Monsters Are Coming-Chapter 958 - 266: The Real World, Just Enough (Part 2)

Thus, the Dragon Breath Clan launched an expedition, heading towards the legendary world.

But this expedition came at a painful price for the Dragon Breath Clan; their efforts, despite their ambition, crumbled before truly top-tier powerful clans.

In that legendary world, they encountered a formidable force known as the Bone Burial Clan.

Death, this most basic universal rule, was nothing more than a reversible game for that race.

Their Dragon Flame could incinerate stars, yet it couldn't burn out the skeletal army that crawled from the graves; their Sharp Claws could tear through space, but couldn't shatter their soul fire that dissipated and regrouped.

Every victory only meant a new beginning.

In that war, the Dragon Breath Clan lost ninety-five percent of their people; the remaining Dragon Breath warriors fought desperately to open the tunnel home, barely escaping.

And the Bone Burial Clan couldn't even be bothered to pursue them.

Perhaps to them, the war that the Dragon Breath warriors fought with all their might was nothing more than a boring diversion.

Yet even the Bone Burial Clan, in that legendary world, was not considered the apex predator of the superpowers.

Truly top-level powerful clans generally mastered multiple Rule Powers.

They could even create a space with customized rules, rewriting the fundamental operations of the world within.

Thus, the one who masters rules holds the authority to rewrite the world.

In the end, the Dragon Descendant expressed that though past expeditions had failed, the Dragon Breath Clan never gave up on returning to that legendary world.

So far, they've attempted three times, but each ended in retreat.

And the fourth challenge will be initiated by the generation of the Dragon Descendant.

They will once again launch a new wave of expedition aimed at the legendary world.

At that time, he curiously asked a question.

If that world is so terrifying, why does the Dragon Breath Clan persistently initiate these challenges?

The Dragon Descendant's answer was:

"In that world, we are like frogs at the bottom of a well looking up at Cang Qiong, realizing that what we thought was soaring was merely floundering in the mire."

"In our three expeditions, we lost a lot but gained resources unachievable in smaller worlds; we saw peaks of power that we could only look up to and climb. We could certainly choose to stay safe in a small world and be eternal kings there, but how are those Dragon Breath Clans any different from the ants we have conquered?"

"The expedition is not just for victory; it's also to truly place future generations at the peak, not indulging in false strength, even to rewrite history to erase the failed expedition and reshape our pride."

"The ancestors believed that the Dragon Breath Clan should face their weaknesses, let every failure become a grindstone for their muscles and bones. Only then can the spirit of the Dragon Breath Clan's climb remain vibrant, then continually challenge to forge an everlasting pride."

Ji Chen at that time interpreted this as the Dragon Breath Clan wishing to maintain their pride.

But there are only two ways to maintain pride.

The first is to rewrite history, remove failure, and reshape pride.

The second is to battle the legendary world repeatedly, using countless victories to reshape pride.

The ancestor of the Dragon Breath Clan chose the second path.

It was akin to the saying about warriors and beasts that he had heard from the Dragon Descendant when they first met.

The fate of the Dragon Breath Clan was never to simply survive, but to face challenges head-on, carving a Heavenly Road through climbing.

With several generations' relay efforts, they rebuilt the power ladder leading to the legendary world.

And this generation of Dragon Descendant will build the ladder for future generations to ascend to the pinnacle of the legendary world.

These words left a deep impression on Ji Chen.

Even after following the Dragon Descendant for several years, he still couldn't grasp this choice.

As a human, the instinct to seek advantage and avoid harm had long been engraved in the genes; ancient times when humans avoided beasts still influenced their thoughts.

When faced with unknown risks, they always weigh the pros and cons first.

For example, building houses to fend off danger, developing vaccines to fight diseases, enacting laws to curb violence... all wisdom was dedicated to how to safely and stably continue a race.

Even in the era of advanced technology, a dome defense system is still used to fend off potential invasion dangers.

This stands in stark contrast to the survival philosophy of the Dragon Breath Clan, who knowingly charge towards a mountain of tigers.

Other races are forced to evolve for survival, whereas the Dragon Breath Clan survives for Evolution.

At that time, he also asked the Dragon Descendant what meaning it held.

The Dragon Descendant's response was:

"Weak tribes pursue survival, while Strong Clans pursue transcendence; the comfort in our eyes dulls Sharp Claws, fear erodes Dragon Scale. Only between life and death can we forge the strength we seek."

He learned a lot from the Dragon Descendant.

And from this knowledge, he realized just how powerful a force "rules" can be.

Regaining his senses, Ji Chen parted his lips.

He trembled as he summoned the Star Vein Interface, opening the Life Soul Library.

As his gaze swept over the listed Life Soul Characteristics in the library, his heart was overwhelmed with shock, and his throat felt dry.

The seeds symbolizing potential and strong clans in the mouth of the Dragon Descendant numbered 63 before him, available for him to choose like goods on supermarket shelves.

Even more absurd, he could embed multiple Life Souls simultaneously.

The "Rule Seeds" that the Dragon Breath Clan spent their lives pursuing were here in an entire warehouse, ready to be used as long as there was sacrificial power to embed them.

These treasures, for which the Dragon Breath Clan risked extermination to fight over, were but the most basic configuration in the Player Faction.

Even just entering the game, one could own one for free.