Thunder roared in the sky, and Wren walked through the palaces of the Storm Temple.

The scene here is the same as last year, the buildings are tall and immense, but most of the area is shrouded in darkness, and the outlines of the ruins are occasionally illuminated by lightning that streaks across the sky. Even the bright places are deserted, and walking through them is like walking through a strange and uninhabited city, only to meet two or three storm giants once in a while, casting a curious look at Wren.

The Storm Giants didn't step forward to interrogate, and most of them withdrew their gaze and continued walking.

There were also some people who whispered to their companions, and Wren's voice of all things heard the giant's dialogue: "He is the human who visited the temple last year, and he came back so soon, he should have collected a little source crystal, and he wants to exchange something." ”

"How much can you collect in such a short amount of time?" a storm giant scoffed.

"Yes. ”

The giant who spoke in front of him did not hesitate to say, "It is really a waste for the elder to provide so many good things. For human beings, even the cheapest ones can be sold at an extremely high price if they are taken back to the main material realm, and it is normal for him to be anxious. ”

"There's no way around it, it's a good thing that he can bring the source crystal. Another Storm Giant sighed, "The Storm Plane is becoming more and more difficult to mine Source Crystals, and the Elder can only trade with people outside at a premium. Otherwise, the Titan Forge will last less than a hundred years, and the area where the temple is activated will shrink and affect the Cultivation Hall, and our population will be reduced by ......"

The storm giant's voice was muffled, and it faded away.

Wren didn't look back at the storm giants and continued to walk, his eyes thoughtful, it turned out that the situation of the Storm Sanctuary was already so critical!

The Storm Giant's most glorious Second Age has been over for tens of thousands of years.

Now that the main material realm of Erenus is dominated by humans, with only one Titan Elder Demigod and two or three hundred giants, it is too difficult to gain a foothold in the material realm, and it is difficult to resist the greedy gaze of people who cast on the storm giants. Moreover, the meaning of the obedient meaning is that the continuation of the Storm Giant's race is inseparable from the Temple, and the Temple relies on the energy of the Titan Forge to sustain it, so the Source Crystal has become the most critical material.

Elder Solim did not hesitate to trade all his family funds for the sake of Yuan Jing.

The Storm Giants in the Sanctuary are also accustomed to outsiders, so it can be seen that the person who deals with Elder Solim must be far more than himself.

However, Wren can be sure of one thing, and that is that there should be no competitors within the empire and surrounding countries, including Congartro.

Otherwise, those source crystal ores would have been monopolized by people a long time ago.

"I just don't know how many pounds of Source Crystals the Storm Temple consumes in a year?" Wren thought to himself. If he can get the data and speculate on the urgency of Elder Solim's demand for source crystals, then he can take some initiative in the transaction, and maybe there will be a discount.

Such a large Titan furnace, even if the energy conversion efficiency is comparable to that of a nuclear reactor, it will cost thousands of pounds a year, right?

Wren roughly estimated that the Titan furnace should be less effective than a nuclear reactor.

Or even an order of magnitude or two lower.

The lower the efficiency, the more fuel consumed each year, that is, the source crystal, and it is certainly impossible to withstand thousands of pounds a year, and tens of thousands of pounds are also possible. Elder Solim is not enough to make deals with people, but mainly to mine in the storm plane or expedition to other planes.

The more Wren thought about it, the farther he went, and when he had exchanged the knowledge of the Titan Rune and learned and mastered it, he should be able to get accurate data.

"Athena!"

"Puertos!"

A commotion came from the side of the road leading to the Crucible Sanctuary, and even though it was hundreds of meters away, Wren could hear it clearly without the sound of everything. He followed the prestige, there was a wide square, an area of tens of thousands of square meters, the ground was paved with a layer of Titan blue iron, there were stone stands built on one side, and there was a whole row of huge stone pillars around the square.

Wren read out the giant's words on the stone pillar: "Thor's Arena." ”

It's a magnificent arena!

At this time, there were more than a dozen storm giants sitting in the stands, each cheering for the two giants who were fighting in the field. The voices of the giants, men and women, were as loud as thunder, and they could not hide the sound of fierce battle in the empty storm temple.

Wren looked at the two storm giants, and his face changed slightly.

It was a man and a woman, both of whom were legends.

