12: Chapter 12 First Encounter with Humans

Wu-oh! Wu-oh!

Ever since more and more reptile species appeared, the world had begun to grow rich and colorful. The chirping of insects caused by the vibration of their wings and antennae was very sharp and shrill, lacking the deep, resonant voices of the giant crawling beasts.

In the early morning, the giant beasts once again began the most important activity of their day.

Herbivorous beasts found sturdy trees and began to enjoy a delicious meal.

A huge, strange mosquito flapped its massive wings, found a fresh and tender cycad fern, plunged its proboscis deep inside, and began to suck the delicious sap.

Yet in the blink of an eye, an even larger dragonfly swept past, and the big mosquito was gone, leaving only the rapidly swaying fern leaves to remember that something had once been there.

This was the era of giant beasts, savage and fraught with peril at every turn.

Several pale figures lurked behind a few giant boulders, staring intently at a behemoth over fifty meters away—it was a Yuanjiao Lizard.

The Yuanjiao Lizard was a herbivore, standing over five meters tall and about twelve meters long. Its broad head somewhat resembled a bull's, and a short horn grew from the tip of its snout.

It had six legs, though its front two legs were somewhat short and slender; however, its claws were very long and possessed serrated barbs. The Yuanjiao Lizard used its two front claws to grip the massive fern trees, then used its wide mouth, filled with fine teeth, to sift and gather its food.

The Yuanjiao Lizard was covered in thick scales, which was also a common characteristic of reptiles.

Its entire body was covered in earthy-yellow scales, with many aqua-blue patterns on its back, making it look both gorgeous and dangerous. The Yuanjiao Lizard had absorbed a large amount of earth-attribute Evolutionary Spirits and some water-attribute Evolutionary Spirits, thus possessing massive earth-attribute spiritual energy and water-attribute spiritual energy, making it a creature that was both gentle and powerful.

Yuanjiao Lizards were generally loners, which was why the newly born Human Race had targeted it.

Roar! The antennae on a member of the Human Race's head quivered, and a powerful soundwave burst from their mouth.

Squatting on its powerful thighs, its streamlined muscles quivered as its body leaped into the air, pouncing toward the Yuanjiao Lizard.

Although the Yuanjiao Lizard heard the roar of the Human Race, this roar inherited the ability of the Roaring Dragon, leaving the Yuanjiao Lizard's head spinning and unable to react immediately.

By the time it reacted, the feet and two of the arms of the Human Race member were already clinging tightly to its body.

Two hands with long, sharp claws rapidly slashed at the scales, carving white marks into the earthy-yellow armor.

Mooo! The lake-blue eyes of the Yuanjiao Lizard were instantly bloodshot. It stomped its powerful limbs, and the ground let out a thunderous boom.

Like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, the earth trembled, and dust billowed in all directions.

The body of the Human Race member on the Yuanjiao Lizard's back shook violently, looking as if they were about to fall off at any moment.

At the same time, three white shadows flashed forward, drawing elegant parabolas through the air, and landed around the Yuanjiao Lizard.

Roar! Three great roars instantly transformed into three transparent dragons, striking the Yuanjiao Lizard's head ruthlessly. It shook its head violently, trying to shake off the dizzy state, but its body swayed like a drunkard and collapsed.

The four members of the Human Race beat the down-and-out beast, surrounding the Yuanjiao Lizard and scratching at it wildly.

Their hunting methods were very simple: they relied on soundwaves to stun their opponents, then used the sharp claws of their three pairs of arms to slice their prey, possessing no spiritual energy techniques.

However, as a beast possessing powerful spiritual energy, the Yuanjiao Lizard had highly potent earth-attribute spiritual energy flowing through its scales.

Unable to break through the protection of spiritual energy with pure physical attacks, the Yuanjiao Lizard quickly regained consciousness and launched a swift counterattack.

With a flash of blue light, the scales that had just been damaged by the Human Race began to slowly regenerate.

This was followed by a violent surge of earth-attribute spiritual energy. The ground shook once more, and the members of the Human Race surrounding the Yuanjiao Lizard were involuntarily sent flying.

Mooo! The Yuanjiao Lizard's massive tail swung violently. The three members of the Human Race, suspended in mid-air and unable to dodge, were swept by the tail, their bodies flung away like tattered rags.

The Yuanjiao Lizard suddenly accelerated again, charging viciously toward the remaining member of the Human Race.

Just as this Human Race member hit the ground, he saw the short horn on the Yuanjiao Lizard's massive snout.

A look of despair appeared on his ugly face, while the other three members of the Human Race cried out in helpless sorrow.

Reclining high upon the nine-fold clouds, on a futon I realize the truth of Dao. Beyond the dark and yellow of heaven and earth, I shall be the supreme master. Pangu gave birth to Taiji, the two polarities and four phases cycle. One Dao is passed to three friends, dividing into the two sects of Chan and Jie. The supreme leader of the Daoist Gate, transformed from a single Qi into Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

At this moment, a song drifted from afar. Though it sounded distant, in less than the blink of an eye, a massive dark shadow flashed into view.

