Evolving by devouring from a young dragon

A month later, Audu followed the faint scent and finally found Xiong San.

The location was deep within a desolate iron ore vein.

From afar, the giant bear, as big as a small mountain, was squatting in the center of the mine. Its two heavy paws clumsily held a piece of bluish iron ore, dipped it in the scattered magic crystal fragments, and stuffed it into its mouth with relish.

There was nothing else to do; without the top-grade magic crystal, Xiong San had no choice but to make do.

Yeah, what will we eat from now on?

While it was worrying, it stuffed a large piece of iron ore into its mouth, its cheeks puffing out.

Just then, he looked up and saw the figure in front of him, rubbed his round little eyes, and revealed a simple and honest smile.

Yeah, what to eat...

……

After returning to the Rotten Swamp, Alduin used Xiong San's special talent to find a magic crystal mine hidden deep underground.

The mineral vein is located deep within the Hengduan Mountains, next to the subsided basin.

After arranging everything, Auduin returned to the Sunken Basin.

He disappeared into the night, looking down over the entire basin from his high vantage point.

Besides the decaying swamp in the very center and the ash highlands in the northwest, there are also the skeleton hills to the east, the wind-eroded Gobi Desert to the north, and rainforest that occupies half of the basin area.

The Ash Highlands are home to the powerful Emberfang Orc tribe, which I cannot afford to offend right now.

The rainforest is mostly inhabited by small groups of unintelligent magical beasts, but there may also be high-level magical beasts.

And the wind-eroded Gobi Desert to the north...

Alduin's vertical pupils flashed, and his enormous wings glided northward.

The Gobi Desert is eroded by wind and remains dry year-round.

The earth is cracked into neat gullies, and the hills rise and fall in a continuous line. The gravel on the ground has been polished round by the wind and sand.

The wind swept through the cracks in the rocks, producing a sharp whistling sound that echoed for a long time across the vast Gobi Desert.

Alduin hovered in the air, carefully observing what lay below.

Only a few scorpion-like monsters lurked deep in the crevices of the rocks, and no other creatures could be seen.

Alduin hid in the night, his dragon eyes fixed on the ground, waiting silently.

But after a long time, the Gobi Desert was still filled with the howling wind, and not even a trace of the monster appeared.

This place is strange.

He silently evaluated it in his heart.

Logically speaking, such deathly silence could only mean two things.

Either the environment is barren and life is hard to survive, like the Crimson Mountains, where it is difficult to find traces of high-level magical beasts;

Either it's occupied by a terrifying lord powerful enough to intimidate the entire Gobi Desert, like the Rotten Swamp.

Moreover, even though his figure was completely hidden in the shadows, he still felt a chill, as if he were being watched by something and treated as prey.

Do not act rashly.

With a thought, Auduin's massive figure vanished into the night and quietly disappeared.

Not long after he left, a dark figure slowly emerged from the depths of the Gobi Desert, its gaze fixed on the direction in which Auduin had disappeared.

Its eyes were cold and greedy, as if it were looking at prey that was about to be caught.

Half a year has passed in the blink of an eye.

During this period, Alduin never missed a hunting opportunity, frantically devouring magical beasts and greatly increasing his own strength.

His height has reached an astonishing 13.5 meters.

In just two years, it has grown half a meter, a growth rate that is truly terrifying.

It's important to know that the growth rate of a dragon slows down as it progresses.

However, none of these are the key points.

The most important thing is that the seventh-tier dragon-slaying mech inside his body has finally been completely digested.

And he is about to undergo a completely new evolution.

Alduin slowly closed his eyes, entered Dragon Sleep, and quietly awaited the changes brought about by his Devouring Talent.

At the same time, on the wind-eroded Gobi Desert, a dark figure locked onto the direction of the decaying swamp and swiftly rushed towards it.

His movements were swift; he ignored the swamp's defenses and the lizardmen's surveillance, heading straight for Alduin's lair.

If Alduin had seen this figure bouncing and leaping through the rocks, he would have been astonished.

Because this 12-legged, 12-meter-long, eyeless serpentine monster is none other than the monster that loves to devour dragons—the Serpent of Ig.

……

Alduin's massive body was perched atop a huge obsidian rock, his eyes closed.

A faint dark gold halo flowed across the surface of the scales, a sign that the energy of the seventh-tier dragon-slaying mech had been completely absorbed and fused with his.

The Devouring Talent is in operation.

He could clearly "feel" that the core of the mecha—the skeleton made of an unknown metal—was being broken down and reshaped little by little in his stomach.

The skeleton, containing complex alloys and magical runes, is resonating with his dragon blood, dragon scales, and even his soul.

Fifty meters.

Thirty meters.

The dark figure approached Alduin, arched its body, extended all six pairs of claws on its appendages, and began to preheat the sonic jammer at its tail.

It intends to launch a perfect surprise attack, a fatal blow.

"hiss--!"

A sharp and piercing sound wave erupted from its tail, instantly engulfing Alduin.

At the same time, its body shot out like a fully drawn bow, its six pairs of claws whistling through the air, heading straight for Alduin's throat, eyes, and the gaps between its scales!

This is the Serpent of Ig – a terrifying giant serpent that feeds on dragons!

Once they strike, they show no mercy, each move aimed at the vital points, seeking a fatal blow.

"Hiss~"

Its triangular snake head flicked out its forked tongue, hissing as if mocking Auduin, or perhaps celebrating its victory in the hunt.

"Clang!"

A crisp clang of metal clashing!

What...?!

Its claws not only failed to pierce Alduin's scales, but were instead knocked away by the dark gold scales, creating small gaps.

The eye socket of the Serpent of Igor, which was embedded with a bone fragment, suddenly contracted, revealing a human-like astonishment.

"Where did this... little bug come from!"

Alduin, who was perched on the obsidian, awoke with a deep, resonant voice that had a metallic quality.

Those dark golden vertical pupils were filled with coldness and mockery.

As the serpent of Iggle's bony eye sockets twitched, its massive tail swung rapidly, unleashing a deafening sonic wave that enveloped Alduin!

This is the Serpent of Ig's special ability: Sonic Strangulation!

This ability has extremely strong penetrability, causing resonance in the internal organs, bones, and even scales of organisms, resulting in physical dizziness.

Although this method is not magic, it is a deadly threat to ordinary dragons.

First, dragons have extremely sensitive hearing; second, this resonance is specifically designed to match the inherent frequency of the dragon's heart.

Therefore, this pair of dragons is extremely lethal.

But the Serpent of Ig did not stop its actions. It opened its huge mouth, revealing crystalline teeth inside, and then sprayed out a stream of pale blue venom!

This is highly toxic due to wind erosion!

It is specifically designed to corrode the scales of dragons, and upon contact with flesh, it instantly petrifies and spreads throughout the body.

This is the Serpent of Igor's trump card!

but……

Alduin smiled slightly, a glint of light flashing in his dark golden pupils.

Times have changed!