Titan King: Ascension of the Giant

After the grand salute, Onyx lowered his head and gazed intently at Pallas.

"A strong physique, innate mental power! This is our Stoneheart Horde's prince, our future!"

"May the Giant tribe flourish, may all things be renewed! May His Highness the Prince be blessed with boundless wisdom and fortune, and grow up strong and healthy!"

"As dawn rises, may wisdom and strength unite in Your Highness!"

A spiritual light of blessing shone from Onyx; it was a ritual of their clan for blessing descendants.

On the back of Pallas's hand, an obsidian mark appeared, shimmered for a moment, then quickly vanished.

Possessing this mark, Pallas gained the loyalty and support of the Obsidian Giant tribe(clan).

Completing the blessing ceremony, Onyx finally stood up and looked towards Orion.

Orion glanced at Lilith, who nodded and carried Pallas back towards the inner keep.

Orion took a step, walking towards the walls of Blackstone City. He planned to inspect the city.

It had been a long time since he last inspected this place!

Onyx followed behind Orion, ascended the city wall, and gazed at the distant forests and plains. As Orion walked, he inquired.

"What is the position of Lorelia and Gustalon?"

"According to the intelligence relayed back by the Sentinel Corps, they have already crossed the desert and entered the edge of the Black Forest."

Orion nodded and continued walking forward.

His return to Blackstone City this time was in preparation to head to the Underworld before the dark beast tides arrived, activate the teleportation array there, and travel to the Emerald Dream Realm.

And Lorelia, Gustalon, and Dirtclaw were the Alpha-level fighters he prepared to take with him.

For the future prospects of the Giant Tribe and the Stoneheart Horde, Orion had no choice but to begin preparations.

With the Deputy Commander taking action against the fungal creatures, those fungi in the Valkorath Realm could now only be used for daily troop training and harvesting life essence.

A battlefield for the Stoneheart Horde to sustain itself through war needed to be opened up as soon as possible.

"When they return, have Lorelia bring Dirtclaw and head to the Underworld to await orders."

"As you command!"

"Prophet, you've reached Alpha peak, haven't you?"

Orion turned, gazing intently at Onyx.

During his time guarding Blackstone City, Onyx had fully digested his gains from the Valkorath Realm and finally reached Alpha peak.

"Yes!"

Onyx was very steady, very calm. He was slightly surprised that Orion suddenly brought this up, showing no hint of arrogance.

"I thought Dirtclaw would reach peak before you; I didn't expect you to take that step first."

Orion extended his hand, and a clump of Legendary level life essence appeared within it.

"This..."

Gazing at the life essence in Orion's hand, Onyx's body trembled slightly.

The calm he had maintained was shattered before this clump of life essence, like ripples spreading across a lake.

Having experienced so much, Onyx's horizons had long since broadened.

He knew very well what this clump of life essence meant to him.

It represented a realm he previously dared not even imagine.

Of course, Onyx advancing to the Legendary level was another matter entirely.

Although he had obtained Legendary level life essence, both the Abyss Dragon and Gustalon were still stuck at Alpha peak, unable to advance for a long time.

"Take it. This is what you deserve!"

"I will grant the area of Obsidian City as your territory. Go take a look when you have time."

Orion placed the Legendary level life essence into Onyx's hand. The latter received it like a priceless treasure, unsure of where the most appropriate place to keep it was.

Orion turned and continued walking forward. The Stoneheart Horde gaining another individual who could attempt to breach the Legendary level was a fortunate event for the Horde, and also a major one.

Although Soraya and Lumi had advanced to the Legendary level, they hadn't appeared in the public eye of the Stoneheart Horde; very few knew.

Once Onyx successfully advanced, the foundation of the Stoneheart Horde, in the eyes of the other southern races, would increase somewhat.

Next, Orion continued his inspection along the wall, while Onyx briefly reported on some events that occurred in the northern territory during his time guarding Blackstone City.

Orion listened without offering opinions.

At his current status, he no longer needed to personally handle such minor matters.

He had cultivated so many people within the Horde precisely to alleviate his own burdens.

What Orion needed to do now was continuously open up new resource channels for the Stoneheart Horde and strive for his own advancement to Arch Lord.

Only upon reaching the Underground Fissure during his inspection did Orion finally speak to Onyx.

"Alright, let's stop here."

"Lilith returned this time to recuperate. Her energy is now focused on Pallas."

"Prophet, you continue guarding Blackstone City."

"I look forward to the day you advance to the Legendary level!"

Under Onyx's watchful gaze, Orion's figure gradually vanished into the Underground Fissure.

"Lord, our Stoneheart Horde will continue to prosper!"

"I guarantee it!"

This was the silent promise Onyx made while watching Orion's retreating back.

At this moment, Onyx recalled the scene of Orion ascending the great mountain where the obsidian giant rested.

There, Orion had come with him to the summit, faced the sea of clouds, and spoken of the world beyond the Black Forest with that confident smile.

Orion, the Giant King, Lord of the Stoneheart Horde—he had truly kept his word.

...

Emerald Dream Realm, Red Moon Valley.

Since the last failed dark beast tide invasion, the Red Thread Clan residing here had suffered grievous losses.

Fortunately, their lord Loska survived. After Loska personally plundered the territory thoroughly, the Red Thread Clan obtained a large batch of resources, allowing them to recuperate their strength somewhat.

At this moment, Loska sat meditating near the cross-realm teleportation array. He still wanted to use the array's aura-hiding function to evade the pull of the Void Passage.

Meaning, Loska's desire to invade the other world hadn't died; he still couldn't forget about it.

But then again, a large number of his subordinates had died on the other side of the teleportation array; this was a blood feud. It was impossible for Loska to simply let it go.

His last invasion failed because the opposing side unexpectedly possessed two Legendary level beings, one of whom hadn't even been pulled away by the Void Passage.

Loska was very worried, because from the last invasion, the opposing side could very likely have deduced the teleportation array's function of hiding Legendary level auras.

To put it bluntly, during this upcoming dark beast tide, he might face an ambush by two Legendary level lords.

Yes, an ambush!

Loska was cautious by nature. He felt the possibility of the opposing side descending here via the teleportation array during the dark beast tide to invade Red Moon Valley was very high.

Therefore, Loska was very worried about this.

As the day of the Void Passage opening drew ever closer, this worry became increasingly heavy, increasingly intense.

For this reason, Loska had also made alternative preparations. He was considering whether or not to release the news about the cross-realm teleportation array.

He hesitated greatly because once the news was released, it also meant the Red Thread Clan had reached its end, left with no other choice.

At that time, even if not invaded by extra-planar creatures, the Red Thread Clan would be annexed and killed by other lords uniting against them.