Chapter 182: Promotion to Mountain Lord! Divine Ability Upgrade!

The next few days.

Lu Zhangsheng stayed at home, every day besides familiarizing himself with various martial arts divine abilities, he went to control exotic beasts to dig for various spiritual objects.

Under his unremitting efforts, the resources in his hand were still growing steadily.

The next breakthrough of divine abilities was already close at hand.

This day, at noon.

The warm sun was gentle, and the breeze was slow.

Lu Zhangsheng leaned quietly in a chair in the courtyard, drinking spiritual wine, full of comfort, while dividing a wisp of his mind into the pangolin's body.

"Zzz..."

Looking around, it was still the familiar depths of the cave.

The surroundings were full of jagged rocks, and the air was full of sulfur smell, quite pungent.

After these days of exploration, Lu Zhangsheng had arrived at the center of the world, just stepping into the core area.

The probability of discovering spiritual objects around had clearly increased a lot.

At the same time, it also made him full of harvest.

"Swish..."

Afterward, Lu Zhangsheng put away his thoughts and rushed toward the front rapidly.

His speed was like lightning, and not even a sound came from the air.

Half an hour later.

Lu Zhangsheng arrived in front of an underground dark river, and a large stone wall in front emitted glowing light.

Even the spiritual energy around had skyrocketed by a large margin.

"Another spiritual stone?"

Lu Zhangsheng saw this, his face full of joy.

Not far ahead, this giant rock was clearly washed by the river for many years, so it looked as smooth as jade.

And the familiar texture inside was exactly the spiritual stone he had encountered before.

He did not hesitate and rushed up immediately.

In the blink of an eye, he arrived in front of the stone wall and started to dig violently with his claws.

Clang, clang, clang...

A large amount of stone wall debris was thrown away, revealing the spiritual stones inside.

Afterward, Lu Zhangsheng accelerated his speed and dug these spiritual stones with all his might.

"Hum, hum..."

The surroundings were quite quiet, with only Lu Zhangsheng's hardworking digging sound.

Soon, a giant spiritual stone was dug down by Lu Zhangsheng, leaving only an irregular cave entrance.

The ground was also piled with several small piles of spiritual stones.

【Low-grade spiritual stone discovered, absorb?】

At this time, a crisp prompt sound rang in his mind.

【Absorb.】

Lu Zhangsheng thought to himself.

【Source Energy Point +500.】

【Source Energy Point +500.】

……

The resources in his hand were growing rapidly, as if there were no limits.

Before long, this pile of spiritual stones on the ground was absorbed.

He opened the panel.

Source Energy Points: 148,000.

Another big harvest, which made him quite delighted.

Just as he was about to set off again to search for spiritual objects, a sudden change occurred.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

From the depths of the cave entrance in the distance, roars suddenly came.

Several amazing auras rushed over, like a giant mountain, extremely oppressive.

Immediately after, three figures suddenly rushed out from the end of the passage.

In an instant, they arrived around Lu Zhangsheng and surrounded him.

"Three top-tier Innate creatures?"

Lu Zhangsheng looked at the scene before him, his eyes tightening.

The three Innate creatures were a black giant python, a blood-colored giant rat, and a dark green scorpion.

These exotic beasts were very huge, and their bodies emitted amazing malevolence.

Three pairs of blood-red eyes stared fixedly at Lu Zhangsheng, as if ready to give him a fatal blow at any time.

"It seems I have been exposed; these exotic beasts are specifically blocking me here."

In just an instant, Lu Zhangsheng reacted.

It was impossible to have such a coincidence that three top-tier exotic beasts gathered and besieged him together.

Feeling the pressure coming from the other party, even Lu Zhangsheng felt some pressure.

"Roar, roar, roar..."

Just then, the three exotic beasts roared one after another and rushed toward Lu Zhangsheng violently.

Their speed was so fast that they formed afterimages.

Endless roars echoed in the depths of the cave, shaking the giant rocks on the top to fall crazily.

