King of Beasts

Super Thought Fruit!

Indeed, it is a resource for enhancing mental strength.

Although its core ability is to enhance computational capabilities, which doesn’t quite relate to curses, it’s still quite good and not a waste.

This lays the foundation for the Dark Crow to later command a legion.

After all, controlling a legion without computational abilities is definitely not feasible.

It would be embarrassing if one couldn’t even keep track of a few soldiers lost in the fray.

At this moment, seeing these resources, Lu Ran was instantly relieved.

Instead, he was filled with endless anticipation for the evolution of the Dark Crow.

Although these resources combined might still not match those of the Sudden Death King, Lu Ran felt they were sufficient.

What level could be reached next depended on the Dark Crow’s own fate.

“That’s enough, thank you, everyone.”

“If that’s the case, then in three days, I’ll take the Dark Crow to the Evolution Secret Realm for evolution!” Lu Ran announced.

He didn’t mind owing a small favor to these First Generations.

“Ah, I’ll go look again in the next two days to see if there are any other suitable resources…” Zhu Kaixin said, feeling a bit unhappy about not being able to contribute at all.

“No need.” Gu Qingyi said with her arms crossed: “These are already enough for the Dark Crow to absorb. Too many, too mixed resources could overwhelm a level 30 pet beast.”

“Ah, this…” Zhu Kaixin was stunned, then helplessly shook his head. If that was the case, he might as well look for resources suitable for Lu Ran’s dog.

It wouldn’t be right if everyone else had contributed and he hadn’t shown any gesture at all.

“Then it’s settled. In three days, at the Arctic Ocean Public Secret Realm, we’ll all accompany Lu Ran into the Evolution Secret Realm!”

Gu Qingyi clasped her hands together and smiled: “No problems, right?”

Everyone naturally had no objections, instead they were eager and looking forward to it.

Among a group of beastmasters, evolving a necromantic pet beast, tsk tsk, that scene… would probably astonish a bunch of media.

“Sigh…” Especially the superhuman Lin Nian, her eyes flickered with a red gleam, her fingers twitching, almost impatient for someone to cause trouble, so she could unleash havoc.

After securing a round of funding, Lu Ran’s tasks for the next two days became very clear: to further cultivate the dark crow.

“The fact that I have yet to master the soul fire shows that I still lack control over my soul power,” Lu Ran thought.

He believed that once the dark crow evolved, and he performed super beast mimicry on the necromancy dark crow, his control over the soul would surely meet the standards.

Exclusive room.

Training secret realm.

Lu Ran summoned the dark crow.

“Caw! Today is another day full of energy!”

The dark crow flew into the sky, saying, “I’m starting my special training now.”

“Dark crow, I’ll take you for evolution in three days.”

“Huh?” The dark crow was startled, almost falling, and said, “Big king, we shouldn’t rush this.”

“Today is unlike any other day.” Lu Ran shook his head and laid out the mandrake flower, devouring agate, and super thought fruit, one by one, saying:

“I just found these three exquisite resources for you.”

“How about that, enough for you to lay an invincible foundation?”

“Three, three, three, three-three of them!!!” Initially, the dark crow wanted to persuade Lu Ran, but upon seeing the three exquisite resources lined up, its eyes widened in shock.

“Big king!!!”

“Big king, where did you get these…”

“Is it urgent now?” Lu Ran asked with a smile.

The dark crow excitedly flew to Lu Ran’s side, saying, “Urgent, urgent, urgent, I want to evolve, I want to become stronger.”

“I can hardly wait to evolve into the overlord crow!”

The dark crow was thrilled, feeling cherished by the big king!

Becoming stronger and evolving are the desires of any creature, especially for an ambitious and aspiring one like the dark crow. Evolution symbolizes moving a step closer to their goals.

“Go for it, even General Ha doesn’t get this kind of treatment!”

Lu Ran discussed the uses of these three resources with the dark crow, saying, “You need to consume these resources in advance.”

“Unlike the sudden death king’s evolution, you have too many resources this time, and it would be too late if you wait until then.”

“Also, this mandrake flower is somewhat dangerous and not suitable to be consumed before the evolution; eat the devouring agate first, then the super thought fruit, and finally, this mandrake flower.”

“Alright, later I’ll add some rare mountain spring water to the remaining soul bone soup. Drink as much as you can, and if you can manage it, eating the bones too is fine.”

“Over these three days, your task is to devour voraciously with the power of the devouring agate, understood?”

“Got it.” Dark Crow touched its petite cherry lips with a wing, feeling somewhat aggrieved. Why couldn’t it have a mouth as big as General Ha’s or Sudden Death King’s?

Otherwise, its eating speed could be much faster.

However, despite having a small mouth, Dark Crow wanted Lu Ran to understand that its mouth was the sweetest.

“Hehe, Big King, you’re so kind~~~”

“I am willing to…”

Inside the training secret realm, a string of flattery was released from Dark Crow’s mouth.

Lu Ran remained unmoved.

…

Two days later.

Lu Ran had already returned to the Green Sea.

After being enhanced by the devouring agate, Dark Crow’s digestion and absorption capabilities had indeed become terrifying.

For some everyday food, it could initially absorb only about 50% of the nutrients right after eating. The remaining 50% would gradually integrate into Dark Crow’s body over a couple of days until fully absorbed.

But now, as soon as it ate, it completely absorbed and digested the nutrients, which would immediately enhance its body.

Under such terrifying digestive power, the power of the super thought fruit was undoubtedly perfectly controlled by Dark Crow.

