King of Beasts

The raging mental strength stirred the sea of clouds, causing chaotic space fluctuations that shook the heavens and earth.

Facing the invasion of the Black Dragon, Manager Ying returned to Shanghai ahead of Gu Qingyi and the others, simultaneously reverting to her main body and enlarging herself enough to suppress the Black Dragon.

“ROAR!!!” At that moment, the Black Dragon calmly observed the suddenly appearing nine-tailed cat, unsurprised by the protective forces of Shanghai.

It could sense the terrifying power fluctuations of Manager Ying, but… so what?

If they were to battle, it would be the city before them that would be destroyed. Could Xia Country really afford that?

“Who are you???” In fact, the Black Dragon wasn’t here to fight; it was merely trying to coerce Xia Country into submission, and thus, it hadn’t engaged in combat with Manager Ying immediately.

After asking, the Black Dragon coiled its body, its voice causing the earth to tremble and the mountains to shake as it continued:

“I don’t care who you are, I am going to destroy this city next, because you failed to meet my demands and even tried to resist me, you must pay the price-“

Destroy the city!

The voice of the Black Dragon echoed, chilling the hearts of many in Shanghai.

No one had expected the situation to escalate to this extent.

“Pfft, you think you can???”

However, the next moment, a snide female voice rang out, causing the people of Shanghai to pause in surprise.

Manager Ying swayed her magnificent tail, her form slowly emerging from the mist, her sapphire-like eyes indifferently watching the Black Dragon. At this moment, countless fearless reporters had arrived at the front lines, documenting this exaggerated scene amidst their fear.

A divine dragon hundreds of meters in length faced off against a nine-tailed cat over a kilometer long, a sight that people could hardly believe.

No one knew where this nine-tailed cat came from, who she was, or why she protected the outskirts of Shanghai.

“I am the manager of the Xia Country Cat-eared Maid Café, Ying.”

“With me here, you can enter this city only if you take my surname.”

Manager Ying retorted casually, and as she introduced herself, the beastmasters watching the scene finally realized who she truly was.

“How is that possible.”

“It’s actually her!!!”

“Wait a minute, isn’t the Cat-Eared Maid Café established by a second-generation beastmaster?”

Countless beastmasters, who were following the shaky and unclear livestream footage, were shocked. Some of the more experienced among them were aware of Manager Ying’s existence, but most of the Fourth Generation were not familiar with it. Ȓ

In fact, Black Dragon didn’t care at all about Manager Ying’s origins. It squinted its dragon eyes, unable to believe there could be such a fool. Although the power emanating from this cat was strong, it couldn’t comprehend how a mere cat could confidently challenge a Dragon King like itself.

As Manager Ying finished speaking, several First Generation figures appeared on the scene. Lin Nian and others, along with two ancient creatures, also arrived at the scene.

Despite the number of people, Black Dragon remained calm, knowing that there was no creature present that posed an absolute threat to it.

Moreover, it considered the concentration of Xia Country’s forces here a foolish move.

“So, you really want war…”

“In that case, I’ll join you-fools!!!”

Seeing that Xia Country showed no intention of backing down, Black Dragon King clenched its dragon claws, feeling it must apply more pressure!

While its main body remained still, Black Dragon truly wanted to avoid combat until the last moment. Fighting was not its goal; intimidation and resources were.

“You really have the nerve to come here. Are you trying to say that your subordinates are now approaching other coastal cities?”

Superhuman Lin Nian floated in the air, mockingly looking at Black Dragon.

“Roar! Roar!!!” Black Dragon roared at her, “Just this isn’t enough. I might have to flood ten cities before you realize what kind of being you’re provoking!!”

“It’s you who doesn’t understand.”

“Do you really think your subordinates can pose any significant threat to Xia Country?” Zhu Kaixin, dressed in a white suit, taunted Black Dragon.

Indeed, Black Dragon was formidable, capable of intimidating a nation single-handedly. But that was because it was an ancient overlord at level 70.

However, most of the high-combat subordinates from the Dragon Palace were only around levels 40 or 50.

In normal times, they could indeed give Xia Country some headaches-after all, not every coastal city had experts stationed to prevent ferocious beasts from causing some damage.

But at this moment, Xia Country had another trump card!

