The King of Beast Trainers
Chapter 598 - 382: Ultimately, I Still Turned into a Dog_1

Chapter 598: Chapter 382: Ultimately, I Still Turned into a Dog_1

"Have you heard? Not long ago, the Passerby A who defeated Senior Sister Ji is rumored to have been taken in as a student by Dr. Cheng Kong! I’m so jealous—I wish my mentor wasn’t just a grumpy old man."

"Where did you get that news? Doesn’t Dr. Cheng Kong dislike taking students? I heard she has quite a few research projects outside the school."

"It seems after Senior Sister Ji was taken down by Passerby A, she wanted to reclaim her pride and challenge for the rights to use the CK Research Institute again. But then she found out... the school had delisted the CK Research Institute, closed it off to students... So the rumors started that Passerby A caught Dr. Cheng Kong’s eye, and she gave him permanent use of the research facility. Feel sorry for Senior Sister Ji for a few seconds."

"Damn, she was left with no way to get revenge. Senior Sister Ji is really having a rough time. But still, what’s the deal with this Passerby A popping up suddenly?"

"Who knows. But Dr. Cheng Kong’s research focus is on mechanical modifications for Pet Beasts, and Passerby A owns a top-grade Overlord Beast. The two coming together might not be so far-fetched..."

In a short time, the news of Dr. Cheng Kong starting to mentor a student had somehow spread.

By now, information about Lu Ran had already been obtained by four Trialists from the Star-Moon Federation and five from Blue Star. When they learned that Lu Ran indeed had another legendary teacher, their mouths twitched uncontrollably.

Is Lu Ran... developing a pattern for clearing levels? Starting off by taking a mentor!

Especially this legendary teacher who excels in mechanical modifications of Pet Beasts, they could already predict that Lu Ran would definitely make rapid progress in modifying a Pet Beast under his teacher’s guidance, aiming to participate in the invention competition with this achievement.

Having a renowned Legendary Machinist offering guidance behind the scenes, Lu Ran’s final ranking was bound to be high.

This put the other nine Trialists on high alert, pushing them to show their own talents and try to curry favor with some Legendary Machinist.

At this moment, Lu Ran had already successfully registered for the invention competition.

However, he didn’t rely on Dr. Cheng Kong to recommend him; instead, Principal Fu had inquired about Lu Ran’s reason for applying to use the research institute when he first met him.

Upon learning that Lu Ran wanted to use the institute’s resources to tinker with a little gadget based on his self-taught mechanical knowledge and participate in the invention competition for fun, Principal Fu naturally offered his full support. He immediately stated that he would use the school’s channels to register Lu Ran for the event.

Having set up a solid research foundation and with no external disturbances, Lu Ran had been holing up in the research institute for several days.

Of course, a few days in the Breakthrough Secret Realm meant that for Lu Ran and No. 18, this number had to be multiplied many times over.

The training in Time Hell was nothing if not rigorous.

Meanwhile, since Dr. Cheng Kong had given the word, her research institute was definitely taken over by Lu Ran, which spared him from having to face any other challengers over the past few days.

The one who was supposed to guard the door, Mr. Husky, had also gone off to attend to his own training tasks.

Lu Ran guessed that the owner of the Mystic Mecha must be fuming by now.

"Hahahaha, success!!"

"Caw caw caw caw, it worked! It worked!!"

That day, the research institute echoed with hearty laughter.

Lu Ran emerged from his Domain, laughing uncontrollably.

Around him, a few crows also flapped their wings in celebration.

"The King is peerless!"

"The King truly has the makings of a Main God!"

"The world, from this moment on, is subdued before the King!"

"Keep it down, keep it down," said Lu Ran in good spirits, "It’s all thanks to you, Dark Crow, for the successful possession."

"Upon returning to the nation, you shall be greatly rewarded."

"Have you guys gone mad? Success?" The Six Paths Flower appeared, looking at Lu Ran, utterly astonished.

"Yes," Lu Ran said, standing tall with a radiant glow.

Looking at Liu Hua, within the research institute, he snapped his fingers, and the next instant, a surge of soul energy emanated from him.

Following that, a Spiritual Body in the form of Lu Ran separated from his physical body.

The Spiritual Body Lu Ran was covered in a murky gray, looking ghostly. While he should’ve been "naked," during the separation, Lu Ran shaped a robe with his fog-like spiritual energy.

Whew!

The moment Lu Ran’s soul divided, his physical body collapsed onto the sofa as if it had lost its soul.

It might not be just a likeness—his body had indeed lost its soul.

Seeing this, Lu Ran’s soul said, "I’m still not proficient at this. I have to take it step by step."

As he said this, this soul began to split in the outside world, dividing from one soul into a Soul Avatar. After completing this step, the Soul Avatar remained external, but the primary soul re-entered his body.

After that, Lu Ran’s physical form rose from the sofa, shook his neck, and looked at his Soul Avatar with satisfaction.

Unfortunately, the Soul Avatar was listless, lacking wisdom in its gaze and could only be manipulated by Lu Ran like a puppet on strings.

This was quite different from the intelligent avatars like Dark Crow and Manager Ying.

Lu Ran wasn’t greedy; after all, he was a human who had managed to create a soul avatar by copying the Dark Crow’s talent with Super Beast Mimicry, which was already a big success.

