The King of Beast Trainers
Chapter 396 - 231 The Arrival of the Overlord Era_1

Chapter 396: Chapter 231 The Arrival of the Overlord Era_1

Before the blink of an eye, two days had passed.

Lu Ran said and did, beginning his rooted special training in the Reaper Island Undead Secret Realm.

The day before, a new uproar surged on the internet.

Because the third Evolutionary Secret Realm was about to open.

Having experienced the huge impact of the first two Evolutionary Secret Realms, the opening of the third one also garnered widespread attention.

It included, but wasn’t limited to, Beast Trainers from various countries speculating about Lu Ran’s next evolution.

Many Beast Trainers were curious whether Lu Ran would once again make a powerful appearance with his Pet Beasts.

Once again crushing the competition, becoming the absolute focus.

But the truth was, this time Lu Ran disappointed Beast Trainers from various countries.

Until the end of the third Evolutionary Secret Realm, Lu Ran had not appeared there.

However, even though Lu Ran did not evolve his Pet Beasts this time, the opening of the third Evolutionary Secret Realm seemed to have a groundbreaking impact.

Because in this Secret Realm, a total of five Lower Overlords were born.

The previously rare Overlord Species became significantly less rare with the conclusion of this Secret Realm.

There was a reason for this; when the first Evolutionary Secret Realm appeared, although most Beast Trainers had contract slots available, they had no suitable new pets to contract.

Those who were able to catch the first wave of evolutionary benefits were the Beast Trainers who happened to be nurturing new pets.

Many Beast Trainers also quickly sought high-potential new pets and resources for nurturing and evolution after seeing the benefits, but this process also took time.

To find the most compatible resources, it took even more time!

The third Evolutionary Secret Realm seemed to have coincided with a certain point in time when a group of formidable First Generation Beast Trainers surged in and successfully evolved new Overlord Species Pets.

Apart from the First Generation Beast Trainers who evolved Overlord Beasts becoming the focus of world attention, members of the Golden Generation also began to show their edge in the second and third Evolutionary Secret Realms.

For instance, Youxiong Anlin and Du Yuan from Xia Country both evolved High-Ranked Monarch Species, nearly Overlord-level powerful Pet Beasts during the third secret realm.

Therefore, even without the newsworthy character Lu Ran, this time the media also had a field day.

"The Overlord Era Has Arrived!"

"After the fourth wave of evolution, Blue Star Overlord Beast species will exceed double digits!"

In the midst of the frenzy, major forums also didn’t forget to discuss why Lu Ran did not appear in this Secret Realm.

Beast Trainers abroad unanimously believed that although Lu Ran’s Gale Sword Dog was strong, it did not possess overwhelming advantages like the Dragon Clan or the undead system, hence it encountered certain nurturing bottlenecks.

That he could nurture the Dragon Clan was because, in the Breakthrough Secret Realm, Lu Ran had the fortune to become a Dragon Chef through the acquisition of the Exclusive Beast Training Skill Flame Spirit from the first Dragon Chef Yan Sizhen.

That he could nurture the necro system was because Lu Ran had stumbled into the Necromancy Cult and leveraged a more comprehensive knowledge of undead to develop a harmless undead nurturing method.

These two experiences certainly demonstrated Lu Ran’s Talent and astonishing potential, which were out of the ordinary, but they didn’t change the fact that his Gale Sword Dog’s base Species was just an average extraordinary Husky that had fused with the widely burstable Weapon Control and Nature Manipulation.

Compared to the other two, the gap was too large.

Even though the Beast Training Empire had also researched the Weapon Control Talent, they quickly abandoned it. If Lu Ran had also participated in that era’s Breakthrough Secret Realm and related research, people believe that with Lu Ran’s Talent, he might have carved a new path.

But the reality was that Lu Ran did not have such conditions, which is why many people believed that Lu Ran had encountered a bottleneck.

Of course, there were those who scoffed at that explanation; for example, Youxiong Anlin. Even though his Light and Dark Panda had evolved into a High-Ranked Monarch, when he recalled the battle with Lu Ran’s Gale Sword Dog, he was still unable to see the limits of Lu Ran’s Gale Sword Dog...