Seeing that he could not avoid it, Lu Zhangsheng's eyes turned cold, and he killed toward the other party directly.

He fully activated the blood energy in his body, and his body emitted wisps of golden brilliance, very miraculous.

A powerful aura filled the hall.

"Swish..."

In an instant, he dodged the siege of the three exotic beasts, flashed to the top of the black giant python, and reached out his claws violently.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

Lu Zhangsheng's sharp claws grabbed the scales on the giant python's head, emitting sparks.

At the same time, a counter-shock force hit Lu Zhangsheng, making his body pause.

"Such strong defense."

Lu Zhangsheng's eyes tightened.

With his sharp claws, under full attack, he could only cause slight injuries; it was worthy of being a top-tier Innate creature.

Afterward, he dodged to the side, dodging the siege of the other two exotic beasts.

"Ow, ow, ow..."

The giant python was in pain, roaring one after another, and the murderous intent in its eyes became more intense.

The three exotic beasts saw this and surrounded him again, hating the alien before them even more.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

Both sides fought fiercely in the underground cave.

Violent roars resounded throughout the cave, and giant rocks on the top fell crazily.

Dust was rolling all around, and malevolence was filling the air.

Lu Zhangsheng relied on his flexible body to move around the three exotic beasts, and for a time, he did not fall into a disadvantage.

However, he could not do anything to these few top-tier exotic beasts for the time being.

If he continued to fight, it would probably be somewhat dangerous.

Thinking of this, Lu Zhangsheng did not hesitate and activated 【Soul Pain Strike】 violently.

"Hum..."

Strange fluctuations instantly formed, turning into three gray needles, rushing directly into the minds of the three exotic beasts.

"Ow, ow, ow..."

The three exotic beasts began to wail crazily, their eyes full of pain.

However, they still retained a trace of clarity.

Taking advantage of the other party's pause, Lu Zhangsheng rushed out quickly, crossed the black giant python, and soon rushed into a passage behind.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

The three exotic beasts chased directly, hitting the surrounding rock walls and making them sway.

……

A moment later.

On a large forest on the ground, a golden pangolin suddenly rushed out.

It was Lu Zhangsheng.

Seeing the three exotic beasts chasing relentlessly, he chose to go to the ground directly.

Being surrounded underground was quite dangerous.

"Swish..."

He used his legs to force himself and rushed toward the depths of the forest in front rapidly.

Not far behind.

"Roar, roar, roar..."

The three exotic beasts still chased relentlessly, as if they would not stop until they killed Lu Zhangsheng.

Both sides chased and fled, gradually disappearing into the depths of the forest.

……

Several days later.

In a medium-sized tree hole.

Dry grass was everywhere, and the air was very dry.

Lu Zhangsheng leaned in the cave, his expression gloomy.

These days, led by three top-tier Innate creatures, a large group of exotic beasts besieged him.

Making him somewhat uncomfortable.

A few times he was surrounded, it was very dangerous.

If it weren't for the two divine abilities, it would probably be difficult to escape easily.

"It seems that the creatures in the entire small world already know that there is an alien invasion."

Lu Zhangsheng thought to himself.

As a creature of the main world, his aura was incompatible with this place.

Any Innate creature could discover him.

Moreover, he had repeatedly killed exotic beasts, finally triggering this change.

"It seems that my own strategy needs to be slightly changed."

Lu Zhangsheng planned to upgrade his own divine abilities after this exotic beast clone broke through.

The pangolin was now a high-level Mountain Lord, and breaking through again would definitely awaken new divine abilities.

Even the origin would metamorphose, and his strength would inevitably skyrocket.

After the breakthrough was successful, even in the entire small world, he would be the top-tier exotic beast.

Enough to rival some ordinary grandmasters in the outside world.

Thinking of this, Lu Zhangsheng rushed out of the tree hole again and rushed toward the front rapidly.

……

Five days later.

Northwest corner of the small world, in a cave at the bottom of a large lake. Lu Zhangsheng lay quietly on the silt, carefully restraining his aura.

