Chapter 268: Terrifying Humans and the Slumber of the Colossal Beast (II)
The Thunder Beast’s words didn't deter the Silver Dragon; they only fueled its enthusiasm. Saixitia's purpose for arriving in this undeveloped world was to create a colossal beast empire, eradicate all other life forms, and ascend as a mighty ruler like its mother.
Fortunately, upon its arrival, it found itself in command of two transcendent creatures bearing traits of ancient attributes, alongside a formidable dragon beast whose power matched its own. With the addition of its own power, this force would be unstoppable.
With this thought, the Silver Dragon felt confident.
The Thunder Beast growled. Roar! Very well, as the ruler of the Dragon Palace, I’ll trouble you, Saixitia, to build an underwater palace as our headquarters.
What? The Silver Dragon’s eyes filled with confusion.
The Thunder Beast explained. Roar! Our Dragon Palace was just established not long ago, and we haven’t had time to build a magnificent residence. This doesn’t match the image of a great power. In truth, the Dragon Palace was actually part of Thunder Fiery’s cover story, which it had created just ten minutes ago.
Roar! As a great force of power, we must provide our subordinates with a sense of belonging and honor. Having a palace where everyone can live is a basic requirement. After all, we are the Dragon Palace, the soon-to-be rulers of the ocean's colossal beast empire. We can't have everyone just digging a hole on the seabed to sleep in, right?
Roar! Plus, Saixitia, you’re the one with the ice ability that can condense and shape water, making you perfect for this hard labor... um, I mean, for creating this grand palace. So this difficult task can only be entrusted to you.
Hearing the Thunder Beast’s logical analysis, the Silver Dragon nodded and growled. Roar! No problem, leave it to the great Saixitia.
Roar! To welcome Saixitia to the Dragon Palace, we’ll have a celebration banquet once the palace is built. Baxia, go fetch the growth crystals from the island and dig up the pit in the trench to bring back the newly condensed life energy crystal shards.
Roar! And Big Horn, head to the purple reefs and collect some of the purple substances. It’s been long enough, they should have regenerated by now. Remember to wrap them with energy.
Squeak squeak squeak! Okay.
Roar! No problem.
Although they didn't know what the Thunder Beast was planning, the two colossal beasts trusted it and left.
Roar! It sounds like our Dragon Palace has a lot of valuable resources? The Silver Dragon asked curiously.
The Thunder Beast growled. Roar! Even though our Dragon Palace was just established, we control a large territory with multiple resource points, like the crystals on this island that can accelerate physical growth.
Roar! Aside from that, there are the life energy crystal shards I previously mentioned. We also have purple substances capable of enhancing the energy of transcendent creatures, as well as Magma Fruits that strengthen fire energy...
As the Thunder Beast continued its introduction, the Silver Dragon became more and more excited. It hadn't realized the Dragon Palace controlled so many resource points, meaning there would be plenty to consume in the future.
At that moment, the two dragons arrived at a depth of over a thousand meters in the sea, more than twenty kilometers away from the deserted island.
Roar Saixitia, let's build our Dragon Palace here, the Thunder Beast suggested.
Roar! No problem, leave it to the great Saixitia, the Silver Dragon responded confidently.
With that, an explosive surge of endless white power burst from the Silver Dragon, freezing large sections of seawater. Influenced by the power of its domain, the ice transformed according to its will. Under the guidance of the Thunder Beast, who directed where to reinforce and where to curve, a colossal underwater ice palace began to take form.
The structure consisted of five main palaces, each over a hundred meters tall and several hundred meters wide, supported by ice pillars ten meters thick. The two largest palaces were designated for the dragon kings, while the other two were residences for the General and Chancellor, the Single-horned Kun and the Dragon Turtle.
At the front stood the Grand Dragon Palace, two hundred meters tall and several hundred meters wide, supported by ninety-nine ice pillars, intended as a place for future meetings and gatherings.
Encircled by an undulating ice wall towering a hundred meters high, the palace complex stretched across ten kilometers, emerging as a marvel of the underwater world under Saixitia's craftsmanship.
While the construction overall remained somewhat crude, both the Thunder Beast and the breathless Silver Dragon found themselves rather content with the outcome.
