Chapter 697: The Rise of Swallowing Void!
Lian Dai, growing increasingly suspicious, asked Fang Mu.
"Little Wood, these two King-class Outer Realm organisms are devouring low-level Outer Realm organisms everywhere. Won't this cause any negative effects?"
As the Contractor of Swallow Gorge Waggle and Tianyuan Qiongyan, Fang Mu understood their situation well.
Swallow Gorge Waggle and Tianyuan Qiongyan were in excellent condition, with energy accumulating in their bodies, giving them the potential to further advance their powers!
"Aunt Dai, Outer Realm organisms consuming their own kind is arguably the best way to enhance their strength. This has been confirmed by the current state of these two King-class Outer Realm organisms!"
"Are you wondering why other Outer Realm organisms here don't eat their own kind? I've had similar doubts myself."
"I believe this is likely because these Outer Realm organisms are constrained by certain rules, preventing them from succumbing to the desire to consume their kind."
"As long as we keep exploring, sooner or later we'll uncover the secrets behind this phenomenon!"
Seeing Fang Mu also noticed this detail, Lian Dai silently acknowledged that her concerns were not unwarranted.
In the past few days of exploration, Lian Dai had seen over a million Outer Realm organisms, yet almost none in their juvenile stages, which puzzled her greatly.
The sheer number of Outer Realm organisms couldn't possibly have appeared out of thin air; there must be some unique gestation method specific to this Dimensional World.
Lian Dai kept her doubts to herself, opting to carry on with her exploration while pondering the matter.
After another day of exploration, they were now about 800 kilometers away from the spatial passage. Lian Dai noticed that the Outer Realm organisms here had stopped converging toward the center.
The number of Outer Realm organisms had visibly increased.
"Little Wood, it seems we've moved beyond the influence range of those three strange flowers."
Fang Mu nodded in agreement.
The Sinister Dusk Empress Flowers indeed could no longer exert their influence here. Otherwise, given their ability to attract Outer Realm organisms, the creatures in this area would have long begun migrating.
"Aunt Dai, we've only started to truly understand the ecology of this Dimensional World upon reaching this point."
After speaking to Lian Dai, Fang Mu issued commands to Tianyuan Qiongyan and Swallow Gorge Waggle.
"Swallow Gorge Waggle, hide beneath the soil and advance with us at the same speed, concealing your aura as much as possible."
"Tianyuan Qiongyan, release your aura completely and assert control over all Outer Realm organisms you encounter!"
"If any King-class Outer Realm organisms appear, they will definitely respond to your aura."
"Aunt Dai, let's focus on exploring the road based on the pace of Tianyuan Qiongyan's consumption, while excavating the Spiritual Materials encountered along the way."
Lian Dai fiddled with the Spirit Capturing Box Fang Mu had handed to her a few days ago, unable to help but exclaim.
"Little Wood, although these Outer Realm organisms have different energy compositions from ours, many of the supplies produced by this Dimensional World are extremely useful for us, especially the Spiritual Materials. Many of them contain Spiritual Energy!"
"The Emperor Beast Court's reluctance to make the passage public is undoubtedly because they've realized the incredible value of the Dimensional World."
Fang Mu secretly utilized the exclusive characteristic of Fool's Shadow, [Dimension Monarch], to investigate the area. He discovered that after all these days of exploration, the progress they had made in uncovering the Dimensional World was less than 0.1%.
This revelation made Fang Mu suspect that the Dimensional World must be unimaginably vast, with resources exceeding both his and Lian Dai's expectations!
"Aunt Dai, the Emperor Beast Court's shortsightedness will inevitably make them pay the price for their choices sooner or later."
"The Emperor Beast Court will undoubtedly continue their exploration of the Dimensional World in the future, and I can monitor their progress from within their ranks."
Lian Dai had long suspected that Fang Mu must have highly reliable informants embedded within the Emperor Beast Court. Otherwise, he wouldn't be privy to so much inside information about them.
"Little Wood, I've realized the most efficient way to explore the Dimensional World is through these powerful King-class Outer Realm organisms."
"If it were our Sea Clan's army instead, we likely wouldn't have managed to explore even a hundred-kilometer radius of the passage due to resistance from these Outer Realm organisms!"
"If Master Qixing can cultivate more King-class Outer Realm organisms in the future, you alone would be capable of developing and exploring this Dimensional World without external aid."
Fang Mu shook his head at Lian Dai's words.
"Aunt Dai, while using these King-class Outer Realm organisms does make the exploration of the Dimensional World faster, developing the Dimensional World will require integrating our world's civilization into it."
"This isn't something I can achieve solely with the help of these Outer Realm organisms."
Just as Fang Mu finished speaking, Lian Dai's expression darkened abruptly.
At that moment, a roar echoed from afar. An entity resembling a pupa, with over ten massive shell fragments on its back, was poised in an aggressive stance, challenging the aura-emitting Tianyuan Qiongyan.
The pupa's shell fragments rubbed against each other, creating an intense noise.
Judging from its aura, it was unmistakably a King-class Outer Realm organism!
The shell fragments on its back didn't aid in flight, but the powerful thrust generated from their movement enabled the pupa to maneuver quickly.
Using the Eye of Omniscience, Fang Mu deployed the Innate Divine Skill to investigate this King-class Outer Realm organism. He learned that its name was Chirping Armor Piercing Pupa.