Chapter 1174 - 924 Bored Giants

After Long Yi helped the Mountain Giants completely eliminate the threat of that "Tree Species," the planet of the Mountain Giants once again embraced tranquility. And because of Long Yi, all the Sacred Rocks merged together into a new tree, thus removing any barriers between the various tribes, so the entire Mountain Giant race completely unified into one Sacred Rock Tribe.

The days after the fusion were prosperous yet boring. Stone Fist and his brothers embarked on a journey of exploration, with the greatest destination naturally being the mysterious underground.

Leveraging their mastery over the power of stone, these young and restless individuals continuously explored underground, even causing earthquakes and volcanic eruptions on several occasions. Of course, to the people of the Sacred Rock Tribe, such events were considered delightful surprises rather than something to chastise, and even the adults would become cheerful.

But one day, Stone Fist and his companions stumbled upon something extraordinary. These items were completely transparent crystals, dull and lackluster to the eye, but if one held them in the palm and focused closely, one could sense the formidable power contained within.

The children were keen on mining these substances, and at the same time, they delved deeper and deeper underground. Gradually, even some adults joined them. As more and more Crystal Stones were excavated, the Mountain Giants began to realize that as long as they carried these stones with them, they could maintain their Mountain Giant characteristics even when away from the surface.

Could it be that these Crystal Stones were the source of their seemingly endless stamina?

This discovery made the mining of Crystal Stones officially everyone’s concern within the Mountain Giant community.

Thus, all Mountain Giants threw their entire zeal into the mining of Crystal Stones. And as they grew closer to the crystals, the Mountain Giants increasingly sensed that deep underground, there was an exceedingly massive source of energy.

Then, these Mountain Giants made an astonishing decision that would almost completely alter the landscape of their planet.

With the strength of all the Mountain Giants, the planet was opened up on one side, forming a deep inverted cone-shaped pit. Day by day, countless rocks and soil were transported from beneath the pit to the surface, and the depth of the pit continued to increase exponentially.

The depth kept growing, as did the radius of the mouth of the cone. Finally, after several months, the grand endeavor that harnessed the strength of the whole planet reached its climax.

All Mountain Giants gathered at the lower end of the deep pit, and although the sunlight was bright, the towering horizon created a sense of oppression. Yet, the terrifying energy emanating from beneath their feet filled every Mountain Giant with immense excitement.

Every Mountain Giant was filled with anticipation. After all, for all these years they had been Mountain Giants, this was the first time they were about to ascertain the source of their great strength.

"Father, shall we begin?" Stone Fist asked Old Stone Fist, the young lad already eager to proceed.

"All right! Let’s get started!" Old Stone Fist stood out and faced the crowd.

"My brothers and sisters! My fellow kin! Beneath this stratum lies the goal we have toiled towards for the past several months! It may very well be the source of our Mountain Giant clan’s abilities! However, hope often coexists with disappointment. If what lies below really is our greatest secret, then we may have found the origin of our lineage! When Little Yi returns, we can figure out exactly where our Mountain Giant clan comes from! But if there’s nothing at all below! Haha! Then we’ll have to spend a few more months refilling those layers of rock! Don’t grumble about it then!"

Old Stone Fist’s words prompted a hearty laugh from everyone.

Here the gravity was low, and the air was thin. Had it not been for the robust recovery abilities of the Mountain Giants, this place would have long been uninhabitable. Even though it was a struggle for everyone at this moment, to gaze upon the origin of their existence was the wish of every Mountain Giant. Hence, regardless of age or gender, every Mountain Giant was present, determined to witness history with their own eyes.

"Begin!"

With a grand gesture from Old Stone Fist, the surrounding Mountain Giants immediately applied their power of stone to start peeling away the final layer of rock. When the rock was stripped away to a depth of tens of meters, a broad expanse of dull crystals was exposed, causing the hearts of all the Mountain Giants to race with excitement. Such a large exposure indicated that the body of the crystal must be incredibly vast. Therefore, the surrounding Mountain Giants began to accelerate their manipulation of the power of stone. The rocks swiftly spread outwards, revealing a larger and more expansive crystal!

"Everyone, up we go!" shouted Old Stone Fist.

All Mountain Giants simultaneously activated their power of stone, fully stripping the surrounding rocks from the giant crystal. And as the rocks continued to disperse, the crystal that was revealed below became increasingly immense, swiftly reaching a staggering ten thousand meters in size!

At this moment, the edges of the crystal gradually became visible, and the Mountain Giants stopped their work of peeling away the rocks, carefully stepping onto the surface of the crystal. Suddenly, a feeling as if returning to the embrace of a mother welled up within their hearts, wiping away all fatigue and immediately rejuvenating their spirits, with even the old Mountain Giants regaining their youth in an instant!

"This truly is the source!"

Old Stone Fist murmured to himself.

Everyone was immersed in admiration and emotion, and after a while, Old Stone Fist’s son, Stone Fist, approached and asked in a low voice, "What do we do next, Father?"

Old Stone Fist was taken aback; indeed, their primary purpose that day had been to find the origin of the Giants, but what now that they had found it?

