Shi Ze came to visit Lu Ran again early in the morning, "Brother Lu, the trial authority for the Death Forest has been applied for."

"When do you think we should go?"

Lu Ran was sitting leisurely at the stone table in the yard, eating the breakfast brought by the servant.

"Brother Shi, would you like to eat something?"

Although this breakfast does not contain any culinary ideas, the ingredients are all local specialties, and Lu Ran finds it very delicious.

"Ah, no, I've already eaten." Ishizawa declined.

"Then I'll finish it quickly and we'll go later?" Lu Ran asked.

"Okay." Ishizawa said no problem.

Lu Ran started to quickly eat breakfast. He was also looking forward to going to the Death Forest.

After eating, the two of them prepared a little and set off immediately.

…

On the way, Shi Ze said, "In the next few days, members of several major families may apply for the Death Forest Trial, so check it out in advance."

"It's possible that other contestants will use the passages of several major families in Tree Realm City to come here in advance to observe the environment."

"So by then, we may also meet other people in the Death Forest. Brother Lu must be careful then."

"Sometimes, the scariest thing is not the evil plants, but people. Evil plants without intelligence will not take the initiative to plot against you. They just act according to fixed instincts. There are traces to follow. As long as you understand their habits, it is not difficult to travel through the Death Forest."

"However, in the preliminary round, the beast masters who travel through the Death Forest are allowed to interfere with and eliminate each other in the forest. So by then, it is very likely that a group of plant masters will use the power of these terrifying plants to set traps in advance to target other contestants."

“This is the most difficult part of the preliminaries.”

"It's okay." Lu Ran leaned against the carriage and smiled.

"The other contestants can be eliminated in the preliminary rounds. This is obviously a very good rule."

"You said that if someone could defeat all the contestants in the preliminaries in the Forest of Death, then there would be no need to compete slowly and he could be the champion right away?"

"ah?"

Shi Ze was stunned and said, "Huh?"

"How is this possible? There are so many contestants..."

“That’s right.” Lu Ran shook his head. To be honest, he just had that idea just now, purely because doing so might get a higher score.

Also, save time.

According to his understanding, after the preliminaries, the contestants will have to rest for 3 days before starting the main competition.

When it comes to the main competition, it will last for a few more days.

In this way, the 30 days to break through the secret realm were all used up in a flash.

But if he could finish the competition directly in the preliminaries and take first place with absolute strength, then the rest of the time would be entirely up to him and he wouldn't have to follow the rhythm of the game.

However, Lu Ran was not sure whether this method was feasible.

Lu Ran felt that there would be no pressure if he could send out the Dark Crow + use the Divine Deer Pendant.

After all, the combination of these two, ultra-long-range reconnaissance + sniper curse, is simply as comfortable as cheating.

But Lu Ran didn't know whether the power of the evil god was welcomed in this era, so he decided to be safe and only send General Ha and King of Death to avoid adding any risks to himself.

Two level 30 medium overlords are equivalent to two level 40 medium kings.

The trump card of the previous champion is a level 41 high king, which is theoretically stronger than both Mr. Ha and the King of Death, but that is only in theory.

After all, Mr. Ha is an expert in the sword domain and cannot be treated as an ordinary level 30 overlord.

At that time, when the territory is opened, all the ferocious plants will be sword grass in its eyes.

Aren't these ferocious plants all controlled by it? The fighting power is greatly increased! This is the so-called beast control plant! Who is the master of the control plant? It is still uncertain.

"Ahem, Brother Lu, you really dare to think so."

Ishizawa felt like he was always drifting. Admittedly, that Overlord Dogmon was very powerful and could crush him, but he was only in the top 32 in the championship last year.

The higher the ranking, the higher the level.

Moreover, in this era of imperial planting, the strongest players are basically imperial plant masters.

In an environment like the Death Forest, the bonus to the plant control master's strength is enormous.

"Haha, just think about it."

"arrive!!!"

It didn't take long for the two to arrive at the outskirts of Tree World City and come to the entrance of the Death Forest.

At this time, this entrance was blocked by many city lord troops. In addition to Lu Ran and his group, as Shi Ze said, there were also other people who came here in advance and tried to scout the area.

Lu Ran just got off the carriage with Shi Ze, and then he looked in one direction unexpectedly.

