Ch. 20 - Gluttonous Stomach Level 6
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Haha, these guys still fighting over resources… They need to get rich somehow.
This chapter is broken. Please report this on discord.
Haha, these guys still fighting over resources… They need to get rich somehow.
With his digestion speed and storage capacity further enhanced, Wu Liang's speed began to increase.
He was willing to spend evolution points to upgrade, all because he coveted the beast corpses buried under the rubble ahead, especially the Bloodthirsty Wolf.
There were over twenty beast corpses! Even though much of their blood essence had been lost, the energy contained within them was still immense.
Ten of them were Second Level beasts, which meant a large amount of evolution points and attribute points were about to be gained.
Zhao Xin was speechless, shocked by the speed at which Wu Liang devoured the stones.
What kind of devouring speed was this? Wu Liang was smaller than a husky, yet the stones he devoured were already dozens, even hundreds of times his size, and his speed hadn't slowed down at all.
"Is his stomach a bottomless pit?" Zhao Xin murmured to herself.
Seeing Ling Qingxue sitting down and starting to cultivate as if no one else was around, she smiled helplessly and finally followed suit, beginning to heal her injuries.
Wu Liang, working frantically, devoured the stones ahead. They were digested within moments, completely unable to withstand the formidable digestive power of the "Gluttonous Stomach."
The ancient ferocious Gluttonous Beast devours everything—this statement was no exaggeration.
After eating for over an hour, Wu Liang's attribute values increased by a few points. His happiest moment was when he unearthed the carcass of the Bloodthirsty Wolf.
He ate it bit by bit, wasting not a single piece.
[Ding! Second Level late-stage Bloodthirsty Wolf consumed. Estimated digestion time: one day!]
"One day?!"
Wu Liang was shocked.
He had digested a First Level late-stage Red Monkey in less than an hour; this Second Level late-stage Bloodthirsty Wolf took many times longer!
[The host's level increase, bloodline evolution, or Gluttonous Stomach skill upgrade can all increase digestion speed. Furthermore, the greater the level difference between the host and the item, the slower the digestion speed.]
"Good food is worth the wait! I can wait!"
Wu Liang continued devouring the various rocks, tossing the Scarlet Sun Iron Ore he found into his mouth as well.
His "Gluttonous Stomach" now held a full 50 cubic meters. Each magical beast was less than a cubic meter in size, so he could easily hold these twenty-odd carcasses at once.
After rummaging around for a while, Wu Liang unearthed Lin Lang's corpse.
His body had been smashed to a pulp, blood mixed with stones, looking utterly gruesome.
However, the storage ring on his finger was still intact.
Wu Liang took it off, carried it in his mouth, and placed it at Ling Qingxue's feet.
"Little Xuexue, I'm giving you a token of my love. Once you take it, you have to marry me."
Ling Qingxue ignored the cheeky Wu Liang as she picked up the storage ring and wiped it clean before sliding it on her own finger.
This was a very ordinary storage ring, with a capacity of only about five cubic meters. It didn't have a binding function; it could be accessed simply with spiritual power.
Even if it did require binding, Lin Lang was already dead, so Ling Qingxue could use it easily.
"Little Xuexue, quickly see if it has anything I can eat. I still need to grow," Wu Liang urged.
Ling Qingxue probed the storage ring with her spiritual power.
Lin Lang's storage space contained all sorts of miscellaneous items.
Daily necessities, dry rations, beast corpses, several first and second-grade Vitality Pills, a few low-grade spiritual herbs, and a mid-grade longsword.
With these resources, Ling Qingxue could definitely break through to the late stage of the First Rank before the mock exam!
At this time, Linjiang Middle School had no more than twenty students who could break through to the First Rank late-stage!
"So poor," Ling Qingxue muttered softly, then fed all the beast corpses to Wu Liang.
[Ding! First Level mid-stage Wind Chaser Leopard consumed. Estimated digestion time: 24 minutes!]