These days, he did not go to the central core area, but only collected spiritual objects on the periphery.

Although he had been chased all along, there was no danger.

Those three exotic beasts were simply determined to kill him.

They were chasing him all over the world.

Relying on this lake to cover the smell, he found a stable place.

He opened the panel.

A blue light screen floated in the void in front.

Source Energy Points: 208,000.

After collecting for these few days, he estimated that the resources were almost enough.

Lu Zhangsheng did not hesitate and immediately started to break through.

With a thought, he clicked the plus sign behind Mountain Lord one after another.

As the Source Energy Points flowed away crazily, the blood energy in his body instantly boiled, like a great river roaring.

The golden scales all over his body also bloomed with brilliant radiance, and his momentum became more and more fierce.

His whole body began to expand rapidly, then shrink, becoming more and more solid.

A wisp of ancient and mysterious aura gradually spread.

【High-level Mountain Lord level promoted.】

【High-level Mountain Lord level promoted.】

……

Just as the Source Energy Points decreased by two hundred thousand.

"Crack..."

In the dark, the pangolin seemed to break through a bottleneck, and its aura skyrocketed by several times.

Wisps of golden light bloomed all over its body, extremely miraculous.

【High-level Mountain Lord successfully promoted to Mountain Lord.】

【Bloodline awakening, new innate divine ability generating...】

……

Several prompt sounds rang through his mind, pulling Lu Changsheng back to reality.

Lu Changsheng slowly opened his eyes, and a golden light, like a sharp sword, pierced straight into the void.

He lowered his head and carefully examined his body.

The scales on his body were tighter than ever, and his physical body was clearly several times stronger.

His whole body was filled with explosive power.

Within his pair of eyes, it seemed as if some kind of astonishing divine ability was awakening.

Lu Changsheng couldn't wait to open the panel.

A blue light screen floated in the void.

Bound Exotic Beast: 【Mountain Lord】 (Tier 9).

Level: 90.

Divine Bloodline: One-fifth.

Divine bloodline is continuing to awaken...

Note: As the lord of the mountains, it possesses magical power, rules over countless creatures in the mountains, and has an astonishing suppression effect on weak creatures.

Apart from these changes, the few divine ability skills remained the same.

More crucially, he had gained two new divine abilities.

Divine Abilities: 【Truth-Breaking Dharma Eye】 (Uninitiated), 【Rainbow Transformation Technique】 (Uninitiated).

Looking at the two new divine abilities, Lu Changsheng was quite delighted.

He quietly felt the mysterious energy deep within his eyes, which always lingered there.

He immediately began to test the two new divine abilities.

A moment later.

Lu Changsheng had finally grasped the basics of these two divine abilities.

As the name suggests, the Truth-Breaking Dharma Eye could not only see through all illusory scenes but also possessed extremely strong lethality.

The golden light emitted from his eyes not only contained high temperatures but could also destroy the physical bodies of living beings; it was very overbearing.

This divine ability was somewhat like a combination of the "Fiery Eyes and Golden Gaze" and the Eye of the Thunder God.

This also reminded him of the legendary Thousand-Eyed Centipede Demon.

It was similarly extremely powerful; of course, it was only in its primary form now and was still far from reaching that kind of power.

This caused his strength to increase by another large margin.

As for the Rainbow Transformation Technique, it was a speed-based divine ability.

After activation, his body seemed to transform into a streak of golden light, traveling through the void with astonishing speed.

Now his speed had increased by more than ten times, and this was only at the uninitiated level of the divine ability.

After this breakthrough, his strength was no longer what it used to be.

Afterward, Lu Changsheng exited the cave and swam rapidly toward the lake surface.

Several days later.

In the center of the small world, on a large Gobi desert.

Whoosh...

The gale roared, whipping up yellow sand that filled the sky.

Lu Changsheng stood on a sand dune, cold light flickering in his eyes.

In front of him, a group of innate creatures had gathered.

The three at the lead were the top-tier innate creatures that had been chasing him all along.

The giant black python in the middle had eyes filled with killing intent.

