Chapter Summaries

Lu Ran tested Dark Crow’s long-range reconnaissance and curse, then helped the newly born Weather Spirit take a humanoid form and use lightning. After leaving the sleeping Weather Spirit with Manager Ying, Lu Ran headed to Infinite City to test Dark Crow and pursue a suitable trait for the Weather Spirit.

• Dark Crow projected the Evil God's Eye across Green Sea, located a mosquito swarm near Insect King, and cursed the insects into attacking one another from over ten thousand meters away.
• Dark Crow’s eyes bled from the strain of long-distance observation, and Lu Ran healed them with the Divine Deer Antler.
• Lu Ran asked the Weather Spirit to imitate a girl, and it reshaped itself into a humanoid cloud and demonstrated its ability to summon lightning before falling asleep.
• Lu Ran summoned Manager Ying to care for the sleeping Weather Spirit, which he had reshaped into a Cloud Kitty.
• Lu Ran asked Manager Ying about Level Two Legendary Secret Realm bosses with weather-related powers, and she listed several possibilities, including a young dragon that controlled wind, rain, and lightning.
• Lu Ran handed the Cloud Kitty to Manager Ying and teleported to Infinite City to test Dark Crow’s abilities in a Secret Realm.

Lu Ran tested Dark Crow in an easy Level Two Secret Realm, where it killed the boss from afar and earned a spot near the top of the Commander Divine Pet Rankings. After testing its range, Lu Ran planned further training and postponed a more dangerous challenge, unaware that Pluto had been knocked off the rankings.

• Lu Ran entered Gray Wolf Plateau and directed Dark Crow to find and kill the Gray Wolf Commander, which it instantly killed with a long-range attack.
• Dark Crow cleared the Secret Realm in half a minute, earning an SSS rating and rewards, while Lu Ran praised it and promised a future team tournament.
• At Beast Taming Plaza, Pluto rejected rumors that John Doe had turned to necromancy and predicted Lu Ran would soon reveal a Monarch Pet Beast.
• A regional announcement ranked Dark Crow second on the Commander Divine Pet Rankings, knocking Pluto's Thunderhorn Ant out of the top ten and leaving Pluto furious.
• Lu Ran tested Dark Crow's Evil God's Eye, finding it could reach nearly twenty thousand meters, and told Dark Crow to train to conceal its gaze.
• Lu Ran postponed challenging a Level Two Legendary Secret Realm until his Pet Beasts evolved, then received Pluto's message, “Impressive,” and replied, “Thanks.”

After buying food and resources for his Pet Beasts, Lu Ran cooked Exquisite soul bone soup, and Dark Crow comprehended a curse that made its target’s soul and mind believe they were a pig. Lu Ran and Manager Ying wondered whether the ability might help Principal Shi Zhen, but Lu Ran feared the risks of trying it.

• Lu Ran bought Clear Spirit Fruits, Dark Sea Octopus Eyes, and energy crystals before returning home, where he learned Xia Ri had gone to prepare for the Legendary Secret Realm.
• Lu Ran cooked Exquisite pork bone soup, and the Pet Beasts and he drank it; Dark Crow gained insight after drinking several bowls.
• Dark Crow used its new Pig Transformation Curse on a Criminal Monkey, making its soul and mind take pig form.
• Lu Ran identified the curse’s effects and joked that it might help Principal Shi Zhen, while Manager Ying suggested using it to overwrite the sex-change curse.
• Lu Ran rejected the idea, fearing the curses could combine or cause a disastrous transformation.

Lu Ran learned that Infinite City had opened additional evolution secret realms, giving him more time to strengthen his pets before they evolved. Manager Ying arranged for Principal Shi Zhen to mentor him, and Shi Zhen arrived in Third Infinite City ready to demonstrate his Stone Buddha Domain.

• Manager Ying told Lu Ran that three more evolution secret realms would open soon, so he no longer needed to rush to the one scheduled in thirteen days.
• Lu Ran decided to use the extra time to improve General Ha and Dark Crow's preparations and asked Manager Ying to teach them about domains.
• Manager Ying called Principal Shi Zhen and persuaded him to come teach Lu Ran, claiming Lu Ran needed guidance with developing his pet beasts.
• Lu Ran met Shi Zhen in Third Infinite City and explained Manager Ying's risky idea of using Dark Crow's pig transformation curse to override Shi Zhen's sex-change curse.
• Shi Zhen agreed to inspect Dark Crow's curse in a Public Secret Realm and, after learning Manager Ying had promised Lu Ran domain instruction on his behalf, prepared to show him the Stone Buddha Domain.

