Outside Ming'an City, after being stunned by Lu Ran's "great ambition," Hei Yu had still chosen to come along with him.
The sky was dark and heavy. In the weeds, a fat rat as big as a cat was gnawing on something. Dressed in black robes, Lu Ran and Hei Yu stood some distance away. Clearly, Lu Ran had picked this creature as his first test subject.
Name: Giant Rat Beast Attribute: Unawakened Species rank: Low transcendent Growth level: Level 3
It was pitifully weak. Lu Ran could not even be bothered to summon General Ha to deal with something like this. After estimating the distance and calculating how much force to use, he simply picked up a stone and hurled it. Under Hei Yu's startled gaze, the stone struck the Giant Rat Beast squarely and knocked it unconscious. As far as Lu Ran was concerned, not using the Crowfeather Bow was already an act of mercy.
"Let's go!"
At Lu Ran's call, Hei Yu quickly followed. Soon, he reached the unconscious Giant Rat Beast, took out the Soul-Calming Brick, and slapped it against the beast with a smack, knocking out a gray soul. Since the Giant Rat Beast had already lost consciousness, its soul was also groggy and dazed. Hei Yu swallowed at the sight. "How do you plan to cook it?"
"I have a special Beast Taming Skill. I'll try grilling the soul directly first."
Lu Ran extended a finger and lit a flame. There were plenty of Beast Taming Skills that gave Beast Tamers special abilities, and many cooks could control flames themselves, so Hei Yu thought little of it. After all, Lu Ran had already identified himself as a chef. What came next, however, presented him with a difficulty.
The Flame Spirit could not