Chapter 406: The Great Era of the Human Race, Incomplete Inheritance (II)

Two hundred meters deep under the sea, a group of nine colossal beasts converged. Aside from the Nine-Headed Serpent and the Blue Giant Crab, every beast exuded a thick murderous aura.

Squeak! Squeak! Squeak! Thunder Fiery, Thunder Fiery, we’ve collected so many crystals! The Single-Horned Kun excitedly controlled the water flow, using it to unhook a blue fish-skin bag hanging from its horn. The bag was bulging, clearly filled with a lot of crystals.

Beside the Single-Horned Kun, a female orca floated quietly, while three nearly fifty-meter-long little orcas swam around excitedly, stirring up wild currents.

Hu Yi squeaked.

Squeak! Uncle, we ate so much this time.

Hu Er beside him also made noises.

Squeak! We caught a lot of small mutated beasts and ate them all.

Hu San also chimed in.

Squeak! One bite for each!

The orca family had been grouped separately by the Thunder Fiery Dragon Emperor, covering a range of fifty kilometers. Over the past few days, they had killed many high-level mutated beasts.

The orcas were particularly coordinated; when they encountered large schools of level 3 and 4 mutated beasts, they would surround them, driving them together before picking off those at the peak of their level.

Roar! Well done.

The Thunder Fiery Dragon Emperor extended a massive claw, grasping the fish-skin bag, and a slight smile appeared at the corners of its mouth, making its already fearsome dragon face even more menacing.

To the left, the Silver Colossal Dragon raised its head slightly and let out a proud growl.

Roar! I am even more powerful. One swipe, one kill. I also took down many.

As it spoke, the reverse scale beneath its neck flashed, revealing a string of over forty Life Crystals, all above level 4.

After its recent power increase, Saixitia had become more adept at opening temporary spatial passages, and combined with its talent for compressing energy through runes, it could now unleash explosive power with stunning effectiveness.

Any mutated beast below level 8 that ventured within a kilometer of it was doomed; there was no escaping its elusive and deadly claw.

The Thunder Fiery Dragon Emperor didn't hold back its praise, roaring.

Saixitia, you're becoming more like the Lord of the Dragon Palace, truly deserving to be the king of the colossal beasts.

Roar! Yes, my goal is to become the king of the colossal beasts.

The Silver Colossal Dragon roared in triumph, crossing its claws over its chest, wings spread wide to maintain balance underwater, and its tail lifted high as if trying to touch the sky.

At this moment, Ghidorah, having regrown its four dragon heads and restored its nine-headed form, shook its heads a little bashfully:

Roar! I... didn't... do well this time.

This creature had spent the past few days healing, consuming the flesh of many level 7 and 8 colossal beasts it had hunted, along with some ordinary resources.

Even so, it had only managed to heal its external injuries, and its aura was still somewhat weak—it had nearly been crushed to death earlier, after all.

The Thunder Fiery Dragon Emperor roared encouragingly.

Roar! No worries, just show off your power next time. No, I mean, just demonstrate the might of your nine-headed form in the next battle.

These creatures were always boasting about their prowess, to the point where even the Dragon Emperor was nearly dragged into it.

After finishing the first wave of harvesting, the Thunder Fiery Dragon Emperor had the Single-Horned Kun remember a few regenerative resource points before leading the group of colossal beasts away.

By the time they returned to the World of Water and Fire, several hours had passed. As the colossal beasts passed through the spatial passage, they were met with the resentful gaze of the Deep Sea Dragon Turtle.

These companions were too inconsiderate, leaving it alone at home for several days while they all returned with their mouths full of good food.

The Single-Horned Kun had grown from over eighty meters to ninety-five meters, not only increasing in size but also having its aura nearing the late stage of level 8.

Besides the Single-Horned Kun, the other colossal beasts had also grown significantly in size and aura. Saixitia, who was over ninety meters long before setting out, was now close to one hundred and ten meters.

Even Horn Hime and the Blue Giant Crab were brimming with bloodline aura, ready to enter a deep sleep and break through to level 8 at any moment.

These guys must have eaten so many good things on this trip.

Just thinking about it made the Deep Sea Dragon Turtle drool with envy.

As the Deep Sea Dragon Turtle was lost in envy, the Single-Horned Kun fanned the flames, swimming over with its massive body, flapping its fins and calling out triumphantly.

Squeak! Baxia, it’s such a pity you didn’t join the battle this time. Not only did we take down a late-stage level 9 colossal beast, but we also defeated a mythical colossal beast.

Roar! What? A mythical colossal beast? You're lying to me.

The Deep Sea Dragon Turtle's eyes widened.

Squeak! My words are always reliable. How could I lie to you? We really did destroy a projection of a mythical colossal beast.

