This is a huge island, with massive volcanoes, dense jungles, and a primordial environment.
In the center of the island, a river snakes its way into the depths.
Tall trees line both sides of the island, forming a continuous canopy that shades the river, blocking out the sunlight and making the area appear somewhat dim.
Suddenly, a colossal figure emerged from behind the trees, revealing itself with a tremendous roar.
It had a massive head with sharp teeth lining its gaping maw.
Two short forelimbs and two thick hind limbs.
A long, powerful tail, brown skin, and bulging muscles.
This was a Tyrannosaurus Rex.
It walked to the riverbank and lowered its head, intending to drink.
But the moment it dipped its head, the water erupted, and a monstrous creature shot out, its enormous jaws clamping onto the T-Rex's neck, engulfing its chest as well.
CRUNCH.
The jaws closed, snapping its neck and chest in two, spraying blood everywhere.
Then, the creature slowly emerged from the water. It was a colossal monster about fifty meters long, resembling a crocodile but with six legs.
It crushed and swallowed the Tyrannosaurus Rex's head, then devoured one of its legs and part of its body.
Full.
Xia Qiu felt a sense of fullness in his stomach. The Tyrannosaurus Rex weighed at least ten tons, and he had eaten five tons.
There was still half of the body left, and it couldn't be wasted.
Xia Qiu dragged the remaining carcass into the sea and swam away.
Sea fish, attracted by the scent of blood, swarmed the area, but by the time they arrived, Xia Qiu was already gone.
He reached a small island not far away, placed the rest of the Tyrannosaurus Rex's body on the shore, and then lay down beside it. Before long, a heat flow appeared, spreading outwards.
The intensity of the heat flow was comparable to the Giant Beast islands where Moo Moo resided, slightly more than the f-Crocodile's.
Enough.
Xia Qiu's next plan was to consume dinosaurs, with the primary goal of changing his legs.
Xia Qiu's current legs inherited them from the f-Crocodile. The f-Crocodile's legs differed from those of ordinary crocodiles. Ordinary crocodiles had both segments of their legs on the ground, with the second segment pressed tightly to the ground, like a fallen 'L' shape.
The f-Crocodile's legs, however, could support its body upright, with the second segment perpendicular to the ground, allowing it to step forward.
This was akin to the difference between a plank and the bent-arm position of a push-up, or kneeling versus squatting.
Xia Qiu had inherited the f-Crocodile's legs, but it wasn't enough.
Xia Qiu wanted his legs to be able to stand upright, with his knees pointing outwards or forwards, which offered many advantages.
Firstly, it allowed for longer strides. The f-Crocodile's legs were still at a right angle, supporting the body solely on the second segment while the first segment moved forward, dragging the second.
This limited the distance of each step. However, by straightening the body, the stride length increased significantly with each step.
Secondly, it would actually require less force to move.
With the f-Crocodile's legs, the muscles of the first segment bore the brunt of the body's weight during forward motion, while the muscles of the second segment bore the load during support.
By straightening the legs, the force during forward movement was distributed across the entire leg, including the bones and knees.
This was similar to the difference between the bent-arm and straight-arm positions in a push-up; the former is more tiring.
Walking in a squat versus walking upright; the former is also more tiring.
Thirdly, it offered better control, allowing for easy changes in direction.
Of course, the drawback was the stress on the knees and joints, which would accelerate joint wear. However, the time frame was relatively long, and Xia Qiu could consume and repair injuries, so it could be temporarily ignored.
Therefore, Xia Qiu needed to grow stronger legs on this foundation, targeting large terrestrial mammals or reptiles.
Near Whiskey Peak lay the Primordial Island. Because it was isolated from the outside world, it had retained its primitive appearance and, consequently, still harbored dinosaurs.
Dinosaur legs were incredibly strong, capable of supporting massive bodies. Furthermore, there were bipedal dinosaurs that could support their enormous weight solely on their hind limbs.
Thus, Xia Qiu chose dinosaurs, intending to evolve his legs by consuming them.
The Little Garden contained many dinosaurs, including Archaeopteryx, Pterosaurs, Spinosaurus, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Brontosaurus, Argentinosaurus, Triceratops, and more.
Among these, the Tyrannosaurus Rex, Spinosaurus, and Baryonyx could move solely on their hind legs.
The Tyrannosaurus Rex was Xia Qiu's priority target.
While not the longest among carnivorous dinosaurs, the Tyrannosaurus Rex surpassed carnivorous dinosaurs of similar size in body width, neck width, pelvic size, and shoulder blade size. Its legs, in particular, were exceptionally thick and tall, boasting the greatest strength and length for its size.
A Tyrannosaurus Rex stood six meters tall, with its hip height reaching up to five meters.
On its hind legs, a Tyrannosaurus Rex could support a maximum weight of fifteen meters and fifteen tons.
Moreover, its unique structure provided excellent balance and load-bearing capacity for its hind legs, making it easier to support its powerful body.
Xia Qiu's weight required not only changes in his legs but also in his body's skeletal structure and neck.
If he could evolve Tyrannosaurus Rex legs, his mobility would increase, and his speed would become faster.
At the same time, he could free his tentacles, giving them ample room to move.
This would double his combat power.
Of course, the number of Tyrannosaurus Rex on the island was limited, so Xia Qiu focused on them, supplemented by bipedal dinosaurs, with other dinosaurs serving as energy support.
As for whether there were enough dinosaurs on the island, even Dorry and Brogy could survive there for a hundred years by eating dinosaurs, so one more person wouldn't make much difference.
One a day or one every two years, he could complete his transformation within a year.
However, he needed to be careful. The dinosaurs were not the real threat, but the Primordial Island itself still held dangers.
First, there were the two Giants, Dorry and Brogy. As captains of the Giant Warrior Pirates, their strength was terrifying, possessing vast combat experience and superb fighting skills, even special combat techniques. Together, they could even defeat the massive Island-Devouring Monster.
Their strength was at least Vice Admiral level, and on land, his mobility was insufficient, making it impossible to defeat them.
Next, to the east of the Primordial Island, was the Island-Devouring Monster, which consumed islands as food. Its droppings were the size of small islands. If he encountered it, he would surely die.
Therefore, Xia Qiu had no intention of going to the eastern sea area and would only operate on the western side of the Primordial Island.
Xia Qiu waited for a while, driving away a few wild beasts that were drawn by the smell of blood. Once he was hungry again, he ate the rest of the Tyrannosaurus Rex carcass.
When the heat flow disappeared, Xia Qiu left the small island and returned to the island where Zala was.
His food and evolutionary direction were decided, and he had a source for Reinforcement Energy.
What remained was Baroque Works. Baroque Works was still relatively weak now and needed to become much stronger to be of use to him.
To expand Baroque Works, the first thing to do was to raise more funds.
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