Extraordinary Traits

Black Stone City, the Holy City of the Four Races.

At this moment, outside Black Stone City, beneath a mountain range not far from its side, tens of thousands of Dinosaur People had gathered.

These Dinosaur People all stood over ten meters tall, with some reaching as high as fifteen meters.

Their bodies were covered in skin like gray rock, and just a single glance from afar made them seem fierce and awe-inspiring, deeply shaking the heart.

Apart from these Dinosaur People, at the outermost perimeter stood terrifying Giant Beasts.

They were the blood kin of the Dinosaur People—the Primal Dinosaurs.

The number of Primal Dinosaurs that had arrived was not large, roughly a hundred or so, but each of these Primal Dinosaurs stretched nearly seventy meters in length.

In this further development across a span of time, these hundred Giant Beasts were the Dinosaur People's strongest blood kin and the guarantee of their high-end combat power.

At the same time, unlike thousands of years ago, the Primal Dinosaurs, once devoid of intelligence, had gradually gained some. Though their mental age remained equivalent to that of a seven- or eight-year-old Dinosaur Person child, that was more than enough.

Because as long as they had intelligence, the Dinosaur People could better command them to fight according to orders on the battlefield, rather than needing constant manual control.

Now, beneath this mountain range, tens of thousands of Dinosaur People were all kneeling on one knee.

They held long spears, bowed their heads in silent prayer—if viewed from above, the scene would be utterly breathtaking.

Unlike thousands of years ago, when they mostly fought with sticks and fists, things had changed.

The Dinosaur People had now skillfully learned to craft blades and spears.

But making these blades and spears suitable for Dinosaur People had required great effort in finding materials.

Ordinary iron ore or stone simply couldn't withstand the Dinosaur People's terrifying strength and high-temperature flame abilities.

Though ore and stone were unsuitable, the Dinosaur People of this era had the best substitute material.

That material was the bones of Supernatural Creatures.

Yes, the blades and spears used by these tens of thousands of Dinosaur People were made from the bones of Giant Beasts hunted in this era.

And it wasn't just the Dinosaur People—the other three races were much the same, after all, they all lived together.

Besides, much of the weapon-making material for the three races now came from the ocean, traded to them by the Shark People.

After all, in this world, the ocean was the most species-rich and the largest in area.

Even if the Lord of the Near Sea controlled only a quarter of the sea, that was still larger than the land currently inhabited by the Dinosaur People and the Serpent People.

So, in terms of the current situation among the Four Races, the Shark People remained, as they had thousands of years ago, the strongest of the four.

The Shark People's population was nearly five times that of the Dinosaur People, and beneath them were all kinds of Sea Monsters and aberrations.

Though the Dinosaur People considered themselves the strongest among the three land races in individual combat, when it came to fighting styles, they were no match for the Shark People in aquatic battles.

After all, their biological attributes differed—one was a land race, the other an aquatic race.

Yet, even as strong as the Shark People were, they had now run into trouble.

And the reason so many Dinosaur People had gathered beneath the statue was precisely because of the Shark People's plea for help.

Though the Dinosaur People's combat power dropped significantly in water, and they couldn't even fully unleash their flame abilities, they still had some swimming ability, and even soaking in water for days wouldn't drown them.

This was because they were an Extraordinary Race and also because they possessed powerful lung function.

Beneath the statue, on the open high platform, stood several hundred priests.

Among these several hundred priests, the one at the head was a figure Kangqiao found somewhat familiar.

Yes, it was the Dinosaur Elder.

He wasn't dead yet!

Having endured the wear of thousands of years, the Dinosaur Elder still remained here.

But now, even he, with his long life, had a hunched back and a face full of wrinkled lines.

Even walking required someone to support him.

Even so, the Dinosaur Elder's spirit remained clear.

He still clung to his Father God and believed in his Father God, but alas, perhaps he would never see his Father God again in his lifetime.

If only his Father God truly possessed the divine kingdom he and his people imagined.

Unfortunately, after thousands of years of observing the gods of other races, he no longer held hope for that.

The Dinosaur Elder was deeply unwilling.

He wasn't afraid of death, but he feared dying with nothing left, unable to continue serving his Father God.

He was so devout, so full of love and faith for his Father God.

He hadn't yet seen his Father God expand the divine domain across the entire world, nor had he seen his Father God awaken again—he couldn't accept it!

But alas, the lifespan of mortals had its limits.

In this era, where most Dinosaur People lived only three thousand five hundred years, the Dinosaur Elder, though unwilling, could barely console himself.

After all, it had now lived for nearly six thousand years.

Yes, the Dinosaur Elder was already considered the longest-lived among the dinosaur-people.

Almost all the elders who had shared the same era as the Dinosaur Elder had passed away, leaving only it still alive.

In the eyes of the younger generation of dinosaur-people, it was only natural that the Dinosaur Elder had lived so long.

After all, the Elder was the being closest to the gods—wasn't it only fitting that the gods had granted it an extended lifespan?

Yet, what these younger generations did not know was this.

Over all these years, in order to prolong its life and to see the Father God again with its own eyes, the Dinosaur Elder had consumed quite a number of Extraordinary Remnants from Supernatural Creatures.

These so-called Extraordinary Remnants were what the Four Races now called Extraordinary Traits.

These things were the most essential parts left behind after a Supernatural Creature died.

Some were hearts, some were chunks of flesh from the chest, and others were gelatinous substances.

In short, even when subjected to high-temperature fire, these Extraordinary Traits were not easily destroyed.

That Supernatural Creatures died, yet their Extraordinary Traits were so peculiar and hard to destroy?

This had made the beings of the current era keenly aware of their own uniqueness, and thus a series of high-end ingredients had been developed.

Of course, not every Supernatural Creature possessed Extraordinary Traits.

As for the probability? The Four Races had yet to figure it out.

However, consuming these Extraordinary Traits and then digesting them with one's own innate power could indeed strengthen power that had not grown for years.

It could also grant a longer lifespan.

But these Extraordinary Traits were all controlled by the Sacrificial Order and were not disclosed to ordinary clan members.

These Extraordinary Traits were either bestowed upon the strongest warriors of the clan or shared among the priests themselves.

Of course, for the Four Races who had gods, these Extraordinary Traits were mostly offered to their own deities.

Extraordinary Traits had existed since ancient times—in fact, they had existed ever since Supernatural Creatures first appeared.

It was just that the Four Races had been too ignorant back then, simply gulping them down along with the Blood Food of the Supernatural Creatures, never realizing the benefits of these things.

So in those days, whether a clan member could eat a Supernatural Creature that contained Extraordinary Traits was entirely a matter of probability and luck.

Now, however, because the effects of Extraordinary Traits were clearly understood, they were strictly controlled and used in the most appropriate places.