The male storm giant is about eight meters tall, his limbs are as strong as pillars, his muscles are extremely developed, his upper body is bare, his metallic cyan skin flows with lightning bolts, he wears a battle skirt and combat boots, and a giant helmet with sharp horns, revealing a half-simple face and a pair of eyes containing thunder and lightning, and a golden beard on his chin, like a god descending from the earth.

He was holding a two-handed giant sword that was more than five meters long from the hilt to the blade!

This is the largest weapon Wren has ever seen, the blade is as wide as a real door panel, and the visual weight is close to 10,000 pounds, which should not be much worse than his own Mjolnir.

The greatsword was held in the giant's hand, but there was not the slightest hint of bulkiness and sluggishness.

The Storm Giants are very fast, swinging their swords with a terrifying roar, accompanied by lightning and thunder, and can inflict terrifying power with a single sword, and few legends can catch it head-on with Erenus.

In fact, the Soul Eye saw him as a legendary high-rank Storm Giant.

Converted to the soul strength of a transcendent, it is equivalent to level nineteen.

Moreover, the legendary giant's combat skills are very superb, the style is unpretentious, and the gap between the sword is accompanied by two types of spells of thunder and lightning and wind elements, either attacking the opponent or blessing himself, and there is no weakness in strength, defense and speed.

However, he was completely suppressed by his opponent at the moment.

Wren looked at his opponent, it was a female Storm Giant, her height was actually comparable to that of a male Storm Giant, and she was also over eight meters!

But her figure is more slender and shapely, and her face looks younger.

Her skin is pale bronze and her muscles are strong and strong, not as if they were about to explode like a male storm giant, but she contains terrifying power, and every time she fights, she can knock her opponent back and easily gain the upper hand.

This female storm giant has long dazzling golden hair, tied into a crisp and capable ponytail, she does not wear a helmet, but wears a jeweled headband, and her face, which is dozens of times larger than a human being, has delicate facial features and perfect proportions, which actually gives Wren a sense of amazement, as if she has seen a girl with bright eyes and bright teeth.

When fighting, her expression revealed a sense of perseverance and courage, the ponytail on the back of her head flicked around, a battle armor made of Titan blue iron, revealing her arms and long legs, setting off her figure just right, and her heroic temperament was fascinating.

"This is the real 'long legs'!"

Wren secretly teased that her legs were five meters long, and she was wearing a metal battle skirt and high combat boots, exposing the part above the knee to below the middle of the thigh, which was not too standard "absolute field".

He teased in his heart, but he didn't dare to underestimate anything.

The characteristics of this female storm giant are obvious, bronze skin, terrifying thunder and lightning aura on her body, and her height far beyond her age all point out that she is a titan giant!

This is also confirmed by the Soul Eye.

There are two legendary elements in her soul, "Titan Divine Power" and "Immortal Body", and these two elements alone make Wren look sideways.

In addition, there are many supernatural elements such as "Thunder Shape", Level 7 "Swiftness", Level 10 "Tenacity", "Blood Rage", "Electric Skin", etc., the physical fitness is terrifyingly strong, the defense and magic resistance have reached the extreme, and more than a dozen combat skill elements have been trained to reach the upper limit of the level of the element.

For example, a simple heavy attack is level five.

There are also charges, angry strikes, bursts of power, swift shadow thrusts, shockwaves, whirlwind slashes, battle roars, precision blocks, and more, and there are almost no people who have not reached the upper limit, and they are definitely masters of hand-to-hand combat.

Not to mention, as a Storm Giant, she also mastered a series of lightning spells, which were no less powerful than melee elements.

"What a young Titan!"

Wren couldn't help but marvel.

The Titans are Legendary Giants, not limited to the Storm Giants, but other high-ranking Giants may also be advanced. Generally speaking, Titans are at least the Legendary Tier, but there are exceptions, and a few Giants with exceptional talent can advance to Titans at the Legendary Tier.

Apparently this female storm giant is like that.

Wren's soul eye saw through her bottom line, she was only a legendary mid-level, equivalent to a fifteenth-level transcendent, and there was a thin line between her and the legendary high-level, and she could break through at any time.

But judging from the soul rings, she should have just reached adulthood.

The Storm Giant's juvenile age is half shorter than that of the dragon, and she enters adulthood at the age of fifty, that is, she is just in her early fifties.

The Storm Titans mostly supported the young Titan, mostly male, shouting her name, "Athena." ”

Wren stopped to watch the battle.

