The fire burned for a long time.
Having just arrived, Garon decided to establish a temporary territory around the cleared black forest and use it as a base to explore Planet Kala. As a result, none of the aberrant trees and plants in this area should remain.
The sea of flames raised by the fire elemental beings and Alpha fire mages lasted for ten days. In the continuous burning and spreading for these ten days, the once endless black forest was burnt to the ground.
Now, looking down from high above, the landscape was a vast expanse of scorched earth.
The charred ground, licked by flames, was devoid of life. Many areas still retained high temperatures, and the air was distorted by the lingering heat. In some places intensely scorched by the fire, solid crystal-like formations were faintly visible.
Garon was familiar with such scorched terrain, having seen plenty of it in the Lava Plane.
"Such an environment is not suitable for living beings."
Garon looked down at the land turned to scorched earth, thinking to himself.
It was foreseeable that for a long time, Planet Kala would not be a world conducive to life. After clearing the aberrant monsters, the true dragons would need a lot of time to reshape the environment and mold it into a world to their liking.
This task wouldn't be difficult with the power of magic, but due to the planet's vast size and the limited number of dragons from the Noah Continent, it was bound to require a tremendous amount of time and effort.
However, improving Planet Kala's environment was not the dragons' immediate concern. The priority was to cleanse the planet of aberrant monsters; only then could they consider how to improve the environment.
Garon turned his gaze towards his busy vassals.
They were building a temporary dragon's lair for him on the scorched earth and constructing simple dwellings for their clans. With the assistance of spellcasters, building a temporary lair wasn't difficult.
Garon withdrew his gaze.
"Considering the size of Planet Kala, each true dragon from the Noah Continent, along with their power, has to clear about several hundred thousand square kilometers of territory."
"If the aberrant monsters here united, the dragons who came might not stand a chance."
Garon sniffed the dead air, shaking his head slightly.
From a straightforward perspective, the dragons from the Noah Continent seemed almost doomed on this mission.
However, the Metal Dragon God chose this place for a reason, indicating the aberrant monsters were not insurmountable.
"Una, stay here and be vigilant for any unforeseen incidents."
Caution and preparedness were essential on an unknown planet.
"I'm going to scout the surrounding areas."
Garon decided to first assess the situation of the aberrant monsters on Planet Kala.
A mere black forest of average strength was not enough for him to understand the situation here fully.
"Alright, go ahead."
Una nodded.
"Be careful. There might be very powerful aberrant monsters here."
Garon nodded slightly.
Then, with a flap of his wings, he rose sharply amidst the strong winds and quickly ascended thousands of meters into the sky.
Swoosh!
A silver streak cut through the clouds, leaving a trail in the sky, disappearing in an instant.
Riding the fierce winds, the silver giant dragon soared at high speed while looking down quietly, surveying the planetary surface.
The dragon's gaze penetrated space, sweeping inch by inch across the land, capturing every detail of the surface events.
The black aberrant monsters inhabited Planet Kala's surface.
Their forms were grotesque and ferocious, without a fixed appearance, inherently repulsive.
These aberrant monsters lacked intelligence and engaged in endless, ruthless skirmishes. They tore each other's flesh, crushed bones, and devoured everything of their victims.
"The victorious aberrant monsters completely devour the losers."
Within the howling wind, Garon's gaze narrowed slightly.
He keenly noticed that the aberrant monsters' fighting and devouring were not meaningless. The winners, though not changing drastically in an instant, subtly increased in size and quickly healed wounds sustained in previous battles.
The black forest Garon destroyed couldn't really be considered aberrant monsters.
The power of the Primordial Sun God mainly affected flesh and blood beings; these plant trees were only marginally affected, hence their aggressive nature, but they were different from true aberrant monsters.
"It's like breeding Gu."
"Countless aberrant monsters constantly fighting, with only the strongest surviving in this manner."
Garon pondered silently.
If all areas of Planet Kala were like this,
Even without dragon intervention, the number of aberrant monsters would gradually decrease, leaving only the strongest.
But,
In this planetary-sized breeding ground, the final surviving aberrant being would be terrifyingly powerful. Garon felt it would be at least a demigod-level monster, possibly much stronger than the Avatar of Chaos he encountered.
"These aberrant monsters were born due to the power of the Primordial Sun God."
"The final survivor, whether absorbed by Him or used as His avatar, would greatly benefit the Primordial Sun God."
"He is cultivating his power in this manner."
After the gods severely injured the Primordial Sun God, they didn't intend to spare the primary material worlds He had occupied. They deployed their followers and minions to cleanse these worlds of aberrant monsters, likely understanding the situation.
If left unchecked, the Primordial Sun God could quickly regain strength, rendering the gods' previous siege efforts futile.
"This guy..."
Garon gained a deeper understanding of the danger posed by the Primordial Sun God.
A brazen, madly dangerous Primordial deity.
Garon had wondered why, as a primordial deity not needing worship, the Primordial Sun God would target primary material worlds. Was it merely to spread His dark light?
Now it seemed His corruption of primary material worlds was mainly to boost His power.
His actions threatened countless primary material worlds.
And the gods' source of faith.
No wonder after the God of Light and the Dragon God took the lead, other deities joined in besieging the Primordial Sun God. They probably viewed Him as an enemy for a long time, but refrained from acting due to His formidable strength.
Without the presence of legendary dragons, the Noah Continent would have become one of His breeding grounds.
Cleansing primary material worlds corrupted by the Primordial Sun God was an effective way to prevent His power from recovering. In places like Planet Kala, the dragons from the Noah Continent could disrupt the aberrant monsters' breeding progress, preventing the emergence of an unstoppable monster.
