The King of Beast Trainers
Chapter 397 - 232 Corpse Dog_1

Chapter 397: Chapter 232 Corpse Dog_1

In the Necromancer Secret Realm.

Not only was Lu Ran on King of Sudden Death’s back completely bewildered.

In the distance.

Mr. Husky himself was also bewildered.

The huge explosion not only flung the Lower Overlord level Undead Crocodile Dragon, but also the Tengu Crow form of Mr. Husky.

During the blast, even the half Dark Crow got a fright, disengaged from possessing Mr. Husky, and while running away exclaimed in shock:

"Gah! What’s going on!"

The Dark Crow was extremely startled. Mr. Husky tumbled on the ground several times but managed to get up, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth with his dog leg, and looked towards the distance.

"This is————"

At this moment, a large amount of energy leaked from the Fang of Harsh Winter.

The extreme cold and wild wind quickly changed the landscape around, turning a land of death into an ice-snow tomb.

The Fang of Harsh Winter was embedded diagonally in the ground.

Cracks appeared bit by bit on its body, and both Lu Ran and Mr. Husky showed silent expressions.

Because this breakage was not due to the sword’s separation attribute, the Fang of Harsh Winter that had just been forged not even half a month ago was truly breaking apart, getting damaged.

Seeing this, Lu Ran’s heart sank, suspecting that there must have been an issue during the forging process that resulted in a defective product.

Mr. Husky also looked at Lu Ran with suspicious eyes, doubting Lu Ran’s forging skills weren’t up to snuff.

"Gah! I’ve only heard of guns backfiring," said the Raven of Curses.

"Never thought a sword could backfire too," said the Raven of Death.

"666~" both crows said together.

"Roar————" King of Sudden Death also stared intently at the sword.

See, just having destructive power isn’t enough; you still need strong defense...

"Bullshit." Lu Ran still refused to believe that the sword he forged was flawed. Although it was his first time forging a World’s Rare weapon, after laying so much groundwork and also using the Flame Spirit cheat, he felt that there shouldn’t be any problems.

"Hm?"

The next instant, as the breaking of the sword intensified, the Dark Crow noticed something was amiss.

Suddenly, it widened its eyes and exclaimed, "King!! King!!"

"It’s not the sword backfiring, it’s succeeding!"

"It’s born, born; it seems this sword is about to give birth to an Artifact Spirit!!!"

"What?" At this sentence from the Dark Crow, Lu Ran’s eyelid twitched. In fact, he had also speculated this earlier, but because the nourishment time hadn’t been long, Lu Ran didn’t quite believe that the Fang of Harsh Winter could nurture a spirit so quickly.

After all, it hadn’t been more than half a month since it was forged.

The elder smiths in the sect estimated that for an extraordinary weapon to nurture a spirit, those of rare quality would need at least a year, and the World’s Rare quality might take a year and a half, who knows how long.

Even though the deathly aura in this Necromancer Secret Realm was dense, it still seemed unbelievable that an Artifact Spirit would be nurtured in less than a week.

However, now that the necro system Dark Crow had noticed something, Lu Ran couldn’t deny the possibility anymore.

If anything, the Fang of Harsh Winter did have certain uniqueness.

That was, most of its forging materials were Mr. Husky’s teeth, one could say it was "of the same bloodline" as Mr. Husky, and Mr. Husky had added his own Soul-Slashing Sword Intent onto the Fang of Harsh Winter, continuously slaying undead. This process might have accelerated the nurturing of the Artifact Spirit.

"Is this for real..." As Lu Ran swallowed, there was a "crack" sound, and the painstakingly forged World’s Rare Sword ultimately completely shattered.

Just when Lu Ran and Mr. Husky were heartbroken, in the midst of the explosive blizzard, a spirit-shaped, light-bodied sword that was completely different from the great sword form of the Fang of Harsh Winter, a light blue colored Winter Sword Spirit, floated into existence amidst the wind and snow!!!

At the same time, Lu Ran’s Data Eye activated!

[Name]: Winter Sword Spirit

[Attribute]: Undead, Ice

[Species Level]: Lower Monarch

[Growth Level]: Level 10

With the realization that a Sword Spirit truly was born, both Lu Ran and Mr. Husky held their breath.