[Ding! First Level late-stage Black-Striped Python consumed. Estimated digestion time: 50 minutes!]
[Ding! Second Level early-stage Explosive Flame Rat consumed. Estimated digestion time: 3 hours!]
Wu Liang let out a satisfied burp.
"Little Xuexue, I smell medicinal herbs mixed in with the magical beast corpses. There must be some in the storage ring. Quickly, give them to me."
Ling Qingxue withdrew her hand, biting her lip.
Damn this dog's nose! It can even smell this!
"No, I need medicinal herbs for cultivation. Consuming those beast corpses is enough for you!"
Wu Liang immediately expressed his dissatisfaction. "My bloodline is about to evolve again. Hurry up and give me the medicinal herbs."
Ling Qingxue's face darkened. She took out a mid-grade Ice Crystal Flower and tossed it to Wu Liang.
"This is the only one. There's no more!"
Wu Liang snorted, swallowed the Ice Crystal Flower, and left.
Did she think he couldn't tell if there were any left? This Grumpy Empress was still stingy.
[Ding! Mid-grade Ice Crystal Flower consumed. Strength +6, Defense +6, Spirit +5, Evolution Points +8!]
"The evolution and attribute points gained from consuming spiritual herbs seem less than those from magical beasts, but the advantage is the extremely fast digestion. In the future, I can rely on consuming large quantities of spiritual herbs to accumulate evolution points!"
Although the evolution points value provided by spiritual herbs was less, the speed advantage was undeniable.
Even a First Level early-stage magical beast took more than ten minutes to digest, a Second Level took at least three hours, and a Third Level would take several days.
To expedite the mining and digestion of the beast corpses, Wu Liang gritted his teeth and spent 30 evolution points to upgrade the "Gluttonous Stomach" skill again.
[Gluttonous Stomach Lv. 6: Fixed passive skill, representing the digestive abilities of the Gluttonous Beast. The stomach can store 60 cubic meters of food and can digest everything to nourish itself. Digestion speed increased by 50%.]
"This time, I really went all in down one path, severely neglecting the others." Wu Liang sighed helplessly.
He'd better leave the fighting to the Grumpy Empress and just focus on eating.
He only had 6 evolution points left, but digesting all the beast corpses and starting his second bloodline evolution was inevitable!
Wu Liang once again started showing off.
[Ding! Second Level mid-stage Copper-Armored Turtle consumed. Estimated digestion time: 7 hours!]
[Ding! Second Level early-stage Earth Rock Boar consumed. Estimated digestion time: 3 hours!]
.......
Outside the mine.
The two Wolf Fang Squad members who were guarding the entrance were startled by the loud rumbling noise.
Meanwhile, the City Lord's guards, who were searching for Zhao Xin's whereabouts, also heard the noise and immediately rushed towards the mine.
Zhang Zhengyuan, who was riding an eagle, captured the two members of the Wolf Fang squad.
He stared coldly at the two men. "Speak, why did this mine collapse? And have you seen our Young Lady?"
The two men trembled and stammered, unable to give a coherent answer.
Zhang Zhengyuan's face turned cold, and he crushed one of their throats.
"You only have three seconds!"
Zhao Xin had been missing for two days, and the City Lord Zhao Tianlan had issued a death order, stating that she must be found within a day, or else they would all suffer the consequences.
Zhang Zhengyuan had no time to waste.
"I don't know why the mine collapsed either. Our Wolf Fang Squad was just hunting someone in there," the man explained in a trembling voice.
Zhang Zhengyuan took out Zhao Xin's photo.
"Is she the one you're hunting?"
Upon seeing the woman in the photo, the man's pupils constricted sharply.
He knew he was finished. That woman was indeed the only daughter of City Lord Zhao Tianlan.
Seeing this, Zhang Zhengyuan didn't need his reply. His eyes filled with murderous intent, he directly crushed his neck.