As the Black Dragon neared Shanghai, many people in the coastal cities suddenly noticed unusual disturbances.

Chaotic sea regions roared with water tornadoes, as various species of creatures above level 50 led groups of level 40 sea beasts to surface.

This scene sent shivers down the spine of the local Beast Taming Association offices that guarded these cities. With only a few First and Second Generation beastmasters mostly concentrated in major cities like Shanghai, the level 50 sea beasts easily overpowered smaller coastal cities like the Green Sea without any trouble.

Under normal circumstances, there simply wasn’t enough time for the strong to lend a hand.

Countless beastmasters from coastal areas posted about the situation in their cities online. However, since everyone’s attention was focused on Shanghai, these posts only received minimal responses.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Until…

The beastmasters monitoring the situation in Shanghai heard the conversation between the Black Dragon and Zhu Kaixin.

What did this mean?

The netizens were utterly confused.

But then, they were shocked to discover a terrifying dark red eye, over a hundred meters in diameter, slowly opening in the sky above their cities.

This sinister dark red eye, the Evil Eye, emitted an ominous breath of death.

The beastmasters, unfamiliar with the situation, initially thought it was an attack from the creatures of the Dragon Palace. However, those more experienced ones paused in surprise.

“It’s too similar, this eye, it’s just like the Evil God’s Eye from the tales of the Crow of Curses!”

“The Crow of Curses, that’s the pet beast of Lu Ran, the foremost of the Fourth Generation.”

“What’s going on??”

“Our city has also seen the Evil God’s Eye.”

“Ours too!”

People realized that wherever the sea beasts appeared, a giant Evil God’s Eye also emerged in the sky above the cities, like the eye of the reaper watching over the sea region.

The sea beasts, initially waiting for instructions from the Black Dragon King, instinctively showed fear upon seeing the dreadful Evil Eye.

And yet, even stranger events were still to unfold.

These Evil God’s Eyes continually emanated powerful spiritual power, rendering their forms ever more complete. Before long, massive crows stood in the sky over many cities, like Guardians, protecting these areas.

In Green Sea City, which was also one of the coastal cities threatened by sea beasts, the crow’s form was the most colossal. Beastmasters, including Guild Leader Zhao Chen, swallowed hard as they gazed at the crow’s silhouette in the sky, realizing that Lu Ran had stepped in.

Green Sea City might not have combat First or Second Generation beastmasters to rely on, but it was well-known that there was a Fourth Generation beastmaster stationed here, comparable to the Second Generation.

However, based on various pieces of intelligence, it seemed that Lu Ran was not just guarding Green Sea City… rather, his Twin Crow seemed to appear in every coastal city facing a crisis. How could this be possible?

How could a Fourth Generation pet beast create such miracles that even many First Generation beastmasters couldn’t comprehend?

“Is Manager Ying reliable over there?” In Green Sea City, Lu Ran hadn’t gone to the frontline in Shanghai. Instead, he safeguarded Xia Country’s coastal cities from behind the scenes. Holding the divine deer antler, he stood atop the crow flock, continually healing the dark crow that was bleeding from its eye.

“Let’s finish this.”

With Lu Ran’s command, the dark crow let out a cawing laugh. In recent days, through the nation’s collective effort, its crow flock form had become even more fearsome. Following Lu Ran’s order, the dark crow unleashed its full curse power, shattering the countless exquisite offerings of pig’s blood left by Zhu Kaixin before it.

Soon enough, the eerie cawing of crows was heard over many coastal cities. With these calls, the powerful sea beasts approaching the cities all changed their expressions dramatically.

“Roar!!!”

“Roar… snort…”

Under countless horrified gazes, these sea beasts began to bleed from their eyes. Then, their forms abruptly changed, losing their strength. The diverse species-dragons, shrimp, crabs, sharks-all simultaneously began transforming into pig shapes.

“This…” As unbelievable as this scene was, it happened right before their eyes. At this moment, people were more convinced than ever that the eye and the crow spirit were indeed Lu Ran’s handiwork.

After all, Lu Ran had once, in the Evolution Secret Realm, used curse power to turn a “foreign friend” into a pig.

