The Young Dragons' former nest, Dragon Nest Canyon, has been greatly expanded.
Because the entire mountain range was slowly growing, this valley was also continuously moving closer, as if the mountain range was gradually healing the wounds on its body.
So Kalon used the newly learned spatial magic to set up a magic array in the valley, stabilizing this valley that was constantly trying to close in.
He also expanded his laboratory, making it more spacious to store some sample materials.
At this moment, only two Kobold Soldiers symbolically guarded the entrance outside the Dragon Clan Territory, as almost no one dared to approach it.
To the left of the canyon was the True Dragon's treasury, and the irritable Young Red Dragon Kadilos was hostile to every creature attempting to enter the canyon, especially after the alchemist madman Tichi extracted nearly a tank's worth of his blood.
Of course, perhaps it wasn't just because his blood had been drawn, but no one knew for sure.
If it weren't for the Young Red Dragon Kadilos's incessant noise disturbing Kalon's research, and him being severely beaten again, the entire mountain peak's surroundings might have heard the Red Dragon's furious roars.
To the right of the canyon was a connected cluster of ordinary single-story buildings, which was Kalon's completed laboratory.
Similar to its plain exterior, the laboratory's interior was also extremely simple and unadorned, yet it was deep and vast.
There were nearly a hundred rooms, each with various signs, clearly showing traces of spatial expansion magic.
This was because Kalon's newly learned spatial magic was not yet proficient, so it was inevitable that he would leave traces of his spellcasting.
Inside a room marked 'Bloodline Research Lab,' a majestically handsome elf with an exceptional bone structure was meticulously observing a strange magical instrument.
He watched the bubbling blood undergoing some reaction in the magical vessel, muttering to himself, while countless streams of analytical and recorded information flowed through his eyes.
This room was about two hundred square meters, and around this elf, who always seemed to be enveloped in a layer of divine light, were rows of neatly arranged cabinets and shelves.
These neat cabinets and shelves were divided into three tiers, each holding bottles of blood of various colors.
Some were simply placed, some were frozen with congealed ice, and others had the entire test tube immersed in strange-smelling alchemical potions.
From the labels on these test tubes, it could be seen that the lowest shelf contained the blood of some relatively special ordinary wild beasts.
This included the blood of all ferocious beasts found within the Dragon Clan Territory, as well as the blood of intelligent races.
For example, the more intelligent Mimic Ravens, Ferocious Magic-Patterned Tigers, Ferocious Giant Elephants, and even monster races like Ogres, Goblins, and Kobolds were in this category.
Although these blood types were numerous, the quantity of each was relatively small, indicating that the laboratory's owner had not extensively hunted these creatures.
Instead, he chose sustainable development, allowing these creatures to 'voluntarily' offer their fresh blood.
The second tier of shelves contained the blood of magical beasts that had entered the extraordinary stage, or the blood of naturally extraordinary species, or the blood of powerful bloodlines passed down from ancient times, or the bloodlines of mutated ordinary species.
Rows of labels were written in Dragon Language, including Fafna's blood, marked as Giant ogre Fafna's Blood (Ancient Three-Headed Sea Demon).
There was also Yug the Gnoll; among the Gnoll race, who lacked the ability to revert to their ancestors, this Gnoll's strength was clearly far superior to other Gnolls, thus he voluntarily offered his fresh blood for research.
There was also Chiron the Centaur Warrior; this Dragonborne Centaur was already vaguely the strongest among Kalon's subordinate warrior dependents.
His blood was primarily for studying his authentic ancient Centaur hero blood, which, although influenced by Kalon's aura field radiation, had not fundamentally changed.
Many extraordinary magical beasts previously captured in Green Field Forest, such as the One-Horned Snake Lizard, were also re-collected by Kalon.
Swift Shadow, the leader of the Batwing Wyverns, also had his blood in this collection. Even the blood of two Titanoboas was drawn and placed here for research.
The third tier belonged to some extremely special bloodlines. The quantity of bloodlines on this tier was fewer; only bloodlines of the same rank as True Dragon s, or extremely special bloodlines, would be placed on this tier.
The blood of every True Dragon in the Dragon clan could be seen here, and there was a large stock, measured in kilograms.
