The King of Beast Trainers
Chapter 327 - 187 The First Enemy of the Green Sea King_1

Chapter 327: Chapter 187 The First Enemy of the Green Sea King_1

Two days later.

The rumors about Lu Ran being the "Necromancer Holy Son" had slowly cooled down.

If the International Beast Training Alliance had actively responded to public reports, perhaps the interest would have continued.

But with neither the International Beast Training Alliance nor the Xia Country Beast Training Alliance showing any sign or response, the topic became quite uninteresting.

As for the specific details of the Breakthrough Secret Realm of undeath, Lu Ran hadn’t actually divulged much to many people.

Apart from Manager Ying and Doctor Gu, even Fang Lan did not get more information from Lu Ran, as she did not actively inquire about it.

Besides, Fang Lan currently was too busy to pay attention to Lu Ran, as all local researchers of the Poisonous Attribute, including herself, were studying the blood and venom of the Platypus Sea King Beast.

The Platypus Sea King Beast, Level 60·High-Level Overlord Clan BOSS.

The guardian Overlord of Xia Country’s fifth-level Legendary Secret Realm.

In the month that Lu Ran had entered the Breakthrough Secret Realm, a team from Xia Country consisting of first-generation members had successfully conquered it, becoming the first team in the world to conquer a fifth-level Legendary Secret Realm.

Although the BOSS Platypus Sea King Beast was primarily of the Water Attribute, it also possessed a certain level of toxicity. The platypus is one of the few venomous mammals, so naturally, the research on its bodily materials was left to these experts in the Poisonous Attribute.

Not to say that she was too busy to care now, but even if she knew the truth, Fang Lan might only think that the Five Poison Sect Saintess and the Necro Sect Holy Son seemed like a good match, like brother and sister.

After all, from a mundane viewpoint or in the eyes of her former competitors in the same Breakthrough Secret Realm, she didn’t seem like a good person either.

Boom!!!

An uninhabited island outside the Green Sea.

A thunderstorm that had lasted for two days.

Beneath the violent thunder and lightning, a "Black Dragon" was forging ahead while basking in the thunder and lightning.

"Roar!!!"

The terrifying thunder and lightning caused steam to rise from the scales of the King of Sudden Death, ripping the flesh beneath its scales.

"How is it, King of Sudden Death, are the effects shocking or what?" Lu Ran, wearing earplugs, asked while sitting on a stone.

"Roar!!!" The King of Sudden Death’s red eyes illuminated by the lightning glittered with tears, unable to comprehend why it was perpetually teary-eyed...

"Drip! Drip!" The Weather Spirit floated beside Lu Ran, offering encouragement to Uncle Dragon.

"Roar..."

The King of Sudden Death wiped its tears. Although it was constantly struck by lightning, it was quite understanding and knew it couldn’t blame the Weather Spirit baby.

It had been dragged out just after being born for a special training regimen; Lu Ran was the real devil.

Though it seemed... the Weather Spirit was quite enjoying itself.

The Weather Spirit’s racial ability was to control the weather, which for them was like an instinct for survival. When Lu Ran asked it to control thunder and lightning, the Weather Spirit naturally did not feel averse to it; on the contrary, it found it fun.

And regarding the power of the thunder and lightning that the Weather Spirit could control, Lu Ran was secretly astonished.

If it relied solely on its own strength, then the thunder and lightning that the Weather Spirit created wouldn’t be very powerful, with the limit being to instantly kill a weak extraordinary race creature of around Level 20.

However, the Weather Spirit race, much like having an innate Nature Manipulation Trait, could exert strength far beyond its own level as long as the surrounding environment was suitable.

Take, for example, this isolated island surrounded by dense storm clouds, which naturally harbored terrifying lightning power. Now that Lu Ran had brought the Weather Spirit here, these storm clouds directly became its plaything.

A single bolt of lightning, even the King of Sudden Death relying on its physical body alone, could not withstand it.

"The environment is an important factor affecting the strength of a Pet Beast."

"Your Highness, Your Highness!!!" While Lu Ran was reflecting, suddenly, a Crow flew over quickly through the dim sky.

