Chapter 313

Chapter 313: Only a fool would dare to enter the crocodile pool!

"Wow!"

Trilobite was stunned.

He had arrived at Themis.

The changes in Themis were just as he wished—the whole lake area had turned into a "tree lake area."

It looked like forests of water cypress or banyan trees standing in shallow lakes.

The water surface sparkled, and leaves drifted down to the water now and then.

In the water, small colorful fish and water beetles darted around, leaving ripples on the surface.

Of course, there were no real cypress or banyan trees here, but "woody seed ferns" grafted with "Venus flytraps" and "racoon moss."

Swimming around weren’t small modern bony fish and water beetles, but the small cartilaginous fish called "Spiny Sharks" and the magically modified "Flying Trilobite Bugs."

Naturally, the number of unmodified "basic Trilobite Bugs" was even bigger.

They were slowly crawling along the bottom of this watery forest, gathering "dry branches" and "decayed leaves."

It was a busy and thriving scene!

But none of this made Trilobite shout, "Wow!"

What really shocked him was the outer edge of this huge "underwater forest"—it was too lively!

"Roar—!"

"Hiss—!"

Fierce "hissing" and "roaring" echoed in the water before Trilobite.

A huge creature, with a striped fin on its back, burst out of the water.

"Bang—!"

"Splash—!"

The big tail fin slapped the water surface, making a huge splash!

"Toothfish!"

"Haisigen Toothfish!"

"So many! So many!"

Trilobite froze.

There was a deeper stretch of water between him and the "underwater little forest" of Themis.

In this water, even the tall postosuchus had to swim carefully to cross.

Though the postosuchus was a top predator on land and could swim fairly well, it definitely couldn’t go into the water to fight the Haisigen Toothfish!

The Haisigen Toothfish was huge, bigger than the postosuchus!

It could grow up to seven meters long!

Its weight might easily be over two tons!

Trilobite was now about 5.5 meters long, weighing just over half a ton.

By weight standards, he could be considered a "disgrace to postosuchus."

His air sacs allowed him to maintain a large frame with relatively light weight, and his structural strength certainly rivaled that of postosuchus weighing over a ton.

But the disadvantages of hostile terrain and smaller size remained undeniable.

It was like sending a tiger into water to fight zecrocodiles.

In aquatic environments, tigers couldn’t even take on larger marsh crocodiles!

"The toothfish ranks among history’s most formidable freshwater predators."

"Nothing except lungfish can challenge them."

"Oh…"

Squinting, Trilobite observed the undulating backs and dorsal fins breaking the water’s surface, spotting several with unusual shapes.

"Seems the lungfish are here too…"

"Then it’s hopeless."

His homeward path was blocked.

"Damn, this is terrible luck!"

Trilobite shook his head.

He hadn’t yet entered the detection range of the lungfish and toothfish; he could see them only because they were making such a commotion.

What pained him more was…

"Huh?"

Amid the swaying backs, he glimpsed a distinctive emerald green!

"Isn’t that the jade-colored Mrs. Toothfish!"

"Unbelievable!"

"I thought you were a lady! I shared meat with you, and now you bring gangs to blockade my home!"

"Biting the hand that feeds you!"

"You… you…"

"From this day forward! Don’t let me see you again!"

"If we ever meet…!"

"I’ll pretend I never knew you!"

"Leaving!"

Trilobite turned without hesitation, his retreat decisive.

"This isn’t cowardice."

"Only fools charge into crocodile-infested waters!"

"Besides, clever rabbits always keep spare burrows!"

"My home is not just this ‘First New Themis’!"

"To Valaharl!"

—-

Actually, Trilobite misunderstood the "emerald-colored Mrs. Toothfish."

What bad intentions could a lady have?

She simply "accidentally" revealed her acquisition of "probiotics."

In truth, "Emerald Shadow" went to fight other Ether Dragons, and those opponents also had a "title," though it was a negative one—"Abyss Venomous Fangs."

This fellow was originally just an ordinary "Ether Dragon," but he defected to the depths of the Endless Ether to gain power.

From there, he obtained the right to use "micro divine rank toxins" and, with that power, killed his mother, devoured her divine rank, and seized a nice Nest.

Although such "tender mother and obedient child" messes meant little in the twisted family ties of Ether Dragons, he sided with the "Abyss," used its weapons to slaughter his kin and kill his mother, which was shameful.

