Chapter 151: The Gaze of the Evil God

“Explain in detail.”Lu Ran’s interest was piqued when Manager Ying mentioned a trait suitable for the Dark Crow.

“You should know the history of the Star-Moon Continent, right?”

“The Star-Moon Continent is different from the Blue Star. On the Blue Star, humanity is not unified; each country is still engaged in open and covert conflicts.”

“Without an apocalyptic crisis, it’s impossible for them to come together.”

“But the Star-Moon Continent is different. There, humans are relatively united. Because other supernatural beings have developed for much longer, the continent is full of dangers, both within and outside its borders. They have no choice but to stick together for survival.”

“Although the Beast Taming Empire has seen many emperors—some with Eastern features, some with Western features, and even some mixed-race humans—it has always been regarded as the legitimate authority of humanity. This fact has never changed.”

“And looking at the history of the Beast Taming Empire, during the stages of resisting external enemies and expanding territories, they fought one of the most devastating and challenging wars.”

“The enemy was the evil god creatures from outside the Star-Moon Continent.”

“The origin of this species is unknown, but their power is strange and mysterious. They are proficient in dark and psychic forces and are extremely skilled at bewitching people and using curse power.”

“Even before the Beast Taming Empire officially encountered these evil god creatures, the humans who had been bewitched by them were already causing immense suffering.”

“Among them, the most infamous minions of the evil god creatures were an organization called the ‘Witch Coven.’ The female beastmasters in this group were all granted power by the evil gods and were extremely malevolent in their methods.”

“Yes, the witch you asked me about, who cursed Principal Shi Zhen, is a member of this Witch Coven. She is a beastmaster who was bewitched by an evil god.”

“At that time, Shi Zhen and a group of first-generation beastmasters entered the breakthrough secret realm, which was from that era. Their mission was also related to the evil god creatures…”

“Although they eventually completed the task excellently, he was cursed by the Witch Coven before leaving the secret realm.”

“!!!” Lu Ran was shocked. So that’s what happened.

“The trait you mentioned, suitable for the Dark Crow, is it with Principal Shi Zhen?”

“Exactly.”

“When he completed the breakthrough task of that secret realm, he received a good rating and was rewarded with a rare trait called the ‘Evil God’s Eye.’”

“Reportedly, it is the crystallization of the eye power of a Raptor-type evil god.”

“However, if you hope to grant your Dark Crow General immense power through this trait, you will be disappointed.”

“Although it does have the capability to enhance strength, it is primarily a support-type trait.”

“A pet beast that fuses with the Evil God’s Eye will have its dark and mental powers significantly enhanced. Additionally, it will gain the Space Eye, which can shape the Evil God’s Eye to cross space, from hundreds of meters to thousands, to tens of thousands, or even across an entire city, and gaze upon others.”

“Anyone gazed upon by the Evil God’s Eye will be ‘locked’ by the evil god creature. Their traces will be indelibly remembered by the evil god creature, no matter where they run, they will be found, forever living under the gaze of the evil god.”

“One could say this is an extremely top-level reconnaissance-type trait!”

“Back then, many powerful figures of the Beast Taming Empire were driven nearly insane by being under the evil god’s gaze. It could even lock onto others across multiple provinces.”

“I was thinking, your Dark Crow’s curse power is hard to defend against. If paired with the reconnaissance ability of the Evil God’s Eye, it might be able to curse enemies with greater precision from thousands of miles away!”

“Have you been letting it practice release-type skills recently?”

“With this, it’s like giving it a super long-range precision aiming scope.”

“Whoa, that’s awesome!” Lu Ran’s eyes lit up. “This trait is truly powerful. I already have attackers and defenders in my team, but I’m missing a scout. This seems perfect for the Dark Crow.”

“Wait, if this trait is so powerful, why didn’t Principal Shi Zhen use it himself?”

Manager Ying whistled and said, “He would need a pet beast with both dark and mental attributes. Among the entire First Generation, no one’s pet beast possesses both dark and mental attributes…”

“Of course, that’s not the main issue. Pet beasts can be replaced by cultivating new ones. If the strategy team had such a top-tier trait, it would undoubtedly provide significant advantages in pioneering secret realms.”

“The real issue is that fusing the Evil God’s Eye trait comes with certain side effects. Using the ultra-long-range Evil God’s Gaze inflicts greater damage on the user’s eyes the farther it gazes!”

“A level 20 pet beast might use the Evil God’s Eye to gaze from Green Sea to Jinling, but it would go blind in the process. This trait has impressive reconnaissance capabilities, but the side effects are clearly defined. The trait crystal’s introduction explicitly warns that prolonged use of the Evil God’s Eye will damage the eyes.”

“Generally speaking, most beastmasters prefer abilities without side effects. If you end up nearly blinding yourself just for reconnaissance, it’s not worth it. After all, there are other reconnaissance-type traits besides the Evil God’s Eye.”

“Moreover, the Evil God’s Eye is more effective in breakthrough secret realms than in ordinary ones. But on the Star-Moon Continent, such a trait might easily be mistaken by local powerhouses for an evil god’s minion, leading to unintended harm. So, nurturing it is quite troublesome, you understand.”

