King of Beasts

The second battle once again caught everyone off guard, causing many beastmasters to tremble.

Are you kidding me? A legendary potential second generation was… intimidated and defeated in an instant?

Yet Lu Ran and his new pet beast appeared unscathed once more.

“Amazing…” marveled an African-American First Generation. “First, apply pressure with your own strong foundation to lower the opponent’s morale, followed by the Dragon King’s intimidation to break the opponent’s psychological defenses. This combination can inflict several times the usual amount of intimidation damage.”

“This Strongest Fourth Generation clearly possesses exceptional combat talent! The strategy just now used his advantageous attribute to weaken the corresponding attribute of his opponent.”

“Is this the power of the Strongest Fourth Generation…”

In reality, many people still thought it was somewhat unfair and unfortunate for Lu Ran to be matched against a gatekeeper with legendary potential.

After all, no matter how monstrous Lu Ran is, and how strong his potential is, his opponent is still an outstanding beastmaster with legendary potential.

But now, with both a legendary potential Third Generation and a legendary potential Second Generation being overwhelmed, silence prevailed.

As beastmasters who have cleared the Legendary Secret Realm, no one anticipated that Lu Ran, a Fourth Generation who effortlessly solo cleared the Legendary Secret Realm, could exert such a formidable suppressive force against Second and Third Generations who teamed up to clear it. It was something these beastmasters with legendary potential never expected before their clash.

“Help, help him-“

As Lu Ran uttered “next,” the unaware Chris was carried away.

At the same time, in the preparation room, Gao Muxiu, the next gatekeeper watching the tournament through the window, bit his lip hard.

This Xia Country monster…

Even he isn’t confident he could instantly defeat Chris.

After witnessing the terrifying defense of the Sudden Death King, Gao Muxiu, before entering the stage, was in mental turmoil, analyzing which pet beast to send out to counter this situation.

Speaking of which, will Lu Ran continue to send out this Dragon King?

After a short while, Gao Muxiu, serving as the third gatekeeper, walked out slowly.

Although he tried to maintain composure, the audience could clearly see he was under significant pressure.

“God Lu is simply extraordinary.”

“Is it possible he could clear stage 3 like this???”

The beastmasters from Xia Country were already satisfied, their faces flushed with excitement.

Fang Lan, the people from Lujia Village, and others also breathed a sigh of relief.

As for Gu Qingyi and the others from the twelve branches who were watching the battle, they nodded in agreement; Lu Ran indeed lived up to expectations.

“Damn, the opponents should have experienced consecutive Hugging Beast Kills,” sighed the Pig Deity.

In contrast to the excitement of Xia Country, Guild Leader Pari from the Eagle Federation was extremely displeased.

He considered these second and third generations to be complete failures.

However, he remained patient. If Lu Ran were to be eliminated in the first three stages, then the significant effort he made to bring in Jack would be meaningless.

He glanced in one direction, his gaze falling on the face of the strongest second-generation beastmaster, Jack, who appeared calm. Seeing this, Pari heaved a sigh of relief.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

“Are you planning to change your pet beast this time?”

On the arena, the tall youth Gao Muxiu spoke slowly with his hands in his pockets.

“No need, right?”

Lu Ran looked over and said, “I’ll deal with you in one strike, then the next. I’ll switch them up then and let each pet beast have a warm-up.”

“You-“

Hearing Lu Ran’s arrogant words, anger appeared on Gao Muxiu’s face.

Many in the audience also looked shocked. Wow, so arrogant.

Many from the Golden Generation gazed at Lu Ran on the screen with envy. After all, words like that can only be spoken when one has enough strength and confidence.

“I’ve figured out your strategy.”

“Next, I’ll make you pay for your arrogance.”

Gao Muxiu adjusted his mindset, realizing Lu Ran’s provocation suddenly confirmed a piece of information for him.

Lu Ran likely planned to use the same strategy against him.

There’s no denying that Lu Ran’s combat performance and his words put a lot of psychological pressure on him. Facing the awe of the Dragon King wouldn’t lead to a good outcome.

But unfortunately for Lu Ran, he didn’t intend to let him have his way.

“Challenger: Lu Ran from Xia Country.”

“Gatekeeper: Gao Muxiu.”

As the referee gave the command, Gao Muxiu summoned his pet beast. Indeed, Gao Muxiu’s overall strength appeared to surpass that of Chris, evident from his ability to lead a team of only two through the same-level Legendary Secret Realm. This showcased remarkable talent, earning him a spot as the third gatekeeper.

The pet beast he sent out was particularly bizarre-an enormous four-headed snake, several dozen meters long, with a robust body covered in dark blue scales.

[Species]: Four-headed beast

[Attributes]: Mental, Dark, Poison, Water

[Species Level]: Upper Sovereign

[Growth Level]: Level 50

Judging from the pressure emanating from this pet beast, Gao Muxiu’s creature exuded an eccentric, ominous aura. Perhaps only Lu Ran’s Twin Crow could subdue it.

Seeing Gao Muxiu’s pet beast, Lu Ran smiled subtly. He had researched Gao Muxiu’s background and knew he had two other pet beasts whose strength rivaled that of the four-headed beast.

Since Gao Muxiu opted for the four-headed beast, Lu Ran could roughly deduce his intention. He likely hoped to rely on the mental attribute’s strong resistance to avoid being affected by the Dragon Might. Additionally, the highly corrosive poison and dark attributes might be intended to counter the Sudden Death King’s formidable defense.

However, Gao Muxiu’s strategy was overly optimistic.

