Chapter 123: Devouring All, The Bloodline Evolution of the Demonic Dragon (I)

Chapter 123: Devouring All, The Bloodline Evolution of the Demonic Dragon (I)

Chen Chu stayed on the thirty-third floor for a little over an hour before returning to the third.

Exiting the elevator, Chen Chu encountered Xia Youhui coming out of Pang Long's office, who looked back at him and asked with curiosity, "Ah Chu, I heard from Old Pang that you went to choose your secret art. How did it go? Which one did you choose?"

Not far away, Lin Xue, Yi Rui, and Luo Fei, who were sitting in the rest area chatting, also looked over curiously.

Upon returning from the trial, they had also obtained the privilege to exchange for secret arts. However, unlike Chen Chu, they needed 100 contribution points to exchange for one.

Chen Chu's mouth twitched slightly. "...I haven't decided yet whether to choose the Weapon Refining Art or something else."

Xia Youhui suggested, "I think the Weapon Refining Art is a good choice. Your swordsmanship is formidable, and if you start learning it now, you'll be able to forge your own transcendent weapon once you break through to the Fourth Heavenly Realm."

"I'll think about it some more..." Chen Chu's tone sounded somewhat melancholic.

Choosing the Weapon Refining Art would essentially be wasting 100 contribution points; even if he didn’t choose it now, he would still have to exchange for it later down the line, or else risk arousing even more suspicion when he enhanced his weapons further. The exaggerated rate in the growth of his strength was already attracting too much attention as it is.

"Ah Chu, why do you sound unhappy?" Xia Youhui was a bit puzzled.

No shit. Just thinking about the hundred contribution points going to waste like that, who wouldn't be unhappy? But despite grumbling inwardly, Chen Chu said aloud, "Well, maybe a little. I’m actually more interested in another secret art."

"Hey! I get it, you want it all."

As they arrived at the rest area, Chen Chu had just sat down when Lin Xue suddenly said, "Chen Chu, Mr. Pang said that you've cultivated the Dragon Elephant Art to the level of True Martial Spirit?"

Chen Chu was slightly taken aback. He hadn't expected Pang Long to reveal this matter. Could it be that he had wanted to create a ripple effect?

Then he modestly replied, "It's just luck. I didn't even expect to be able to cultivate the Dragon Elephant Art to such an advanced level."

Hearing Chen Chu admit it himself caused Lin Xue and Yi Rui to pause slightly. They had already been surprised earlier, but now....

As the class monitor and martial arts representative, possessing the best talent in the class, neither of them had expected that after just two months away, they would be overtaken by Chen Chu by such a large margin.

It was one thing to reach the middle stage of the Third Heavenly Realm, but to actually cultivate the Dragon Elephant Art to the level of True Martial Spirit was something else entirely.

This is a realm that even the creators of the art haven't envisioned, surpassing perfect compatibility. No wonder this guy was able to beat a mid-stage Fourth Realm Blood Emissary.

Both of them still thought that that Blood Emissary had been in the middle stage; nobody had told them otherwise.

In contrast to the two’s complex emotions, Luo Fei's face displayed a faint smile.

Xia Youhui chuckled, saying, "Even I was surprised that night. I didn't expect Chen Chu to cultivate the Dragon Elephant Art to that level. I wouldn’t be surprised if he suddenly breaks through to the Fourth Realm in a month."

"Cough! Don't listen to Old Xia's nonsense. Breaking through to the Fourth Heavenly Realm in a month is too exaggerated, how is that possible?" Chen Chu coughed dryly, then changed the subject.

"By the way, Lin Xue, you both know about the purge that will be announced in a couple of days, right?"

Lin Xue nodded. "Yes, we know. Mr. Pang mentioned it earlier, how it’s going to be assisting the local authorities in clearing out the mutated creatures in the surrounding deep mountains and forests."

"But these low-level mutated beasts pose no pressure to us anymore, so I'm considering going to the mutated beast battlefield instead."

Uh... It's not because of the pressure I brought, is it?

