Extraordinary Traits

Black Stone City, the holy city of the Four Races.

At this moment, outside Black Stone City, beneath the mountains not far from one side of it, tens of thousands of Dinosaur People had gathered.

Every one of these Dinosaur People stood over ten meters tall, with some reaching as high as fifteen meters.

Their bodies were covered in skin like gray rock. Even from afar, they looked exceptionally formidable and imposing.

Beyond the Dinosaur People, at the very outskirts, stood terrifying Giant Beasts.

They were the blood relatives of the Dinosaur People: Primal dinosaurs.

There were not many Primal dinosaurs, only around a hundred, but each of them measured nearly seventy meters in length.

Over this further span of development across time, these hundred Giant Beasts had become the Dinosaur People's strongest blood relatives and the guarantee of their top-tier combat strength.

At the same time, unlike thousands of years ago, the once mindless Primal dinosaurs had gradually gained intelligence. Though their mental age remained equivalent to that of seven- or eight-year-old Dinosaur People hatchlings, that was more than enough.

As long as they possessed intelligence, the Dinosaur People could direct them more effectively in battle, allowing them to fight according to orders instead of constantly requiring someone to control them.

At this moment, beneath the mountains, tens of thousands of Dinosaur People were all kneeling on one knee.

They held spears and lowered their heads in silent prayer. From above, the sight would have been incomparably stirring.

This was unlike the way they had fought thousands of years ago, when they had always used clubs and commonly relied on their fists.

The Dinosaur People had now mastered the crafting of blades and spears.

However, finding materials that could make those blades and spears suitable for Dinosaur People had taken tremendous effort.

Ordinary iron ore and stone simply could not withstand the Dinosaur People's terrifying strength and high-temperature flames.

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

That material was the skeletons of Supernatural Creatures.

That was right. The blades and spears wielded by these tens of thousands of Dinosaur People were made from the bones of Giant Beasts hunted in this age.

Nor were the Dinosaur People alone in this. The other Four Races were much the same, since they all lived together.

Furthermore, much of the material used by the other three races to make weapons came from the ocean, traded to them by the Shark People.

After all, the ocean was the place with the greatest variety of species in this world, as well as the largest area.

Even though the Lord of the Near Sea controlled only one-quarter of the ocean, that was still somewhat larger than the land currently inhabited by the Dinosaur People and Serpent People.

Thus, judging by the current state of the Four Races, the Shark People remained the strongest race among them, just as they had been thousands of years ago.

The Shark People had nearly five times the population of the Dinosaur People, and beneath them were all manner of Sea Monsters and other strange creatures.

Though the Dinosaur People believed themselves to be the strongest of the three races on an individual level,

when it came to combat, they would never be a match for the Shark People on a watery battlefield.

After all, their biological traits differed. One was a land-dwelling race, while the other was an aquatic race.

However, even as powerful 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 request for aid.

Although the Dinosaur People's combat strength would drop drastically in water, and they could not even fully unleash their flame abilities,

they still knew a little about swimming. Even if they remained submerged for several days, they would not drown.

This was both because they were an Extraordinary Race and because they possessed powerful lungs.

Beneath the statue, on the open-air platform, several hundred priests stood at this moment.

Among those hundreds of priests, the one at their head was someone Kangqiao found rather familiar.

That was right. It was the Dinosaur Elder.

It had not died!

After the erosion of thousands of years, the Dinosaur Elder still remained here.

However, even it, with its long life, had now grown stooped, its face covered in deep wrinkles.

Even walking now required someone to support it.

Yet even so, the Dinosaur Elder's mind remained clear.

It still cherished its Father God and believed in its Father God. Sadly, perhaps it would never again see its Father God in its lifetime?

If only its Father God truly possessed the Divine Kingdom that it and its people had imagined.

Sadly, after observing the gods of every race over these past thousands of years, it no longer held any hope for such a thing.

The Dinosaur Elder was deeply unwilling to accept this.

It did not fear death. What it feared was dying and leaving nothing behind, unable to continue serving its Father God.

It was so devout, so full of love and faith for its Father God.

It had yet to see its Father God expand his divine domain across the entire world. It had yet to see its Father God awaken once more. How could it accept this?

But the lifespan of mortals ultimately had its limits.

In this age, when most Dinosaur People lived for only three thousand five hundred years, the Dinosaur Elder could at least barely console itself despite its unwillingness.

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

That was right. The Dinosaur Elder was already one of the longest-lived among the Dinosaur People.

Almost all the elders from the Dinosaur Elder's era had passed away, while it alone still lived.

To the new generation of Dinosaur People, it was only natural that the Dinosaur Elder could live for so long.

After all, Elder was the existence closest to divinity. Was it not only natural for the gods to grant it a longer life?

Yet what this new generation did not know was

that over the years, in order to extend its lifespan and personally see Father God once more, the Dinosaur Elder had consumed quite a few Extraordinary remnants from Supernatural Creatures.

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

They were the most essential parts left behind after Supernatural Creatures died.

Some were hearts, some were chunks of flesh from the chest, and some were gelatinous substances from soft-bodied creatures.

In short, even high-temperature flames could not easily destroy these Extraordinary Traits.

Supernatural Creatures died, yet their Extraordinary Traits were so unusual and difficult to destroy?

This allowed the creatures of the current era to clearly recognize their uniqueness, which led to the development of an entire category of premium ingredients.

Of course, not every Supernatural Creature possessed Extraordinary Traits.

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

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

At the same time, they could grant a longer lifespan.

However, the Sacrificial Order controlled these Extraordinary Traits and had not disclosed them to ordinary tribespeople.

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

Of course, for the Four Races that had gods, more of these Extraordinary Traits were offered to their own gods.

Extraordinary Traits had existed since ancient times, even since the emergence of Supernatural Creatures.

It was simply that the Four Races had been too ignorant then. They had merely swallowed them together with the Blood Food of Supernatural Creatures, never discovering their benefits.

Therefore, whether members of the races had eaten Supernatural Creatures possessing Extraordinary Traits had previously been entirely a matter of chance and luck.

But now, having clearly recognized the effects of Extraordinary Traits, they had been brought under control and put to the most suitable uses.