In the Subduing Dragon Mountain Range.
Fafnir's enormous body no longer needed to hide.
He sprawled across the tallest mountain, using his size to swallow any creatures that came too close.
Normally, at his current size, most creatures would flee in a frenzy the moment they saw him. But this form possessed a chameleon's gift. He blended almost perfectly into the mountain range, with only a fleeting disturbance when he struck.
"A little more time should be enough!"
Fafnir calculated the biological energy within him and pondered.
He could hardly wait to enter the Second Transcendent State and step into a realm no one before or after him had ever reached.
But his first failure had taught him a lesson. He held down his excitement and continued accumulating energy.
Suddenly, he sensed a threat approaching. His eyes snapped open, and his narrow pupils turned toward its source, instantly locking onto several tiny figures.
"You just won't leave me alone. In that case... you'll be the final nourishment for my ascent to a new world!"
Killing intent stirred in Fafnir's heart. His body immediately began to change, growing even more like the mountain beneath him. Trees even sprouted from its surface.
A perfect disguise!
It was an ability belonging to one of his descendants, and the moment was just right to use it.
Meanwhile, Nameless, Lin Renmei, and the others entered the Subduing Dragon Mountain Range. A thick reek of blood hit them at once, and stains marked the ground in many places.
"Why didn't you think to look here before?" Lin Renmei asked Long Xiu, spotting a streak of blood on a tree.
Long Xiu offered no defense. They had indeed overlooked the Subduing Dragon Mountain Range, mainly because they had assumed the enemy was hiding near Dragonblood City, watching