"How about we transport this giant crystal to the surface?"

Stone Fist exclaimed with wide eyes.

"This..." Old Stone Fist pondered before ultimately deciding not to make a hasty decision. Instead, he immediately convened a meeting with all the Elders. And the Elders, almost unanimously, agreed with the suggestion. Since the source had been found, it was impossible to keep the Crystal Stone buried underground. Bringing the Crystal Stone back to the surface seemed like a reliable proposal.

Thus, all the Mountain Giants were once again called to action. They attempted to move the Crystal Stone by manipulating the surrounding rocks, but after all, the Crystal Stone was too large, and the power of the Mountain Giants alone was not enough.

"What if we infuse the power of the rocks into the Crystal Stone itself?" Stone Fist suggested to Old Stone Fist.

"Would that work? Our power all comes from this Crystal Stone, and now we’re infusing it back in?" Old Stone Fist doubted the feasibility of the plan.

"Why not just try it?" Stone Fist said.

Just try! So, all the Mountain Giants channeled their stone power into the Crystal Stone, and at that moment, the originally dim Crystal Stone began to emit a soft glow! And with the emergence of the glow, the entire Crystal Stone actually began to rise slowly amidst trembling!

"Heavens, are we flying?"

The ascent of such a massive Crystal Stone was simply unbelievable!

As the main controller, Old Stone Fist was at the height of tension. Though he had once moved on the ground using a stone slab, that slab was at most a dozen meters in size. But now, he was controlling a Crystal Stone tens of thousands of meters in size as it flew in the sky!

Incredible! Simply incredible!

As the Crystal Stone continued to ascend, the air gradually thickened again. But just as Old Stone Fist was about to land the Crystal Stone on a solid piece of land, a beam of light shot out from where the Crystal Stone had originally been!

The light struck the Crystal Stone, and its movement was immediately obstructed. Several Mountain Giants inspected it and noticed that there was an extremely complex Array where the Crystal Stone had been. With the knowledge of the Mountain Giants, they had no idea what the Array was for, but they did know that the Array was attempting to prevent the Crystal Stone from leaving.

"Everyone, channel your power with all your might! We need to accelerate and get away!" Old Stone Fist shouted.

The Crystal Stone had provided the Mountain Giants with endless energy, and this energy was now being furiously channeled back into the Crystal Stone itself. Within this puzzling cycle, the Crystal Stone actually managed to gather enough energy to break free! Amid the tug of the light beam, the Crystal Stone resumed its ascent!

The Array below sensed the Crystal Stone rising again, and the light beam immediately changed color, and the beam that was originally pulling the Crystal Stone started to damage it!

Buzz!

The Crystal Stone let out a roar as if in agony and a huge Array rose within the massive Crystal Stone itself—a Array large enough to encircle the entire ten-thousand-meter Crystal Stone!

"What’s going on? What is the Crystal Stone trying to do?" Stone Fist asked Old Stone Fist beside him.

"You’re asking me?" Old Stone Fist looked bewilderedly at Stone Fist.

"Yes." Stone Fist said.

"Whom should I ask!" Old Stone Fist bellowed.

Instantly, with a space-quaking boom, the enormous Crystal Stone and the Mountain Giants on it all vanished without a trace. And at the site, the Array that had lost the trace of the Crystal Stone also stopped bombarding it with light beams.

After a brief silence, a Mountain Giant planet with the shape of a horn’s mouth began a slow collapse process. Giant fissures appeared, magma overflowed, and the entire planet was about to split apart.

Suddenly, countless roots emerged from within the rock layers—those were the roots of the Tree of Life. Those roots gathered the fragmenting rock layers back together, barely managing to pause the planet’s collapse.

At this moment, Long Yi, still feigning death within the Ancient Mage Tower, suddenly felt a heart palpitation. Upon close investigation, he realized it was coming from the Tree of Life on the Giant planet. Although the Tree of Life had left his body, it was as if bound by a contract, allowing Long Yi to sense it at any time. And now, Long Yi could hear its lament!

Long Yi was unable to leave at the moment, but he immediately had Solis find a way to inform Little Zi.

Little Zi, carrying the power of the Tree of Life, naturally sensed that something was amiss. Following the information from Long Yi, she and Silver Light, who was relatively free, immediately set off towards the Mountain Giant planet.

When their private spacecraft arrived at the Mountain Giant planet, they could hardly believe what they were witnessing. At that moment, the Mountain Giant planet was in the midst of disintegration, and countless roots could only barely hold the planet from continuing to fall apart. Little Zi released all her Avatars to search around the periphery of the planet for traces of the Mountain Giants, and shockingly, not a single Mountain Giant was to be found there anymore. But when she moved to the other side of the planet, the huge horn-mouthed hole that led straight to the center of the planet took Little Zi by surprise. Judging by the traces of the flowing rocks, this colossal horn-mouth was undoubtedly the work of the Mountain Giants, and the marks at the core confirmed that something had been dug out. Yet the Arrays left in place puzzled Little Zi, for their primary purpose was to draw energy to maintain the planet’s stability, but why were there some destructive Runes appearing as well? (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian [qidian.com] to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)