Relying on the power of wind, Austin gained the ability similar to the Downwind Ear. And based on this, he had some ideas for extending his abilities. If wind can amplify those subtle sounds, allowing him to hear from afar, could it be used in reverse to eliminate his own sounds, reducing the noise of his actions to the smallest possible degree? By using wind elements to completely erase the sounds he generates, creating a silent area, perhaps this could achieve unexpected effects when combined with Downwind Ear for espionage in the future. Moreover, in the One Piece anime, powerful sword masters can hear the breathing among all things, thus discovering the enemy's weakness and ultimately severing them in one strike. So, can the power extending from this ability ultimately expand to such an extent, to listen to the opponent's weaknesses, similar to the effect of Observation-style Dominance, and see through the enemy's attack openings in battle? "An interesting technique, but with this approach, the fighting style seems to be somewhat off track." Austin was momentarily troubled. Austin is never short of ideas, and with ideas comes direction for developing power. But if he built his own power system based on all kinds of ideas, it seems a bit odd in this world. Other giant dragons either rely on a strong and unparalleled physical body or various Forbidden Curse Magic to deal with enemies. But when it comes to himself, first it's Thunder Forging Body, followed by Electromagnetic Cannon, and then Rasengan and Law Flying Sword; carrying a flying sword to slash his enemies wasn't enough, now comes the Dual Swords Unification. Facing those mage warriors of the world, this style seems quite out of place. "Never mind, whether it's a black cat or a white cat, if it catches mice, it's a good cat. At least these advanced techniques based on ideas are far more powerful than the completely useless Talent Magic abilities I had." Austin immersed himself in his heart spirit, beginning to test the Downwind Ear he'd developed. Threads of magic power slowly spread into the void, as the prototype domain simplified from the fourth Talent Magic silently expanded to cover a range of several miles. The wind elements, like elves, danced in the air, Austin seemingly able to sense the emotions of those elves. Within the covered land, sounds echoed, and the originally dissipating vibrations in the air were transmitted to Austin's ears through the power of wind elements. The cacophony of noises surged into Austin's ears in an instant, the sounds of the world he was in! After a long period of time, Austin finally adapted. Amongst the myriad of sounds, he could focus on the ones he wanted. "So this is the world of sound..." With his heart spirit wandering in this ocean of sound, Austin couldn't help but feel a sense of awe. Utilizing the ability of wind attribute elements, like a combination of amplifier and transmitter, Austin heard countless faint sounds from afar. Through this other means of perceiving the world, it had a much more novel experience and understanding. Moreover, this ability might be extended for eavesdropping on information from miles away. Just as he was about to exit this state, Austin's eyebrow twitched. He heard some conversational voices. "Is that the tribe established by the Blue Young Dragon?" "It should be. Being able to repeatedly cause major losses to those guys from the Blood Claw Tribe, even taking down the first warrior of the tribe, only such an existence can establish such a foundation in this wilderness." "Blood Claw, those guys are part of the alliance, could it be that the Blue Young Dragon might vent its anger on the alliance? The elders' alliance plan might be in jeopardy." "It doesn't matter whether the Blue Young Dragon is willing to ally or not; regardless of the response, naturally the elders will worry about that. We're just the messengers." "Look, are those planted fields, where did this dragon learn these things?" "These must be planted with kudzu roots. Wow, so many!" "Impressive. No wonder the Blue Young Dragon's clan tribe can expand so quickly. That's why." "Perhaps, we could tell the elders, see if we can exchange for these farming techniques from the Blue Young Dragon." "Hey, if that Blue Young Dragon dies in the counterattack war, then all these things along with his clan tribe will belong to us..." Subsequent voices became quieter, as if discussing some conspiracy. However, no matter how cautious they were, their words still reached Austin's ears without missing a beat. "Alliance? These are people from the Tribe Alliance?" From those voices, Austin guessed. It should be. According to their conversation, it seems the war is about to begin, and the Tribe Alliance seems to have sent people to form an alliance with him, implying that they want him to join the counterattack war. This suggests that the situation in Kawa Great Forest has reached a certain level. "Let's go take a look first." Unexpectedly, the first time using the Downwind Ear technique, he heard such an event. Those Tribe Alliance messengers probably didn't realize their dark thoughts had been heard word for word by Austin. Ha, still trying to plot against me? Determined, Austin immediately took flight towards the Dragon Nest Tribe. The arrival of the Tribe Alliance messengers didn't cause any ripples within the Dragon Nest Tribe. As those messengers approached the Dragon Nest Tribe, they were received in advance by Vini, as informed by Austin. Afterward, the beastman messengers were ushered into the main hall. Within the main hall, no one knew what Austin discussed with the beastman messengers. It's only known that after half a day of talks in the main hall, the Tribe Alliance messengers left the Dragon Nest Tribe with somewhat unpleasant expressions. And their departure did not cause any ripples within the Dragon Nest Tribe either; the Dragon Nest Beastmen were busy with grand expansion projects, who had the mind to pay attention to them? From above, Austin coldly watched the direction in which the Tribe Alliance messengers left, sneering inwardly. He was already clear on much of the background of this war. In this contest that might even involve the divine, did they really think he was a fool who could be so easily fooled into becoming cannon fodder? The legacy of the Beastman Empire, just hearing the name indicates its significance. Rather than getting involved in this terrifying war that even the legendary may not survive, it's better to lie low in the Dragon's Nest, growing stronger and developing stealthily. After all, this place is remote; hiding for decades or even a hundred years and achieving great success in divine skills before venturing out again isn't impossible. "Vini, how's the tribe recently?" In a month's time, the Dragon Nest Tribe has become even stronger. The thousand extraordinary beastmen Austin transformed before his closed-door cultivation had already been trained into formidable combat power. Nᴇw ɴovel chaptᴇrs are published on 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵※𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮※𝓷𝓮𝓽 The military strength of the Dragon Nest Tribe has significantly improved. At the same time, raids on external beastman tribes have been ongoing, resulting in a rapid increase in the tribe's population. Everything is developing in a positive direction. The power of the clan tribe is steadily rising, like a large tree growing robustly, extending its towering branches towards the sky. However, not all development within the Dragon Nest Tribe has been smooth; just recently, one development plan encountered troubles. And significant troubles at that. "Your Highness, during the establishment of the second stronghold, the advance team suffered a severe blow, nearly completely wiped out." Recalling the incident, Vini's complexion also showed a lingering sense of fear. Obviously, he should have personally participated in the establishment of the second stronghold. Austin frowned slightly. Given the current strength of the Dragon's Nest Tribe, how could they have nearly been wiped out? "Elemental Lord, a very powerful Elemental Lord!"