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"Molenta still hasn't returned?"

His massive, elongated body stretched freely across the lake's surface as Sogolian asked his mate.

"No."

Melani was playing with the children and answered with a smile.

A trace of impatience flashed through Sogolian's eyes. "That Molenta. I sent it out alone to handle something, and it's this unreliable."

Melani spat out a Water Pillar, knocking Nathaniel into a somersault, then turned back to comfort him. "It's still early. Maybe something delayed it."

"Hmph!" Sogolian let out a muffled snort and dove back beneath the water.

Planet Level, seventh rank!

Xu Yang exhaled a wave of hot air through his nostrils, faintly carrying the sounds of wind and thunder.

His body expanded once more. From nose to tail, he was now eighteen meters long!

Even his shoulder height had surpassed 6.1 meters. The entrance to this cave was starting to feel a little small now; he would have to find time to expand it.

Outside the cave, thanks to the evening thunderstorm, darkness arrived much earlier than usual. It was only around seven, yet the sky had already gone completely dark. In this world, Xu Yang could not be bothered to go out at night either. He basically went to sleep as soon as night fell.

He was disciplined to an absurd degree.

Night hung low, and the stars glittered brightly. Above ten thousand meters in the High Altitude, a Flood Dragon darted through the darkness.

Bathed in starlight, its scales shimmered with a dim glow, like blue-white gemstones embedded in the night sky. Its eyes gleamed with a cold light in the darkness, revealing an indescribable depth and power.

It silently sliced through the night sky, leaving Streams of pale trails behind it like meteors streaking across the heavens—beautiful and breathtaking.

"Roar! Could something have happened to Molenta?"

Yet the owner of that figure had no mood to admire its agile form. At that moment, it anxiously scanned the land below, searching for its younger brother's whereabouts.

In the darkness, Caesar's eyes shone brightly as he stared without blinking at the ground beneath him.

But how vast was the Mian Gu Black Forest?

Besides, Molenta had spent most of its time flying at an altitude of ten thousand meters. At such heights, fierce winds howled constantly. Even if there had been a scent, it would have quickly scattered in the wind, nowhere near as lasting as traces Left behind on the ground!

Therefore, it was impossible for him to find any useful information anytime soon.

A new day.

The sky was high and the clouds light. Thanks to yesterday's thunderstorm, the temperature was finally not so high. It was a rare pleasant day in nearly half a month.

"Gurgle, gurgle~~~"

Arriving by the pool, Xu Yang carefully washed his teeth and face. Seeing that the water level had risen and the pool had become much clearer, his Moods improved considerably as well.

With such nice weather today, the prey would probably be more willing to come out and move about.

Compared with the "grueling" Force Matrix training, hunting and gathering resources in reality every day felt More like relaxation—a release after harsh training.

At the same time, Xu Yang discovered that after so long of tempering in the "Force Matrix," his temperament had become much tougher than before. He still remembered how, the first time he came out of the Force Matrix, he had cursed furiously for quite a while before calming down. For the next several days, he would wake from nightmares in the middle of the night... But now, he could endure the pain brought by the Green Wolf's biting as if it were ordinary. Even the darkness of being dismembered no longer made him curse aloud.

Although he still felt somewhat resistant toward the daily trips to the "Training Room," Xu Yang knew what would benefit his future more. Thus, when it was truly time to train, he did not have the Slightest intention of retreating. Instead, an unyielding resilience supported him as he continuously honed his Force level!

As usual, Xu Yang used Origin Power to evaporate the droplets of water, and his fur became soft and flowing once more.

At the cave entrance, the Brown Bear had already laid out banana leaves covered with breakfast. Aside from the appetizing fruit that was served every day, there was naturally no shortage of the Flood Dragon meat caught yesterday.

He ate while letting his thoughts wander.

More than once, Xu Yang had asked himself what exactly he wanted now.

The answer was...

He didn't know!

To be honest, Xu Yang felt like a clump of reeds floating on the water—rootless, with nothing worth pursuing or protecting!

Other transmigrators, once they transmigrated, might not have had other advantages, but simply having Companions they could communicate with was enough to make Xu Yang drool with envy!

It had been nearly a month, and he did not have a single person to speak or communicate with!

In his previous life, he had only been an ordinary citizen and had never seen much of the world. While browsing the internet, he had heard other netizens say that the most terrifying punishment in the military was solitary confinement—locking someone alone in a cramped little room with no one to communicate with...

Other than not being locked in a cramped room, how was his current situation any different from that? Logically speaking, he did not have an iron will like Robinson Crusoe. The fact that he had persisted for nearly a month without suffering a mental breakdown made Xu Yang suspect that the system was helping him.

Day after day of training, gathering resources, and breakthroughs.

On this day, atop the highest peak in the southern Lightning Strike Mountain Range.

Xu Yang casually used Origin Power to level the ground, clearing an open space large enough for him to lie down comfortably.

After settling down contentedly, Xu Yang gave a mental call, and the system panel immediately appeared obediently before him.

Host: Xu Yang

Race: Silver Wolf

Strength: Planet Level, Rank 9

Resources: 35.5/3

He hadn't seen wrong—Xu Yang had truly put it into action. Over the past two days, he had slaughtered his way through the Mian Gu Black Forest and forcibly amassed 35.5 units of resources. He wanted to see whether these resources could still be used after advancing to Star Level.

If they could, then he would have struck it rich. Logically, once he reached Star Level, he would need to hunt Planet Level creatures to obtain resources. On the planet beneath his feet, Planet Level creatures were certainly far fewer than Apprentice Level ones. So, if these resources could still be used, he could skip the resource-gathering stage at Star Level altogether! And he could keep doing this in the future... Reaching "max level" in one go would no longer be a dream.

Of course, if they could not be used, he had nothing to be upset about. After all, these resources had come from hunting Apprentice Level creatures—it had taken no effort at all.

At the mountaintop, the trees grew lush and verdant; beyond it, clouds rolled and drifted.

Xu Yang was especially calm at the moment, carrying the serene composure of "unmoved by favor or disgrace, watching the flowers bloom and fall in the courtyard; unconcerned with coming or going, gazing at the clouds rolling and drifting across the sky."

All of this came from strength!

Once he advanced and reached Star Level, with the second level of Wind Domain, he would leap in a single bound to become one of the planet's apex predators!

Looking at the pale white system panel before him, it was still as elegant and plain as ever. Yet the terrifying power hidden beneath that simplicity was the key factor that had supported Xu Yang's rapid rise to his current level of strength!

Without hesitation.

System, level up!

A flash of radiant light swept across the system's surface. Just like when he had broken through to Planet Level, an exceptionally violent surge of energy rapidly poured into his body. Like frenzied cancer cells, it began madly devouring every cell within Xu Yang's body, and the pain of being cut into a thousand pieces flooded his mind.

His bloodline!

It was evolving again!

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