Lu Ran and his companions met outside the newly built "Jinling Beast Taming Arena" in Jinling.
"I was so nervous that I didn't sleep all night."
"I'm pretty much the same."
The people in Lujia Village were helpless.
Beside them, Lu Ran and Fang Lan were speechless.
In fact, they were also busy all night.
One spent half a day studying "Thor's Tactics", and the other spent half a day studying "Combination Skills".
Fortunately, they are beastmasters with plenty of energy and resources to refresh themselves, so it doesn’t matter if they don’t get much rest.
"Come in." Lu Ran yawned.
The Jinling Beast Taming Arena has an auditorium that can accommodate 50,000 people, but the number of candidates from Jinling is less than one-tenth of this number, so after a few people entered, the interior looked very empty.
After all, there are only candidates sitting in the audience.
This preliminary examination will not be announced to the public, and only relevant staff and candidates will be informed internally.
“These people are really spirited.”
In fact, the number of people in the arena right now is already exceptional, because the assessment is divided into time periods, and those with later numbers can come at noon, in the afternoon, or even on the second or third day. The estimated assessment time has been given on the Beastmaster University's APP.
But now it seems that many examinees want to gather intelligence in advance and have gotten up early.
At this time, in Lu Ran's team, Lu Ran was walking in the front, Fang Lan and Lu Bing followed a little bit behind, and the remaining four were further behind. They acted just like they were in the secret realm. After all, when they were in the secret realm, it was the strongest Lu Ran who was killing people in the front, and they were picking up materials in the back...
"Candidates entering, please take your seats as soon as possible and do not wander around the venue or corridors at will."
"Candidates with earlier test numbers please try to sit in the front row."
"The test will officially begin at 7 o'clock. Candidates whose numbers have been called, please quickly arrive at the battle site and summon your pets. The next candidate, please also arrive at the waiting area as soon as possible and wait..."
The broadcast of Jinling Arena kept repeating the relevant instructions. Lu Ran glanced at his watch. It was 6:40, so he said, "I'll go to the waiting area and wait. It's only 20 minutes."
"You guys find a place to sit first."
"Okay." The pig farmers nodded.
“Come on, Mr. Lu!!”
"I'll go with you." Fang Lan said. After Lu Ran finished, it was her turn.
"Okay, then you go wait for me over there, I'm going to the bathroom..."
Fang Lan was speechless, "Then I'll wait for you outside the bathroom."
At this moment, a guide in work clothes was waiting in the waiting area leading to the central battle field.
He saw Lu Ran and Fang Lan coming over and asked, "It's Candidate No. 1 and Candidate No. 2, right?"
"The assessment will begin soon. Please wait a moment and scan your face to pass through the gate."
"Thank you." Lu Ran and the others replied simply.
After a while, the examiner arrived.
Three people began to sit down one after another on the podium, which had the best view in the audience.
They were dressed in formal attire and of different ages. They were third-generation beastmasters temporarily transferred from the Stone City Association within the No. 1 Infinite City.
It can be said that for the sake of fairness, there were not many second and third generation beastmasters from Jinling in the entire venue at this time.
Then, a young man in a blue windbreaker also walked towards the venue.
These four people are the examiners for this assessment. The man in the windbreaker is also a third-generation beastmaster and is responsible for the battle assessment. The other three will sit on the rostrum to watch the battle and evaluate the candidates' abilities.
If the examiner in the battle is tired and needs to rest, he will be replaced by another three-generation beastmaster. There are more than four people coming from Shicheng this time, so there are many backup examiners.
"Examinee No. 0001, please enter the venue for the examination within two minutes."
"No. 0001..."
After a while, the broadcast in the arena began to announce the progress of the assessment.
“Come on!” In the waiting area, Fang Lan waved her fist and cheered Lu Ran on.
Although Lu Ran is quite powerful, his opponent is a third-generation Beast Tamer after all. Fang Lan is afraid that Lu Ran will be nervous. In fact, it is normal that a fourth-generation Beast Tamer cannot beat a third-generation Beast Tamer.
"Yeah." Lu Ran raised the corner of his mouth.
As Lu Ran walked out, the examiner, the three scoring examiners, and the candidates in the audience all turned their eyes to him.
“Lu Ran???” A Green Sea City Beastmaster suddenly exclaimed in the audience, which instantly caused a chain reaction, causing many Green Sea City Beastmasters to stand up and look towards the venue.
They came together as a group, after all, they were candidates from the same city. Only Lu Ran and Fang Lan were absent, and they were teleported here quickly by the cat...
They were all very surprised to see Lu Ran appear first.