These bloods were also 'voluntarily' offered by the True Dragons in the Dragon clan for Kalon's research.
And bottles labeled with various demon and devil types were also filled with strange blood, such as Imps, Four-Armed Nagas, and Dretches.
Among them, the storage of Dretch and Barlog blood was the most abundant.
Although Dretches, is a low-level demon, were very weak in strength, the abilities these demons gained from the laws rooted within their bodies greatly interested Kalon.
These low-level demons could devour all creatures within their digestive capacity, evolving as they devoured; of course, many demons also possessed this ability.
Most importantly, after devouring an opponent, a Dretch could gain one of the devoured's abilities, such as their voice or head.
Their vitality was also extremely tenacious, making them Kalon's favorite research subjects.
Barlogs, a race with very clear upper and lower limits of strength, also largely preferred to live in groups, and their compatibility with Red Dragons was high.
Barlogs typically resided within volcanic walls, burrowing into them; erupting magma and sulfur-rich minerals were among the Barlog's energy and food sources.
These demons could also use the flames, magma, and sulfur-containing minerals erupted from volcanoes as their nutritional supplements, transforming the scorching energy into their strength and opportunities for evolution.
Moreover, to a certain extent, like True Dragons, they formed a close connection with their surroundings.
Therefore, Kalon also liked to collect a complete set of Barlog bloodlines, even though there were already many in the laboratory.
But the magic array inscribed on the ground was still operating, autonomously sending out summoning information under the energy of magic crystals.
A pure soul crystal was placed next to this complex summoning array, serving as bait to attract demons who loved this pure soul energy.
Kalon had purchased this from the magicians, as all his existing stock had already been used to refine the magical alchemical creation, True Dragon Sanctuary.
And at Kalon's feet, two still chubby snake hatchlings looked listless.
They lazily slithered by Kalon's feet, and the snake hatchlings, from whom much blood had been drawn, greedily fixed their gaze on the blood containing countless magical energies.
Although the two snake hatchlings had grown considerably in size during this period, they still maintained their newborn appearance, which was one of the abilities of these two Titanoboa hatchlings.
Perhaps it was because they discovered that only by maintaining this appearance would Kalon's affection and tolerance for them increase significantly.
And because they had both inherited some of Kalon's psionic power, Kalon, if he didn't use his True Sight, would find it difficult to discern the true forms of these two snake hatchlings with just a True Dragon's naked eye.
"Slurp,"
Haninek, who was much more docile than his brother, Grenek, quietly retracted his drooling tongue.
He looked at the motionless summoning magic array and softly said to Kalon, "Daddy, is this magic array broken? Why hasn't there been any movement for so long!"
"Daddy, what are you summoning this time?" another snake hatchling, the greedy Grenek, extended his pink tongue. He raised his chubby head, his dark, round pupils filled with longing.
"Can I eat it? The Four-Armed Naga you summoned last time tasted really good!"
Kalon buried himself in his observations, too lazy to bother with the two little ones. If he opened his mouth, these two noisy little ones would surely chatter incessantly, asking all sorts of questions.
While observing the blood reaction in the magical vessel, Kalon also distractedly browsed a book on the table, 'handalf's Demonic Compendium Revised Edition,' borrowed from the Old Magician Lapers.
"Oh, Daddy, there's movement!" the soft-spoken snake hatchling Haninek suddenly exclaimed in surprise, a glistening trail of drool involuntarily sliding from the corner of his mouth.
Kalon stopped his experiment, turned around, and smiled as he looked at the glowing summoning magic array.
In the infinitely distant Abyss, it was unknown which layer of the Abyss, as Barlogs were generally distributed across various layers of the Abyss.
In a region of this Abyssal layer, it was a hot volcanic zone.
Countless steaming magma and sulfurous fumes rose from the magma lakes scattered throughout the volcanic region, and the excessively dense fumes reduced the visibility of the entire volcanic area by two levels.
Many Barlogs lived in this volcanic region, varying in strength.
There were powerful ones and weaker ones, but they usually did not exceed the Saint rank, although demons were not categorized by human ranks.
Barlogs that evolved to a higher rank would choose to leave this area and venture into a wider world.
For example, some powerful Barlogs would choose to challenge the local demon minor lords and become new demon lords.
