The King of Beast Trainers
Chapter 971 - 480: I Really Don’t Want to Let You Pass_2

Chapter 971: Chapter 480: I Really Don’t Want to Let You Pass_2

"You too?"

"Yes!" Roc declared his intention to seek a mentor, then cheerfully said to Lu Ran, "We must be fated to meet. Seeing that you’re not weak, why don’t we become sworn brothers and visit Lord Candle Dragon together? Come, here’s a fine wine from my hometown."

Clack.

As soon as Roc finished speaking, his body was split into two halves. Lu Ran murmured,

"Just worrying about what to present to Lord Candle Dragon, and here it comes."

"I wonder if Lord Candle Dragon likes grilled fish or chicken."

After speaking, Roc was merely making conversation when Lu Ran beheaded him, cooked him into a dish, dying with eyes wide open.

On the road.

Somewhere, the divine light of the Mountain God shone brilliantly, as if a rare treasure had descended.

"Today is really my lucky day, finding prey and a treasure!" Lu Ran exclaimed.

"This guy is no good, my Lord!! He eliminated his competitor before the treasure test even started!" the Mountain Soul old man shouted, criticizing both candidates.

Following the Mountain Soul’s remark, outside, Roc and Lu Ran both broke free from the Illusory Assessment Space. The memories from just moments ago in the illusion also surfaced in their minds.

"I, I..." Roc, recalling his actions of killing Lu Ran within the illusion, suddenly broke out in a sweat. If faced with that situation, would he really act that way? After some thought, Roc admitted he probably would.

But the key point was, he couldn’t beat Lu Ran.

Roc anxiously looked at Lu Ran while also worrying about Mountain Soul, fearful that his actions in the illusion would disqualify him from the assessment.

As for Lu Ran, he too fell into contemplation.

He glanced at Liu Hua next to him and asked, "Were you not pulled into the illusion?"

"No," Liu Hua calmly responded, surmising that Lord Candle Dragon likely didn’t interfere with her due to her strength potentially disrupting the assessment space.

"How are you doing, your evil energy nearly burst out just now."

"Hmm...?" Lu Ran’s eyelids twitched, what the heck, evil energy? What malice could he hold, he was just thinking of bringing a gift to Lord Candle Dragon.

Is that considered evil? He felt wrongfully accused.

"Lord Kunpeng, you may leave now." At that moment, Mountain Soul addressed the sweating Roc: "Your Excellency, you still need to further cultivate. When your spirit intelligence can control the will of desire, you may return to undergo the assessment."

"I understand, thank you, Great God, for your guidance." Roc, fearing that Lu Ran knew of his actions in the illusion, did not linger and hurriedly flew off with a dusty face.

Seeing this, Lu Ran was slightly worried, yet felt he wasn’t at fault.

"I really don’t want to pass him." Regarding Lu Ran’s performance, under normal circumstances, Lord Candle Dragon wouldn’t want to pass him in the assessment, because in the illusion, it sensed that Lu Ran possessed more evil thoughts than Roc.

Normally, such beings it would choose to eliminate.

However, deep down, Lord Candle Dragon’s sixth sense advised it not to eliminate Lu Ran, as it could benefit from him.

That feeling led Lord Candle Dragon to act against his conscience and see what would happen in the next stage.

"Congratulations, you’ve also passed the ’Heart’ assessment," Mountain Soul told Lu Ran.

"Passed?" Lu Ran scratched his head. Although unclear on the assessment criteria, since the other party declared he had passed, it was naturally very pleasing.

He guessed...

The test might involve filial piety, loyalty.

His subconscious plan in the illusion to stew and grill Roc as a respectful offering to Lord Candle Dragon to gain favor had seemingly been recognized by Lord Candle Dragon.

"Typical of me," Lu Ran patted his own shoulder.

To unconsciously make the best choice... that was close.

"The final test, exploring the ’Will’ in body, mind, and spirit." Mountain Soul explained, "Next, it’s still an illusion test!"

After speaking, Lu Ran was pulled into the illusion space again.

"I hope this time, there will be a decent assessment result," Lord Candle Dragon watched as Lu Ran fell into the illusion again.

"Hey, the so-called test of the heart, it’s supposed to judge the soul’s goodness and evil, right?"

"And this ’Will’ is about thoughts and intentions," Liu Hua, ignoring Lu Ran who had fallen into the illusion, questioned Mountain Soul.

Mountain Soul looked at the Flower God, who had just shown immense strength, and immediately nodded, "This test focuses on the relationship between the individual, society, and nature, examining how the test subject views the world."

"The scenario is Ancient Blue Star being invaded by a powerful alien civilization. The test will determine whether the test subject becomes a traitor to the invaders, chooses to resist till the end to save their homeland, or decides to escape reality and flee..."

Mountain Soul was curious about the outcome, especially since Lord Candle Dragon mentioned this Human Tribe member might also be from outside the star, implying he might lack a sense of belonging to Blue Star.

"Oh." Liu Hua was silent, sensing a foreboding feeling.

In the Illusory Assessment Space.

Lu Ran had become a moderately strong member of the Human Tribe on Ancient Blue Star.

With the acceleration by Lord Candle Dragon, Blue Star soon faced an invasion from an alien civilization, and Lu Ran’s fate turned tragic.

Just as Mountain Soul and Lord Candle Dragon focused on whether Lu Ran would become a puppet of the alien civilization, persecuting Blue Star, or instead cling desperately to survival, Lu Ran bravely stood up, leading the resistance against the alien civilization.

"Fuck you guys, Blue Star is mine!" In the end, Lu Ran shouted the slogan, drove the aliens from Blue Star, and then ruled over Blue Star himself, fulfilling the alien’s dream, becoming the King of Blue Star, and ending the assessment.

Lu Ran emerged from the illusion feeling exhilarated, satisfying his "king addiction."

Mountain Soul: ...

"Your Excellency, he, his..."

"Did he actually save Blue Star, or what?"