Evolving by devouring from a young dragon

Hearing Alduin's rebuke, Blackclaw's thin body trembled slightly, and he stammered:

"Master...these past few days...a high-ranking giant bear has come...it ate...it ate a lot of kobolds..."

Its voice grew softer and softer until it was almost completely silent.

My hearing is failing...

Alduin was speechless for a moment when he saw the cowardly appearance of the kobold in front of him.

But when Black Claw was stared at by his cold, golden eyes, he was so frightened that he trembled and lowered his head even further, not daring to lift it up.

"Get lost."

Alduin let out a low growl, and then Blackclaw scrambled away as if relieved.

A giant bear...

Watching the kobolds' retreating figures, Alduin fell into deep thought.

The soil and even the exposed rocks of the Crimson Mountains are a glaring scarlet red, and it can be said that not a single blade of grass grows there.

The environment is extremely harsh.

Therefore, this place is disliked by any magical beasts, and few are willing to settle here.

When Alduin arrived, he only found kobolds and other weak monsters living on the outskirts of the mountains.

Therefore, apart from native high-level magical beasts, ordinary high-level magical beasts will not come here, after all, the environment is harsh and there is no source of food.

As for Auduin...

That's because his stomach has evolved into a magic furnace. Anything with magic power that enters his stomach can be converted into his own magic power to sustain him.

Moreover, this place is extremely secluded, and even humans and dwarves are unwilling to set foot here, making it an exceptionally secluded spot.

It's just that the resources are a bit scarce...

But in this day and age, where can you find wild resources anymore?

These are things nobody wants. You think they're cheap, but I think they're too expensive.

With these kobolds around, he only needs to mine, refine, and exchange for magic crystals step by step, then trade with the dwarves and consume magical items to steadily grow stronger.

It's not that he doesn't want to rise quickly, it's that the world simply can't accommodate him.

Alduin felt helpless at this thought and couldn't help but miss the days when he could develop freely in the Dragon Nest.

Shaking his head to clear his mind, Alduin spread his enormous wings and with a gentle flap, soared into the sky.

His vertical pupils scanned his surroundings, and he quickly spotted his target. His wings moved silently, and he flew towards it.

He licked his sharp dragon teeth, a cruel and dangerous smile curving his lips.

He decided to meet the uninvited guest who had eaten his free mining slave.

……

"Mmm, it's delicious!"

A giant bear was holding a huge honeycomb, its thick paws constantly scooping out the thick honey, and stuffing it into its mouth with great relish.

All around him, countless scarlet bees, several tens of centimeters long, kept stinging him with their stingers, but it only made a clanging sound and had no effect.

After finishing the last drop of honey and confirming that not a single drop could be extracted, the giant bear left satisfied.

Before leaving, it thoughtfully helped the bees re-hung their hive on the stone wall.

Despite being a giant bear, he is not stupid at all.

He understands the principles of sustainable development very well.

Lying on the scarlet rock, a pair of small eyes stared at the sun, comfortably squinting into slits.

His name is Xiong San, and he is a furious giant bear, but he is not furious at all.

All raging bears have sharp claws, horns on their heads that can pierce through anything, and shoulders covered with dense spikes, but he is different.

The claws were not sharp, the horns were small, and the spikes on the shoulders were flat.

It can be said that he was an outcast in his community from a young age.

But instead of disliking him, his bear parents treated him the same as all the other bear children.

For example, when it comes to naming himself, his two older brothers are named Xiong Da and Xiong Er, so he named himself Xiong San...

And every time food is distributed, he always gets a share.

Every time I eat it, my mouth is full of hair...

But for some reason, on the day I came of age, I just took a nap, and my parents, brother, and the other bears all disappeared.

They just went out hunting...

Thinking this, Xiong San went back to sleep soundly.

But after a few days, they still hadn't returned, and Xiong San was starving.

However, there were no other low-level magical beasts around, so even if he wanted to hunt, he couldn't find a target.

Besides, my parents haven't taught me how to hunt yet...

Thinking of this, Xiong San felt a little lonely. Why hadn't his parents come back yet?

Xiong San continued to wander in the forest, exploring many places and eating a lot of things.

Tree bark doesn't taste good; stones have no flavor; fish...

Looking at his short, flat paws, Xiong San showed a hint of grievance.

He can't even catch fish...

Because he was so hungry, Xiong San left the forest where he lived and came to another place.

There are quite a few low-level magical beasts here. Although they can't get enough to eat with their second-level strength, they can still manage to fill their stomachs.

One day, Xiong San smelled a sweet fragrance. Following the scent, he found a cave where he discovered many purple stones.

The fragrance comes from these stones.

Xiong San had eaten stones before, but none of them had any taste. This was the first time he had ever seen a stone that could emit a fragrance.

Without a moment's hesitation, Xiong San took a bite, and instantly, a large piece of the purple stone on the wall was bitten off.

The stone melts in your mouth, just like the entrails of a monster.

Xiong San recalled the first time he captured a magical beast. After eating the furry skin and tasting the other parts, he realized that the internal organs were the most delicious part.

Thinking this, Xiong San ate even more purple stones until he had eaten all the stones in the cave, and then he let out a satisfied burp.

Then I felt sleepy and went to sleep.

When he woke up, he found that not only had his strength directly increased to the third tier, but most importantly, he was no longer hungry.

From then on, Xiong San embarked on a journey of eating stones.

Purple stones, sweet; clear blue stones, icy; reddish stones, a bit rough, and fishy...

Ten years passed in this way. Xiong San not only improved his strength to the fifth rank and became a high-rank magical beast, but his physical toughness also reached an astonishing level.

Even when it once provoked a seventh-tier Boneblade Lion-Tiger Beast, it remained unharmed.

The only pity is that its claws are still short, its horns are small, and the spikes on its shoulders have completely disappeared...

As my parents say, he's becoming less and less like a bear.

After growing up over the past few years, he has come to understand that his parents abandoned him back then.

But so what?

His strength far surpassed that of the giant bear elders of his clan. When he returned, they would be astonished, begging him to rejoin the group and even offering him the most delicious monster offal...

Thinking this, Xiong San's squinted eyes narrowed even more.

A few days ago, he passed by here and smelled that sweet fragrance, which means that there are those stones that emit a purple glow here.

After a good night's sleep, I can have a hearty meal again.

The kobold's flesh was too sour and not tasty at all; honey was much better.

I don't know which tastes better, honey or purple stones?

What if you mix honey with purple stones?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but drool.

As for what the kobolds said about the existence of a giant dragon?

He recalled encountering lizard-like magical beasts before, which called themselves "little dragons." He figured that dragons were just larger versions of these little dragons.

He's not afraid at all.

The warm sunshine made Xiong San close his eyes completely, about to drift off to sleep.

But a shadow fell, blocking out the sunlight, causing him to open his small eyes in dissatisfaction.

A colossal creature, about nine meters long, was perched above him, coldly looking down at him with its golden vertical pupils.

Could this be a dragon?

It does resemble those larger lizards, but... how come it has wings?