The King of Beast Trainers

Chapter 187 - 119 Strong Enemy Emerges_1

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Infinite City Number Three, Beast Training Plaza.

After throwing the King of Sudden Death into the Training Secret Realm, Lu Ran left the house.

Before leaving, he glanced once more at his tidied backpack.

Crystal coin balance: 208,000

Equipment: Divine Deer Pendant (epic), Spirit Turning Pot (World's Rare), Icy Sky Great Sword (rare)

Resources: Combined Dog Food x27 portions (rare), Frozen Dragon Fish x39 (advanced), Trait Crystal (Nature Manipulation), Beast Training Skill Cards (Combine, Resurgence of Death)

One could say it was quite simplified.

The crystal coins were freshly earned from the Breakthrough Secret Realm and the Divine Pet List, a timely windfall.

As for weapons and tools, only the Divine Deer Pendant and the Icy Sky Great Sword remained. The Wind Cutting Sword and the crossbow had both been scrapped during Lu Ran's practice with energy entanglement.

In terms of other resources, although Lu Ran had scooped up a bunch in the Breakthrough Secret Realm, he followed the principle of "earn in the Empire, spend in the Empire, never think of taking anything home."

All were exchanged for Clear Spirit Fruits to cultivate the Flame Spirit and to learn the Flame Dragon Cooking Intent. Otherwise, without resources to invest, Lu Ran might not have grasped the basics so quickly.

So now, that was all Lu Ran had: a family heirloom, Mr. Husky's weapon, food for Mr. Husky and the King of Sudden Death, and the Trait Crystal and Beast Training Techniques he had just acquired.

With the Newcomers' Tournament approaching, and a crystal coin balance of 200,000, Lu Ran planned to make some plans.

The rules for the competition were now also out.

The highest permitted level of weapons and armor for participating students was "advanced quality," and Beast Trainers and Pet Beasts could only carry one each.

The organizers did indeed restrict the use of weapons and gear. Mr. Husky's Icy Sky Great Sword would not be allowed, so Lu Ran would have to buy some new swords temporarily.

Beyond that, he also needed to purchase some resources to help level up Mr. Husky and upgrade his food supply.

Actually, the quality of Mr. Husky's current rare dog food wasn't bad. If it were before, these would only be considered average within the rare quality. The wind attribute meat of beasts and fowls and the fruits and vegetables were all relatively cheap.

But now, with the Spirit Turning Pot and the ability to process the food with Blizzard Cooking Intent, the quality of the dog food had improved significantly. Such is the advantage of culinary skills!

As for the King of Sudden Death, already at level 20, Lu Ran planned to continue feeding it grilled Dragon Fish without further investment for the time being.

After upgrading with the Spirit Turning Pot and processing with Flame Dragon Cooking Intent, the quality of the Dragon Fish wouldn't necessarily be inferior to rare dragon resources, and for now, it was sufficient.

Finally, Lu Ran bought 20 Sky Tree Fruits at 7,000 crystal coins each, costing him 140,000 crystal coins.

Sky Tree Fruits, a resource only born on Sky Island, were scarce, with Monarch species wind attribute evil beasts guarding nearby, making the fruits difficult to obtain.

Their primary effect was to enhance the energy and wind attribute control of wind attribute beasts. Although simple, the effect was quite substantial, making it an excellent resource for leveling up wind attribute beasts.

The low price was because the Sky Tree Fruits currently available were unripe. After all, ripe fruits would be eaten by the guarding evil beasts the next moment, and unripe fruits just didn't have such high quality.

Therefore, after obtaining them, Beast Trainers usually needed to have them secondarily ripened by powerful grass attribute beasts, another expense.

But for Lu Ran, there was no need to look for any grass attribute beasts for ripening. He could achieve it through the Spirit Turning Pot, so he saved on that expenditure.

Lu Ran's intention in buying these was clear—he planned to use them to level up Mr. Husky quickly so that it could fuse the Nature Manipulation Trait by level 20. By that time, Mr. Husky would be able to control the wind element of nature to a certain extent. Combined with the increased wind control from the Sky Tree fruits, it should adapt to the new trait quickly and thus gain formidable combat power.

"Next up, time to buy a weapon." Lu Ran walked across the Beast Training Plaza with a clear target in mind, but at that moment, an announcement caught his attention, making him pause.

[Regional Announcement: Divine Pet List, Dominator Species List updated.] Nôv(el)B\\jnn

[Newly listed Divine Pet, species: Hellhound.]

[Attributes: Dark, Fire]

[Species Level: High-level Dominator]

[Growth Level: Level 20]

[Beast Trainer: Dog King]

[Reason for Listing: Evolved and mutated from a naturally born Dominator species Two-Headed Dog, inherently dual attributes, fused with the traits 'Dark Flame' and 'Eye of Fear.' Inflicted heavy damage on a High-level Dominator species Level 20 Corpse Ape Leader in the first level of the Abyss Difficulty, Corpse Beasts Cave.]

[Ranking, rises to tenth on the Dominator Divine Pet List!]

Upon this announcement, the Beast Trainers passing through the Plaza instantly shifted their gaze.

Exclamations and sounds of shock could be heard everywhere.

"Goodness, what's going on?"

"A first-level secret realm?"

Changes to the Dominator Species List were not usually a big deal, but when a beast made it onto the list due to exceptional performance in a first-level secret realm, it was a big deal!!!

Because only a first-level Beast Trainer can enter a first-level secret realm.

Could it be that a first-level Beast Trainer has made it onto the Dominator Divine Pet List?

This update, even for Lu Ran, made him stop in his tracks and stare intently at the rankings on the stele.

"Manager Ying, it seems you won't have to wait for me to knock a third-generation Beast Trainer off his horse, a fourth-generation Beast Trainer has already taken the step ahead and climbed up the Dominator Divine Pet List."

Lu Ran was also surprised. Who was this person, so formidable? The Divine Pet List ranked based on overall potential, meaning low fighting power but high potential Dominator species new pets from the fourth generation also had a chance.

Lu Ran was also surprised. Who was this person, so formidable? The Divine Pet List ranked based on overall potential, meaning low fighting power but high potential Dominator species new pets from the fourth generation also had a chance.

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