Luo Feng clearly understood that with the intense surveillance exerted by Hong, Thunder God, and others over Earth, even relatively powerful ‘King-Level Monsters’ had likely been recorded in files long ago. The birth of a monster emperor should, in theory, be a history of gradual and arduous growth. For a beast emperor to suddenly emerge from some remote inland lake…
It was simply inconceivable!
This was precisely why Hong, Thunder God, and nations worldwide were paying close attention to this location.
“Heavens,” murmured Murhandson, his gaze sharpening in complete shock.
Luo Feng, too, was intently observing the ‘Earth Dragon King’ currently undergoing transformation. Its elongated body was rapidly expanding, its width, length, and skin hue all swiftly evolving. “Roar~~” the newly transformed Earth Dragon King raised its head, letting out a pained low growl. Its forehead horn grew at a rate of nearly one centimeter per second!
Its power was skyrocketing!
This surge in strength astonished even Luo Feng, who had consumed the ‘Thousand-Year Willow Heart’ and ‘Dragon Blood.’ It was as if it had ascended directly to the heavens!
“Director, Director, this is Luo Feng,” Luo Feng said, aware of the gravity of the situation.
“Go ahead, Luo Feng. What is it?” Hong’s voice remained cold and calm.
“I am currently at a location where, previously, there was a peculiar white crystal that was swallowed by an ‘Intermediate-Level Monster Lord’ Earth Dragon. Now, within just ten seconds, this Earth Dragon has directly transformed into a ‘King-Level’ creature, and the transformation is still ongoing!” Luo Feng’s expression was serious as he quickly reported.
“Stay where you are. I’m coming immediately!” For once, Hong’s voice carried a hint of urgency.
…
At the same moment, inside a massive UFO passenger aircraft stationed by the lakeside of Mist Island, representing the Han Nation.
The other council elites had already set out on their expedition, leaving only Jia Yi—the supreme champion of the Han Nation—stationed at the command hub to monitor the unfolding events.
“Alert, alert, a rapidly strengthening life force has been detected.”
“Alert, alert.”
Urgent alarms echoed through the circular hall. Jia Yi, who had been standing still like a stone, showed a flicker of surprise on his face.
“Display the location,” Jia Yi commanded.
“Beep!”
The holographic display swiftly magnified, locking onto a 500-meter radius centered on the coordinates. A crisp voice from operations reported, “Supreme Commander, we’ve detected two Council elites in the vicinity. Moments ago, an insignificant energy signature suddenly spiked beyond all demonic presences surrounding Mistveil Isle. Confirmed… this can only be a Monarch-Class Abomination!”
“In other words, within ten seconds, a Monster Lord has transformed into a King-Level Monster,” the staff voice trembled slightly.
“Are your team certain of this hypothesis?” Jia Yi’s expression changed drastically.
“We are 90% confident,” the staff replied.
“Continue monitoring.”
After issuing the order, Jia Yi immediately activated his communication watch. “Zhu Xi, Zhu Xi, Lao Deng, Lao Deng, Tuoba, Tuoba, head immediately to the coordinates I provided. I’m on my way.”
…
It wasn’t only the Han Nation that possessed such detection equipment. These devices had been obtained in large quantities from an ancient civilization’s ruins, and the five major powers had all acquired them. Therefore, almost simultaneously, all factions detected the anomaly here. The various nations’ teams, which had spent so much time without results, quickly converged on the location.
…
Two thousand meters underground, what had originally been a surging subterranean river had now become chaotic.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
It was as if the eye of a Category 12 hurricane had formed. With the Earth Dragon King writhing and twisting its massive, powerful body in pain, the entire subterranean river was thrown into violent turbulence. The crashing waves slammed furiously against the surrounding rocks. The Earth Dragon King, now five to six meters thick and over a hundred meters long, caused landslides and earthquakes with every roll.
Luo Feng and the Snow Emperor hovered in midair.
Falling rocks, fierce gales, and crashing waves.
For these two Star-Level powerhouses, such forces were akin to a mild spring zephyr, incapable of breaching within a meter of their presence. Luo Feng’s psychic energy effortlessly repelled them, while the Snow Emperor was enveloped in a faint glacial aura, manifesting a pristine white barrier that rendered him utterly impervious.
Both Luo Feng and the Snow Emperor gazed down at the Earth Dragon King below.
So what if it transformed?
The Snow Emperor was a Third-Stage Star-Level warrior!
Although Luo Feng was only a First-Stage Mentalist, his consciousness was strong, and he possessed the mental-force weapon ‘Runheaven Needle.’ In terms of combat strength, he was no weaker than the Snow Emperor.
Two mighty warriors faced off against the newly ascended “King-Class Monster,” the Earth Dragon King—either one of them could effortlessly vanquish it!
At this moment, for Luo Feng and the Snow Emperor, killing the Earth Dragon King wasn’t important. What mattered was… they needed to observe clearly what miraculous effects the white crystal possessed and to what extent those effects reached!
“Boom!”
A black beam pierced through the rocks, arriving above the subterranean river at a speed that made even Luo Feng and the Snow Emperor shudder. It was Hong, clad in black.
“Director,” Luo Feng quickly flew over.
Hong gave a slight nod, glancing at the Snow Emperor ‘Murhandson’ in the distance. The once-arrogant Murhandson involuntarily bowed slightly under Hong’s gaze. At present, only Thunder God could speak as an equal to Hong on Earth. The gap between Hong and others was simply too vast.
“Is this the Earth Dragon King, Luo Feng?” Hong asked, looking at the nearly completed transformation below.
