The King of Beast Trainers
Chapter 294 - 167: Slaying the Flesh with the Blade, Cutting the Soul with the Heart_2

Chapter 294: Chapter 167: Slaying the Flesh with the Blade, Cutting the Soul with the Heart_2

Of course, Lu Ran didn’t just practice non-stop.

He trained on multiple fronts.

After swinging his sword a few times with no effect, he took out the Soul Suppressing Stone and slapped the King of Sudden Death’s soul out.

Then, through Psychic Sensing, he perceived the different sensations the King of Sudden Death experienced when being attacked by him versus being attacked by the Soul Suppressing Stone.

Such comparative practice deepened Lu Ran’s understanding of soul damage.

Of course, it didn’t just stop there.

After all, even though the knife caused no damage, it still annoyed the King of Sudden Death after constant chopping.

At such times, Lu Ran would put down the knife and release flames, attacking the King of Sudden Death with a Flame Spirit Attack.

Similarly, only when the King of Sudden Death could feel its soul being scorched, rather than its body, did Lu Ran make progress, turning ordinary flames, in combination with Psychic Sensing, into soulfire.

Just like that.

Five days passed in the blink of an eye.

Lu Ran kept up his routine of 8 hours of practice each day, consuming a Clear Spirit Fruit every hour, and after five days, he and Mr. Husky had sunk hundreds of thousands of crystal coins into it.

It was essential for Mr. Husky to consume Clear Spirit Fruits as well, although its training method wasn’t as scientific as Lu Ran’s, it had the Weapon Control Talent and an extremely strong soul perception.

Lu Ran, by using Reverse Beast Mimicry to temporarily borrow its Weapon Talent, could also increase his own training efficiency.

On this day.

The King of Sudden Death took its usual beating.

Lu Ran’s knife attacks were annoying, but the King of Sudden Death had grown accustomed to them over time, treating it like scraping therapy.

However.

The normally mundane attacks, today, as a flicker of blue light passed through Lu Ran’s pupils, suddenly made the King of Sudden Death howl in pain as it felt a sharp sting in its soul, shocking it into standing up immediately.

Boom!

The massive body of the King of Sudden Death stood up, and Lu Ran was also startled, locking eyes with it.

At the same time.

Lu Ran looked at his own stats and noticed some changes.

[Race]: Human

[Beast Training Level]: Level 1

[Beast Training Technique]: Super Beast Mimicry, Flame Spirit

[Special Abilities]: Psychic Sensing, Blizzard Sword Intent, Flame Dragon Sword Intent, Heart Sword Intent!

[Mind Sword Intent]: A special attacking technique that combines swordsmanship with Psychic Sensing to directly strike an enemy’s soul!

"Holy shit," Lu Ran blurted out loudly.

"Woof??" Inside the house, Mr. Husky hurried out, holding Sword Grass in its mouth, seemingly wanting to say, the grass is here.

"Silly Mr. Husky, this time, I’m one step ahead of you again."

Lu Ran held the knife with a wildly excited expression on his face.

Damn, all his efforts over the past five days and the investment of 800,000 crystal coins in Clear Spirit Fruits had not been in vain.

Mind Sword Intent, huh?

Success felt great!

Lu Ran looked at the Soul Suppressing Stone, feeling that his next step could be to try forging it into a Soul-Slashing Knife.

The Soul-Slashing Knife paired with Mind Sword Intent that could attack the consciousness of the soul – what kind of sparks would it ignite against the soul?

"Woof woof woof!" At this moment, Mr. Husky stood dumbfounded. It worked? Why did Boss Lu succeed first...

"Want to learn?"

"I’ll teach you," Lu Ran said indifferently, looking at Mr. Husky.

Doggo, when a Beast Trainer doesn’t show his strengths, you really think your perception is out of this world.

On the King of Sudden Death’s side, it began to look at Lu Ran eagerly.

"You can’t learn it," Lu Ran smirked, "I’ll try later to see if I can really cook harmless Soul Cuisine."

"Then, I’ll roast a few Dragon Souls for you to eat."

"But speaking of which," Lu Ran looked into the distance, it had been almost a week now.

The Imperial Faction’s trialists, why have there been no movements at all.

After some investigation, Missionary Gao Li indeed found out that the Imperial Remnant Soldiers were recruiting local Beast Trainers.

This also confirmed for Missionary Gao Li that the Imperial Remnant Soldiers were determined to recapture Midwood City, so during this period, the necromancers within the city had also been making preparations for war.

However, the other side delayed taking action.

Lu Ran grew anxious, for although the opposition remained passive, he could claim victory without a fight and successfully complete his mission.

