Deep Sea Hunter, but Deep Sea Titan

Beneath this skin, one-tenth of the tax was for jade artifacts.

[Gain recovery buffs and additional dual resistances in extremely humid or extremely hot and arid environments, while also gaining bonus damage against behemoths.]

[Physiological effects of extreme high temperatures and extreme humidity on the immune system]

That's true. Something that can manipulate lava can't be unable to withstand the temperature of lava, right? It would be more reasonable for it to have resistance to that.

It will become easier to eliminate the existence of behemoths.

This skin has the ability to actively adjust its surroundings. Meeting the activation condition is not difficult. With the mana regeneration speed bonus after the [Imperial Order] is reforged into a physical form, this amount of mana consumption can be easily handled.

It also indicates that the original race has become a race similar to a dragon. This form of the original is wrapped in a ball of flowing energy to manipulate the outer shell, which is no longer simply a matter of wearing armor.

Since the initial spawn of the large group can be considered a behemoth in principle, this passive effect still applies.

Its gigantification mechanism is to [charge the Mountain and Sea Scroll, drag the gigantic body out of the painting into reality, or use it to drag enemies into the world of the painting].

The advantage of being in the world within the painting is that it doesn't cost mana during the enlargement process, but it's less convenient as you can't look after the Mountain and Sea Scroll left in the real world.

In the real world, growing to gigantic size simply requires consuming mana, but Lotin has now stacked mana regeneration to a very high level, which is basically equivalent to unlimited mana.

It only needs to recharge the Mountain and Sea Scroll after exiting its gigantic form. For Loting now, consuming mana to recharge is practically effortless, almost like being able to change whenever it wants.

Following the records in the "Scroll of Mountains and Seas", Luo Ting arrived at the temple where "Gonggong" once stood.

It was a very wide lake. He used his ability to manipulate the water structure to quickly traverse the network of waterways and arrived there in a very short time.

Judging from the dilapidated temple next to the waterfall, this place has been unvisited for a long time, and the surrounding area is sparsely populated.

"It seems that the parting back then was indeed unpleasant. If one is not careful, one could end up like those agents of the Year Beast, being driven by the Yan Kingdom."

Yan Kingdom relies on these Year Beast agents in many ways. If you have to say whether they can leave or not, they can, but the cost would be considerable.

Even that terrible chess player was recruited by the Yan Kingdom to serve as a strategist in resisting evil spirits.

They were a family, but they were forced to work for the Yan Kingdom for a thousand years. After that, they were watched like time bombs, and one of the sisters even allegedly died in a power struggle in the court.

But the phrase "merits and demerits cancel each other out" is what their own historical records say.

Therefore, Luo Ting has no choice but to take a hard line; there are precedents to learn from.

As Luo Ting pondered this, he expended his mana to repair the dilapidated temple, using the same building recorded in the [Scroll of Mountains and Seas] as a reference.

In his gigantic state, Lotin quickly repaired the dilapidated temple, while W, still shaken from the previous rapid movement, found a place with stone seats to rest.

If the Yan Kingdom's court doesn't send anyone or reply within the allotted time, then he'll have to use his power to punish them and then leave.

Loting's natural goodwill towards them only extended to his willingness to talk to them.

Over the next few days, Lotin familiarized himself with the powers of this skin.

He stirred up waves in the lake and sometimes sculpted the surrounding mountains into other strange shapes.

Of course, the terrain and landforms that Luo Ting can change now are far more than just the mountains and rivers in front of him.

Fortunately, Luo Ting had developed himself intensively before coming to Yan Kingdom, otherwise he would have had a hard time dealing with the pressure from this place.

Skadi and Laurentina loved spending all day in the water, and sometimes Lotin would grant Laurentina's request to create some waves for her and Skadi to play in.

As for W, Lotin had never seen such a diligent and studious person. She actually learned both the Sarkaz script and the Yan language. Of course, it was also possible that she had nothing else to do in this desolate place.

They can't even replenish their Originium bombs.

In this configuration, Lotin's eyesight, according to his own estimation, was at least proportionally magnified.

Therefore, he discovered that the people of the Yan Kingdom's court were on their way.

Lotin might not be able to tell the difference between the vehicle's designation and model, but the flags on the vehicle don't lie.

Thus, the mountains were shaped, the rivers changed course, and the Yan Kingdom's convoy stopped in panic. The solid land turned into fluid at that moment, bringing the Yan Kingdom's convoy to the front of this "newly built ancient temple".