Watching the sword spirit entwined in the light snow, Lu Ran opened his mouth slightly, wanting to say something, but a thousand words ultimately condensed into just one sentence.

"Holy shit, Necro Divine Sect rocks!!!"

It really happened!

At this moment, that Undead Crocodile Dragon which had been flung away, seeing the floating Ice-Snow Sword Spirit, seemed to also snap out of it and furiously attempted to attack again. But at this moment, there was no room for it to act rashly.

The Raven of Death instantly possessed the Raven of Curses, and the Dark Crow’s dozens of eyes opened simultaneously from within the black feathers, revealing a crimson color, constantly rotating, watching the Undead Crocodile Dragon.

Hum!!!

Instantly, to outsiders, it was completely unknown what had happened, but the Undead Crocodile Dragon abruptly froze on the spot.

The next moment, King of Sudden Death acted. It opened its mouth—though not adept at attacking, that didn’t mean it couldn’t attack. The energy of thunder and lightning compressed to over ten times was expelled in the form of a pillar, and thunderous thick red lightning struck the Undead Crocodile Dragon directly, hurtling its body away and scraping a long, charred trench across the ground.

"Woof————"

Seeing the Undead Crocodile Dragon being blasted away, Mr. Husky quickly dashed forward, leapt, and seized the confused Winter Sword Spirit before rushing back.

And as Mr. Husky carried the Sword Spirit like a big cat carrying a kitten, his own level started to skyrocket, quickly returning to the High-Ranked King’s status.

It seems that not only non-living weapons provided bonuses to Mr. Husky, even living swords still enhanced Mr. Husky’s King of Swords Talent!

Moreover, the enhancement from the Winter Sword Spirit for Mr. Husky wasn’t very different from the original Fang of Harsh Winter.

No.

There was a difference, however.

Unless the Fang of Harsh Winter was reforged, it no longer had the potential for growth; it would deteriorate over continuous use until its durability ran out. But the Sword Spirit was different: it could continue to grow through nurturing, just like a Pet Beast, with far more potential!

Anyway, Lu Ran never would have imagined that he could actually nurture a Sword Spirit so quickly.

"Woof!!"

But being held by Mr. Husky, the Sword Spirit seemed uncomfortable and let out a resistant bark, its body shaking slightly.

Yes, the sword "woofed."

This bark not only gave Mr. Husky a scare but also nearly made Lu Ran and the others lose their composure.

"Thank you, Mr. Husky, I finally know what the sword is called." Dark Crow held back laughter with a hand over her mouth, in disbelief.

God-damn Husky!

This sword, how is it like Mr. Husky’s little puppy.

Since it was no longer an inanimate object, the Sword Spirit seemed to dislike being carried in Mr. Husky’s mouth and swiftly squeezed through Mr. Husky’s uneven teeth into his body.

Necro system special ability, Possession!

Before, to enhance Mr. Husky’s combat power and allow him to match up against the Lower Overlords, Raven of Death had also possessed Mr. Husky, letting him enter a new form.

However, the effect was not great, fighting with Mr. Husky possessed was not as satisfying as fighting with Dark Crow herself.

Although Mr. Husky could hardly receive some soul amplification, making the Soul-Slashing Sword Intent stronger, it wasn’t a very comfortable experience throughout.

In the Tengu Crow form, compared to teaming up with Mr. Husky, Dark Crow felt that teaming up with Lu Ran suited her better.

But now, as the Winter Sword Spirit possessed Mr. Husky, he immediately felt different.

Although the Winter Sword Spirit’s Species Level and Growth Level were far lower than Raven of Death, at this moment, Mr. Husky could clearly feel how active and surging his Sword Spirit was.

That constantly emerging strength made Mr. Husky show an excited expression.

"Argh!!!!!"

Mr. Husky suddenly stopped, howled at the sky, and his fur began to show hints of ice-blue tint. His massive aura quickly erupted from him.

The strength gave the impression that he was one step away from assaulting the Overlord Level.

The air cracked as if freezing, and the Sword Intent wafting from his body was like a peerless Divine Sword about to unsheathe, slaying the world.

Immediately, the one who sensed this most clearly was the Undead Crocodile Dragon, which had just been blasted away by the King of Sudden Death. Although it had withstood Dark Crow’s control and the Thunder Dragon’s roar from the King of Sudden Death, it wasn’t enough for a Lower Overlord to perish just like that.

