CHAPTER 576: CHAPTER 553: GRAND LEADER 71

Once upon a time, Shuangshuang used to shy away from heavy-tasting foods like pig brains, but now Shuangshuang no longer has the delicate mindset.

Shuangshuang thought that the head of the Sky Wolf Fierce Beast was so big that there must be a lot of brain matter. People say eating brains replenishes brains, so why not take the brain out of the Sky Wolf Fierce Beast and let the people in the tribe eat it to supplement their straightforward thinking?

As a result, when Shuangshuang split open the head of the Sky Wolf Fierce Beast with the Scale Armor Knife, she discovered a very beautiful, fist-sized, translucent red stone inside the beast’s head!

Shuangshuang intuitively felt that this thing should be related to the supernatural power of the Sky Wolf Fierce Beast, which can spit fireballs, and she could sense a very turbulent and immense energy within the red translucent stone taken from the beast’s head.

However, no matter how many methods Shuangshuang thought of, she couldn’t guide the energy inside to take it for her own use, only watching it hungrily.

After several days of persistent effort without being able to harness the stone’s power, Shuangshuang sat dejectedly on a tree stump at the entrance of the cave, staring at the beautiful stone against the sunlight, quite troubled about how to deal with it.

This stone is certainly a good thing, but Shuangshuang had no clue how to use it.

These days she had tried every method she could think of, but the stone was stubborn and hard, and no trick worked; the energy within seemed to be like a turtle hiding in its shell, dead set against coming out!

Shuangshuang played with the stone in her hand for a while, unable to resist pinching it between her fingers and raising it to the sunlight. Inside the red stone, a deep red, sandy grain-like object flowed around, resembling a river of stars, strikingly beautiful and dreamy!

As Shuangshuang admired the stone, a large shadow suddenly appeared over her head. When she looked up, she found the enormous head of the Earth King Beast stretching towards her.

The Earth King Beast fixed its large, shiny black eyes on the stone in Shuangshuang’s hand for a long time, then suddenly curled its long tongue around the stone, chewed it twice, and swallowed it!

Shuangshuang was stunned for a moment before anxiously rushing forward. This wasn’t a real stone; it was the stone from the Sky Wolf Fierce Beast’s head. It couldn’t just be eaten like that! What if it exploded in the Earth King Beast’s stomach!

Despite the Earth King Beast’s astonishing defense, even surpassing the Sky Wolf Fierce Beast, the latter’s defense, though formidable, could be easily breached by the Earth King Beast’s Scale Armor. However, that’s external defense; its internal organs are so tender they can’t withstand violent attacks!

Shuangshuang had developed a strong emotional connection with the obedient Earth King Beast that relied on her; if the beast really died from an explosion, she wouldn’t even know where to cry.

Thus, with anxiety in her heart, Shuangshuang forcibly pried open the Earth King Beast’s mouth and thrust her upper body inside in a wild search, hoping for the lucky chance that maybe the Earth King Beast’s mouth was too big and the stone too small, and so the beast hadn’t swallowed the stone but rather got it stuck between its teeth.

Who could have guessed that Shuangshuang, frantic with worry, would climb completely into the Earth King Beast’s mouth and search through its teeth, but still failed to find the stone taken from the Sky Wolf Fierce Beast’s head, while the beast obediently kept its mouth wide open, allowing Shuangshuang to rampage inside.

The Earth King Beast, afraid of accidentally hurting Shuangshuang, remained rigidly in its wide-mouthed state, not daring to move even a bit.

Sitting on the Earth King Beast’s tongue, Shuangshuang was beside herself with worry; this giant child-like beast must have truly swallowed the stone like it was candy! Shuangshuang looked at the enormous throat of the Earth King Beast and seriously began considering the possibility of climbing inside to retrieve the stone.

Or perhaps she could stuff something inside to make the Earth King Beast vomit, causing it to expel the stone it had swallowed!

"Shuangshuang, what are you doing? Is it so hot today that you ran into the Earth King Beast’s mouth to cool off?" A voice with a slight amused tone interrupted Shuangshuang’s impractical thoughts.

Sitting on the Earth King Beast’s large tongue in distress, Shuangshuang turned her head and saw her Ah Ma Grass walking by, holding a large pile of sundried sweet potato. Shuangshuang hurriedly climbed out of the beast’s mouth to help Grass carry the sweet potato into the cave.

Before Shuangshuang had a chance to discuss the Earth King Beast matter with her Ah Ma, they heard the beast suddenly emit a piercingly loud howl outside! Shuangshuang’s heart tightened immediately, her first thought being that the stone inside the beast must have exploded!

Since Shuangshuang had known the Earth King Beast, she had never heard it howl so loudly, and its cries were filled with pain, causing Shuangshuang to feel deeply anxious.

As Shuangshuang ran out of the cave in a few steps, she saw the Earth King Beast raising its head and screaming, its enormous hooves stomping repeatedly on the ground, causing it to tremble incessantly and dust to fly all around.

Nearly everyone inside the cave was drawn out by the Earth King Beast’s commotion; everyone anxiously circled around the beast but dared not approach.

Because the Earth King Beast seemed to be in great pain, running in circles on the ground, with its giant hooves continuously stomping, everyone was afraid of being inadvertently injured by the agitated beast, so they dared not come close, only calling out anxiously from the side.

Luckily, the Earth King Beast still had some sense, knowing not to harm people from the tribe, always careful to avoid the crowd, and just kept pounding its feet and letting out painful wails in an open area.

Shuangshuang too couldn’t get close, and could only helplessly roam outside, repeatedly calling the Earth King Beast’s name, pleading for it to stay alert.

The Earth King Beast’s skin had turned fiery red, its body swollen; its screams were filled with painful meaning, and its gaze became unfocused.

However, upon hearing Shuangshuang calling it ’Little Brother’, the Earth King Beast gathered its spirit, managing to move a little farther from the crowd.

Actually, the Earth King Beast’s name was Little Earth, but later on, Shuangshuang frequently took the beast out and felt like it was her little brother, thus started calling it ’Little Brother’.

Facing the Earth King Beast’s current condition, Shuangshuang could only imagine that the beast knew the stone was from the Fierce Beast’s head and unexpectedly snatched it from her hand and ate it because it wanted to become a Fierce Beast itself.