“This is it. Twenty seconds ago, it was merely an ‘Intermediate-Level Lord’ Earth Dragon,” Luo Feng confirmed.
“Murhandson?” Hong turned to the Snow Emperor.
The Snow Emperor bowed slightly. “First Councilor, the facts are exactly as Councilor Luo Feng described.”
“Just a single crystal caused an Intermediate-Level Lord to ascend to King-Level Monster?” Hong furrowed his brow, somewhat incredulous.
Needless to say…
The transition from a High-Level Lord to a ‘King-Level’ being was no less arduous than a human ‘High-Level Warrior’ ascending to ‘Star-Level.’ The reason ‘King-Level Monsters’ vastly outnumbered human Star-Level powerhouses within the monster factions was simply due to the overwhelming population of monsters! How scarce were human warriors in comparison?
The larger the base, the more King-Level Monsters there were.
This ‘more’ was merely relative to human Star-Level powerhouses. From the perspective of the entire monster race, King-Level Monsters remained exceedingly rare. Now, a single crystal had elevated an ‘Intermediate-Level Lord’ to King-Level. In essence, it had enabled an ‘Intermediate-Level Warrior’ to leap directly to the status of a council-level powerhouse.
Was it even possible?
Every human warrior on Earth had to reach the peak of High-Level Warrior before their consciousness and other aspects strengthened, finally breaking through with great difficulty.
“Hong, you discovered a treasure and didn’t call me!” a voice rang out.
A white-robed figure also appeared above the river.
“Greetings, Director,” Luo Feng bowed slightly.
“Greetings, Second Councilor,” the Snow Emperor also bowed slightly.
“Ro Feng, you’re truly the lucky star of your director,” Thunder God smiled slightly. “Unfortunately… this Earth Dragon’s transformation into an ‘Earth Dragon King’ caused its life force to surge dozens to hundreds of times stronger. The instruments detected it. I estimate other nations will arrive shortly.” As the words fell, a figure crashed through the rocks.
Then…
Swish! Swish! Swish! One after another, Star-Rank powerhouses materialized above the underground river.
“An Earth Dragon King? There’s actually an Earth Dragon King?”
“Could it be that the one whose life force suddenly surged so strongly is it? Did it evolve from Lord-Level to King-Level?”
Countless mighty figures from the Council hovered above the river, their gazes fixed upon the Earth Dragon King below.
The Earth Dragon King had completed its metamorphosis. Its eyes, as large as basins, gazed upward in terror at the multitude of humans hovering above. Its awakened intellect had long since realized… those humans who could take to the skies were genuine apex predators, beings capable of standing toe-to-toe with King-Class Monsters. Though it had now ascended to become a King-Class entity itself,
There were simply too many opponents above.
“Hisss~~” The Earth Dragon King suddenly dove toward the riverbed, intending to burrow deep underground.
“Wants to escape?”
Hong casually gestured, and his black domain immediately spread out, enveloping the Earth Dragon King. Trapped within Hong’s terrifying black domain, the Earth Dragon King immediately began to struggle violently. Yet it felt as if countless ropes bound its body, and it could not break free, emitting painful low growls.
“Crack!”
Hong waved his hand.
A black stream pierced through the Earth Dragon King’s head. Boom! Its head exploded instantly, scattering brains and gore.
Hong and Thunder God immediately examined the shattered skull of the Earth Dragon King carefully.
“No issues,” Hong frowned slightly.
“It’s the same as a normally evolved Earth Dragon King,” Thunder God also frowned.
Above the underground river, numerous human powerhouses hovered midair. The Earth Dragon King, who had just ascended to King-Level Monster status, was effortlessly… dissected like a laboratory specimen. The elites from America, the Han Nation, the European Union, India, the Soviet Union, and the HR Alliance couldn’t help but tremble at Hong’s casual demonstration of overwhelming might.
They had always known Hong was strong, but every time Hong acted, they felt an overwhelming sense of helplessness and inability to resist.
“Ro Feng, explain that crystal again. Be thorough,” Hong turned and said.
“Yes, Director.”
Luo Feng carefully recalled, stating solemnly, “It was a white crystal. It previously hovered above the river, as if weightless, mysteriously suspended in midair. Moreover, this white crystal emitted a faint white glow, illuminating the dark underground slightly. And… there was a scent of rice fragrance spreading around.”
“Rice fragrance? A white crystal? Suspended? Consumed, causing monster evolution?” Hong mused.
Thunder God was also thinking.
“Oh, right! Previously, another Monster Lord consumed a white crystal, but shortly after ingestion, its body exploded and died, with the white crystal completely unharmed,” Luo Feng hastily added.
“Eaten, and the body exploded?”
Hong, Thunder God, and even three members of the council—their eyes gleamed with intensity.
“Artifact Site No. 5!” a black councilor couldn’t help exclaiming, his body trembling slightly.
“It’s the Muya Crystal, the Muya Crystal!” a Chinese-American councilor also cried out.
“It’s the Muya Crystal.”
Hong and Thunder God exchanged glances, their eyes filled with a fervent, wild light.
“The Moyun Vine appeared on Earth; now even the precious ‘Muya Crystal’ of the universe has appeared here,” Thunder God murmured in a low voice, unable to contain his excitement.
“Muya Crystal.”
Beside them, Luo Feng was puzzled, repeating the name in his mind. What did Muya Crystal represent? Judging from Hong and Thunder God’s expressions, these two, the pinnacle existences on Earth, seemed unable to conceal their wild excitement. Although he didn’t understand the Muya Crystal’s use, Luo Feng could guess…
The Muya Crystal was infinitely more valuable than the previously mentioned plant spirit.
It was a treasure even in the vast universe.
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