Bang! Like lightning, that incredibly massive dark shadow grabbed the Yuanjiao Lizard and threw it viciously into the distance.

A pair of giant wings, enveloped in wind-attribute spiritual energy, whipped up a monstrous gale that cut like knives against the face.

Just then, a small figure surrounded by thunder slowly floated up from the back of the massive flying beast.

Arm-thick thunder dragons coiled around his body, while dancing blue-violet lightning filled his hands and eyes, his black hair dancing in the wind.

As the lightning-attribute spiritual energy gathered, even the vast amount of lightning-attribute Evolutionary Spirits in the sky cheered and leaped, stirring up the wind and clouds.

The sky transformed into a sea of thunder.

The small figure raised a hand, and a spear of thunder materialized in his grasp, crackling and popping with electricity.

Woo! The eyes of the few members of the Human Race were filled with deep awe, and they let out soft cries.

Before their eyes, the creature waved his hand, and the lightning spear stirred the wind and clouds. Carrying a sky full of lightning, it shot like a streak of blue-violet light straight into the back of the Yuanjiao Lizard, exploding with a deafening crash.

With his hands clasped behind his back, Zhao Feng signaled the Flying Flood Dragon to land on the ground.

The Flying Flood Dragon slowly flapped its giant wings and descended. He felt extremely satisfied with the dramatic effect of his grand entrance; the lightning abilities derived from hundreds of thousands of electric eels made him look just like a god of thunder.

From the way the four members of the Human Race prostrated themselves deeply on the ground, it was clear they felt profound awe.

"This humble Daoist is Daoist Hongjun. Greetings, my friends," Zhao Feng said with a smile, bowing to the four members of the Human Race with clasped hands.

"Wu-wu!" The four members of the Human Race still did not dare to raise their heads. Hearing Zhao Feng's strange pronunciation, they were completely unable to understand what he meant.

Zhao Feng scratched his head, suddenly remembering that he seemed to have the attribute of the Mother of the Planet, which allowed him to communicate with Advanced creatures. But how was he supposed to communicate?

He tried to sense them with his consciousness, but without borrowing his abilities, he was just a Mortal, so how could he sense anything?

So what exactly should he do?

Since his consciousness couldn't make contact, he decided to try physical contact.

Zhao Feng placed his hand on the head of one of the Human Race members. The creature's scalp suddenly tensed up, clearly very nervous, yet he did not dare to move.

Suddenly, a thought was transmitted into his mind: "I want to go to your nest. Lead the way."

What the thought transmitted was the meaning of the Origin, so there was no language barrier.

This member of the Human Race froze for a moment, understanding the meaning of this god-like powerhouse.

He couldn't sense any malice from this powerhouse, so he nodded submissively and then made a few "wu-wu" sounds toward the other three members of the Human Race.

Together, the few members of the Human Race dragged the Yuanjiao Lizard, nodded respectfully to Zhao Feng, and then walked off to one side, turning back as they walked to signal Zhao Feng to follow.

Zhao Feng stepped onto the Flying Flood Dragon's broad forehead and motioned for it to slowly follow. The Flying Flood Dragon could already be called a Divine Beast.

With an incredibly powerful Divine Beast like the Flying Flood Dragon present, how would those primitive wild beasts dare to approach? Thus, the group arrived before a cave completely undisturbed.

"Wu-wu, wu-wu..." About thirty members of the Human Race rushed out of the cave. Looking at their appearances, there were men and women, young and old; it seemed to be the prototype of a tribe.

Life for the Human Race did not seem to be easy. Upon seeing the massive carcass of the Yuanjiao Lizard, green light seemed to shine from all three of their eyes as they howled and pounced toward the Yuanjiao Lizard, intending to enjoy a feast.

"Roar!" The strongest member of the Human Race, who had led Zhao Feng here, let out a loud roar, stopping the pack of "hungry wolves."

He set down the Yuanjiao Lizard, walked to its broad belly, and swung his claws forcefully, eventually digging out a large, fragrant object.

As for why the Human Race could now break through the Yuanjiao Lizard's scales, it was because the lightning spear had already thoroughly cooked the entire beast.

The heart was the tenderest and most fragrant part of the Yuanjiao Lizard's body, and among the Human Race, only the leader was allowed to eat it.

After taking out the heart, this Human Race leader first sniffed it, then shook his head, walked respectfully over to Zhao Feng, and handed the heart to him, crying, "Wu-wu!"

Only then did the rest of the Human Race notice Zhao Feng.

The Flying Flood Dragon had been stopped by Zhao Feng as soon as it brought him nearby, to avoid scaring the Human Race members in the cave.

With Zhao Feng being so short, he naturally wasn't that conspicuous.

Of course, the action of the Human Race leader had now elevated Zhao Feng to an extremely high status.

Zhao Feng accepted the heart, smiled slightly at the leader, and took the first bite.

Seeing Zhao Feng's action, the leader let out a joyful roar, followed by the aged or youthful howls of the entire Human Race. Afterward, the Human Race rejoiced in celebration—what a magnificent feast it was!