But just as it got up, it faced an even more terrifying attack!

Mr. Husky turned around, his gaze ferocious.

Domain, expand!

In the state of being possessed by the Sword Spirit, although Mr. Husky didn’t have the sword in his mouth, he seemed to reach a new special state, where he successfully unleashed the Sword Field, even without a sword in his mouth.

Wind and snow blew through.

As if an incredibly long time had passed, the soul body of the Undead Crocodile Dragon was not only frozen but also, as if tortured through countless cuts, completely shattered.

"Congratulations on completing..."

Lu Ran didn’t pay attention to the Secret Realm announcement, but was amazed at Mr. Husky, who had successfully unleashed the Blizzard Sword Domain again, and felt extremely exhilarated.

"Mr. Husky."

And Mr. Husky, after personally dealing with a Lower Overlord of the same level, also showed a profound look.

"Woo. (Swords, are not such inconvenient objects.)" He turned away.

Walking towards Lu Ran, towards the King of Sudden Death, and towards Dark Crow, he held his head up high, seemingly very satisfied with his battle achievements.

"Awesome." While the King of Sudden Death and Dark Crow remained silent, Lu Ran at this moment, only wanted to be a simple man. Seeing Mr. Husky use the Blizzard Sword Domain so easily while possessed by the Sword Spirit, he knew that the week spent in the Necromancer Secret Realm was not in vain.

"Where’s the Sword Spirit?"

After Mr. Husky returned, Lu Ran shook his head, signaling him to release the Sword Spirit again for him to see.

This Sword Spirit’s birth was not only thanks to Mr. Husky’s efforts.

The Fang of Harsh Winter was also forged by Lu Ran himself!

"Ugh..." After shaking his head and body, the Sword Spirit finally emerged from Mr. Husky. However, the newly born Sword Spirit seemed as confused as the Weather Spirit before, barely operational and just floating blankly, unresponsive.

Seeing this, Lu Ran wasn’t too concerned. It was normal for a newly born Sword Spirit. With just a bit of nurturing, this Sword Spirit could surely become a divine Affiliation that would assist Mr. Husky in ascending to the status of legend.

"Since it’s the Sword Spirit born from the fall of the Fang of Harsh Winter and it speaks fluent dog language, let’s call you Corpse Dog, as a tribute to my departed World’s Rare Sword."

Lu Ran named the Sword Spirit with a twitching mouth, feeling helpless and unsure whether the demise of the Fang of Harsh Winter was good or bad. His original intention was to cultivate a sword with an Artifact Spirit, not merely a Sword Spirit.

Otherwise, after Mr. Husky evolved, maybe they could use his new teeth to forge a body for Corpse Dog?

As Lu Ran pondered, he suddenly paused.

It seemed he thought of something and looked at Corpse Dog and Mr. Husky.

Now, Corpse Dog was a Masterless Spirit, wasn’t it?

Masterless Spirits were not supposed to stay in the Secret Realm; just like Manager Ying, if there is no contractor to lead, one cannot enter the Secret Realm, cannot enter Infinite City.

So what was the situation with Corpse Dog? It was born in the secret realm...

Was he exploiting a BUG?

Lu Ran fell into silence for a moment, patted Mr. Husky, and signalled him to enter the Possession state with the Sword Spirit again.

...

The next moment.

Lu Ran led his Pet Beasts out of the Secret Realm.

Corpse Dog was still possessing Mr. Husky.

...

After that.

Lu Ran led his Pet Beasts into the Secret Realm.

Corpse Dog was still attached to Mr. Husky.

...

Even when entering Infinite City, Corpse Dog was still, possessing Mr. Husky!

...

After some experimenting, Lu Ran found that aside from being unable to put Mr. Husky and Corpse Dog into the same Contract Card simultaneously.

In the state of being possessed by Mr. Husky, Corpse Dog seemed to be recognized by Infinite City as one entity.

It did not prevent it from following Mr. Husky in and out of Infinite City and the Secret Realm!

This result astonished Lu Ran; could it be because the main forging material of Corpse Dog’s predecessor, the Fang of Harsh Winter, was Mr. Husky’s teeth?