Chapter 419 — The Mechanical Legend Awakens

The silver robot's red eye flickered. "The current number one beneath the Legends of Eastern Radiance. His Iron-Eating Beast carries the Martial Emperor's inheritance; his Daydream Butterfly grasps the prototype of a creation-type rule; his Ginseng Baby possesses a top-tier Time Accumulation-type skill, has won the recognition of an ancient general's heroic spirit, and is contracted to the reincarnation of the Ocean Spirit...

And he himself has consumed the Mythic Undying Fruit."

"It seems this generation of Eastern Radiance has produced another beast tamer of outstanding talent—and one with the makings of a Legend."

"Indeed." Lin Xiao nodded.

The Shenyuan Legend said, "A pity his Time Accumulation of growth is so short. To reach such a level in under three years of Time Accumulation, he must surely carry enormous fortune—perhaps no less than the Dragon Emperor's recognition by a Mythic ruin. If he were given a bit more time, Eastern Radiance's chances of winning this World Tournament might well be greater."

"You mean to say, you hope Eastern Radiance will assist him in traveling to the starry sky to evolve his pets, thereby increasing the odds of seizing the World Tournament championship?"

Lin Xiao nodded. "That is what he said."

Shenyuan said, "It seems this young man is quite confident in his own strength—exactly like Lin Feng in his day. Where would you say his strength stands now?"

Lin Xiao said, "That Ginseng Baby of his commands a combination technique of Time Accumulation Fruit, revival, and self-detonation, and has the battle record of borrowing the power of Legendary resources to annihilate a weakened Totem that had been sealed for a thousand years."

"Judging by sheer power, annihilating a normal Totem would be somewhat difficult, but below the Totem level, no life can withstand it. Even those beings who run unchecked and invincible through the Overlord domain would be instantly destroyed."

"But this move can only be used once within a period of Time Accumulation. It can serve only as a trump card, not as a primary means of attack."

"Beyond that, his other pets are quite remarkable as well. I have spoken with the newly promoted Guardian Deity Ying; they have the battle record of fighting three Overlords with their full roster—two ordinary Overlords and one top-tier Overlord. They struggled somewhat in that fight, but several months have passed now, and their strength should have improved considerably."

"Shi Jin has many Legendary resources in hand; his progress will not be slow."

"But since he wants the Daydream Butterfly to break through by leapfrogging tiers, there should be no Overlord-level pet on the team at present."

"Barring the unexpected, Shi Jin's current strength should be close to Shenling's, or not far off from it—a bit weaker than Ye Xing, but handling three top-tier Overlords at once should be no problem."

"Add to that his tactic of self-detonation to annihilate an invincible Overlord, and it is quite natural that he would conceive the notion of competing for the championship once he has contracted an Overlord of his own."

"Even I think he has a point. If he contracts the Daydream Butterfly at the Overlord level by leapfrogging tiers, then even without breaking through to level seven, its strength will undergo a earth-shaking transformation."

"A pity that Eastern Radiance simply cannot find any high-grade spatial cultivation resource to help a beast tamer break through to Legend—otherwise we could simply give him the resource directly."

Resources of that kind have always been in short supply; otherwise the prodigies of every nation would not have to run off to the World Tournament in search of opportunity.

"A level-six beast tamer, with an entire team of Monarchs, can hold his own against three top-tier Overlords at once—and even slay an invincible Overlord?"

"Truly terrifying. But this year's World Tournament is different from those of the past."

"Yes. This year's World Tournament will inevitably feature Totem-level beasts—perhaps more than one. If they are beast-type, that's one thing, but if they are elemental, undead, or even spatial beasts, then even Shi Jin's self-detonation tactics would struggle to hold out."

"So under normal circumstances, as for the championship, we can only pin our hopes on Ye Xing's side. His ace has been enhanced with three Legendary resources in succession, and has already reached the invincible Overlord tier. It possesses a Totem foundation, and together with his other beasts and his beast-taming talent, he has already begun to take on the strength of a titled Legend. If not for the 'World Legend' title, he would have wanted to challenge the other titled Legends in the country months ago."

In the year of preparing for the World Tournament, it was not only Shi Jin who had been frantically raising his strength.

These genius second-generation scions, already immensely powerful to begin with, were also frantically raising their strength in their own ways, borrowing the power of the state apparatus.

"Let's wait for this Shi Jin. If his strength can satisfy me, I can take him on a trip to the starry sky." The Divine Source Legend said, "Who can stand in the way of a young man chasing his dream of a championship?"

"Besides, the intelligence he provided about the Mythic Era may well earn Donghuang a Mythic resource."

Lin Shuo said, "Indeed."

After arriving in the Imperial Capital, Shi Jin went to the agreed meeting place with Lin Shuo.

It was located in the suburbs, the hometown of the Divine Source Legend. Now, having rarely awakened and briefly transferred his consciousness into a machine to move about, the Divine Source had chosen to look around.

"Little Lin, compared to before, your strength hasn't improved one bit."

Accompanying the Divine Source Legend, Lin Xiao, the president of Donghuang, had been reduced to a figure of no dignity at all, scolded by the Divine Source the whole way.

"To think of relying on you to become Donghuang's new Legend—that seems a bit difficult."

"Compared to Lin Feng, the gap is more than a little."

Lin Xiao kept smiling bitterly and said, "Senior Divine Source, my talent is limited. I've used so many resources and am still only a level-eight beast tamer, with no hope of a breakthrough in sight. It's my own failure to live up to expectations."

"Ah." The Divine Source Legend gave a long sigh. Still, Lin Xiao had a whole host of Totem-level lives aiding him; though he was not a Legend, he was no ordinary titled Legend either.

Back then, in his battle with Lin Feng, both sides had taken a step back. He had chosen to forgo the fight, while Lin Feng was willing to devote all his strength to cultivating and evolving a team of Totem-level second-team beasts to serve as Donghuang's guardian deities, in exchange for Donghuang's centuries of peaceful development.

And afterward, Lin Feng's most gifted descendant, Lin Xiao, inherited command over these Totems.

For this reason, when President Lin Xiao founded Donghuang's Thirteen Bureaus, the first bureau that came to mind was the Totem P-Ya Bureau.

"I wonder who Donghuang's next Legend will be. I hope it won't be born in turbulent times again." The Divine Source Legend also knew well that Legends were not so easily made. If a titled Legend could still be achieved through the blessings of one's forebears, then a Legend—even a Legend's own child—was not so easily attained.

"From what we can see at present, Shi Jin has the highest chance. But his beast-taming talent cannot add to his combat power—he relies solely on the psychic power he developed with the aid of the talent beads."

"Even if he becomes a Legend, it will be hard for him to match a demigod the way Legends of past generations did."