22: Chapter 22 Bloodline Suppression, One Claw Shakes Heaven and Earth!

"Come forth, Red Blood Flood Dragon!"

Lu Ming looked at Chu Ran from across the field with contempt and spoke indifferently.

Before his voice had even faded, a summoning array diagram emerged behind him.

*Screech—*

A colossal creature, over ten meters long, slowly emerged from the diagram.

The Red Blood Flood Dragon's scales exuded a blood-red hue, as if stained with fresh blood, radiating a fierce aura.

Its four claws appeared incomparably sharp, brimming with killing intent...

This was a gold grade beast!

Possessing such a beast was enough to walk through any secret realm below level four unscathed; most people present didn't even match this beast's combat power!

And such a terrifying beast was merely Lu Ming's weakest one!

Some onlookers had already begun to pity his opponent...

"A gold grade is truly different; the Red Blood Flood Dragon's aura seems even stronger than other Fourth Turn Professionals."

"Tell me about it. The Beast Tamer class is practically broken for someone like Lu Ming. Look at those glossy scales; it's clear it hasn't lacked for nourishing supplements..."

"That kid on the other side is finished..."

"A Third Turn Beast Tamer who hasn't joined any guild or organization—how could he possibly raise a good beast? That fifty thousand registration fee was probably saved up over a long time just to try his luck. Now, he's likely going to lose both his money and his dignity..."

...

Shen Changtian listened to the discussions around him; it seemed no one favored the mysterious master.

After all, his opponent was the Young Master of the Fengming Guild and its future successor, Lu Ming. Had he not witnessed the master's true strength himself, he probably would have favored Lu Ming to win as well...

Unfortunately, he had seen that master's power; it was like an ephemera looking up at the vast sky...

"Hey, look! How does the person in this video look so much like that kid? They're both wearing a shadow cloak..."

Just then, someone scrolling through a forum on their phone happened upon the video of the Lin Feng City Beast Taming Master and pointed at the master in the video while speaking to those around them.

"Impossible. What kind of figure is this master? If he came to Shanyuan City, every major guild would be scrambling to recruit him. Why would he fight someone over a beast egg worth a few million..."

"Exactly. Just the pressure from either of the two beasts in this video would make it hard for us to breathe. If they actually appeared here, wouldn't we be the ones suffering?"

"But... this build, this posture... it really looks like him..." The person with the phone was scolded by the crowd and retreated to the side.

...

"Kid, if you kneel and admit defeat now, I might not hold this little matter against you. If you beg me a bit more, maybe I'll even be happy enough to refund your registration fee."

"Don't wait until my Red Blood Flood Dragon bites your squishy little pet to death and start crying. I won't be able to help you then, hahaha," Lu Ming said contemptuously, stroking the Red Blood Flood Dragon beside him.

"Does admitting defeat require kneeling?" Chu Ran said indifferently.

"Of course. Otherwise, how can it be called admitting defeat? If you don't want to be beaten, you have to be humiliated!" Lu Ming barked coldly.

"The strong are meant to ruthlessly humiliate the weak!"

Hearing this, Chu Ran chuckled. "Those are your own words."

With that, he raised his hand.

A vast Contract Spirit Diagram imprinted with ancient patterns appeared behind him.

A powerful force of thunder faintly flowed within those ancient patterns.

The previously sunny sky instantly turned gloomy, and a violent aura permeated the air.

Thunder roared from within the clouds, and the surrounding area for several miles fell silent...

Watching this sudden phenomenon, everyone was dumbfounded, and unease surged in their hearts, as if a world-shaking entity was about to appear!

For some reason, Lu Ming felt an intense pressure rushing toward him. The Red Blood Flood Dragon beside him also grew wary, its pupils staring fixedly at the obscure soul map!

*Roar—*

A surging roar erupted from the soul map, echoing through the clouds!

Upon hearing this roar, the Red Blood Flood Dragon actually shrank to the ground in terror!

Immediately after, a sharp claw covered in scales and wreathed in thunder slowly reached out. A bone-chilling sharpness and terrifying pressure instantly swept across the field!

Everyone present felt an inexplicable pressure; some weaker Professionals even began to feel nauseous...

Lu Ming, who bore the brunt of it, lost his footing and fell directly to his knees...

Chu Ran raised his hand, and the thunder claw's movement quietly froze before it was gently withdrawn. Subsequently, the soul map in mid-air disappeared.

The pressure vanished abruptly, and along with it, the phenomenon in the sky...

The sky returned to calm, but the shock left in everyone's hearts did not dissipate.

Lu Ming sat on the ground, kneeling in a daze, while the Red Blood Flood Dragon beside him curled into a ball, trembling uncontrollably, its previous bravado completely gone...

This...

No one present had recovered from the shock. They all looked at the mysterious person in the field, who had no beast beside him, with faces full of disbelief...

"That beast just now... what rank was it?" someone asked.

Just by extending a single claw without even showing its head, it had caused such a world-shaking phenomenon!

It had directly scared a gold grade Red Blood Flood Dragon into a ball...

"I've never seen it... I wonder if Elder Lu Nian's beasts have this kind of combat power..."

...

Outside Shanyuan City, Elder Lu Nian, Wang Hao, and Tang Xiaotian jumped down from the back of a Flying Roc.

They had come this time specifically to find the Beast Taming Master.

After learning that the Beast Taming Master had only awakened yesterday, the three of them were startled. They were determined to recruit this young talent into their respective forces...

"I'm saying, the three of us must compete fairly. No underhanded tricks allowed!" Elder Lu Nian said.

"I agree!" Tang Xiaotian echoed. "But I believe since the master awakened in my Lin Feng City, he should naturally belong to Lin Feng City!"

"Nonsense! There has never been a rule that you belong to wherever you awakened. By that logic, I awakened in the Central Region; does that mean I'm from the Central Region?" Wang Hao said.

"That's because you're too weak. Is the Central Region a place just anyone can enter?" Tang Xiaotian said crossly.

The three of them dropped their previous harmony and began to mock one another.

Regarding the affiliation of this newly risen Beast Tamer, none of them were willing to yield!

"What's going on over there? It looks like a fight?" Wang Hao noticed the phenomenon in the distance.

"A fight? Let's go take a look. I love watching youngsters fight!" Elder Lu Nian suggested.

"Fine, we can't find him right now anyway. Let's go watch for some entertainment," Tang Xiaotian said.

The group walked toward the combat zone.

The auras of the three high-level Professionals were too powerful. Many onlookers sensed them and hurriedly made way.

"Isn't that Elder Lu!"

Someone recognized Elder Lu Nian among them.

"I heard he's extremely protective. He's not going to seek revenge for his grandson, is he?"

"Holy crap, Elder Lu is a master with two commander grade beasts. If a real fight breaks out..."

...

Hearing the discussions around him, Elder Lu Nian felt more and more that something was wrong, and he quickened his pace.

After seeing the scene in the field, his expression changed drastically, his mood for watching the fun completely gone.

"Ming'er!"

He rushed toward Lu Ming in a few strides and carefully checked the other's injuries.

Upon finding him unharmed, he breathed a sigh of relief and pulled him up.

As long as he's okay...

He thought to himself, then his eyes flashed as he looked behind him!

The moment he saw that person, the sharpness and coldness in his eyes instantly vanished, replaced by a look of clarity...

He walked straight and fast in Chu Ran's direction...

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