Chapter 16: Upgrade! Dark Night Ghost!

"This level of strength cannot be achieved by just a few Strange Fruit."

At this moment, Lu Chuan stared fixedly at Yuan Wang, his heart filled with shock.

Ever since the Seven-Colored Light Rain descended, this was the first time he had encountered a powerful beast of the same rank.

One must know, he had reached the Awakening Realm only by devouring countless living beings and accumulating it bit by bit.

Never did he expect that this Yuan Wang had actually reached it too, and it seemed it hadn't paid any great price to do so!

How could such a bizarre evolution speed not be alarming?

"It seems... there are extraordinary heavenly treasures in this Peach Forest!"

Lu Chuan regained his focus, the heat in his gaze growing more intense; after all, he had seen those peaches, and even if they were eaten as meals every day, while it might be possible to reach the Awakening Realm, there certainly wouldn't be so many left over, nor would it have created so many Advanced Mortal Realm Giant Apes.

Judging by the current situation, this Yuan Wang must have reached the Awakening Realm due to other opportunities.

Boom, boom—

Yuan Wang's gaze was sharp as it walked out with large strides.

Just by standing there, it was like an immovable small mountain; especially its robust physique, which was full of power, and every move it made seemed to possess terrifying destructive force, resulting in a heavy sense of oppression.

"Roar—"

Yuan Wang did not yield, roaring separately at Lu Chuan; the terrifying sound made the heads of the surrounding beasts ache, and some timid gray wolves even tucked their tails and lay on the ground, shivering.

Within this roar, the sense of intimidation was absolute, as if anyone who dared to covet its Peach Garden would die! "It seems a hard battle today is unavoidable!"

Facing Yuan Wang's roar, Lu Chuan's gaze tightened, and as cold glints flickered in his eyes, he likewise released the beast-might belonging to an Awakening Realm powerhouse, as if to compete with Yuan Wang.

For a moment, Yuan Wang showed a look of surprise, and then the color on its flushed face became even more vivid, its eyes filled with滔天 rage.

"Thump, thump!"

The next second, Yuan Wang took three steps in two, charging directly at Lu Chuan, while simultaneously grabbing a piece of rotten wood, as if to deliver a head-on blow!

"Corrosive Poison Mist!"

Lu Chuan dared not be slow, hurriedly spraying a cloud of black poison mist that swept toward Yuan Wang, while rapidly shifting his body.

He knew that this Yuan Wang must have immense strength, and if he were to compete with it in strength, something unexpected might happen.

Hum—

Yuan Wang continued to charge forward, but upon seeing that the black poison mist had corroded the surrounding weeds into puddles of poison falling to the ground in the blink of an eye, golden light suddenly emerged around its body.

Under the blessing of this golden light, Yuan Wang's fur actually turned golden, and its physique swelled as it charged, expanding by another circle.

Those powerful and sturdy arms had muscles tensed, like thousand-jin heavy hammers, ready to fall at any moment.

Puchi—

Yuan Wang was like a gust of wind, colliding with the poison mist; with a loud bang, the poison mist was directly dispersed, and it remained completely unscathed! "Roar!"

At this time, Yuan Wang beat its chest and stamped its feet, roaring again to show off its own power! Seeing this, the watching Giant Apes screeched, each one incomparably excited.

"Bloodline Talent!"

Lu Chuan only had to take one look to deduce the reason for the other's change, and he couldn't help but be shocked: "This Yuan Wang's luck is truly too good; not only does it have an opportunity like the Peach Forest, but it actually awakened a Bloodline Talent!"

"In that case, it will be even more troublesome!"

Bang—

While he was thinking, Yuan Wang did not stop, its pair of powerful and sturdy hands smashing down crazily.

Fortunately, Lu Chuan unleashed 【Spirit Snake Swift Step】, cleverly dodging this attack. He looked back to see that the place previously struck by Yuan Wang already had a large pit, where soil and weeds were mixed together, turned into fine powder.

"Good fellow!"

Seeing this, Lu Chuan exclaimed, and seeing Yuan Wang chasing after him again, he hurriedly used his high speed to evade.

The two behemoths chased each other through the forest.

Seeing Lu Chuan avoiding the fight, Yuan Wang beat its chest and stamped its feet for a long time again. When it reached a giant tree, it suddenly exerted force with both arms, roaring as it uprooted a giant tree that would require three or five people to embrace, using it as a handy weapon and swinging it with a whistling wind.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

After just two or three strikes, the giant tree was smashed into several segments by Yuan Wang, and the surrounding trees were all damaged to varying degrees, looking a complete mess.

"Roar—"

The rage in Yuan Wang's heart grew more intense; after all, that giant python was dodging and weaving, hiding its figure with the surrounding trees, and had avoided a fatal blow several times! Slap! Slap! Slap! Seeing this, Yuan Wang hardened its heart and directly and savagely overturned all the surrounding trees. After clearing a large open space, it sprinted out, heading straight for Lu Chuan!

"What a brute!"

Lu Chuan sighed inwardly, and seeing Yuan Wang close by, he put on a posture of fighting to the death, raising his head to meet it head-on.

Rumble—

A loud noise erupted, but Lu Chuan dodged to one side very flexibly.

Yuan Wang was now propping itself up with one hand on the ground, the huge impact causing its flesh and blood to tremble. When it looked down, where was Lu Chuan's figure on its fist? At this moment, he had actually smashed into the ground just as before!

"Roar—"

Yuan Wang was furious, charging over crazily.

"It seems that if I don't use some real ability, I won't be able to solve this guy."

Lu Chuan narrowed his eyes slightly, knowing that continuing to maneuver like this would not be able to do anything to Yuan Wang, and in the end, he would only exhaust his own strength.

Thus, his mind stirred, and he immediately added 30 points of Evolution Value to 【Advanced Night Walk】.

"Hum—"

In an instant, a mysterious light suddenly diffused outward. Lu Chuan felt that there was a great difference in his body, so he hurriedly glanced at the skill description for 【Advanced Night Walk】.

At this time, 【Advanced Night Walk】 had been upgraded and had transformed into a talent ability—【Dark Night Ghost】: 【When in darkness, strength receives a massive boost!】

"Come on, let me test your effect!"

The next second, Lu Chuan's mind stirred, and he unleashed 【Dark Night Ghost】. Immediately, an even more powerful aura diffused from his body, and the terrifying change caused the surrounding beasts to be stunned.

"Hahaha, it really didn't disappoint me!"

After feeling his own changes, Lu Chuan was overjoyed, because this 【Dark Night Ghost】 had actually increased his strength by a full three times! Even his power and speed had received a massive boost!

"Come again!"

The next instant, Lu Chuan continued to unleash the Corrosive Poison Mist, spewing a large mass of black mist from his mouth, heading straight for Yuan Wang.

At the moment that familiar golden light erupted, he had already charged forward.

Not long after, Yuan Wang was beaten into a steady retreat, and even his movements began to slow down.

Lu Chuan saw this in his eyes and raised an eyebrow, "Yuan Wang, so you aren't immune to all poisons after all..."

(End of this chapter)