Lu Ran and Principal Shi Zhen entered the Giant Beast Nest, where Shi Zhen demonstrated how his Holy Stone Ape Lord’s Stone Buddha Domain worked. After seeing the domain destroy a powerful Dread Ostrich, Lu Ran realized he had forgotten to take the medicine that enhanced comprehension, leaving the lesson unfinished.

• Lu Ran and Shi Zhen entered the Giant Beast Nest and encountered a level 48 Dread Ostrich.
• General Ha charged the Dread Ostrich, had its Wind Sword bitten apart, and fled back to Lu Ran.
• Shi Zhen summoned the Holy Stone Ape Lord and expanded its Stone Buddha Domain around them.
• Shi Zhen explained how domains were built and showed the Ape Lord destroy the Dread Ostrich by shattering space inside its domain.
• General Ha imagined learning a domain of its own, while Lu Ran admitted he had forgotten to take his comprehension-enhancing medicine and asked Shi Zhen to demonstrate again.

Lu Ran discussed curse research with Principal Shi Zhen and planned a natural Sword Domain for General Ha after seeing Shi Zhen demonstrate his domain. He left General Ha to study the concept and prepared to focus on Sudden Death King’s red lightning training before its evolution.

• Shi Zhen demonstrated the Stone Buddha Domain, then evaluated General Ha’s Wind Barrier and explained that mastering a domain required stronger Energy Flow and faster deployment.
• Lu Ran explained his plan to use sacrificial methods to strengthen Dark Crow’s Pig Transformation Curse, and Shi Zhen agreed to help research it.
• Dark Crow asked Shi Zhen for hair and blood samples from before and after his sex change, and Shi Zhen reluctantly agreed to provide them.
• Lu Ran described a Sword Domain combining Blizzard Sword Will, Sword Grass, and nature control, and General Ha eagerly ran off to research it.
• Lu Ran considered forging General Ha’s teeth into an Ice Soul Sword and developing its weapons into companion attachments that could grow alongside it.
• Lu Ran planned to train Sudden Death King’s red lightning trait for half a month, using the newly arrived Weather Spirit to provide daily lightning strikes.

Lu Ran learned that General Black Tortoise had been badly injured by a merfolk from the Fishmen Empire, revealing a growing sea faction near Green Sea. After Manager Ying agreed to alert Gu Qingyi, Lu Ran vowed to strengthen the coast’s defenses and help Black Tortoise grow stronger.

• Lu Ran trained Sudden Death King under a storm controlled by the newly born Weather Spirit until Dark Crow arrived with news that General Black Tortoise had returned gravely injured.
• Lu Ran healed Black Tortoise with the Divine Deer Pendant, and Black Tortoise explained that a merfolk from the Fishmen Empire had attacked him at sea.
• Manager Ying recognized the Fishmen Empire as a serious potential threat and said she would inform Gu Qingyi, who specialized in naval combat.
• Manager Ying warned Lu Ran to reinforce Green Sea’s coastal defenses in case the merfolk returned with reinforcements.
• Dark Crow and Lu Ran urged Black Tortoise to grow stronger, promising him resources so the Green Sea Seven Generals Beasts could counterattack if the Fishmen Empire advanced.

Lu Ran reorganized Green Sea’s defenses while preparing for a future clash with the Fishmen Empire. Manager Ying revealed that the empire’s king might be an ancient creature, and the king ordered Black Tortoise brought to him as a potential general.

• Lu Ran appointed Black Tortoise marshal of Green Sea’s navy and planned to select a water-type creature to defend the coast.
• Lu Ran chose a carp from Qingwu Lake as a candidate for his Dragon Soul Cultivation Method and watched the coast, but the Fishmen Empire made no further attack.
• Sudden Death King trained on the Island of Lightning, rapidly developing its Red Lightning Trait before reaching a bottleneck.
• Manager Ying told Lu Ran that the merpeople invading nearby waters served a prince, while the Fishmen Empire’s king might have survived from ancient times.
• The Fishmen Empire’s king ordered his forces to abandon the failed attack area and invite Black Tortoise to become his general.

