Chapter 223: Vertical Digging, A Must for Macho Men.
The storm’s claw marks and the fallen spines from the gnawed mineral vein.
Steel Dragon had once landed here, and the Extinction Dragon chasing the storm also found an opportunity to launch an attack.
Just like a common territorial dispute, one strike then retreat. The side choosing to retreat is most likely the Steel Dragon.
Jie Jie was eating Herbivore Dragon, analyzing what happened here like an experienced hunter.
No obvious traces could be found in the nearby forest anymore, which meant the Steel Dragon had entered the mountainous region.
The storm cannot leave clear traces in the barren mountains.
After finishing today’s lunch cleanly, he flew high into the sky, looking far along the direction of the mountains but failed to see any dragon rolls connecting heaven and earth.
No worries, they’ll meet at the Dragon Crystal Land.
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Flame Sword Dragon emerged from the magma, watching as the Flame King Dragon couple repelled the solitary Flame King Dragon.
This Flame Sword Dragon was naturally Jie Jie’s new form; he finally fulfilled his dream of swimming freely in the magma.
The skin surface of the Flame Sword Dragon can secrete a flame-retardant substance to support its activities in the magma. After coating the body with magma and cooling it down, a similar lava shell can be obtained.
Apart from shuttling through the magma, the Flame Sword Dragon is enveloped by an exoskeleton. Its uniquely shaped long snout, combined with muscle power, can easily break rocks. Its long body twists and turns, allowing it to move through the rocks.
After the activation by the Glittering Dragon, numerous paths were opened up in the rock layers of the Dragon Crystal Land for the magma. Directly digging through the rock layers is very laborious, but expanding the channels for magma flow is relatively easy, and it naturally leads to new caves.
Both the magma and the rock layers can be traversed. Perhaps the strength of the Flame Sword Dragon means little to him, but in terms of functionality, it far surpasses other forms.
The wounds of the Flame King Dragon couple have healed somewhat, and they started patrolling their territory in the Dragon Crystal Land together.
Men and women working together makes work less tiring. They are highly efficient in expelling other large monsters, including the Sunfire Dragon of the same species.
But expulsion does not mean complete influence. Some large monsters remain within their territory even after being expelled from sight.
They can drive away monsters within their line of sight, but there are too many places beyond their vision, still harboring many large monsters that overlap their territory.
A few well-conditioned lava caves are key areas they patrol, but these well-conditioned lava caves come with plenty of magma, and abundant magma is the soil for Jie Jie’s activities.
Even though the Flame King Dragon couple patrols heavily, they are still penetrated like a sieve by Jie Jie.
He has the form of a Flame King Dragon but hasn’t participated in the territorial disputes among the Sunfire Dragons. This seems to disappoint the young Flame Empress Dragon who has been waiting for something.
The size of the territory is the best reflection of strength, yet she hasn’t seen that valiant Flame King Dragon participate. Fresh smells and traces no longer appear.
Not transforming into a Flame King Dragon means not being influenced by the Flame King Dragon hormones.
When Jie Jie sees this Flame Empress Dragon again, it carries more admiration.
If the Sunfire Dragon is a fleeting monster relationship, he might try it out, but currently, the Flame King Dragon couples clearly have the concept of husband and wife.
Even after completing the reproduction of offspring, they haven’t gone their separate ways but collaborate to dominate more territories and build a larger empire.
But he isn’t just a Flame King Dragon.
At least not now.
Perhaps after exploring this world almost completely, when he gets tired of playing, he might try living in a single form.
At that time, he might look for Sunfire Dragons with marital concepts to settle down.
That’s another story.
Simply put, he hasn’t played enough yet; he doesn’t want to enter the grave of marriage yet.
His long body twisted slightly, splashing a stream of magma toward the young Flame Empress Dragon’s feet.
“Roar!”
The Flame Empress Dragon roared, knowing that flames are ineffective against monsters that can appear in magma. Dust scattered from under her wings, resulting in a dazzling explosion right before her eyes.
Nice fireworks.
The magma splashed everywhere, but the Flame Sword Dragon had already dived into the rock layer and disappeared.
Having such a convenient form as the Flame Sword Dragon couldn’t just be used for fun; it should also be tried for serious matters.
For instance, finding Míng Dēng Lóng.
Nothing gained, but not entirely nothing.
He attempted to use the three-point positioning method based on the intensity of Earth Pulse Energy, going downward being the most efficient.
He dug very deep, clearly feeling the increasing difficulty of excavation with depth. The rocks no longer split apart with his powerful twists of his long snout.
Even if there are always complex cracks in the rock layers that are easy to develop, he ultimately faces the solid earth. His stamina is like a needle in the ocean compared to this vast land.
His form is after all not the Glittering Dragon, nor the Peak Mountain Dragon, much less the Snake King Dragon, just a Flame Sword Dragon over thirty meters long.
Flame Sword Dragon, Sea Dragon species.
Jie Jie struck downward again.
Old miners know, don’t dig vertically downward, because you never know what awaits you.
Fortunately, Jie Jie is not an old miner but a Flame Sword Dragon. His long body has four claws that can grip the rock wall.
Keen hearing can also capture the sounds echoing in the rock layers.
The sound of striking penetrates the rock layers first, echoes several times, and then penetrates back into the ears.
There is a huge cavity below.
Jie Jie feels a bit excited, constantly twisting his body and striving to drill downward. His retracted claws are ready to grab the rock wall to prevent falling.
Of course, he could transform into a flying insect as well, which is his confidence in vertical digging. It would be too funny if he couldn’t get back up.
The hard rock wall turns into brittle rocks, and the head of the Flame Sword Dragon looks down.
A spark sprays from his throat, dispersing light in the pitch-black hollow.
Even the strongest night vision requires light to function effectively.
Even if reflected sounds can enter the ears and generate a terrain map, blindly feeling around is not advisable.
However, the light collides and reflects into Jie Jie’s eyes, revealing just an ordinary underground cavern.
“Tsk.”
Relaxing his claws, he lets himself fall. Jie Jie starts to explore the cave further, continuing the three-point positioning method and constantly driving away the darkness with firelight.
Upon encountering flowing magma, he finally relaxes.
He stopped digging and naturally explored the cave instead, occasionally making some noises, using sound transmission to assist his exploration.
This depth has exceeded the normal activity range of conventional organisms, meaning he lacks food sources.
He can eat dirt, but lack of nutritional supplementation is a big problem.
Fortunately, he who has never neglected his stomach is extremely hunger-resistant.
With such twists and turns, Jie Jie accidentally entered the buried corridor, then was misled by the three-point positioning method and retreated.
Apparently, his three-point positioning method is limited by the regional concentration of Earth Pulse Energy.
Without nutritional supplements for two days, Jie Jie felt weakness for the first time in a long while, often pondering whether he should return, flying back to the Dragon Crystal Land.
Let’s go a little further.
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A familiar golden hue came into view.
Chapter 224
