Chapter 185: "Me, Fatty Dragon, Am I Really Doing Well?" (Part 1)

Chapter 185: "Me, Fatty Dragon, Am I Really Doing Well?" (Part 1)



"I don't know either."

Chen Qiu's face was a mix of emotions as he remained silent. The Dragon Clan was a race with strong racial talents; as long as they didn't meet an untimely end, they would generally start at the Soul Transformation Stage.

Looking across the Xuantian Continent, which race could begin at the Soul Transformation Stage? However, at the same time, their flaw was also evident—an extremely low reproduction rate. Fortunately, this issue had now been resolved.

The Dragon Clan produced offspring every three months.

With Fatty Dragon and this batch of mother dragons on Dragon Island, they could produce offspring every three months, a rate even more outrageous than that of an old mother pig.

The problem was further compounded by the "Full Family Tree" clause.

Originally, it took 500 years for dragons to reach adulthood, but now it only took one year.

And once they reached adulthood, they could reproduce again. If this continued for a few hundred years, the entire continent would be filled with dragons, provided Fatty Dragon could hold on.

Even a diamond drill would struggle to keep up with such rapid reproduction.

"But..."

After his initial excitement, Ao Tian suddenly remembered something and looked at Chen Qiu with a dazed expression: "The Dragon Clan doesn't have enough resources to raise so many dragon cubs."

"Originally, it took 500 years for Dragon Clan cubs to reach adulthood, but now it only takes one year. Although the time to adulthood has been shortened, the resources required for a Dragon Clan member to break through to the Soul Transformation Stage upon reaching adulthood are still considerable."

"Plus, the Dragon Clan's exclusive Soul Transformation Realm also consumes a lot of resources."

"With a batch of cubs every three months, that's a lot of dragon cubs."

"Several hundred cubs reaching adulthood almost simultaneously—where would the Dragon Clan find enough resources for all of them? And the number of cubs will only increase over time. How can we possibly afford to raise them all!"

For how many years had he worried about the Dragon Clan's resources? Or perhaps he had never even considered that one day he would worry about the Dragon Clan's lack of resources.

What? The Dragon Clan lacks resources?

No one on the Xuantian Continent would believe such a thing. The reason everyone harbored such strong killing intent towards Ao Tian was that, in everyone's eyes, he was a walking treasure trove.

In the past, they had more resources than they could use, but no dragon cubs.

Now, they had more dragon cubs than they could handle, but no resources.

"It's fine."

Chen Qiu turned to Ao Tian: "We can go and take what we need."

"With just me at the Soul Transformation Apex, it's not feasible to go on a raid."

"Once the first batch of dragon cubs matures, there will be nearly a hundred at the early Soul Transformation Stage. After my disciples in the Mock Heaven Sect finish consuming these Primordial Soul Dao Cultivation Pills, they will all reach the Soul Transformation Stage. At that time, we can raid any power we want."

Upon hearing this, Ao Tian replied with a sigh: "The materials required for the Soul Transformation Realm are not insignificant. Have you prepared the materials for the Soul Transformation Realms of so many disciples?"

"I can't possibly give them all first-grade Soul Transformation Realms; there's no difference between having one and not having one, as they'll shatter upon contact."

"No."

Chen Qiu shook his head: "So I'm also lacking in resources. I'll have to go and take what we need as well."

"..."

"..."

Man and dragon exchanged glances, each seeing the pain in the other's eyes.

It was said that children could spend their parents' wealth.

With so many mouths to feed, even the combined resources of the Mock Heaven Sect and the Dragon Clan might not be enough.

"Huff!"

Chen Qiu took a deep breath, not paying attention to Ao Tian, who had already fallen into deep thought beside him. It seemed that they had to speed up their progress even more, as the resources were insufficient for so many people.

But once these people were raised...

The entire Xuantian Continent would be under Chen Qiu's name.

Moreover, he could achieve a self-sustaining war effort.

He looked at the rainbow clause "Daily Check-in" on his Nascent Soul, which was a day-long version, lasting longer than the hundred-breath version.

In other words, it lasted for twelve hours.

And since it was only just past noon, he could check in again after midnight tonight, after which the clause would shatter.

It would become an experience voucher.

Where should he check in tonight? The more unique the location, the better the reward. What was the most unique location on the Xuantian Continent?

He raised his head thoughtfully, looking up at the "Heavenly Palace" above the nine heavens, which was probably one of the more unique places on the Xuantian Continent, and possibly the most unique. After all, although Dragon Island was also unique, members of the Dragon Clan could still set foot on it.

