Chapter 22

Three days later.

Northern outskirts of the Cangyun Shan Range, in a passage five or six meters underground.

Lu Changsheng looked at the six ground rat corpses in front of him, his face somewhat gloomy.

For the past three days, he had been hunted by the ground rat colony, killing batch after batch, as if it would never stop.

Even his speed of searching for spiritual herbs had been affected.

As of today, he had only collected four or five spiritual herbs of fifty years.

Not only that, these ground rats were getting bigger and bigger.

After these days of exploration, Lu Changsheng suspected that the number of such ground rat colonies on the entire outskirts of the mountain range was probably not small.

Even the existence of the rat king level was estimated to be many.

Although he hadn't encountered one yet.

In this regard, Lu Changsheng had to change his thinking.

Previously, he was prepared to hoard spiritual herbs to break through the Iron Cloth Shirt, but now he had to fully improve this exotic beast clone first.

Otherwise, if he encountered a large number of rat kings besieging him, it would be quite perilous.

Then Lu Changsheng placed the spiritual herbs collected over the past few days in the burrow.

A large number of spiritual herbs were piled together.

The entire underground space was suddenly filled with fragrance.

"Absorb."

With a thought, the spiritual herbs in the cave all disappeared.

Then, the Source Energy Points on the attribute panel increased by a large margin.

Source Energy Points: 24.

Looking at his harvest over these days, Lu Changsheng was quite happy.

It was worth his desperate digging.

He brought up the attribute panel and directly added five points to the plus sign behind the level in a row.

"Buzz, buzz..."

The pangolin's body expanded rapidly, which was very shocking, and after a moment, it had grown by about double.

The scales all over its body radiated a wisp of black light, and its defense was greatly increased.

Bound Exotic Beast: Pangolin King.

Level: 10.

Quality: Red.

Skills: Drill Earth 【Excellent】, Armor Reinforcement 【Excellent】.

Source Energy Points: 19.

Note: The king among the pangolin clan, containing a trace of magical bloodline power, has a natural suppression on ordinary pangolins.

The attribute panel changed hugely, and after rising five levels, the pangolin also became Beast King Level.

Its comprehensive ability soared by a large margin again.

Even the quality became red.

He waved his sharp claws a few times, and even in the void, afterimages appeared, and his speed greatly increased.

"So strong."

Lu Changsheng looked happy.

Adding points this time was indeed not a loss, and the strength soared significantly.

Even if he encountered a rat tide attack, relying on the Beast King armor and sharp claws, he could kill his way out of the encirclement.

After adding points this time, he guessed that every ten levels was very likely a major metamorphosis, and correspondingly, every five levels was a minor metamorphosis.

By the time of the next major metamorphosis, there would probably be new bloodline awakening, and after multiple evolutions, it would even become some kind of terrifying existence.

Just at this moment, a crisp prompt sound rang out.

Exotic beast promoted to Beast King Level, skill awakening in progress.

At the same time, a warm current emerged from deep within his body.

A moment later, he looked at the panel again and saw that a new skill had been added.

Skill: Underwater Breathing 【Ordinary】.

Description: After activating the skill, it consumes some physical strength and can breathe underwater for a long time, lasting for half an hour.

Seeing this, Lu Changsheng's expression shifted slightly.

This was simply another divine skill. After these days of exploration, he had also discovered many underground dark rivers, but because he was not good at water, he had to take a detour.

You know, there were many spiritual herbs at the bottom of the water, and it was a pity to give them up in vain.

With this skill, his search efficiency would increase by another margin.

Not only that, if he encountered a strong enemy, he could enter the water to hide, which was very convenient.

Thinking of this, he didn't hesitate and hurriedly added a point to the Underwater Breathing skill.

Skill: Underwater Breathing 【Excellent】.

Source Energy Points: 17. Description: After activating the skill, it consumes a small amount of physical strength to maintain underwater breathing, lasting for one hour.

After this upgrade, not only was the physical strength consumption greatly reduced, but the duration was also doubled.

One hour was enough to do many things underwater.

If it continued to improve in the future, he would probably be able to travel at the bottom of the water all the time, and by then, the endless seabed would also become his hunting ground.

He was looking forward to the arrival of that day.

Next, Lu Changsheng embarked on the treasure hunt again.

………………

One day later.

Outskirts of the Cangyun Shan Range, in a cave about two meters underground.

"Detected a hundred-year-old yellow essence, do you want to collect it?"

Lu Changsheng heard the familiar voice ring out again and was happy inwardly.

"Collect."

He recited silently.

