The King of Beast Trainers
Chapter 411 - 243: Enter Again, Breakthrough Secret Realm!_1

Chapter 411: Chapter 243: Enter Again, Breakthrough Secret Realm!_1

"Let me think."

Facing such a huge crow army, Lu Ran still felt a bit of a headache.

For a moment, he didn’t know how best to cultivate them.

It would have been fine if they were all of the Dark or Mental Attributes, which matched the Dark Crows; that would make commanding and cultivating them convenient.

Only when the attributes were the same would the power of the legion’s skills be fully realized.

But there was no helping it, both Dark and Mental Attributes were rare.

If 90% were of the Wind Attribute, there were only two ways to allow the Dark Crows to command them perfectly.

One way was to awaken the Wind Attribute in the Dark Crows, and the other, to awaken the Mental and Dark Attributes in the regular crows.

Needless to say, Lu Ran would certainly choose the latter.

"Those 12 elite crows that awakened the Dark and Mental Attributes definitely need to be cultivated with emphasis," Lu Ran mused.

"When the time comes, for those innately Mental, I’ll buy Dark Awakening Resources for them, and for those innately Dark, I’ll buy Mental Awakening Resources."

"These 12, with talents and aptitudes close to yours, you manage them well," Lu Ran said, looking at the Dark Crow.

"Understood!!! " the Dark Crow expressed no problem.

These twelve would later become its trusted aides!

"As for the rest, no matter what their innate attributes are, let’s still focus on the Mental Attribute," Lu Ran said. "First, screen those with good aptitudes."

"I will have the Beast Training Squad of Lu Family Village and the Water Dragon Team repeatedly farm the Secret Realm that drops ’Mental Awakening Resources’ every day."

"The resources obtained from there will all be used to awaken the Mental Attribute in them."

As for why not choose to awaken the Dark Attribute first, it was certainly because a large quantity of Dark Awakening Resources was difficult to come by.

Unlike the Mental Awakening Resources, which could be obtained through a Level 1 Abyssal Secret Realm and could be completely left to the Lu Family Village and the Water Dragon Team to farm.

It would not only train them but also garner a massive number of resources.

"My king, do I still need to leave behind two avatars this time?" the Dark Crow asked.

"Yes," Lu Ran replied. "Both undead avatars stay here, and you have them communicate with Manager Ying on how to cultivate this group of crows."

"The two originals will enter the Secret Realm with me."

...

A moment later.

Lu Ran arrived at the back mountain of Red Leaf Park.

He didn’t choose Jade Mountain as the location to open the Secret Realm but opted for this place that was closer to his home.

The most important thing was that this was where he had met the Dark Crow, which gave it a different significance.

Arriving in the dense forest, Lu Ran took out the Secret Realm Card and activated it directly.

[Do you wish to establish a Secret Realm space here?]

Yes.

Lu Ran confirmed, and the Secret Realm Card emanated a faint glow, which then flared up like a flame, burning the card to ashes.

Right after, the burning ash shaped into a brand new black card.

[Name]: Exclusive Secret Realm Card

[Introduction]: An exclusive Secret Realm Card of a certain reality-based Secret Realm, capable of transforming a designated item into a Secret Realm key; the keyholder gains the powers to "close the Secret Realm" and "open the Secret Realm."

As the key card formed, a dimensional doorway appeared before Lu Ran. It was circular, its surface shimmering like a lake surface with a blend of black, purple, blue, pink, and white lights, connecting to another dimension.

"Gah!!"

Lu Ran looked at the Dark Crow, which immediately plucked out one of its feathers.

After receiving the feather, Lu Ran transformed it into a Secret Realm key and then returned the feather to the Dark Crow.

From that point on, the Dark Crow would be in charge of the security of this Secret Realm.

"Do well!"

Afterward, Lu Ran stepped into the Secret Realm. Inside, the area was roughly the size of a small town, not very large but sufficient.

