Beastmaster King

Lu Ran and Six-Paths Flower had been challenging the Mythical secret realm for so long that even Manager Ying grew restless.

"It's been so long. What are they doing?" Manager Ying had a bad feeling.

It worried that Lu Ran and Six-Paths Flower might have fallen in the Mythical secret realm.

A few hours would've been understandable, but nearly a full day? Is the opponent that tough?

Unfortunately, since Manager Ying couldn't enter Limitless City, it couldn't check Lu Ran's status through the friend status. It tried calling Bai Lu, who was on Lu Ran's friend list, but Bai Lu's phone was unreachable.

Manager Ying guessed Bai Lu was already in Limitless City. After all, the Divine Throne Cup was about to begin, and Bai Lu likely planned to spectate.

It was right.

***

Stellar Moon's Limitless City, Super Arena.

A woman with snow-white hair, dressed in a white top and red skirt, sat in the VIP section. Her long legs, adorned with red patterns, matched the designs on her top.

Bai Lu, the Divine Deer messenger, happily scooped ice cream from a tub on her lap, occasionally glancing at the arena below.

"This is so good..."

The Divine Throne Cup's opening ceremony was moments away.

"You're here too?" A voice came from behind her.

It was a young man in black leather.

Bai Lu turned. "Death Gun? Even the Mechanical Leader and Sprite Queen attended, so why wouldn't I be here? Aside from those too busy, most Legendary and even level 6 beastmasters are here."

"So, where's your partner? The other guy. Why isn't he here? Is he on a special mission?" Death Gun asked.

After gifting Lu Ran the mechanical angel, Death Gun had kindly followed up, only to find Lu Ran unresponsive.

"No idea. I invited him, but maybe he didn't want to come." Bai Lu shrugged.

She figured Lu Ran was either challenging an ascension realm or had returned to Blue Planet, hence the silence.

Death Gun smirked. "I see. That guy who named himself 'Beastmaster King' should've come see what true peak beastmaster power looks like..."

Before he could finish speaking, however, a system announcement echoed across the Stellar Moon's Limitless City, reaching every beastmaster present.

[Congratulations...]

The Super Arena, packed with Stellar Moon's strongest—the Divine Throne, Xiao Lin, the Mechanical Leader, De Wei, the Sprite Queen, Yi Tong, and even the son of the famed Legendary plantmaster, Yu Rui, fell silent. Bai Lu and Death Gun froze in their seats.

Three consecutive announcements left everyone in disbelief.

[Congratulations to Beastmaster King and his contracted plant familiar, Six-Paths Reincarnation Flower, for clearing the Mythical secret realm, Wind God Mountains—leaving a Mythical mark.]

[Congratulations...]

[Congratulations to Beastmaster King...]

The announcements repeated three times. During this, the Super Arena, which should've been buzzing with excitement, was dead silent.

Death Gun's jaw dropped. "Huh? What? Who? Did I mishear? Beastmaster King? The Beastmaster King I know?"

Bai Lu was equally stunned.

Who else could it be? The Six-Paths Reincarnation Flower is unmistakably the Six-Paths Flower I fought.

"How's that possible?"

Bai Lu's mind reeled.

How did Lu Ran clear a Mythical secret realm? Wasn't the Six-Paths Flower only quasi-Legendary? Unless...

Then suddenly, realization struck. TheSix-Paths Flower must have evolved, stepping into the Legendary tier, which allowed Lu Ran to pass through the Mythical secret realm!

She had expected this day would come, but not so soon. Her junior partner had already raised a Legendary being and cleared a secret realm no one in Stellar Moon World had ever conquered.

"Hey, hey!" Death Gun waved a hand in front of her dazed face.

Bai Lu managed a strained smile. "It's probably him. But I advise you... not to ask too much."

Lu Ran's identity is sensitive.

Death Gun's expression stiffened.

Holy shit, it really is that Beastmaster King who had begged me for a Mechanical-attribute familiar? What the fuck? What is this guy's deal? A Mythical secret realm... cleared?

***

At this moment, Stellar Moon's Limitless City was still reeling from shock.

The current Divine Throne, Xiao Lin, who had been preparing to watch the Divine Throne Cup and see which challenger she would face this year, was standing up atop a high platform. She was gazing into the distance with a grave expression as the breeze brushed past her.

"Beastmaster King? Who is that? Could there really be a beastmaster hidden within the Stellar Moon Federation capable of defeating a Legendary beast?"

***

In a VIP lounge, the Mechanical Leader, De Wei, issued a stern command to his mechanical assistant.

"Go investigate. I want complete intelligence on this Beastmaster King."

How is this possible...

***

Outside the Super Arena, a white-robed woman leaned against an ancient tree in a daze, murmuring to herself, "The Six-Paths Reincarnation Flower... Is it the Six-Paths Reincarnation God recorded in the Sprite Chronicles—the one who fought alongside the Divine Tree? But wasn't it said to have perished? Could it be a similar species? Beastmaster King... Who on earth are you?"

At this moment, everyone was desperate to uncover the true identity of Beastmaster King. As the first-ever recorded instance of someone clearing a Mythical secret realm in Stellar Moon's Limitless City, the announcement had completely overshadowed the opening ceremony of the Divine Throne Cup. The gathered beastmasters were so stunned that they could barely focus on discussing the upcoming battles.

"Haha!Success on the first try!"

Meanwhile, having stolen the final blow from Six-Paths Flower and finally annihilated the Wind Dog God, Lu Ran was in high spirits as he eagerly checked his rewards.

[Congratulations on completing the secret realm challenge!]

[You have received an Epic Amplification Card (can upgrade equipment or resources below Epic grade to Epic grade with 100% success rate)!]

[You have received an Epic-grade resource: Divine Bone (the sacred remains of the Wind Dog God. Once refined, it gains autonomous defense capabilities. It's a Wind-attribute forging or cooking material of extreme difficulty to process).]

[You have received an Epic-grade accessory: Bone Bracelet - Dog God's Blessing (an artifact crafted by the Wind Dog God for humanity. Allows the wearer to reshape their skeletal structure, temporarily transforming into a quasi-Legendary dog demon with combat prowess surpassing mortal limits).]

[You have received a Legendary evolution resource: Wind God's Heart (contains the power of Wind-attribute laws. Upon absorption, it grants supreme dominion over wind, enabling the fusion of most special energies to form a Legendary-grade wind seed).]

[You have received the beastmaster skill: Guardian's Contract (as long as the beastmaster lives, contracted familiars gain undying vitality, becoming nearly unkillable. Should the beastmaster perish, familiars unleash tenfold combat power to annihilate all enemies—though they suffer severe backlash afterward).]

Lu Ran stared at the extravagant loot, muttering under his breath, "Damn, Captain Doofus is gonna feast. A Legendary-grade evolution resource! If this is used for its second evolution, letting Captain Doofus merge its Wind attribute with Ice- and Space-attribute energies, its base species would at least hit quasi-Legendary, right?"