The King of Beast Trainers
Chapter 486 - 300: Building Momentum, Global Attention_1

Chapter 486: Chapter 300: Building Momentum, Global Attention_1

Lu Ran’s heart thrilled with excitement. The old man really knows his stuff; rightly so, as he’s the strongest in Xia Country and arguably the world.

He was not stingy at all when it came to an epic resource.

However, standing in the Senior Chairman’s shoes, Lu Ran guessed he must be having a headache. What good was his own strength if the second and third generations didn’t show promise?

Resources couldn’t be competed for by just one person when you couldn’t take on the world alone.

Having been Chairman for so long, the old man must have been frustrated by the performance of the second and third generations.

This time, he seemed to be pinning his hopes on Lu Ran.

"A chaotic battle? Then it’s settled. I’m looking forward to your chaotic battle."

"Next, Xia Country will make an official announcement to determine the challenger."

"However, even after the announcement, remember not to reveal too much of your abilities in Infinite City before the League challenge match; we don’t want the International League to be prepared and target your capabilities," the Senior Chairman spoke up.

"Especially in the Peak Arena, don’t expose too much strength there. Your pet beast is only above level 30; its level can still be raised. If you need any upgrade resources, just apply directly to the association."

"To ensure Qin Ming and Youxiong Jiyuan can participate better in the war, the League will prepare a batch of resources."

"Your task, the three of you, is to upgrade your combat foundation based on the strength you’ve already shown. When there’s no absolute power, beast training battles are all about outsmarting with intelligence."

"I understand," Lu Ran said, pleased at the prospect of more resources from the association.

Although leveling up in the Peak Arena was possible, it certainly wasn’t the same as upgrades brought by resources.

The former was just a pure level increase and a balanced enhancement of attributes.

But with abundant resources, not only could growth levels be raised, but if the resources were good, one could also intensely strengthen a specific attribute or ability, and even enhance racial potential and energy techniques.

If there was sufficient funding, the effects of resources would obviously be better.

Lu Ran gave a military order to the Senior Chairman and assured him of a chaotic battle in the League match. Subsequently, Xia Country began its promotion for the conquest of the League competition.

...

At the moment, with the League challenge match about to start, indeed every country was discussing their representatives.

In Xia Country, whether it was students from the Beast Training University or the solid second and third generations in the beast training domain, all were very curious about Xia Country’s representatives.

[Dean Qin should have a spot, right? I heard the teacher say that he’s acclaimed as the strongest of the second generation in Xia Country, second only to the Chairman and the Twelve Teams.]

[What about Chairman Youxiong of the Fossil Guild? He has recently hitched a ride on the bandwagon of ancient extraordinary beings, and he even broke through to level five. He’s bound to have a spot.]

[As for the third spot... hard to say. Do you guys think there’s a chance it might be Bai Qi from the Four Saints Gang? Chairman Bai Qi’s pets all died in battle, but he’s been blessed by the era. With the country’s help, all his pets transformed into undead pet beasts, and his strength increased rather than decreased. To promote the necro system, might they send him out?]

[If they want to promote the necro system... don’t send Bai Qi, send Godly Lu instead.]

[But Godly Lu is only level three. Unless the International League allows him to use his pet beast army, but is that likely? This is a 1V1 rule. Godly Lu might be fine against a third-generation, but to contend with the top of the second generation... that’s a bit of a stretch.]

Domestic debates about the third representative were endless.

But the Xia Country association didn’t let the spectators guess for too long, quickly announcing the representatives for Xia Country.

"League Challenge Match: Xia Country’s Team Confirmed!"

[Team Members: Qin Ming, Youxiong Jiyuan, Lu Ran]

Qin Ming: Second Generation Beast Trainer, leader of the first group of the Official Guide Group...

Youxiong Jiyuan: Second Generation Beast Trainer, chairman of the number one Fossil Guild in Xia Country...

Lu Ran: Fourth Generation Beast Trainer, initiator of the Water Dragon Team, Leader of The Netherworld Plan...

After the identities of the three beast trainers were revealed, Xia Country fell into silence. Qin Ming and Youxiong Jiyuan weren’t a surprise to anyone.

But Lu Ran... Godly Lu was on the list too???

Domestic uproar ensued.

If this were a competition for the fourth and third generation beast trainers, everyone would think this decision was fine and even believe Lu Ran could easily dominate the field.

However, the key guardians in this League challenge match were second generation beast trainers.

The current leading second-generation beast trainers were already Level 5, two major levels higher than Lu Ran.

Plus, the top contenders among these second generation beast trainers had also cultivated Overlord Beast.

Overlord species were no longer unreachable as they had been when the Evolutionary Secret Realm first appeared.

In this situation, Xia Country still sent Lu Ran into battle. What exactly are they plotting?

"Indeed, it’s this kid..."

At the Beast Training University, Qin Ming saw the list published by Xia Country, and the corners of his mouth twitched. Who could have imagined that the guy who was competing under his watch in the freshman contest half a year ago could now partner with him as a teammate on the international competitive stage.

