Chapter 628
by fanqienovelChapter 628: Trilobite! How could you fall so low!
“Thud… thud… thud…”
Strong legs quickly alternated, supporting and driving the massive Divine Body forward.
Though his teeth were still sharp, and the magic fibers shone brightly, the heavy Divine Body hit the Primordial Earth with loud “thuds,” showing the stance of a ruler.
But looks can be deceiving.
If you heard his voice…
“Ah—!”
“Gah—ahhh—!”
It was a roar, but one full of panic and fear.
The deity, seeming fierce and huge, looked scared by something worse, only knowing to run for his life.
“Don’t eat me!”
Barbatos yelled madly, losing his mind.
In his Soul, the images from before still echoed.
Lightning from the “micro divine rank” clash flared, and the Giant God’s Divine Body appeared in the “void lightning”; the light and shadow made him look bigger.
The calcite compound eyes reflected the lightning, giving off an eerie glow that could “shock the soul”; he kicked a dying deity, with dead bodies all around!
The saber teeth cut open the victim’s throat without mercy, blood dripping slowly from the pale teeth, splashing blood-red drops!
The rolling thunder roar turned into a hammer of fear, striking the Souls of every nearby deity.
Maybe Barbatos knew his Divine Body was bigger than the Giant God’s, and stronger too, but that awful aura held him tight.
Fear suddenly grabbed him.
Then…
Barbatos and his “prey” scattered in an embarrassing run, like hunted animals.
Sure, shame was small stuff.
What bugged Barbatos more came later.
When he cooled down, he saw he’d run far; he’d escaped the Primal Wilderness and plunged into the Chaos Swamp Realm.
Plus, he wasn’t near the border anymore.
“How… how long had I run?!”
“Breathe… breathe…”
“And the Powers?! The primordial Powers still…”
Even though changing his Divine Body frustrated him, and he felt proud for fighting so many “Giant Spirit Dragon Gods” alone, the “primordial powers” stayed out of reach.
They seemed close, but when touched, they vanished like a shadow.
Plainly, for the “primordial powers,” Barbatos still fell short!
“I failed…”
“Clearly, my Soul strength was sufficient.”
“My Divine Body’s strength was also ample—even partially ‘overflowing’.”
“But beyond that, something was still missing!”
“What exactly… was it?!”
“Why didn’t other deities face similar issues?”
“Could it be…”
Barbatos recalled the Giant God’s terrifying form, the deep roar that struck his Soul with a heavy blow, and the shameful sight of him and the “Giant Spirit Dragon God” scattering in panic under Its might…
“So that’s how it is!”
“The Giant God…”
“It not only wielded the power of ‘Fire Domain Creation’ but was also testing me for the ‘primordial’!”
“The ruler of the Primordial Earth would never yield to the cowardly!”
“And I just now…”
“I showed fear.”
“Seems strength alone in Divine Body and Soul isn’t enough…”
“My training remains insufficient.”
“Could I ever reach the Giant God’s level?”
Barbatos remembered the Giant God’s earlier image—
A blood-drenched maw, corpses strewn everywhere.
The mighty “Giant Spirit Dragon God” lay beneath Its claws like a lamb to slaughter, devoid of any ability to resist.
Such power seemed unrelated to dragon form or Soul.
It was pure, unadorned, overwhelming strength!
“Hah…”
The horror of that scene sent a shiver through Barbatos.
“No…”
“That’s likely a realm only the Giant God could attain.”
“What foolish thoughts am I entertaining…?”
“Perhaps continuing to offer sacrifices to the Giant God and seeking Its enhancement of my Divine Body is the true path!”
“Hmm!”
Steeling himself, Barbatos raised his stout yet slender legs and marched toward the Primal Wilderness.
But just then…
“Whoosh—!”
A shadow streaked across the sky.
"Bang!"
It stopped at the treetops of the Fantasy Tree of Subspace above Barbatos.
That was the "Outer Predator."
Barbatos struggled hard to hold back his urge to leap up and swallow this little thing in one bite.
“Great Barbatos!”
“Barbatos, the powerful deputy leader!”
“May your Soul stay strong forever!”
The Outer Predator could glide well and was agile; it was also good at flattering.
“I, a clerk from the Core Statistical Bureau, conveyed to you the will of the greatest First Demon God, Lord Barbatos, whose rule has no bounds in time or space!”
“He invited you to attend the public trial of the traitorous Lady Xidi, as a hero who helped stop the rebellion!”
After speaking, the Outer Predator bowed its head and glided away.
“Public trial?”
“I thought Lady Xidi’s plan was just talk; turns out she was serious?”
—-
“What?!”
“What’s going on…”
Trilobite lay on the corpse of a Blade-head Creature, watching the scattered Blade-head Creatures and feeling even more confused by the "Glorious Feathered King Dragon" that fled with them.
When that group of Blade-head Creatures looked back, Trilobite thought…
“Oh no!”
“They spotted me!”
“Now I have to face them head-on like that weak one!”
Although he had already killed five Blade-head Creatures, there were still about ten left.
He could still fight and win.
A single dragon could win.
These “satellite version Blade-head Creatures” were about “4 meters” long and weighed over “700 kilograms,” but they had no claws, no steady body heat, and moved clumsily. They were no match for Trilobite, the “saber-toothed Xuanhan Dragon.”
Besides, he wasn’t fighting alone.
The Glorious Feathered King Dragon was weak, but it could at least keep some enemies busy.
It would still be a tough fight, take effort, and might hurt; it wouldn’t be easy.
For Trilobite, an experienced lazybones, it felt like a failure.
But there was no tough fight.
Seeing this, the Blade-head Creatures ran away scared.
The problem was…
“Hey!”
“Miss Glorious Feathered King Dragon, why are you running away?!”
“You’re one of our allies!”
“Food, delicious food! Don’t you want it!?”
“I can make barbecue!”
Trilobite originally wanted to chase after her.
After all, in hunting the Blade-head Creatures, even though Miss Glorious Feathered King Dragon was weak, she still contributed greatly.
If she hadn’t drawn the full attention of the Blade-head Creatures, Trilobite wouldn’t have had the chance to snatch five back-row Blade-head Creatures out of formation and kill them one by one.
Trilobite’s tactics succeeded, thanks in large part to this “big newbie.”
By rights, the trophy should have included her share.
But now that fellow ran away…
She didn’t even want the meat from all five Blade-head Creatures.
Although the Blade-head Creatures were inferior to wild boars in build and other aspects, their meat was still plenty.
A single Blade-head Creature could fill the Feathered King Dragon for more than one meal.
It could probably last her a week without trouble.
“Forget it…”
“Fine, just fine.”
“I’ll begrudgingly eat a bit more!”
“Let’s go! Barbecue time!”
Trilobite began to clean up the battlefield, dragging the Blade-head Creatures toward the cave he had dug.
“Hmm…”
“This time, I wouldn’t just roast it blindly.”
“I needed to switch to a method that spread heat evenly!”
“First, I had to gather some spawn!”
“I needed to learn from those dinosaurs in ‘Cretaceous Legends’ and team up with little animals.”
“After all, my hands weren’t as nimble as the Horror Upright Ape.”
“Once I was done, I’d invite the customer to taste it and keep them wanting more!”
Just as he carried the meat back home, ready to fire up the stove again, he suddenly remembered…
“Wait…”
“I seemed to have a task…”
“I think it was…”
“Rescue the spawn in the Reserve?!”
“I hadn’t checked on the progress of the ‘Marine Invasion’ and the ‘Red Tree Fern Dam’ for ages.”
“Trilobite, how can you be so hooked on barbecue and so lazy!”