Because the ice was formed by the power of a level 8 dragon, it was extremely durable, and virtually unbreakable by ordinary beasts below level 7. With occasional maintenance by Saixitia, this palace could last a long time. If Saixitia reached the mythical level in the future and used the power of the laws to strengthen the palace, it could last for millennia until the energy completely dissipated.
The Thunder Beast growled in response. Roar! Saixitia, you arrived at an inopportune time. We harvested these resource points just a few days ago, so there hasn't been much time for them to regrow.
Roar! If it wasn't to welcome you into the Dragon Palace, we wouldn't have gathered resources until about a month later. But don't worry, the ocean in this world is vast. After we join forces and sweep through it, we’ll have as many of these resources as we want.
Roar! I see. The Silver Dragon understood.
However, looking at the meager offerings before everyone, the Silver Dragon felt a bit embarrassed. After all, this was supposed to be a banquet to welcome it to the Dragon Palace. So the Silver Dragon reluctantly pulled out eight golden fruits from the scales under its neck.
Roar! These fruits, which I call Golden Light Fruits, are rich in energy and can promote the growth of transcendent creatures. Not only do they taste delicious, eating one can sustain you for a long time.
With that, the eight golden fruits floated toward the beasts’ tables under Saixitia’s control. The fruits came in various sizes, with small ones being the size of a sink and larger ones the size of a bathtub.
The largest ones went to the Silver Dragon and the Thunder Beast, followed by the Kun and Dragon Turtle, and the smallest ones distributed among the four mutated orcas. This was still the world of colossal beasts, where strength reigned supreme.
Squeak, squeak, squeak! So fragrant.
Roar, roar! Baxia, my mouth is watering.
Seeing the rich energy exuding from the golden fruits, the beasts grew excited. The Kun and Dragon Turtle, especially, couldn't help but feel immense admiration for the Thunder Beast.
To them, the Thunder Beast’s plan had allowed them to use a small amount of resources that no longer had much of an effect on them to exchange for larger, high-quality fruits that would significantly boost their growth.
The Silver Dragon, trying to hide its reluctance, roared generously. Roar! Lord Saixitia left in a hurry this time and didn't bring much. Let’s make do with this.
Noticing that Saixitia seemed sincere, the Thunder Beast was speechless.
Alright, so after all this time, this creature turns out to be just as poor, despite my hope of getting more valuable resources from it later.
However, the lack of resources wasn't a problem. Its ultimate goal was the Silver Dragon’s innate spatial rune. If it could obtain or borrow that innate rune for study, it could learn to comprehend spatial abilities, which would help its main body in creating top-level secret scriptures.
Lost in thought, the Thunder Beast swallowed the golden fruit, along with the purple energy substance, growth crystals, and life crystal in one gulp.
Boom!
In an instant, boundless energy exploded within the Thunder Beast, causing its body to grow visibly. Amid cracking sounds, it grew from fifty-nine to sixty meters.
Such an astonishing growth rate left Saixitia wide-eyed in disbelief. How could this be? How could Ao Batian absorb these resources so efficiently, and grow so much at such a rapid pace?
Simultaneously, the Kun and Dragon Turtle also consumed the fruits and growth crystals, and were experiencing changes. However, compared to the Thunder Beast's one-meter growth in the blink of an eye, their bodies only grew a little, less than ten centimeters.
Due to long-term consumption, the effects the growth crystals had on them had greatly diminished. What once produced half a meter of growth now barely added ten centimeters, and that was primarily due to the golden fruit.
Moreover, the golden fruit's energy had only been partially absorbed at the moment. Most of it had been stored in their bodies to be slowly digested. This was why Saixitia had felt so reluctant to part with these fruits.
While the colossal beasts were excited and bewildered, the Thunder Beast noticed that its growth halted upon reaching sixty meters.
Its level remained at the peak of level 7, but the golden fruit's energy continued to be absorbed by its body, or rather, by its seven major abilities. The Thunder Beast keenly sensed that its abilities were undergoing some sort of transformation upon reaching the peak of level 7.
So sleepy, I want to rest.
Roar! I need to sleep for a while. Don't disturb me.
With that, the Thunder Beast slowly closed its eyes, beginning its breakthrough to level 8.