The Single-Horned Kun then let out a series of squeaks, recounting the story of their battle, leaving the Deep Sea Dragon Turtle exclaiming in shock.

The part about the Thunder Fiery Dragon Emperor overpowering a quasi-mythical level colossal beast, and the appearance of two projections of mythical colossal beasts, was particularly astounding.

While the Single-Horned Kun was sharing its experiences with the Deep Sea Dragon Turtle, the Thunder Fiery Dragon Emperor turned its gaze toward the Blue Giant Crab and the female orca, growling lowly.

Breaking through from level 7 to level 8 is a significant hurdle. Your abilities will manifest as runes for the first time, and this process will reveal the essence of your power.

𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

When the time comes, make sure you don't fall asleep. Remember the entire process, and try to comprehend as much as you can.

The female orca had long been aware of this, so the Thunder Fiery Dragon Emperor was actually addressing the Blue Giant Crab.

The Blue Giant Crab, bubbling with excitement, replied.

Gurgle! Yes, my king, I definitely won't fall asleep. When I break through to level 8, I’ll take on twenty opponents!

Boom!

As the terrifying imperial power erupted, the entire micro-world shook violently; the oceans roared, and the magma lakes boiled.

Enveloped by the power of the emperor's ability, the Blue Giant Crab and the female Single-Horned Kun felt their bloodlines surge with immense power, followed by an overwhelming drowsiness.

After glancing at the two colossal beasts sinking to the seabed, the Thunder Fiery Dragon Emperor turned to the three little orcas, growling.

Hu Yi, I hereby appoint the three of you as generals of the Dragon Palace.

Next, you will go out and gather all orcas within our territory that have reached level 4 or higher—make sure they are the more intelligent mutated beasts—and form the first army of the Dragon Palace.

Big Horn will command all the armies, and the three of you will each lead a division, patrolling the oceans and upholding the dignity of our Dragon Palace.

The eyes of the three little orcas lit up instantly, and they began to excitedly flip around in the water.

Squeak! No problem, Uncle!

Squeak! We’re generals now, let’s go!

Squeak! We’ll surpass Dad, and become great generals!

The three little orcas, now generals appointed by the Thunder Fiery Dragon Emperor, were ecstatic. Although they didn’t quite understand what a general was, it sounded extremely impressive to them.

As the three orcas rushed out of the Dragon Palace, the Thunder Fiery Dragon Emperor suddenly remembered something and turned to the Silver Colossal Dragon lying in front of the Ice Crystal Palace.

Roar! By the way, Saixitia, do you have any other opinions about the duties I just assigned to Hu Yi and the others?

The Silver Colossal Dragon, which had been idly playing with its tail, paused, then sat up solemnly and growled seriously.

Batian, your arrangements are excellent. The great Saixitia has no objections.

As a colossal beast empire, it indeed needs a mutated beast army to patrol the territory and deter other mutated creatures. Very well done. Actually, Saixitia had considered this matter before.

Roar! Oh, Batian, I am also going to sleep now.

My mother once gave me a large fruit and told me to eat it after reaching the late stage of level 8. If I sleep after that, I can transform into a level 9 colossal dragon.

The Thunder Fiery Dragon Emperor nodded.

Roar! Go ahead, I look forward to the moment you awaken.

The Dragon Emperor wasn’t surprised that the Silver Colossal Dragon had such valuable items.

After all, its mother was a mythical colossal beast that ruled over vast territories in the mythical world, a very powerful one at that, with resources far beyond what the barren Blue Planet could offer.

With the Silver Colossal Dragon going into its slumber, Ghidorah also returned to its palace to rest and recover, while simultaneously training hard. Ghidorah planned to engrave runes on all its scales.

The severe injury it had sustained made it realize the importance of physical defense.

So, it decided to let one of its heads sleep while the other eight worked, striving to grow stronger.

Eventually, it aimed to stack tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of durability runes together, making itself invincible, to the point where enemies wouldn’t be able to hurt it even if they stood and attacked.

Roar! You two stop bragging and get back to cultivating. Once you’ve condensed a hundred runes, go harvest those resources and break through to level 9 as soon as possible.

After assigning tasks to the Single-Horned Kun and the Deep Sea Dragon Turtle, the Thunder Fiery Dragon Emperor returned to its palace and poured out over two hundred Life Crystals.

Of course, most of these crystals were level 3 and 4, taken from ordinary mutated fish that had been surrounded and killed by the orcas—one of the advantages of having a large group.

Whoosh!

The Thunder Fiery Dragon Emperor exhaled a scorching wave of air, and instantly, golden flames ignited on the three pairs of red feathery horns on its head, forming a crown-like ring of fire.

Within the blazing light, a silver vortex slowly emerged.

At the same time, the purple dragon egg nestled between the Dragon Emperor’s fiery horns absorbed the heat, emitting a comforting pulse as it soaked up the searing energy.