Behemoths could communicate with each other.
This was an absolutely crucial discovery for Gale.
Because communication meant the possibility of cooperation and the avoidance of many unnecessary battles and killings; his intelligence would finally have a place to shine among the behemoths.
“Ang!” [Remember this site’s domain name: for Taiwanese novels, look for the ultra-convenient version] Wait.
Gale quickly called out again to stop the Giant Turtle.
Hearing him, the Giant Turtle stopped in its tracks and turned its head, its eyes filled with confusion as it looked at Gale, as if asking what else he wanted.
“Ang.” How much further is the seaside?
Do you know?
Gale spoke again, directly asking the Giant Turtle for directions.
“Ang.” Keep going in the direction you were headed; you’re almost there.
The Giant Turtle responded.
After speaking, the Giant Turtle ignored Gale and turned to continue walking forward.
“Ang.” Thanks.
Gale called out his thanks once more.
What does ‘thanks’ mean?
The Giant Turtle thought to itself, somewhat puzzled.
If Gale knew what the Giant Turtle was thinking, he would certainly be stumped by the question.
What else could ‘thanks’ mean?
How was he supposed to answer that?
Seeing that the Giant Turtle had turned away and had no intention of paying him any more attention, Gale did not linger and continued forward in his original direction.
Soon, Gale climbed another high mountain ahead.
Rumble— Crash— At this moment, in the distance directly ahead of the high mountain, a vast, boundless azure ocean and silver-white beach finally appeared in Gale’s line of sight.
Waves on the beach, shadows of coconut groves.
This was exactly the edge of Skull Island that he had been searching for all along.
At the same time, towards the horizon far out at sea, a thick layer of storm and thunderclouds could be clearly seen, enveloping the entire distant surface of the water.
Unsurprisingly, that must be the Thundercloud Storm that surrounded the entirety of Skull Island.
Gale then checked the distance from his current position to the seaside.
It was about ten more miles away; descending from the mountaintop required passing through a dense jungle in between.
Gale immediately descended the height and entered the jungle.
After entering the jungle, Gale discovered that the very center of this forest was a massive swamp.
The swamp was extremely vast; bypassing it would likely multiply his travel distance several times over.
After some thought, Gale decided to cross directly through the swamp.
Although there might be behemoths hidden within this swamp, with his current strength and size, he felt that as long as he didn’t encounter top-tier behemoths like a Skullcrawler or King Kong, his ability to protect himself would be more than sufficient even if he couldn’t win.
He had already become a behemoth himself; there was no need to walk on thin ice as he had before.
Splash— Gale’s massive body swam into the swamp, kicking up huge sprays and waves.
After entering the swamp water, Gale forged ahead.
Along the way, Gale noticed many water pythons and crocodiles in the swamp, many of which were over four or five meters in size.
If food ever became hard to find in the future, Gale felt this place would be quite excellent.
As for those water pythons and crocodiles, upon seeing Gale, they all fled in terror in every direction.
However, just as Gale swam into the deep center of the swamp, a pair of massive eyes suddenly snapped open beneath the water, its dark red pupils looking bloodthirstily at Gale as he swam on the surface.
Gale swam rapidly across the water.
But soon, Gale’s heart jolted as he felt the undercurrents surging below, as if some gargantuan creature was swiftly diving toward him.
Splash— In the next instant, the water surface beneath Gale erupted.
A massive, bloody maw suddenly opened, lunging to bite Gale.
But Gale had long since sensed it and was prepared; the moment that bloody maw opened to bite, Gale’s tail had already whipped out like a bolt of lightning.
Boom!
The entire water surface seemed to explode in an instant.
Gale’s flood dragon tail slammed heavily against the head of that bloody maw, instantly sending the entire head flying to crash back into the water.
Only then did Gale finally see clearly what had attacked him.
It was, surprisingly, a giant python.
But this giant python’s size was staggering; it looked a full circle larger than Gale, with a body length that was likely a good thirty meters.
No wonder it dared to attack him.
Roar— Struck by Gale’s tail, the giant python was instantly stung by pain and enraged; its massive upper body reared high out of the water, its bloody maw opening to let out a hiss-roar at Gale.
“Ang!” Gale was not to be outdone; a dragon roar erupted from his throat as his massive dragon head reared up high to confront the giant python.
Although the giant python’s body was larger than Gale’s, when comparing their heads, Gale’s was larger and far more domineering.
The giant python’s dark red eyes revealed a chilling, murderous glint, while simultaneously looking at Gale with a kind of feverish heat.
The giant python had a strong intuition that if it could eat Gale, it would gain immense benefits.
Boom!
In the next instant, the battle erupted.
The giant python struck first, its massive bloody maw opening to bite directly at Gale’s neck.
But Gale’s reaction speed was even faster than the giant python’s.
The moment the giant python lunged, Gale’s body twisted to the side, dodging the attack, while his own mouth snapped shut, biting into the giant python’s neck.
Gale’s bite force was also incredible, far beyond what an ordinary python could compare to.
The moment Gale bit the giant python’s neck, he punctured its flesh and bone.
Then, Gale began to suck forcefully, directly drinking the giant python’s blood.
Roar— The giant python roared in pain and immediately bit back into Gale’s body.
This time, Gale did not dodge.
However, when the giant python bit into Gale’s back, it found that the dragon-like body and scales were incredibly tough; with its bite force and teeth, it actually found it difficult to bite through for a time.
Seeing this, the giant python immediately twisted its massive serpentine body and began to coil around Gale, intending to constrict him to death.
Gale’s body also coiled back around the giant python.
Thus, the two massive forms—one flood dragon and one python—intertwined, beginning a mutual struggle of constriction.
But as the constriction began, the giant python’s eyes instantly filled with terror.
Because in the moment of constriction, the giant python suddenly discovered that Gale’s strength was actually greater than its own.
Although Gale’s body appeared smaller than its own, now that they were in combat, the giant python realized that whether in defense or strength, Gale far surpassed it.
And in terms of speed, attack power, and bite force, Gale also bested it.
It could be said that except for physical size, Gale’s attributes across the board exceeded its own.
Flee!
Realizing this, the giant python was overcome with fear and began to struggle violently, wanting to escape.
But at this point, how could Gale possibly let it have its way?
Gale’s body tightly constricted and trapped the giant python’s body, his mouth clamped firmly onto its neck as he drank its blood with all his might.
Roar!
The giant python struggled desperately.
But it was to no avail; eventually, the strength of its struggles grew weaker and weaker as it watched its life force drain away.
After half an hour of this, the giant python completely lost the strength to struggle, the blood in its body having been sucked dry by Gale.
“It seems my actual combat power is even stronger than I imagined.” After finally killing the giant python, Gale couldn’t help but ponder to himself.
When he had first seen the giant python’s size, Gale thought it would be a fierce battle or even that he might have to flee if he couldn’t win.
But as it turned out, once the battle began, the giant python was directly suppressed by him in every aspect.
Gale felt that this was likely due to his own Flood Dragon Python Bloodline being powerful, combined with the [Transcendent Body] talent, which allowed his combat power to far exceed that of ordinary behemoths.