Chapter 698: Radar Akio and Magic Mirror Banana Tree!
The anxious tone of the Swallow Gorge Waggle made Fang Mu realize that it was at a critical moment of its metamorphosis.
If the flesh and blood energy and aberrant energy supply were insufficient, causing the semi-open gene lock to close, the Swallow Gorge Waggle would lose its chance to evolve.
For dimensional creatures, gene locks are extremely difficult to activate. Once in a semi-open state, if they close due to an energy shortage,
it becomes even harder to open the gene lock again next time.
This understanding is etched into the genetic blueprint of creatures like the Swallow Gorge Waggle and the Sky Abyss Pupil.
Fang Mu hurriedly issued a command to the Sky Abyss Pupil, directing it to use its King-level outer realm abilities to gather dimensional creatures from the surroundings.
Fearing that the current dimensional creatures in the area might be insufficient for the Swallow Gorge Waggle's needs, Fang Mu instructed the Sky Abyss Pupil to move farther afield, collecting more distant dimensional beings.
The Sky Abyss Pupil, capable of hovering in mid-air and excelling in speed, could easily escape even if it encountered a King-level alien creature it could not defeat.
After arranging the tasks for the Sky Abyss Pupil, Fang Mu couldn't help but think of the three Sinister Dusk Empress Flowers near the passageway. Unfortunately, these flowers had yet to mature. Otherwise, even using just one of them would greatly benefit the Swallow Gorge Waggle at this moment.
The maturation of these three Sinister Dusk Empress Flowers would still take some time. If they were to be used for the Swallow Gorge Waggle, it would have to wait until its next metamorphosis!
Lian Dai hadn't expected the Swallow Gorge Waggle's evolution to create such a commotion, triggering such chaos in this entirely unfamiliar world. It was highly likely that this would attract powerful beings!
Lian Dai had already prepared herself for battle.
She also fully understood the significance of the Swallow Gorge Waggle's rank ascension.
Another three days passed. The body of the Swallow Gorge Waggle had expanded to at least five times its previous size.
Lian Dai felt the surging energy contained within the Swallow Gorge Waggle and confidently said to Fang Mu,
"Little Wood, the dimensional creature Master Qixing has nurtured has already crossed the threshold into the level of Gods' Domain in terms of energy."
"Now, it possesses the strength of a Divine Domain level being. My aura can no longer suppress its aura!"
Hearing this, Fang Mu gritted his teeth and said to Lian Dai,
"Aunt Dai, since its aura can't be suppressed, why not let it release its aura fully?"
"I'm curious to see whether its aura will truly draw something here. This would also serve as a significant exploration of the Dimensional World for us!"
Saying this, Fang Mu added,
"There shouldn't be any overly powerful dimensional creatures nearby. If there were, those three strange flowers near the passage wouldn't still be thriving undisturbed or undiscovered!"
"Such valuable resources would surely be worth being guarded by a strong dimensional creature."
"And it's not just those three peculiar flowers; the passage connecting the Dimensional World and the Beastmaster world is also an incredibly crucial strategic resource."
"Furthermore, there must be more than one being in this Dimensional World beyond the King level. Surely, such breakthroughs by King-level outer realm creatures don't always trigger the arrival of stronger beings?"
Lian Dai heard Fang Mu's words and found them reasonable, but she wouldn't lower her guard because of them.
The efforts of the Sky Abyss Pupil hadn't been in vain; the dimensional creatures it gathered were just enough to meet the Swallow Gorge Waggle's requirements for its rank ascension.
At last, the Swallow Gorge Waggle completed its metamorphosis.
Now, it continued consuming those dimensional creatures to stabilize its newly advanced rank.
With Lian Dai, Fang Mu now had one more source of Divine Domain level strength under his command. Additionally, this new strength was far more aligned with Fang Mu's will compared to Lian Dai.
Lian Dai represented a foreign force, whereas the Swallow Gorge Waggle, bonded to Fang Mu through the Covenant Blood Essence, was his own strength.
At this moment, Fang Mu suddenly sensed several auras approaching from afar. These auras were not as strong as the one released by the Swallow Gorge Waggle but were comparable to that of the Sky Abyss Pupil.
It was clear that these were auras from a few King-level outer realm creatures!
Now that the Swallow Gorge Waggle could act freely, Fang Mu said to Lian Dai,
"Aunt Dai, these dimensional creatures coming from afar pose no threat to the Swallow Gorge Waggle's safety."
"Let's hide ourselves for now and avoid interfering with these King-level outer realm creatures!"
"This will make it easier for us to observe what exactly has drawn these beings here!"
Since entering the Dimensional World, everything had been under Fang Mu's command. During these past few days of collaboration, Lian Dai found herself developing an unexpected sense of trust in Fang Mu's orders.
"Little Wood, I'll fully follow your direction. If you need me to take action, just give the word!"
Fang Mu was very pleased with Lian Dai's current attitude of putting him at the center of things.
If Lian Dai hadn't adopted this approach and instead insisted on making decisions herself, Fang Mu would've started considering how to get rid of her and continue exploring the Dimensional World alone!
Her attitude now made Fang Mu feel confident about keeping her by his side moving forward.
Fang Mu and Lian Dai found a massive boulder to use as cover. Lian Dai hollowed it out, effectively creating a cave with her bare hands.
On the other side of the boulder, she chiselled a two-centimeter-wide slit, allowing them both to observe the situation outside.
Within the cave, Fang Mu said to Lian Dai,
"Aunt Dai, it's been almost ten days since we entered the Dimensional World via the passage. Once we're finished here, let's leave."