"He is the first one to be assessed." Yang Xishuai said in surprise: "Damn it, my lifelong enemy————"
"The first one is the 'strongest beastmaster' in our Green Sea City." Lu Teng curled his lips. The fourth-generation beastmasters in Green Sea City have always been arguing about who is the strongest beastmaster in Green Sea City, Lu Ran or Fang Lan.
Some people feel that King Sudden Death is very powerful and believe that he may be the leader of a race and is stronger than the Five Poison Saints.
Some people also think that since the Five Poison Saint has been on the Divine Pet List, it is unlikely that the King of Sudden Death is the leader of the race, and the Five Poison Saint must be stronger.
But no matter what, these two people are definitely the strongest fourth generation of Green Sea. The beastmasters in Green Sea City are all particularly alert and want to see how Lu Ran will perform in the assessment.
Apart from them, not many people know Lu Ran.
Infinite City No. 3 spans several provinces. Even the explorer who is familiar with Lu Ran, although he is also a beastmaster of Infinite City No. 3, the test site he belongs to is not in Jinling.
Pluto, the only possible person in Jinling, didn't seem to care much about this assessment and did not arrive at the scene early.
Soon, Lu Ran, wearing a black casual suit with red lightning patterns, walked to the center of the venue.
"Summon your pet according to the assessment rules, and then go all out."
"Don't think too much, just show your talents as much as possible." The young man in the jacket wore a loudspeaker, and his voice spread throughout the venue. He said, "Listen to the next examinees. I'll say this once. Please go all out when you come up. Don't say I didn't give you a chance to show your talents."
"Please come and fight me with the mentality of defeating me!!!"
"Remember, my name is the third generation beastmaster, Wu Le."
In order to save time, he naturally couldn't slowly learn from every assessor and have a coaching battle with them. The most convenient approach was to let the assessors show their full strength right from the start.
He would also let them off a bit, simply suppressing the examiners, so as to achieve the goal of screening the talents one by one...
As he spoke, he summoned his pet.
On the field, a summoning array emerged, and a rhino appeared under the burst of light. This rhino was nearly six meters long, more than two meters tall at the shoulder, with iron-like limbs, a huge head, and a thick skin covered with armor. There were two dagger-like horns on the snout, which looked extremely lethal! ! "Hum!!" As soon as the rhino was summoned, it let out a heavy cry, causing the earth to tremble slightly.
"Rhino?!" The examiners couldn't help but feel distressed.
The third generation of beastmasters is great. They can choose powerful beasts for their second and third pets. The initial pets of the fourth generation are basically cats and dogs. When they think about fighting against extremely difficult creatures like rhinos, they feel it is difficult to perform well.
They could already imagine how candidate No. 0001 would be beaten.
[Name]: Giant Rock Rhino [Attributes]: Rock
[Race Level]: Medium Commander [Growth Level]: Level 29
In the examination room, Lu Ran, who possessed the intermediate data eye, was one of the few people who knew the information about this rhino.
Seeing the other party's information, Lu Ran was surprised. Why didn't this examiner send a pet above level 30?
The pets of third-generation first-line beastmasters are basically over level 30, so aren’t they the main pets?
That's right, I have to deal with so many examiners, and I have to go for it no matter which one in the end, so it's not a big problem to go for this one first.
For the fourth generation beastmaster, even a level 29 Giant Rock Rhino is very suppressive.
It is easy to upgrade from level 1 to level 20, which is a period of rapid growth. However, after level 20, the progress will slow down, and the gap between 1 level and 20 is not small.
At this time, Lu Ran also summoned his pet.
"Roar!!!" Red lightning flashed, and the black dragon-like King of Death made a shocking appearance! !
At that moment, the lizard king, which was more than three meters tall and stood on two feet like a monster, also stunned the examiners.
The domineering appearance of the Sudden Death King is not inferior to that of the Giant Rock Rhino. With black scales, red eyes, and a shocking roar, it is obvious that he is not a weakling.
"The second favorite?" Lu Bing and others were surprised.
So handsome... more handsome than General Ha.
"Who is this person? The basic species of this pet should be a red-eyed eagle lizard, right? Such a small lizard was cultivated to be so huge."
As Lu Ran summoned his pet, the three examiners on the podium showed surprised expressions. This lizard didn't look weak. Unfortunately, they didn't have more information about the examinee.
Generally speaking, if a person is a powerful fourth generation, his identity can be determined by the race of his pet alone. However, Lu Ran is too low-key. Unless he sends out President Ha, these examiners will not know who Lu Ran is.
However, these preliminary examiners did not seem to have a very important background and did not possess the ability to read intermediate data. They could only rely on their experience to determine that the Sudden Death King was not weak, had a strong race, and was of a high level.
