The King of Beast Trainers
Chapter 398 - 233: Attached Evolution?_1

Chapter 398: Chapter 233: Attached Evolution?_1

Lu Ran, together with Mr. Husky, kept disappearing and appearing at the teleportation point outside the Secret Realm.

After numerous experiments, Lu Ran confirmed that it would be fine to enter Infinite City with Mr. Husky and the Sword Spirit, as well as entering the Infinite City Secret Realm together.

That is to say, Mr. Husky could enter the Evolutionary Secret Realm, and the Sword Spirit would be able to stay by his side.

This discovery gave Lu Ran a bold idea.

Since Mr. Husky was so powerful when the Sword Spirit possessed him, what would happen if the Sword Spirit also possessed him during his evolution?

Anyway, Mr. Husky would have to carry a sword at that time.

So, it seemed that carrying the Sword Spirit wouldn’t make much of a difference.

Moreover, the Necro Divine Sect seemed to have researched letting undead spirits possess during evolution.

Their research, however, was on possessing inanimate objects.

Of course, considering there were so many Necromancers, Lu Ran believed that certainly, someone with too much time on their hands had thought about it.

Allowing an undead spirit to possess an ordinary creature and letting them evolve together.

However, since neither Star-Moon Continent nor Blue Star caused any significant stir with this method, it means that this approach was just a playful act without any substantial results.

Normally, it would indeed be difficult to achieve any results. How could one expect to "Combine and Evolve" that easily?

If a new evolutionary path were so easily discovered, those professors of evolutionary studies wouldn’t be going bald.

The reason why Lu Ran was still considering this idea was because of the uniqueness of Mr. Husky and the Sword Spirit. First was Mr. Husky’s King of Swords talent, and second was that the Sword Spirit was born from Mr. Husky’s teeth.

Even Infinite City to a certain extent recognized their association, and Lu Ran suddenly had the idea to try something out.

To see what kind of enhancement the Sword Spirit could bring to Mr. Husky during his evolution.

What if it worked?

"Mr. Husky, Corpse Dog."

"Woof?" "Woof?"

Lu Ran called out and received two responses.

Mr. Husky tilted his head. When Lu Ran called it and the Sword Spirit together, it always felt like Lu Ran was saying "Mr. Husky is a dog."

Even though it was indeed a dog.

"This sword cry..." Lu Ran was about to say something, but suddenly his stomach hurt, the sword cry was "woof"... Hmm, today I heard the sword’s bark, like a music of the heavens to my ears for a moment.

Still too abstract.

"Alright, let’s not experiment anymore, let’s go back to the Green Sea," he said.

"There are six days left until the Evolutionary Secret Realm opens. Let’s use these six days to increase the Corpse Dog’s level. At the very least, we should increase it to level 20," Lu Ran stated.

Perhaps because the raw materials were too precious, and it had killed quite a few enemies, the Winter Sword Spirit was born at level 10.

Since Lu Ran wanted to try having Mr. Husky evolve while carrying the Sword Spirit, naturally the higher the level of the Winter Sword Spirit, the better.

"Woof!" Mr. Husky agreed, tired of hacking away at the undead all day long.

"Mm," Lu Ran responded, taking out his phone and making a call.

Shortly after.

A white cloud flew over from the sky. Manager Ying lay on it, yawning, holding a tablet computer, and looked towards Lu Ran saying, "Finally going back..."

"Hmm???"

Looking after the Weather Spirit on Reaper Island had bored Manager Ying out of her mind, mainly because the Weather Spirit was too unmanageable and too energetic. If this were in the Green Sea, it wouldn’t matter.

That was Lu Ran’s territory, with no powerful creatures nearby, and the Weather Spirit could cause as much trouble as it wanted.

But the situation in South America was different, whether in the ocean or in the rainforest, there were unknown dangers that humans had yet to fully explore.

She really feared not keeping a proper watch and allowing a passing Evil Beast to eat the Weather Spirit like cotton candy.

