Chapter 125 Evolution, Supercharged Excited State
Lead-gray clouds, like torn cotton wool, pressed down on the Quenching Heights. The first rainy season downpour had lasted for three days and three nights, with dense rain falling continuously from the sky, as if heavenly water was being poured out.
The young dragon soared through the rain.
Raindrops struck his steel-like body, landing instantly on his dense dragon scales or thorns, then shattered into water droplets, which slid down through the gaps in his scales and finally through his sharper claws and stronger, thicker tail.
In terms of body length.
Galos's body reached a length of thirteen meters from head to tail.
This is a body length that only some young dragons can achieve. For example, a white dragon, or even a fifty-year-old young dragon, can only have the same body length as Garus.
Moreover, body length is only a secondary factor.
His massive and imposing body was far more powerful and ferocious than any dragon in conventional understanding. He was like a beast forged from steel and flames. Other dragons that were also 13 meters tall would look as thin as sticks if they stood next to him. Even the red dragon, which was most famous for its physique, would be compared to a 'thin dragon'.
The thorns on its body did not become denser.
Some of them continued to grow and became thicker, while others shrank and became sharper, making Galus look more recognizable than in his juvenile stage.
Life level has been raised to 10.
This is roughly equivalent to a young Jinlong over 20 years old.
As long-lived and giant creatures, dragons possess many unique advantages, but they also have one drawback.
—The growth period is long.
This seems to be a common problem for all long-lived species, not just dragons.
In about three years, without going through a long period of dormancy, it has already achieved a level up by relying solely on natural growth, which is quite an impressive result.
If Garros can advance one level every three years, he can become a Legendary before he even reaches adulthood.
However, such a possibility is not high. The higher the life level, the more valuable it is, and the slower the improvement is. Those high-level ancient dragons can only improve by 1 level in more than a hundred years.
The Wings of the Sky Comet did not surge with power; they simply waved, easily tearing open the curtain of wind and rain.
Galus flew straight into the thick, dense cloud layer with a straight trajectory.
Silvery-white lightning was churning within the leaden clouds, the lightning bolts like trapped wild beasts, struggling and thrashing within the cloud's cage.
And when the red iron dragon came into the dark clouds.
As he raised his head and roared like a dragon, he flapped his wings and swung his tail.
The beast-like lightning seemed to have found a way in, and it came at him from all directions.
Galus neither flinched nor dodged; he stood tall, head held high, and spread his broad wings to welcome the baptism of lightning.
When the first bolt of lightning struck the dragon's horn, the entire sky seemed to tremble.
The outline of the young dragon became transparent in the electric light, and for a moment, one could see the trajectory of the current flowing through its veins—from its spine to the tip of its tail, and finally bursting into countless tiny sparks on its wing membranes.
He deliberately used his claws to grab the brightest lightning bolts, letting the electricity burst between his fingers.
A strong feeling of numbness surged from within my body.
Then came excitement; the muscles beneath the scales contracted and swelled, the fibers tightening and relaxing like steel wires time and time again, unleashing power beyond what was normally possible.
Strands of golden lightning shone from the gaps in Garus's scales.
First, it wrapped around the dragon's horns, turning his originally dark reddish-black horns into a dazzling gold. Then, it gradually extended to his back, neck, and chest, dense and shimmering, like a thick golden mane. Arcs of electricity also danced and flowed on his limbs and tail.
Sizzle! Sizzle!
A fierce, dazzling golden lightning bolt enveloped his entire body.
Galos's body seemed to have swelled up even more, and its fierce, golden aura made its previous imposing figure pale in comparison.
He stretched his body among the dark clouds and tumbled in the thunderstorm.
Each time lightning pierced through the dragon's body, the golden lightning on Garos's body would shine even brighter, as if he had become a giant magnet, attracting lightning from all around to strike him again and again.
It was as if the lightning was begging for the dragon's favor, not the dragon's.
Until a cracking sound appeared, cracks appeared on the dragon's scales, and it began to break, as if it had reached a certain limit.
"Just a little bit more and we'll be able to complete the evolution."
Galos carefully felt the electric sensation between the muscles in his body.
The intense electric shock felt like a tightly woven net within his body, just a few strands away from being fully interwoven and formed.
At that time, there will be no need to rely on thunderstorms.
Galos did not rush for quick success. He stopped, left the dark clouds, still wrapped in lightning, folded his wings and swooped down. As his body descended, he slowed down and landed steadily.
"This evolution is not obvious in appearance, but mainly occurs in the deep tissues of the muscles. Golden lightning can burst out from the body, further stimulating the body and enhancing all attributes."
"Let's call this state the supercharged excited state for now."
"The only downside is that the lightning in the excitation state will quickly overload my Blastscale, and the two cannot coexist. However, this is not a big problem. The supercharged excitation state can be activated at more critical times."
He spread his wings in the rain and thought to himself.
Based on his physical condition, he estimated that once his body had adapted and rested, another round of such tempering would allow him to fully complete this evolution.
At that time, he will have one more trump card.
If adventurers come to hunt down Garos.
After painstakingly destroying his buffer scales, just when they thought they were about to win, a series of intense and ear-piercing electric shocks rang out, and his body was engulfed in dense and dazzling lightning, making him even stronger than before, and he began his powerful second phase.
If we are lucky enough to withstand Garus's second phase.
As the engine-like roar of his heart resounded through the sky, he also had the third stage of the Blood Burst Secret Technique.
Without thorough preparation and a powerful expert, it would be difficult to kill Garus. He possessed many talents that, if placed on any other dragon, would be a huge advantage.
The only drawback is that Blood Burst is an effect of alchemical items.
As Garos grows, the Blood Explosion Technique's ability to improve him becomes limited, but the side effects also decrease accordingly, reducing the burden on his body.
Galos guessed that if he used Blood Explosion Technique more during training, he might have a chance to complete the corresponding adaptive evolution, just like when he first used the Lightning Tail Ring, which was like a key that unlocked this intense evolution.
"Praise be to the Dragon Lord!"
"loyalty!"
The warbands stationed on the Tempered Heights knelt down, praising Garros's greatness.
Galos gestured for them to get up and continue with their own business.
His gaze swept over the monster leaders, noticing that most of their equipment had a dazzling, diamond-like gleam, making them quite extraordinary.
One year ago.
Galos had a sudden inspiration and placed the diamond core of the diamond giant in the symbiotic pool.
This high-quality crystal core absorbs the essence of other ores in the symbiotic pool, continuously producing high-quality diamonds. Weapons and armor crafted from it are of extremely high quality and are used as rewards.
He raised his head slightly and looked around.
Garros could clearly see that the number of chapter units stationed at Quenching Heights had almost doubled.
And it's not just the Quenching Highlands.
The number of guards at pastures, mines, outposts, and other locations in all Ironforge territories has increased.
Over the past three years, the Ironforge Clan has developed rapidly, and through various means of absorption and conquest, it has almost completely unified all the monster clans scattered around the Scaled Earth Rift.
And this is just the beginning.
Except that ogres have a slightly longer growth period.
Those jackal people, kobolds, and lizardmen are mostly nine or ten years old when they reach adulthood, and they give birth to five or six, or even more than ten, offspring at a time.
Trade routes were established between them and caravans.
Various minerals and biological resources are in short supply.
The Ironforge clan has no shortage of food.
Over the past three years, the number of newborn subjects has exploded, and through various influences, they have come to greatly admire and worship Galus.
If nothing unexpected happens.
A few years later, when this group of people grows up, the Ironforge Clan will expand further.
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(End of this chapter)
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