Ultragene Warlord

Li Feng ’s arm, charged with concentrated light-attuned genetic energy, pierced through the mammoth ’s chest.

Li Feng attempted to extract his arm from the mammoth ’s body, but he found himself unable to do so.
The mammoth had bunched its muscles up tightly, forcibly trapping Li Feng ’s arm.

Li Feng raised his head in shock, only to see the mammoth let out a terrifying grin.
A wave of frost swept over its skin, freezing its blood and Li Feng ’s arm.

Subsequently, the silvery-white mammoth raised its hammer high and smashed it down where Li Feng ’s body was.
Li Feng blocked the attack with the gigantic sword in his hand, but the mammoth was so strong that Li Feng was forced to grit his teeth as he infused genetic energy into his arm deep within the mammoth ’s body.

The next moment, the mammoth ’s chest glowed with light—and burst in a terrible explosion.
Blood and slivers of red ice exploded like shrapnel.
Li Feng shot back as the other mammoths came to their leader ’s aid.

”[Birth of the Holy Dragon]! ” Dozens of sword slashes emanated from Li Feng, each with a starry splendor reminiscent of the Milky Way.
The stars in the night sky shone brightly with the sword slashes, imbued with the power of the vast expanse of the galaxy.

The sword slashes approached the herd of mammoths, which raised their shields in an attempt to block the attack.

However, their shields had been severely weakened by repeatedly blocking Li Feng ’s attacks, and they were all sliced apart by Li Feng ’s slashes.
The mammoths exploded in a shower of blood as Li Feng released a deep breath upon sheathing his sword.

The humans and draconians cheered.
As they began to clear the battlefield, Li Feng began to meditate.
He was planning to raise his strength to the utmost before entering the mammoth world.

One of the draconians came over to him.
”The draconian sage bade me come over with information about the mammoth world. ”

Li Feng frowned.
”Isn ’t this a trial from my captain, Zhang Lie? ”

The draconian shrugged.
”The mammoth world is extremely large.
Surely you wouldn ’t want to have to search all that land for traces of the mammoths? ”

”I suppose that ’s reasonable… ”

The draconian continued, ”Because the mammoths used to be on good terms with the draconians, their side of the wormhole isn ’t guarded by a wall.
We ’ve just erected the wall on this side, too. ”

”No wonder it looked so haphazard! If even a single mammoth had reached it, I ’m sure it would have collapsed. ”

The draconian added, ”However, the mammoths don ’t even need a wall to defend their world.

”Why? ”

”It wouldn ’t be able to stop a strong individual, and large armies would falter just upon entering the world.
Weaker individuals and smaller armies, on the other hand, don ’t even pose a threat. ”

Li Feng blinked.
”Is their world that uninhabitable? In what climate do they live? A desert? A wasteland? ”

”No—a frozen tundra, a world covered in ice! ”

”So that ’s how it is! ”

”The mammoths ’ world is bitterly cold.
In your units of measurement, the average temperature is around -30 degrees Celsius.
Snowstorms perennially rage over the world, and there are frequently blizzards and flash freezes.
There ’s never good weather and barely any sunlight.
These are the conditions that produced the mighty mammoth warriors we faced today. ”

No wonder they didn ’t need any defenses.

”Because of how difficult it is to survive in their world, the mammoths have always been open to trade, and we used to be one of their best trading partners.
The humans imparted them with several techniques that would greatly improve their survival under such terrible conditions. 

”As you know, there are hardly any plants that can survive the climate, so the mammoths are forced to hunt for a living.
In order to be successful in their hunt, they would need strong constitutions as well as battle tactics and techniques.
That was how the mammoths ended up being so proficient with their shields. ”

Li Feng folded his arms.
”You ’ve bred mighty enemies indeed. ”

The draconian shrugged.
He didn ’t seem at all regretful or angered.
”The mammoths have always been friendly and kind toward us, and we could hardly expect their betrayal. ”

”That ’s only to be expected.
You gave them the key to their strength—the reason the mammoths were friendly and kind was because they were weak! After they learned tactics and formations from you, they managed to thrive even in their bitter climate, strengthening their herd and resolving the problem of their immediate survival—and giving them the opportunity to start thinking about attacking other races. ”

Li Feng emphasized, ”Under such conditions, they must have learned the need to be vicious, both to others and to themselves.
Otherwise, they would have been claimed and eaten by genetic lifeforms long before.
The only reason they were kind and friendly was because the draconians and humans were stronger than they were at that point in time, and they needed our cooperation. ”

The draconian ’s face finally fell.
”It ’s as you said.
However, we realized it too late, and they began to move against us at the worst possible moment. ”

Li Feng cocked his head curiously.
”But even so, you don ’t seem to be too upset? ”