Chapter 386: Chapter 380: Transcendence to Sanctity
Leon was utterly exhausted; he hadn’t felt this tired in a long ti. His Mana was completely depleted, leaving him both ntally and physically worn out. Even though the battle had lasted only a few minutes, he killed the Fla Divine Successor and headed back to the Volcanic Island without looking back.
The considerate Tiefling Maid had already prepared food for Leon.
After indulging in a hearty al, Leon didn’t even feel like taking a few extra steps. He randomly found a spot, turned half a circle, curled up, rested his chin on his tail, and lay down. Before falling asleep, he glanced at the Golden Finger reward he had just received.
“Ancient Rivalry—Never forget the harm the giants have caused the giant dragons, and deliver a grievous blow to the giants.”
“Advanced Reward: Bone Shedding and Rebirth.”
Leon didn’t sleep for long; he woke up by the afternoon, looking at the calm sky and the quiet volcano. Recalling the events of the morning, he had destroyed the Fire Giant’s army and killed the Fla Divine Successor. After a month’s hard work, he could finally rest and felt an inexplicable sense of being in another world.
Leon wasn’t a sentintal person, so he only pondered for a mont before moving on. He rembered that after killing the Fla Divine Successor, he obtained a Golden Finger reward.
The Giant Clan is as ancient as the Dragon Clan, and when the two clans et, it often erupts into brutal wars lasting generations, eventually leading both sides to near paralysis. Giants and the Dragon Clan still hold grudges against each other to this day. Whenever their territories are too close and they et, intense conflicts frequently erupt.
Killing a Fla Divine Successor to gain a Golden Finger reward, especially an advanced reward, was within Leon’s expectations. It just felt like he was gaining a lot of Golden Fingers recently, and all of them were high-level rewards. Maybe his combat power was growing a bit too quickly; perhaps one day he’d be able to slay gods as easily as chickens or dogs… wishful thinking.
Next, what exactly is the Bone Shedding and Rebirth… it’s not a spell?
In modern terms, Bone Shedding and Rebirth taphorically refers to a thorough transformation through education and thought, but originally, it was a Taoist term. It ant that after a Taoist practitioner achieves enlightennt, they transform from a mortal fetus to a sacred one, and their mortal bones beco immortal bones.
So, it ans that after receiving this Golden Finger reward, he was no longer a re mortal creature but sothing akin to a god, at least a divine beast. Possessing an Extraordinary Essence, he no longer needed air, food, water, or sleep. However, it didn’t an he would completely abstain from these things, at least not from delicious food.
Moreover, a deity can easily extinguish the life of any mortal being. However, Leon wouldn’t have to worry about these matters in the future because he now shared the sa level of life as the gods, standing on the sa stage.
Of course, this doesn’t an he can fight against deities. He struggled even against a Fla Divine Successor. One could say he was now part of the establishnt and on the official path to becoming one. No one could remove him arbitrarily, but there are still many levels to climb, from local to national levels and beyond.
Taking Immortal Elixirs, cultivating into an immortal, achieving divinity through virtue… Leon was certain he wouldn’t beco a deity like the gods of this world. He was on a different path entirely, unsure if he could ultimately achieve sagehood, capable of redefining the elents of earth, water, fire, and wind. Quite frankly, achieving sainthood through sheer strength might be more impressive than through virtue.
Distracted by these thoughts, Leon felt his stomach growling with hunger… not just a little hungry, but very hungry. He quickly summoned the Tiefling Maid to bring a large amount of food.
As soon as the Tiefling Maid arrived with food, Cecilia and Fiora rushed over, arguing loudly, their faces flushed, making Leon’s ears ache.
Leon wanted to rest properly, but he knew there were a lot of matters that required his attention. So he listened to the reason behind their quarrel while eating.
After listening for a while, Leon understood why they were arguing.
Cecilia thought that since the Fla Divine Successor dared to attack the Zhen Dan Kingdom with a Fire Giant army, now that they had lost, they should launch a counter-attack on the Lost Plateau and kill all the remaining Fire Giants there.
On the other hand, Fiora believed that although the Fla Divine Successor was wrong to attack the Zhen Dan Kingdom with a Fire Giant army, they were already dead and had received their due punishnt. So there was no need to relentlessly pursue and kill the old, weak, won, and children. There was no point in pushing the giants and giant dragons into war.
After hearing them out, Leon leaned more towards Cecilia’s perspective: an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. However, he had to consider the thoughts of the tal Dragons, who were quite supportive of him.
Leon thought it over and reached a conclusion: they should definitely head to the Lost Plateau to first seize the wealth of the Fire Giants—not rob, but personally collect compensation.
For this battle, Leon had consud many elixirs and spent a lot of money, and the Fire Giants should be the ones to pay for these expenses. Everyone had worked hard for this battle, so bonuses and other costs, including recruiting adventurers, should be covered by the Fire Giants as well.
As for the remaining Fire Giants, they didn’t necessarily have to die. However, they couldn’t be pardoned easily. For the sake of the Zhen Dan Kingdom, let them mine on the Lost Plateau and, based on their performance, have their sentences reduced accordingly.
Leon rembered that in the half-plane where the Fla Divine Successor had slept, rare tal and mineral veins were quite common due to the Fla Divine Successor’s magical influence on the surrounding area.
tal Dragons are good-natured but not naive, and Fiora had no objections to Leon’s decision or was at least willing to accept it.
Leon didn’t want to deal with all the trivial matters, so after setting the general direction, he left the rest to everyone else to handle while he focused on his own affairs.
He was really hungry and needed more food, not just at. For so reason, he also wanted to eat tal, like gold, silver, Mithril, refined gold, Cold Iron…
Leon looked at the giant sword he had used to cut off the Fla Divine Successor’s head. It seed stronger than before, but still wasn’t at the level of a Divine Artifact, missing just a bit. Sothing seed off.
Though he hadn’t obtained a Divine Artifact, Leon didn’t complain because it was now within sight, even if still out of reach. Unlike before, when he could only dream of a Divine Artifact.
Leon soon put away the sword and continued eating.
“Not enough, bring so more food.”
“I need more.”
“Don’t worry, I won’t eat you. I don’t eat people.”
Leon devoured an amount of food equivalent to his body weight and was still not satisfied. He didn’t know how much he needed but would eat as much as was available. Whether it was at, vegetables, or fruit, he accepted them all; he even ate shellfish with their shells.
Leon didn’t know how much he had eaten. The Tiefling Maid kept bringing food, and he kept eating until finally full. Then he beca sleepy again and went into a deep sleep that lasted for a month without waking, uncertain if he would sleep for a year, two years, or even longer.
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