Lu Ran traveled to Antarctica with Manager Ying to explore an evolution secret realm and met Zhu Kaixin, a First-Generation Beast Tamer raising an ice-type Pig King. Zhu Kaixin shared details about rare traits and the Former President’s violent rise to power, and the group arrived in Antarctica.

• Manager Ying told Lu Ran that Zhu Kaixin was leading Beast Tamers to Antarctica, so Lu Ran decided to bring General Ha and the Weather Spirit along.
• At Sky City’s airport, Lu Ran met Zhu Kaixin and boarded a shared VIP cabin with him.
• Zhu Kaixin explained that he had obtained a time-related ice trait from a public-secret-realm Field Boss and offered Lu Ran a piglet in exchange for help raising a Dragon-Type Pig.
• Zhu Kaixin described how the Former President killed more than a dozen powerful First-Generation Beast Tamers who had monopolized resources and targeted him.
• Lu Ran listened as Zhu Kaixin shared more gossip about Beast Tamer politics during the journey, then the group arrived in Antarctica.

Lu Ran brought General Ha to Antarctica, where he trained amid the surging spirit energy and began feeding him extreme ice to prepare his teeth for the Ice Fang Sword. After seeing Dr. Hayden claim the Dinosaur Life Research Institute’s King of Dinosaurs would surpass Lu Ran’s dragon, Lu Ran looked forward to revealing Sudden Death King’s strength in the upcoming Evolution Secret Realm.

• Zhu Kaixin warned the group about Antarctica’s dangers and told them to register at the base before exploring.
• Lu Ran traveled onto a glacier with General Ha and the Weather Spirit, who eagerly trained in the Antarctic environment.
• Lu Ran told General Ha that extreme ice could strengthen his teeth and help forge the Ice Fang Sword, then took him to find and eat extreme-ice popsicles.
• Manager Ying gave Lu Ran information on where extreme ice formed, while General Ha dreaded having his teeth turned into weapons.
• Lu Ran watched Dr. Hayden boast that the Dinosaur Life Research Institute’s King of Dinosaurs would outclass Sudden Death King, and Lu Ran resolved to prove him wrong.

Lu Ran prepared Sudden Death King for its evolution in the evolution secret realm, where the Divine Eagle Federation’s well-prepared team was among its rivals. As the countdown ended, evolution energy began erupting across the realm.

• Lu Ran rested before the evolution secret realm opened, leaving General Ha to keep searching Antarctica for extreme ice under Manager Ying’s supervision.
• Lu Ran met Zhu Kaixin, who explained the Divine Eagle Federation’s advances in dragon research and its Evolver’s ability to improve evolution success and potential.
• Lu Ran entered the evolution secret realm with Zhu Kaixin, Gu Qingyi, and Shi Zhen, then chose a remote spot while foreign Beast Tamers and Dr. Hayden’s team took notice.
• Lu Ran released Sudden Death King, General Ha, and Dark Crow, then gave Sudden Death King the Diamond Giant Dragon Heart to eat.
• The realm announced that evolution energy would erupt in sixty seconds and that the ten evolving Pet Beasts with the greatest potential would receive Xingchen Blessing; the ground then cracked and white light burst forth.

During the Evolution Secret Realm’s first-stage evolutions, Lu Ran’s Sudden Death King received a constellation-wide blessing and evolved into the world’s first Overlord Species, a Mid-level Overlord Shieldwing Dragon King. The White Mouse Reporter left to report the historic emergence of an era of Overlord Species.

• Lu Ran applied Soul Enhancement while Sudden Death King absorbed the Dragon King Bloodline Trait Crystal and the Secret Realm’s evolution energy.
• Feinikesi’s bird became a High Monarch Undying Bird, a Black chieftain’s tiger became a High Monarch Darklight Tiger Beast, and the Divine Eagle Federation’s Tyrannosaurus Rex evolved into a High Monarch Primordial Rock Dragon.
• When a reporter challenged Lu Ran after the Divine Eagle Federation announced its second Dragon-Type, Lu Ran said he already had a first beside him and wanted to become a first too.
• A dragon-shaped constellation formed in the sky, and its final stellar blessing descended upon Sudden Death King.
• Sudden Death King evolved into the Mid-level Overlord Shieldwing Dragon King, whose dragon might made the Primordial Rock Dragon prostrate itself.
• The White Mouse Reporter recognized the birth of Blue Star’s first Overlord Species and left the Secret Realm to report the news.