Otherwise, she’d have to sell her incarnations and still wouldn’t be able to explain things to Lu Ran.

"What the heck is this?" Manager Ying was more focused on the blue Sword Spirit floating by Mr. Husky’s side than on returning to the Green Sea.

She was utterly perplexed.

Undead?

A sword-shaped undead?

From the strong Sword Intent it emitted, it was at least of the King Species!!!

"Did the Necro Sect really leave behind a treasure?" Manager Ying speculated.

"You didn’t actually inherit it, did you?" She found the situation increasingly preposterous.

"What are you talking about?" Lu Ran said. "This is the Sword Spirit cultivated from the Fang of Harsh Winter."

"It’s the sword that I forged on Jade Mountain."

"The one made with two World’s Rare materials."

Manager Ying: ???

Even more preposterous!

"That works?" She stood there stunned, understanding what an Artifact Spirit was, but still finding it somewhat unscientific to see Lu Ran nurturing one.

Two World’s Rare minerals in exchange for a juvenile King Species undead, what a profit-making deal!

"Let me have a closer look..." She continued observing the Corpse Dog.

But in the next moment.

"Woof." The Corpse Dog barked, making Manager Ying’s heart stop in its tracks.

"Why does the sword bark like a dog!"

"It might be because one of the raw materials for its forging was Mr. Husky’s tooth, plus it was nurtured into a spirit while being held in Mr. Husky’s mouth," Lu Ran stated uncertainly.

"Ah?" At that moment, Manager Ying, who had been curious about the Sword Spirit, suddenly felt her interest deflate.

I always feel that this Sword Spirit is on the wrong path.

But what’s more painful to watch is the Weather Spirit’s reaction.

The ghostly figure turned its head, and under the Weather Spirit’s instantly tearful expression, said, "I just knew this guy would definitely find a new pet before becoming a third-level Beast Trainer... Look, a Sword Spirit of the Monarch Race, perfectly compatible with that Husky, Cloud Baby, seems like this guy is going to abandon you. Who knows who he’ll contract as the fourth one?"

"Drip———" Although the Weather Spirit didn’t fully understand, when it heard Manager Ying say that Lu Ran was going to abandon it, tears began to roll down its cheeks.

It looked enviously at the Corpse Dog beside Mr. Husky.

Then, it transformed into a sword, a sword made entirely of clouds.

It was showing that it could do it too.

"Woof?" Mr. Husky was taken aback.

Drool dripped from its mouth.

"..." Lu Ran.

"Don’t listen to that cat," Lu Ran said. "To contract or not doesn’t affect our relationship."

"Come on, transform into a flying car; we’re going home."

"Drip!!" With Lu Ran’s reply, the Weather Spirit happily transformed into a white sports car.

"Hey, hey, hey."

Manager Ying looked at Yun Bao, dumbfounded, feeling the urge to thump it. Did it really understand what Lu Ran was saying?

The normal reassurance would have been, "Don’t worry, the next contract will definitely be with you," right?

But what Lu Ran used was the scumbag line, "To contract or not, it doesn’t affect our bond."

That means, Lu Ran, this kid, wasn’t 100% sure that the fourth contract would be with the Weather Spirit.

The Weather Spirit was originally in third place, but because it was too small, it got cut in by the Dark Crow.

And now, after the full moon, it seems like it is about to be cut in by a newly born Sword Spirit again?

At this moment, Lu Ran had already gotten into the car.

"Manager Ying, come on," he called.

"What?" Manager Ying wondered to herself. As a creature of the Monarch Race from birth, which even First Generations would covet, why did it seem so difficult to secure a position with Lu Ran?

So, who exactly is Lu Ran planning to contract as the fourth? The Weather Spirit? The Sword Spirit?

Or does Lu Ran have other ideas?

Manager Ying wanted to ask for details, but in a flash, she stopped fussing about it—never mind, as long as he doesn’t worry about her, she quickly jumped into the car too.

......

Half a day later.

