Chapter 22

Three days later.

Northern outer periphery of the Cangyun Mountain Range, in a passage five or six meters underground.

Lu Zhangsheng 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 group, killing batch after batch, as if it would never end.

Even his own speed of searching for spirit medicines was affected.

As of today, he had only collected four or five spirit medicines of about fifty years again.

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

After these days of exploration, Lu Zhangsheng suspected that the number of such ground rat groups in the entire outer periphery of the mountain range was probably not small.

Even existences at the rat king level were estimated to be many.

Although he hadn't encountered one yet.

Regarding this, Lu Zhangsheng had to change his thinking.

Before, he was still preparing to hoard spirit medicines to break through the Iron Cloth Shirt, but now he had to improve this exotic beast clone with all his might first.

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

Then Lu Zhangsheng placed the spirit medicines collected these days in the cave.

A large amount of spirit medicines were piled together.

The entire underground space was suddenly filled with fragrance.

"Absorb."

With a thought, all the spirit medicines in the cave disappeared.

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

Source Energy Points: 24.

Looking at his harvest these days, Lu Zhangsheng 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 increased by about double.

The scales all over its body emitted a strand of dark light, and its defense increased greatly.

Bound Exotic Beast: Pangolin King.

Level: 10.

Quality: Red.

Skills: Burrowing 【Excellent】, Armor Enhancement 【Excellent】.

Source Energy Points: 19.

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

The attribute panel changed hugely; 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, residual shadows came, and his speed increased greatly.

"So strong."

Lu Zhangsheng looked happy.

Adding points this time was indeed not a loss, and the strength increase was obvious.

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 huge transformation, and correspondingly, every five levels was a small transformation.

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

Just at this moment, a crisp prompt sounded.

Exotic beast upgraded to beast king level, skill awakening in progress.

At the same time, a warm current emerged from the depths of his body.

A moment later, he looked at the panel again and saw that there was a new skill on it.

Skill: Underwater Breathing 【Ordinary】.

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

Seeing this, Lu Zhangsheng's expression stirred.

This was simply another divine skill. After exploring these days, he 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 spirit medicines at the bottom of the water, and giving them up in vain was a pity.

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

Not only that, if he encountered a strong enemy, he could also 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 opening 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 even the duration was increased by double.

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 then the endless seabed would also become his own hunting ground.

He was looking forward to the arrival of that day.

Next, Lu Zhangsheng embarked on the road of treasure hunting again.

………………

One day later.

Outer periphery of the Cangyun Mountain Range, in a cave about two meters underground.

"Detected a hundred-year-old yellow essence. Time to collect?"

Lu Zhangsheng heard the familiar voice sound again, and his heart was happy.

"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 chasing him while collecting spirit medicines, working very hard.

Besides this hundred-year-old yellow essence, he 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 were getting bigger and bigger, and even the rat kings had been beheaded by him a few times.

"Rustle..."

Just as Lu Zhangsheng was about to leave, intense 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'm blocked here."

Seeing this situation, his heart tightened.

After he beheaded a large number of their tribesmen, the other party was clearly prepared.

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

"Kill."

Lu Zhangsheng didn't hesitate and immediately rushed towards the side.

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 probably be very dangerous.

Moreover, killing these exotic beasts had no benefits.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

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

"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle..."

A large number of ground rats were directly knocked crooked, screaming one after another.

Then, Lu Zhangsheng 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 Zhangsheng from the side.

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

Lu Zhangsheng ignored it, and with the help of two sharp claws, he quickly broke through to the side.

With his current beast king-level scales, these elite ground rats were also difficult to break through, and even in the ground rat army, he could support himself for a period of time.

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

As time passed.

The underground battle continued.

Lu Zhangsheng's eyes turned red, and he rushed forward bravely, looking for a way out.

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

Gradually, Lu Zhangsheng also felt a trace of fatigue.

"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle..."

Just at this moment, five huge ground rats killed towards Lu Zhangsheng, their momentum very fierce.

"Actually five rat kings coming out together!"

Lu Zhangsheng's expression tightened.

According to this posture, the other party was going to die with him.

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

Plus there were many high-level exotic beasts in the Cangyun Mountain Range, and it would be even more dangerous if things went wrong.

So he didn't choose to rush out of the ground in the first place.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

Just as Lu Zhangsheng was thinking, several rat kings pounced on Lu Zhangsheng fiercely.

"Get lost."

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

With his beast king-level strength, these rat kings were still a large margin behind him.

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

After knocking away several rat kings, he still ignored it and killed forward.

Every step forward, several ground rats died.

The cave was full of bloody smell everywhere.

The massive ground rats were still chasing relentlessly, and the two sides fought all the way.

Just like this, an hour passed.

Even Lu Zhangsheng's beast king physique felt a trace of crisis.

He became somewhat anxious in his heart.

"Add points."

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

"Buzz..."

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

His whole body had restored all his energy.

Not only that, his own strength was clearly more than twenty percent 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 Enhancement 【Excellent】, Burrowing 【Excellent】, Underwater Breathing 【Excellent】.

Source Energy Points: 7.

This improvement actually consumed a full ten Source Energy Points.

This made him very surprised.

However, this improvement seemed to awaken a trace of unknown existence 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 another ten upgrades for the beast king to completely awaken.

"Kill."

Lu Zhangsheng put away his thoughts and killed towards 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)