Chapter 39: Another Metamorphosis!

Lu Changsheng scanned the surroundings rapidly, and seeing that the lake monster was not nearby, he did not hesitate, immediately rushing toward the spiritual medicine ahead and placing his claw on the leaves of the spiritual medicine.

"Found one stalk of two-hundred-year Ice Spirit Grass, do you want to collect it?"

The familiar prompt sound rang out.

"Collect, collect..."

Lu Changsheng clicked the panel frantically, fearing that the lake monster would suddenly kill him.

But the more he feared something, the more it came.

He saw a behemoth rushing toward him rapidly from not far to the northeast, stirring up layers of lake water.

It was exactly that terrifying octopus monster from before.

"System is collecting, please wait..."

One breath, two breaths...

Lu Changsheng looked at the progress bar on the panel, only feeling that the short few breaths were incomparably long.

Seeing the monster getting closer and closer, his heart pounded, feeling very nervous.

"Gurgle..."

Just then, a huge tentacle lashed fiercely toward Lu Changsheng, the pressure making him incomparably suffocated.

Lu Changsheng's body stiffened, his heart jumping wildly.

"Collection successful."

The moment the prompt sound rang out in his mind again, he felt a sigh of relief in his heart and immediately drilled toward the hole, fast as lightning.

"Whoosh..."

Unfortunately, he was still a fraction of a second too slow. As Lu Changsheng drilled to the hole, he was directly grazed by the giant tentacle.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

Lu Changsheng was slapped until he saw stars, his blood and energy surging. He couldn't care about checking his injuries and hurriedly drilled toward the depths of the hole.

Within a few breaths, he rushed into a narrower hole.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

Just as he escaped, the lake monster's tentacles slapped the hole entrance wildly, as if venting the anger in its heart.

Only then did Lu Changsheng have time to check his own situation.

Fortunately, he was only grazed, not hit solidly, otherwise the consequences would be hard to predict.

There was nothing seriously wrong with his body, which was also thanks to the protection of his scales.

If it weren't for the scales metamorphosing again after breaking through to Beast King Level, he likely wouldn't have been able to persist through this.

The deep mountains and old forests were still quite dangerous.

This was also Lu Changsheng's intuitive feeling after exploring the mountains and forests these days.

No wonder these deep mountain ranges existed as forbidden zones for the human race; ordinary martial artists found it very hard to retreat unscathed after going deep into them.

After this incident, Lu Changsheng also decided to change his thinking.

He decided to upgrade the pangolin clone first, otherwise, if he encountered this situation again, he might not be so lucky.

Only when the exotic beast clone is stronger can he explore more treasures in the depths of the jungle.

Then feed it back to himself, improving together rapidly, which is the best choice.

This deal looked cost-effective no matter how you looked at it.

After figuring it out, Lu Changsheng immediately took out the spiritual medicines collected these days and placed them in the passage.

A pile of spiritual medicines was spread out on the silt, emitting bursts of faint fragrance.

He took a deep breath, and even his spirit felt somewhat invigorated.

"Absorb."

A moment later, all these spiritual medicines turned into Source Energy Points and disappeared.

Looking at the numbers on the panel, he was overjoyed.

Source Energy Points: 62.

"System, add points!"

He roared in his heart.

He clicked toward the plus sign behind the pangolin level, clicking four times in a row.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

His entire body began to expand wildly, as if it had been inflated.

The scales all over his body began to tremble violently, rearranging themselves, and the radiance became increasingly deep.

Bursts of blood and energy surged out from deep within his body, circulating through his bones and muscles.

Before long, the entire metamorphosis was completely finished.

His body expanded by a large margin, more than twice as large as before.

Not only that, but his strength also soared by more than double. The scales on his body were arranged more tightly, and his defensive power was also stronger.

Open the panel.

Bound Exotic Beast: Pangolin King (Red)

Level: 15.

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

Source Energy Points: 22.

Status: Good.

Note: A being that has metamorphosed again from the Pangolin Royal Family, possessing a magical bloodline in its body, currently awakening...

One minor metamorphosis every five levels; this improvement was very huge.

The strength of the exotic beast clone was several times stronger.

If he encountered that kind of situation again, as long as he wasn't hit head-on, he would almost have no major problems.

Lu Changsheng looked at the introduction behind the entry, falling into deep thought.

According to what was written above, there was some kind of magical bloodline awakening in his body.

By the time he elevated to level 10, there would likely be a huge metamorphosis.

This made him very expectant.

After this evolution, only 22 Source Energy Points were left, but it was worth it.

He planned to keep the remaining points for emergencies.

If he encountered a life-and-death crisis, he could still improve his own state.

Every time he went out, Lu Changsheng would definitely keep some Source Energy Points; this was also his last life-saving means.

A moment later.

Lu Changsheng put away his thoughts and began the next action.

He found the direction and moved his claws rapidly, digging toward the central region.

"Whoosh, whoosh..."

The underground was dark and silent, with only his digging sound remaining.

Lu Changsheng didn't feel bored, but instead full of energy.

He urgently wanted to know what kind of metamorphosis the pangolin would undergo next.

After this improvement, he found that his own digging progress was more than twice as fast.

The passage he originally estimated would take five days to dig through could now be dug through in at most two days, which made him very happy.

Looking at the sharper and harder claws before him, he worked even harder.

The soil before his eyes was like tofu, easily dug open by him.

The next few days.

Lu Changsheng dug wildly at the bottom of the lake, directly turning the entire lake bottom into a traffic hub extending in all directions.

Every time he reached a region, he would carefully sense if there was any situation.

If there was a spiritual medicine fragrance, he would carefully go up to explore and then collect it.

Repeating this, the harvest was not small, and another dozen or so spiritual medicines were in his account.

The spiritual medicines in this lake were almost searched clean by him.

During this time, he also encountered that lake monster several times, and every time he easily dodged it. In the end, that lake monster even started to swallow spiritual medicines wildly, looking like it had given up on everything, which made Lu Changsheng's jaw drop.

"Roar, roar, roar..."

After Lu Changsheng stole another stalk of spiritual medicine, looking at the incomparably angry lake monster above his head, his face was very calm.

The other party started to slam into the hole wildly, as if it wouldn't stop until it killed this treasure thief.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

It had blood-red eyes, twitching tentacles, and was slapping the silt at the bottom of the lake wildly.

The surrounding lake water surged violently, setting off layers of giant waves.

Lu Changsheng ignored the other party and turned to rush toward the shore.

The spiritual medicines here were almost collected clean, and there was no need to consume any more time.

If it weren't for the other party swallowing more than half, his results would likely have been even more astonishing.

This might be the only regret.

Lu Changsheng somewhat suspected that this lake monster likely grew to such a size by swallowing a large amount of spiritual medicine.

These spiritual medicines could also be considered the other party's family property.

He didn't expect to be cleaned out by himself, no wonder it hated him so much.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 40 =====