Beastmaster: I'm really just a forest ranger

Chapter 245 The Spark That Completed Evolution Amidst the Wildfire!
October 12th, Thursday.

clear.

Although it was only early morning, the gradually rising sun dispelled the dense darkness and drove away the cool evening breeze.

The sky was cloudless, the air was dry and hot, and the heat was scorching.

Chen Yuan stood at the foot of Flaming Mountain, raised his head, squinted his eyes, and against the bright sunlight, he could see the raging flames burning on the mountaintop, one after another, just like before.

Standing at the foot of the mountain, one can clearly appreciate the magnificence of the Flaming Mountain fire, the awe-inspiring nature of which is incomparable to any eruption of wildfire.

The erupting wildfires are just the tip of the iceberg of the wildfires on the mountaintop.

After a night of rest, Spark's injuries have fully healed, and it is in better condition than ever before. Its eyes are shining brightly, and its gently flapping wings reveal its excitement at this moment.

Even someone as calm and collected as Spark couldn't help but get excited at such a crucial moment.

After successfully advancing, it will bid farewell to its former self completely.

"Go."

Chen Yuan clearly sensed the surging emotions and lingering feelings in Huo Hua's heart, and he couldn't help but smile slightly: "Go ahead, I'll wait for you downstairs."

"Ow!"

Cola jumped up and barked twice at the slowly flying leader, wagging its tail from side to side.

Once the boss gets stronger, it becomes even less likely that I can defeat her!
The farm will continue to be ruled by the boss, and she doesn't know when her day of rebellion will come.

but.
Cola suddenly turned its head to look at its owner, its tail resembling a blooming dandelion, and grinned.

But the eldest sister can better protect her master, so she doesn't have to live in fear.

After what happened yesterday afternoon, Cola clearly understood one thing—without its big sister backing it up, it would be difficult for it to protect its owner while dealing with the enemy.

It's all the duck's fault!
It must be YaYa's mentality that influenced me, making me lazy and indifferent all day, and my training time has been greatly reduced.

When we get back, we must make sure to have Duck practice more!

If I were the most powerful Gale Hound in the world, then YaYa would also be the most powerful RunRun Ya.

"Ying ying~~~"

The twin concubines gently waved their fingers at the eldest sister, then tore off several petals until their left hand was almost bald before stopping.

It will deliver the healing petals, capable of healing injuries and restoring the body, to Spark, allowing the latter to calmly face any unexpected situation.

Chen Yuan reached out a finger and gently tapped the twin concubines' little heads, smiling as he said, "You little rascal, you're so thoughtful."

Although Chen Yuan felt it was making a mountain out of a molehill, since it was just an advancement and at most there would be a risk of failure, but there would be no danger, he let Huohua accept it, considering that it was a token of the twin concubines' affection.

"Okay, let's go."

After the two little ones said goodbye to their big sister, Chen Yuan's voice slowly rang out. Spark nodded heavily, gave him a deep look, and suddenly spread her wings and took flight with the advanced resources. Her orange-yellow figure quickly flew into the air, and only a confident and clear cry could be heard, echoing through the sky.

"Wow!"

Suddenly, the Flaming Eagle took flight from Liu Jingyi's shoulder, flapping its wings and quickly approaching Huohua. It followed her like a little fanboy until it reached the summit of Flaming Mountain before stopping, finally watching Huohua fly into the raging wildfire.

The wildfires are now much more violent and raging than before. Even the Flaming Eagle, which has just broken through to the second tier, has difficulty getting close. However, the third-tier Fireball is unaffected and charges forward with flapping wings. Its figure is quickly engulfed by the wildfires.

After losing sight of the sparks, the Flaming Eagle folded its wings and flew back to Liu Jingyi's side.

After a night's rest, many beast tamers were busy accumulating points and rushing to other areas to clear the wildfires. Some beast tamers felt that they had already accumulated enough points yesterday, so they stopped running around and instead stayed where they were, letting their pets go to the mountaintop to temper themselves through the wildfires.

Wildfires on the ground can never compare to wildfires on the mountaintop.

Some beast tamer teams chose to stay near Chen Yuan. Liu Jinglan and his two companions were a given, as was Jiang Hu's team, and there was also Murati's team.

Xia Heng did not give up the idea of ​​competing with Yan Yunjun.