“Boring,” Lu Ran said with a yawn during the countdown to the start of the battle. He instructed the Sudden Death King, “In your final match, finish it with one move.”

“Roar roar-“

Following Lu Ran’s command, the Sudden Death King nodded.

Great.

Once this is over, it can go to sleep. The other two heads could be left for General Ha and the Dark Crow to handle. It narrowed its eyes, focusing on the four-headed beast.

Hearing Lu Ran’s dismissive words again, Gao Muxiu laughed in disbelief. One move to finish it?

He wanted to see exactly how this could be done.

The countdown to the battle reached zero.

The Sudden Death King stretched out its arm, provocatively curling one dragon finger toward the four-headed beast.

“Roar roar roar roar!!!”

The four-headed beast responded with all heads roaring in anger. With its roar, the air around it exploded, and a mist-like poison gas spread across the arena.

Seeing the approaching toxic mist, the Sudden Death King withdrew its arm, casually crossing them over its chest.

“Roar… (Dude, have you ever been hit by a meteor with 50 times gravitational acceleration?)” The Sudden Death King taunted lightly, remaining calm even as the poison mist approached. In an instant, a terrifying dark red energy surged from its body into the sky!

At this moment, the Sudden Death King seemed to unleash an endless burst of power, as if energy was no object. A massive energy apparition enveloped its body, expanding its presence.

Those beastmasters who had studied the Sudden Death King’s fighting style anticipated that it might engage in energy shaping to create an energy armor shell for protection.

Yet, to their shock, they realized that this explosive force instantly began to frantically compress back into the Sudden Death King’s body!

Boom.

The incredible energy burst forth from the Sudden Death King.

In just a moment, it compressed the released energy to thirty times its original density, and this seemed only the beginning. Centered on the Sudden Death King, the violent dark red energy intertwined and fused, continuously pressing inwards. During this terrifying energy compression process, its form flickered like the advent of a dark red demon.

The simplest way to gauge the degree of energy compression is by observing the motion of minute ripples within the liquid-like energy. Presently, many were astonished to discover that the energy enveloping the Sudden Death King had already reached a 40 times compression at an incredibly rapid pace.

“It has mastered 40 times energy compression!”

“What a domineering force.”

“How did it even achieve that? 40 times… The current highest record for energy compression is only around forty-something.”

“Perhaps it’s related to its strong defense, making it easier to withstand the load of energy compression!”

Two key factors determine energy compression: energy control and physical resilience!

The audience gulped furiously, only to realize…

The energy compression continued.

41 times… 42 times… 45 times…

During this violent process of energy compression, the Sudden Death King radiated an extremely volatile energy, annihilating everything indiscriminately. Everyone had witnessed its formidable defense, but even now, during this energy compression, its scales began to show cracks.

The invading poison gas was also obliterated by the raging energy storm, unable to come close.

In the blink of an eye, the Sudden Death King’s energy fluctuations became utterly terrifying.

50 times energy compression!

With blood bursting from its body, it achieved 50 times energy compression. Unfortunately, although its physical resilience was strong, its energy control was not as refined as General Ha’s. Beyond 50 times, it could go no further.

But that was enough.

At this moment, many powerful First Generation figures were in shock, including the Pig Deity from Xia Country and Principal Shi Zhen, who exclaimed.

“50 times energy compression!”

[Did this kid hold back when fighting me?] Pig Deity was stunned watching the livestream.

“Hey, hey, isn’t the current arena master in Snowfield only at 40-something times?” In the audience seat, Dean Qin nudged the Youxiong Guild Leader, mouth slightly agape.

“Yes… Although Lu Ran’s Dragon King achieved 50 times by injuring itself, it’s still incredibly terrifying. It’s not an exaggeration to say this rivals the techniques of the top ten beastmasters.” The Youxiong Guild Leader took a deep breath.

They all turned to look at stage 3 gatekeeper Gao Muxiu.

Originally, Gao Muxiu was eagerly anticipating how Lu Ran intended to defeat him in one blow. Skeptical, he waited.

However, when the Sudden Death King, without wasting words, showcased an energy compression skill that rivaled the top ten beastmasters, Gao Muxiu’s face turned pale.

No need for Dragon Might now; the mere violent breath of energy surrounding the Sudden Death King was enough to make his heart tremble.

“Is it really necessary?” At this moment, Gao Muxiu wanted to ask if it was indeed necessary.

The Sudden Death King gave its opponent an answer by compressing all its energy, which quickly flowed to its fist.

It triggered the activation of the Heavenly Dragon Meteor Fist through self-inflicted injuries.

Boom!!!!

The Sudden Death King threw a punch-

With a resounding crash, a fist shadow resembling a meteorite of light and electricity surged forward like a meteor strike. It tore open the specially-made floor of the challenge tournament arena, which had remained intact until now, sending countless stone bricks flying. This overwhelming force, with near-certain lethality, was hurled toward the enemy.

Perhaps Gao Muxiu and the four-headed beast tried numerous ways to defend.

But it seemed to no avail.

This Heavenly Dragon Meteor Fist annihilated everything in its path, and deploying a mental pet beast to defend against Dragon Might? Who told you that Dragon Might was the Sudden Death King’s strongest attack…

Bang!!!!

After numerous deafening roars, the four-headed beast’s broken body, like a piece of shattered mud, was hurled against the energy shield encompassing the entire arena, causing ripples to ripple through the shield.

At that moment, the audience-whether from Xia Country or anywhere else in the world-fell into a long silence.

Sensing the audience’s shock, Lu Ran smirked. Really? It’s just 50 times, is it really worth all this fuss?