In the afternoon, Luo Yun and Ya Ji returned from hunting.
Ever since their bodies had grown dramatically once more, they needed to hunt two or three times a day just to sustain their daily energy expenditure. As a result, they had been spending more time away from the nest.
When they returned to the Ancient Tree, Luo Yun suddenly noticed that the Male Fire Dragons, who normally stayed in their nests unless they were hunting or patrolling their territories, had all flown out and were circling above the Ancient Tree.
The sight reminded him of something. After carefully calculating the date, he suddenly understood the reason for the Male Fire Dragons' unusual behavior.
He turned to look southeast of the Ancient Tree.
Sure enough, a huge flock of Female Fire Dragons was flying toward the Ancient Tree.
"It's breeding season again."
Luo Yun sighed. Around this time every year, some of the Female Fire Dragons who had been sent to the Great Antlion Desert to raise their young alone would come here.
Of course, the ones who came were Female Fire Dragons whose young had already gained the ability to survive independently and had been driven from the nest, no longer requiring their care.
As for the Female Fire Dragons still raising their young, they remained in the Great Antlion Desert, struggling to survive.
Besides those Female Fire Dragons who already had mates, some young Female Fire Dragons who had just reached adulthood and looked down on the Male Fire Dragons from other parts of the Ancient Forest would also come here.
Within the next day or two, they would choose mates they fancied. After some initial contact, they would engage in brutal battles with other Female Fire Dragons over those mates.
The victor would replace the former mate