Chapter 573
by fanqienovelChapter 573: The Agile Yet Primordial
"Vast Dragon God·Strong Skull" were powerful beings wandering over the Primal Wilderness.
They roamed in large groups across the plains,
but sometimes, they ventured into the Chaos Swamp Realm, seeking to devour the Bubble Worlds and the Fantasy Tree of Subspace there.
However, the complex environment of the Chaos Swamp Realm made it hard for them to gather in big groups, splitting them into smaller clusters.
These scattered groups were driven away by the strong core councilors, so they usually gained little in the Chaos Swamp Realm.
To keep their bodies working, they stayed in a dazed state and formed a huge collective, relying on each other to gather their Divine Bodies, reducing energy loss.
Most of the time, the "Strong Skull" had to depend on the tiny divine ranks scattered in the void and energy from the Fire Domain to barely keep their Divine Bodies going.
This energy wasn’t enough.
To avoid collapsing from energy loss, they kept their souls mostly asleep, solving problems only with leftover instincts.
Though sleeping nine out of ten days and waking up dazed wasn’t easy, they managed to survive.
Sadly…
This long "etheric storm" became their disaster.
The "etheric clouds," made of many "etheric liquid droplets," covered the whole void, so the Fire Domain above couldn’t send energy to the Primordial Earth.
Their barely manageable life became impossible.
The "Vast Dragon God·Strong Skull" had to wake up and move into the Chaos Swamp Realm in big numbers, hoping to seize energy and fight their growing weakness.
When they saw the spreading "Fantasy Tree of Subspace," they felt thrilled, thinking it was time to boost their souls!
But as they got closer, they sadly found that the Fantasy Trees had grown too big.
They couldn’t even bite through the “law substance” skin with their "Divine Teeth."
Instead, at the basin’s bottom, they spotted a few short "Fantasy Trees."
These "Fantasy Trees" were low, their law substance looked thin, and they were most drawn to the lush “leaves” spreading in the rain.
These "Fantasy Tree leaves," full of spatial power, could fill their souls with lots of energy!
Yet, the "Strong Skull" also found obstacles—the "Giant Horned Pan-Spirit Deity" and a strange "Saber-toothed Deity."
Luckily, these two were fighting.
The "Giant Horned Pan-Spirit Deity" was already knocked down, so they only needed to chase away the "Saber-toothed Deity" to eat these odd "Fantasy Trees" freely.
“Roar roar roar!”
“Rumble—clang—”
…
The odd single-syllable magic language buzzed in their ears, shaking their Divine Bodies and hitting their souls.
But…
It didn’t work well.
After all, their souls were mostly "dormant" and not awake.
The strange incantations of the "Saber-toothed Deity" often crashed against stones like impacts, causing no alarm.
“Bang—!”
“Roar—!”
Encouraged by this "successful defense," the "Vast Dragon God·Strong Skull" drove its weakening divine form to charge at the peculiar "Saber-toothed Deity!"
“You’re the one who should leave!”
“All this is ours!”
But at that moment…
“Boom—Boom—Boom—!”
The earth trembled.
Ripples spread across the Ether Pond formed by gathering ether droplets; droplets broke free from the calm "lake surface," leaping amid the vibrations.
Soon, the deities causing the quakes appeared!
“Great is the Giant God!”
Stretching elongated necks, standing erect on hind limbs, they brandished sharp forelimb claws as they charged toward the "Vast Dragon God·Strong Skull!"
Swiftly…
“Boom—!”
“Bang—!”
Two colossal groups of deities collided violently!
—-
“Perfect timing!”
“My clients are here!”
“Ah—woo—!”
Trilobite gleefully watched the archosaurs and lizard-like giant beasts and dragons brawl while finishing off the two "Cranogryphus" beneath his feet with precise strikes.
“Ha ha!”
“I’ve transformed my clients into…”
“The renowned Plateosaurus!”
Plateosaurus remains exceptionally famous.
This BBC documentary star, though briefly featured, delivered awe!
In the finale of "Walking with Monsters," Dilophosaurus—having gorged on a postosuchus carcass—approached a river. Across the water, massive long-necked dinosaurs advanced with quadrupedal movement.
Confronting the Dilophosaurus, the lead Plateosaurus rose on its hind legs, roaring to scatter them.
Then echoed the narrator: “Welcome to the Dinosaur Era.”
Yet even in this closing scene…
BBC erred again.
This time, sinkholes or satellites weren’t to blame.
Plateosaurus lived in the late Triassic, reaching six to ten meters in length and weighing up to five tons!
Compared to the mere dozen-kilogram Dilophosaurus, its size was monumental—and accurately portrayed.
The true absurdity? The documentary claimed Plateosaurus primarily used quadrupedal movement, only standing bipedally to intimidate prey or browse treetops.
This wrongly superimposed later sauropod traits onto Plateosaurus.
A glaring inaccuracy.
Fossils reveal Plateosaurus possessed massive hands: five fingers with severely reduced fourth and fifth digits, while the thumb bore huge, sharp claws for self-defense.
Their arms were structurally primitive—forelimbs far shorter than hind limbs, highly mobile. Wrists were "stiff," unable to rotate like those of large theropod dinosaurs, hanging downward only.
Such arms couldn’t support quadrupedal movement; Plateosaurus mostly relied on walking on two legs.
The documentary reversed reality.
In evolution, so-called "agility" often signifies "basal" and "primitive" traits; "clumsiness" marks "progress"!
Unlike primates, quadrupedal movement represented advancement for sauropod dinosaurs.
Their path to gigantism required sacrificing forelimb agility. Only by planting limbs firmly could they support immense weight during growth larger.
Retaining dexterous forelimbs? That defined the most primitive sauropods.
Still…
Primitiveness offered advantages.
Because…
“Roar—!”
Trilobite watched a Plateosaurus bellow, suddenly slashing its claws.
*Whack!* It sent a "Megalania" tumbling aside; the Plateosaurus’s thumb-claw gouged a deep wound across the creature’s face!