The King of Beast Trainers
Chapter 504 - 315: Recognizing Ancestors and Returning to the Clan?_1

Chapter 504: Chapter 315: Recognizing Ancestors and Returning to the Clan?_1

"Come with me."

"You two, quickly go and report the situation here to my parents."

The girl with her hair tied back was very curious upon seeing Lu Ran, because nowadays, no one in the Yan Emperor Family could cultivate their Flame Spirit to the second stage anymore.

Even those who could successfully cultivate the first stage Flame Spirit were only a few.

The first stage of Flame Spirit cultivation was the most basic one, the matchstick Flame Spirit form that Lu Ran had awakened initially.

The second stage involved absorbing and fusing with other exotic flames, resulting in a different Flame Spirit form.

Lu Ran’s Flame Spirit was currently at the second stage. Shortly after he had learned the Flame Spirit technique in the first Breakthrough Secret Realm, he had, with the help of the Flame Dragon King, merged with the power of the fire dragon, causing an aberration in his Flame Spirit.

Therefore, in the eyes of this girl with her hair tied back, Lu Ran’s skills seemed utterly incredible.

She grabbed Lu Ran by the arm and, after instructing two guards, she led him into the mansion, while Lu Ran did not expect her to be so enthusiastic and unrestrained, unlike the impression he had of ancient noble ladies.

"Plan, now, go..." However, when Lu Ran was pulled into the great gates of the Yan Emperor Mansion, three characters unexpectedly popped up in his mind.

He wondered if the other trialists were as fortunate as he was, having quickly infiltrated an imperial clan on the very first day.

......

"My name is Yan Yingying, what about you?"

The girl took Lu Ran to a courtyard filled with maple-like plants and then began to ask about Lu Ran’s details.

"King of Sudden Death," Lu Ran said.

"King of Sudden Death, that’s a unique name," Yan Yingying tilted her head slightly, deep in thought, but perhaps constrained by the great will of Infinite City, she didn’t ponder it further.

"Can you show me that again? You know, the Flame Spirit."

"Sure, no problem." Lu Ran had already prepared himself to demonstrate his Flame Spirit N times today, so he showed it to Yan Yingying once more. After closely observing the Flame Spirit, Yan Yingying took a deep breath, very sure that it was the Flame Spirit Beast Training Technique!

Still quite remarkable.

Bloodline reversion phenomenon?

As for the matter of Emperor Yan Sizhen having several descendants among the common folk, that didn’t seem to be an issue for Yan Yingying.

Of course, it was also possible that Lu Ran was a descendant of other powerful members of the Yan Emperor Family who had been lost among the common people over the past few centuries.

Since the founding of the Beast Training Empire, which strong practitioner didn’t have some romantic entanglements outside?

In the Beast Training Empire, the drama of descendants of powerful families from the common folk seeking recognition was all too frequent.

But that wasn’t important anymore.

What mattered was that Lu Ran’s bloodline power was now closest to Emperor Yan Sizhen.

However, someone like Lu Ran, as far as Yan Yingying was concerned, was a first. After all, Lu Ran’s talent, from the standpoint of the Flamery, was simply too strong.

"It’s really the Flame Spirit..." Yan Yingying muttered to herself, "Stay here with me, I can’t confirm it by myself, if my elders also inspect it and there’s no problem, then we are most likely from the same ancestor."

"Hey, King of Sudden Death, can you tell me about your situation? How did you find your way to Emperor City?"

"..."

Next, Lu Ran started to converse with Yan Yingying using the lies he had already concocted, while at the same time, after receiving the report, Yan Yingying’s father, the current head of the Yan Emperor Family and the Legendary Beast Trainer Master Yan Feng, was shocked beyond measure.

He looked at the guard in front of him and said, "Are you certain it’s the Flame Spirit? And that it’s cultivated to the second stage?"

"To the Master, it’s bona fide; not only did the third young miss recognize it, but the Seventh Princess who was with her also recognized it."

Phew.

Master Yan Feng was initially overjoyed, never expecting a family member with tremendous potential talent to suddenly re-emerge from the common folk.

In these chaotic times, every force was amassing strength in order to survive and pass on through the turbulence.