After a few breaths, the hundred-year-old yellow essence in front of him had disappeared.

For the past day, he had been killing the ground rats that were chasing him while collecting spiritual herbs, working very hard.

Besides this hundred-year-old yellow essence, he had also collected three medicinal herbs of about fifty years, and the harvest was not bad.

However, these ground rats were haunting, which made him quite unhappy. And now the ground rats coming to chase him were getting bigger and bigger, and even the rat kings had been killed by him several times.

"Rustle..."

Just as Lu Changsheng was about to leave, violent movement suddenly came from ahead.

He looked closely and saw that the cave was densely packed with a ground rat army, like a tide, making one's scalp tingle.

"Not good, I've been blocked here."

Seeing this, his heart tightened.

After he killed a large number of their clansmen, the other party was clearly prepared.

The instinctual wisdom of these exotic beasts could not be underestimated.

"Kill."

Lu Changsheng didn't hesitate and rushed toward the side immediately.

He didn't dare to fight, just wanted to find a safe place to hide.

Ants can kill an elephant; the number of these ground rat armies was too shocking. If his physical strength was exhausted, it would be very dangerous.

Moreover, killing these exotic beasts had no benefits.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

In an instant, Lu Changsheng rushed into the ground rat army.

"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle..."

A large number of ground rats were directly knocked over, screaming repeatedly.

Then, Lu Changsheng raised his sharp claws, like two steel knives, waving rapidly in front.

One ground rat after another was cut in half under his sharp claws, and blood instantly stained the entire cave red.

There were also many ground rats pouncing on Lu Changsheng from the side.

They used their teeth to tear at Lu Changsheng's armor desperately, making harsh screeching sounds.

Lu Changsheng ignored it, and with the help of his two sharp claws, he rushed to the side rapidly.

With his current Beast King level scales, it was difficult for these elite ground rats to break through his defense, and he could support himself for a period of time even in the ground rat army.

As long as his physical strength wasn't exhausted, he could handle it freely for the time being.

As time passed.

The great battle underground continued.

Lu Changsheng's eyes turned red from killing, rushing forward bravely, looking for a way out.

And these ground rats were also fearless, wave after wave.

Gradually, Lu Changsheng also felt a trace of fatigue.

"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle..."

Just at this moment, five huge ground rats rushed toward Lu Changsheng, their momentum very fierce.

"It's actually five rat kings coming out together!"

Lu Changsheng's expression tightened.

According to this posture, the other party was going to fight him to the death.

Even if he rushed out of the ground, the other party would definitely come up to chase him.

Coupled with the many high-level exotic beasts in the Cangyun Shan Range, it would be even more dangerous if things went wrong.

So he didn't choose to rush out of the ground at the first opportunity.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

Just as Lu Changsheng was thinking, several rat kings suddenly pounced on Lu Changsheng.

"Get lost."

Lu Changsheng's eyes turned cold, and he swung his claws to sweep away the several rat kings in front.

With his Beast King level strength, these rat kings were still a large margin worse than himself.

Even relying on the advantage of numbers, they couldn't suppress him in strength.

After knocking away several rat kings, he continued to kill forward regardless.

For every step he took, several ground rats died.

The cave was filled with the smell of blood.

The massive ground rat army was still in hot pursuit, and the two sides fought all the way.

Just like this, an hour passed.

Even Lu Changsheng's Beast King constitution felt a trace of crisis.

He felt a bit anxious inwardly.

"Add points."

Until this moment, Lu Changsheng didn't hesitate anymore and began to improve the pangolin level.

"Buzz..."

As a warm current emerged from deep within his body, his spirit was instantly boosted, and the previous fatigue was swept away.

His whole body had recovered all his energy.

Not only that, his own strength was clearly more than 20% stronger, and the improvement was very obvious.

Even the scale defense and sharp claw attack power were greatly enhanced.

He looked at the panel.

Bound Exotic Beast: Pangolin King.

Level: 11. Quality: Red.

Skills: Armor Reinforcement 【Excellent】, Drill Earth 【Excellent】, Underwater Breathing 【Excellent】.

Source Energy Points: 7.

This improvement actually consumed a full ten Source Energy Points.

This made him very surprised.

However, with this improvement, it seemed as if an unknown existence had awakened in his body, and even his muscles felt some numbness.

It was as if some kind of chain had been unlocked.

He guessed that it might take ten more upgrades for the Beast King to fully awaken.

"Kill."

Lu Changsheng put away his thoughts and killed toward the ground rat tide ahead.

After his body recovered, he became brave and peerless again, and even the rat kings couldn't block him in the slightest.

(End of chapter)