News that Lu Ran’s Sudden Death King had evolved into the world’s first Mid-level Overlord, the Shieldwing Dragon King, stunned Beast Tamers worldwide and eclipsed the other results from the evolution secret realm. As Lu Ran’s allies and rivals reacted to the power gap, he left the realm with Zhu Kaixin to spar, while hostile observers began discussing the threat he posed.

• White Mouse Reporter announced that Lu Ran’s Sudden Death King had become the Mid-level Overlord Shieldwing Dragon King, while the Tyrannosaurus Squad’s Primordial Rock Dragon had reached only high monarch.
• Beast Tamers across the world reacted with disbelief, and Xia Country’s fans defended Lu Ran’s achievement against claims that the evolution secret realm deserved the credit.
• Manager Ying noticed the hostility directed at Lu Ran and acknowledged that his new position had become troublesome, while observers from rival countries feared his growing power.
• Lu Ran encouraged Sudden Death King to provoke General Ha, whose strength now fell far behind the evolved dragon’s.
• Zhu Kaixin agreed to spar with Lu Ran after seeing his Heavenfrost Boar’s high monarch status beside Sudden Death King’s Mid-level Overlord rank.
• Lu Ran and the others teleported out of the evolution secret realm, leaving spectators discussing the coming changes and one joking about assassinating him.

After Sudden Death King evolved into a Mid-Tier Overlord, Lu Ran explained that he had strengthened its soul by feeding it purified souls from Overlord Species dragons. Manager Ying then told him about a newly spawned Legendary Secret Realm ruled by a Low-Tier Overlord with legion-type abilities, which Lu Ran planned to challenge.

• Manager Ying arranged for Lu Ran to remain in Infinite City while Pig God and Shi Zhen prepared to help protect him in Antarctica.
• At the Cat-Eared Maid Café, Lu Ran explained that Sudden Death King's soul had lagged behind its body's changes and that he had cultivated it by feeding it purified dragon souls.
• Manager Ying and Gu Qingyi learned that Sudden Death King's unusual potential came from Lu Ran's soul-cultivation methods.
• Manager Ying told Lu Ran that another team had already cleared the Weather Spirit Secret Realm, but that its clearance had revealed a new Legendary Secret Realm.
• Manager Ying described the new realm's boss as a Low-Tier Overlord able to command and combine countless living beings, and urged Lu Ran to reach it before other countries did.
• Lu Ran agreed to pursue the legion-type trait, though he wondered whether it would suit Dark Crow or Cloudy better.

Gu Qingyi warned Lu Ran that the Fishmen Empire sought marriage ties with human superpower users, making him a likely target as tensions grew between the ocean empire and humanity. Lu Ran entered a training realm to test Sudden Death King before challenging a legendary secret realm, and discovered that its new overlord defenses could withstand General Ha and Dark Crow’s attacks.

• Gu Qingyi told Lu Ran and Manager Ying that the level 61 Fishmen King had defeated an International Alliance team, released them, and proposed marriage ties with high-quality humans.
• Gu Qingyi explained that the alliance was divided between attacking the Fishmen Empire and pursuing peace, and warned that Lu Ran could become a target because he was a superpower user and had an overlord pet.
• Lu Ran decided to strengthen himself by challenging the Ubilas Island legendary secret realm, whose Ubilas Ant Queen commanded a dangerous colony.
• Lu Ran took Sudden Death King, General Ha, and Dark Crow into a Training Secret Realm so Sudden Death King could build up its domineering aura and he could assess its new strength.
• General Ha and Dark Crow attacked Sudden Death King, but its overlord defenses resisted their sword aura and Pig Transformation Curse without harm.
• Lu Ran told the two pets to target other weak points, but they exhausted themselves while Sudden Death King remained unharmed.

Lu Ran tested his team’s limits, then entered the Level Two Legendary Secret Realm on Ubilas Island to kill the Ant Queen. After Dark Crow located her deep beneath the island, Lu Ran planned an aerial strike using Sudden Death King as a lightning missile.

• Dark Crow and General Ha failed to injure Sudden Death King, so Lu Ran proposed forging General Ha an Exquisite-tier bonded sword to help him catch up.
• Lu Ran told Sudden Death King to injure himself by falling from a great height or triggering a Thunderflame Explosion so he could activate his Heart of the Overlord talent.
• Lu Ran, General Ha, Sudden Death King, and Dark Crow entered Ubilas Island, where their mission was to kill the Ant Queen.
• Dark Crow used the Evil God's Eye to find tens of thousands of ants and locate the sleeping Ant Queen deep inside the underground nest.
• Lu Ran decided against clearing the ants one by one and planned to have Sudden Death King dive from the sky as a lightning missile aimed at the Ant Queen.

