Chapter 883 - 578: World Power Crystal, The Three Little Ones Are About to Advance to Catastrophe Level
Chapter 883: Chapter 578: World Power Crystal, The Three Little Ones Are About to Advance to Catastrophe Level
"Master..." Black King hastily scrambled to its feet. It folded its massive Dragon Wings and assumed a submissive posture.
"Black King, take your Magical Beast Legion and guard the perimeter. Do not allow any living creature within a hundred miles to approach," Raylo’s voice rang out from the air.
"Yes, Master!" Relieved as if granted a pardon, Black King flapped its wings and fled toward the perimeter. It could sense that something terrifying was about to happen here, and the further away it was, the better.
Raylo stood in the center of an elevated area. Surrounded by towering peaks that pierced the clouds, the clear blue sky above revealed itself as the thin mist dissipated.
"Let’s get ready to begin."
As Raylo’s words fell, the orange cat and black cat that had been resting on Moonlight’s back suddenly erupted with brilliant light.
ROAR!
A dragon’s roar echoed through the valley. Golden Flame soared into the sky, transforming into a Golden Giant Dragon nearly three hundred meters long. Its scales looked as if they were forged from pure Gold. As it spread its wings, it resembled a Sun radiating a scorching, intense heat.
On the other side, space shattered like a mirror as a Space Giant Dragon over sixty meters long emerged. It was pitch-black, looking as if it could devour even light itself. Although it was the smallest in size, the space around it was the most unstable, appearing as if it could collapse at any moment.
Along with Lightning, the three Giant Dragons surrounded Raylo in a triangular formation.
Raylo took a deep breath and retrieved a box filled with World Power Crystals from his Spatial Bag. The moment the box was opened, a majestic and boundless aura instantly filled the entire valley. That was the origin of the world, the physical manifestation of Power and Law.
The breathing of the three Giant Dragons instantly grew heavy. Six massive dragon eyes stared fixedly at the crystals inside the box, brimming with desire and greed. This was the instinct of biological evolution, a yearning for a higher level of life.
GULP.
A swallowing sound broke the dead silence.
"Don’t rush, there’s enough for everyone," Raylo said, lifting his eyelids to look in amusement at the massive creatures surrounding him. At this moment, they looked exactly like puppies waiting to be fed. Arcs of electricity darted wildly within Lightning’s blue vertical pupils, and its tail whipped restlessly against the ground, smashing the hard granite to pieces. Sun was slightly more reserved, holding its golden head high, but those pale golden eyes were glued to Raylo’s palm without a single blink. As for Coal Ball... this guy had already drooled onto Raylo’s boots.
"What’s the rush?" Raylo scolded lightly, picking up a crystal between his fingers. The crystal felt warm to the touch, appearing to have a chaotic Nebula sealed inside.
"Lightning, you’re up first." Raylo tossed a crystal.
SWISH!
A grayish-white streak of light sliced through the air. There was no need to aim; a blue afterimage flashed by as Lightning opened its massive mouth and accurately caught the crystal.
CRUNCH.
Like a piece of hard candy being crushed, the crisp sound echoed through the valley. Lightning licked its lips, wanting more, and let out a longing, low growl. Its body began to tremble, the muscles beneath its scales rippling like waves as fine blue arcs of electricity started to burst uncontrollably across its skin.
"Here’s more." Raylo didn’t pause, tossing out three more crystals in succession.
Having swallowed four World Power Crystals in a row, the blue light in Lightning’s eyes had become so dense it was about to overflow, almost condensing into a Thunderball. It shook its head and let out a long howl. Spreading its wings forcefully, it kicked up a fierce gust of wind and charged straight toward the highest solitary peak on the left.
RUMBLE!
The moment it landed on the peak, the clear sky suddenly changed color. Dark clouds gathered out of nowhere, hovering over the mountaintop like a giant funnel. Lightning snakes danced wildly within the clouds, and the terrifying pressure caused Black King in the distance to bury its head even lower.
"Next, Sun." Raylo looked at the Giant Dragon that seemed cast from Gold.