It accelerated while warily watching the lightning in the sky.

"Dark Crow?"

Lu Ran looked over.

"Your Highness, something terrible has happened." The Dark Crow was hurried, speeding up and soon landing beside Lu Ran, taking a drink of rainwater to moisten its throat before speaking:

"General Xuan Turtle... has returned seriously injured!!"

"The stele was shattered, and even the turtle shell has cracks. It may have encountered a fierce battle at sea!!"

"What happened??" Lu Ran’s expression changed.

"Never mind, where is it? Take me to see it first."

"General Xuan Turtle is now unconscious near the shore, guarded by the Crow Swarm."

"Mr. Husky!!!" Lu Ran called out. On the other side of the island, Mr. Husky, who was practicing Energy Flow in the midst of the stormy weather, heard the call and immediately rushed over.

"Take me to the nearby shore, Yun Bao. You stay here and play with Uncle Dragon. If you encounter any accidents, just shout ’Manager Ying,’ and you’ll be okay. I need to go deal with some things," Lu Ran said, patting the soft body of the Weather Spirit, before mounting Mr. Husky.

"Drip! Drip!" The Weather Spirit nodded obediently.

Meanwhile, the King of Sudden Death, with a profound look in its eyes, waved its large hand, indicating that it also had the right to know about General Xuan Turtle’s situation!

As a former colleague, it couldn’t ignore the trouble that had befallen General Xuan Turtle.

"Do you want to slack off?" Lu Ran had already mounted Mr. Husky, but what the King of Sudden Death said also made sense. Lu Ran smirked and said, "Fine, follow along then."

With that, Lu Ran’s whole team set off.

...

Near the shore, the area had been cleared by the Crow Swarm. General Xuan Turtle lay unconscious with grievous injuries. Not only had the stele given by Lu Ran been lost, but even the highly defensive Turtle Shell was riddled with cracks.

As Lu Ran and his team arrived, the Crows were sent away by the Dark Crow.

Coming to the side of General Xuan Turtle, Lu Ran’s expression was grim as he took out the Divine Deer Pendant and gave it a gentle wave. In the next instant, Xuan Turtle’s injuries were healed back to their original state.

"Uh———" Xuan Turtle itself seemed to gradually regain consciousness, struggling to open its eyes.

[We’re doomed, we’re doomed.]

It mumbled to itself in despair.

"Old Turtle, snap out of it," Lu Ran patted its turtle shell.

"It’s alright now, your wounds are healed."

"Huh?" It was only then that Xuan Turtle noticed that the surroundings were no longer the deep-sea environment, but rather Lu Ran, Mr. Husky, King of Sudden Death, and Dark Crow were all gathered around, looking at it with concern.

[Did we escape back?]

[Wuwuwuwu, you little rascal, this time, you owe me!] the old turtle became tearful upon realizing it had successfully escaped.

"General Xuan Turtle, what exactly happened?"

"Did you encounter any danger in the ocean?" Dark Crow asked eagerly.

Lu Ran also asked, "Yeah, Old Turtle, what happened to your wounds?"

Previously, Lu Ran had dispatched General Xuan Turtle to take charge of the nearby seas, and he had even cultivated Dragon Blood in it and forged a weapon for it.

The battle situation had been very smooth, and with a little cultivation from Lu Ran, the old turtle had quickly become the king of the nearby seas.

No marine creature around could rival it.

But now...

[I encountered a monster,] the old turtle said.

[It had a human-like upper body and a fish-tail-like lower body, and moreover, it possessed the ability to communicate with all kinds of water creatures.]

[The other party claimed to be from the ’Fishman Empire,’ intending to take over this place.]

[Of course, I was unwilling, but I completely underestimated its strength. Although I repelled it, I was seriously injured myself.]

"Mermaid? Fishman? Empire?"

Hearing Xuan Turtle’s words, Lu Ran inwardly felt that it was bad news, even downright ominous.

"Gah!" Beside him, Dark Crow also showed a fierce expression.

"Manager Ying!!!" Lu Ran once again used Manager Ying’s summoning technique.