A genius whose bloodline nearly matched Emperor Yan Sizhen returning to the fold was indeed a joyful event if his identity was confirmed. However, if this news were to spread further, it would not be a good thing.

"The Seventh Princess saw it too??" Master Yan Feng’s smile twitched.

"Yes..."

The Seventh Princess, a rather favored royal daughter in the contemporary emperor’s reign of the Beast Training Empire, was aware, meaning the Imperial Family would definitely learn of Lu Ran’s arrival very soon...

Master Yan Feng felt a tremendous headache and hoped the royal family wouldn’t compete with him for the person. With the Empire at war with the Four Great Beast Empires, the Imperial Family was in desperate need of talent as well.

The Flame Spirit was a formidable legacy; not only the Yan Emperor Family coveted it but certainly the Imperial Family as well.

......

Maple Fire Garden.

"So, your strength must be quite formidable, right? To come to Emperor City all by yourself from such a distant place."

"That’s right, you have inherited the Flame Spirit and advanced to the second stage; your strength must not be weak."

"Father!"

Lu Ran was startled by the exclamation "Father!" from the beautiful red-haired girl in front of him, thinking she was calling out to him.

He wondered if this was some peculiar custom.

But as a laugh approached, Lu Ran turned slightly and saw a distinguished middle-aged man arriving.

"Yingying, is this the person who claims to be a descendant of our ancestor from the common folk?" the middle-aged man came forward with a smile, observing Lu Ran.

"Yes, Father, but he seems to be not very talkative. It’s quite exhausting to converse with him," Yan Yingying said helplessly.

"King of Sudden Death, this is my father, the current head of the Yan Emperor Family."

"Greetings, Master," Lu Ran quickly bowed, while feeling helpless about the girl’s complaint about him not being talkative. Dammit, in such unfamiliar circumstances, the more one speaks, the more mistakes could be made, so a reserved and reticent persona was naturally a safe bet.

Next, as Lu Ran had expected, the head of the Yan Emperor Family also requested him to demonstrate the Flame Spirit.

"Fire Dragon..."

Seeing the fire dragon aura of the Flame Spirit, he took a deep breath and asked, "How did you cultivate the Flame Spirit to the second stage?"

"I don’t know... My Flame Spirit evolved to this stage on its own after I bred some Dragon Attribute Beasts... However, before my parents passed away, they mentioned that an ancestor of mine seemed to have had an opportunity in the Dragon Valley."

"Dragon Valley... The late Flame Dragon King?" Master Yan Feng understood, it was likely that Lu Ran’s ancestor had been blessed by the great Flame Dragon King.

But speaking of the Flame Dragon King, Master Yan Feng showed a look of regret. Such a powerful patron for the Flamery clan had fallen two hundred years ago... Now the Pet Beasts that Emperor Yan Sizhen had nurtured, only one remained alive.

Gone?

Seeing Master Yan Feng’s expression, Lu Ran’s heart skipped a beat. Had the Dragon King died? Such a high-level giant dragon should have a lifespan of a thousand years, at least. Was it because of war?

Originally, Lu Ran had been hoping to mooch off the Dragon King once more.

He had even considered the Dragon King’s juvenile as the last resort for his backup plan. How could it have died!!!

"That is indeed the Flame Spirit," the head of the house, Master Yan Feng, spoke gently, "The King of Sudden Death, is it? My child, whatever the case, you’ve had a hard journey. To come here from the Flame Dragon Holy Realm is no small feat."

"I will notify the elders next and prepare a recognition ceremony for you to acknowledge your ancestors and join the clan."

"Now that you’re here, don’t be a stranger. Just treat us as your own family."

"Yingying is just a bit older than you. You can call her sister for now. I’ll have her find you a room to stay in first, and I will arrange the rest."

"Okay." Touched by Master Yan Feng’s kindness, Lu Ran was moved, appreciating the genuineness of Infinite City, as this was far too easy an identity to obtain.

......

Next, Lu Ran settled in easily with the Yan Emperor Family, but even with the Flame Spirit as proof, the family couldn’t just give Lu Ran a significant status immediately, considering his unknown origins.

After Master Yan Feng played the good cop, a seemingly powerful old man appeared in Lu Ran’s courtyard right after.