And successful Barlogs would choose to return to their place of growth, taking their original group as subordinates and warriors.
At this moment, many Barlogs, whose bodies were covered in scorching flames and radiated high temperatures, were hesitating before a special summoning spatial node.
These Barlogs, whose eyes were as hot as magma, revealing intense wildness and power, with robust bodies and magic patterns that seemed to flow like magma, were now pacing back and forth, no longer rushing forward as they used to when sensing a summons from the Prime Material Plane.
"The aura on the other side is indeed from a Prime Material Plane, and it's a bit different from the last coordinates' aura,"
A tall, powerful Barlog with gnarled ram horns on his head cautiously peered into the summoning node, not rushing to answer the call.
"Aero said the same thing last time, but he never came back, and those few Barlogs who disappeared into the Abyss, all responded to summons from the Prime Material Plane during this period,"
A stocky Barlog grumbled, his demonic language naturally carrying an inherent sense of evil, but the content did not match this aura.
"But this time, there must be something good on the other side. I smell an exceptionally pure soul, it intoxicates me, it's definitely not the evil magicians from the last few times,"
Another Barlog with thick, curved horns like a bull's pushed forward, a look of longing on his face.
He could no longer control the craving in his heart and actively responded to the summons from another world. The Barlog's figure instantly vanished from this world.
"Hahaha, I'm indeed smart! It seems the benefits this time are mine!"
The next moment, this Barlog emerged from the magic summoning array. The pure soul crystal nearby exuded an unparalleled allure, drawing the Barlog's attention completely to the soul crystal.
He completely failed to notice the few covetous gazes fixed on him, like cats seeing a mouse, their eyes sparkling.
"Hmph, indeed a wealthy magician! Speak, what are your demands? What do you wish to gain? I, the great Barlog, shall... shall..."
This Barlog turned his head and saw Kalon, whose eyes were filled with joy, and the two greedy snake hatchlings.
The subtle demonic aura of many fellow creatures of different races around instantly sobered up the Barlog, who had been overwhelmed by the lure of profit.
Especially on the few tables nearby, there were also several corpses of demons and imps.
It seemed they had already been dissected and studied by that evil elf magician, and the bloodlines in their bodies had been extracted, making their auras from the Abyss and Hell much weaker.
"You are that evil magician who commits so many atrocities!"
The Barlog's magic patterns, which seemed to flow like magma, instantly lit up. His terrified voice sounded unlike what an evil demon should emit.
The Barlog instantly turned and plunged into the passage he came from. He wanted to return to his homeland by following his essential connection with the Abyss.
But countless complex magical runes lit up on the laboratory walls and lamps, and the spatial confinement array glowed with magical light, cutting off the summoning channel and severing the essential connection between the Abyss and this Barlog. The Barlog slammed into the thick floor.
"Heh heh, don't be in such a hurry to leave. I only have one small request: cooperate with my experiment, Barlog," the Elf Kalon's exceptionally beautiful and profound eyes lit up.
He stepped forward, and all the magic arrays in the laboratory responded and echoed his steps, suppressing this Barlog.
The two snake hatchlings also excitedly surrounded him, and the greedy Grenek even loudly clamored, "Daddy, this bad guy won't cooperate with you! I want to eat this thing that won't listen to Daddy!"
Haninek also slithered forward, wagging his short, fat tail.
These two snake hatchlings wanted to taste everything, and although this Barlog didn't look very appetizing, whether it tasted good or not, they would only know after trying it.
In the world, one should not carry stereotypes, as that can easily become a weakness. This precept was unexpectedly demonstrated by the two snake hatchlings.
Bang!
The two mischievous snake hatchlings were flicked away by Kalon's finger, tumbling several times in the air.
But before the two snake hatchlings could let out their cries of alarm, the Barlog's extremely terrified scream had already echoed throughout the entire room.
Fortunately, all sounds in the entire laboratory had later been sealed off by Kalon's magic, otherwise, the Young Red Dragon Kadilos outside would not have been able to sleep.
After all, Kalon never drew blood from himself for his Red Dragon blood research. The accumulated stock of blood he had drawn from the Young Red Dragon Kadilos was measured in hundreds of kilograms.