But he felt that such an outcome wouldn’t score high.

"No, I must perform."

"This won’t do if it goes on, I can’t just practice, I should continue studying Mind Sword Intent after completing the breakthrough mission."

"The urgent matter at hand is to get the breakthrough mission’s score up to SSS class."

"Since the opponent won’t take the initiative to attack the city, then I should learn from that guy who sneaked into the City Lord’s Mansion before and go ’launch a surprise attack’ on the high-level forces of the Imperial Faction to hasten the outbreak of war."

Lu Ran steeled his heart, knowing it was somewhat arrogant and dangerous, but he worried more about the possibility of a low breakthrough score leading to poor rewards; after all, one only gets one chance at rewards for a Level One Breakthrough Secret Realm, and missing out means it’s gone forever.

"The reason the other dared to come alone to the necro forces’ headquarters is because he counts on being a Space Attribute, untouchable by anyone, enabling him to escape unscathed."

"If I am to carry out a surprise attack, I need to have an exit strategy ready first. Our advantage... should be ’air superiority,’ right?"

After fusing with the Nature Manipulation Trait, Mr. Husky’s control over wind was flawless.

He could not only move at high speeds while treading air perfectly but also summon wild winds to hinder pursuit. Lu Ran felt they could definitely have Mr. Husky carry him aloft, and from the sky, deliver a grand gift to the forces of the Imperial Faction.

...

As Lu Ran was plotting.

The Princess’s party had also been actively preparing these days, such as delving deeper into understanding the undead system and formulating combat strategies.

Another aspect was convincing the Imperial Army.

The incursion of the Sunlight Knight did indeed elicit a fierce response from the Death Divine Sect.

This intensity alerted the Imperial Faction to an unusual presence, fearing a potential strike from the necro forces.

"Captain Kayne, we came to respond to the call of the Imperial Army, to participate in striking down the Necromancy Cult, to hone our skills, to seek justice, to help the weak, not to stay with you in defense," spoke one earnestly.

"The nine of us have already planned to attack Midwood City on our own. Are you sure your Beast Training Army doesn’t want to join us??"

"There are many innocent citizens within Midwood City, and many Beast Trainers who will soon be under threat. Are you just going to watch them suffer the persecution of the Necromancy Cult?!" exclaimed the Knight of Glory, speaking seriously to the highest commander of the Imperial Remnant Soldiers, a Second-Level Beast Trainer.

"We really can’t stand it anymore. This is our last request, no, our demand, demanding the Beast Training Legion to join us in the attack."

"Brother Glory, don’t be hasty, about this matter..." Captain Kayne was sweating profusely, internally conflicted. At such a time, waiting for reinforcements was clearly the best choice; the military order was merely to station them on the outskirts, and it seemed irrational to rush into battle now.

But the words of the Knight of Glory struck Captain Kayne’s heart time and again; indeed, liberating Midwood City a day earlier could prevent many Imperial citizens from the persecution of necromancers.

"Hmph, as I said before, if you are afraid, we few can completely charge to the frontline."

"It’s not about being afraid." Captain Kayne was contemplative.

What truly troubled him wasn’t the safety of the Imperial citizens.

Although there was some guilt in his heart, with so many dying over the years, how could all be saved? He was just a small Second-Level Beast Trainer.

His concern stemmed from the formidable strength of the group led by the Knight of Glory.

The power of the Princess of Light and the three Light Knights had already been displayed to the Imperial Army.

Especially the strength of the Princess of Light caused Captain Kayne, a Second-Level Beast Trainer, to feel astounded.

This led Captain Kayne to surmise that this group must have a significant background, likely being the Second Generation of a major force sent down for training.

If this group should attack Midwood City on their own and then something were to happen or they got injured, if their backers applied pressure and found out that it was due to his refusal to follow and attack together, then their group of remnant soldiers would definitely not have a good outcome.

Perhaps the result would be worse than directly attacking the city.

On the contrary, if he leveraged this group’s power to take the city and pleased them, making them satisfied, he might rise to great heights in the future.

"Alright." Over several days, Captain Kayne’s resistance was gradually worn down, and he declared, "Brother Glory, my heart aches too for the citizens of Midwood City suffering under the cult. To hell with military orders!

With the necro forces in Midwood City showing signs of abandoning the city, to prevent the spread of their influence, we... must attack early!"

"We ask for your support. Let’s assault it together!"

"That’s more like it," the Knight of Glory revealed a smile.

Now they could officially lay siege to the city, and he was quite curious to see if the mysterious person who injured the Sunlight Knight would appear during the siege. That individual had terrified Sunlight, and their Knight Group needed to avenge one of their own.