However, they did not think much about it. No matter how strong the fourth generation beastmaster was, how strong could he be? This was also the thought of examiner Wu Le.
At the moment, the audience seats were also very lively. The beastmasters from Green Sea City were introducing Lu Ran to the beastmasters from other cities.
"This is our beastmaster from Green Sea City."
"This red-eyed eagle lizard is awesome. Its defense is very strong."
"Normal attacks can't break through the defense at all."
"Huh? A pet that specializes in defense? No matter how strong the lizard's defense is, it can't be stronger than a rhinoceros, and the examiner's pet is of a higher level, so it will be a sitting duck." Beastmasters from other cities laughed.
As everyone was chatting, King Sudden Death, who had been beaten for a long time in the morning, began to lose his temper as the game started! ! "Roar!!!"
Even a clay figure still has some temper, the overlord cannot be insulted!!!
Can you withstand this blow that almost killed me?! Huh?!
Just when examiner Wu Le was calmly preparing to play with the fourth generation of juniors in front of him...
Terrifying energy erupted from the field!
Suddenly, a red lightning that was as powerful as lightning spread from the body of the King of Death, extending upwards to a height of more than ten meters. In the explosion of terrifying lightning energy, a larger shadow of the King of Death was formed, and... he was wearing armor and holding a shield! The huge shadow of the monster appeared, shocking everyone.
Including Wu Le and several other examiners, their mouths suddenly opened wide.
What the hell is this? Is this the skill of the fourth generation beastmaster's pet? They were shocked, and the examinees in the audience were even more stunned.
Not to mention them, even Fang Lan and others who knew Lu Ran were dumbfounded.
What’s wrong with this lizard! “Examiner Wu, we are about to attack, don’t you need to defend yourself?” The energy that burst out at that moment was earned by King Sudden Death after being beaten for a long time!
If the pet sent by examiner Wu was over level 30, Lu Ran would have used the skill of King of Sudden Death without hesitation.
But considering that the pet sent by Examiner Wu was only a low-level pet of level 20, Lu Ran was worried that the sudden death king's attack power was too strong and would electrocute the opponent to death... So, he reminded him in advance.
"Oh my god, this is just a trick." Examiner Wu didn't believe that the fourth generation beastmaster was so powerful, so he said directly: "Strengthen the rock rush!!"
[Charge!] He encouraged his pet.
To deal with a fourth-generation beastmaster, he had not thought of activating the gigantic and violent traits of his pet, nor did he use the beast taming skills.
Are you kidding? He is the third generation.
Moreover, he also saw the characteristics of Lu Ran's pet. The red lightning was a body-building trait. The pet should be strong mainly in its physique. The energy phantom outside was probably just a decoration.
The giant rock rhino simply had rock energy flowing all over its body at high speed, as if it was covered with a layer of rock armor, and then it crashed into the violent death king in the giant phantom with its long sword horns shaped by energy and compressed several times! ! !
The three major energy techniques are gathered together, which is very serious.
Seeing this, Lu Ran no longer hesitated.
The phantom of the monster lowered its head and directly slammed the Thunder Shield onto the charging Giant Rock Rhino! ! Boom! ! !
The huge shield pressed down.
It was not until this moment, when he felt the powerful pressure approaching the limit, that the Giant Rock Rhino's expression changed.
It even ignored the beastmaster's orders, its body suddenly grew larger, and it used gigantic growth to resist... It no longer cared about the face of the senior beast.
It had grown less than halfway, but the sense of crisis was still there... It roared, "Beastmaster, use your skills!" But it was too late.
There was an extremely shocking red thunder that exploded on the scene, and the raging lightning snakes flew all over the sky.
The loud noise made the three examiners stand up collectively, and many candidates covered their ears in shock.
When it's all over...
All people saw was a cursing, dreamless rhino lying on the ground with its body burnt black... spewing black smoke.
At this moment, all the beastmasters in the audience fell into deep silence as they looked at the king who died suddenly under the shadow of the monster, and Lu Ran behind him.
“Fuck!”
After the silence, there was horror.
A bunch of beast masters from other cities looked at the beast masters from Green Sea City with excited eyes. This... is what you call amazing defense? ! !
Amazing defense, you mean using the lightning shield to knock out the pet of the third generation beastmaster in one go, right? ! !
This is outrageous. Who the hell is this person?
Examiner Wu Le, weren't you here to assess the students? How come you failed in less than half a minute? !
Everyone in the Green Sea: ??? At that moment, examiner Wu Le himself, like a little shark who had lost his dream, stood there blankly... He wanted to say, "Wait a minute! Is there something wrong?"
(End of this chapter)