Farming in a Parallel World and Becoming a God
Chapter 257 - 205 Soul Dragon Transformation_1

Chapter 257: Chapter 205 Soul Dragon Transformation_1

In the dark cavern, intense tremors continued unabated.

Everyone could clearly feel the roots and the walls of the cavern violently deforming, yet not a single stone fell.

The entire dark cavern was filled with this emerald light, which seemed to stabilize the space.

Thornspike and the Twilight Guardian dared not confirm Prince Elton’s condition, maintaining their executional impaling stance, staying in place.

As for the two Cyclops physically blinded and the one in the pit, they didn’t need to worry about them at all.

The numerous vines produced by the emerald light had already tightly bound them.

At first, they tried to struggle, but when they sensed that Prince Elton’s presence had vanished, they meekly allowed themselves to be bound, displaying a resigned surrender.

They were just a group of high-ranking slaves, after all, and the Foul Giants would often beat or kill even their kind, let alone them.

Most of the time, what drove them was fear, not loyalty.

The others couldn’t help but converge towards Gaven, their moods varying.

"What’s with this abnormal trembling? Even earthquakes don’t last this long. Does it feel like this place is going to collapse? Could it crush us to death right here?" The young Red Dragon appeared most anxious and restless.

He clearly sensed the vast life force that pervaded the surroundings, as well as its unfriendliness towards him. He felt out of place here.

If not for his soul totem being closely connected with both Gaven and the silhouette of the Dragon Oak Mother Tree.

He might have ended up like the three Cyclops, directly bound by countless vines, becoming a prisoner.

Not being restrained was already a relief, let alone being infused with life energy.

"Relax, I can tell that these vibrations are not an earthquake but originate from the Dragon Oak Mother Tree. She has freed herself, and thus, needs to move her body, stir things up a bit. It’s quite normal," the most carefree among them was the Young Red Copper Dragon.

Flapping her wings freely, she swam through the emerald light, in which she felt a familiar presence, and could even faintly sense the joy and excitement of the Dragon Oak Mother Tree.

This was the breath and pulse of life emanating from the normal internal circulation of the Dragon Oak Mother Tree.

Although they did not bestow direct benefits on her as they had on Gaven, she could clearly sense that if she stayed in this environment for an extended period, she would still reap significant benefits.

It remained a question whether the Dragon’s Nest built beneath the Dragon Oak Mother Tree was also filled with this life energy.

If that was the case, then she had struck it rich. She would never change her Dragon’s Nest in this lifetime, and her growth sleep would have to be here.

She could feel she was close to her next stage of growth sleep and could enter it at any time.

Susie nodded in agreement, "I also feel it. The Mother Tree is undergoing mysterious changes, certainly related to the destruction of all the Dark Altars. It will protect the safety of all lives associated with it."

She and Zack had both gained substantial benefits from the infusion of this life force—Constitution +1, and their life energy was gradually increasing.

This was probably related to the Foul Giants they had previously killed, an extra reward from the Dragon Oak Mother Tree.

Of course, it also had to do with their relative weakness.

Even the Young Red Copper Dragon felt this life energy had a strong nourishing effect.

Not to mention, for them with their relatively frail constitution and life force, being strengthened was only natural.

"Don’t worry, this is the Dragon Oak Mother Tree entering its war form, adjusting its form on its own," Gaven, opening his eyes, reassured everyone.

He had not only received the infusion of life force from the Dragon Oak Mother Tree, benefiting his body, but during this process, he had even made contact with Lord Virginia’s consciousness, and even Lord Virginia himself.

Although he had yet to learn the full story, it was clear that for him and Lord Virginia, this was a good thing, an unprecedentedly good thing.

In their brief communication, Gaven could clearly sense Lord Virginia’s excitement; since meeting him, this was the first time he saw him so elated and so fired up.

"The Dragon Oak Mother Tree is entering war form?"

"Isn’t the Dragon Oak Mother Tree just a tree? How can it enter war form?"

"Could it become a Treant like Thornspike?"

"Hiss... The Dragon Oak Mother Tree turning into a Treant? How tall would that be? Wouldn’t it crush a city or a mountain with a single step?"

Far from calming down after Gaven’s explanation, everyone’s faces showed disbelief.

The very essence of the Dragon Oak Mother Tree was already awe-inspiring.

Next to her, everyone felt like mere ants.

But after all, she was but an inanimate object. Once the shock was over and they accepted it, it became normal.

The mere thought of it turning into a living thing, however, sent shivers down everyone’s spine.

"What exactly it will become, I’m not too clear," Gaven vaguely replied, "but one thing I am sure of is that for us, this is a good thing, a great thing. Instead of thinking about these pointless things, we might as well clean up the battlefield first. The rest we can find out when we return to the Dragon’s Nest. It will become clear naturally."

"Before that, aren’t you going to explain your condition first?" Aivensa looked into Gaven’s eyes, full of curiosity.

Once she had reminded them, everyone’s attention shifted to Gaven.

His unusual condition was apparent to anyone who wasn’t a fool.

A pair of enormous Dragon Wings spread out behind him, looking quite similar to those of a Red Copper Dragon.

But here was the issue, these Dragon Wings were not made of flesh and blood, but were semi-transparent and emerald green, matching the life energy filling the air.

