Previously, Lu Ran hadn’t paid much attention to Sudden Death King’s training. After all, he would need to pass the ascension realm to obtain its second contract card. Now that Captain Doofus had reached level 10, Lu Ran could enter the realm at any time, and acquiring the second contract card no longer seemed like a distant goal.0

However, that wasn’t the main reason for his urgency. The real motivation lay in the spiritual energy revival. News reports revealed that many animals had gained tremendous power from this phenomenon, with some even reaching level 20 or higher. A common trait among these creatures was that they weren’t bound by any contracts.0

It was clear that the contract card imposed limitations on beastmasters and their familiars, creating a bottleneck that could only be broken by passing the Limitless City trials. Wild animals, on the other hand, faced no such restrictions.0

Lu Ran hoped Sudden Death King could take advantage of the spiritual energy revival to rapidly grow stronger. Ideally, by the time Lu Ran cleared the ascension realm, Sudden Death King would have already reached level 20. This way, when they entered the realm alongside Captain Doofus, their combined strength would make the challenge significantly easier.1

At present, Lu Ran wasn’t planning to enter the ascension realm just yet. Captain Doofus hadn’t completed its trait fusion, and its power was still far from its peak. With the Hell realm challenge looming, there...0