"Such power to move mountains and fill seas is probably beyond the reach of even the agricultural and industrial masters of the Great Yan Dynasty..."

The people who had recovered from the earthquake were amazed by each other's "hospitality".

"If such barbaric things are not strictly guarded, they will surely become a major threat to our Great Yan!"

The candle-bearers had begun to reveal undisguised hostility towards each other.

"Don't panic. If the other side really intended to kill, we would have been reduced to dust long ago."

After careful consideration, the Grand Tutor decided to personally lead the group there.

He was still not entirely at ease sending Si Suitai alone.

"What a show of force!"

If the geological changes that just occurred had taken place in an area with mobile cities, it would have been a natural disaster.

The Grand Tutor couldn't help but make a comparison: if the Year Beast were to truly be resurrected, could it be compared to the bronze giant before him?

"I thought Young Master Zuo was so straightforward that he believed it would be enough to just have Si Suitai come."

"It seems that the Yan Kingdom's court does know some manners."

Luo Ting saw that at least the current Grand Tutor was among the people who came, which could be considered as them showing some basic sincerity.

"I wonder if Your Excellency Gonggong's appearance is for a reason?"

The Grand Tutor noticed that the one who responded to him was not the towering bronze colossus that he could not see the top of even with the strain of his eyes, but an Agorian standing before him.

This is probably someone like a priest on the other side.

"Your true intention is probably difficult for you to understand. Your true intention is to ask if you wish to continue the old covenant."

"Sacrifices and tributes were offered in exchange for favorable weather and abundant harvests."

It literally means favorable weather, floods, and earthquakes.

Furthermore, they can fight demons and sea monsters.

As long as enough jade artifacts are thrown into the festival each year, the covenant with the true dragon can continue.

"Under the whole heaven, all land belongs to the king. If you do not accept the imperial decree of the Great Yan and submit to the true dragon, I am afraid I cannot guarantee that Yan will dare to make an exception for you."

“In the past year, we have built twelve towers and five cities for you, Ji has helped you with disaster relief and aid, and Shu has suppressed the evil spirits left in the Great Wilderness City for you, while Chongyue and Zuo Xuanliao have guarded the Jade Gate Pass for decades.”

"But how did you treat them?"

"The lessons learned from the past are right here on the table."

"True dragons can swear blood oaths, but in your generation, you've become so narrow-minded?"

"If you don't want to renew the alliance, why not just say so? Otherwise, he'll waste his time here."

In an instant, the sun turned dark red, the white clouds transformed into dark clouds, the clear lake water turned into churning lava, and the stream flowing beside the temple began to become viscous and crackle.

The Grand Tutor felt a chill, not because he was afraid of the strange phenomena around him, after all, those old celestial masters also had the magic to flatten mountains and break through cities.

He was terrified that the other party, who had disappeared for generations, still knew everything about the Yan Kingdom.

Especially if He knew the plight of those agents of the Year Beast, even if He died for some reason—

The sound of the candle-bearers drawing their swords interrupted the Grand Tutor's thoughts. Faced with such a strange phenomenon, their drawing of their swords in a show of vigilance was indeed in accordance with professional ethics.

"Put away your weapons! Do not be rude!"

The Grand Tutor shouted.

"Aren't you worried that we'll both be severely damaged, and then the Sui Beast will benefit?"

As soon as the Grand Tutor finished speaking, one giant pillar of lava after another surged up from the lava lake, and cracks began to appear on the ground.

The surging lava transformed into the shape of the Year Beast and also became the banner of the True Dragon.

Each movement produced a deafening roar, and the massive arm that whipped up the wind reached out towards the two sculpted, scorching molten rocks, crushing them like bubbles.

Splashing lava erupted, and the accompanying Celestial Master used Originium Arts to prevent the splashes of lava from burning their flesh and blood.

"Worrying about things that are unlikely to happen will not help change the current situation of inflammation."

The implication was that the Grand Tutor should not change the subject.

The Grand Tutor remained unfazed.

The Sui Beast was just as arrogant back then, but in the end it was still killed by the late Emperor Zhenlong.

"So, would you like to invite Master Bai Tian from the Celestial Master's Mansion to lead a team to test the waters, or would you like to have Master Fu Ping Yu lead a team to discuss the truth?"

"Or perhaps, we should bring the demonic fragments to the forefront?"

"If the Great Yan loses one city, it could lose ten or even twenty cities?"

