Chen Ning checked his system panel.
【Chen Ning】
【Noble Qi: 3,300】
【Demon-Suppressing Pagoda, Second Layer (0/300)】
【Divine Phoenix Bloodline, Fifth Layer (0/5000)】
【Red Lotus Divine Pupils, Drifting Sea of Illusions (Second Layer) (0/1000)】
【All Manifestations: Mountains and Rivers, Dragon-Slaying Golden-Armored Army (Third Layer) (0/1500)】
【Poem and Wine Sword Art, Sword Shakes the Nine Heavens (Third Layer) (0/2000)】
【Fire Trees and Silver Flowers (0/300)】
【Devouring Mountains and Rivers, First Layer (0/2000)】
【Spring of Undying, First Layer (0/1000)】
This time, three new Divine Abilities had unexpectedly appeared on the system panel.
“Fire Trees and Silver Flowers is actually purely decorative...”
Temporarily ignoring this rather useless Divine Ability, Chen Ning allocated one thousand Noble Qi to the Spring of Undying.
【Congratulations, Host! Spring of Undying upgraded to Second Layer】
【Spring of Undying, Second Layer (0/2000)】
After the upgrade, Chen Ning felt the fusion between the Spring of Undying and the Divine Phoenix Bloodline within his body deepen even further.
He slashed his abdomen with a blade, creating a wound a full dozen centimeters long, yet in the blink of an eye, it regenerated without leaving a single trace, as if it had never been there at all.
Clearly, his regenerative ability had increased by another massive leap.
The combination of the Spring of Undying and the Divine Phoenix Bloodline complemented each other, unleashing an unimaginable power.
As their layers increased, it was hard to imagine just how terrifying these two Divine Abilities would become in the future.
As for the other Divine Ability...
“Devouring Mountains and Rivers? It seems somewhat similar to Xiao Jiu's Devour ability.”
After checking the system prompt, Chen Ning quickly discovered that the targets this Divine Ability could swallow were not as comprehensive as Xiao Jiu's.
Currently, at Layer 1, Devouring Mountains and Rivers could only consume the bloodlines of demons and monsters, having no effect on anything else.
However, given his capacity, the quantity he could devour should be far greater than Xiao Jiu's.
Just then, Xiao Jiu shrank back down to the size of a finger.
She paced around the Flood Dragon's carcass for a moment, then looked up at Chen Ning, her eyes sparkling brightly.
Wants to eat! (≧﹃≦*)
Although the purity of the Flood Dragon's bloodline was inferior to Xiao Jiu's, it had after all transformed into a Flood Dragon.
Xiao Jiu could sense that if she could devour its bloodline, it would bring her no small benefit.
Chen Ning smiled and said, “If you want to eat it, go ahead. Besides, you helped out when we killed the Flood Dragon just now.”
Hearing this, Xiao Jiu bounced joyfully over to the Flood Dragon and opened her mouth wide.
The Flood Dragon's bloodline surged into her continuously.
After eating roughly a fifth of it, Xiao Jiu's belly puffed out roundly, and she was completely stuffed.
Yet as the dragon blood merged into her, her body underwent noticeably distinct changes.
Not only did the single horn on her head grow slightly longer, but her originally pale-gray eyes gradually shifted toward gold.
Xiao Jiu seemed to be gradually evolving toward a Flood Dragon.
“We can't let the rest go to waste either. In that case, leave it to me.”
【Spent 2,000 Noble Qi】
【Congratulations, Host! Devouring Mountains and Rivers upgraded to Second Layer】
After upgrading to Layer 2, Chen Ning turned toward the Flood Dragon and opened his mouth wide.
“Devouring Mountains and Rivers!”
A powerful air current wrapped around the Flood Dragon, breaking the colossal carcass down into streams of blood-qi that tumbled into Chen Ning's mouth.
Five minutes later, the Flood Dragon's bloodline was completely drained. Even the bone fragments turned to ash and dissolved into the deep sea.
Since when can Master eat even more than me?! ∑(°Д°//!
Xiao Jiu was left slack-jawed in shock off to the side, feeling as though her sole identity as a big foodie was about to be stolen away.
“Mm, tastes pretty good.”
Chen Ning let out a burp of satisfaction.
After absorbing the dragon blood essence, he felt the physical strength lost in the recent battle completely restored. His physique had been enhanced further, and his entire body seemed to radiate continuous bursts of power.
Having eaten almost four-fifths of the giant Flood Dragon, he felt like he hadn't even eaten his fill yet.
...
Before long, Xiao Yue arrived with the mermaids.
Without the Flood Dragon, the bloodlines of this ragtag rabble of sea demons began to regress, and they were quickly slaughtered without any power to fight back.
Some were killed, others surrendered; the pseudo-Dragon Palace force, established not long ago, fell apart completely.
The catastrophe facing the mermaids had finally come to an end.
“Thank you, Young Master. If not for you, our mermaid race likely could never have won this war no matter what.”
Xiao Yue stepped forward, her face filled with gratitude.
Immediately after, her gaze toward Chen Ning suddenly became somewhat evasive, her voice even carrying a touch of bashfulness:
“Young Master has shown immense kindness to our mermaid race. If possible, would you be willing to stay underwater for a few more days? I am willing to serve you personally to repay this favor.”
“Thank you for the kind offer, Princess, but I have already stayed underwater for quite some time. It is time for me to hurry back.”
Chen Ning smiled as he looked toward the ocean surface.
If he returned late, that girl Qing Yan would probably get anxious again.
Besides, going back this time, he intended to bring her a little surprise.
Noticing the faint smile at the corner of Chen Ning's lips, Xiao Yue sensed something.
“Could it be... there is someone important waiting for Young Master back home?”
“Mhm. Though she isn't human—she's a demon.”
“Is that so...”
A faint trace of disappointment flashed through Xiao Yue's eyes.
“In that case, Young Master could take back some gifts for her. After all, this is deep beneath the sea, so there should be quite a few things here that cannot be found on land...”
Several mermaids brought over treasure chests.
The mermaid race had always possessed a tradition of repaying kindness.
Inside the chests, exquisite jewels glittered, and precious, rare treasures met the eye in abundance.
Taking any random item would likely sell for a fortune on land.
After hesitating for a long moment, Chen Ning focused his gaze on a diary wrapped in parchment paper.
This diary appeared to be an ancient travel log that had washed into the ocean.
The handwriting inside had long blurred beyond recognition, but a few stalks of grass pressed between the pages remained lush green and vibrant with life.
The stalks of grass seemed to be what the diary's owner had traveled thousands of miles across the vast ocean to pick on an island. Unfortunately, he had likely perished at sea, unable to bring these new discoveries out of the ocean.
【Gulan Flower】, 【Tumbleweed】... 【Fox-Teasing Grass】.
“Fox-Teasing Grass?”
As the system prompt surfaced, Chen Ning's attention was instantly drawn.
Found a treasure!
“I'll pick this.”
Out of the numerous priceless treasures, Chen Ning chose only a seemingly ordinary little stalk of grass.
Xiao Yue was somewhat surprised.
“But Young Master has shown such immense kindness to our mermaid race, how can a single stalk of grass suffice to repay your favor?”
“It's enough. A maid back at my house will probably love it.”
Chen Ning said with a slight smile.
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