Youxiong Anlin, unable to evolve an Overlord Species this time, once again felt the dread of Lu Ran’s potential.

As a celebrity, Lu Ran had long been prepared to be frequently discussed and he didn’t mind it, focusing his attention on continuing to trial with Mr. Husky in the Necromancer Secret Realm.

During the trials, Lu Ran made an astonishing discovery.

That was when Mr. Husky added Soul-Slashing Sword Intent to Fang of Harsh Winter and slew a certain number of souls, it seemed to also nurture his strength.

This discovery greatly surprised Lu Ran, who then led Mr. Husky to kill with even greater zeal.

As time passed bit by bit.

While Lu Ran was immersed in his arduous training, news about Infinite City kept coming.

Two days after the closure of the third Evolutionary Secret Realm, Infinite City in Antarctica announced the update of a new Evolutionary Secret Realm.

[Name]: Evolutionary Secret Realm (Second Stage)

[Entry Level]: Above Level 5

[Introduction]: A region on a special star that is extremely suitable for the evolution of extraordinary beings. The Evolutionary Secret Realm periodically erupts with a large concentration of Evolution Energy. If extraordinary beings undergo their second stage of evolution during this time, they can stimulate greater potential.

During the eruption of Evolution Energy, the Pet Beast with the highest potential after evolution will receive a Star Blessing, gaining additional strength.

[Entry Crystal Coin]: 1,000,000

[Next Evolution Energy Eruption Countdown]: 18 days

If the media’s claim of the "Overlord Era Has Arrived" seemed somewhat exaggerated before, there was a common feature among those who could evolve to Overlords in the first stage—apart from the anomaly Lu Ran.

That is, without fusing Traits and awakening Materials for Attributes, the innate base Species of their Pet Beasts were at least High-Ranked Leaders, with most being Lower Monarchs, just like the Tyrant Dragon and the Tundra Elephant.

Only with a sufficiently high base race does one have the hope of evolving into an Overlord in one stage.

Even for Youxiong Anlin, whose Light and Dark Panda had the lower Overlord as its innate race, he still failed to reach Overlord status in one leap.

Therefore, it’s somewhat difficult to expect the start of the Overlord Era through a single-stage Evolutionary Secret Realm. High-race pet beast cubs are few and far between. Currently, aside from the Divine Eagle Federation, other countries can only obtain them through rewards from Breakthrough Secret Realms and Legendary Secret Realms.

But now, with the appearance of the two-stage Evolutionary Secret Realm, everything has changed. The main pet beasts of the First Generation Beast Trainers, although not of a high base race, have undoubtedly, after extended cultivation, reached the level of High-Ranked King Species for the most part.

If the race is of a low base and one can’t become an Overlord in one stage, can it still not be achieved in two?

As you can imagine, with the opening of the two-stage Evolutionary Secret Realm, a large number of the main battle beasts of the First Generation Beast Trainers will inevitably step into the Overlord Clan.

Only then will the true essence of the Overlord Era have arrived.

"That kid Lu Ran, he must be crying by now?"

In Xia Country, Devil City, Gu Qingyi saw the information on the two-stage Evolutionary Secret Realm and smiled slightly.

Because in the times when Overlords were extremely rare, having a Level 30 Overlord, Lu Ran could easily defeat opponents above his level.

When Lu Ran’s pet beast reaches Level 40, it’s not impossible for him to flip over a first-generation pet beast of Level 50 or more.

This is what’s called the Overlord’s advantage.

But now, if the First Generation can evolve their pet beasts into Overlords through the two-stage evolution, then Lu Ran’s advantage of fighting above his level will be gone. The gap between the First Generation and the Second, Third, and Fourth will grow even wider.

However, Gu Qingyi also knew that this gap was only temporary. Take Lu Ran for example, if his pet beast could reach Overlord status in one stage of evolution, what if it underwent a second stage?

Various high-level Overlords?

Of course, this would take time.