Time slowly passed.
Garon soared in the skies of Planet Kala, flying over one region after another.
A three-dimensional world map slowly formed in his mind.
The landscape of this unfamiliar planet unfolded before Garon, becoming gradually familiar to him.
Mountains, swamps, forests, hills, plains...
Regardless of the location, the situation with the aberrant monsters was the same.
Endless fighting and devouring.
Garon deliberately descended several times, approaching the aberrant monsters.
He disguised himself as an ordinary being.
Since aberrant monsters lacked intelligence but retained instincts, they deliberately avoided stronger aberrant beings. Not many ordinary aberrant monsters approached powerful ones.
Then, Garon noticed these creatures showed little interest in him, perhaps because only by devouring fellow aberrant beings could they gain enhancement, so they had no strong desire to attack non-aberrant creatures.
The Metal Dragon God's choice of this place for the dragons from the Noah Continent was indeed calculated.
Given the situation on Planet Kala, although there were many aberrant monsters, they all fought individually in chaos and disorder.
And they held little hostility towards other beings.
Thousands of dragons, hundreds of portals... apart from special cases like Garon, most dragons entered Planet Kala in groups of about ten.
With the multitude of aberrant monsters,
These dragons likely worked together.
Dragons aren't fools; even chromatic dragons would seek cooperation when necessary.
Thus, although there were many aberrant monsters, they posed no significant threat to the dragons.
Gradually, Garon spotted several legendary aberrant beings but did not engage them directly, as his aim was to scout the surroundings.
There was no rush.
With Garon's speed, he could circle Planet Kala in just over ten hours if he flew at full speed without stopping to observe, and in a straight line.
Garon's speed had long surpassed the speed of sound, and Planet Kala was slightly smaller than Earth.
However, flying at full speed for such a long time would be quite tiring even for someone of his strength.
Apart from the endless aberrant monsters, Garon encountered some other dragon species, due to the vast distances he covered.
Most dragons chose to cooperate.
Those who occupied a region alone were generally old dragons with strong personal and vassal power, mostly chromatic dragons. Even legendary metal dragons tended to care for other less powerful members of their species.
Garon didn't conceal his aura.
As he flew high above, the legendary dragon might he emitted caught the attention of his kin. The true dragons looked his way, but Garon didn't stop, maintaining high speed as he raced across Planet Kala's skies.
Six hours later,
Garon had flown over nearly ten million square kilometers.
He had gained a general understanding of this area.
Including some dragon kin's strongholds, the locations of some legendary aberrant beings, and special places densely populated with ordinary aberrant monsters.
Then, Garon used spatial teleportation to return to his territory in the black forest.
The forest here had been destroyed by fire, leaving almost no vegetation on the ground. However, Garon didn't bother to rename it, simply continuing to call it the black forest.
To conserve resources, the magic ships had landed from the sky and were now parked on the scorched earth.
The vassal clans that carried the ships disembarked.
Some of Garon's vassals were building temporary, simple dwellings nearby, mainly done by gnolls and similar vassals skilled in this area. Others with stronger combat abilities formed patrol squads to guard against potential attacks.
As evening approached,
Bonfires were built by the vassals.
The flickering flames dotted the land, illuminating the night together with the stars and moonlight.
Spellcasters were still busy.
Using spells like Stone Shape, they were constructing a dragon's lair for Garon. Given his size, building even a temporary lair was no easy task, and it couldn't be too rudimentary.
Garon folded his wings and landed on the scorched ground.
His stamina wasn't limitless, and he felt slightly weary from using much of his time powers during high-speed flight.
Meanwhile, a gentle breeze blew from the side.
Una, in her invisible energy dragon form, approached Garon.
"How was it? Did you find anything noteworthy?"
Una blinked and asked.
Garon nodded and briefly shared his findings about Planet Kala with Una.
"So that's how it is."
"Then clearing the aberrant beings here is just a matter of time."
After hearing Garon's account, Una excitedly swung her tail and said, "Garon, once you've rested, let's kill the nearby powerful aberrant beings together."
Una didn't usually favor violence, but she occasionally wanted to vent her strength.
And she had a deep-seated disgust for aberrant monsters.
Garon had already planned to do so.
He nodded, looked at the sky, and said, "As soon as it's light, we'll set off."
Garon's vassals were collectively powerful, and with the magic ships comparable to legendary equipment, they could handle most aberrant monsters. However, dealing with legendary aberrant beings required Garon and Una's intervention, as sending his vassals against such foes would only result in unnecessary casualties.
"How many legendary aberrant beings did you find within ten million kilometers around here?"
Una asked after Garon agreed.
"I found eleven in total."
"They have reached the legendary level but are not very impressive compared to us. Just minor characters."
There are gaps even among legendary beings.
For Garon and Una, ordinary legendary beings could hardly withstand a few strikes from them.
"I see."
"If they're not that powerful... should we take them on together or separately?"
Garon thought for a moment and replied, "I'll give you their coordinates, and we can act separately. We aim to kill all these legendary aberrant beings within a day."
Legendary aberrant beings were a rare minority.
Once they were dealt with, countless ordinary aberrant monsters remained, which required more than just the power of Garon's vassals. He needed to act as well in clearing them.
"I want to fight six of them!"
"Give me the coordinates of the six strongest aberrant beings, and I'll deal with them."
"You can save your strength for the remaining five."
Una raised her head high, showing eagerness and fighting spirit.
"Hmph, I'll show these ugly creatures the power of the energy dragon's breath!"
Una clenched her claw, decisively stating her plan.
"No problem."
"Your performance tomorrow will be something to watch."
Garon smiled faintly.
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