Let's rewind a few minutes.
Deep within the underground mine tunnels, a heavy rumble broke the silence.
The Fallingstar Beast dragged its wounded body and ran wildly, its carapace and spikes scraping against the rock walls, creating a series of ear-piercing noises and sparks.
It travels through a complex, labyrinthine network of mine tunnels, turning at dozens of intersections before rushing into a natural cave.
This is its true lair, a vast and spacious area comparable in size to a standard football field.
The cave ceiling is supported by countless white stalactites and natural crystal pillars. As the Fallingstar Beast arrived, specks of blue starlight began to appear on the cave walls, reflecting off the originally colorless crystals.
From a human aesthetic point of view, this place is magnificent.
But for this rock behemoth, choosing this place was simply because it was spacious enough.
The Fallingstar Beast stopped in the center of the cave, shook its body, and let out a roar.
As the roar echoed, the blue spots on the surrounding rock walls rapidly turned purple.
Immediately afterwards, wisps of purple lightning converged into streams of energy that surged into the rock's body.
Under the infusion of surging Volucite energy, the wounds on the black rock body healed rapidly.
The cracks in the shell gradually disappeared, and the broken spikes broke through the shell from the base.
Mu En's guess was correct.
This creature can indeed feed on Volucite energy, and also use it to repair itself and promote growth.
The last crack on its body disappeared, Fallingstar Beast's torso seemed to swell slightly, its aura becoming even more ferocious. It raised its head and let out an even louder roar.
Having vented its energy, it slowly lay down in the center of the cave, letting the wisps of energy continue to permeate its body.
On the surface, everything seems to have returned to calm.
But in reality, the Fallingstar Beast's heart was still consumed by fear.
Those injuries are nothing; they can be healed by absorbing some energy.
What truly terrified it was the uncontrollable fear that surged from the depths of its bloodline when the golden energy struck its body.
Although it didn't know why it was afraid, nor did it know what the golden stone was.
But it knew only that it had to stay away from that thing, as far away as possible.
Time passed in silence.
The last hidden injury within the body was also repaired, and the purple light flowing through the gaps in the carapace stabilized.
The panic gradually subsided.
The Fallingstar Beast raised its head and opened and closed its giant jaws twice, as if it were stretching its muscles.
It suddenly realized that the golden creature wasn't so scary after all.
The golden shockwave only knocked off some debris; it didn't cause him any real damage.
The reason I was afraid before was definitely because I had just woken up from a deep sleep and my judgment was flawed.
Yes, that must be it.
It propped itself up on its forelimbs, shook its head, and its shells clattered together with a triumphant clicking sound.
next time.
The next time it sees that golden stone, it will definitely rush up to it, crush it with its mandibles, stomp it flat with its hooves, and whip it away with its tail!
Let that guy know who the real master of this mine is!
Rumble--!!
Suddenly, a roaring sound came from overhead, and something was penetrating the rock layers and approaching.
The Fallingstar Beast suddenly raised its head.
Who dares disturb its rest?
The body, which had just fully recovered, erupted with ferocity, and purple gravitational energy crackled all around it.
It adopted a defensive posture, determined to tear the intruder to pieces.
The newcomer was incredibly fast; a ray of golden light pierced through the cave ceiling, and pebbles rained down.
Immediately afterwards, a golden tree root, with a diameter of 20 centimeters and a wood-like texture on its surface, pierced vertically through the opening!
Before the Fallingstar Beast could even react, it was struck on the side by a tree root that pierced through it, sending it flying into the air and breaking several stalactite pillars. It rolled twice before regaining its footing.
Looking up, the golden tree roots had already deeply penetrated its "little nest." In the hollow filled with tiny crystal fragments, the tree roots completely ignored its master and began to frantically extract the blue energy contained in the rocky ground.
The Fallingstar Beast was enraged.
Isn't that that wretched golden creature? How dare it break into its lair and steal its food!
I'm not afraid of you anymore!
It pawed at the ground with its limbs, and a blinding purple light burst forth from the gaps in its shell, as gravity energy was unleashed at full force.
The ground cracked open, and first, a dozen sharp rock spikes burst from the soil, piercing the golden tree roots from different angles.
The spikes shattered upon impact with the root surface, but also caused some damage to several roots.
Then it opened its giant jaws, from which a purple Gravity Sphere the size of a basketball condensed.
The electric arc on the surface of the sphere jumped, and it was spewed out, tracing an arc as it struck the middle of the tree root.
boom!
The explosion created a shockwave, and turbulent purple energy filled the cave.
The golden tree roots were blasted backward, and many sawdust and cracks appeared on the surface.
Not enough!
The Fallingstar Beast became excited, curling up once more into a giant rock wheel covered in spikes, its purple gravity field distorting around it.
Collision!
The giant wheel rolled across the ground, carving a deep trench, and crashed into the golden tree roots at a terrifying speed.
Thump-!!!
The dull thud echoed throughout the cave.
Now, the tree roots could no longer hold on and broke completely in two, interrupting energy absorption.
The giant ship dispersed, Fallingstar Beast landed, its four hooves firmly planted on the ground.
It raised its head and let out a triumphant growl, then stomped heavily on the damaged tree roots with its forelegs, sending golden wood chips flying everywhere.
The rock monster strutted arrogantly on the tree roots, its massive jaws snapping open and closing with a clicking sound.
This is what happens when you steal my food!
However—just as it was getting excited about this "revenge battle," a voice came from all directions.
"Um?"
Hello, Niuniu.
The Fallingstar Beast froze.
It turned its head irritably, looked around, and hissed threateningly.
Stop playing tricks! Do you dare come out and fight me head-on?
"Oh, so it's because of these Volucite." The voice continued unhurriedly, "These veins all belong to me. Become my little brother, and you can continue to eat whatever you want, how about it?"
The Fallingstar Beast was even more disdainful, saying, "What do you mean, your mineral vein? This is my territory for building my nest!"
His body has already been broken, and he still dares to spout nonsense?
It stomped hard on the golden tree roots beneath its feet, the shells clanging together with a triumphant crack.
You'd better break free from under my hooves first!
"So you mean, as long as I beat you, that's enough?" Mu En said with a slight smile.
The Fallingstar Beast raised its head; although it had no eyes, this action fully expressed its attitude.
Just then, a continuous roar came from overhead.
The next moment, the rock strata collapsed completely, and the entire cave ceiling fell downwards. Sunlight streamed into this crystal cave that should have been completely dark Fallingstar Beast instinctively jumped back, and rubble rained down like a storm, filling the air with dust.
It raised its head, about to start cursing, but the whole beast froze.
The cave ceiling was gone, revealing a wide canyon sky above, and the "thick" tree root it had just trampled under its feet was now fully exposed.
That wasn't the "golden guy's" true form at all; it was just a rootlet.
One branched out from a gigantic golden root above----
Tiny tips.