Chapter 420

Chapter 420: This Was Truly a Sea Dragon

“You are… um… sea dragons, right?”

“Specifically, you should be dorsal-toothed Canglongs from the superfamily Thalattosauria.”

The name “sea dragon” sounded fantastical.

But among paleo creatures, there truly existed an ancient group called "sea dragons"—the marine reptiles known as Thalattosauria.

Members of the order Thalattosauria had entered the seas almost alongside ichthyosaurs, ranking among the earliest marine reptiles to venture underwater.

Unlike ichthyosaurs that spanned the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods, these creatures perished during the Norian stage of the late Triassic, surviving just forty million years.

They were essentially the first marine reptiles to vanish from Earth’s history.

These creatures possessed elongated bodies, likely swimming like eels by twisting their forms. Their limbs hadn’t fully specialized into fins, retaining claws with webbing between digits.

This allowed movement both on land and through water.

As for their classification…

It remained unknown.

They were likely basal reptiles, belonging to none of the major branches—scaled dragons, true dragons, or ichthyosaurs—though possibly closest to ichthyosaurs.

The sea dragon order comprised two superfamilies: the long-necked Mist Dragon superfamily and the short-necked sea dragon superfamily.

The dorsal-toothed Canglong identified by Trilobite belonged to the latter.

Compared to its bizarre-headed relatives, this creature’s skull appeared conventional, almost like an imitation of the Canglong.

“Ah, no—Canglong came after the sea dragon order. So Canglong copied sea dragons, right?”

“But can evolution be called copying?”

“Convergent evolution!”

Sadly, while convergence occurred, sea dragons were diminished versions of Canglong.

Or rather, Canglong vastly surpassed the original.

“Hmm…”

“Dorsal-toothed Canglong measured about four meters long, possibly less.”

“Compared not just to giant Canglongs but even mid-sized ones, it seemed insignificant.”

“The creatures before me hadn’t enlarged, maintaining the dorsal-toothed Canglong’s typical three-to-four-meter length.”

“But your foes aren’t inferior Canglong copies!”

“Though smaller than Canglong…”

“Destroying you lesser beings should still be possible… probably.”

“Uh… though…”

Through his bond with his spawn, Trilobite sensed trouble—“What’s happening…”

“My spawn feels deeply anxious…”

“That trapped, inescapable kind of anxiety?”

After thinking for a while, Trilobite finally discovered the problem.

“Damn it.”

“The fourth paper young lady had hidden in a cave on the ocean floor to avoid those dorsal-toothed Canglongs!”

“Now she had grown larger and couldn’t get out!”

“Darn it!”

Trilobite helplessly prepared to dig out his “paper young lady.”

But soon, he realized he wouldn’t need to take action himself.

—-

“Trapped, aren’t you?”

“You deserve it! Hahahaha!”

“You will become our sacrificial offering for the attack on the Giant God!”

Near the Endless Ether, the "Ether Sea" in the Chaos Swamp became like the Endless Ether; it turned clear and blue.

But now, this Ether Sea was not so “blue.”

Groups of Chaos Demon Gods stirred it up, churning a lot of Primal Mud to the top.

They were searching at the bottom of the Ether Sea for the “Giant God’s spawn.”

That is what mortals called the “living saint.”

“The Giant God kept doing these blasphemous and humiliating acts against gods!”

“How could he give the noble Divine Body, something only gods should enjoy, to such a lowly mortal?”

“What a huge blasphemy!”

“Kill her and warn the Giant God!”

The Chaos Demon Gods roared arrogantly.

Their long tails stirred the ocean floor.

Even though they ruined their vision in their frenzy, the Chaos Demon Gods did not use sight to hunt in the Ether Sea.

Most times, they used magical sensing.

Sure enough…

“Here!”

“Did you think hiding in a City of Dimensions would keep you safe?”

“We are the powerful Border Demon Gods, under Chaos Council’s eleventh seat, Guxin!”

“A City of Dimensions isn’t your hideout!”

“Come out!”

Guxin’s minions weren’t just good at shouting; they truly could make enemies have no place to hide.

“Buzz…”

Below the "Ether Sea," bright lights lit up one after another as massive energy gathered.

If it had been a torrent of energy from the demon gods, it would have blasted out immediately. However, under the precise control of the demon gods’ will, this energy kept reshaping itself.

The edges at the front hardened and sharpened, gaining strong piercing power; the back expanded and smoothed out.

The mighty and wild magic power calmed down, squeezed tightly together, and waited for the signal to explode.

This shape let the "torrent of energy" turn into "energy bullets," which could pierce through the City of Dimensions and blow up inside it!

The huge force might collapse a small part of the City of Dimensions, forcing those hiding inside to come out. Even for bigger Cities of Dimensions, the rules around the entrances crumbled under the massive magic blast, growing larger and losing their old limits, so other gods could enter and leave freely.

Indeed, it was the perfect way to handle cowards who hid away.

“Whew…”

The "magic bullets" had finished forming and condensing!

“Whoosh—!”

“Whoosh—!”

The "magic bullets" suddenly shot out, smashing into the tiny entrance of the City of Dimensions.

Some forced their way through the nearby space and drilled into the City.

“Now was the time!”

All the demon gods controlled their magic and set off the explosions right as the "magic bullets" broke in!

“Boom—Boom—Boom—!”

With the huge blasts, the space around the whole City of Dimensions flipped over completely from wild, chaotic magic power; the fierce magic wrapped around the Primal Mud, shaping it into mushroom clouds that shot up to the sea’s surface.

The Sea of Ether turned incredibly muddy right away.

The walls of law shook and broke in the explosions; every rule once written on them was wiped out.

The entrance to the City of Dimensions, which only fit the avatar body, now gaped wide open, becoming a huge hole; the Sea of Ether rushed madly inside.

“Hahaha!”

“Now you’ve got no place to run!”

“Come out and die nicely!”

“If you behave, we might make it quick for you!”

“Don’t make us drag you out looking bad!”

The Chaos Demon Gods waited nearby, expecting the weak one’s choice.

But what they got was…

“Roar—Aaargh!”

A loud roar rang out through the Sea of Ether!