Dragons are exceptionally proud.
In their eyes, humans are like insignificant insects.
Especially in the presence of the native human forces on the continent of Origin, they always act with a condescending, god-like demeanor.
Whether in ancient times or in the present era, humans have always shown utmost respect to dragons.
This seems to be a sense of inferiority ingrained in the very bones of humanity.
This is the sense of racial disparity that has been left behind from ancient times, between humans and dragons.
However, for humans like Xiao Mo, who have transmigrated from another world, they don't give a damn about any so-called dragons.
To put it nicely, they're divine dragons, but to put it crudely, calling them big mudfish wouldn't be wrong.
Therefore, upon seeing the arrogant gaze of the arriving dragon, Xiao Mo immediately gave Mo Wuxin a meaningful look.
And so…
The spiritual body of this Lord-tier divine dragon was almost beaten to dissipation by Mo Wuxin, punch by punch.
However, this Lord-tier divine dragon was quite resilient.
Despite being suppressed and ground into the dirt by Mo Wuxin, it almost never uttered a word of plea.
But just as Xiao Mo was starting to get interested, this Lord-tier divine dragon could no longer endure.
Because, after such a long time, it realized that this detestable human had no intention of stopping him.
How could it continue playing this game?
Although it was currently only a spiritual body, this was still a partial manifestation of its soul. While being beaten might not cause physical harm, it caused genuine pain deep within its soul!
"Stop! Don't hit anymore!!"
"I am a dragon envoy, I have important matters to discuss with your lord… Uhhh!"
Before it could finish speaking, accompanied by a scream of unbearable agony, the spiritual body of the Lord-tier divine dragon suddenly exploded like a spectacular firework.
"This..."
Mo Wuxin was also slightly stunned at this sight. He genuinely hadn't expected this fellow, being a dragon, to be so weak.
So, Mo Wuxin raised his hand, touched his nose, and said somewhat awkwardly to Xiao Mo, "That… Master, I didn't do it on purpose. I really didn't know this guy was so fragile. I got carried away and couldn't hold back!"
Xiao Mo naturally didn't care about such matters. After all, it wasn't one of his own people who was being beaten.
Besides, it was just a spiritual body. What harm could be done by beating it to smithereens?
If this dragon really had something important to convey, it would surely come again.
Therefore, Xiao Mo merely waved his hand with a smile and then proceeded to check the existing inventory of the territory's warehouse.
After upgrading the territory to [Minor City - Primary], he still had 807,000 units of lumber, 904,000 units of stone, and 830,000 units of iron essence.
For any other lord, such a reserve of resources would undoubtedly be considered immense wealth.
However, for Xiao Mo, this amount of resources was still far from enough to upgrade the territory further.
Just to upgrade the territory to [Minor City - Intermediate] required the consumption of five million units of lumber, three million units of stone, and one million units of iron essence.
But there was no need to rush. For now, he needed to stabilize the territory's influence.
In a while, if he could conquer another kingdom-level force, that should be sufficient.
Moreover, the territory of the Immortal-Demon Minor City had already expanded its influence to a radius of over a hundred kilometers. Within this area, there were many native forces of various sizes and levels.
If he could clear out all these forces, he would also be able to obtain a significant amount of resources.
If he could upgrade the territory to the level of a major city as quickly as possible, he could then build the major city into a royal capital.
This would allow him to establish a kingdom-level force.
Once the Immortal-Demon Kingdom was established and the entire Endless Abyss region was unified, it would become much easier to deal with those lords who wanted to kill him and shatter his divine spark.
However, even without establishing a kingdom, Xiao Mo was still confident in suppressing any lords who dared to invade.
After all, he had the absolutely formidable war fortress, [Nine Heavens Nine Hells City], watching over him from above.
Although the Nine Heavens Nine Hells City currently lacked sufficient spiritual energy reserves, and he only had a little over eight thousand Immortal-Demon Stones available, he did have a substantial amount of Soul Crystals.
After some thought, Xiao Mo did some calculations and felt that exchanging Soul Crystals for Immortal-Demon Stones would be more cost-effective.
This was because he currently lacked enough Immortal-Demon Stones. To activate the Immortal-Demon Spirit Cannon, he would definitely need to use Soul Crystals or Spirit Stones.
His reserve of Spirit Stones was not large, and such precious items were not to be wasted lightly.
His current reserve of Soul Crystals was certainly sufficient, but one Soul Crystal was equivalent to only a hundred Immortal-Demon Stones.
However, this was not the case on the [Myriad Races Trading Platform].
The Immortal-Demon Stones on the trading platform were quite cheap. One Soul Crystal could be directly exchanged for five hundred Immortal-Demon Stones.
However, this situation would certainly not last long. It was only because the demand for Soul Crystals was high at the moment that such a price could be achieved.
After some time, when Soul Crystals were no longer in such high demand, their price would surely plummet.
Therefore, Xiao Mo was currently considering whether to exchange his Soul Crystals for Immortal-Demon Stones.
Especially now that teleportation array blueprints were becoming widespread, even ordinary lords' territories would rapidly improve.
Following this trend, if nothing unexpected happened, the price of Soul Crystals would soon begin to fall, and would only stop when it reached a more normal level.
With this in mind, Xiao Mo no longer hesitated.
He directly opened the [Myriad Races Trading Platform].
After all, he was still a long way from upgrading the three troop buildings. Exchanging all his Soul Crystals for Immortal-Demon Stones was, indirectly, an enhancement of his strength, and it was a move that killed two birds with one stone.
On one hand, it allowed him to make an investment while there was a price difference.
On the other hand, it allowed him to accumulate a large amount of Immortal-Demon Stones, so that when war broke out, the Nine Heavens Nine Hells City could be sufficiently powered.
Upon entering the trading platform, Xiao Mo directly typed in [Soul Crystal] and began searching.
Soon, a large number of trading information appeared on the interface.
Among them, many were seeking Soul Crystals with Immortal-Demon Stones, and quite a few people were selling Soul Crystals.
However, without exception, the exchange ratios were between four hundred and five hundred.
That is, four hundred to five hundred Immortal-Demon Stones for one Soul Crystal.
This ratio was truly astonishing!
Immediately, Xiao Mo excitedly began clicking frantically to trade.
As long as the exchange ratio was above four hundred and fifty to one, he would complete the transaction.
Soon, the quantity of Immortal-Demon Stones he possessed grew increasingly larger.
Of course, the number of Soul Crystals he had in storage was also rapidly decreasing.
However, Xiao Mo felt no heartache about this at all. After all, Soul Crystals were not that difficult to obtain.
Besides, if he didn't exchange them quickly now, in a few days, the price of Soul Crystals might drop significantly, and he would suffer a huge loss compared to now.
[Transaction failed! Current item sold out!]
[Transaction failed! Current item sold out!]
[Transaction failed...]
At this moment, the prompts for three consecutive failed transactions caused Xiao Mo to frown...