Chapter 541: Chapter 284: Hostile Giant Beast King, Unveiling Talent, Quieting the Crowd
Lu Sheng’s gaze swept over this group of Giant Beast Kings, raising his eyebrow slightly.
Lu Sheng could sense that among these Giant Beast Kings, quite a few were full of goodwill toward his arrival.
But... there were still some Giant Beast Kings that vaguely harbored hostility toward him.
Especially a lion beast whose mane seemed like flames.
The gaze it cast upon him was filled with a sort of vigilance, and even, strangely, a hint of killing intent towards Lu Sheng.
"Hmm? What’s the situation?"
Lu Sheng’s eyebrows furrowed slightly.
"It’s just my first time entering this so-called king’s conference. These Giant Beast Kings are also meeting me for the first time. Why are they harboring hostility toward me at our first meeting?"
"Could it be... I have some kind of grudge with the Giant Beast Kings?"
Lu Sheng was puzzled, as he had been in the Beast Realm, possessing the body of a lizard, always living in the forest.
He had never had contact with anything beyond the forest.
If not for the four-tier sand scorpion seeking him out, whose sovereign invited him to this king’s meeting, Lu Sheng might never have interacted with them.
Nonetheless...
Although surprised, Lu Sheng maintained a certain calm on the surface, making his way to the canyon, finding a spot with no presence of any King of Giant Beasts, sitting down cross-legged, waiting for the meeting to start.
As time passed, one Giant Beast King after another appeared in the canyon. When they arrived, they cast a glance at Lu Sheng, but did not express any emotion.
On the contrary, the lion beast king that showed hostility toward Lu Sheng remained watching him out of the corner of its eye.
Soon, when all the Giant Beast Kings were gathered, a massive Giant Beast King, several hundred meters tall, slowly spoke.
"The king’s conference is now in session!"
"The first point of the conference is to welcome new Giant Beast Kings to join our meeting!"
With this Giant Beast King’s voice falling, the canyon echoed with low growls from these Giant Beast Kings, responding to its words.
Lu Sheng, too, followed suit in responding like these Giant Beast Kings.
However, just at this moment, the Giant Beast King that had developed hostility toward Lu Sheng slowly spoke.
"I oppose!!"
The low voice echoed in the canyon, sounding extremely jarring.
Lu Sheng’s brows couldn’t help knitting again, as he looked in the direction of the Giant Beast King.
Other Giant Beast Kings turned to look at the opposition, their eyes filled with a hint of surprise, except a small number of Giant Beast Kings seemed to know something, showing a watching-the-show expression.
"Since when could any random Giant Beast King join the king’s conference?"
The lion-like Giant Beast King slowly said, its voice deep, yet laced with naked hostility toward Lu Sheng.
"If I remember correctly, joining the king’s conference used to require displaying certain strength, right? How is it now... any random Giant Beast King can join?"
"In this way, isn’t our king’s conference becoming more diluted?"
The voice of the lion king made quite a few Giant Beast Kings nod in agreement.
In truth, the king’s conference isn’t something any random Giant Beast King can join. In such situations, a certain test is required.
However, Lu Sheng was invited by them, so this matter was directly bypassed.
Now that the lion king brought it up, it was a bit tricky for them to handle.
"Oh?"
Lu Sheng slowly started speaking, looking calmly at the lion king and said lightly.
"I wonder what kind of talent and strength are needed to join the king’s conference?"
The lion king looked at Lu Sheng with a hint of disdain in its eyes.
"Those present have already fully refined the Entropy Nightmare bloodline to join the king’s conference; you, a Giant Beast King who hasn’t even refined the Entropy Nightmare bloodline... doesn’t that make you a bit too peculiar among us!"
As soon as these words were uttered, each of the Giant Beast Kings raised an eyebrow, casting surprised glances at the lion king.
"That’s not quite right!"
At this moment, a scorpion-like Giant Beast King slowly spoke again.
The scorpion king gave Lu Sheng a kind smile, and Lu Sheng nodded slightly, understanding that this was the Giant Beast King behind the sand scorpion that found him earlier.
It was also the one who gave him the method to refine the Entropy Nightmare bloodline and invited him to join the king’s conference.
Now, it stood up for Lu Sheng when the lion king made things difficult for him.
"Refining the Entropy Nightmare bloodline is not an easy thing. The King of the Forest has only just become a Giant Beast King, and he’s only had a short seven days to obtain the Entropy Nightmare bloodline. Do you want him to refine the bloodline at this moment?"