"Show me your Flame Spirit." He started off with a tough attitude and a displeased expression. Naturally, Lu Ran wouldn’t dare to oppose him and while releasing the Flame Spirit he asked, "And you are...?"

Seeing the Flame Spirit, the old man’s face remained emotionless before he continued, "From the power fluctuations of the Flame Spirit, you don’t seem weak. Coming here to acknowledge your ancestors can’t be your only goal. You must have other motives as well," he said, exuding a faint pressure.

"This..." Lu Ran hesitated and then said, "When my master passed away, he told me that the path of Beast Training was too difficult. Additionally, given the chaotic state of the world, I wouldn’t get far by myself. Knowing about my Flame Spirit, he recommended that I come to Imperial City to acknowledge my ancestors."

"He said having the support of a family would be greatly beneficial, not only for my personal safety and the development of the Flame Spirit, but also for taming new Pet Beasts. So, I came."

"That’s quite frank of you. Your master was a wise man," seeing that Lu Ran made no attempt to hide his intentions and admitted that he sought to acknowledge his ancestors for the family’s protection, the old man seemed to approve.

"However, it’s a pity that even after you acknowledge your ancestors, the family won’t be able to help you develop the Flame Spirit. This skill of our ancestors—no one in the Yan Emperor Family now has a better grasp on it than you."

"No problem. I’m still in need of a powerful Pet Beast. If the family can help me acquire one, I’ll gladly serve the family..." Lu Ran added.

The old man: ?

God damn it, wasn’t the intelligence report supposed to say this kid was not articulate? Why was he being so forthright now?

The kid came to acknowledge his ancestors with such a clear-cut goal.

As much as the old man was bothered, the probe put his mind at ease. If Lu Ran had come to acknowledge his ancestors without any purpose, he would have been truly worried.

But if Lu Ran was eager to use the family’s power to advance his own path in Beast Training, then it was understandable.

"That’s just the basics. The family always tries their best to find suitable Pet Beasts for each family member. After you acknowledge your ancestors, you won’t be an exception," the old man said indifferently.

"So, you’ve come to acknowledge your ancestors, hoping to use the family’s power to contract a powerful new Pet Beast, right?"

"Yes, that’s part of my thinking. During my travels, I’ve looked for many Pet Beasts, but none have caught my fancy," Lu Ran nodded earnestly.

"Heh, how could an individual’s ability compare with that of the Imperial Clan? Tell me, what kind of Pet Beast do you desire? I want to hear it."

"I want a Pet Beast of a Semi-Legendary Species."

"Pfft— Why the hell don’t you wish for a Legendary Divine Beast?" The old man exploded, feeling that the kid was delusional.

Indeed, the Royal Clan and the Five Great Imperial Clans may have records of legendary and semi-legendary creatures, but were such creatures easily captured to become Pet Beasts?

"I wish that too, but I don’t think I can defeat a Legendary Divine Beast," said Lu Ran with an innocent look.

In fact, Lu Ran did know the location of a Divine Beast.

The Tree King Illusion had told him about it.

An Affiliation of the Death God Dragon, residing in the deep Abyss of the Endless Sea Territory in the northern part of the Continent.

Lu Ran wanted to cultivate a fast-flying Pet Beast so that one day he could search for the affiliation of the Dragon of Death.

However, now that he was aware of the relationship between the Star-Moon Federation and Blue Star, realizing he could one day go to the Star-Moon Continent to find the true Divine Deer himself, he no longer thought of reaching the Dragon of Death’s affiliation through the Breakthrough Secret Realm.

It was a waste of time and too dangerous.

It would be better to wait until he reached the Star-Moon Federation and found the true Divine Deer, and then use the Deer’s connections to meet other Affiliations.

Maybe the Reaper Stone, legendary on Blue Star, was left there by the Affiliation of the Dragon of Death.

"You..."

At this moment, the old man was utterly silent.

He wanted to strangle the kid.

He had been quite excited to learn of a clan member awakening the power of the Flame Spirit, returning to the fold.

He thought of pairing him with his granddaughter, hoping for an even more potent great-grandchild.

But it turned out this guy wasn’t the brightest.

And as for Semi-Legendary... if Lu Ran could contract a Semi-Legendary Pet Beast, the old man would write his own name backwards!