Chapter 21: The Mutated Golden Peach Ripens, A New Talent Ability: Jingang Transformation!

Dali Mountain Range.

A long, thick figure covered in sharp scales and patterned in black and white could be seen lingering within the Peach Forest.

This figure was, naturally, Lu Chuan.

With every slither he made, the scales across his body opened and closed as if breathing, frightening the surrounding Giant Apes so much that they dared not move, and even fierce beasts like Xiong Da showed a hint of awe upon seeing this.

Not long after, Lu Chuan curled his body slightly, coiling himself around a mutated old peach tree, and he even raised his head, looking over with a burning gaze.

Within his line of sight, that plump Strange Fruit, covered in fine fuzz and turning from white to gold, was emitting an alluring fragrance.

The Strange Fruit seemed to possess life, constantly contracting and expanding as time passed, though as the gold on its surface increased, this movement gradually grew lighter.

"It is finally about to ripen."

Lu Chuan examined it for a moment, a smile playing on his lips: "It was worth me waiting for you specifically for so long; do not let me down."

"Big Brother, the Strange Fruits in this area have almost all been scavenged."

At this moment, Xiaoqing arrived by Lu Chuan's side, spat out several Strange Fruits, and placed them in front of Lu Chuan, "I could only find this many Strange Fruits today."

Lu Chuan turned his head slightly, but his gaze did not fall upon these Strange Fruits; instead, it landed on Xiaoqing.

This giant snake, with its body of emerald green, had an aura that flickered in and out, seemingly unable to be fully controlled, and the occasional wisp of aura it released actually possessed the power of the Awakening Realm.

Ever since Lu Chuan issued the order to scavenge for Strange Fruits, Xiaoqing and the other fierce beasts had all been diligent and earnest in completing this task, and having no idea how many they had scavenged, it had also been gifted several Strange Fruits by Lu Chuan during this period; after consuming them all, it finally caused a qualitative change through quantitative accumulation, its strength greatly increased, and now it was on the verge of a breakthrough.

"Mm, you can leave them here first."

Lu Chuan came back to his senses and instructed Xiaoqing with his soul; the latter did not dare to be careless and quietly retreated a little.

At this moment, Xiaoqing was feeling excited inside; after all, according to its own thinking, if it had not submitted to Lu Chuan, it might have been able to reign as king in its original territory, but it probably wouldn't have lasted long.

Yet in such a short time, Lu Chuan had given it the opportunity for a breakthrough, a speed that far exceeded its expectations.

After Lu Chuan obtained the Strange Fruits scavenged by his underlings, he did not swallow them all.

Especially when the harvest was bountiful, he would also gift Strange Fruits to the underlings who performed well, and now the strength of his underlings had all improved.

This simple means of winning over hearts made Xiaoqing and the other underlings even more loyal and grateful, wishing they could scavenge more good things to offer to Lu Chuan.

At this moment, over a dozen Strange Fruits were piled in front of Lu Chuan, and his gaze shifted as he stared at these fruits for a good while, while inwardly he was secretly pondering, "It seems that if I want to continue growing stronger, I cannot keep staying in this mountain range."

While his underlings were scavenging for Strange Fruits, he had also given orders for them to keep an eye on the situation in the mountain range, and now most of the fierce beasts had been brought under his command.

Although there were still some fierce beasts roaming free outside, those were ones he did not care for.

Moreover, the Strange Fruits that had grown in this mountain range due to the Seven-Colored Light Rain had now been mostly eaten, which naturally affected the speed of his strength improvement.

Therefore, Lu Chuan had the idea of leaving this place to go plunder other mountain ranges, only he was considering when to leave.

Crack—

While deep in thought, Lu Chuan opened his large mouth and swallowed all the Strange Fruits in one gulp.

As the sweet fruit juice burst in his mouth and traveled down his throat into his belly, the system's voice also rang out in his mind.

"Ding!"

"Congratulations to the host for a successful consumption, gained 30 points of Evolution Value!"

"Ding!"

"......"

