"No, Guardian Deity..."
"I don't mind fighting, but fighting right now would actually be a little unfair."
"My panda is level 30 too, but it hasn't undergone its first-stage evolution yet."
"Lu Ran's pet beast, on the other hand, already has."
Clearly, Youxiong Anlin still did not want to fight Lu Ran.
"Could we wait until my pet beast evolves before fighting?"
His reasoning was sound, leaving no room for objections.
The Iron-Eating Beast Guardian Deity looked at him. "Wouldn't beating an evolved one with an unevolved one make you and me look impressive?"
Everyone fell silent. "..."
Somehow, the Iron-Eating Beast Guardian Deity and Youxiong Anlin seemed like a pair of clowns.
Neither seemed particularly bright.
"But that pet beast of his is a level-30 mid-level overlord, only one species rank below you, Guardian Deity... That's a pretty big gap to bridge." Youxiong Anlin was on the verge of tears.
Even fighting above your level had to follow some basic rules, okay?
That brute of a dragon had even one-shotted the boss of a legendary secret realm at its own level.
"What?"
Startled, the Iron-Eating Beast Guardian Deity turned an incredulous gaze on Lu Ran.
"You have an overlord-species pet beast?"
That was something the Iron-Eating Beast Guardian Deity had not expected.
Lu Ran smiled. "Yes. Youxiong is right. An evolved beast fighting an unevolved one really would be a little unfair. Why don't we wait until his pet beast evolves?"
Lu Ran had no grudge against Youxiong Anlin and could not bear to make him lose this opportunity.
Otherwise, what he had just said would have been, "It's fine. I have an unevolved pet beast too. I'll have my Silly Husky fight you."
"See, Guardian Deity?" Youxiong Anlin looked as though he had grasped a lifeline.
"Ying." The