The next moment, a very unwilling cat arrived.

"Manager Ying, listen to me, something bad is happening. In the Eastern Sea, it seems that a ’Sea Beast power’ has already formed. Old Turtle, whom I asked to guard the nearby seas, has been attacked by a ’mermaid evil beast’ claiming to be from the ’Fishman Empire.’"

"Huh?" As soon as Lu Ran finished speaking, Manager Ying, who had just arrived, immediately became alert.

"Damn." It then paused in shock, looked at General Xuan Turtle, and said, "Big Black Turtle, is this true?"

"Err, err," Xuan Turtle nodded.

"Then indeed, this is a serious matter," Manager Ying said with a solemn expression: "On land, no beast has the consciousness to form a nation, but in the ocean... has one already been born?"

"Fishmen, mermaids... races related to humans, is this the extraordinary evolution of fish?"

"Or is it that on Blue Star itself, ’mermaids’ ’fishmen’ have always existed, and with the resurgence of spiritual energy, they have grown even stronger?" Manager Ying wondered.

Land creatures have explored too little of the ocean.

"The problem now is not this, but the ’Fishman Empire.’ Just by listening to it, it sounds like a race capable of landing. Otherwise, even if they were to establish an empire, they would definitely stay in the ocean first, wouldn’t they?"

"Now, there are already... Hmm, if they could be repelled by General Xuan Turtle, they should be considered mere soldiers, right? There are already soldiers approaching the land. Obviously, they intend to expand their power towards the edge of the continent."

Xuan Turtle: ?

"..." Manager Ying pondered for a moment, then said, "Forget it, with our abilities, we can’t control much. I’ll pass this information on to Gu Qingyi."

"This area of Xia Country’s sea territory is normally under her control, and among the First Generation, she is especially adept at naval battles; she is the Dragon Tamer."

"Among the First Generation, is she the only one skilled in naval battles?" Lu Ran frowned and said, "That’s too dangerous. This is a deep-sea beast force, something a single First Generation cannot resolve."

"I know you’re anxious, but don’t rush," Manager Ying said seriously: "Right now, we’re just scaring ourselves. We don’t know the situation of the enemy yet. Anyway, don’t worry, we may not be able to deal with them in the ocean, but if they dare to land, they are definitely the ones who will die."

"Anyway, as the Green Sea King, you need to strengthen the defenses here. The defensive power here isn’t as strong as in Devil City. It’s best to request some experts to come over and take charge so that the escaped mermaid doesn’t come back with reinforcements."

"I understand," Lu Ran nodded. The Fishman Empire, huh... troubles never come alone.

He felt that for the first time, his position as the Green Sea King was challenged.

"I’ll go inform Qingyi," Manager Ying said and took out her cell phone, walking to the side.

At this moment, Xuan Turtle turned its head and sighed deeply, saying, [That... with my feeble strength, encountering such a powerful enemy, I fear I can’t take on this great responsibility.]

[I have no choice but to return to Qingwu Lake to retire; I earnestly request the king to allow me to retire...]

Before Lu Ran could speak, Dark Crow had already landed on Xuan Turtle’s shell and said, "You were beaten, can you really swallow that pride? The king is not petty. Since you’ve shed blood for Green Sea and earned merits, as long as it can enhance your strength, even if it’s World’s Rare Resources, the king can procure them for you."

"The Fishman Empire entering the nearby seas is not yet a significant wave. If they dare advance even one step further, it will be earth-shattering!"

"Become stronger, General Xuan Turtle. Together, we, the Seven Beasts of Green Sea, will blow the horn for the counterattack against the Fishman Empire!" Dark Crow’s gaze was piercing.

"Indeed, Old Turtle, we owe you a lot this time. I’ll bring even more powerful resources to enhance your strength in a moment," Lu Ran said.

Mr. Husky and the King of Sudden Death also gave encouraging glances toward Xuan Turtle under the puzzled look of the Weather Spirit, Old Turtle, you can do it; at least you can still fight for another five hundred years!

Xuan Turtle: ???

Ah? You damn Crow, get lost.