?”

Lu Ran was a bit depressed, but soon spotted a loophole. Why did he have to wait for an offspring? The temporary contract space given for the mission didn’t have a level limit! It meant that as long as he could subdue it, he could forcibly contract something with a level in the 50s or 60s.

Whatever he contracted would be rewarded to him as a level 0 egg, so regardless of what level it was now, it wouldn’t be an issue once he left. The ascension realm was an isolated instance.

If he had the ability to contract a level 90 guardian beast, then it would be well within the bounds of the mission. With this in mind, Lu Ran felt his horizons rapidly expanding.

What an egotistical maniac. Contracting a level 90 familiar is no easy task, even if the temporary contract space makes it possible. Why would they willingly let themselves get captured? Although it could be possible if he tricks them.

The historical background of the ascension realm was that the empire was besieged by the Four Great Beast Empires. It wasn’t a time of peace to say the least, so it isn’t unrealistic to assume that the guardian beasts were eager to do something about the situation.

Scenario1: ‘I am a follower of the Legendary Divine Deer who seeks to promote peace and stability. I happen to have a contract space without level restrictions granted to me by Limitless City.’

Using the Divine Deer’s name and the guise of pacifying the war, it is possible to fool a guardian beast into establishing a temporary contract.

"What are you thinking about?" the old man asked when he saw Lu Ran daze off.

"I was thinking that there may be hope yet of contracting a powerful familiar."

The old man curled his lips.

"You are only level 3, so why are you in such a hurry to contract a new familiar? Your dragon is well-raised, so the most important thing right now should be making it stronger. You’ll also need to work on your personal strength.

“Once you become a Legendary beastmaster, you can practice the beastmaster technique developed by Master Qianli and then venture deep into one of the Beast Empires to suppress a Superior Overlord and make it your familiar!

"You’ll be able to have your choice of powerful familiars. The clan will hold a ceremony to welcome you into the family the day after tomorrow. That will make you officially one of us. When that happens, I will give you a chance to become stronger, but whether you can grasp it will depend on you."

"What?" Lu Ran became curious.

"Do you know what the most enviable thing about the major imperial clan is? It’s that we all have countless connections with the guardian beasts. Today, the Yan clan still maintains a very good relationship with a familiar left by Emperor Yan Sizhen, and we can send outstanding clan members to train under it."

This is the perfect chance to meet a high-level familiar!

"Senior, can I ask which guardian beast it is?"

"It’s the Lava Cataclysm Beast," the old man answered gently.

"The Lava Cataclysm Beast, like the Flame Dragon King, is one of the seven familiars of Emperor Yan Sizhen. It looks like a turtle with a volcano on its back and feeds on magma. When it fights, it’s like a natural disaster. It’s overwhelmingly powerful.

"Although it hasn’t reached the quasi-Legendary rank, its combat power is in the top five of all the guardian beasts. More importantly, given its long lifespan, it’s still considered to be in its prime. Training under it could be tremendously beneficial to you.”

Lu Ran was stunned by what he heard.

Lava Cataclysm Beast...

He remembered that in the level 3 Legendary secret realm, there seemed to be a boss called the Molten Crocodile that he decided to skip over. Now he was once again offered a lava-related creature. Were volcanoes his destined nemesis?

The Lava Cataclysm Beast was a Superior Overlord which sounded good, but he was still set on a quasi-Legendary familiar. If he really couldn’t get one, then he would settle for tricking the turtle into becoming part of his team.

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