[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-defeating-the-world-with-the-power-of-one-dragon":3,"chapter-defeating-the-world-with-the-power-of-one-dragon-defeating-the-world-with-the-power-of-one-dragon-chapter-102":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Defeating the World with the Power of One Dragon!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1057167,1369,"Chapter 102: Abnormal Reproduction, The Diamond Stone Giant","defeating-the-world-with-the-power-of-one-dragon-chapter-102",102,"\u003Cp>Targon's footsteps were heavy yet steady, his granite body crushing through the shrubbery as he sprinted forward unimpeded—no vegetation could hinder his advance. His speed was remarkable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this also left a conspicuous trail across the wilderness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the cover of night, Garoth silently trailed the Stone Giant. His scaled armor took on a dull hue under the moonlight, blending seamlessly with the clouds. Even the sound of his wingbeats was deliberately suppressed, rendering him completely silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flight granted dragons an innate advantage over giants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stone Giants weren't particularly perceptive, and Garoth concealed himself flawlessly—neither too hurried nor too slow—remaining undetected throughout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so it went.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One traversed the earth, while the other soared the skies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passed gradually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After roughly five hours, the dim gray-blue hues of dawn began to emerge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The full scope of the Stone Giant camp gradually unfolded before Garoth's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a semi-open camp built against a mountainside, its perimeter encircled by rough basalt blocks stacked into towering walls. Inside stood primitive stone houses constructed from layered rocks, their designs archaic yet imposing—clearly built for colossal beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garoth's gaze swept past the Stone Giants before being drawn to the structure at the camp's center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A circular pit approximately twenty meters in diameter, filled with a gray substance that resembled stone at first glance—yet occasional ripples betrayed its liquid nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*\"Is this... a Geosymbiotic Pool?!\"*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garoth pondered silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stone Giants didn't reproduce like ordinary creatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They first selected suitable leyline nodes to create Geosymbiotic Pools, then specially carved \"spiritually attuned\" ores into crude humanoid forms. These rough prototypes were then submerged in the pool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once immersed, the liquid mineral essence and energy within the pool would gradually seep into the prototype, with a chance of awakening its consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Failure meant becoming part of the mineral essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those that succeeded would climb out and consume portions of elder Stone Giants' bodies, gaining basic world cognition and racial identity—thus becoming newborn Stone Giants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to differences in prototypes and carvings, each Stone Giant's appearance, physique, and bodily composition varied significantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The weak ones, formed from ordinary stone, were inferior even to White Dragons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But those crafted from special ores could possess astonishing talents—though the rarer and more exceptional the ore, the lower the awakening probability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garoth noticed several young Stone Giants carving rocks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These weren't small, growing prototypes—they were crafting imposing figures nearly their own size. Moreover, the Geosymbiotic Pool already contained several such stone sculptures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were Colossus Sentinels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stone Giants were a race where every member worshipped deities. They could create Colossus Sentinels—beings that sacrificed intellect and longevity for rapid growth, becoming weapons to guard their clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond Stone Giants and Colossus Sentinels, the camp's outskirts housed groups of magical beast subordinates—rock lizards, pangolin beasts, and others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not insignificant, but not massive either.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So far, Garoth hadn't spotted more adult Stone Giants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, as Targon reached the camp's edge—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An exceptionally burly Stone Giant emerged from the largest stone house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing fifteen meters tall like a small mountain, its crystalline body—textured and patterned completely differently from Targon's—seemed forged from diamond, exuding an indestructible aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Stone Giant instantly seized Garoth's attention, sending a chill down his spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*\"A Stone Giant Elder... and a Diamond one at that. Troublesome.\"*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vanguard already had a Diamond Stone Giant Elder. Garoth dreaded to imagine how formidable the main force would be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This deepened his sense of peril.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet as he observed the giant camp below, something felt off—though he couldn't immediately pinpoint why.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holding his breath, Garoth suppressed all movement, continuing his surveillance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the ground, Targon knelt on one knee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using magic, its eyes faintly glowed, projecting memory images—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Karu's obstinate sneer, the brawny ogre warriors, multiple sorcerers... all rendered with perfect clarity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cracks formed on Targon's stony face—a Stone Giant's expression of rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems those filthy, lowly ogres demand your personal presence,\" it rumbled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Diamond Elder showed no anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its massive frame remained motionless, eyes brimming with contemplative wisdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That Gluttonous Ogre is clever. Good—that makes it more valuable to subjugate,\" the Diamond Elder intoned slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its voice resembled two diamonds grinding together—a deep, resonant hum that vibrated the very air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Motioning for the Granite Stone Giant to rise, the Diamond Elder led it into the largest stone house for detailed discussions about the Bonegnaw Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>High above, Garoth could no longer see the two most powerful giants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes narrowed as he counted the stone houses before departing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Level 9 mammoth beast charged toward the Stone Giant camp from afar, its savage strides tinged with lingering terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The subordinate magical beasts stationed outside moved to intercept, but the disparity was too great. Chaos erupted as they failed to stop the mammoth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More Stone Giants emerged from their dwellings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Diamond Elder shattered the ground as it leaped—its colossal form crossing hundreds of meters like a living cannonball before crashing onto the mammoth, breaking bones and crippling it instantly. A follow-up punch cleanly ended its life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After this minor disturbance, the Diamond Elder returned while its subordinates dismembered the mammoth for food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the clouds, Garoth witnessed everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He'd driven the mammoth toward the camp to test the giants' response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking a small sip of faerie dragon scale powder, the world seemed to warm in hue as his mind grew hyper-alert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reexamined the earlier unease he couldn't immediately place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*\"Geosymbiotic Pools are clan cores—always located at main bases. No vanguard would construct one.\"*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*\"Against a Level 9 beast, the Elder acted directly instead of guards.\"*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*\"Currently, I've only seen one adult Granite, one prime Diamond, three youths, and some negligible juveniles.\"*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*\"A territorial vanguard wouldn't bring such deadweight.\"*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garoth's eyes narrowed—this Stone Giant force was peculiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Expanding territory?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No. Their age distribution was irregular—more like refugees seeking to establish roots here. The territorial claim was likely just to intimidate the ogres.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surrender his domain to them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unacceptable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single Diamond Elder wasn't enough to scare Garoth into abandoning his hard-earned territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fighting it carried significant risk—but compared to the repercussions of retreat, he judged the gamble acceptable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Against a Diamond Stone Giant, he might get injured—but his speed and explosive power ensured escape if overwhelmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*\"If it goes alone to the Bonegnaw Clan in three days... that'll be my best opportunity.\"*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garoth spiraled upward, leaving the Stone Giant camp as silently as he'd arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>",1064,"2026-06-03T10:02:46.839Z","2026-06-03T10:02:53.297Z",1,"novelbin.me","cb4e8d8ca00be2ea5ac441f387e7e82b84e22783d1c688cd84b4c44512971b89","defeating-the-world-with-the-power-of-one-dragon-chapter-103","defeating-the-world-with-the-power-of-one-dragon-chapter-101",561,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdefeating-the-world-with-the-power-of-one-dragon-cover.jpg"]