Chapter 1232 No Escape From Pain.
The dragon heart made him grow blue scales and his skin became hardened like rock. Giant toothy maws, skeletal wings, and tails on different parts of his body grew during the assimilation process. There were numerous other weird body parts that were grown and absorbed in different cycles as his existence shifted to assimilate the two divine abilities.
Other races can use a dragon heart without the need to go through the changes he is going through. But the dragon heart won't be able to grow with them. It will just be an organic accessory that will empower them. They will never be able to convert it into their own organ. This means they will never become a true dragon and the dragon heart will not follow them when they become Origin gods.
In turn, their form doesn't need to ripple and change during assimilation. The assimilation process takes minutes at most and they don't get fatigued enough to sleep.
He on the other hand became a worm, a slug, and a rock at some point. All the while lightning was burning him from within and explosions like thunder rang from within his body. He felt the pain even though he wasn't conscious. There was no escape from it.
Things got worse until they stopped. Then they reverted slowly as Legion-5 got used to Legion-7. This process took more than 27 days to complete.
Meanwhile, the outside world was full of actions as he slept. Supreme beasts vied for supremacy everywhere. Some even came to his base while he was asleep.
"Are you sure this is the base of Agrivo839,371,456A?" One of the 5 Supreme Beasts asked.
"Yes, it is. I was close by when his base was completed. It was at the same time that the announcement went out. I am sure he is Agrivo839,371,456A."
They stood some distance away from his base watching it. There wasn't any activity in the base. No bots were mining and every access to the base had been locked. No one can get in unless they barge in.
One of them observed. "The price for divine abilities in the reward list has gone up so he has acquired a divine ability. His divine sense is absent which means he is currently sleeping. He must be busy assimilating it and will be vulnerable now."
"Should we attack? This seems like the best opportunity to do so." Someone suggested.
Another agreed. "This is a good chance to stop his streak. He is already assimilating a divine ability while we are yet to get one. He will be a Sovereign when he wakes up and we will still be transcendents."
The leader of the alliance shook her head. "It is a good chance but we are lacking and unable to take advantage of it. We will need to break the defense barrier of his base. We are not strong enough for that and we don't have troops that are strong enough either. And that's just the problem of his base. What if he has helpers and alliance mates? They won't stand back and watch as we attack him so we have to be ready to fight others."
"Besides, we won't be able to eliminate him now even if we succeed. We are still in the protection phase."
A third agreed. "And wasting our time here to stop him from progressing indicates that we don't believe that we can catch up with him. It is admitting loss before fighting. I think our time should be better spent developing ourselves and acquiring points."
The leader nodded. "We have 3 against the proposal and 2 for it. That means we won't attack. We shouldn't be discouraged that he is making progress. We can make progress too. And making enemies of someone so dangerous is not a good idea this early into the rite of passage. Who knows, we might even get to work together with him in the future. There is room for cooperation between us."
This group gave up on the attacking Legion-5. They are one of the largest alliances and yet they decided not to attack him. It is not out of cowardice. They have several reasons not to and it isn't worth it.
Several groups came to look for him. They came mostly to know the location of the first of them who built a base and acquired a divine ability. That information will be crucial if they want to work with him in the future or attack him.
Some were not so smart though. They tried to break into his base. This is after they knew that one would need the power of a Sovereign to break the lowest level of the defense barrier.
Only one out of the four that attacked got to touch the barrier before they were shot out of the sky by the defense cannon lying on the top of one of the walls of the base. They expected the attack and they thought they were fast enough to dodge it. They were wrong.
Legion-5 enjoyed peace during his vulnerable state. His base didn't progress at all during this process because of the state it was in. All the bots and other operations were paused and energy was redirected to the defense, attack, and surveillance systems. He prioritized safety in exchange for progress.
Others made progress during that time. They met with the inhabitants of the plane and started the process of spreading the influence of the Supreme Alliance. They did this through peaceful methods or violent coercion.
Someone subdued a hex in that short period of time. They became the first to do so and were rewarded with a special point for it. They can use that special point to acquire any divine ability regardless of the price as long as it is in their class.
Some even managed to mine a lot of resources and upgrade their bases during that time. They were able to turn their small bases into war fortresses. The rite of passage moved on without Legion-5.
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