But "Abyss Venomous Fangs," backed by the Abyss, didn’t care about his bad name and bullied others everywhere; until he met "Emerald Shadow."

The "micro divine rank poison" did nothing to Emerald Shadow. Instead, because he leaned too much on "micro divine rank poison," he was weak elsewhere.

So when the "poison" failed, "Abyss Venomous Fangs" broke down in panic; then "Emerald Shadow," still with her kids, bit him!

His body fell to the Sea of Ether’s bottom, rotting away, and even his divine rank got swallowed by "Emerald Shadow!"

Another giant dragon and many Ether Dragon minions saw this.

Ether Dragons usually avoided crowds and fought on meeting, like most top predators, since they guarded their turf fiercely—one pond can’t hold two fish—and shared little common ground.

But now things changed.

"Emerald Shadow" had a way to beat "Abyss micro divine rank!"

Shouldn’t they talk this over with everyone?

While clashes between Ether Dragons and the Chaos Demon God were rare, the "Border Dragon" and many "Tyrants" in the Endless Ether Realm were clear shared foes of Ether Dragons!

Sworn enemies!

This was one of the few common interests for Ether Dragons.

So Mrs. "Emerald Shadow" sold out Trilobite.

More exactly, she helped promote him.

That’s why Ether Dragons swarmed before the "First New Themis."

Over ten mighty Ether Dragons with "titles" came!

"Three-Eyed Dragon King," "Raging Storm," "Thunder Lock," "Steel Rain," "King of Ancient Waves," and more…

These guys naturally clashed!

"Those ‘Damage Controllers’ and ‘Inner Chosen Warriors’ are mine!"

"Nonsense! These ‘Inner Mortals’ are mine!"

The Ether Dragons named these mortals set to enter their Divine Bodies and live with them "Inner Mortals."

Though they still scorned mortals, the gods’ view shifted subtly due to the "Inner Mortals’" special role.

At least, they began to see each other as useful and valuable treasures and started to fight over them.

"Get away!"

"I was here first!"

"What does ‘first come’ mean? Since when do we Ether Dragons care about that?!"

"Show your fangs, you little brat!"

……

So, the Ether Dragons crowded at the entrance of "First New Themis" violently clashed and bit each other.

Although they were still testing each other and hadn’t used deadly force, if this went on, things could turn bad!

This made "Emerald Shadow" act as one of the big figures, moving among the others to settle the fights among the Ether Dragons.

"Don’t fight! Don’t fight!"

"What are the benefits of the Inner Mortals…?"

……

Just as the messy battle was about to start…

"Whoosh…"

A tiny current, glowing faintly and barely noticeable, slowly came out from "First New Themis," leaving a long trail in the Sea of Ether.

Beside the huge Ether Dragons that were thousands of meters long, this human-made thing, even an avatar body, looked very small.

But her appearance made all the Ether Dragons go quiet.

Even…

"Roar…"

"Growl…"

They made deep roars.

But these roars weren’t threats; they showed backing off, respect, and even trying to please!

It was like cats purring for fish treats in front of their owner.

No matter how tough the Ether Dragons were, they all stopped arguing and the near fight, slowly moving aside to make a wide path for the mortal.

"Whoosh…"

"The strongest clan among gods, the Ether Dragon clan that rivals the Chaos Council, was making such bows and trying to please a mere mortal."

"Truly… unexpected."

Sulya stood proudly on the "Giant God’s Radiance," facing the stares of many Ether Dragons.

Beside her, Fourth Living Saint Angna moved her long "avatar body," guarding the First Living Saint.

Truth was, this guarding did little.

Though Angna’s "avatar body" was stronger than Sulya’s, it still meant nothing before the Ether Dragons.

Looking at those grand divine bodies, Angna guessed the Ether Dragons could easily bite her in half without magic.

These two were just borrowing someone else’s power.

Because…

"Our backs are covered by the Giant God!"

"It was the Giant God’s light that made these Ether Dragons back off and stop looking down on us mortals!"

"Great is the Giant God!"

"To think he could so easily teach the Ether Dragons!"

"Then, I couldn’t shame the Giant God."

Sulya took a deep breath, gathering all her courage.

"O great Ether Dragons!"

"Under the Giant God’s shining light, we could take your fair jobs!"

"But this needed a long time and the Giant God’s okay."

"You could wait."

"If you couldn’t wait…"

"You could pick other Bubble Worlds under the Giant God!"

"As long as the Giant God willed it, his children were ready to serve the noble dragon clan!"