“No wonder,” Lu Ran understood.

“So, even though this is a unique rare trait combining mental, dark, and spatial powers, it remains in Principal Shi Zhen’s possession…”

“I’ll take it,” Lu Ran said decisively as Manager Ying finished speaking.

So it causes significant eye damage?

With a team consisting of a broken-tooth and a shattered-scale, the Dark Crow General’s damaged eye would fit right in!

The divine deer pendant was prepared just for you all!

Evolving the Dark Crow into an evil god crow? Sounds good to Lu Ran.

As long as the ability is strong enough, any side effect is negligible.

“Huh? Decided so quickly? I thought you would hesitate for a while!” Manager Ying was surprised.

“But there’s actually another issue,” it said.

“What other issue?” Lu Ran asked, puzzled.

“Shi Zhen is almost ready to retire on the spot. The Stone Dragon Egg would be useless to him!”

Lu Ran: “…”

So, after all this fuss, nobody wants the Stone Dragon Egg?

What kind of fate would be worthy of the Stone Dragon Egg’s tumultuous journey…

“Got it,” Manager Ying thought for a moment and said.

“I’ll tell Shi Zhen that your Crow has mastered the curse power, and now you’re planning to study the powers of the evil god folks through the Evil God’s Eye… Maybe, in the future, you’ll have a chance to find a way to lift his curse!”

“…This is an investment in his own future happiness, convincing him to sell you the Evil God’s Eye no matter what.”

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“Absolutely brilliant,” Lu Ran gave a thumbs up.

“In that case, let’s trade the Stone Dragon Egg for other resources. Since you’ve set your sights on the Evil God’s Eye, I’ll have a talk with Shi Zhen. But if he insists on keeping it for his own research, there’s nothing I can do,” Manager Ying said.

“But just to be sure, what’s the actual value of the Stone Dragon Egg? Is there a high probability it will mutate into a Diamond Dragon? If we’re trading with our own people, we can’t rip them off,” Manager Ying, being an intelligence dealer, asked Lu Ran to maintain its reputation.

A Diamond Dragon is the ace pet beast of a legendary beastmaster renowned across the Star-Moon Continent, with immense evolutionary potential!

“Ahem,” Lu Ran admitted, seeing Manager Ying’s insistence, “The chance of mutation isn’t as high as I bragged earlier.”

“There’s a very high probability that after bathing in Dragon Blood, it will remain an ordinary Stone Dragon.”

“Even if it mutates into a Diamond Dragon, it won’t compare to the one in the secret realm.”

“The one in the secret realm has the dragon king bloodline. This one, even if it mutates, would just be an ordinary dragon species.”

“So, hoping to replicate Yi Du’s legendary ace… is a bit unrealistic. After all, the key resources that could make it rival the Diamond Dragon King, I’ve kept for myself, planning to use them on the sudden death king…”

After Lu Ran finished, Manager Ying fell silent. That’s not what you said earlier.

“Forget it,” Lu Ran’s words made Manager Ying understand. If there’s a chance to sell it to our own people, we’ll be as truthful as possible, with only slight embellishments to help them weigh the pros and cons.

But if we sell it to other countries, like the Eagle Federation or Sakura Country, then this Stone Dragon would be the direct offspring of the Diamond Dragon King!

In the future, there’s a high probability it could replicate the achievements of the Diamond Dragon King!

You won’t be disappointed with your purchase.

And if it doesn’t pan out? There are no bad pet beasts, only bad beastmasters-that would be the beastmaster’s own problem… no after-sales service provided.

“By the way, Manager Ying, I’ll take care of that pet beast egg for the upcoming Freshman Tournament.”

“About time!” Manager Ying pouted. This egg… out with the old, in with the new.

During Lu Ran’s time strategizing in the Legendary Secret Realm, it had to watch over the egg, practically turning it into a babysitter.

“Looks like you’re not planning to enter a breakthrough secret realm soon.”

“Yeah,” Lu Ran smiled.

He initially planned to time his entry into the breakthrough secret realm to coincide with the hatching of the pet beast egg.

But now, having spent a month in the Legendary Secret Realm, entering another breakthrough secret realm would mean missing the egg’s hatching.

This would result in the newly hatched creature not seeing him first.

No matter the species, Lu Ran believed the hatchling would most likely consider the first creature it sees as its parent.

So, to build a deeper bond with the egg, Lu Ran decided to wait for it to hatch and take care of it for a while before entering a level 1 breakthrough secret realm.

It’s just a month later than planned; Lu Ran wasn’t in a hurry.

Since getting the black card, Lu Ran hadn’t taken a proper break. With this month, although training would continue, he planned to spend most of his time relaxing with General Ha, the sudden death king, and himself.

And maybe take a trip, like visiting LuJia Village, which he always wanted to see but never had the chance.

If he could acquire the Evil God’s Eye, Lu Ran planned to focus more on nurturing the dark crow over General Ha and the sudden death king for this month. If the young elemental pet beast wasn’t fit for battle due to its age, then Lu Ran would likely choose the dark crow as his third pet beast.

Lu Ran needed to ensure that, like the sudden death king, the dark crow would have impressive abilities right after being contracted, able to contribute to the team.