Lu Ran’s team cleared the legendary Ubilas Island secret realm by having Sudden Death King dive-bomb and kill the ant queen before she could use her colony. The perfect clear earned Lu Ran rare rewards and made John Doe the first-ranked Overlord Divine Pet, leaving teams around the world stunned.

• Sudden Death King flew to extreme altitude and plunged toward the ant queen while Lu Ran, General Ha, and Dark Crow followed at a safe distance.
• The ant queen sensed danger and discovered Sudden Death King approaching, but he struck before she could rally her colony, killing her and devastating the surrounding ants.
• Lu Ran received a perfect-clear rating and rewards including an Ant Queen Egg and a Colony Command Trait Crystal, and decided to keep the rewards secret from Manager Ying.
• Countries’ teams struggled to locate the ant queen on Ubilas Island and were repeatedly driven back by the ants.
• The regional announcement ranked Shieldwing Dragon King first among Overlord Divine Pets after it one-shot the level 30 ant queen, and John Doe was announced as the first to solo-clear the legendary secret realm and open the Legendary Path.

After defeating the Ant Queen, Lu Ran healed Sudden Death King and assessed the rewards, deciding which Pet Beasts could use them and which items to keep or sell. He planned to fuse Undead Clone into Dark Crow before its next evolution and left the Ant Queen Egg for a future auction.

• Lu Ran treated Sudden Death King's severe injuries with the Divine Deer Pendant, and the team returned from the Secret Realm.
• Lu Ran offered Sudden Death King the Blood-Drop Stone, but Sudden Death King refused to use it for reproduction, so Lu Ran kept it.
• Lu Ran chose the Familiar Beast Taming Skill for himself and decided the Species Command Trait Crystal suited Dark Crow better than the Weather Spirit.
• Lu Ran decided to sell the Ant Queen Egg to the highest-bidding First Generation Beast Tamer rather than raise another Pet Beast.
• Lu Ran told Gu Qingyi he would wait before choosing whether Dark Crow or General Ha evolved first, and decided to fuse Undead Clone into Dark Crow before Species Command.

Lu Ran planned to hunt wild beasts for souls to strengthen Dark Crow and develop necromancy, while Black Tortoise was abducted by a Fishmen Chief acting on the Fishmen Prince’s order. Lu Ran learned what happened after returning to reality and began considering how to rescue his general.

• Lu Ran asked Gu Qingyi where he could find large numbers of wild Fire, Psychic, and Dark-Type beasts to hunt for training materials.
• A Fishmen Chief found Black Tortoise in Green Sea, mistook it for a coastal commander, and announced the Fishmen Prince wanted it as a subordinate general.
• When Black Tortoise did not cooperate, the Fishmen Chief knocked it unconscious and carried it toward the ocean as the crows watched.
• Lu Ran returned from Infinite City and learned from Manager Ying that the Fishmen Empire had abducted Black Tortoise.
• Lu Ran insisted he would rescue Black Tortoise, while Manager Ying suggested he might negotiate by becoming the Fishmen Prince’s brother-in-law.

Lu Ran traded Manager Ying information about the blood-drop stone in exchange for her predicting Marshal Black Tortoise’s future. The vision showed Black Tortoise thriving as a powerful deep-sea general, so Lu Ran decided to leave him there until he was strong enough to visit.

• Manager Ying offered to predict Marshal Black Tortoise’s condition six months ahead, but demanded valuable information in return.
• Lu Ran explained that the blood-drop stone could help powerful ancient creatures pass on their bloodlines, and Manager Ying agreed the information was valuable.
• Lu Ran and Manager Ying returned safely to Green Sea City and went to Qingwu Lake, where Lu Ran reassured the grieving Carp General that Black Tortoise could still be rescued.
• Manager Ying used Black Tortoise’s shed shell to predict his future, showing him commanding tens of thousands of Shrimp Soldiers and Crab Generals while battling deep-sea sharks.
• Lu Ran accepted that Black Tortoise was safe and thriving, and decided to wait until he was strong enough to search for him.