In the ancestral home of the Youxiong Family, President Youxiong saw the list and was also slightly surprised, "The tidbits of information I received were true after all, and that includes Lu Ran, but then again, a level 40 Overlord... isn’t it a bit far-fetched to compete in an international challenge match?"

The most important point was that as a level five Beast Trainer, one had two more Beast Training Techniques than Lu Ran, and this was also a key factor that influenced the outcome of beast battles.

At this moment, not only within Xia Country, the news that Lu Ran was confirmed to represent Xia Country in the League challenge match also quickly spread on international forums.

Lu Ran was already an international figure of importance; now, seeing that Lu Ran was about to make a name for himself again on the home ground of the Second Generation in an international event, some countries that didn’t have good relations with Xia Country suddenly became restless.

Divine Eagle Federation.

After learning the news, the Chairman of the Divine Eagle Beast Trainer League made a special trip to visit someone.

The young man dressed in a wine-red suit with golden hair entered the manor. Soon after, he looked up to see a young man with white hair coming out while yawning.

"Isn’t this Chairman Pari? What brings you here?"

"Jack." the young man in a suit looked at the white-haired youth with bloodshot eyes and said, "It’s about the League challenge match."

"I said I’m not participating, unless all the resources I win are mine, otherwise, forget about it," the white-haired youth said impatiently. "You offered me twenty percent before. Are you trying to appease a beggar?"

Chairman Pari spoke indifferently, "Fifty percent, but there’s one condition."

"Fifty percent??" The white-haired youth sneered, but it was indeed quite a high percentage.

"Fine, fifty percent it is. What’s the requirement?"

"According to the latest news, Xia Country’s Beast Trainer, Lu Ran—that guy who claims to be the world’s strongest fourth-generation—will join the challenge as a contender. In addition to being a contender, I want you to be a Guardian. I’ll arrange it. When the time comes, you will be the fourth Guardian to face Lu Ran. I want you to cripple his Pet Beast, no matter what he dispatches."

"For you, the world’s strongest second-generation, taking down a fourth-generation should be no problem, right?" The golden-haired youth said.

"You’re also someone who passed the Legendary Secret Realm by yourself, don’t tell me you can’t handle it."

"The rules this time are 1V1, even if your pets are already dead, it shouldn’t affect the performance, right?"

"Huh?" The white-haired youth was startled and then sneered. "You’re really petty. That Lu Ran messed up the dinosaur revival plan that you invested so much in, it seems you still hold a grudge."

"I’m saying, instead of entangling with a fourth-generation, you might as well work on improving your own power."

Although the golden-haired youth was a leader of the Divine Eagle Association, it was still a question of whether he could enter the top three of Divine Eagle. Everyone knew the current strongest member of Divine Eagle was the only one on Blue Star who had evolved Mechanical Pets—a Remodeler, not the Chairman.

Chairman Pari showed a look of annoyance, feeling that the other party was talking too much.

"However, I agreed, not to do your bidding, but because that Lu Ran will inevitably be crushed by me. It’s a certainty that his Pet Beast will be destroyed," he said.

"Good," the golden-haired youth smirked, not wanting to say much more to this lunatic who sacrificed four of his own pets to pass the Legendary Secret Realm all by himself.

This Jack was, apart from Lu Ran, another second-generation lunatic who sacrificed four of his own pets to make it through the Legendary Secret Realm.

Although he didn’t dare to retaliate against Lu Ran privately, now that Xia Country had put Lu Ran up for the League challenge match, it gave Divine Eagle a chance to retaliate against Lu Ran within the confines of standard procedures and within the rules.

All of Lu Ran’s pets were of the Overlord Clan, and crippling any one of them would be a fatal blow to Lu Ran.

......

At this moment, Lu Ran was unaware that some countries were plotting to make his challenge more difficult.

But even if he knew, Lu Ran probably wouldn’t care. As long as the opponent operated within reasonable rules, he was indifferent to being targeted.

In any competition, there’s no such thing as "friendship first, competition second." Where interests are involved, conflicts are inevitable.

Afterward, Lu Ran obediently followed the Senior Chairman’s advice, not revealing his hand too early. Indeed, even without the experience boost from the competitive arena, with the support of the association’s resources, Lu Ran’s pets leveled up very quickly.

Especially the King of Sudden Death, which carried the Nine-Colored Meteorite Fragment as an upgrade item, soon reached level 40.

Once it had reached level 40, Lu Ran couldn’t wait to fuse it with the Energy Light Attribute Trait.

Just like Yun Bao, who fused Nature Manipulation and the All-Round Trait, the base Species Level of Yun Bao was so high that even after fusing two Attributes, there was still no increase in its Species Level—it remained a Middle King.

The King of Sudden Death was no different this time. Given the strong foundation of being a Middle-Level Overlord, even with another fusion of Attributes, its Species Level didn’t change at all.

However, gaining new abilities and Racial Talents did leave Lu Ran feeling satisfied.

Racial Talent: Energy Shield (Pets that possess this Talent have their energy-based Attack Skills reinforced with a defensive energy aura, making them indestructible and unbreakable!)