Beast Taming: Invincible Breeder-Chapter 402 - 377: Clearing the Field (4)

"Wherever the domain moves, participants either flee or are eliminated. This Li Cunxu is truly domineering; this is the Beast Master I envision."

"Domineering? Heh, it’s just temporary arrogance. So flamboyant, wait and see how he’ll handle a King-level Wood Element King?"

Although the competition rules say eliminating an Elemental King earns a thousand points,

in reality, the organizers never expected a single participant to handle an Elemental King.

The gap between a King and an Overlord is just one rule, but the chasm between having and not having this rule is insurmountable.

Challenges above one’s level are often seen at lower ranks, but at higher ranks, they are almost nonexistent, with very few able to achieve this in the entire league.

Take this Overlord Tournament, for instance; comparing the most formidable Sword Two against the weakest Fake King, there’s a ninety-nine percent chance he wouldn’t win.

The reason Li Cunxu dared to prepare for a clean sweep from the start is that Xiaoruan’s actual combat power rivals King One.

In the entire Overlord Tournament, none are a match for Xiaoruan, well... except perhaps Li Anle.

Li Anle’s strength is an enigma.

Li Cunxu doesn’t know either.

If Overlords can’t defeat Kings, then why do the organizers place Elemental Kings in each Elemental Mini World?

Li Cunxu guesses it’s mostly to increase the competition’s fun factor.

An Elemental King chasing a group of Overlords is still quite a spectacle.

Moreover, it adds unpredictability to the competition.

A dozen Overlords teaming up could still kill a King Level 1 Elemental King.

However, the thousand points from killing the Elemental King wouldn’t be evenly distributed among all the Overlords; it depends on whose skills are superior to land the final blow.

Li Cunxu has swept through and eliminated thirteen participants by now.

The disturbance caused by the All Things Domain’s movement was too great, catching the attention of the Wood Element King.

The Wood Element King used the skill [Ancient Tree-man] to transform an ancient tree, which became a Tree-man. The Tree-man’s feet rooted deeply in the soil, greedily absorbing nutrients to grow larger, eventually reaching over a hundred meters in height.

The Wood Element King stood atop the Ancient Tree-man, with the combat power of a King One, striding towards the domain’s center.

Many online began to criticize Li Cunxu.

"With the Wood Element King targeting him, he’s doomed."

"Let’s see, let’s see, Li Cunxu is finished, he’ll pay the price for his arrogance."

"He’s still young, just too young."

"Not necessarily, Li Cunxu can’t win against the Wood Element King for sure, but Li Cunxu has legs; if he can’t beat it, he can run, right? Why do you all sound like paid trolls just out to bash Li Cunxu?"

This comment wasn’t wrong; someone indeed hired trolls to bash Li Cunxu.

And that someone was Sima Snake.

Li Cunxu eliminated him, so Sima Snake harbored a grudge, wanting to tarnish Li Cunxu’s image online.

...

The Ancient Tree-man stood a hundred meters tall, and Li Cunxu saw it from afar.

Li Cunxu said, "The endurance advantage of the wood attribute is fully displayed by the Wood Element King on it, so, Xiaoruan, make it quick."

Li Cunxu’s words were also recorded in the live broadcast.

Hearing these claims, the trolls began their sneers again.

"Hahaha, did I just hear that right? Li Cunxu wants a quick victory against a Wood Element King; has he lost his mind?"

"Arrogant and clueless!"

"I get why Li Cunxu is so cocky; he must have been over-challenging at lower levels, making him delusional, and since he’s never experienced a King’s real power, he thinks he can replicate those challenges at the King level."

"Didn’t expect to hear the funniest joke of the year at the end of the year."

...

Many who supported Li Cunxu were at a loss for words.

It’s extremely difficult for an Overlord to defeat a King, and the claim of a quick victory indeed sounds arrogant.

...

As the Ancient Tree-man approached, Xiaoruan lifted the Divine Laurel Crown, and the All Things Domain rapidly retreated into Xiaoruan’s body, reforming into a domineering body.

"Slime Transformation Technique, All Things Seal."

The Ancient Tree-man turned into a massive green Slime, and the Wood Element King became a green Slime.

Then a ray of light entered the Wood Element King’s body, disabling all its abilities.

Its form became an unfamiliar unmastered Slime body with all skills sealed, akin to a skill-less Slime for the moment.

The Extinction Bomb descended, a majestic mushroom cloud rose.

When the smoke cleared, it revealed the Wood Element King’s dropped Heart of Wood, Wood Rule—Flourishing, and a pile of skill seeds.

The online crowd fell silent for a few seconds, then the barrage of comments erupted like a Gatling gun.

"Holy Wow, actually dead, really a quick victory."

"Amazing, impressive."

"An over-level challenge, plus instant kill, such terrifying strength."

"Didn’t the trolls say Li Cunxu was arrogant? You tell me now, wasn’t it a quick victory?"

"Can any kind soul tell me where I can contract a cute Slime that can kill a Wood Element King? I really want to contract one."

"In your dreams."

"I’ve decided, I also want to contract a Slime and train it to Xiaoruan’s level."

"I foresee the commenter above getting a mixed double beating from their parents."

...

Xiaoruan’s instant elimination of the Wood Element King shocked millions, and three days later, almost everyone in the alliance knew of a Slime that could annihilate a King.

Xiaoruan became thoroughly famous.

...

Besides the audience, someone else was most astonished, and that was E Zhuang.

He saw Li Cunxu activating a domain rampaging unrestrained and also saw the Wood Element King troubling Li Cunxu.

He initially thought the Wood Element King would wound Li Cunxu, allowing him to eliminate Li Cunxu opportunistically.

During the Overlord selection, Li Cunxu scored a full five hundred Overlord power value, causing E Zhuang great apprehension.

But E Zhuang never expected the Wood Element King to disappear so quickly.

Suddenly, E Zhuang felt chilled, for Li Cunxu, who had just defeated the Wood Element King, was now looking toward his hidden position.

"He shouldn’t have seen me, right? This is my space concealment skill, even a King can’t detect it."

Li Cunxu said, "Come out, don’t hide, I know you’re there."

E Zhuang thought, "He must be bluffing."

"Xiaoruan, Extinction Bomb."

Another mushroom cloud rose, resulting in E Zhuang’s elimination.

Li Cunxu was able to discover him because of the little white spider’s black iron clone on his shoulder.

The little white spider could find E Zhuang thanks to its understanding of the destiny alert skill [Fate Alert Line].

Any enemy within a thousand meters of Li Cunxu would be detected by the Fate Alert Line unless their stealth skill involved the destiny attribute.

After eliminating the person, Li Cunxu’s attention returned to the spoils.

The Wood Element King also dropped five rings, each marked with ’Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth’, allowing Li Cunxu to enter other Elemental Mini Worlds.