"Um?"

In another direction, someone also felt Lu Ran's gaze and looked over quickly.

This person was none other than Yu Rui, one of the three beastmasters from other worlds that Lu Ran had discovered yesterday, and he looked only fifteen or sixteen years old.

At this time, he was with two other people, led by a woman in a floral dress, and also waiting outside the forest.

"What's wrong?" Feeling Yu Rui's gaze, Jiang Ming and Liu Man also looked over, and then their expressions changed.

Others might be influenced by the Infinite City and not sensitive to their attire, but as fellow trial-takers, the two of them immediately noticed that Lu Ran was wearing modern clothes!

Is this person the beastmaster from another world that Yu Rui mentioned? "Yo." Seeing their nervous expressions, Lu Ran smiled and waved at them. He did not hide his identity, but it was this behavior that made the two of them feel like they were facing a formidable enemy.

"Brother Lu, is this someone you know?" Shi Ze asked from the side.

"We met once when I registered yesterday." Lu Ran said.

"Oh, they are actually with the Yang family and were brought here as well. It seems that they have a complicated background just like you, Brother Lu..." Shi Ze was very surprised.

"Normal." Lu Ran looked away indifferently.

Meanwhile, on that side.

The woman in the flowery skirt also spoke up unexpectedly: "Is he someone you know? A beastmaster?"

Yu Rui shook his head, retracted his gaze, and said, "No, but he should be a very dangerous guy. During the game... be careful of him."

It’s really dangerous!

Jiang Ming and Liu Man never thought that Lu Ran would actually wave and greet them openly, as if he had no fear of their identity as people from another world.

Such guys are either stupid or extremely dangerous.

Although they met, the four had no intention of talking. After a little preparation, they each entered the Death Forest, and chose different directions.

…………

The more dangerous the transplanted plants are, the deeper they are into the ground.

Along the way, under the leadership of Shi Ze, Lu Ran saw many ordinary ferocious plants. If they awakened, they might become extraordinary races or ruling races. Lu Ran naturally didn't care much about this level.

What he wanted to find for Fang Lan had to be at least a ferocious plant of the same level as the sword grass.

"Brother Shi, take me to see the dragon blood willow tree." Lu Ran didn't know much about poison, but he knew more about dragons, so his first target was the dragon blood willow tree.

If this thing can awaken, it would be a good choice to give it to the King of Sudden Death as a follower. After all, it can grow quickly by relying on the blood lost by the King of Sudden Death on a daily basis, and it is also easy to train.

But unfortunately, their compatibility with the King of Sudden Death doesn't match, so it's difficult to fight together.

“Brother Lu, you have a really big heart.”

"Why don't you summon a dog to protect yourself?"

"It's really stressful for me to explore the way alone."

At this time, Shi Ze was leading the Moon-Swallowing Dog to explore the way ahead, while Lu Ran behind him was just strolling around and enjoying the scenery as if nothing had happened.

This made Shi Ze's mouth twitch. Is Lu Ran really not worried about the sudden crisis?

"You don't understand." Lu Ran said: "I summoned it, it is more dangerous than not summoning it."

Considering the mobility of that idiot Mr. Ha, Lu Ran estimated that if he summoned it out to explore the way, the dangers encountered along the way would double.

This guy not only has bad hands, but also a bad mouth. When he was in the novice trial secret realm, he even wanted to eat poisonous mushrooms.

It's been several months, but I haven't really gotten over it.

On the contrary, with the integration of the absolute enlightenment characteristics, although Mr. Ha's understanding has increased, his IQ has probably decreased.

After all, with his original IQ, Mr. Ha knew that the broken horn of the sacred deer was not a sword. But now, everything is swords, swords, swords.

It's like sacrificing IQ in exchange for understanding and combat power.

The reason why Lu Ran was not too worried about encountering danger was that when he burst out with all his strength, his combat power was not much weaker than that of a ferocious beast. With the physical qualities obtained through super-beast mimicry and the blessing of the Flame Spirit, it was completely possible to say that he was a ferocious beast with fire attribute.

Blood can defeat these plants.

"What do you mean?" Shi Ze was puzzled. Summoning is more dangerous than not summoning?

Lu Ran smiled, looked at him, and said, "Because it's courting death... Never mind, let's just summon it out. It shouldn't be a big deal if we keep an eye on it."

