Chapter 168: Tier 6 Mutant Beast, Lizard King

With Lu Chen’s current realm, even without the assistance of the system panel for identification, he could roughly gauge the tier of the leading lizard king.

This creature was likely around the mid-stage of Tier 6, its strength far surpassing that of the Kaiju king he had previously slain, making it the most powerful exotic beast Lu Chen had encountered so far.

Coupled with the hundreds of lizard monsters following in its wake, all hovering around Tier 4.

Although it remained unclear what kind of mutant abilities these creatures possessed, if they were to breach the spatial rift and enter the Blue Star, they would undoubtedly turn the human world upside down and easily annihilate many smaller nations.

However, looking at the swarms of lizard monsters that blotted out the sky above, Lu Chen felt not a shred of fear.

On the contrary, he felt quite excited.

Given his strength, he felt confident that wiping out these creatures would be an effortless task.

A difference in realm was like an insurmountable chasm.

Based on his past experience, the flesh and blood quality of ordinary lizard monsters was not particularly high, with a single pound providing roughly seven points of energy. Lu Chen naturally looked down upon it, yet he had no intention of letting it go to waste.

They could be killed and sent into his inner space, providing a substantial amount of nourishment for A-Mu.

Speaking of A-Mu, the demon-devouring tree sapling, this fellow was developing increasingly bizarre tendencies.

While it possessed the appearance of a plant, it was in reality an unadulterated gluttonous beast, harboring an extraordinary craving for flesh and blood. Knowing that this entity possessed magic treasure attributes, although Lu Chen remained unsure of how to utilize them, he was nonetheless inclined to accelerate its growth rate.

Under a plentiful supply of food, in just over a month, the demon-devouring tree had grown to a height of over ten meters, its main trunk thicker than a washbasin.

Yet its shape was becoming increasingly strange, undergoing distinct mutations that made it look entirely different from the mother demon-devouring tree within the foggy space.

From the forks of its thick trunk, hundreds of pitch-black, bare branches grew horizontally, resembling giant, ferocious pythons burrowing into the damp, black mud of the swamp. It looked more like a banyan tree devoid of leaves.

A single tree forming a forest—eerie, terrifying, and mysterious.

As for that Tier 6 beast, the lizard king, the quality of its flesh and blood was bound to be high, capable of providing at least tens of thousands of energy points.

Lu Chen intended to set it aside alone later to be savored slowly.

Furthermore, he felt a twinge of regret.

Had he known an army of lizards would attack, he should have brought the crocodile guard legion along, using this opportunity to let them taste blood while testing the practical combat effectiveness of the military formation domain.

While Lu Chen was deep in thought, a hint of solemnity also emerged in the beast pupils of the lizard king.

Being able to evolve into a Tier 6 fierce beast, this creature naturally possessed no low level of intelligence.

Although the giant reptile on the ground did not emit an overwhelming aura, the lizard king instinctively sensed that the opponent was not to be trifled with.

In fact, an inexplicable sense of crisis welled up in its heart.

Therefore, upon seeing its subjects slaughtered, it did not immediately launch an attack. Instead, it let out a cooing sound, weaving wisps of mental energy laws into it.

"Crawling creature below, from where on earth do you come? Are you unaware that for thousands upon thousands of years, this divine human graveyard has been guarded by our dragon race?"

"The dragon race... the divine human graveyard, thousands of years... What on earth is going on with these graves? And who might you be?" Lu Chen replied in kind with mental energy.

With that uncomprehending gaze and tone of confusion, he deserved an Academy Award for Best Actor.

When he slew that lizard monster months ago, Lu Chen had already grasped the connection between these pyramid tombs and the lizard monsters; responding now, he naturally wished to glean more inside information.

"I am Lord Seraph, leader of the dragon race in the Lost Continent, and also the graveyard guardian chosen by the divine humans. I have guarded this place for over a millennium. From whence do you hail? Why has this lord never laid eyes upon you before?" The lizard king pressed on with another question.

The Lost Continent... that should refer to the waterfall space.

This was the first time Lu Chen learned the name of this place.

Instead of answering the question, he continued to voice his own: "Where are those divine humans right now? Why have I never seen them?"

This was something that had puzzled Lu Chen for a long time. Having entered the waterfall space for over half a year, apart from these desolate pyramid tombs before him, he had never once witnessed the appearance of extraterrestrial humans.

"The divine humans left the Lost Continent over a thousand years ago, migrating to far more distant stellar regions. Yet one day, they shall return to this place..."

After uttering these words, the lizard king finally snapped to its senses and roared with incandescent fury, "Crawl-creature, are you extracting information from this lord?"

"You've finally figured it out," Lu Chen replied with a smile.

Realizing that the extraterrestrial humans would not be returning anytime soon, his mind was completely set at ease.

"Damn you, I am going to kill you!"

"Coo, coo..." The remaining lizard monsters clamored noisily, beating their wings as they launched an attack.

Watching them charge haphazardly toward him, Lu Chen was utterly speechless. With a slight flicker of his consciousness, one pitch-black large bird after another flew out from his inner space.

To the lizard monsters on the opposite side, it appeared as though they had materialized out of thin air.

Lu Chen was growing increasingly adept at employing this trick, reaching a point of effortless mastery and multitasking.

Guided by his consciousness, the large birds scattered rapidly, hurtling straight toward their respective targets.

Immediately afterward, a series of explosive sounds echoed.

Boom, boom, boom!

Splatters of bloody mist filled the air as those lizard monsters shrieked, plummeting from the high altitude before being swallowed by the black swamp mud, vanishing without a trace.

Only the pungent stench of blood lingering in the air bore testimony to their prior existence.

"Damn it..." Watching countless subjects perish, the lizard king's beast pupils blazed with fury.

Yet it still held back from attacking, evidently realizing that this crawling creature was not to be trifled with.

Deep within its heart, a shred of cowardice had taken root.

Hesitating for a moment, the lizard king hurriedly halted the remaining subjects from continuing their assault, then proclaimed, "Accursed crawling creature, where on earth do you hail from? Scram back where you came from right now, and this lord may spare your life, holding you no longer accountable for desecrating the divine human graveyard."

Lu Chen was left speechless, finding the notion utterly absurd.

Was this fellow trying to be funny?

He had already slain so many lizard monsters that the two sides were locked in an irreconcilable feud... Listening to its tone, did it intend for each side to return to their respective homes and mothers? Did it truly think this was a child's game?

Naive and ridiculous!

"Crawling creature, are you truly unwilling to accept this lord's goodwill?"

Seeing that the opponent remained motionless, the lizard king urged once more.

"And if I refuse, what then?" Lu Chen retorted.

He was eager to find out what trump cards this fellow actually possessed.

"Very well, since that is your choice, then go and die..."

The lizard king seemed to have run out of patience.

Along with these words, it abruptly opened its jaw and spat out a golden, palm-sized pyramid-shaped object, bearing a striking resemblance to the pyramid tombs on the ground.

The moment this item appeared, it firmly captured Lu Chen's gaze.

He could sense that despite its small size, the pyramid concealed terrifying and majestic energy fluctuations, resembling a miniature sun.

A spirit artifact...

Furthermore, of a very high grade, at least tier five, or even tier seven and above.

Once the pyramid spirit artifact soared into the void above, it grew rapidly against the wind, instantly expanding to over a hundred meters in size.

Its surface was engraved with dense rune arrays, resembling a small mountain that completely blotted out the light above Lu Chen's head.