At this moment, dozens of level 40 and 50 sea beasts all simultaneously turned into pigs, some even drowning in the sea. Such a shocking feat could only have been accomplished by Lu Ran; there was absolutely no other person capable of doing this.

“Wow, God Lu is incredible…”

Many beastmasters in the coastal regions were stunned, never imagining that such a crisis could be resolved by a fourth-generation beastmaster.

Of course, compared to the crisis in numerous coastal cities, the situation in Shanghai was even more severe. After all, there was a game-changing super boss here-the King of the Dragon Palace.

In the live footage from Shanghai, as Black Dragon and Zhu Kaixin spoke one after the other, people could see Black Dragon’s expression growing increasingly grim and ferocious. It seemed to sense that all its generals had been dealt with and gradually became furious.

“Roar-“

At this moment, Black Dragon was a bit defenseless, not expecting that Xia Country would be such a tough bone to chew. Enraged, it opened its mouth, condensing a powerful dragon fluctuation.

Boom!!!!

A terrifying dragon fluctuation, accompanied by a hurricane, blasted towards Shanghai, causing countless people to change their expressions. However, midway through its surge, the dragon fluctuation seemed to fall into another space. It failed to hit its target, instead being spatially redirected to another direction, crashing into the ocean and causing massive waves.

“Damn it.”

“Let’s see how many times you can redirect this.”

Black Dragon roared, knowing that the consumption of spatial skills was surely greater than its normal attacks.

“Hmph.”

“If you like to attack, I’ll just seal you in an interdimensional space and let you struggle.” Manager Ying took a deep breath.

Seal!

When Black Dragon appeared near Shanghai, the people of Xia Country actually had no intention of confronting it head-on.

If Black Dragon were elsewhere, it wouldn’t be an issue, and even nuclear weapons could be considered.

But here, unless there were no other solutions, fighting would only be the last resort.

The reason why Gu Qingyi pinned her hopes on Manager Ying earlier was precisely because it had extraordinary sealing techniques.

Though a seal couldn’t permanently deal with Black Dragon-since it would eventually break free-by that time, there would definitely be beastmasters who could easily suppress Black Dragon.

“What?”

Faced with Manager Ying’s cold snort, Black Dragon showed a bewildered expression. But in the next moment, its body suddenly went on high alert.

“Roar-“

With the warning, it roared again.

Immediately afterward, countless people were shocked to discover just how incredibly powerful Manager Ying, the proprietor of the cat-eared maid café, truly was. Its next move caused beastmasters worldwide, who were watching, to hold their breath.

After teleporting away from Black Dragon’s attack, its gem-like eyes flashed, and its nine tails grew even larger. The long tails swirled together, lightly tapping in the void.

Buzz.

Subsequently, a mysterious black dot appeared near Black Dragon King. By the time it reacted, the black dot had already started to radiate a dazzling white light, causing a spatial tremor.

At this moment, space seemed to shatter into countless fragments. These white spatial shards resembled massive white stones, continually converging towards the black dot.

The overwhelming spatial pressure coming from all around was so strong that even the mighty level 70 overlord Dragon King found it difficult to resist. This kind of strong control method-Black Dragon King had rarely seen anything like it. It bore no attack power, inflicted no damage, yet exerted an irresistible pressure, seemingly capable of forever suppressing it. It couldn’t fathom why such a method existed, nor why the user would sacrifice attack power to perfect such a seemingly useless skill.

“Domain… unleash!”

Amidst Black Dragon’s sky-shattering roars, the elegant nine-tailed cat calmly spoke from beginning to end. As its voice fell, the sky thundered, and with a “boom,” Black Dragon’s figure was swallowed by the void. In the final moment as countless spatial fragments enveloped Black Dragon, it regretted trying to extort this country. Yet even in the last moment of being sealed, it furiously roared:

“Just you wait, this mere seal…”

Black Dragon’s final futile struggle left beastmasters from other countries, monitoring the situation in Shanghai, Xia Country, visibly shocked. They hadn’t anticipated that such a catastrophic threat would be resolved by Xia Country with such ease.

In the end, as Black Dragon’s voice faded, Manager Ying looked at the fusion of the void and said, “A mere seal; don’t even think of escaping in less than a year.”

“And a year from now, forget about the First Generations-even a dog from a fourth-generation beastmaster could easily finish you off.”