Even so, he felt that his success was mainly because his former legendary necro master had enhanced his soul, and he had eaten plenty of World’s Rare Clear Spirit Fruits. With his good perception and the amplification from the Imperial Jade Seal, he felt that lacking any of these conditions would have meant being stuck at some steps for a long time.

"So, what now?" The withered Six Paths Flower yawned and asked.

"So, it proves that the first step of my unique Evolution Technique was successful. Next, the second step is to make this Soul Avatar stand on its own, like an undead pet beast, capable of ’Possession’ on other Pet Beasts."

"I’ve tried it, and my primary soul still has the ability to possess."

"But this Undead Avatar is somewhat useless; not yet capable of possessing maybe because it’s too weak."

"And I can’t possibly control my primary soul to go possess... If the fight gets too intense, I’d be gone."

"So, the next goal is to strengthen the soul avatar,"

"Just like you said, I plan to wear the Bone Bracelet·Dog God Blessing, transform into a semi-legendary dog demon, and then maintain that state while creating a soul avatar,"

"That way, with a stronger main body, my soul avatar might be more vigorous. Besides, the compatibility with Mr. Husky will improve as well,"

"When the time comes, I’ll let the dog demon’s soul avatar possess Mr. Husky, and he and I will join forces as dogs, marking an initial enhancement,"

"Of course, whether this leads to ’evolution’ remains a question. At most, it might be considered ’soul possession amplification,’"

"But let’s take it one step at a time..."

Lu Ran was very excited at this moment, babbling non-stop...

"Why don’t you look happy?" Lu Ran looked at Six Paths Flower.

Six Paths Flower angrily replied, "Look at the state I’m in; how can I be happy?"

"To deconstruct my ’limit breakthrough’ ability, that number 18 keeps taking some flowers and leaves every so often..."

"If she can figure out that so-called ’Element Life Creation Device’ you talk about, fine, but if she can’t, I’m tearing her apart. No problem, right?"

Lu Ran: "..."

Lu Ran coughed dryly and said, "Trust in number 18,"

"If I wasn’t also quite interested in ’grass elemental life’... I certainly wouldn’t be here!"

"Heh heh, I appreciate it. So next... should I try that bone bracelet?"

......

Lu Ran dropped those words and dashed back into Relic Space.

Immediately after, he took out the Bone Bracelet·Dog God Blessing that had exploded out of the Legendary Secret Realm and put it on his wrist with trepidation.

Although it had been a while since he acquired this resource, this was Lu Ran’s first time using it.

"Come on..."

As Lu Ran quietly activated the Bone Bracelet·Dog God Blessing, he immediately felt his bones undergoing intense changes. It was extremely painful, but in an instant, a gentle white light burst from the bracelet, easing Lu Ran’s discomfort considerably.

He was now bathed in an explosive glow, his species slowly undergoing subtle changes.

Lu Ran had thought that he would end up like after being hit by Dark Crow’s shape-shifting curse, transforming into a different species and awkwardly lying on the ground, running on all fours as part of the canine race.

Therefore, he was using the bone bracelet in secret.

But as his bones morphed, as the evolution proceeded, Lu Ran discovered that the dog demon described in the bracelet’s depiction wasn’t entirely a beastly creature but more like a humanoid with a fusion of man and beast, like a werewolf stance.

Boom!

The light shattered.

Lu Ran’s new image appeared in Relic Space, surrounded by swirling black Wild Wind!

"Uhh oooohh———?"

At this moment, Lu Ran was utterly unlike his former self, but he stood upright on two feet; his appearance was that of a formidable werewolf. He had a bone spur on the back of each hand, a lean upper body, and a robust lower body with canine paws standing firmly on the ground.

His skin, top to bottom, was covered with black and white fur; his muzzle and ears lengthened, his head completely animalized.

Several black bone spurs stretched back from the skull like hair, contrasting with the white dog ears, and when Lu Ran opened his mouth slightly, he revealed a pair of sharp fangs on both his upper and lower jaws.

"Ugh... even my voice nearly changed."

"Wait, this power..."

Dog demon Lu Ran lifted his furry palm.

"This is... not so unacceptable," Lu Ran sensed the powerful strength that was emerging, shook his white tail, and took a deep breath.

He quickly checked his data.

[Name]: Passerby A

[Race]: Dog Demon (Pseudo)

[Attribute]: Wind

[Species Level]: Semi-Legend

[Growth Level]: Level 50

[Racial Talent]: Power of Bone Veins (can control all bones in the body for fighting, and also control enemy’s bones.), Ruler of the Wind (you naturally have a strong dominion over the wind, the ruler of a thousand breezes.)

"I feel like I’m pretty badass now... and the feeling’s right. Aside from the werewolf posture, I now possess the Power of Bone Veins, which, along with my Body Control, could let me shift into a complete canine form! Though I’m probably not familiar with that form yet, this werewolf form might have a stronger battle power."

"However, after transforming into this state, my Beast Training skills seem to be somewhat limited."

"On that note, can I still create a soul avatar in this state?"

Lu Ran muttered to himself, extending his hand, and the next moment, an exceedingly hard bone stick, capable of shattering space barriers, solidified in his hand.

"No matter, let’s first test the strength of this state. The rate of physical energy loss is quite fast; I can’t maintain this state for long. I estimate with my current physical condition, three minutes is the limit."

"King of Sudden Death, come out and take a beating."