Chapter 45

It struck fiercely against the hard shell of the dark golden giant crab, producing the sound of clashing metal!

Sparks flew in all directions!

The Heavenly Snake Dance movement technique also made him more agile and unpredictable on the seabed!

Despite his massive size, he maneuvered through the dark golden giant crab’s airtight attacks like a swimming fish!

He narrowly avoided one fatal pincer attack after another!

The mental shock of the Heavenly Snake Pupil, combined with the sonic vibrations of the Heavenly Snake Chant, constantly interfered with the dark golden giant crab’s consciousness!

This made its already violent temperament even more manic, and its attacks began to show many openings!

And the mysterious iron scale armor on his body, meticulously crafted by Qu Qu Lingfeng and the others, played a huge role at this moment!

The dark golden giant crab’s indestructible claws occasionally struck Ning Chuan’s body.

Yet, most were blocked by the hard mysterious iron scale armor, leaving only some shallow scratches!

The sharp blades that popped out from the edges of the scale armor caused no small amount of damage to the dark golden giant crab during their close-quarters entanglement!

The mysterious iron snake fangs, like poison-tipped arrows, were shot with precision by Ning Chuan using the Heavenly Snake Fang secret technique at the weak points where the dark golden giant crab’s shell connected!

Although it was difficult to cause a fatal wound, it still left the dark golden giant crab in agony, slowing its movements!

This battle was fought until the sky turned dark and the seawater churned!

Under the struggle of these two giant beasts, the surrounding reefs were ground into powder!

Countless weak marine creatures were directly shaken to death by the aftermath of the battle!

Ning Chuan grew braver the more he fought!

In such an intense battle, the Black Water Mysterious Snake bloodline within his body was completely ignited!

Waves of more primitive, more powerful energy surged continuously from the depths of his bloodline!

Finally, after a grueling and arduous struggle!

Ning Chuan seized a huge opening exposed by the dark golden giant crab due to its chaotic consciousness!

His sixteen-meter-long massive snake body coiled around it like lightning!

The ultimate mystery of the Death Coil erupted at this moment!

Combined with the terrifying true qi of the Black Water Mysterious Snake at the peak of the Innate realm!

And that newly born, even more powerful bloodline energy!

"Crack! Crack! Crack!"

Teeth-aching cracking sounds rang out in the depths of the seabed!

The dark golden giant crab’s incredibly hard shell shattered inch by inch!

It let out a sorrowful, unwilling cry, and its massive body finally went limp, completely losing its life!

Ning Chuan looked at the mutated giant crab he had successfully suppressed and killed.

His heart was filled with an indescribable sense of achievement!

He panted heavily, and the mysterious iron scale armor on his body also showed quite a bit of damage.

This showed the hardship of this battle!

But he did not hesitate in the slightest and immediately activated his Devour and Strengthen talent!

Massive energy, like a bursting river, flowed crazily into his body!

The purity and vastness of this energy far exceeded any sea beast he had devoured before!

Boom!

The moment this massive energy surged in!

Ning Chuan only felt as if his body had been ignited!

At this moment, the Black Water Mysterious Snake bloodline within his body boiled completely!

It successfully reached its current limit!

An indescribable, miraculous reaction occurred within his body!

His bones crackled, his muscles squirmed crazily, and his scales were changing at a speed visible to the naked eye!

Without him actively circulating the Heavenly Snake Body-Forging Art, his size surged instantly!

It broke through directly from nearly nine meters to a full ten meters in size!

And it was still growing!

His appearance was undergoing earth-shaking changes!

The small horn on his head grew rapidly, becoming more imposing, with a faint trend of transforming into a flood dragon horn!

The scales on his body also became finer and tougher, shimmering with a deep and noble black light!

His aura also became more majestic and miraculous, carrying a trace of the unique charm belonging to a "flood dragon"!

One more step, and he would completely break the shackles of the snake species and transform into a true flood dragon!

However, at this critical moment of transformation!

Ning Chuan forcibly suppressed the wildly throbbing bloodline power within his body!

He did not want to transform so casually!

He wanted to use the Black Water Mysterious Snake Art—Dantian-Forming Chapter, which he had created, as a guide!

To perfectly combine this massive bloodline power with his own vigorous Innate true qi!

And undergo the transformation together!

Only in this way could he forge the most perfect "Snake Dan," laying the most solid foundation for his path as a Grandmaster, and even his future path of demonic cultivation!

"Must return to Taohuadao immediately! Enter seclusion! Break through!"

Thoughts raced through Ning Chuan’s mind.

He dared not delay for a moment; his massive snake body swayed violently, and he swam rapidly toward Taohuadao at the fastest speed of his life!

When Ning Chuan’s massive figure, carrying a brand-new aura, appeared at the edge of Taohuadao again.

Huang Rong, Qu Qu Lingfeng, and the others had not yet had time to feel joy at his return.

They were startled by the aura on his body that was undergoing a violent change, as well as his slightly ferocious and pained expression!

Ning Chuan had no time to explain.

His massive snake body, like an arrow released from a bow, charged directly into the deep water pool on Taohuadao where he usually rested!

With a loud "splash," it stirred up a sky full of water!

Leaving only a hurried and majestic sentence echoing in everyone’s ears:

"Guard me! Do not let anyone disturb me!"

He needed to adjust his state, fuse the massive energy within his body, and break through the Grandmaster bottleneck in one go!

At the bottom of the water pool.

Ning Chuan coiled his ten-meter-long massive snake body into a giant sphere.

He closed his eyes and sank his mind into a state of emptiness.

The Black Water Mysterious Snake Innate true qi within his body, along with that massive bloodline power just ignited to its limit.

Under his deliberate guidance, began to vibrate, merge, and combine with each other at a miraculous and profound frequency...

An unprecedented transformation was quietly taking place within his body!

On the shore.

Huang Rong and the others, as well as the Old Urchin Zhou Zhou Botong who had heard the news and rushed over, all looked with worry at the churning, steaming water pool.

They all felt the increasingly terrifying and heart-palpitating aura radiating from the pool!

That aura made them, these Innate experts, and even the Grandmaster-level Zhou Zhou Botong, feel waves of oppression and unease!

It was as if a primordial giant beast was lurking beneath the pool, about to awaken!

Once awakened, it would be able to stir up the winds and clouds, shaking the heavens and the earth!

They did not know what had happened to Ning Chuan.

But what was certain was that he must be undergoing some extremely important breakthrough, or rather, a transformation!

And this breakthrough was no small matter!

"Brother Chuan... will he be alright?" Huang Rong’s small face was filled with worry, her hands tightly clutching her hem, her voice trembling slightly.

"Rest assured, Rong'er." Qu Qu Lingfeng said in a deep voice, though he could not hide the worry in his eyes. "The Island Master has vast supernatural powers and deep fortune; good people have their own heaven-sent protection, and he will certainly be safe and sound."

But he also knew in his heart that such breakthroughs were often accompanied by huge risks.

Zhou Zhou Botong also rarely stopped his playful antics; he scratched his head and said somewhat uncertainly: "I feel... my Senior Brother seems to have become even more powerful! Much, much more powerful than when he fought me last time! That aura... is so scary!"