"It's just a good opportunity to test an ability."

As he spoke, Lu Ran summoned Mr. Ha, intending to let it open the sword domain later to see if he could control these ferocious plants.

It can also be regarded as an advance rehearsal for the upcoming preliminaries.

"Woo~~~~" At the same time, Mr. Ha, who was summoned by Lu Ran, looked around with sharp eyes.

"Ability, what ability?" Shi Ze asked curiously.

"Control the evil plants." Lu Ran said.

"Is this true? Brother Lu, I have little education, so please don't lie to me." Shi Ze didn't quite believe it.

It's one thing for it to fight while holding sword grass in its mouth, but a wind and snow dog beast that controls a ferocious plant?

It's not reliable no matter how you think about it.

It does sound like courting death.

"Boss Ha, try to see if you can control these dangerous plants."

Lu Ran pointed forward. In the area ahead was a group of dormant "Bean Shooters". These ferocious plants had different properties. Some could spit out ice shells, and some could spit out lightning shells. Although they were not very powerful, their large numbers and clusters together could be a real headache.

“Woof!!”

Mr. Ha was calm and was just about to open the unlimited sword domain to cover these ferocious plants and turn them into plant swords, but suddenly, he seemed to realize something.

Is it necessary to use the sword domain to control these plants without intelligence? Wouldn't it be a waste of energy?

Waste of talent!

It showed a wise look, and suddenly had a feeling that even without the help of the power of the sword domain, it could still control these ferocious plants.

Divine deer!

With just one broken horn, the divine deer can transform the natural power of plants and trees into life force, and its control over nature is extremely powerful.

As long as it cosplays as a divine deer, wouldn't these plants obey it? "Hoo-hoo~" Boss Ha huffed and puffed, his eyes flashing with wisdom, feeling that he was very smart.

As he thought about it, energy began to rapidly take shape on the top of Mr. Ha's head, and interlaced antlers began to grow.

【I am a deer, I am a deer, I am a deer...】

Shi Ze, Lu Ran: ? ? Shi Ze was stunned and said, "Brother Lu, what does this mean?"

"You ask me?" Lu Ran looked at Mr. Ha speechlessly. I asked you to open the unlimited sword domain, so why the hell are you cosplaying as the divine deer?

Even if...

Lu Ran was about to mutter in his heart, even if the divine deer might be a divine beast that controls the life force of plants and trees, you, a dog, can’t act like one…

However, before Lu Ran finished muttering, a special aura suddenly emanated from the antler-growing Ha Zong. That aura was exactly the same as the broken antlers of the divine deer. A dazzling golden-green light permeated Ha Zong's body, making it difficult to see his original dog-shaped body under the lingering light. From the outline, it looked like a real divine deer...

"Fuck, a deer dog." Ishizawa was shocked.

Lu Ran’s brain is a little out of order, biological artistic conception shaping?

What a joke.

Can you understand this too?

Could this be the reason why Mr. Ha has been using the broken horns of the divine deer for many years and integrating them with the special qualities of absolute enlightenment?

Shit, Lu Ran was still a little dazed. He was wrong. The Jue Wu trait was indeed more suitable for President Ha!

At the same time, as Mr. Ha used the biological artistic conception to shape himself, he inserted deer antlers into himself and turned into a deer dog. With Mr. Ha as the center, countless fierce plants actually began to shake, as if they had felt some great power. Without intelligence, they made a gesture of submission, and even wanted to offer their own power! Beside them, Shi Ze and the Moon-Swallowing Dog opened their mouths wide, not very clear about what was happening in front of them.

In other parts of the Death Forest, most of the ferocious plants also shook violently.

In addition, Yu Rui and his group who were traveling through the forest suddenly changed their expressions as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

"What's going on!!" Not only these ferocious plants, but also the low-level overlord ancient war trees following Yu Rui were trembling all over, as if they felt some terrible pressure and couldn't help but surrender in a certain direction.

These ferocious plants are like low-level races that encounter higher life forms and instantly lose control of their behavior.

Forest riot.

At the same time, in the City Lord’s Mansion.

In a secret training room, a white-haired old woman suddenly opened her eyes and looked in the direction of the Death Forest in surprise.

"What happened to those evil plants?"

(End of this chapter)