Lu Ran and the others returned to Green Sea. By the time they got back, it was already late. Lu Ran took a shower and went straight to bed, and Mr. Husky didn’t return to its Contract Card but fell asleep outside, guarding the newly born Sword Spirit.

On the ride home, Lu Ran had already experimented, finding that Artifact Spirits also feed on souls. However, instead of "eating," the term "absorbing" was more fitting. As long as the Sword Spirit cuts through a soul, it can directly absorb the soul power of the target to transform it into the nourishment it needs.

Which means, Lu Ran only needed to hold the Sword Spirit, imbue it with Mind Sword Intent, and use it to cut through Evil Beasts and undead to satisfy its dietary needs...

The next day.

Lu Ran woke up early, had breakfast—a bowl of tofu pudding and a deep-fried breadstick—then he received a call.

"Dean Chu?" The caller surprised Lu Ran. Chu Yan, the dean of the Cultivation Faculty at Beast Training University, recently Lu Ran had almost forgotten this person due to frequently hanging out with Principal Shi Zhen. Why was he looking for him?

"Heh heh, Professor Lu," on the other end, Chu Yan’s tone was also very polite. After all, Lu Ran was now not just the new king of Xia Country and a Dragon Chef.

"The semester’s ending soon, and tomorrow is your first class, which many students have signed up for. Are you available to teach it? If not, I’ll just cancel the class."

"Class?" After hearing this, Lu Ran was stunned.

The next moment, he looked confusedly at the ceiling. Ah, he had almost forgotten that he was still a teacher at Beast Training University.

Initially, to avoid delaying Lu Ran’s progress, Beast Training University had changed his cooking class to an elite course that could only be taken by outstanding new students at the end of the semester.

Lu Ran’s teaching time was greatly reduced, but however much it shrank, it was ultimately unavoidable.

"No problem." Lu Ran quickly exhaled and said, "I’m free. I will come as usual tomorrow."

It would be fine to just cancel the class outright, but Dean Shi Zhen had prepaid his salary at the beginning of term—a World’s Rare Resource.

Now that he had taken the salary, skipping classes would seem somewhat unprofessional. Plus, according to Chu Yan, it seemed like a lot of students had opted for this course. To cancel it now could possibly disappoint them.

Anyway, it was just a two-hour class, so Lu Ran decided to take the opportunity to scout out some potential new talents. His Dragon’s Cooking Intent and Soul Cooking Intent needed to be passed on someday.

For now, Lu Ran felt a bit overstretched, having to feed the entire Necromancer group, train the Water Dragon Team, and take care of his own Pet Beasts...

He didn’t even have time to serve as Doctor Gu’s personal chef for two months, and with the arrival of the second phase of the Evolutionary era, Lu Ran also wanted to help Doctor Gu cultivate some dragon pets.

Although Doctor Gu had never mentioned it directly, Lu Ran always remembered it.

He decided to take care of the miscellaneous tasks first...

After hanging up the call with Dean Chu Yan, Lu Ran gave Lu Bing a voice call.

"Sis Bing, how’s the Water Dragon Team progressing?"

"It’s going great, everyone’s snake pets have reached level 20. But the Dragon Clan cuisine you gave us last time is almost used up," Lu Bing said. "Chief, are you providing new cuisine?!!"

Lu Ran smiled and said, "Level 20 already, that’s good. Call everyone together now, we’ll meet in Infinite City on the seventh."

Saying this, Lu Ran took a large bottle out of his identity card; it was filled with steaming Dragon King’s Blood, tinged with electric arcs.

[Name]: Dragon King’s Blood

[Level]: World’s Rare

[Introduction]: The blood of the Dragon King of the Shield-Wing, bathing in it has the effect of improving bloodlines and physique!

This was... all the dragon blood that King of Sudden Death had shed in training until now, collected by Lu Ran. Besides this bottle, there was much more...

Waste blood utilisation—the common blood was of no use to King of Sudden Death himself, as its entire body was suffused with it, but it was perfect for cultivating the Water Dragon Team.