Sun slowly lowered its head, not impatient like Lightning. One, two... all the way to the fifth crystal. With every crystal swallowed, the golden scales on its body grew a fraction brighter. When the fifth crystal entered its stomach, its scorching aura, which felt like a Melting Furnace, actually withdrew inward. It transformed into a profound, intense heat that seemed capable of igniting the soul.
It gave Raylo a deep look before turning and flying toward the peak on the right. The peak had originally been covered in year-round snow, but the instant Sun landed, the snow melted and evaporated at a visible rate. White steam billowed into the air, making the entire mountain look like an erupting active volcano.
Finally, Raylo’s gaze landed on Coal Ball. This Space Young Dragon, who usually loved to act cute the most, was currently staring eagerly at the box. Its two front claws rubbed together nervously like a miser waiting for payday.
One, two, three...
While the other dragons needed to go digest after eating four or five, this little guy was like an emotionless paper shredder. It devoured them one by one, directly swallowing them whole without even chewing.
"Are you a bottomless pit?" Raylo sighed and continued feeding it.
It wasn’t until the eighth crystal went down its throat that Coal Ball let out a burp. The space around its body had already begun to visibly distort. Black ripples spread out like water, silently slicing the surrounding rubble into powder.
Its eyes were rolling back into its head from being too stuffed, but when it saw Raylo still holding a crystal, the little guy’s eyes darted around. Taking advantage of Raylo’s momentary inattention, it suddenly craned its neck and shot out its tongue to snatch the ninth crystal away.
SLAP!
Raylo, with quick reflexes, slapped it on the forehead.
AOO!
Coal Ball hugged its head in grievance, and the crystal it had rolled to its mouth was forcefully snatched back by Raylo.
"Do you have a death wish?" Raylo scolded in exasperation. "That is the Power of the World, not cat treats! Eight is already your limit. If you eat another one, you’ll explode into fireworks."
Coal Ball shrank its neck back. Although unwilling, it knew Raylo was telling the truth. The energy inside its body had already surged to a critical point. The feeling of expansion, as if it were going to tear its body apart, made it roll on the ground in discomfort. It cast a longing, reluctant glance at the box in Raylo’s hand before transforming into a streak of black light and landing on the highest peak in the south.
The next second.
HUM!
The space around that peak collapsed completely. With no sound and no light, it turned into an absolute black hole, mercilessly devouring even passing light.
The valley fell quiet once again. Only three starkly different, terrifying fluctuations were wildly brewing.
Raylo looked at the mostly empty box; there were exactly eight crystals left inside. He turned his head to look at the Silver Dragon that had been resting quietly to the side all along.
Moonlight hadn’t made a single sound. It was like a bystander. Its silver scales refracted a cool glow under the sunlight, and its pale golden eyes were filled with gentleness. It was already at the Catastrophe Level. But because of this, it understood the preciousness of those crystals all the more.
"These four are yours." Raylo placed four crystals on the rock in front of Moonlight. "Although they aren’t enough for you to advance to the World Destruction Level, they are more than sufficient to help you comprehend the Laws and refine your foundation."
He leaned against Moonlight’s warm body and spoke softly, "That old guy Austin said that the World Destruction Level isn’t something you can just pile resources to reach; it relies on comprehension. But I believe that my Moonlight is the smartest."
Moonlight gently nuzzled its chin against Raylo’s cheek. It opened its mouth and inhaled the four crystals, but instead of leaving, it settled down right next to Raylo.
Time passed, minute by minute.
The sun dipped to the west, casting a blood-red glow. The entire depths of the Black Stone Mountain Range felt as though they had turned into a Melting Furnace on the verge of exploding.
To the west, Thunderbolt struck with tremendous force. Blue plasma cascaded down from the mountaintop like a waterfall, turning hard rocks into Scorched Earth. That wasn’t ordinary lightning; it was tribulation lightning imbued with the Law of destruction.
To the east, monstrous golden flames surged into the sky, heating the entire mountain peak red. From afar, it looked like a red-hot iron pillar stabbed into the earth. The air was distorted by the intense heat, forming one illusory Flame Domain after another.
To the south, however, there was a deathly silence. That black hole was continuously expanding, silently devouring everything around it. No sound emanated from it, yet that tremor stemming from the depths of the soul was far more terrifying than the Thunderbolt and the Flame.
That was the collapse and Reorganization of space.