Chapter 55

The silvery-white treasure chests hovered before Ye Bei’s eyes.

As he gazed at the light radiating from inside them, Ye Bei immediately leaned over to see what they contained.

It was just that, the items in these three Silver Treasure Chests were indeed inferior to the items inside the Golden Treasure Chests.

“Congratulations, Host, for acquiring the ability to move underwater! If you’re willing, you can freely move and breathe underwater.”

“Congratulations, Host, for acquiring a full set of venomous teeth! All your teeth will be turned into venomous fangs, and the toxins they contain will be replenished by the system. You yourself cannot be poisoned.”

“Congratulations, Host, for acquiring free-communication. You can now communicate with any being, no matter its species or location.”

As the treasure chests opened…

The voice of the system continued to echo in his head.

In fact, the abilities these three treasure chests contained were very powerful. If he had opened them first, he would have been ecstatic to receive any one of them.

However, with the items inside the Golden Treasure Chests to compare with, he was extremely calm at this moment.

He put away everything he’d acquired.

Maintaining his calm, Ye Bei continued talking to the system. “Alright! System, show me my latest stats!”

As soon as he said this, a fluorescent screen appeared directly before his eyes. Due to his recent evolution and upgrades, the information recorded on the screen had changed once again. To put it more simply, his stats had become more perfect.

Infinite Evolution System!

Name: Ye Bei!

Initial Species: Blood Reticulated Python (Genetic mix of Blood Python + Reticulated Python, new species)

Age: 1 year old! (Due to evolution, you’re already several times larger and stronger than an adult python.)

Lifespan: 100 years (This is how long you’ll live, and it’s difficult to expand it.)

Evolution Points for the 3rd Stage of the Blood Reticulated Python Evolution: 650,000/1000,000 (The third stage is the ultimate stage. Upon completion, you will advance one level).

Level: Lvl 2 (Leveling up unlocks genetic modification, which allows you to change into a higher-level species of snake.)

Language: Universal Language (highest level).

Ability: Complete Venomous Teeth, Fire Breathing, Underwater Maneuvering.

Disciple: 1.

Territory: Area your mental power can cover, with you as the center.

Body Length: 21 meters.

Average Body Diameter: 60 centimeters.

Body Resistance: Level 10! Can withstand sharp blade attacks, and your skin can resist the impact of bullets.

Movement Speed: 30s/second.

Strength: 20 tonnes (Can easily lift five tons.)

Weight: 21 tons.

Quest: Evolve into a Titan Python, convert the entire island into your territory, and form your own snake group. Reward: 1 Platinum Treasure Box.

Looking at the latest information on the screen, the first thing Ye Bei noticed was that his quest had changed. This time, the system also stated the reward for each mission. His current quest required him to not only expand his territory, but also form his own snake group.

However, after analyzing these quests, Ye Bei realized that they weren’t that difficult, because they basically matched his own interests. Even if the system hadn’t listed these tasks, Ye Bei would have quickly accomplished them, regardless.

In addition, the changes to his territory made Ye Bei a little depressed.

His supposed territory now encompassed the area he could cover with his mental power… if he wanted to turn the entire island into his territory, didn’t that mean that his mental power didn’t reach far enough? And that he still had to continue upgrading it? Back then, consuming creatures had only improved his physical qualities. Only by taking the Evolution Potion did his mental power enhance. In that case, how could he upgrade his mental power quickly? He really had to meticulously analyze this topic.

Other than these changes, his ability to communicate with different creatures was also at the highest level.

In the future, as long as Ye Bei was willing, he would be able to communicate with other living creatures without any obstacles.

After going through his latest information panel, Ye Bei was in a rather good mood. The “ability” column was the crucial one… now, he had gained so many abilities and had moved from the Green Zone into the Red Zone. In the past, he never would’ve imagined that he’d progress so quickly.

Swoosh!

Next, Ye Bei fixed his eyes on the pythons, which were devouring their food near the swamp.

He didn’t even need to look at them, because everything was fine.

When Ye Bei looked over at them, he discovered that the eight Blood Pythons, who had followed him here from the Green Zone, had all grown to a length of about 15 meters.

It’s just that they didn’t undergo genetic alterations as Ye Bei had. They had merely grown bigger.

It was extremely rare to see pythons this large.

“Reticulated Python King, from today onward, you will become my ninth underling. For that, I will give you a name… for convenience’ sake, hereafter, your name will be Wang Wen!” Ye Bei said solemnly, his tongue sticking out. He actually gave the reticulated python king a name.

Faced with Ye Bei’s imposing demeanor, the reticulated python king didn’t dare to voice any opposition.

“Yes!”

Because the reticulated python king had devoured most of the prey by the swamp, his stomach was bursting at the seams. However, he still lowered his head and respectfully answered Ye Bei.

“System, I still have one more spot to fill for my disciple quota, don’t I? Will it be a problem if I let Wang Wen become my disciple?”

When he saw how respectful Wang Wen was behaving towards him, Ye Bei was slightly content.

But deep down, he still felt a little worried. This python was more than 40 meters long—a whole 10 meters longer than himself.

Although he had frightened the python king when he’d killed the king of the crocodiles and devoured him with ease… who could say if this python king wouldn’t one day turn his back on him?

Besides, if a python of this size was his disciple, there’d be an even greater possibility that he’d betray him.

“Of course you can! Host, are you sure that you want to fill your disciple quota?”

“Yes! Fill it!” Ye Bei said decisively.

As soon as he said this, a ray of white light suddenly burst from his body and rushed directly into Wang Wen.

Immediately afterward, Ye Bei discovered that he could easily control Wang Wen by merely thinking about what he wanted him to do. Even if he were to let him die, he would follow through without hesitation.

The Disciple’s Effect was more or less similar to the control he had over the Blood Pythons!

Ye Bei felt this new power out and soon adapted to it…

Then, something unexpected happened. First of all, Wang Wen’s gaze toward Ye Bei became even more respectful. It was completely pure. In addition, Wang Wen’s stomach, which was bloated with food, quickly shrunk back down, and his body actually grew.

“Woah! Looks like Wang Wen can also evolve now, just like the eight Blood Pythons—Spring, Flower, Autumn, Moon, Pursuing, Joy, Making, and Merry.”

Ye Bei analyzed this new development.

Then, he immediately issued an order to Wang Wen.

“Wang Wen, after you guys finish eating all the food over here, start expanding the python group,” Ye Bei said in a commanding tone. “The more the better! No matter the species, as long as they’re snakes, make them our subordinates!”

“My king, if you want to expand our clan, we have quite a number of juvenile snakes. Before this battle, we, the Reticulated Python group, had already hidden a large number of eggs in advance. In just a little time, they’ll hatch and quickly become mutated Reticulated Pythons.”

The way Wang Wen addressed Ye Bei had also changed.

However, that wasn’t what was most important right now.

Because immediately after Ye Bei heard what Wang Wen said, his eyes lit up.

Snake eggs?

A large number of snake eggs?

It was true that you could search high and low, only to find what you were looking for when you least expected it!

Hatching these eggs—what’s more, mutated Reticulated Python eggs—and cultivating an army of snakes would be easy!

“Good! Wang Wen, take me there at once!” Ye Bei said in a low voice. However, when he said this, his mind slightly buzzed, because he suddenly thought of the finished product of the Potion of Evolution.