After these Strange Fruits had all become food in his belly, the voice in Lu Chuan's mind gradually dissipated, and with a thought, he began to check his attribute panel—

Name: Lu Chuan

【Age: 2 and a half years old】

【Race: Silver Ring Snake】

【Level: Awakening Realm Mid-Stage (1000/0)】

【Skills: Climbing (Advanced) + Camouflage (Advanced) + Ambush (Advanced) + Swimming (Advanced) + Rapid Digestion (Advanced) + Perception (Advanced), consume 30 Evolution Points to upgrade an Advanced skill.】

【Talent Abilities: Corrosive Poison Mist (Intermediate), Soul-Seizing Pupil (Intermediate), Dark Night Ghost (Primary), Spirit Snake Swift Step (Primary), consume 100 Evolution Points to upgrade a Primary talent ability, consume 500 Evolution Value to upgrade an Intermediate talent ability.】【Evolution Points: 700 points】

Looking at the information above, Lu Chuan felt some emotion in his heart.

A week had passed since he subdued Jingang and his kin.

With the help of his underlings' plundering and killing, waiting for prey to be delivered to his mouth, he had already re-accumulated 700 points of Evolution Value, and the harvest was quite good.

At this time, Lu Chuan looked again at the golden mutated peach that was about to ripen, and a sense of anticipation gradually rose in his heart: "Only three hundred short, but if I swallow this Strange Fruit, I should be able to meet the requirement, right?"

In the Peach Forest, as the mutated golden peach was about to ripen, that alluring fragrance was constantly spreading in all directions, and the closer one got to the peach tree, the more intense this fragrance became.

If Lu Chuan were not here, fierce beasts like Jingang and Xiaoqing would likely have fought fiercely to compete for the golden peach.

"Screech—"

Just at this moment, several giant birds suddenly appeared in the sky, each one emitting impatient sounds.

Their sharp eyes stared fixedly at Xia Fan, their gazes constantly sweeping over the golden peach, wishing they could fly down right now to feast, but upon seeing Lu Chuan and the crowd of fierce beasts, they still dared not approach due to fear.

"Overestimating your own capabilities!"

Seeing this, Lu Chuan sneered in his heart, but he did not pay them any mind.

Snap, snap!

Not long after, the golden peach suddenly emitted bursts of strange sounds, and the exotic fragrance rapidly contracted, finally pouring into the golden peach like a tide, while silver-white patterns appeared on the golden peach.

The golden peach was completely ripe! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! In an instant, several high-speed sounds erupted in the sky; it was those giant birds, their speed too fast as they broke through the air.

"Boom!"

The next second, a mass of pitch-black poisonous mist shot into the sky, hitting one of the giant birds squarely.

Hearing it shriek a few times, its body fell involuntarily.

Once it left the cover of the black mist, Xiaoqing and the other fierce beasts saw that there were clearly several wounds caused by corrosion on the giant bird's body.

Snap! At the same time, Lu Chuan lunged out like lightning, bit the giant bird in one mouthful, and bit its body in half directly; the sound of the opponent's bones breaking was truly crisp!

The remaining giant birds saw this, and relying on their ability to fly, they still refused to give up and swarmed forward together.

Lu Chuan repeated his old trick, spitting out a mass of Corrosive Venom before taking the initiative to attack.

In mid-air, only screams and the sounds of collisions kept ringing out, and a large number of feathers fell rustlingly, but no giant bird figures were to be seen.

"Stuffed again!"

Lu Chuan swallowed the last giant bird into his belly at this moment, only feeling waves of fullness continuously emanating from within.

He hurriedly used his Rapid Digestion ability to consume these giant birds, and the voices in his mind sounded one after another.

"Ding!"

"Congratulations to the host for obtaining 8 points of Evolution Value."

"Ding!"

"Congratulations to the host..."

At this time, Lu Chuan swam back to the side of the peach tree, took one look at the ripe golden peach, and swallowed it in one gulp.

Immediately, a surge of majestic energy swam through his body, and a voice rang out in his mind once again.

"Ding!"

"Congratulations to the host for a successful consumption, obtaining 250 points of Evolution Value!"

"Ding!"

"Congratulations to the host for awakening a new Bloodline Talent—Diamond Transformation."

(End of chapter)