After thinking for a moment, Chen Chu suggested, "I don't think it's necessary to be so impatient. We've only recently broken through to the Third Heavenly Realm, and you haven’t fully absorbed and refined the resources you exchanged for earlier. We just finished the first semester of our first year, so we’re not short on time.

Suddenly, the massive orca with the horn on its head started to swim toward the Sword Beast with a flick of its tail, creating a wake several dozen meters high.

Instantly, a powerful sense of oppression hit the Sword Beast head-on. Those who hadn't faced it couldn't even begin to imagine how terrifying a nearly thirty-meter-long, two-story-tall orca could be. Its enormous mouth was like a black hole, devouring everything in its path.

Facing the approaching orca, the Sword Beast’s head, resembling that of a dragon, emerged from the water. Its six pairs of bright red feathered horns on each side spread open, emanating a ferocious aura and conveying a subtle warning.

Although the orca’s aura was formidable, the Sword Beast didn’t show much apprehension. With on its defense and speed, it was confident it could retreat unscathed if it couldn't win. If provoked, the Sword Beast wouldn't mind seizing the opportunity to discover what an orca tasted like. With its evolution speed, it could wipe them out in at most a month.

As if sensing the daunting presence of the black mutated beast, or perhaps for another reason altogether, the colossal orca circled in the distance for two rounds before suddenly emitting a squeaky cry towards it.

...? I don't understand your beast language. The Sword Beast gazed at the distant, massive but surprisingly juvenile sounding male orca, its face revealing confusion.

Squeak! Squeak! Squeak!

The orca performed several leaping motions around the Sword Armored Beast, then with a loud splash, dove into the sea and swam beneath the surface, twisting and turning.

After swimming a considerable distance away, it returned and surfaced again, its head poking out of the water as it continued to emit squeaky sounds towards the Sword Beast.

Are you suggesting I should follow? Roar! The Sword Beast was increasingly perplexed, and emitted a deep, resonant growl, reminiscent of a tiger's, its mouth slightly agape.

Squeak! Squeak! Squeak!

Roar! Roar!

The Sword Beast was uncertain if it was misunderstanding, or if the orca was comprehending its roars. After circling the Sword Beast two more times, the orca swam back toward the others.

Seeing this, the Sword Beast hesitated for a moment before its ferocious body slightly shifted, following along.

The male orca ahead turned back. When it saw the Sword Beast following, it continued emitting its squeaky calls, with a hint of joy in its tone. Soon, it rejoined the pod of orcas.

Squeak! Squeak! Squeak! The two adult orcas began communicating in orca language, leaving the Sword Beast somewhat astonished.

Even before the New Era, orcas had already been considered one of the ocean's dominators, renowned for their ferocious combat prowess and high intelligence. It seemed their intelligence had only increased after mutation.

Soon, the two orcas finished their exchange. Then, the female orca and three young orcas all turned to look at the Sword Beast, their eyes gleaming with intelligence.

Squeak! Squeak!

The male orca emitted two squeaks towards the Sword Beast. Then, with a sudden turn of its massive body, it seemed to indicate that it wanted to take it somewhere.

Should I go and take a look? After a moment of hesitation, the Sword Beast followed along, curious about what the orca wanted to show it.

The two mutated beasts swiftly swam further across the sea. Occasionally, the orca would glance back to check if the Sword Beast was keeping up.

After approximately an hour and covering one to two hundred kilometers, the orca suddenly dove deep beneath the surface.

The Sword Beast followed closely behind. In the blink of an eye, the two massive beasts reached depths of three hundred meters, four hundred... seven hundred meters below the surface.

As they reached a depth of eight hundred meters, darkness enveloped their surroundings, and the water pressure intensified several-fold from all directions. Simultaneously, the Sword Beast keenly detected a trace of heat emanating from the water.

The temperature rose, and the concentration of transcendent energy within the water increased.

The Sword Beast grew excited and hastened its pace to keep up with the orca ahead. Soon, they reached a depth of one kilometer, where faint red light appeared below.