The Heavenly Palace, on the other hand, was a place that no one but him could enter.

There should be a good check-in reward there.

Moreover, thinking about it this way, this rainbow clause "Daily Check-in" was indeed not very suitable for the early stages. After all, for a Foundation Establishment Golden Core cultivator,

whether it was Dragon Island or the Heavenly Palace,

these were not places that ordinary Golden Core cultivators, or even Heaven's Pride Nascent Soul cultivators, could hope to access.

This clause was more like an icing on the cake.

If you were already strong, this clause could make you even stronger. But if you were weak, it could still help you become stronger over time, although the process might take a little longer.

And the biggest drawback was that,

once you had visited all these special places and checked in once at each, you could only check in at ordinary places. The rewards for checking in at ordinary places would certainly not include things like "Purple Entry Scrolls," but he wasn't interested in trying to find out what the rewards for checking in at ordinary places were.

He only had two check-in opportunities, and he couldn't afford to waste them.

If,

if this check-in could give him another "Daily Check-in" rainbow clause, that would be great. Then he could check in twice, and the second time, he could get another daily check-in.

It would be like a perpetual motion version of the daily check-in.

Although it was only a day-long version, from a certain perspective, it could be considered permanent.

He shook his head and dismissed the thought; it was a bit too idealistic. He wasn't the Heavenly Dao's favorite son, so how could he possibly get whatever he wished for?

If he really is the Heavenly Dao's true son, they might as well give him a permanent daily check-in Rainbow Entry.

At this moment—

"Qiu."

Not far away, Fatty Dragon also flew over, panting heavily. "You wanted to see me."

"Hmm?"

Chen Qiu furrowed his brows slightly, looking at Fatty Dragon's pale face, and sighed helplessly, "Stop for a moment, it's not urgent, you're almost killing yourself."

"It's not that urgent."

Ao Tian, who was originally deep in thought beside him, noticed Fatty Dragon's condition and quickly ran over to him. He took out a pill from his chest and handed it over with a worried expression.

"I'm telling you, brother, you need to take it easy."

"You must not let anything happen to you."

"If something happens to you, the Dragon Clan will be finished."

"Don't worry, I'll go out and look for some nourishing items for you during this time."

"Don't worry, Qiu." Fatty Dragon swallowed the pill that Ao Tian gave him, and a blush appeared on his face. Then, he excitedly smiled, showing his teeth.

"I know what I'm doing. I've already successfully broken through to the peak of the Golden Core stage!"

"I plan to rest and start preparing for the formation of the Primordial Spirit. After that, I'll continue."

"Good."

Chen Qiu nodded and handed over a storage ring. "Inside here are the materials, Spirit Stones, and the Entry you need for forming the Primordial Spirit. Take a look at this Entry."

"Full Family Tree?"

Fatty Dragon looked at the Entry Scroll in his hand, stunned for a while, before raising his head to look at Chen Qiu and Ao Tian, dazed. "The Dragon Clan's gestation period is three months, and they reach adulthood in a year. Does that mean that in a year and three months, all these Dragon Cubs will be adults?"

"Mhm."

Ao Tian nodded with a complex expression. He felt that this happiness had come too suddenly. After enduring so much hardship, the Dragon Clan had suddenly bounced back in an exaggerated manner, as if it were a dream—so ethereal.

"They won't call me 'Dad,' will they?"

"If you don't like it, I can order these Dragon Cubs not to call you 'Father.' But since they are your direct bloodline, they will naturally be close to you and may stick to you."

". . ."

Fatty Dragon stood there in a daze, feeling a bit lost. He hadn't found his true love yet, and now he had a bunch of kids. Originally, it took five hundred years for Dragon Cubs to reach adulthood, so he didn't really care about them. After all, whether he would still be alive when these Dragon Cubs grew up was a different matter.

But now, they would reach adulthood in just a year.

This meant that he would soon be able to see these Dragon Cubs grow up.

Just then—

Chen Qiu looked at Fatty Dragon with a complex expression and said, "If I remember correctly, I gave you an Entry Scroll called 'Parents Unharmed,' right?"

He remembered that a long time ago, he had given Fatty Dragon an Entry Scroll that was completely useless at the time. No one thought that this Entry had any value, and it was never mentioned again. But now, this Entry seemed to be incredibly valuable.

"Mhm, mhm."

Fatty Dragon, snapped out of his daze, was still a bit unresponsive. Instinctively, he nodded, "Mhm, mhm, I think I got it from a Golden Core cultivator's storage ring. It's been useless all this time, and I forgot about it. How..."

"Wait a moment."

-

Entry Name: Parents Unharmed.

