Evolution from Carp to Divine Dragon - Chapter 297

Chapter 297: Devouring Crystal Cores

TL: Etude

“Mutant creatures have appeared again in Longyin City…”

Listening to Luo Xue’s words, Lin Hao became curious.

It seemed that Longyin City had far more incidents involving mutant creatures than other cities.

“Yes. It might be related to the geographical location. Millions of years ago, this was one of the main habitats of dinosaurs. Their extinction might have been caused by battles among intelligent beings. So, it’s possible that many mutant creatures are still slumbering underground.” Luo Xue’s voice continued.

“Hmm.” Lin Hao nodded.

“Do the stone statues of the Behemoth Clan show any signs of revival?” Lin Hao asked curiously.

In the underground ruins opposite Dragon Mountain, there were many stone statues of the Behemoth Clan.

Especially the Five-Headed Dragon statue, which was a level 7 mutant creature.

“No news of that for now,” Luo Xue shook her head. “There shouldn’t be any issues yet.”

If there had been any signs of those stone statues coming to life, Zhang Tiansheng would have reported it by now.

“By the way, what are these level 7 crystal cores used for?” Lin Hao pointed to the pile of level 7 crystal cores.

In that ancient ruin, he had challenged all available tasks, and naturally brought back all these level 7 crystal cores.

Including the one he found in a skeleton, there were a total of twenty-one.

“For cultivation.”

“Warriors who have mastered cultivation techniques can extract the energy within to train!”

Luo Xue, having returned to her senses, looked at the level 7 crystal cores on the ground, somewhat shocked.

At headquarters, obtaining a fragment of a level 7 crystal core was already very difficult, as killing a level 7 mutant creature was not easy.

But who would have thought Lin Hao could acquire so many level 7 crystal cores?

“Hmm? Then you should use them for cultivation,” Lin Hao’s eyes lit up at her words.

“I feel you might benefit from devouring them as well.”

Luo Xue picked up one of the crystal cores, thought for a moment, and then said seriously.

“This thing is very hard, not easy to bite,” Lin Hao picked up one and tried to bite it.

Under his sharp teeth, the crystal core only showed a slight crack.

Too hard to bite.

“I’ll try swallowing it directly.”

Thinking for a moment, the crystal core wasn’t particularly large, and swallowing it should be manageable.

Moreover, his stomach was known to digest almost anything.

Gulp.

In the next moment, Lin Hao swallowed the crystal core.

Swallowing a level 7 crystal core, gained 500,000 evolution points.

It actually worked!

Seeing the system prompt, Lin Hao’s eyes lit up.

Although 500,000 evolution points weren’t a lot, it was still very good!

“This thing seems useful.”

After coming to his senses, Lin Hao spoke to Luo Xue.

Previously, he found the crystal cores too hard to bite and didn’t know their use, so he hadn’t swallowed them. Upon hearing Luo Xue mention that their energy could be used for cultivation, he thought they might also grant him evolution points if devoured.

He hadn’t expected it to be true!

“That’s great. After devouring these crystal cores, you should be able to continue evolving!”

Luo Xue sounded excited as she spoke.

“Why are you more excited than I am?” Lin Hao looked at her expression and couldn’t help but laugh.

“You should use these first. These crystal cores don’t have much effect on me, but for you, they should be quite important.”

Although each core provided 500,000 evolution points, as his level increased and his strength grew, it wasn’t as hard to devour more powerful mutant creatures, making the acquisition of evolution points relatively quick.

“I only need one,” Luo Xue thought for a moment and took just one. “With my current cultivation speed, absorbing the energy inside won’t be quick.”

She spoke with some resignation.

Although she had successfully extracted energy from crystal cores at headquarters, the extraction speed was still slow.

Absorbing all the energy from a complete level 7 crystal core could take a long time.

“If you cultivate here, it might be different.” Lin Hao smiled slightly. “Give it a try.”

Due to the auspicious guardian effect, Luo Xue’s cultivation speed should significantly increase if she trained next to him.

“Okay. I’ll give it a try.”

Luo Xue sat down cross-legged and began to activate her cultivation technique.

She could clearly feel that the source energy in Dragon Mountain was stronger than in other areas.

She had already felt that cultivation here was faster. This time…

As she activated her cultivation technique, the energy within the level 7 crystal core began to emerge like faint dark red smoke, visible to the naked eye.

This energy then entered Luo Xue’s body.

So fast!

Feeling the situation, Luo Xue’s eyes widened slightly.

“How is it?” Lin Hao asked curiously.

He had never seen Luo Xue cultivate and didn’t know how fast her current speed was.

“Very fast!” Luo Xue spoke excitedly.

She could clearly feel that the speed of extracting energy from the crystal core here was several times faster than at headquarters!

It was simply incredible!

“Could it be the environment?” She couldn’t help but voice her thought.

“Possibly. After all, Dragon Mountain is a blessed land.” Lin Hao smiled. “By the way, how are my parents doing?”

According to the information he had, the world had been in a state of panic recently.

The revelation about mutant creatures had already spread.

For ordinary people, this situation felt like the end of the world.

“I’ve already inquired about your parents. They are currently safe, and the order in their city is being well maintained.” Luo Xue replied seriously.

“That’s good. I’ll call them tomorrow.” Lin Hao thought for a moment and continued.

Previously, news of his death had reached his parents, who must still be grieving.

After all, it was a tragedy for parents to lose their only child.

“This tablet can make calls. I’ll come over tomorrow and join you in calling your parents.” Luo Xue smiled.

“Okay.”

Buzz, buzz, buzz!

At this moment, Luo Xue’s phone suddenly vibrated.

She frowned slightly and picked it up to see that the caller was Li Ye.

“Team Leader Luo! The number of mutant creatures has increased. They are not only in the building but have also appeared in other areas!” Li Ye’s voice was urgent.

There was a sudden abnormality in Longyin City, and mutant creatures had been spotted in other areas as well!

“What’s going on!? Why is there a power outage!?”