The Rat King, along with the Celestial Masters' Array of the Imperial Observatory, can block sandstorm-type natural disasters, but Lotin, still in his [Conqueror] form, using his ultimate skill is enough to counteract the thunderstorm of the Shards.

The "Scroll of Mountains and Seas" represents a qualitative leap from "The Conqueror," and the current Lotin can even simultaneously create multiple volcanic eruption-type and earthquake-type "natural disasters."

If the current Lothian were to face Victoria's fleet, it could easily unleash a widespread natural disaster, without needing the two royal courts to fully cooperate in defeating them one by one.

Luo Ting killed them all by himself with ease.

Although a single burst of energy may be less than that of Anana's fetal movement, as long as you have blue, you can release it freely.

However, on the other hand, Anana is essentially in Lotin's hands, and Ducarle and Niezile have also expressed their willingness to submit to the Demon King [Conqueror]. If Lotin really wanted to unleash Anana's "fetal movement," it probably wouldn't be too difficult.

That's true. Without this level of effort, there's really no way to deal with the massive groups. After all, the massive groups in the Doomsday storyline have completed all the kingdoms of Terra.

It should be said that even with this level of effort, one must use some skill when facing a large group, and not give them the opportunity to evolve and adapt.

Ideally, it should be designed to be so unrecognizable that they can't understand it, just like the default skin.

"Your Excellency intends to eradicate the monsters in the sea that devour the land. If you are afraid of even the power of the Yan Kingdom, how can you face the abyssal demons that are capable of devouring all living beings?"

After Laurentina finished speaking, Lotin instantly created a continuous mountain range, and then transformed it into a deep canyon in an instant. In his hands, mountains and rivers were no different from clay.

The Grand Tutor seemed less composed. If the other party did not know the strength of the Great Yan, the Grand Tutor could still consider the other party to be arrogant and conceited.

But the other party seemed to know all of the Great Yan's trump cards—knowing these things was already terrifying for the Grand Tutor, and to not take them seriously even after knowing them was either crazy or truly capable.

It is also possible that it is both.

The question is, does the Yan Kingdom's court dare to take the gamble?

The risks and rewards are completely disproportionate to dealing with the monster.

Lotin calls this tactic "nuclear blackmail".

"Continuing the alliance is not out of the question."

The Grand Tutor stiffly bowed; he dared not, and could not, gamble with the lives of the entire Great Yan people.

No sooner had he finished speaking than an even larger earthquake ripped up the vast landscape that Lotin had just created.

"No, it should be called continuing the alliance; it will surely be a legendary tale."

The Grand Tutor realized that this was not a topic that could be discussed further, and the Yan Kingdom had very few options left.

It's fortunate that the other side didn't intend to dominate like the mythical beast Sui, but only wanted to "restore the alliance."

Chapter 190: Dismantling the Pieces

Under the wrathful gaze of the bronze giants, the land was once again plastically shifted, lowering the Grand Tutor's entourage to an even lower place, and the rugged mountain roads destroyed by lava and earthquakes were instantly reshaped into neat avenues.

Before leaving, the Grand Tutor said that he would need to do some maneuvering after returning to the court to persuade the Emperor to formally conclude the alliance.

His answer was satisfactory to Loting, so the rolling lava gradually subsided, the clear lake water reappeared before Loting, the stream instantly returned to its smooth flow, and the dark red sun regained its golden light.

The Grand Tutor witnessed all of this. This lord's power was far beyond what those agents of the Year Beasts could match. His supreme power to shape mountains and rivers could create many costly projects at a very low cost.

After all, these were just trivial matters for the other party, while Yan only needed to pay for the festival and the jade artifacts.

"What a wonderful transformation from a high mountain to a smooth road."

Water conservancy projects, tunnels, highways, geothermal power generation facilities—as long as tributes are offered and respect is shown, none of these are difficult tasks. Even projects deemed impossible by the most authoritative civil engineering masters can become possible with the help of this person's great power.

If you are worried about forcing growth, ask for less divine power; if the situation is urgent, ask for more divine power.

"This is indeed a great blessing for all people."

As the Grand Tutor sighed, he pondered how to persuade the somewhat jealous emperor to deal with the complex factions within the court.

After all, not everyone can clearly understand the pros and cons involved.

"That Grand Tutor said that this true dragon is somewhat jealous."

Laurentina drew this conclusion through some subtle hints from the Grand Tutor. After all, given the Grand Tutor's status, it was inconvenient for him to directly say what was wrong with the current emperor.