Entry Level: Green.

Entry Effect: Any attack you suffer will be evenly distributed to your children, and any attack your parents suffer will be transferred to you.

". . ."

". . ."

After a long time, Fatty Dragon finally reacted and slowly picked up his jaw, which had dropped to the ground, and put it back in place. He spoke in a trembling voice, as if he couldn't believe it, "Qiu, am I really getting better?"

"Me, Fatty Dragon, am I really getting better?"

If—

He had thought that his greatest opportunity was having so many Soul Transformation Stage Mother Dragons to cultivate with, allowing his cultivation to rise quickly.

In just one day, he had advanced from the second layer of the Golden Core stage to the ninth layer.

This was already an incredible opportunity.

But now, an even greater opportunity had fallen into his lap.

With the Entry "Parents Unharmed," any damage he suffered would be evenly distributed among these nearly one hundred Soul Transformation Stage Dragon Cubs.

Damn!

Wasn't that almost like being invincible? As long as the damage wasn't too extreme, after being distributed, it would be negligible for those Dragon Cubs.

And this was just the first batch.

In three months, after these Mother Dragons gave birth, there could be another round, and so on.

And all of this required a lot of resources!

Chen Qiu and Ao Tian looked at each other again, and they both saw the determination in each other's eyes. They had to fight for it when the Age of Chaos arrived and the world descended into chaos!

They had to take a chance, or else they wouldn't be able to support so many mouths.

The Mock Heaven Sect and the Dragon Clan were now tightly bound together, not just because of the Blood Contract, but also because their interests were deeply intertwined.

The stronger the Dragon Cubs became, the stronger Fatty Dragon would be, and the stronger Fatty Dragon became, the stronger the Mock Heaven Sect would be. The stronger the sect became, the more resources they could seize, and the stronger their disciples would become. With stronger disciples, they could seize even more resources, and then the Dragon Cubs would become stronger, and the stronger the Dragon Cubs became...

It was a positive feedback loop between the two.

Similarly, if either side became weaker, it would directly affect the other.

For example, if Fatty Dragon were to be killed, then the Dragon Cubs he sired would also perish, as the damage would first be distributed to them.

Fatty Dragon couldn't withstand it, so these Dragon Cubs must have already died once.

Soon, the three of them dispersed, each deep in thought.

Especially Ao Tian, who had consumed Nascent Soul Heavenly Dao Cultivation Pills like candy, never imagining that he would ever lack resources.

Is this reasonable?

Chen Qiu, on the other hand, continued to meditate, preparing to visit the Heavenly Palace after midnight to check in and see if there were any good items.

After breaking through to the Nascent Soul Apex, he also planned to check if his Malevolent Wood was sufficient to patch the sky.

If it was enough...

He would definitely give him a billion virtue points, just like the Profound Heaven Sect's Holy Maiden, and perhaps even bestow upon him a strand of Heaven's Pride Fate.

Once he gathered the Unique Heaven's Pride Fate, he could create a Twelfth Rank Divine Transformation Realm, following the experiences of the Twelfth Rank Golden Core and Twelfth Rank Nascent Soul.

The Twelfth Rank Divine Transformation Realm would undoubtedly manifest heavenly anomalies and earn him a substantial amount of virtue points.

With this,

He could complete another "Xuantian Continent Milestone Task."

"Accumulate 30 billion virtue points or 30 billion sin points."

If things went smoothly and no unexpected events occurred, everything would be just right.

The entire Dragon Island was shrouded in a tense atmosphere of anxiety.

To be honest,

This atmosphere hadn't been felt on Dragon Island for a long time. It had always been a paradise, free from worries except for the inability to bear children.

Initially, Ao Tian had firmly decided that during this Age of Chaos, the Dragon Clan would absolutely not participate in the war! Let them fight however they wanted, but the Dragon Clan would not engage! However, it now seemed that staying out of the war was no longer an option. They needed to seize resources; otherwise, these Dragon Cubs couldn't be supported.

He and Chen Qiu had already discussed their plan.

After the "World Chaos Version" arrived, Chen Qiu would first use virtue points to exchange for a Divine Transformation Totem to create his Divine Transformation Realm. Then, after Chen Qiu broke through to the Divine Transformation Stage,

The Xuantian Continent would undoubtedly be engulfed in flames of war.

The Human Clan and the Demon Clan would have already fought until the sky turned dark.

At that point, they would secretly take advantage of the chaos.

"Sigh."

The scholar sat on the beach in a daze, gazing into the distance at the sea. Everyone has their moments of glory and their lows.

(End of Chapter)

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