Chapter 3946 The Misty River Race

After killing his opponent, the winner stood in the forest glade without moving. He did not take the piece of Gold and Silver Bone away. Instead, he seemed to be waiting for someone.

Zen watched curiously. After a few moments, there was a stir on the other end of the glade—a huge creature had appeared.

The new arrival was enormous, at least twenty feet tall, resembling a human in appearance but with three horns on his head. His body flashed with a bold bronze color. Everyone felt the ground trembling as the giant strode heavily towards the stone platform. He clearly had formidable physical strength.

When the three-horned giant reached the stone platform, he bent down and stretched out his hand to grab the piece of Gold and Silver Bone. The giant stuffed the bone in his mouth, barely chewing before swallowing in large gulps.

Gold and Silver Bone was a precious rarity in the Divine River. Its hardness was its most valuable characteristic—replacing one's skeleton with Gold and Silver Bone led to a great enhancement of their physical strength. But now, this gigantic monster was devouring the bone as though it was no more than a snack.

The cracking of the bone could be heard throughout the forest.

However, as the monster chewed and swallowed, another sound echoed in the forest. It seemed to be the clash of colliding metal.

The winner's face turned pale as he witnessed this scene. But of course, he didn't dare to show any displeasure in front of the giant, so the winner gave a forced, strained smile.

"Have too many Gold and Silver Monsters in the Jade Pure Realm been slaughtered? This Gold and Silver Bone has no chewiness at all, and it tastes really terrible," the three-horned monster complained. He walked with booming steps towards the winner, lifting his arm while announcing, "Congratulations! You're the winner of the duel, so you're qualified to obtain the reward!"

The giant then stuffed the remaining one-third of the Gold and Silver Bone into the winner's hand. The winner gingerly held the mangled bone and almost grimaced before changing his expression into a smile. Finally, he turned and walked quietly away, teeth gritted with suppressed indignation.

"Any more battle for today?" said the three-horned monster, turning to the other creatures in the forest.

Silence fell over the forest clearing. Within the Flaming Maple Forest, this three-horned giant had absolute authority.

The powerful Other Shore creatures, even the Element Spirit Civilization and the Nihility race were deferential to the three-horned monsters in this forest.

The giants were all-powerful in this domain. They played the role of arbiters in every issue, and extorted every creature in the forest at whim.

If the winner had dared to show any obvious discontent at the meager reward, he would have been killed ruthlessly.

"Good. If you don't have any more conflict today, don't bother me anymore, or I'll teach you all a good lesson!" shouted the three-horned monster, shaking a bronze fist. With that threat, the giant began lumbering away, back to the other end of the forest glade.

As soon as the three-horned giant was gone, the atmosphere in the forest

its to the Misty River race," replied King Ieuan.

"What does that mean? Are the members of the Misty River race acting as hired fighters for the Element Spirit Civilization?" Zen asked, looking concerned.

King Ieuan chuckled and said, "How can you think that the members of the Misty River race would be so easy to manipulate? Not to mention, the Element Spirit Civilization were involved in the killing of the last patriarch of the Misty River race. If indeed they asked the Misty River race to do something for them, they would ask a huge price in return, and still there would be no guarantee that the Misty River race would keep its word."

As King Ieuan spoke, the surface of the Divine River began to ripple. Waves were forming on the water.

Water splashed as the waves rose and fell on the river.

There were fish swimming with the waves. Each fish was fist-sized, cutting quickly through the churning waters.

"It's the Golden Bites!"

"Go ashore now!"

"Leave the water or else you will become fish feed!"

The air was filled with shouts as the creatures on the ground shouted warnings at the creatures submerged in the river.

Those who were still in the Divine River wore expressions of panic as they tried to reach the shore.

This section of Divine River was within the range of the Flaming Maple Forest. They didn't dare use their theurgies, so they had no choice but to swim desperately towards the shores of the river, hoping to get to solid ground before the fish reached them.

There were thuds and splashes as the first creatures reached the shore.

The creatures tumbled out one after another in their haste to escape from the water.

Unfortunately, not all the creatures in the Divine River reached the shores in time. A few remained trapped in the water when the Golden Bites swarmed around them.

The Golden Bites, a shoal of fist-sized fish with shimmering golden scales, completely surrounded the creatures in the river. Within seconds, their prey sank deep into the water and disappeared without a trace, leaving only the flashing golden scales visible in the depths of the water.