Overall, a 3S rating was not Lu Ran's limit; the Breakthrough Secret Realm's rating system simply capped out at 3S.
He had hunted a level-100 middle legendary, which had itself dropped a "legendary resource" and numerous "epic resources." If the best resources Infinite City awarded were only epic-level, that would be a little too stingy.
So Lu Ran felt that, with the "Three Heads and Six Arms trait" and the "Hunting Instinct Beast Taming Technique" being less than spectacular, this legendary exotic beast egg ought to yield a grand prize worthy of his hunting achievement.
Even if the reward exceeded Zhu Yan's own value and hatched into an even more powerful exotic beast cub, that should still count as reasonable.
Of course, Infinite City might have taken into account that he had received help from the Pine God and Divine Deer, two legendary Divine Dragon Familiars, during the hunt, and reduced a reward that should have been worth more than the target itself. But Lu Ran felt that, since Infinite City had projected so many legendary exotic beasts this time, there was no need to begrudge him these scraps.
Being able to invite the Pine God and Divine Deer to help was part of his ability, too.
Holding the Time Cat hostage to command the life and space Familiars did not count as cheating.
"As things stand, excluding the Breakthrough Mission rewards, my greatest gains should be the 'Nine-Tailed Fox Heart: Heart Crystal' and 'Zhu Yan's body.'"
Lu Ran pondered for a moment. After killing Zhu Yan, they had intended to dissect it further, only to discover a strange change in its body.
After death, Zhu Yan's entire body had begun petrifying and repairing itself, including its soul and mind, ultimately becoming something like a stone puppet.
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