He wanted to verify his progress during this period through a battle with Yan Yun Falcon.

For a time, beast tamers sent their pets to the mountaintop through various means to temper their bodies.

Liu Jinglan's Crimson Flame Bull charged headlong through the steep mountain path, straight to the raging wildfire. Its crimson fur danced in the wind, and with a deep roar, its massive body charged forward.

Besides the Crimson Flame Bull, there are many other fire-type pets, such as the very common Firefly Hound, the Explosive Lizard Monster that Chen Yuan once fought, and even a delicate and cute Flame-Tailed Fox.

If it were the little Flametail Fox from the Qinling Mountains, it would probably be roasted alive before it even got close to the raging wildfire. But this Flametail Fox is extraordinary. It has sharp eyes, beautiful fur, and a blazing flame at the tip of its tail. Its strength should not be underestimated.

From a distance, the little guy could be seen easily leaping into the wildfire.

In addition, there were several fire-type pets unique to Huozhou, and these little guys were all thoroughly petted by Chen Yuan last night.

"Advisor Chen, once you've finished training your Flaming Cloud Falcon, let's have a duel." Xia Heng stood beside Chen Yuan, his eyes burning with fighting spirit.

"Once this battle is over, it's time for us to leave." He added before slowly walking away, taking the Raging Crocodile to find a fire-type pet to warm up for the upcoming fierce battle.

This wildfire clearing competition will continue until 8 PM tonight (the sun will not set in Fire Continent at 8 PM). At that time, all Beastmaster teams will leave Fire Mountain and receive their respective rewards based on their rankings.

In the current points and leaderboard, Chen Yuan's heroics yesterday have led his team to a commanding lead.

First place: Don't count on our team (426 points)
Second place: Wild Wolves Roar Team (283 points)
Third place: I am speechless (213 points)
Calculations show that defeating the Blazing Soul Flame Lord provided a full 200 points. In addition, Chen Yuan and others contributed significantly in yesterday's melee, earning a massive amount of points. Therefore, their points are far ahead, and other teams have no hope of catching up.

First place is destined to belong to them.

However, the vast majority of beast tamers accept this ranking wholeheartedly.

They had no objection to Guang Chong defeating the Blazing Soul Flame Lord and directly designating Chen Yuan's team as number one.

After all, any beast tamer who witnessed that shocking duel had a deep understanding of the terrifying strength of the Blazing Soul Flame Lord.

This guy's strength is absolutely top-tier in the current era, but he's obviously very unlucky, encountering an even more top-tier being.

This association advisor from Qin Province made all the beast tamers in Huozhou instantly realize the gap between the beast tamers in the two places.

With Xia Heng, whose strength was equally impressive, they quickly came to the same conclusion—the level of beast tamers in Qin Province was far superior to that in Huozhou.

Suddenly, a beast tamer from Huozhou who had followed the Qin Province Dafeng Cup spoke up. He remembered that there was another beast tamer in Qin Province named Shi Gang who had been an advisor to the same association as Advisor Chen. Advisor Shi Gang's record against Advisor Chen was very impressive, and he was considered by many Qin Province netizens to be one of the beast tamers most likely to defeat Advisor Chen.

For a moment, all the beast tamers of Fire Continent were amazed:

"As expected of Qin Province, which has a rich history, it actually has three such powerful beast tamers."

"I'm so envious. When will our Huozhou have such a capable pillar as Consultant Chen?"

Murat remained silent.

"Don't even think about it. Consultant Chen's abilities are definitely among the best in the entire Donghuang."

"That Li Tianyun is constantly being touted by his fanatical fans as incredibly capable, but can he compare to Consultant Chen?"

Chen Yuan ignored the beast tamers' flattery; he was thinking about something important.

Normally, when Spark advances, he can simply place the camera in front of him to record the entire advancement process and upload it directly.

However, this advancement is special, as Spark needs to enter the raging wildfire, making video recording impractical.

Even if you hang an action camera around its neck, it will melt if it flies into a scorching wildfire.

Fortunately, there are other ways to upload advanced requirements besides recording videos. You can also describe the requirements directly in text and wait for the association to verify them.

As things stand now, this is the only way to advance to Morning Star quality.

But Chen Yuan suddenly had an idea: "Could we just find a staff member to witness the advancement ceremony in person? That would save a lot of trouble."