His height was also obviously abnormal. Originally around 1.72 or 1.73 meters, he was now at least 1.8 meters, with his skeletal frame subtly hinting at an increase in size.

"Haven’t you all seen it already?" Gaven patted his Energy Dragon Wings, "I, too, have engaged in Dragonization."

Gaven was not lying—he had indeed engaged in Dragonization before.

However, his Dragonization was somewhat special; it was not of the body, but of the soul.

The root cause was naturally the part of the Dragon Soul from Frederick that had dissipated at the end, merging into his soul.

In body, Gaven remained a Half-Elf, but in soul, he had unequivocally become Dragonborn.

Thus, the Dragon Wings that he had grown came in the form of soul energy, a way for his mighty soul to manifest externally.

His powerful soul, in turn, enhanced his body, with all attributes +1.

Not to mention compared to those Gnolls, even compared to the Black Dragoness Shanoba’s gain in overall attributes, he was inferior.

But the problem was, it was already beyond expectation for someone without any Dragon Vein heritage to achieve Dragonization; to ask for more would be a classic case of greed undermining success.

"Dragonization? I knew it, you must have Giant Dragon blood in you. You used to hide it, and now you can’t hide it anymore! Hehe..." Aivensa was not only not surprised, but also acted as if she had guessed it all along.

The others also took it as a matter of course, for Gaven had unwittingly exhibited mighty Dragon Might not for just a day or two, so the Dragonization was naturally expected.

Gaven gave it a try; as he focused, the Energy Dragon Wings slowly retracted and the Combat Armor reverted to the appearance of a breastplate.

His gains weren’t limited to this. The Combat Armor had also changed in some subtle ways, but there were a pile of things awaiting his attention, so it could only be carefully explored later.

Gaven led the others, walking ahead towards Thornspike and the Twilight Guardian.

In this massive outburst of Life Energy, these two reaped the second greatest benefits after Gaven.

This could be seen from the emerald green energy that never stopped emanating from their bodies.

Thornspike’s body showed no trace of wounds; a large number of lush branches had grown out. The greatest change, though, was in the lower half of his body—it had only vaguely resembled a dragon’s lower half before, with a similarity of about forty to fifty percent.

Now it had become a standard dragon body; not only did its limbs now have dragon claw outlines, but there was also a newly grown root-like Dragon Tail trailing behind, with a similarity of eighty to ninety percent.

The Twilight Guardian’s form had grown one size larger, with the biggest change being the cavities in its body, all filled with emerald Life Energy. Especially the pair of Dragon Wings, whose shimmering light was the most dazzling, gave everyone reason to believe that these wings were no longer merely decorative, but could grant it the power of flight.

They had stayed here simply because of the caution instilled in them by Gaven’s teachings.

In fact, Prince Elton was thoroughly dead, and even Felix, who was the first to be impaled by Thornspike, had died stiff long ago. Not to mention the Foul Giants could not withstand such torment and bloodshed.

At this time, Prince Elton was still exuding malevolence.

But this malevolence did not come from his body but from the deformed, oversized Golden Crown on his head.

Even the two Greedy Dragons only dared to drool over the Golden Crown from afar, not daring to get too close.

"Can you take that crown off his head?" Gaven asked the Twilight Guardian.

He also did not dare to approach too closely.

With an abundance of Life Force infused by the Dragon Oak Mother Tree, both the Twilight Guardian and Thornspike had a much higher resistance to corruption.

A mere crown had not managed to affect them; at least for now, there was no sign of it.

"Okay." The Twilight Guardian responded, stepping forward. It grasped the Deformed Golden Crown with its claws and yanked it fiercely.

"Be careful, don’t break it. This crown is a Magic Item," Gaven quickly called out.

Not just because it could retaliate against mental attacks—defensive Magic Items were exceedingly rare.

Gaven was still pondering how to make it usable by himself—provided it could be purified.

But he was a bit late with his caution.

Creak!

Accompanied by the sound of metal grinding against stone, the Deformed Golden Crown was forcefully pulled off Prince Elton’s corpse.

Not only did Gaven’s eyes twitch in distress, but even the two Giant Dragons beside him couldn’t help but feel a surge of anxiety.

Fortunately, the Deformed Golden Crown was much more resilient than expected and showed no signs of deformation.

"Take it further away," Gaven ordered again.

Sure enough, as the Deformed Golden Crown was taken farther away, no hint of malevolence emanated from Prince Elton’s body. On the contrary, it was suffused with a powerful Life Force from within.

This Life Force, of course, was not his own.

It was from the Dragon Oak Mother Tree that, through Thornspike, had lingered in his body when it struck him down.

Using the Keen Edge Longspear, Gaven prodded it a bit, but the spear’s tip couldn’t penetrate half an inch, ringing out sharply.

This was definitely not a flesh-and-blood body but had transformed into a structure akin to earth and stone.

What kind of move had he used before?

How had he transformed himself into something so peculiar?

The Twilight Guardian who had returned presented a large, oversized smoking pipe and said, "Earlier, after he took a puff of this thing, he started changing."

"Just keep it for now, we’ll talk about it when we get back." Although Gaven did not feel any malevolent energy from the smoking pipe, he wisely refrained from touching it.