The King of Beast Trainers
Chapter 325 - 185 Stone Buddha Domain_1

Chapter 325: Chapter 185 Stone Buddha Domain_1

Stone Buddha Domain?

Is this the name of Principal Shi Zhen’s territory technique?

Lu Ran was surprised.

"Principal, do you believe in Buddha?"

Shi Zhen glanced at Lu Ran and said, "No."

"But who made the Breakthrough Secret Realm reward the related resources."

"To absorb the resources, I made my pet beast go and believe."

"If praying to Buddha could lift the curse from me, then I might consider believing."

"..." Lu Ran.

"Let’s not talk about this." Principal Shi Zhen said, "Let’s go to the ’Beast Nest’."

"Alright."

Beast Nest.

Public Secret Realm.

Beast Trainers of all levels can enter.

Though it’s called a nest, it’s actually a continent inside, just with an extremely harsh environment.

Most of the evil beasts inside are "big guys", hence the name Beast Nest.

Under the guidance of Principal Shi Zhen, Lu Ran went to the teleportation area of the Public Secret Realm.

After spending a certain number of crystal coins, the two formed a team and entered the realm.

...

"Chirp———"

Upon entering, the two appeared in a relatively safe area, but as they delved a bit deeper, they soon encountered a monster foraging in the tall grass.

"This place... is really outrageous."

Lu Ran swallowed and, looking at the several-meters-high "weeds," as well as the giant ostrich-like creature over ten meters tall with strong powerful legs, a long neck, and thick green wings, he shook his head.

[Name]: Frightening Monster Bird

[Attribute]: Grass

[Species Level]: Lower Monarch

[Growth Level]: Level 48

Lu Ran: "..."

"Frightening Monster Bird, huh? Looks like this is its territory." Seeing it, Shi Zhen smiled slightly and said, "Do you want to try challenging it?"

"Me?" Lu Ran was startled and said, "Okay."

After all, there was an expert by his side.

Between the fingers of Lu Ran’s right hand, a Contract Card materialized, and with a flash of light, Mr. Husky appeared on the flat ground shaking his head.

"What the heck, it didn’t turn into a Bone Dog, the news really is fake." Seeing Mr. Husky, Shi Zhen muttered.

Lu Ran: "..."

Don’t rush, once I forge the Tooth Sword·Thousand Blades, I can again equip Mr. Husky with a suit of sharp spines.

"Mr. Husky."

"See that big guy? Take him down!"

"But be careful."

Lu Ran hid behind a giant rock, carefully directing Mr. Husky toward the distant big bird.

"Woof!" Mr. Husky, with a calm expression, signaled for a weapon.

"You want a hammer? The opponent is Grass Attribute, do you want to give your Sword Grass to the opponent?"

Upon hearing this, Mr. Husky paused, and then...

Bang!

Two Hurricane Swords, conjured out of thin air, compressed, one held in its mouth, the other wrapped around its tail; with the Dual Sword Flow Form, it strode through wind with a keen gaze and fluttering fur to fight the Frightening Monster Bird.

"Your pet beast really is cool," Shi Zhen commented. "And it’s also really brave to charge out without hesitation against an evil beast much higher in level than itself."

"That’s not a good habit," Lu Ran said. "Don’t worry, it’s only this one that’s like this. The other one is very steady."

As he spoke,

Mr. Husky already stepped through the air to the same height as the opponent’s head.

Mr. Husky’s appearance naturally attracted the Frightening Monster Bird’s attention.

Its emerald green eyes glanced over, stretched its head, and subconsciously attempted to eat Mr. Husky like it was an insect.

"Awoo!" The Sword of Wind in Mr. Husky’s tail was directly controlled, launching the Sword Control Technique, aiming straight for the opponent’s eyes.

Boom!!!

However, just as the attack was about to land, the Frightening Monster Bird tilted its head. The Sword of Wind was caught in its beak for a moment, "boom," it exploded, the wild airflow cooled the Frightening Monster Bird... then it looked at Mr. Husky again, expressionless.

Mr. Husky: ???

"Woof?" Mr. Husky’s battle-ready gaze slowly turned sagacious, then contemplative, it took a moment to ponder and analyze...

Whoosh!

Godspeed activated, it turned and ran.