The newly established Secret Realm was still barren, but the concentration of Spiritual Energy within was indeed rich. As long as specific Attribute Spirit Plants were appropriately planted, the environment inside would soon be rejuvenated.

For example, planting numerous Fire Attribute Spirit Plants would quickly transform the Secret Realm into a natural environment abundant with Fire Energy, highly suitable for the growth of Fire Attribute Pet Beasts.

However, since it was to be a habitat for the Crow Swarm, Lu Ran would inevitably have to remodel the environment primarily towards the Wind, Mental, and Dark Attributes...

Well, after careful consideration, something didn’t seem quite right. Looking at the barren Secret Realm, Lu Ran guessed that in a month’s time, he would likely see a place that was extremely terrifying.

For the remodeling of the Secret Realm, Lu Ran planned to contact the professor who had given him the Sword Grass and ask for his assistance.

It took about a day for Lu Ran to arrange everything and to also tirelessly produce a large amount of Dragon Clan and Soul Cuisine.

He was now ready to head to the Breakthrough Secret Realm without any worries.

...

"Manager Ying, I’m off now, everything from here on is up to you," Lu Ran said before leaving, as the Weather Spirit floated to his left and the Winter Sword Spirit floated to his right. A recently month-old Elemental Being and an undead being that had just been born a few days before, were communicating across species—one "drip!" and the other "woof!"—trying to talk even though neither understood the other.

Seeing Manager Ying’s look of despair, Lu Ran cleared his throat as if about to flee when Manager Ying grumbled, "Wait a minute!"

"Huh?"

Lu Ran stopped the Teleportation and looked at Ying, asking, "What is it?"

"This is for you." Ying threw a box over in irritation, "Void Flower, Space Attribute Awakening Resource."

"Huh??"

Lu Ran was surprised, "You got it so quickly?"

"Hmph, although it’s also precious, it’s much easier to find than something that matches your family’s unique Attributes and skills."

"This is much more expensive than the Ant Queen’s Egg, right?" Lu Ran said with a smile. "Should I make up the price difference to you?"

"No need," Ying turned away. "Gu Qingyi and I worked together to get this, so I didn’t lose out. Just wait until you come out of the Secret Realm, then go and cultivate Pet Beasts for Gu Qingyi."

"With your Dragon Soul Cuisine and Dragon Soul Cultivation Method, maybe she can even break into the top ten."

"That’s the least I can do," Lu Ran weighed the box, then stored it in his card pack, "Also pass my thanks to Doctor Gu. Alright, I’m off."

"Yun Bao, Corpse Dog, you two better listen to Manager Ying, I’ll be back in a month————"

As Lu Ran finished speaking, he disappeared on the spot without waiting for the Weather Spirit and the Winter Sword Spirit, who were eagerly watching him.

...

Number three Infinite City, Passerby A’s exclusive room.

This was Lu Ran’s third entry into the Breakthrough Secret Realm, and he had been looking forward to it for a long time.

Approaching the Secret Realm podium, he activated the interface and opened the Secret Realm.

[Name: Breakthrough Secret Realm]

[Secret Realm Level: Second Level]

[Difficulty: Unknown]

[Challenge Crystal Coins: 0]

[Introduction: You will enter an unknown world and undergo a breakthrough trial.]

"Let’s do this," Lu Ran took a deep breath.

"I just wonder how long the anticipated matching will take.

"It feels like there shouldn’t be too many people queuing for the second level Secret Realm at this time, right?"

In the fourth generation, most people were still hovering as interns or at the first level.

There are very few at the second level.

Within the third and second generations, it’s possible that some lifestyle-focused Beast Trainers are still at the second level.

However, the numbers aren’t large either, making it difficult to match up.

"Please don’t let it be a few days of queuing," Lu Ran prayed.

[Do you want to enter the Breakthrough Secret Realm?]

"Yes."

[Matching you with a suitable Breakthrough Secret Realm...]

[Secret Realm Matching in progress...]

[Please wait...]

[Estimated waiting time 1s...]

Lu Ran: "???"

"Another 1 second?"

"Something’s not right."