As his thoughts were churning, Liu Jingyi's voice suddenly rang in his ears: "Brother Chen Yuan, why were there still some things on your claws when the spark flew away?"

While the other beast tamers were busy training their pets, only Liu Jingyi, who had nothing else to do, noticed this detail.

Chen Yuan smiled slightly: "These are its advanced resources."

"Hmm?" Liu Jingyi blinked subconsciously, then belatedly widened her eyes, her tone rising, "Spark is about to advance?"

Hearing Liu Jingyi's exclamation, the people around her all turned to look.

Liu Jingyi blinked and asked herself, "If the Spark advances again, wouldn't it be of Morning Star quality?"

Chen Yuan smiled and nodded.

Liu Jinglan then understood their conversation. He suddenly came to his senses, his tone filled with surprise and doubt: "Advisor Chen, so you came to Flaming Mountain for this?"

Chen Yuan smiled and said, "Didn't I come here specifically for the Blazing Flower?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Jinglan nodded first, then exclaimed with emotion, "I know, but I thought you were just using the Blazing Flower as a breeding resource for the Flame Cloud Falcon. I never expected it to be like this."

He paused, then slapped his thigh, his face full of regret: "If I had known it would turn out like this, why would we have bothered with the points? We could have just come and found the Blazing Flower."

Chen Yuan smiled slightly: "It's alright, we've already found it anyway."

Compared to Liu Jinglan, who was focused on this point, Jiang Hu stared wide-eyed, muttering to himself, "He's already this strong now, wouldn't he be invincible once he advances to the next level?"

If a beast of the Commander quality can defeat a beast of the Morning Star quality, then once the Flame Cloud Falcon breaks through to the Morning Star quality, is there any beast in the world that it cannot defeat?

Invincible! This Consultant Chen from Qin Province is indeed invincible.

Murat stood very close to them, and he could clearly hear their conversation. His expression became increasingly interesting.

After a while,
As if remembering something, he suddenly turned to look at Chen Yuan and blurted out a question: "Advisor Chen, I remember that we haven't figured out the advancement path for the Flame Cloud Falcon to the Morning Star yet, have we?"

As a top student at the Fire State Beast Tamer Academy, Murati is no stranger to the advancement paths of various popular pets.

In early October, Yan Yunjun's popularity on the internet suddenly soared, which piqued his interest and drew his attention.

Chen Yuan casually replied, "It's just an experiment."

"Ah, this." Hearing Chen Yuan's casual reply, Murat was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to react.

But then he thought again, the advancement of pets is not child's play, but a major event that every beast tamer attaches great importance to. Chen Yuan's "one attempt" may have been the result of several days of deep thought.

Given Consultant Chen's meticulous and rigorous personality, his confidence in letting Spark attempt an advancement proves that a successful advancement is practically guaranteed.

Did Consultant Chen somehow learn about Yan Yunjun's path to becoming a Morning Star?

Or did Consultant Chen figure it out on his own?

Many questions swirled in his mind, but Murat didn't ask them directly. Firstly, they weren't familiar with each other, and it would be too presumptuous. Secondly, he remembered something more important:

"Once the Flame Cloud Falcon advances to the Morning Star level, what will the Raging Wave Crocodile use to compete with it?"

Recalling Xia Heng's rigorous training over the past few days and the burning fighting spirit in his eyes, Murat felt a deep sense of sympathy. Xia Heng had initially been quite determined, firmly believing that hard training would close the gap between them. But with the appearance of the Morning Star quality Flame Cloud Falcon, would Xia Heng still hold that belief?
Murat quickly looked around for Xia Heng, only to realize that the latter had temporarily left to warm up, and sighed heavily in resignation.

Xia Heng, don't come back.

Going back here will only lead to utter despair.

At the same moment,

Spark entered the raging wildfire and used a Blazing Flower and a Starshine Stone. Two kinds of surging energy immediately emerged in its body, one as hot as fire and the other as brilliant as light. They intertwined and merged in its body, making it feel that it had inexhaustible power.

"Chirp!"

With a crisp sound, fueled by the continuous energy within its body, the spark flew deeper into the wildfire.

The heat waves surged toward it from all directions, mingling with the shallow streams of flame emanating from its body. Yet the sparks merely flapped their wings and easily passed through the raging heat waves, much easier than the last time.

not enough!

not enough!
Spark's eyes were bright, its cry was clear, and its body gradually sank deeper into the depths.