Athena held a huge round shield in her left hand and a one-handed sword that shone with lightning in her right hand. She did not blindly use her strength to suppress her opponent, her steps were flexible and changeable, and every time her opponent Puertos swung her sword to attack, she was accurately blocked by the round shield in her hand, and then counterattacked with her sword.

Her sword was infused with lightning and could always break through Pultos's defenses at the most tricky angles, leaving a scar on him.

But she is still not in a hurry and is steady.

From time to time, they retreated from each other's spells or hard carries, turned into lightning to pull away or approach, and the figures of the two giants flashed and chased in the huge arena, and every time they clashed, they erupted in the sky with lightning and a deafening roar.

The storm giants watching the battle waved their flags and shouted, so excited that their faces were red and their ears were pierced.

Wren had already seen that Athena was more than a step superior to her opponent and that it would not be difficult to win, but she didn't seem to want to give it her all too early and wanted to hone her skills through combat.

He watched for a few minutes.

Gradually, there were more and more scars on Puertos's body, and the thunder and lightning remaining on the wounds suppressed the speed of recovery, quickly consuming his physical strength, and he began to be a little unable to resist, unable to keep up with the opponent's white-hot battle rhythm.

Athena, on the other hand, still seems very relaxed.

She hadn't even been hit by Puertos' greatsword once, either blocked or dodged, and several spells hit her but she resisted easily, leaving no scars on her skin.

Winners and losers at a glance.

Wren shook his head, Puertos's strength is also the peak of legend in the outside world, but after all, he is just an ordinary legendary giant, there is no advancement, and he lacks legendary elements, and the strength accumulated by a greater age is not enough to erase the advantage of the titan giant.

As soon as his mind fell, he heard a loud sound of "dang".

Athena flicked Pultos' giant sword in a shield block, charged forward, and directly crashed into Pultos's defensive posture, countless lightning erupted in his chest, and the tall giant's body was blown up and fell heavily on the ground dozens of meters away.

The shouting stopped, and the Storm Giants were not surprised by this result, and seemed to have long been accustomed to Athena's victory.

"Ahem...... I lost again......" The corner of Puertos' mouth was bleeding, he looked at his injuries, shook his head and smiled: "This time I lasted for a shorter time than last time, and your strength has improved so fast! Say, how much strength have you used today, and is there seventy percent?"

"That's all I do. ”

Athena had already put away her weapon, carried her shield behind her back, and hung her one-handed sword at her waist, turning into lightning in front of her with a snap, and stretched out her hand.

Puertos was pulled to his feet, with a look of disbelief, and said helplessly: "You don't have to worry about my dignity, and if I cared, I wouldn't always agree to your challenge." ”

He grew up watching Athena and was well aware of the character of this junior.

Over the years, the giants of the Storm Sanctuary have been challenged almost all by Athena, and apart from a few Titans, there is no one to match her.

Athena's talent was a genius even during the Giant Empire 10,000 years ago.

Elder Solim doted on her, and did not hesitate to give her more resources to increase her growth rate, personally build weapons and equipment for her, and often found time to give her guidance. At first, the giants in the temple were dissatisfied with this, thinking that the elders were partial, but then no one dared to oppose it, but they were very supportive.

All the clansmen were quickly subdued by Athena.

Athena also showed a talent beyond combat, she always rushed to the front when she went out, but she was not reckless, and seemed to be able to easily see through the enemy's tactics on the battlefield, leading her people to victory at the lowest cost, and she had already made great achievements many times.

Moreover, Athena had an extremely beautiful appearance, which was very rare among tall giants, and easily won the affection of all male giants who did not have a spouse.

It's a pity that none of the young giants are her opponents, not even close in strength.

Athena didn't have the heart to do this, and every time someone expressed her affection, she directly challenged the other party and beat them to the point that their noses were blue and their faces were swollen. Even so, this did not extinguish the enthusiasm of the giants, who were crazy to cheer for the battle.

"Forget it, that's all for today. When I'm healed, I'll come back to you. Seeing that Athena did not admit it, Puertos did not ask any further questions.

He went over to pick up his greatsword, and suddenly noticed Athena's gaze in the distance, and her expression changed slightly.

Turning his head, he saw a short figure.

"Human ......"

Puertos frowned, in order to trade the source crystal to give some alien races access to the Storm Temple, it was not surprising that a human appeared here. Judging by the direction he left, he should have just happened to pass by, going to visit the elders.

But Athena seemed to have discovered something, her eyes lit slightly, and she hesitated for a few seconds, and she snapped into lightning and chased after her.