Unfortunately, its level was limited by Lu Ran’s level; otherwise, it would be more than just level 30 by now. The super thought fruit, being an enhancement resource, might push both Sudden Death King and Dark Crow close to level 40 once Lu Ran achieved a breakthrough.

And the changes brought about by the super thought fruit to Dark Crow were also quite drastic. Previously, Dark Crow only used its mental strength fused with dark power as a curse, but now, its pure mental attacks had become terrifyingly powerful.

Mental energy materialized into mental power, a single wave of which could crush the earth and blast a long trench through the forest.

However, Dark Crow did not favor this type of attack because it consumed too much mental strength. It still preferred the high-end curse power, elegantly resolving its opponents.

With enhanced mental strength, Dark Crow’s foundation grew stronger, making it even easier to devour mandrake flowers.

In just one day, not only did Dark Crow completely digest the highly potent mandrake flower, but it also cleaned out the soul bone soup pot that Lu Ran intended to keep as an heirloom, bones and all.

Mental strength, darkness, soul-through this process, Dark Crow became as comprehensive in its strengths as Sudden Death King had been, except in physical aspects where it was not dominant. In all other respects, Dark Crow felt it had reached its pinnacle.

“Ga ga ga ga…”

Upon awakening in the contract card, the Dark Crow cackled with unbridled madness.

“Big King, Big King, I have learned a new skill.”

Lu Ran was lying on the sofa when the Dark Crow woke up. It immediately shook the contract card and rushed over to share the good news with Lu Ran.

“Oh oh… I saw it already.”

Lu Ran’s attention was still fixed on the forum.

[The second Evolution Secret Realm is about to open, and a large number of the Golden Generation are ready!]

[Among the fourth-generation beastmasters, will anyone successfully breed a pet beast from the overlord species as in the legends?]

Unlike the previous time, this time many fourth-generation beastmasters were also entering, mostly those who had cleared the Legendary Secret Realm of the Golden Generation.

Except for the unfortunate encounter with Lu Ran by the Princess of Light and her group, the others had smoothly made breakthroughs to level 2 and raised their pet beasts to level 30.

Moreover, they selectively avoided the first Evolution Secret Realm.

They were ready to make a grand showing in the second Evolution Secret Realm.

Because Lu Ran evolved an Overlord Dragon in the first Evolution Secret Realm, the excitement for this upcoming realm had not diminished.

However, compared to these news pieces, Lu Ran still preferred reading posts discussing him.

[What do you think, will Lu Ran, who only evolved one pet beast in the last Evolution Secret Realm, come to this one to evolve the other two? If he does, to what level will they evolve?]

These were the hot topics.

A user from the Eagle Federation commented: [Without a doubt, his identity as a Dragon Chef, along with his experience in solo clearing the Loong-type Legendary Secret Realm, has given him a huge boost in breeding Loong-type pet beasts. The Shield-winged Dragon King will accompany him for life, becoming his signature ace pet beast. However, the other two pet beasts are not so lucky. Lu Ran chose a legion-type realm for his level 2 Legendary Secret Realm. Although he seized the initial advantage and claimed the rare rewards, it’s clear that the legion-type rewards don’t suit his other two pet beasts. So even if Lu Ran comes this time, he definitely cannot replicate the miracle. I guess it will be at the upper sovereign level.]

A user from Indonesia replied: [That Gale Sword Dog is still incredibly strong, having outclassed the Tyrannosaurus Rex a long time ago. However, I still can’t see how it could evolve to surpass the Shield-winged Dragon King or reach the overlord level. Maybe even after the first-stage evolution, it would struggle to match the Ancient Rock Dragon. I am not optimistic about it. Regarding the third pet beast, according to information from Xia Country, it seems to be a dark-type Crow? I haven’t seen any notable performances. I wonder why Lu Ran doesn’t specialize in Loong-type, especially with the convenient secondary profession of a Dragon Chef.]

“It all makes sense, but I’m not just a Dragon Chef, I’m also a Soul Chef,” thought Lu Ran to himself.

“Big King…” the Dark Crow looked at Lu Ran with hopeful eyes.

“I see, I’ve already seen your new skill,” Lu Ran scratched his head.

[Skill]: Dark Vision

[Attribute]: Dark, Mental

[Type]: Curse

[Introduction]: A curse that strips away light, plunging the cursed into a world of complete sensory deprivation.

This was a new ability for the Dark Crow, awakened during its slumber after digesting the mandrake flower-a supplementary skill, perhaps.

Like the Pig Transformation Curse, it relies on the Dark Crow’s Dark Curse Talent.

“Very impressive!” Lu Ran encouraged.

“Big King, I have a bold idea,” the Dark Crow landed beside Lu Ran and whispered:

“We’ve almost exhausted our resources, but I feel like I can keep eating.”

Lu Ran was taken aback, “There’s nothing left for you to eat.”

“There is! Big King, you gave me that Soul Scarecrow, and it smells quite nice. Let me eat it too!”

Lu Ran: ???

Damn, you want to eat Equipment too? Although, straw does seem edible.

“Too bad, the Queen Ant Egg was given away, or else I would have tried some insect eggs…” the Dark Crow lamented.

Lu Ran: ???

“Have you gone crazy? Why don’t you just dig out your own Evil God’s Eye and eat it, then heal yourself with the Divine Deer Pendant…” Lu Ran said, exasperated.

“Damn.” But then, the next moment, the Dark Crow exclaimed in shock, “Can we actually do that???”

“Big King, I want it!!!”

“It sounds like it would be a terrifyingly bizarre evolution path.”

Lu Ran: ???

Damn, are you serious? That’s just too wicked.