It could clearly sense that the pressure it was under was not enough, and the speed at which it was digesting the two streams of energy in its body was far from reaching its limit. Its body could continue to withstand the high temperature and pressure brought by the scorching heat wave.

This is a place of raging fire; use this fire to temper your body and soul, digest the energy within, and complete this advancement.

The further they flew, the more intense the heat became, with flames rushing towards them like fiery snakes, and the temperature was frighteningly high.

But Spark ignored everything and unknowingly went beyond the place where he had searched for the Blazing Sunwood last time. Looking down, he saw a lot of Blazing Sunwood in the heatwave.

But this time, Spark's target wasn't the Blazing Sunwood; it withdrew its gaze and continued forward.

"Chirp!"

Suddenly, a hissing sound arose, and Spark realized that there was a deep, burning pit ahead, with no idea where it led.

As it flew forward, it saw the figures of wandering ember spirits.

But when these wandering ember spirits saw it, they immediately scattered and fled in panic.

As the local wildfires died down, these wandering ember spirits were forced to return here.

"Chirp~"

A hint of curiosity flashed in Spark's eyes as it followed the group of wandering fire spirits into the bottomless pit.

Flames powerful enough to burn everything burned rampantly in every corner of the deep pit, and these flames were more intense in color and more dangerous than those outside.

The pressure on the spark suddenly increased, and the flames landing on its body caused obvious pain, but its eyes became brighter, with faint flickering flames, and it digested the energy in its body much faster.

This place is more suitable for honing oneself and advancing one's skills than outside!

Spark quickly made up its mind. Knowing that it was far from reaching its limit, it flapped its wings and continued forward despite the burning flames.

More and more ember spirits are appearing, traveling in groups, but they will avoid Spark from afar as soon as they see her.

Clearly, Spark was quite intimidating among this group of wandering ember spirits.

However, it did not see its defeated opponent, the Blazing Soul Flame Lord.

"chirp"

Spark thought about it carefully and decided that it was best not to let the Blazing Soul Flame Lord appear.

He cannot tolerate any disturbances during his advancement. If the Blazing Soul Flame Lord sees him here alone, he will definitely bring his minions to carry out a crazy revenge.

A thought flashed through her mind, and Spark stopped paying attention to the group of wandering ember spirits who were caught in the commotion, and flew straight forward.

The further it flew, the greater the pressure became. Countless fierce heat waves seemed to transform into indistinct, fiery giants, roaring and surging towards it with unintelligible sounds.

"Chirp!"

Spark was enraged, its wings flashing violently as it unleashed a storm of flames to fight against these fire giants.

When I first came in to search for the Flamewood, these flames seemed to be sentient and attacked me, and they're still doing it now!

Compared to the perilous situation last time, the now-unprecedented Spark easily extinguished these fiery giants and continued to penetrate deeper under unimaginable and terrifying pressure.

I don’t know how long it took,
The figure of the Fiery Spirit had disappeared, and the flames all around grew deeper and more turbulent, putting unbearable pressure on Spark.

That's all for now.

It would be dangerous to go any further.

The sparks ceased to advance, even though the pit remained bottomless, seemingly leading to the depths of the earth.

After an unknown amount of time, the energy within her body was completely digested. Spark used the remaining Blazing Flower and Starshine Stone to continue the advancement ritual.

It flew around, its orange-yellow body gradually losing its original color, with gold and fiery red creeping onto its body, and its aura began to grow at an astonishing speed.

At the bottom of the unfathomable pit, a faint murmur suddenly rang out, followed by a pair of deep red eyes that lit up in the dense darkness. Its gaze seemed to pierce through layers of darkness, through surging mountains, and see the sparks above the pit.

After a while, the sound disappeared, the eyes dimmed, and the place returned to peace.

at the same time,

One by one, the wandering ember spirits found the Blazing Soul Flame Lord, who was recovering from his injuries through the mountain fire. After recounting what had happened, the latter became furious and led a group of wandering ember spirits to the place where the sparks had last appeared.

It didn't want to deal with yesterday's entanglement, but this guy who made it lose face dared to come here on his own initiative. Wasn't he disregarding it?

Thinking of this, the Blazing Soul Flame Lord was filled with rage. He led countless wandering fire spirits to guard this place, waiting for the spark to appear.