"Are there really that many second-level Beast Trainers entering the Breakthrough Secret Realm at this time?" Lu Ran was baffled.

But soon, his expression changed.

[Matching successful.]

[Secret Realm type: Multiplayer, Cross-world (you have been matched with Beast Trainers from another world’s Infinite City).]

[Teleportation countdown 10...9...8...]

"Hold on, what kind of joke is this, cross-world?"

In the ten-second countdown for teleportation, Lu Ran stared at the words "Cross-world" and was slightly taken aback.

Damn.

Damn it!

In that brief moment, Lu Ran’s brain went through the chaos of a tornado tearing through a parking lot and then he quickly started to analyze.

"What on earth is going on!"

Seeing the words "cross-world," Lu Ran, without any doubt, quickly remembered the World Battle that had just been updated by Blue Star’s Infinite City.

Originally, the many Beast Trainers of Blue Star had speculated that they might only be facing projections of strong individuals from a certain era on the Star-Moon Continent.

But now it seemed that the situation was far from simple.

Perhaps, just as Manager Ying and he had guessed, there were other alien worlds around Blue Star, and these worlds had also been selected by Infinite City, becoming Beast Trainers.

It was very likely that this alien world was the modern-day Star-Moon Continent.

What Blue Star was to face were true living beings, not projections!

"Is it just me who has been matched with Beast Trainers from another world’s Infinite City, or is it now possible for all Blue Star’s Beast Trainers to get matched... Is this preparation for the upcoming World Battle? Is it through cross-server matching to let both sides understand each other in advance?"

"It appears that Infinite City really is a large server that covers at least two worlds."

"I wonder if the second-level Beast Trainers from the other world are strong. I hope I don’t get thrashed..." Lu Ran couldn’t judge. To know whether others could match with Beast Trainers from another world, he would have to wait until he got out a month later.

The 10 seconds had passed, and Lu Ran was soon teleported away.

Whoosh!

In the darkness, further introductions to the Secret Realm slowly surfaced, and Lu Ran listened carefully, as phantom text also appeared before his eyes.

[Teleporting...]

[Target location: Divine Tree Continent·Tree World City]

[Era Introduction: In ancient times, the world was savage, and humans, along with various ferocious beasts, lived on this land.

With the "power of Beast Training," humans soon mastered the strength to stand toe to toe with ferocious beasts.

To strengthen their own race, humans and ferocious beasts began an endless struggle for the resources of the continent, greatly damaging nature, leading to the extinction of various rare plant resources due to overharvesting.

Until one day, the world’s rules changed, and on this continent, flowers, grass, trees, and plants—all plants—suddenly developed spirit intelligence and showed even more terrifying evolutionary potential than humans and ferocious beasts.

With the reduction of resource-type plants and the dramatic increase in ferocious plant life, plants continued to evolve rapidly, and all kinds of ferocious beasts, including humans, quickly became mere meals for these ferocious plants.

To survive, a portion of Beast Trainers studied how to form contracts with ferocious plants, converting their profession to "Plantmasters," and they began using ferocious beasts as food to provide nutrients in return.

Since then, Beast Trainers have faded away, and Plantmasters have become the mainstream on the continent.

Tree World City.

One of the super metropolises of the human activity area, it is home to various Beast Training families and Plantmaster families. Although Beast Trainers have declined, there are still some Beast Training powers that have preserved their heritage from ancient times and haven’t given up on their lineage.]

In the darkness, Lu Ran was slightly startled.

Divine Tree Continent, wasn’t that the Plant Pets world?

This time... had he come to the Plant World???

[Breakthrough Mission: Achieve a rank in the top 32 or above in the Plant Beast Hegemony held regularly in Tree World City!]

[Tip ①: The Plant Beast Hegemony is a large competition co-organized by various powers of Tree World City. The contestants are mostly the younger generation from the neighboring powers, and it is the main stage for Plantmasters and Beast Trainers to compete against each other.]

[Tip ②: This Secret Realm is a historical projection...]