Chapter 213 High-end, Full-Grown Fallingstar Beast
Deep in the Railway Valley.
This place has been taken over by the main root of the Erdtree, and the abandoned factories have been turned upside down by the dragon-like roots.
At the bottom of the canyon, there is a huge, bottomless crack, from which purple light shoots up and illuminates the rock walls on both sides.
Following the crack downwards, passing through layers of rock, the final destination is a naturally formed crystal cave, roughly the size of a basketball court.
In the center of the cave, a huge creature stood with its head held high.
The Fallingstar Beast, a creature from the Lands Between of this world whose origins are unknown, Mu En's "fellow villager." Its angular and robust body is made of black rock, while the mane extending from its neck to its back is more like black crystal, making a crisp clanging sound as it moves. Its mandibles, similar to those of a lion ant, open and close like scissors, producing a loud snapping sound.
At this moment, the Volucite veins on the cave wall, affected by gravity, continuously emitted purple energy, which flowed towards the Fallingstar Beast. The energy enveloped its body and compressed continuously, even emitting a low, humming sound of energy gathering.
As the energy gathered to its limit, purple light began to flow from the tail along the prismatic seams of the body, spreading upwards segment by segment.
Buzz--!
When the light finally reached the head, all the energy converged at the top of the head like a whale sucking in water, and then surged forth!
The dazzling light even broke through the cave's seal, turning the entire sky above the Railway Valley purple.
Purple lightning crackled, and the scattered pebbles on the ground were condensed into spikes by an invisible force. The entire cave space took on a distorted and chaotic mirror-like shape, all of which were anomalies caused by gravitational disturbances.
When all the strange phenomena dissipated and the cave fell into darkness, the Fallingstar Beast reappeared.
It completed its first evolution in its "beast life".
At first glance, this rock behemoth doesn't seem to have changed much; its limbs and body are still incredibly thick. The most obvious difference is that its long tail has more spikes and is also longer.
The real change happens in the head.
If you shift your perspective forward, you'll see that the originally insect-like flat head has now swelled up considerably, just to accommodate the newly formed giant single eye.
Its deep blue-purple eyes occupy almost a third of its head volume and are surrounded by irregular gray-white bone plates, like gems embedded in armor.
(The original version of the Full-Grown Fallingstar Beast has purple eyes when using Gravity Sorcery.)
The center of the eyeball displays a dazzling golden color—an indelible mark of being a member of the Erdtree family.
The appearance of this eyeball signifies that the " Fallingstar Beast " has grown into a " Full-Grown Fallingstar Beast," and it is also a manifestation of this species' true mastery of the " Law of Gravity."
Young Fallingstar Beast can only instinctively use gravity to attach to their bodies, and at most summon a few rock spikes; they basically rely on their bodies to fight.
But after acquiring this eye, everything changed; the Full-Grown Fallingstar Beast was able to truly use Gravity Sorcery to attack.
" Gravity Control " allows you to change the direction of gravity at will within a certain range. For example, you can make enemies float into the air and become unable to move, make Accio magic instantly crash to the ground, or make your heavy body as light as the wind.
" Gravity Ray " condense gravitational energy into beams of light and shoot them out. The extremely high density of chaotic gravity tears everything in its path, and nothing can withstand that tearing.
Steel would twist and break, rocks would shatter into dust, and even light would be bent by the powerful gravitational field.
This is the most powerful attack method of the Fallingstar Beast, and also a crucial step in its transformation from an ordinary beast into a cosmic alien species.
The Fallingstar Beast stomped its forehooves heavily on the ground, producing a deafening roar; it was overjoyed.
It is no longer the cub that could only rely on brute force, but a mature beast that has truly mastered the Law of Gravity.
As long as it continues to draw energy from the Volucite veins and the Erdtree, it will only take a few more years for it to emerge from its cocoon and evolve into a true interstellar alien species.
At that time, no one can restrict its freedom! The Star Clan will never be enslaved!
Snap, snap, snap.
Slow applause rose from above.
"Congratulations! You've finally evolved. I thought you were really going to become a fat otaku."
The Fallingstar Beast froze. It was all too familiar with that voice, so familiar that it sent chills down its spine.
The next moment, the golden figure retracted its Aspects of the Crucible: Wings and crashed to the ground with a thud.
As the smoke and dust dissipated, golden light emanated from within, illuminating the body composed of tree branches and crystals.
It's him!
Although the appearance was a bit strange, the Fallingstar Beast recognized the little golden man in front of it at a glance as the guy who had beaten it up several times!
It instinctively took a half step back, but immediately stopped its movements, lowered its head, and made a gesture of submission.
When you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head.
Leaving aside the fact that the other party had completely taken control of its lifeline, the golden energy had already completely merged with its soul.
Without the constant energy provided by the roots of this golden creature, it wouldn't have been able to evolve so quickly.
The Fallingstar Beast knew very well that it was no match for this guy and had to evolve again to have a chance to fight back; and if it wanted to continue to evolve rapidly, it would have to rely on Mu En's help.
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The Fallingstar Beast sensed something was wrong.
If one needs the help of another to evolve, will that person truly have the power to resist after evolving?
Niuniu Niu froze, Niuniu pondered, Niuniu crashed.
Mu En couldn't help but chuckle as she looked at the Fallingstar Beast, who was caught in a dilemma.
This guy is quite pragmatic, completely different from the ferocious mutants he remembered who would start a fight at the drop of a hat and wouldn't rest until they were killed. Which monster in the Lands Between doesn't chase after the Tarnished?
The guy in front of me, on the other hand, was beaten into submission and then immediately backed down, eating and drinking as usual, without being pretentious at all.
Or are the Tarnished inherently more hateful, so those monsters would rather die than submit?
He shook his head, ceasing his frivolous remarks.
Originally, Mu En came here to take the Fallingstar Beast to Castle in the Sky.
He guessed that the Laputa civilization in this world must have some kind of connection with the alien creatures. Whether it was the appearance of this Fallingstar Beast, the similarity between the Volucite and the Law of Gravity, or the rumors that Laputa had been attacked by a meteorite, if he could bring the Fallingstar Beast along, it might come in handy.
Unexpectedly, I witnessed its evolution as soon as I arrived here; this was a pleasant surprise.
Mu En sized up the enormous creature before him, his gaze settling on its newly formed single eye.
"If that's the case, then the power of the Law of Gravity must have been strengthened as well, right?"
Mu En raised his hand, communicating with the Law of Gravity he had obtained from the Fallingstar Beast and which had gradually merged with him during the blessing process.
Buzz!
A huge, deep purple sphere of light appeared in his hand without warning.