This time, it will make Spark pay for its blood debt.

However, a very long time passed, and the Blazing Soul Flame Lord still hadn't seen the Flame Cloud Falcon. It had grown somewhat annoyed.

Did that guy escape from somewhere else?
Blazing Soul Flame Lord glanced at the bottomless pit, his heart churning with emotions.

Fine, I'll spare its life this time. I'll let it see how powerful I am next time we meet.

The Blazing Soul Flame Lord turned around, his fiery body standing on the ground, preparing to leave with the dense swarm of wandering fire spirits. Suddenly, he sensed a terrifying aura rapidly approaching, causing his body to tremble and a sense of fear to rise uncontrollably within him.

The aura was so strong that it terrified it, so strong that it wanted to run away.

But he is the king.

The king will not run away.

So the Blazing Soul Flame Lord stopped, raised his head, and stared ahead with his blazing white eyes.

"Chirp~"

The voice was incredibly familiar, only more melodious and lingering, with an extremely strong penetrating quality. The moment it rang out, it stunned all the wandering fire spirits, including the Blazing Soul Flame Lord.

It was terrified just hearing that cry.

But why does this voice sound so familiar?

The Blazing Soul Flame Lord stared blankly as a golden and red figure suddenly emerged from the deep pit, its form dancing gracefully. Raging waves of fire approached it from all directions.

But it simply flapped its wings gently, and its golden-red eyes seemed to shine brightly. In an instant, the flames subsided and the flow of fire calmed down.

The Blazing Soul Flame Lord did not recognize this powerful pet beast with its noble and elegant appearance, but it discovered something from the latter's eyes—this guy recognized it.

Suddenly, the Blazing Soul Flame Lord trembled all over, his soul shaking.

It brought to mind an incredibly terrifying possibility.

However, the moment the thought arose, the powerful beast hovered above their heads, its broad wings scattering dense rainbow sparks, bombarding them like a tidal wave.

In an instant, raging flames engulfed everything.

The afterglow of the setting sun spilled across the world, casting a faint golden halo over the Flaming Mountains.

Xia Heng and the raging crocodile, leaving long shadows, returned to the group: "It seems I didn't waste any time."

Today, he and the Raging Crocodile encountered many powerful fire-type pets and fought several battles. Before they knew it, it was already evening.

He was worried that he would miss his match against Consultant Chen, but fortunately Consultant Chen had not left yet.

The thought flashed through his mind, and Xia Heng turned to look at the raging crocodile, smiling gently: "Our real battle is just beginning."

"Roar!"

The raging crocodile raised its head and roared, full of confidence for the battle to come.

After today's warm-up, it felt that it could barely hold its own against Yan Yun Falcon. Victory was definitely out of the question, but at least it wouldn't suffer a crushing defeat.

Murati silently watched the interaction between the person and the pet, opened his mouth but didn't say anything, only sighed inwardly.

"Brother Chen Yuan, why hasn't Huohua returned yet?" Liu Jingyi stared intently at the summit of Flame Mountain shrouded in the dim night, a hint of worry on her face.

Chen Yuan smiled slightly, showing no worry on his face: "It'll be soon, it'll be soon."

It takes several hours for an elite to advance to the commander level, and it will inevitably take even longer for a commander to advance to the morning star level, which could even take a day or two.

More importantly, he suddenly discovered a few minutes ago that his physical fitness had inexplicably improved; he could feel the powerful force hidden within his body by simply clenching his fist.

Clearly, this is feedback resulting from the successful advancement of Spark.

"So, you should be appearing soon, right?" Chen Yuan looked up at the sky and murmured softly.

next moment,
"Chirp!"

The clear and melodious neighing sound seemed to travel thousands of miles in an instant, reaching everyone's ears precisely and clearly.

The voice seemed to carry a terrifying aura, causing everyone's pets to tremble uncontrollably.

Everyone looked up.

Chen Yuan pressed down the Coke that was bouncing around on the spot, and laughed: "Great, you guys are getting better and better."

The moment the words fell, a figure two or three times larger than before the sparks advanced burst out of the continuous wildfire and soared freely in the sky!

With its elegant, graceful flight, its long tail feathers trailed a dazzling seven-colored trail, lingering in the night sky for quite some time before dissipating into stardust.

For a moment, everyone was mesmerized.

(End of this chapter)