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Chapter 25: High Energy Points, Flesh, and Evolution Crystal
When Noah returned to the sea, he felt as though he was at home. It was much more comfortable staying in the sea.
During his absence over the past few days, a large number of marine evolved beasts had gathered in his territory, including quite a few at the second and third levels.
He then took out the body of the Black-striped Tiger King from his "System Backpack" and began to devour it.
This tiger was only 27 meters long, quite small compared to the size of creatures in the sea. It was one-fifth the size of a typical sea tiger.
[Ding! The host acquires 20,000 energy points by devouring the "Black-striped Tiger King"!]
Huh? Why did it provide so many energy points?
He recalled only receiving 1,000 and 1,500 energy points when he devoured the mutant Canglong and the Great White Shark, so why did the Black-striped Tiger King, also at the fourth level, yield so much energy? As he ate the tiger, he pondered the difference. From the texture of his devouring, the flesh of this tiger king was firmer and more elastic compared to the other two beast kings, and it digested more slowly. Is this the so-called concentration that is the essence?
It seemed that this was the only explanation. As he was devouring it, he suddenly discovered a white crystal in the heart of the Tiger King. It was about the size of a human head and shaped like an irregular gem.
"What is this?" Noah picked up the crystal and examined it.
After inspecting it for a while and finding no clues, he used the "Detection Technique" directly on the crystal!
[Item name: "Level 4 Energy Crystal"]
[Item Type: High Energy Crystal]
[Item function: Direct absorption will grant 50,000 energy points. This item can also be embedded in equipment to increase combat power.]
It turned out to be this sort of thing! However, he had killed two level 4 marine creatures before but had never found this kind of crystal. Could it be that this item is only found in land creatures?
He didn't fully understand the formation of these crystals, but it seemed there were similar crystals within his own body.
Sensing it carefully, he found a round purple crystal in his head, as large as a dragon's eye.
It appears that such crystals also form in the bodies of marine organisms, but he had never encountered one before!
Most likely, the marine creatures were hunted and killed by Noah after they had just evolved and before they could condense a crystal. After considering these possibilities, he proceeded to feast!
He devoured every part of the tiger, including the tiger whip, tail, and bones, missing not a single piece!
Thus, he managed to consume a tiger king over 20 meters tall, increasing his energy points by 200,000.
After this outing, he concluded that his combat power was quite formidable for a fourth-level beast king but still not at the very top.
For instance, against that golden-winged roc, he would only have a 40% chance of winning if he were to engage in a head-on battle.
As for the giant turtle king and green dragon in the sea, he estimated his chances at best to be 55%, especially against the giant turtle king. Noah felt he might not even have a 55% chance!
The primary issue was the formidable defense of the giant turtle. It would be embarrassing if he couldn't break through the defense.
However, the energy from the fourth-level evolved beast was indeed ample, and his plan was to continue hunting fourth-level creatures.
After pondering for a while, he dived directly into the underwater cave and drifted into sleep. After eating and drinking his fill, he was due for some good rest!
As long as humans provided him with spiritual rain consistently and in the right amounts, his energy points would be sufficient!
Six hours later, he awoke again!
At that time, he checked his "Attribute Page" to see how many energy points he had accumulated.
[Name: Noah]
[Species: Abyssal Octopus]
[Bloodline: Rare Level (Advanced)]
[Gender: Male]
[Age: 1 month/150 years]
[Status: peak period/peak period]
He continued to take out the carcasses of mutated wild boars and great white sharks and devoured them.
"Ding! The host gets 500 energy points by swallowing the 'Mutated Wild Boar!'"
"Ding! The host devours 'Ancient Mutated Great White Shark' and gains 1,500 energy points!"
He didn't plan to go hunting for the time being. The giant great white shark in his backpack alone could feed him for more than ten days, and there were also some mutated sea fish rations. He didn't want to risk hunting the Level 4 Beast King. If he failed to kill it and got himself killed, it would be a huge loss. It was best to just keep on growing like this!
Soon, seven days passed, and his energy points increased by another 500,000 points. At the same time, the transaction time agreed upon between him and the humans had arrived.
A few hours later, he arrived at the trading location, and according to his senses, humans were preparing to drive a truck to deliver the trading items. Captain Fang's evolution team was also following the truck.
Noah immediately released level 4 pressure to scare away the mutated and evolved beasts in the area, preventing them from interfering with the normal operation of the transport vehicle. After more than two hours, the truck arrived at the trading location. Captain Fang and his team found the trip to be particularly peaceful. Such a large truck driving on the highway did not provoke any attacks from ferocious beasts.
When several people saw Noah, it was as intimidating as ever.
"Emperor Abyss, we meet again. This is according to the amount of spiritual rain we agreed on last time. Please verify it," Captain Fang said.
"Well, there's no need to count! I've already checked it out!" Noah began drinking the "Fine Spirit Rain" without saying a word. There were reportedly 300 bottles, just right for Noah with his colossal size of over 200 meters!
He drank all 300 bottles of spiritual rain in about ten minutes! At this time, his energy points reached 4.25 million, exceeding his original expectations. It seemed that cooperation with humans was the right choice.
"Humans, your promise-keeping makes me very happy, so I will give you another secret message," Noah said.
Everyone was still packing the bottles containing the spirit rain, and when they heard his words, they immediately became interested.
Captain Fang looked at Noah and asked, "Great Emperor, I wonder what news you want to share with us?"
"There is a chance that a crystal will condense in the body of an evolving organism. This crystal can be used as an energy source for evolution and can also be used to build equipment!" Noah divulged what he knew.
Although he was no longer human, he still hoped that humans could survive well, so he wanted to help if he could.
"Oh?! Thank you, Emperor, for informing me. I will convey it to the leader!" Captain Fang replied.
As the leader of the evolution team, he knew many secrets, but this was the first time he heard about energy crystals.
After the transaction was completed, both parties went back to their respective homes. Captain Fang immediately reported the news to several leaders and Zhang Xiaoya.
Zhang Xiaoya was currently holding an irregular crystal about the size of an apple in her hand for observation. This crystal was obtained from the evolved beast their fortress killed while defending the city. She couldn't figure out what this object was, and at first, she thought it was something like a stone.
Now she finally knew what it was and its purpose! It seemed that the Abyss Emperor knew many secrets. Zhang Xiaoya thought that she must find time to communicate with him.
And at that moment, an alarm sounded throughout the fortress!