Over the past few days, Lu Changsheng had relied on his speed-based divine ability to travel throughout the entire small world.

He had attracted a large number of exotic beasts to chase him.

Finally, he had led this group of exotic beasts to this Gobi desert.

"Roar, roar, roar..."

Enemies meeting face to face, their eyes were exceptionally red.

The giant python led the dozen or so exotic beasts behind it, rapidly charging toward Lu Changsheng; the baleful aura on the field soared to the heavens.

"Kill."

Lu Changsheng's eyes sharpened, and he fully triggered his new divine ability, 【Truth-Breaking Dharma Eye】.

"Zzz..."

Two streaks of golden light pierced straight into the group of exotic beasts ahead, carrying a scorching high temperature.

Even the sand and stones on the ground were scorched until they melted.

"Awoo, awoo..."

The golden light shone upon the group of exotic beasts, and as endless wails rang out, a large number of exotic beasts rolled wildly on the ground.

Only three top-tier exotic beasts, including the black giant python, managed to withstand it.

The dozen or so exotic beasts were all charred black, looking extremely miserable.

"What powerful might."

Lu Changsheng's expression shifted slightly.

Although the consumption was quite large, the effect was surprisingly good.

The three top-tier exotic beasts all looked at Lu Changsheng with faces full of fear.

They could never have imagined that the "alien" who had been chased and fled by the beasts just a few days ago would have such a heaven-shaking change in strength.

Just as the group of exotic beasts prepared to flee, Lu Changsheng moved.

As the divine ability 【Rainbow Transformation Technique】 was triggered.

Lu Changsheng transformed into a streak of golden light, weaving through the entire herd of beasts.

His claws swung rapidly, and the piercing sound of breaking air resounded throughout the battlefield.

"Awoo, awoo..."

A large number of exotic beasts were directly slaughtered, fresh blood gushing out and staining the surrounding sandy ground red.

Even the three top-tier exotic beasts didn't last long before falling to the ground.

This was a massacre.

The Mountain Lord after the breakthrough possessed absolute ruling power.

Apart from some innate-level Beast Kings, no exotic beast could stop him.

Lu Changsheng looked at the large number of exotic beast corpses on the ground and began to absorb them rapidly.

【Source Energy Points +35,000.】

【Source Energy Points +15,000.】

The resources in his hands were rising rapidly.

These innate creatures contained a wisp of world origin; they were simply the best spiritual items.

A moment later, the corpses on the ground had all been absorbed by him.

The three top-tier exotic beasts had brought him over one hundred thousand Source Energy Points.

Open the panel.

Source Energy Points: 285,000.

Another wave of sudden wealth; although it was not enough to break through to Grandmaster, it was completely enough to upgrade his divine abilities.

Lu Changsheng was quite delighted in his heart.

Late at night, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse.

Lu Changsheng sat upright in a chair in the courtyard, bathed under the moonlight, looking like a banished immortal.

Looking at the several divine abilities on the panel that were all lit up.

He did not hesitate and clicked them repeatedly.

As the Source Energy Points decreased by one hundred and eighty thousand.

A magical fluctuation descended once again into the depths of his mind.

It was as if a supreme powerhouse were explaining the divine ability martial path to him.

【After your years of bitter cultivation, the Demon-Slaughtering God-Extinguishing Slash, the Small Five Elements Evasion Technique, and the Innate One Qi Divine Steel have finally been cultivated to the pinnacle of perfection.】

Several crisp prompt sounds rang out, and this upgrade officially ended.

Lu Changsheng slowly opened his eyes.

After many years, he had finally reached the limit; now only the domain power remained.

However, even for a God-Child, it was rare to cultivate a domain to ten percent before breaking through.

It was truly because the "Dao" was too profound and difficult to cultivate.

But Lu Changsheng had always pursued the limit, and relying on his own earth-shattering "talent," he would definitely be able to rush to ten percent perfection.

That day was not far off either.

He was very much looking forward to the moment of his complete metamorphosis.

(End of chapter)