Chapter 13

C13 – There Are Treasures in the Cave

The moment the egg cracked, Peng Gengkun felt an odd sensation, as if something bound to his very bloodline was about to emerge.

“Could it actually be my offspring?”nove(l)bi(n.)com

Peng Gengkun was astounded to see a bizarre little creature appear from the broken egg. It was an enigma, with the wings and scales of a fish, yet the gills and form of an eagle. Peng Gengkun found it indescribable.

Yet, as he watched the creature, a name instinctively came to him.

Baby Leviathan.

“The Leviathan-roc egg has evolved into a baby Leviathan, with increased devouring and digestion speeds. It can sense objects infused with Spiritual Energy within a hundred-mile radius! Should it evolve once more, it will become a Senior Leviathan.”

It all clicked for Peng Gengkun.

“Having slain so many mutated beasts, the amassed evolution points have triggered the system’s evolution! If its functions were once incomplete, its capabilities are now beginning to manifest. It has evolved into a baby Leviathan!”

He gazed at the diminutive creature, at a loss for words.

“How large will it grow once it becomes a Senior Leviathan? The evolution points required for another transformation seem exorbitant! A mere hundred points were needed for it to become a baby Leviathan, but a staggering thousand points are required for it to reach the Senior Leviathan stage!”

Peng Gengkun did the math, feeling a sense of resignation. By the evolution points’ metric, he would need to slay and devour a thousand beings of his own level to accrue the necessary thousand points.

“Now that the system has evolved into a baby Leviathan and can detect items imbued with Spiritual Energy, it’s the perfect time to test it out!”

Peng Gengkun fully engaged the system’s abilities, tuning into his surroundings.

Within the mental realm crafted by the system, darkness enveloped him, obscuring his vision. But soon, he noticed spots of light beginning to appear. Clearly, these illuminated areas were laden with Spiritual Energy.

Illuminated by the fallen torch, he stared at the massive python coiled around him, his eyes going wide with shock. Despite being on the verge of reaching the High Rank in Qi Refining, he was squeezed so tightly that he struggled to draw breath.

“I can’t die—I have to strike back!” Peng Gengkun frantically searched his mind for an escape plan.

“Currently, I’m tightly bound, rendering my martial arts useless. But there’s a move, the second form of the Great Vajra Palm, known as Vajra Subduing Devil, that can release a burst of Astral Energy and blow away everything nearby! The catch is, with the Spiritual Energy I have left, I can only execute Vajra Subduing Devil once.”

With his mind made up, Peng Gengkun knew it was now or never.

“There’s no other option! If I don’t manage to repel this python immediately, I’m as good as dead!”

He activated the Leviathan-roc Space, and a Spirit Stone materialized in his hand. Without a second thought, Peng Gengkun shattered the stone, and its Spiritual Energy flooded into his body.

Simultaneously, Peng Gengkun unleashed the formidable second form of the Great Vajra Palm.

Vajra Subduing Devil!

A fierce surge of Astral Energy exploded from him in an instant.

Yet, as powerful as it was, the Astral Energy within Peng Gengkun dissipated just as quickly, leaving him drained in mere moments.

Thankfully, the earlier crushed Spirit Stone was now channeling its Spiritual Energy into Peng Gengkun, replenishing his reserves.

“Directly using a Spirit Stone for energy is incredibly wasteful—no one would do it under normal circumstances. But desperate times call for desperate measures. It’s do or die!”

The might of Vajra Subduing Devil was nothing short of miraculous.

At last, Peng Gengkun sensed the python’s grip weakening.

With a thunderous roar, he wrenched himself free from the python’s coils and made his escape.