The King of Beast Trainers

163  Chapter 108 This Dog is Defying the Heavens_2

"Frost Moon Tower must have provided him with the examination site map; no need to worry," the female examiner said.

"You can't say that. Most geniuses like to strive for perfection and have their own pride. It's one thing for others to encounter trouble, but it would be such a pity if a rare talent who has mastered Cooking Intent were to experience any accidents during the assessment," the white-haired elder laughed, then to the surprise of the other two, he summoned a Pearl Clam.

A huge clamshell appeared on the table, and within its pristine pearl, the images of Lu Ran and Mr. Husky entering the forest were reflected.

"Master Gao, is this..." the plump chef exclaimed in shock.

"Yes, it's a Territory Clam. As long as it has visited a location, it can monitor everything within range and reflect it in this pearl."

"Before taking on the role of examiner here in Tsunami Province, I made a point of wandering around this Tsunami Forest."

"It really is that Divine Beast that can peek on widows bathing!" he exclaimed, only to be immediately sent flying several meters by a kick from the female examiner beside him.

"It looks like supervising this examination will be much easier. Master Gao, where did you find this Territory Clam?" the female examiner asked enviously.

"That, I'm afraid, is a secret," the elder smiled, then he turned his attention seriously to the pearl, which resembled a television screen.

...…

"Woof!" After entering the forest with Mr. Husky, Lu Ran pondered for a moment.

"This way!"

Following the map in his memory, Lu Ran planned to find a lake and, as Manager Tong had suggested, catch just one fish.

For Lu Ran, who had no foundation in Firework Skills and only knew cutting skills, serving sashimi was definitely the least likely to go wrong when striving for the perfect expression of both Cooking Intent and the ingredient's potential.

However, fishing was also a skillful task, and if possible, Lu Ran still wanted to hunt fish of rare quality.

Although the breakthrough task simply required making a special-grade dish and passing the special-grade examination to be considered complete, the task would still be graded, and clearly, the better the performance throughout the process, the higher the score.

Lu Ran was indeed aiming for perfection.

He didn't dream of World's Rare ingredients, as it was certain there were none in this place, but since that was the case, he might as well go for a rare ingredient.

Dragon Fish Lake! n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

This was considered a deeper location within Tsunami Forest, and it was said that Dragon Fish on the verge of transforming into dragons were found in the lake. Even in their most common state, the quality of Dragon Fish Meat was advanced, and it would definitely reach rare if the fish were at a higher stage of evolution.

But the journey there was destined not to be peaceful.

"This guy, why won't he listen to advice." Through the pearl television, the three examiners saw Lu Ran heading straight into the depths of the forest, completely ignoring the common ingredients around him, and they frowned.

If this continued, this young talent in possession of Cooking Intent would definitely face danger...

No sooner had the thought crossed their minds than, indeed, Lu Ran had wandered into an area inhabited by Tusk pigs, and four of the creatures, munching on thorns, flashed fierce glints in their red eyes at the intruder.

"These four Tusk pigs have a hunting level around 15," the white-haired elder said.

One against four!

This was bad!

But in the next moment, they saw Lu Ran continue forward, disregarding the pigs, and a sword appeared in his hand as he moved.

He didn't wield the sword himself; instead, he tossed the ice-blue sword up into the sky.

In the next instant, the Dog Beast that had been following beside Lu Ran immediately caught the Icy Sky Great Sword in its mouth, landed lightly, and then, like a Gale, charged toward the four wild boars rushing at them!

Boom!!!

Numerous leaves flew tumultuously as four wild boars, caught in the violent current, were lifted into the air; what followed was a shocking scene that would stay with the examiners for life.

The skins of the four wild boars displayed the same marks that had been seen on the Rock Bull the day before, and then… their bodies were dismembered in mid-air, turning into countless exquisite pieces of meat that fell from the sky.

"What! What!" The portly chef's eyes bulged as he watched Mr. Husky smoothly sheathe his sword.

Meanwhile, the falling chunks of meat had not yet hit the ground when Lu Ran, passing by, calmly collected them into his Spatial Bag.

"This…" Having spent the entire previous day on assessments, the three examiners had not had the time to learn about Lu Ran's feats; now, seeing Mr. Husky dismember four wild boars in an instant, their minds buzzed.

They just felt that this dog's butchering technique was even more violent and faster than the one that had dazzled them from Lu Ran the day before.

What kind of thing was this, what was happening.

They were stunned.

And why could a Level 10 Doggo kill four Tusk pigs, with a hunting level of about 15, in an instant?

"Is that Dog Beast of the Dominator Species?" the female examiner asked.

"No, it should be of the extraordinary race!" the white-haired elder said. "However, that sword must be very powerful, having reached rare quality. I've never seen forging like this before; I wonder who the master craftsman is."

The three fell silent, continuing to watch; at this point, they understood why Lu Ran had the confidence to venture deep into the forest.

"He doesn't seem inclined to use the Tusk pig meat he just hunted for cooking…"

Lu Ran and Mr. Husky moved swiftly. If they encountered any Ferocious Beasts that didn't know any better, Mr. Husky would simply dismember them on the spot and add them as ingredients to the Spatial Bag.

It wasn't long before Lu Ran and Mr. Husky arrived at Dragon Fish Lake.

It was then that the three examiners finally understood Lu Ran's intent.

"Pork and all, doesn't mesh well with the Ice Attribute Cooking Intent, he wants to make sashimi," said the portly chef, drooling slightly in anticipation, wondering just how far the Snowy Cooking Intent could enhance the deliciousness of sashimi.

"However, isn't that Dog Beast a Wind Attribute Beast? It probably isn't good at swimming, and since Dragon Fish are as ferocious as sharks and live at the very bottom of water bodies, hunting them would still be quite a challenge," the female examiner voiced her confusion.

How did he plan to catch fish?

Fishing? Could it be that this King of Sudden Death was also skilled at fishing techniques? That's a compulsory skill for a Gourmet Hunter too...

But in the ensuing moment, she fell silent again.

Because it wasn't fishing...

It was spearing fish!

"Sword Control Technique!" Upon Lu Ran's command, Mr. Husky, who had been honing his Wind-empowered Sword Technique for a month, finally displayed his progress.

The Icy Sky Great Sword left Mr. Husky's mouth, soaring up ninety thousand miles as if it was a falling Milky Way, and with the command of the Wild Wind, it plunged into the lake.

In an instant, spray scattered in all directions and the Flying Sword emerged against the current, bearing a large block of ice, within which a half-meter long Dragon Fish was clearly frozen.

At that moment, the eyes of the Dragon Fish glimmered with an eerie light, the light betraying its confusion.

"Woof woof!" Seeing this, Mr. Husky barked discontentedly. Using its newly acquired External Energy Control Skill for spearing fish felt too silly; it didn't match its dashing temperament.

Cooking with Sword Intent, spearing fish with Sword Control; such a cool technique used for such tasks, Mr. Husky now understood why Mr. Jiang Dou Sr. was so aggravated with Lu Ran.