So, if the First Generation wants to avoid being overtaken by the well-founded Fourth Generation, being outclassed by the Fourth, the best thing they could do is take advantage of their strength and resource superiority while they still can, and cultivate new, powerful pets.

With the emergence of the two-stage Evolutionary Secret Realm, the world’s top powerhouses also gradually began to be discussed by the masses of the Fourth Generation Beast Trainers.

Such as Xia Country’s Beast Training Leader, the old chairman over eighty years old, whose battle beast resembling a qilin had once oppressed other countries to the point of breathlessness. Now, displayed on the Divine Pet List, its level has reached 60, but it is suspected of not having evolved yet.

Such as the Remodeler from the Divine Eagle Federation, who once suffered setbacks in the Mechanical Pets World, resulting in a disability, and retired to the second line, but after the resurgence of Spiritual Energy, he returned in the form of a mechanical remodeler and regained the forefront. Several of his pets also rank above the Beast Trainer League chairman of the Divine Eagle Federation on the Divine Pet List, one of which has reached Level 60 and also has not chosen to evolve.

If it wasn’t for the fact that the pets were still normal living beings and hadn’t been remodeled into mechanical pets, people would have doubted he had cracked the secrets of the Mechanic Series. Still, even so, his ability to remodel himself into a Remodeler is terrifying enough, since in the Mechanical World, their group had failed all their breakthrough tasks and had to return wounded from their failures. To be able to rise again, other countries could only marvel at the strong technological power of the Divine Eagle.

It’s not just Xia Country and the Divine Eagle. Several major countries already had individual pets that had reached Level 60, but these top First Generation individuals had a tacit understanding and did not rush to evolve their pets. It seemed they saw the one-stage Evolutionary Secret Realm and were convinced that a two-stage realm would definitely appear.

Without a doubt, they wagered correctly.

"So annoying————"

Meanwhile, as the outside world was abuzz with the impending arrival of the Overlord Era, Lu Ran was still training that fool, Mr. Husky, because since the last time it used the Sword Field, it hasn’t been able to successfully do it a second time up until now.

Even with a 50-times energy compression.

Comparing the current state with the situation last time, there are two points of difference.

One, there is no longer a Space Attribute weapon.

Two, it’s no longer in an Enlightenment Intensification state.

As for the former, a rare Space Attribute weapon is nearly as valuable as rubbish World’s Rare equipment. Having shattered one, Lu Ran certainly wouldn’t sacrifice a second one for Mr. Husky to use.

And regarding enhancement cards, there’s only one left. Lu Ran’s plan was to let Mr. Husky use it in the process of mastering the Sword Field once it had entered the beginner stage.

But from the current situation, without a Space Attribute weapon and the boost from a special state, it’s tough for Mr. Husky to bring out the Sword Field a second time.

"Woof woof woof————"

Not only was Lu Ran frustrated, but after a week, Mr. Husky itself became anxious.

It charged through a group of undead, brandishing the Fang of Harsh Winter, almost seeing red from the killing.

During the process, it still kept trying to enact the Field Expansion.

Blood splattered between its fangs, spraying into the air, some staining the sword, working exceptionally hard.

On this day.

Just as Lu Ran was considering whether to go ahead and use the last enhancement card to let Mr. Husky experience the Sword Field again,

an accident happened.

With the Raven of Death possessing it, temporarily turning into a four-legged version of "Tengu Crow," brandishing the sword while fighting with the Lower Overlord undead, the sword in Mr. Husky’s mouth exploded with a "bang."

It seemed the sword no longer wished to endure Mr. Husky’s torment and went on strike.

After all, fifty-fold energy compression is not only a high load for the body but for the weapon... it’s a high load as well.

Mr. Husky could be healed, but the sword’s durability... it’s hard to restore.

Sitting atop the King of Sudden Death, letting it temper his body with faint Red Lightning, Lu Ran was momentarily stunned, looking around blankly.

"???"

"Damn, it’s one thing to smash a rare weapon, but don’t tell me you’ve destroyed the World’s Rare Sword as well!!!"