Ye Que checked his body again.
Completely unharmed!
His previous injuries had healed during the breakthrough.
Moreover, his limbs and beak had become even sharper.
Excitedly, he tried to check the data on the panel, but dizziness returned.
"Oh no! I was already hungry before, only ate one piece of meat, and now after the breakthrough, I'm even hungrier!"
He quickly climbed forward and began gnawing at the python's wounds.
He devoured the flesh and blood in large mouthfuls.
Gradually, a feeling of fullness appeared, and his strength increased.
"Just one more bite, then I'll leave!"
"Map scan notification: A triple-level demonic beast has appeared 300 meters behind!"
Whoosh—
Ye Que took off running.
Having witnessed the power of a triple-level demonic beast, he dared not dawdle any longer.
He ran as fast as he could, only stopping when the map scan notification disappeared.
Fortunately, his speed was now much greater than before, otherwise he might not have escaped.
Hiding under a pile of rubble, he focused his mind on the panel.
Host: Ye Que
Realm: 1/10 (First-level demon beast; upon reaching the tenth level, one gains the qualification to revert to ancestral origins)
Evolution: Wild Forest Turtle (First-level demon beast with keen hearing)
Talent: Counterattack (When attacked, retaliates with 50% of the attacker's damage)
Speed: 1/10
Defense: 1.7/10
Attack: 1/10
Experience Points: 0
Martial Arts: Activated at the second level
"The qualification to revert to ancestral origins... Let me think... The ancestors of turtle demon beasts, Xuanwu? Bixi?"
This is another world; perhaps the ancestors of turtle demon beasts are even more terrifying and mysterious.
I can't jump to conclusions.
But whatever the ancestor,
I have one qualification to revert to ancestral origins anyway; I'll find out when I do.
"Martial arts will be activated at the second level! Could it be a demon race technique!"
Ye Que was excited.
Mastering martial arts is like having another means of survival.
"Map scan prompt: Two first-level wild monsters detected 300 meters ahead!"
Ye Que was surprised. Wild monsters?
"That century-old ginseng is under the pile of rubble. I've had my eye on it for half a year."
"Brother, you're a true friend! As long as we sell this century-old ginseng, we'll have money to buy that bottle of top-grade poison!"
"Xue Lingluo is beautiful. If we poison her parents, not only will Xue Lingluo be ours, but the entire Xue family will be ours!"
"I've never had anything so good before! I can't wait!"
Ye Que's keen hearing picked up on the excited conversation between the humans.
"So the monsters are humans. That makes sense. I'm a demon beast now, so humans are just monsters to me!"
A cold glint flashed in his eyes.
These two are ruthless!
They actually want to kill someone's parents, steal their daughter, and seize their family!
"Pah! They really are two monsters. Your ginseng, I'll gladly accept it!"
He was now under the pile of rubble.
He dug with his claws, and soon a ginseng appeared before him.
There really was one.
"Will eating it make me evolve? Or give me experience points? Or trigger a quest?"
Without thinking much, he opened his mouth and ate it.
He couldn't let those two beasts get away with it.
Having become a first-level demon beast and evolved once, its bite force was extremely strong.
It finished the ginseng in no time.
"Ding! Host has consumed a hundred-year-old ginseng! Gained 1 experience point."
Ye Que was overjoyed; it really worked for him.
That was 1 experience point!
Previously, killing a first-level demon beast, the Wild Forest Wolf, only yielded 0.5 experience points.
To gain 1 experience point, he estimated he would need to kill a second-level demon beast.
That was simply beyond his current capabilities.
"A huge win!"
He immediately added points to his speed, defense, and attack.
First, he opened the panel.
The current data was as follows:
Speed: 1/10
Defense: 1.7/10
Attack: 1/10
Experience Points: 1
Martial Arts: Activated at Second Level
. After weighing the options, he made a decision.
"Speed +0.5, Defense +0.3, Attack +0.2."
A tortoise-type demon beast—he couldn't afford to lose its advantages.
He hadn't forgotten this.
Therefore, speed and defense remained the primary points to add.
Of course, having learned his lesson, Ye Que dared not underestimate the attack, so he also added some experience points.
Looking at the panel again, the data had changed.
Speed: 1.5/10
Defense: 2/10
Attack: 1.2/10
Experience Points: 0
Martial Arts: Activated at the Second Level.
"Defense reaches the Second Level, speed is top-tier even at the First Level, and attack can threaten those of the same level!"
Ye Que chuckled.
Gaining experience points from ginseng broadened his thinking.
If he couldn't afford to provoke high-level demonic beasts, he'd find treasures to eat; anyway, eating them would also grant experience points.
Hmm, defense and speed needed to be prioritized.
Even if he encountered demonic beasts of the same level, or even slightly higher levels, he wouldn't be afraid.
They were tough and resilient, and could even trigger counterattack talents.
Then, they wouldn't be able to fight back, drive away, or even catch up.
Footsteps approached.
"Those two monsters are here."
Ye Que didn't linger. With a swift movement, he slipped away.
"Did a big black rat just sneak past?"
"Oh no, look at the ginseng!"
The two kicked aside the pile of rubble, revealing a pit with several ginseng roots beside it.
"That big black rat ate the ginseng!"
"It's got the guts of a bear and a leopard! It even dared to eat my ginseng! Chase it! Kill it!"
"It probably just ate the ginseng; there's still some inside. If we cut it open, we can still salvage something!"
"Map scan alert: A dual-level demonic beast detected 300 meters ahead!"
"Trying to cut me open? I'll make sure you pay!"
Ye Que swatted a rock away with his paw, then swerved sharply in another direction.
The rock flew far, landing with a thud on the ground, attracting the wandering dual-level demonic beast.
Just then, the two men caught up.
"It's a dual-level demonic beast, a black-backed bear!"
"Run!"
Terrified, the two turned and fled.
Roar!
A bloodthirsty glint appeared in the black-backed bear's eyes. With a roar, it gave chase.
"Can't handle it anymore?"
Ye Que climbed onto a broken log, listening to the fading screams, and smiled coldly.
"Improving my strength is more important. Time to find treasure."
He turned and crawled deeper into the Demon Beast Forest.
The depths of the Demon Beast Forest were inhabited by powerful demon beasts, making it dangerous, but also full of opportunities.
Ye Que dared to go because he had a map scanning function that could detect danger in advance.
Therefore, he didn't feel much psychological pressure.
"Map scan alert: Three hundred meters ahead, one level three demon beast and two ordinary demon beasts detected."
Ye Que turned and ran.
"Map scan alert: Three hundred meters behind, one level two demon beast appeared."
Holy crap!
He slammed on the brakes and ran to the left.
Before he even left the area indicated by the map scan, two beast roars clearly reached him.
"Wait! Could it be that the two demon beasts are fighting?"
Ye Que's heart skipped a beat.
Boom! Boom!
There were sounds of fighting!
The two demon beasts were indeed fighting.
"Let's sneak over there and see what happens. If we get a chance to strike, I can make a killing!"