On the treetops, the monkeys were in an uproar.
They saw Black Typhon leap out of the water and devour the old leader, and they all cried out, signaling danger.
Death God has struck the monkeys; they can no longer rely on Black Typhon!
The water splashed, and Black Typhon entered the deep water.
Famu held the old White-Faced Monkey in its mouth and used its forked tongue to coil around its body, acting as a safety harness to prevent it from bumping into Famu's teeth as it swam. With the White-Faced Monkey's body, if it were to collide with those strange teeth, it would be sliced open.
The old monkey was very quiet; it sat motionless inside Famu's mouth, as if it could sense that Famu had no intention of harming it.
Following the deep waters of the Blackwater Swamp, Famu burrowed into a nest hidden in a crevice in the rock wall. In the Stalagmite Hall, Famu opened his mouth and spat out the old monkey.
The old monkey adjusted to the darkness, its eyes shining in the shadows. It groped its way to its feet and slowly stood up. Turning its head, it saw white veils hanging on the rock wall—the shed skins of Famu Slough, hanging quietly from the stalagmites. Water flowed from the corner of the Stalagmite Hall, lapping against the rock wall.
It's very quiet here, even a little sacred. The Slough form clouds, the rocks above and below represent the sky and the earth, and the towering stalagmites are the pillars connecting the heavens and the earth.
Famu sat up and uttered a few more syllables.
It means to wait.
The old monkey watched as Famu crawled erratically in the darkness, then coiled up, its breathing gradually slowing, but a deep rumble emanating from within.
Inside the damp, cold cave, the temperature gradually rose, and the old monkey felt much better.
Famu began to digest Red Typhon, the furnace within his body dissolving Seran's scales and muscles, devouring his bones and blood, transforming the Earth Vein Energy, and injecting it into Famu's Child of the Earth Furnace Core.
This is a long process.
So he led the old monkey into the cave.
During the process of Famu absorbing Earth Vein Energy, a small amount of Earth Vein Energy is converted and released. This is pure energy matter. Theoretically speaking, weak creatures like the messenger can ascend to become Intelligent Species by relying on the Earth Vein Energy released by Famu.
Although these energies are extremely small, the cave environment seals off the flow of energy, preserving and concentrating them as much as possible. Moreover, Famu's dormancy process is very long, expected to last for more than ten days, and possibly even a month in complex cases.
Being washed by pure Earth Vein Energy in a closed environment, this old monkey will have a chance to advance to an Intelligent Species.
Famu took a liking to it; this old monkey would proactively relay messages to him, indicating a high level of intelligence.
The White-Faced Monkey explored the kingdom of Famu on its own, and found a place to rest in a corner where it lay down.
Famu fell into hibernation, his consciousness sinking into darkness.
"Hello, Your Jiuxun, the simulation laboratory is being activated for you," the Scepter said.
As darkness fell, Famu appeared in the laboratory constructed within his sea of consciousness. The screen flickered, and he stared at the dragon transformation design blueprint in the center of the screen.
A steady stream of Earth Vein Energy is flowing into the body from the stomach.
"The amount of Earth Vein Energy contained in that Red Typhon is truly astonishing," Famu said, adding that he even felt that this level of Earth Vein Energy was somewhat unusual.
"Yes, the organism has multiple Furnace Cores causing energy anomalies," the Scepter responded after completing the scan. "The scan results show that the organism also contains undigested Typhon remains, initially identified as two... Now, a third different set of remains has been detected, dating back within the last 24 hours. The three Typhon remains are digested to the same degree, indicating repeated feeding at the same time."
"She ate three Typhons?" Famu looked at the scan results of the Scepter and indeed saw undigested snake vertebrae.
"No wonder," Famu said. "I was wondering why this guy's Earth Vein Energy was so incredibly abundant. Turns out, it's still digesting inside her. There are three Typhon corpses inside her providing her with energy. Have all those Typhon Furnace Cores been digested?"
"No Furnace Core."
Famu's a bit of a pity, Typhon's digestion rate is indeed astonishing.
Of course, this is also related to the intense battle; Seran is rapidly consuming the Earth Vein Energy, which speeds up digestion.
"The final test results identified a three-headed male Typhon, measuring between 10 and 12 meters in length, who is believed to be a priest candidate who recently left the territory."
There are only three priest candidates. I think there are only three priest candidates who can go to the King's Territory from a single Lord's Land, right?
It seems that all the priest candidates for the Mara River died during this rainy season.
Famu recalled that in the floodplains between the Mara River and the Green Marshland, there were traces of Dark Marsh Furnace Core crawling, which seemed to be the place where Seran killed the three unfortunate males.
Even if there is a power difference between males and females, the three priest candidates should not have been devoured by Seran at the same time.
If you can't win, you can always escape; the worst outcome is being killed in a surprise attack.
Unless you use Giant Forest Beast with its scapula intact to choke one of the males, then quickly attack a nearby Typhon and severely injure it, and finally hunt down the last intact male, Famu thought about it from the other side and came up with this hunting process. Red Typhon is indeed cunning and treacherous, actually coming up with the underhanded trick of using Giant Forest Beast to choke a male.
"Alright, let's begin." Famu touched the Spiral Tree pattern, unlocking the full-power mode of the Staff of Life.
"We are at your service, Your Jiuxun." The cold, mechanical voice transformed into a girlish tone.
Famu flipped through the dragon transformation design drawings, "Continue to expand the vertebral resonance cavity. I have a feeling that the Child of the Earth Furnace Core is about to undergo a growth."
Looking at the abundant Earth Vein Energy provided by Seran, Famu raised his head, "Can it promote the Dragon Bone Transformation of all the vertebrae in my body?"
Inside the Scepter, Famu spent some time redesigning a new Dragon Bone model, larger and stronger than the current vertebrae. If Seran were to face Red Typhon with this Dragon Bone structure, she would have no dignity left; she couldn't break bones of this caliber.
Famu not only needs to be able to deal with the Dead Sun Armor, but also needs to be wary of the strangulation of its own kind.
Budget review is underway.
"The budget is insufficient," the Scepter said.
"Why do you speak such cold words in such a gentle voice?" Famu sighed.
"Your Jiuxun, even if you praise me all day, the budget won't magically appear. While the Furnace Core Energy Red Typhon is indeed superior to that of the Dead Sun Armor, it's not by much. Furthermore, adjusting the entire Dragon Bone requires the support of at least one ore vein. What you've attempted are things that the Child of the Earth cannot directly modify; they must be recalculated and reallocated."
"Okay, I understand, this step is still too much work," Famu said. "We'll input this Dragon Bone structure into the process, and then design the expansion of the resonance cavity based on it."
"I will absorb most of the Furnace Core Energy; the rest is yours," Famu said.
"Praise be to you, Your Excellency, Jiuxun One."
Similar Furnace Cores are easier to absorb and have a stronger amplification effect. For Famu himself, if Famu is currently 18 years old, then this Furnace Core can at least push his age to 20, allowing Famu to reach his prime more quickly.
This standard simply doesn't apply to other Typhon.
Famu's ability to defeat and kill Red Typhon Seran in a deadly duel demonstrates his strength, comparable to that of a seasoned, baptized warrior.
Inside the cave, the tremors within Black Typhon's body grew increasingly intense. The old White-Faced Monkey awoke from its slumber and looked at the enormous creature. It discovered that this already large monster was still growing.