Evolution from Carp to Divine Dragon - Chapter 84

Chapter 84: Thorn Scales

TL: Etude

Lin Hao’s eyes widened in astonishment.

“Thorn Scales?”

“Are they scales?”

Gazing at the acquired item, Lin Hao’s eyes brimmed with curiosity.

“Not bad. My Black Iron Scales clearly aren’t tough enough anymore.” Lin Hao mused to himself.

Last time, his scales had been split even underwater by that battle blade.

Moreover, during his fight with that level 2 Green Beast Warrior, many of his scales had been shattered.

He really needed tougher scales now.

Without any hesitation, at that moment, the scales on his body began to change.

Although the color remained, the thickness had noticeably increased, and the scales now had slightly protruding spikes, resembling thorns!

“Not bad!”

“And the hardness of these scales already surpasses ordinary black iron.”

“Any creature trying to bite me will have to think twice.”

Lin Hao marveled at the transformation of his scales, feeling a surge of joy.

“Moreover, when using the ‘Fire Scale’ ability, my body’s defensive capability will be even stronger. Even creatures larger than me wouldn’t dare to bite me easily, right?”

“Unless its mouth is as tough as iron.”

Thinking this, Lin Hao felt even more delighted.

“Right, the mission I completed last time!”

At this moment, he seemed to remember something. With a thought, he brought up the mission panel.

Difficult Task: Devour 100 Mutant Creatures (100/100)

“Devour 100 mutant creatures; this mission was completed long ago.”

“Let’s see what random skill I get as a reward.”

Lin Hao was filled with excitement.

After this, his overall strength should improve significantly!

Claim!

With a thought, he could clearly see a multitude of skill cards appearing before his eyes!

There were all sorts of different colored skills!

Just like those entries, white was the most common, followed by blue, purple, pink, and gold!

And these random skills were different from opening treasure chests, seemingly truly random.

It’s just that the probability of getting a gold skill was extremely low!

Quickly, a multitude of skill cards started spinning.

“Stop!”

As Lin Hao mentally commanded ‘stop,’ the continuously spinning cards began to slow down visibly.

Soon, they stopped on a purple card.

“A purple skill!?”

“Not bad!”

Seeing this, Lin Hao’s eyes lit up slightly.

Berserk: Enter a berserk state, significantly increasing combat power for ten seconds. After ten seconds, fall into a weakened state (cooldown time 24 hours).

“This skill seems pretty decent. A life-or-death skill!”

Lin Hao muttered to himself, considering the skill description.

The duration was only ten seconds, and after those ten seconds, he would fall into a weakened state. Was it ten seconds of true bravery?

In the next moment, the skill card transformed into a purple light and directly entered Lin Hao’s body.

At this moment, Lin Hao vaguely sensed new information appearing in his mind.

This information pertained to using the skill!

“Hehe, now even if those mutant Tyrannosaurus Rexes awaken, it’s not like there’s no chance of fighting them, right?”

Lin Hao felt a bit delighted.

He glanced at his system panel, noticing that his overall combat power had increased from 200 to 210!

“Right, let’s see what tasks are available today.”

It was still early, and by noon, the book transmission would begin.

There might still be traces of those mutant sea loaches in other rivers, but he hadn’t checked yet.

Normal Task: Devour 10 Stream Crabs (7/10)

Normal Task: Devour 300 Mutant Creatures (0/100) (Reward: Slightly Enhanced Perception)

Normal Task: Devour 100 Maize Fish (0/100) (Reward: Slightly Enhanced Perception)

Difficult Task: Devour a Mutant Tyrannosaurus (0/1)

Difficult Task: Devour a Level 1 Green Beast Warrior (Reward: Significantly enhanced cardiopulmonary function)

Difficult Task: Devour a Level 2 Green Beast Warrior (Reward: Significantly enhanced vision)

“There aren’t any particularly good tasks.”

“But this task of devouring 300 mutant creatures has turned into a normal task.”

Lin Hao looked at the task list, feeling a bit speechless.

Now that it had become a normal task, the reward seemed rather weak.

It only offered a slight enhancement of perception.

Today, many people were still visiting the Dragon King Temple, and many noticed that the surrounding flora had grown much more luxuriant.

Birds continuously circled around, and occasionally, wild rabbits, squirrels, and other small animals appeared.

“Huh, when did these trees grow so tall?”

“Look, there are so many squirrels here!”

“Damn, what a big turtledove!”

“…”

Many people walking near the Dragon King Temple were astonished.

It was as if they had entered a wildlife sanctuary.

Moreover, these wild animals didn’t seem very afraid of people, though they would quickly flee if someone got too close.

“If I keep staying here, won’t the nearby wildlife evolve ridiculously?”

Hearing the exclamations from the people, Lin Hao, hidden in the Hualong Pond, couldn’t help but think.

Time passed minute by minute, and by noon, with a thought, the system’s map interface appeared before him.

Teleport Cooldown: 45 minutes

Teleport Duration: 5 hours

He also noticed a clear system prompt.

“The cooldown time has decreased from one hour to forty-five minutes!?”

“And the teleport duration has changed to five hours.”

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

Moreover, the teleportation range had expanded!

“Wait, this is near the coastline!?”

Lin Hao examined it closely and saw that the teleportation range now extended to the river mouth!

The map in that area had turned colorful, as if illuminated!

This meant he could now go there!

“The estuary area, where fresh and saltwater mix, must be teeming with life!”

“Of course, I have to check it out!”

After a brief consideration, with a thought, Lin Hao decided to teleport to the newly available area.

In an instant, his entire body emitted a faint white glow.

The next moment, he vanished from his original spot!

“Huh?”

“The Hualong Pond just… seemed to light up!”

A young man standing nearby glanced forward, vaguely seeing a flash of white light.

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