Chapter 746: 740: The Million-Year Plan

No, absolutely not!

If Goldy awakens its latent wisdom and decides to throw in the towel and run, wouldn’t I be at a huge loss!

David Jones stared blankly at the confused Goldy, his mind already made up.

Just because a Beast Taming Contract can bind a Class VIII Legend doesn’t mean it can bind a Class IX Immortal, let alone the strongest being of an era, the God of Nature.

Forced fruit is never sweet, and if it was a peaceful separation, that would be one thing. David Jones wouldn’t mind maintaining a good friendship with a divine beast.

What he feared was that the God of Nature wouldn’t be reasonable and forcefully tear up the Beast Taming Contract, causing severe backlash to his Arcane Star, or even going on a killing spree.

“We’ll just have to wait and see, get along better with Goldy first,” David Jones glanced at the Gluttonous Beast.

He acknowledged that he had been generous with Goldy, but that didn’t mean he had treated the Gluttonous Beast the same.

If he were the God of Nature, upon awakening, he’d probably target the Gluttonous Beast first.

“Remember, treat Goldy better from now on,” David Jones conveyed his thoughts to the Gluttonous Beast.

“Roar?” (Haven’t I been nice enough?)

The Gluttonous Beast scratched its head.

Ever since David Jones contracted with Goldy, it hadn’t used a fishing rod to tease Goldy again.

Goldy’s Normal Arcane Force Value: 7,900,000!

The Gluttonous Beast’s Normal Arcane Force Value: 8,200,000!

Seeing the small difference in their Normal Arcane Force Values, David Jones decided to have Goldy and the Gluttonous Beast spar to gauge Goldy’s combat awareness.

“Eek!” (Next time perhaps!)

Rainbow interjected.

It hadn’t evolved into the Destruction Demon Dragon yet; beginning a contest now would be far from fair.

“Peep!” (It’s too destructive!)

Lolo shook its head as well; a Class VI Emperor Dragon’s battle could affect the entire Mesona Space.

Cultivating the field was hard work, and Lolo didn’t want its hard-earned flowers and plants to suffer as a result of their skirmish.

David Jones smiled.

“It’s okay, it will just be a single probing attempt. Goldy, you attack, and Gluttonous Beast and Lolo, be prepared to defend,” he said.

Pets often undergo minor personality changes after evolution. In the end, David Jones just wanted to know if Goldy would still have its timidity and tendency to avoid battle after evolving.

Upon hearing this, all the pets understood.

The Gluttonous Beast directly activated its Anti-Arcane Force Defense System, Limitless Dragon Scales, and Energy Storage, the three major skills, to take defensive measures first.

Lolo then clenched its small hand.

“Rumble”

Innumerable tendrils plunged into the depths of the earth, creating a lush primeval forest. Within the forest, small black holes emitted an overpowering suction.

Seeing that the Gluttonous Beast and Lolo were ready, David Jones gave the order:

“Goldy, ‘Five Thunders at Hand*Fiery Thunder!'”

Fiery Thunder is the Fire-type thunder among the five elemental thunders, extremely fierce and precisely the nemesis of Wood and Dark types.

David Jones didn’t set the bar high for Goldy—it just needed to break the Gluttonous Beast’s fully fortified defense, without injuring it.

“Roar!”

A faint gleam flashed through Goldy’s dragon eyes.

Without needing any incantation or energy accumulation, the moment David Jones’s command was given, the space around Goldy cracked.

Countless crimson arcs converged instantaneously with the mighty power permeating the heavens, forming an impressive column of thunder that fell toward the Gluttonous Beast.

“Danger!”

Faced with the thunder column, which was completely locked onto him, leaving no chance of escape, the Gluttonous Beast narrowed its eyes.

The massive dragon wings caught fire with a crimson flame as it willingly entered an earnest state.

Boom!

David Jones and the little ones felt that the world before their eyes was overtaken by flashes of electricity, as violent thunder obliterated everything that dared to stand in its way.