"Bark bark bark bark!!!" While running back, Mr. Husky barked, indicating the need for the King of Sudden Death to take the damage and draw aggro.

Fighting alone might be a bit dangerous.

"Hahaha." Seeing that Lu Ran’s Doggo wasn’t really foolish, Shi Zhen burst into laughter.

Lu Ran said speechlessly at the side, "Principal Shi Zhen, did you want us to experience the gap first?"

"Actually, there’s no need, we know we definitely can’t beat it."

Level 48 High-Ranked King, equivalent to Level 38 Lower Overlord... Currently, they don’t even dare to challenge a Level 30 Lower Overlord Boss, let alone one of such a high level.

"Well, that’s not it. I just wanted to take a closer look at your Pet Beast. How come you’ve only summoned one?"

"Mainly to have it observe and learn about Domain. The other two..." Lu Ran said, it’s no use looking at them now, no rush.

One by one.

After all, his soul (insight) enhancement at the moment could only be applied to one Pet Beast at a time.

"Alright~" Principal Shi Zhen shrugged. At this time, the giant Frightening Monster Bird also stepped forward with its long legs, chasing after Mr. Husky.

In wild environments like this, the higher the level of the Evil Beast, the less willing it is to waste energy casually. Facing Mr. Husky, a small creature akin to food level, if it still used skills, it would be tantamount to hunting for nothing.

The purpose of hunting is to replenish nutrition, to replenish energy. If the consumption exceeds the gains every time, it will eventually die in the natural world, regardless of how strong it is.

"Leave it to me." A fragrant breeze came by, and Lu Ran found this fellow had actually sprayed perfume. Principal Shi Zhen took a step forward, and soon Lu Ran noticed a tall gray monkey standing upright like a human appear in front of Shi Zhen.

Its body tall, skin like stone, fur like rock, imposing, its eyes filled with indifference.

[Name]: Saint Stone Monkey King

[Attribute]: Rock

[Species Level]: High-Ranked King

[Growth Level]: Level 56

"Monkey, Field Expansion." Shi Zhen spoke.

"Hmm, use it at 0.5 times speed."

The next instant.

Lu Ran just saw the Saint Stone Monkey King making a Buddhist gesture with one hand. In an instant, even with Lu Ran’s perception, he could barely grasp how the so-called Domain was expanding.

It was probably the enormous energy fluctuation emanating from the Saint Stone Monkey King. This energy fluctuation, moving at extreme speeds, flowed outward and, in a flash, constructed a domain like an energy barrier.

Of course, this was just the surface appearance. By the time Lu Ran reacted, by the time Mr. Husky came back to his side, the world in front of Lu Ran had seemingly changed.

Gone was the jungle of massive weeds, gone was the ground.

In their place, they weren’t inside some energy barrier. Under Lu Ran’s feet, he was standing directly on an endless expanse of rock-like terrain, no... this should not be called "stone ground," but rather a "palm."

Besides the palm beneath his feet, everything around was shrouded in gray, utterly obscuring the outside world. Inside, every blade of grass and tree had been altered by the Domain.

"Woof!" Mr. Husky looked around in surprise as well.

"Screech————" The giant Frightening Monster Bird was also in stunned disbelief as it surveyed its surroundings, then, it looked angrily towards the Saint Stone Monkey King, the likely culprit.

After the Field Expansion, the Saint Stone Monkey King did not disappear. Like Lu Ran and the others, it stood atop the palm in the Stone Space.

"Did you figure out anything?" Shi Zhen asked.

Lu Ran said, "The Monkey King rapidly released energy outward to construct an energy Domain that encompasses itself and the enemy."

"But forming a Domain can’t be that simple, can it?"

"Indeed, the first step in constructing a Domain is to unleash a large amount of energy to shape a Domain that envelopes both the enemy and oneself. During this process, energy flow has to be quick, otherwise it’s very easy to be interrupted. Just now, it was already casting in slow-motion. Otherwise, it could expand its Domain in an instant."

"Simply shaping an energy barrier does not a Domain make; it would be merely a facade without substance,"

"Besides energy shaping, the most crucial step in Domain formation is actually the resonance between energy and space. Only then can a Domain isolate and shield space. Tell me, are you unable to teleport out now?"

