Chapter 170: The King of Metal and Flame

Baichuan looked at the Juanzhu in the form of a light cocoon before him, and with a sudden laugh, completely activated it.

As patterns formed by streaks of soft white light began to radiate across the surface of the light cocoon, the very first giant dragon on this planet was truly born!

It began to slowly transform from its initial stone-like form into its second form — the form of a four-legged, long-winged giant dragon.

Looking at the newly awakened young dragon, still somewhat dazed, Baichuan gently spoke to it:

"From this day forth, the name of your race shall be 'Ancient Dragon.'"

"You, as the first giant dragon I have created between Heaven and Earth, your true name shall be 'Shi Long.'"

"Meaning the original giant dragon of all giant dragons in the world — Shi Long!"

At this moment, atop the mountain peak, a gentle breeze blew. A slender, massive flood dragon stood upon the peak, and amid the drifting clouds, quietly spoke these words to the young dragon.

This moment seemed as if it would last forever.

The ignorant, newly born life did not yet understand what was happening, but its tender consciousness saw before it a being radiating an aura of intimacy, greatness, and power, who spoke to it: "From this day forth, the name of your race shall be 'Ancient Dragon'…"

In this instant, the newly born progenitor of giant dragons, Shi Long, did not yet understand what this scene represented.

But deep within its mind, this scene was automatically engraved, stored in the deepest part of its consciousness.

Half-understanding, it raised its small dragon head to look at the enormous being before it that filled it with an incomparable sense of intimacy, gently nodded, and then clung to the flood dragon's body with a longing affection.

The instinct of living things made it want to draw close to the creator who had made it. It gently nuzzled its small head against its creator's scales, and that feeling left it somewhat intoxicated.

At this, Baichuan was first stunned for a moment, then also extended a claw to gently stroke it, his gaze seeming somewhat distant.

This newly born life was a race completely manufactured by him.

A race that absolutely could not betray him, because he was everything to them. It seemed he, too, now had a Juanzhu he could trust.

However, it could not go on like this.

Baichuan silently thought this as he looked at the little dragon before him, whose body's light was growing ever dimmer.

Because the newly born creature had not yet fed, it was fundamentally unable to absorb sunlight to perform Photosynthesis and sustain itself.

If it did not eat or seize a body belonging to it soon, it would quickly lose energy and revert to its stone state. Although it might not necessarily die, the feeling would definitely be unpleasant.

Thinking of this, Baichuan gently pinched its small body, and amid its puzzled and even somewhat reluctant gaze, walked toward a massive tiger in the distance.

This was the Banzhu of the entire great mountain before he had come to this mountain; this mountain was its territory.

Unfortunately, after today it would no longer be so, and even its very self would become the first physical body for his first Juanzhu.

As the enormous flood dragon approached without any concealment, a faint tremor began to ripple through the forest — an effect caused by the flood dragon's immense weight.

And at this, the giant tiger in the forest, already three meters long and lording over all, keenly noticed it. It lazily raised its head to look toward the source of the disturbance, and that single glance caused its eyes to widen in stunned disbelief.

Speaking of which, the fact that this tiger had now reached nearly the maximum size for its species was largely thanks to a new species that had suddenly appeared in the entire ecosystem.

This species not only had plenty of meat that provided predators with abundant energy, but also had virtually no means of resistance — it could only flee.

The appearance of such a species directly allowed this tiger to live a life free from worry about food and clothing, growing fatter by the day.

Because they already stood at the top of the ecological hierarchy, in the past its greatest enemies had been hunger and prey that were too wary and escaped. Now, with the appearance of the herbivorous dragons, it no longer needed to worry about either.

But now the situation had changed. Standing at the very top of the forest, it had actually encountered a terrifying creature countless times its own size — compared to it, the tiger was like a tiny kitten.

Although the life of abundance had made this tiger somewhat lose its vigilance, the wisdom granted by its species — far surpassing that of other creatures — made it understand that the creature before it was not to be trifled with.

Food was not lacking now; there was no need for a head-on clash between them. Retreat!

But its thoughts were wishful. From the moment Baichuan had set his sights on it, its fate was already sealed.

Baichuan looked at the tiger before him and nodded in satisfaction. Such a powerful base body was enough to ensure that his newly born Juanzhu's starting point surpassed that of other creatures.

Thinking of this, he saw the tiger, which had been crouching low and retreating step by step, instantly freeze — because a large number of Light Points had silently snaked toward it like ropes, binding it completely.

Ignoring the struggling prey, Baichuan looked at the young dragon in his claws, gazing at him with a bewildered, pitiful expression, and frowned. It seemed he had forgotten to imprint upon it the initial knowledge of seizing a body — a miscalculation!

Fortunately, as its creator, he was right here, so it was not too late.

Baichuan deliberated for a moment, then rubbed his free left claw, and immediately a small block of light carrying a large amount of information materialized.

Then, after he brought it close to the young dragon, the two began to visibly merge into one.

Watching the young dragon's eyes first flash with confusion, then turn into a half-understanding enlightenment, Baichuan smiled in satisfaction.

As the faint light faded, the young dragon let out a soft cry, then took flight from Baichuan's claws, heading toward the panicked, struggling giant tiger.

But no matter how the giant tiger struggled, under the control of Baichuan's Light Points, it could only watch helplessly as the young dragon's body slowly drew close to its head, and finally embraced it completely.

At this instant, an astonishing scene appeared.

The young dragon began to visibly melt, flowing like a writhing stream of water that burrowed into the giant tiger through its nose, mouth, eyes, and ears.

Then, after a violent tremor, the giant tiger went completely still, its entire body collapsing limply to the ground.

At this moment, a battle for the body began within it. However, except for an initial period when the young dragon was unfamiliar with the process and was detected and resisted by the tiger's immune system, losing some Light Points, the subsequent battle ended without suspense.

The entire process showed only the giant tiger first collapsing limply, then after a short while its whole body beginning to twist in a bizarre manner, before finally falling silent.

Time began to pass.

Baichuan was not surprised by this. After all, it was the first time, and the first time represented inexperience, so this process of seizing and replacing the body inevitably took quite a long Time.

Perhaps later, once it became skilled, such a situation would not occur, and the seizure could be completed in an instant.

(End of this chapter)