Bathed in the thunder, the Gluttonous Beast’s eyes flashed with a hint of surprise.

What was happening?, Its fully stacked armor skill had been broken through by Goldy’s single bolt of thunder.

The Gluttonous Beast’s pitch-black dragon claws reached forward, tearing the rampant thunder apart.

“Roar!” (Quite capable, to cause me a twinge of pain!)

The Gluttonous Beast looked up, for the first time acknowledging Goldy’s existence.

There was no doubt, after this evolution, Goldy was no longer the same. After shedding its mortal coil, it now possessed the power to engage in a serious battle.

Lolo also looked on in some surprise at the thunder that completely vaporized the primitive forest.

Despite only releasing a trivial amount of its inner power to create the forest, it was enough to crush any Class VI King type beast.

Goldy managing to do so meant that it could at least battle a lower-level Class VII Overlord.

“So this is the power of nature!”

David Jones couldn’t help but open his arms to embrace the thunder that illuminated heaven and earth, his expression satisfied.

What timidity? After crossing the Dragon Gate, Goldy had transformed into a true powerhouse!

Of course, it still had its moments of being a bit dazed when the time came.

For example, facing David Jones’s question now, Goldy opened its dragon eyes wide, revealing a look of confusion.

“How long does it take to condense a Boundless Thunder Seed with Boundless Thunder Flame?”

“What’s that?” Goldy blinked.

David Jones shook his head slightly.

From this, it seemed that without his external brain giving commands, Goldy could become somewhat dull-witted.

“Listen to my command, follow your body’s instincts, and release the Boundless Thunder Flame.”

As David Jones’s order came down, Goldy, as if possessed, raised its head.

Lightning crackled, and brilliance shone as a golden divine eye slowly emerged from its body.

Within the divine eye, it seemed that yin and yang energies flowed, turning into a trace of dazzling Boundless Thunder Flame.

After doing all this, Goldy seemed to have drained all its Dragon Force, becoming listless and even the glow of the energy sphere covering its body dimmed significantly.

“Roar?” (Can I eat this?)

Seeing the appearance of the Boundless Thunder Flame and the tempting aura it emitted, the Gluttonous Beast’s mouth opened slightly, feeling an unbearable hunger and thirst throughout its dragon body.

“Don’t rush.” David Jones pressed down on the Gluttonous Beast’s head, carefully sensing the vibrant life force within the Boundless Thunder Flame.

“It’s a pity, it takes hundreds of threads to become a strand, and thousands of strands to form one seed.” Realizing this, a hint of regret appeared in David Jones’s eyes.

Goldy had nearly exhausted all its energy to condense a strand of Boundless Thunder Flame!

Clearly, if Goldy’s cultivation wasn’t to be delayed, the nurturing of Boundless Thunder Seed could only occur once a day at the most.

In other words, at this pace, Goldy would need a million years to condense a single Boundless Thunder Seed!

“No, that’s not right, the slow progress must be due to Goldy’s weak strength!” David Jones thought critically.

Even though a beast’s lifespan far surpassed that of humans, a million years of lengthy time could also drown any Immortal.

As Goldy’s power grew in the future, the speed of condensing Boundless Thunder Flame would definitely surge!

With that thought, David Jones hesitated for a moment, then decided to temporarily give up on the idea of condensing Boundless Thunder Seeds, opting instead to sincerely strengthen the Flame Maza and arcane implement and elixir with Boundless Thunder Flame.

“Goldy, try to control the Boundless Thunder Flame and merge it into the Nine Dragons Purple Gold Armor.” Acting upon his thought, David Jones summoned the SS tier armor that covered his entire body.

Feeling a wave of exhaustion emerging from his brain, Goldy shook its head vigorously, barely perking up to follow David Jones’s command.

Due to the lack of arcane force, the divine eye it summoned shattered and disappeared instantly, leaving only that trace of Boundless Thunder Flame slowly falling to touch the Nine Dragons Purple Gold Armor, igniting a brilliant glow.