"To achieve this, there are currently two shortcuts: the Space Attribute and energy compression,"

"Pet Beasts with the Space Attribute will find mastering a Domain somewhat easier than those without, but sufficient energy compression can also cause spatial tremors, increasing the chances of Domain formation,"

"Of course, accomplishing these would only mean you have constructed a Domain’s shell. At this point, the Domain has no offensive capabilities and is quite easy to break,"

"What truly brings a Field Embryo to form is the ’Domain Core,’ which are a few skills of the Pet Beast. Linking these skills with the Domain’s shell turns them into the Domain’s framework and skeleton. Once all of that is achieved, unless the enemy breaks your Territory Techniques, the Domain space cannot be shattered,"

"And when the Territory Techniques and Domain space become one entity, the power of the skills will be augmented by the Power of Space!!!"

"Even without the Space Attribute, a Pet Beast can still somewhat influence space,"

"For instance, look!!!"

At that moment, pinned in place by the overpowering might of the Monkey King, the Frightening Monster Bird found itself in a standoff, slowly realizing that its adversary was not to be trifled with and beginning to falter,"

Yet once within the Domain, its fate was no longer in its control. The Saint Stone Monkey King thrust out a single palm in mid-air, and a gigantic stone Buddha statue materialized. Lu Ran and Mr. Husky turned their heads in shock, realizing they were indeed on the palm of a Buddha statue.

At this time, the other palm of the Buddha statue, following the actions of the Saint Stone Monkey King, slowly swept down. Before the hand even dropped, space collapsed, vibrating and cracking, unleashing countless spatial shockwaves that instantly engulfed the Frightening Monster Bird!!!

Boom!!!

Then, the Frightening Monster Bird turned into a puddle of flesh. The trembling space nearly caused Lu Ran and Mr. Husky to lose their balance.

"This."

"How’s that?" Shi Zhen said, "If we were in the outside world, even if the Saint Stone Monkey King were 20 or 30 levels higher, it surely couldn’t shatter space and attack with the power of its fragmentation."

"However, since we are inside a Domain, it dominates this space. Thus, it can relatively easily shatter space with its ’Sonic Boom Attribute,’ causing severe damage!!"

"Hmm, the core of this Stone Buddha Domain is the stone Buddha shaped by the Monkey King through Buddha’s Mindset, as well as the armed statue with several fusion attributes,"

"Stone Buddha Domain, Buddha’s Strike, and with that, space itself is shattered!"

"Can a Pet Beast of just over level 50 really do this?" Lu Ran’s mouth twitched as he thought about how strong those level 80 Flame Dragon Kings must be.

Shi Zhen, seeing the most powerful fourth-generation talent and Husky the Doggo looking astonished before him, smiled triumphantly, finding it exhilarating to show off in front of such capable geniuses.

"Not bad, huh? But actually, this still only constitutes the embryo of a Domain. It is said that a complete Domain allows a Pet Beast to change the rules within it, such as making all creatures inside the Domain unaffected by the planet’s gravity and unable to use natural energy, completely isolating the Domain from the outside world’s rules," Shi Zhen said.

"Actually, the powers wielded by the Creator Divine Beasts in the legends of the Star-Moon Continent are also a kind of Domain, only their Domain spans the whole world," Shi Zhen explained.

"Of course, it sounds simple when I describe it, but whether a Pet Beast can learn Domain Abilities still depends on its Talent—like resonating energy with space and having skills become the framework of the Domain, building a connection between them. Without talent, these profoundly esoteric feelings are impossible to achieve."

"Among all of my Pet Beasts, only the Monkey King has mastered a Domain. Even internationally, the experts who are proficient in Domain Abilities tend to have only a few Pet Beasts that possess Territory Techniques. It’s impossible for every Pet Beast to learn them."

"Woof!" Mr. Husky gazed thoughtfully at the giant Buddha.

Subconsciously, he replaced the Buddha’s head with his own canine image.

Husky Buddha Area! So cool! It wanted to learn Domain Abilities!

"What do you think, have you learned anything? If so, let’s go and study the Pig Transformation Curse, shall we?" Shi Zhen still cared quite a bit about that.

"Ah————" Lu Ran was startled before saying, "I forgot to give myself and my Pet Beast the pills that increase insight... Can we go through it again?"

Shi Zhen: ???