Chapter 39: Another Transformation!

Lu Zhangsheng scanned the surroundings rapidly; seeing that the lake monster was not nearby, he did not hesitate anymore, immediately rushed toward the spirit medicine ahead, and placed his claw on the leaves of the spirit medicine.

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

The familiar prompt sounded.

"Collect, collect..."

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

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

He saw a massive creature not far to the northeast charging toward him rapidly, 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 Zhangsheng 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 thumping wildly, he was extremely nervous.

"Gurgle..."

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

Lu Zhangsheng's body tensed, his heart jumping wildly.

"Collection successful."

The moment the prompt sounded in his mind again, he felt a sense of relief in his heart and immediately drilled toward the hole entrance, fast as lightning.

"Whoosh..."

Unfortunately, he was still a bit slow; just as Lu Zhangsheng drilled to the hole entrance, he was grazed by the giant tentacle.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

Lu Zhangsheng was slapped until he saw stars, his Qi and blood 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 an even narrower hole.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

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

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

Fortunately, he was only grazed; he didn't take a solid hit, otherwise, the consequences would be hard to predict.

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

If it weren't for the scales transforming again after breaking through to the Beast King level, he likely wouldn't have been able to persist through that strike.

The deep mountains and old forests were still quite dangerous.

This was Lu Zhangsheng's intuitive feeling from exploring the mountains and forests these past few days.

No wonder these deep mountain ranges existed as forbidden zones for the human race; ordinary martial artists who ventured deep into them would find it very hard to escape unscathed.

After this incident, Lu Zhangsheng 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 was stronger could he explore more treasures in the depths of the jungle.

Then he would feed back to himself and improve together, which was the best choice.

No matter how you looked at it, this deal was worthwhile.

Having figured it out, Lu Zhangsheng immediately took out the spirit medicines he had collected these past few days and placed them in the passage.

A pile of spirit medicines 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 spirit medicines turned into Source Energy Points and disappeared.

Looking at the numbers on the panel, he was extremely happy.

Source Energy Points: 62.

"System, add points!"

He roared in his heart.

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

"Boom, boom, boom..."

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

The scales all over his body began to tremble violently, starting to rearrange themselves, and their radiance became increasingly profound.

Bursts of Qi and blood erupted from deep within his body, circulating through his bones and muscles.

Before long, the entire transformation was completely finished.

His body expanded by a large margin, more than double what it was before.

Not only that, but his strength also skyrocketed 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: Burrowing 【Excellent】, Armor Enhancement 【Excellent】, Underwater Breathing 【Excellent】.

Source Energy Points: 22.

Status: Good.

Note: A being that has undergone another transformation of the Pangolin Royal Clan; it contains a kind of magical bloodline within its body, which is currently awakening...

One small transformation every five levels; this improvement was extremely huge.

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

If he encountered that kind of situation just now, as long as he wasn't hit head-on, there would be almost no big problem.

Lu Zhangsheng looked at the introduction behind the entry and fell into deep thought.

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

When it was elevated to level twenty, there would likely be a huge transformation.

This made him extremely expectant.

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

He planned to keep these remaining Source Energy Points for emergencies.

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

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

A moment later.

Lu Zhangsheng put away his thoughts and started the next action again.

He aimed in the direction and moved his two claws rapidly, digging toward the central region.

"Whoosh, whoosh..."

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

Lu Zhangsheng didn't feel bored either, but instead was full of energy.

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

After this improvement, he found that his own digging progress was more than double what it was.

The channel that was originally estimated to 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 Zhangsheng dug crazily at the bottom of the lake, directly turning the entire lake bottom into a traffic hub extending in all directions.

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

If there was the fragrance of spirit medicine, he would carefully go up to explore and then collect it.

Repeating this, the harvest was also not small, with dozens more stalks of spirit medicine in his account.

The spirit medicine in this lake was almost searched clean by him.

During this period, he also encountered that lake monster several times, and every time he easily dodged it; even in the end, that lake monster actually started to swallow spirit medicine crazily, looking like it had given up on everything, which made Lu Zhangsheng's jaw drop.

"Roar, roar, roar..."

After Lu Zhangsheng stole another stalk of spirit medicine, he looked at the incomparably angry lake monster above his head, his face very calm.

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

"Bang, bang, bang..."

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

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

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

The spirit medicine here was almost collected clean, and there was no need to waste time anymore.

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 Zhangsheng somewhat suspected that this lake monster likely grew to such a size by swallowing a large amount of spirit medicine.

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

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

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