"I say... isn’t it because the territories of the King of the Forest and yours are adjacent, that’s why you’re targeting him this way!"
The scorpion king spoke lightly, causing Lu Sheng to slightly raise his brow.
"So that’s how it is!"
A faint glimmer flickered in Lu Sheng’s eyes.
Previously, Lu Sheng was puzzled as to why, being his first time attending the King’s meeting, a Giant Beast King would target him.
It turned out that his territory was adjacent to the other party’s.
He had become a Giant Beast King, and under such circumstances, having two Giant Beast Kings’ territories side by side could easily arouse the other’s hostility.
After all, in the Beast Realm, the advancement path and territory are closely linked. Even as a Giant Beast King, one must be wary of nearby Giant Beast Kings.
"So, this is already a precaution against me, or even... plans regarding my territory?"
Lu Sheng’s eyes lowered.
The advantage of the King’s meeting is gathering the Giant Beast Kings together for mutual development. If I join the King’s meeting, even if the other covets my territory, they cannot openly seize it.
Otherwise... it would violate the original intent of the King’s meeting.
"But regardless of the reason... I didn’t want to provoke other Giant Beast Kings, but that doesn’t mean I’m easy to bully!"
Lu Sheng spoke softly, with a chill emerging in his eyes.
"No need!"
At this moment, Lu Sheng spoke gently.
"Hm?"
Many Giant Beast Kings turned to look at Lu Sheng, their eyes filled with slight confusion.
The Lion King looked at Lu Sheng with a hint of provocation in its eyes.
"Refinement of the Entropic Nightmare bloodline, huh..."
"Is it difficult?"
Lu Sheng spoke indifferently, and the next moment, an extremely terrifying aura abruptly erupted from Lu Sheng’s body.
The body, initially shrunken to just over ten meters, suddenly expanded to several hundred meters, causing the stone slabs of the canyon to vibrate instantly, as if about to shatter.
The terrifying aura of the body surged out, seemingly stirring up gusts of fierce wind.
"This aura..."
The aura emanating from Lu Sheng’s body made many Giant Beast Kings’ hearts tremble slightly. In the King’s meeting, all Giant Beast Kings had refined the Entropic Nightmare bloodline.
They could naturally sense that the Entropic Nightmare bloodline within Lu Sheng’s body was successfully refined and enhanced his physique.
"Seven days! Only seven days to refine the Entropic Nightmare bloodline!!"
A bright light shot out from the Scorpion King’s eyes.
"The talent of this King of the Forest is more terrifying than I imagined. No wonder he could conquer other beasts in the forest in a short time to become a Giant Beast King!"
The Scorpion King’s heart was stirred with waves.
The Lion King’s heart sank as Lu Sheng’s aura burst forth. It also did not expect Lu Sheng to refine the Entropic Nightmare bloodline in such a short time.
This way, its targeting of Lu Sheng undoubtedly became a joke.
"This guy..."
In his heart, the Lion King felt strong apprehension toward Lu Sheng.
"Such formidable talent, it won’t take long to rival me. Now that I’ve already offended him... and the territory is next to the forest..."
"I must find an opportunity to get rid of him!"
The Lion King secretly contemplated.
In the Beast Realm, such is the nature. Survival of the fittest, under the jungle law like raising Gu, when a rival poses a threat, one would unhesitatingly seize the opportunity to eliminate the other!
Only by doing so can one ensure their own safety, or even rise to power!
Clearly, the Lion King already had the idea to get rid of Lu Sheng.
As Lu Sheng demonstrated his formidable talent, the Lion King had nothing more to say, ultimately accepting Lu Sheng’s joining of the King’s meeting.
Lu Sheng then participated in this King’s meeting on the canyon platform.
There was nothing too useful, just introductions to companions within the King’s meeting and their respective territories.
After attending the King’s meeting, Lu Sheng was somewhat uninterested and returned to his own territory.
"This so-called King’s meeting, rather than a meeting, is more like an alliance, but it is only a superficial alliance; each Giant Beast King has their own thoughts, more or less."
Lu Sheng returned to the valley, pondering today’s King’s meeting.
"From this superficial alliance, naturally, you cannot expect to learn too much."
"Yet that Lion King... has great hostility toward me; it’s possible he might make a move against me!"