Gu Yuan found another cave, lit a bonfire, and had A Centipede and A Huang guard the entrance, then called in Big Mouth.

At this moment, Big-mouthed Snake was nine feet long, with a body as thick as a chicken's egg, and its grey-white scales were quite tough, shimmering with a strange light in the nearby firelight.

Now, its body coiled into rings, its head raised, and its small eyes quietly stared at Gu Yuan, seemingly expectant.

...

[Beast Master]: Gu Yuan

[Status]: Normal

[Beast Pet]: Little Treasure Hunting Mouse (can evolve into Treasure Hunting Mouse, needs 6800 Dao Rhyme Points) — Iron-backed Centipede (can evolve into Silver-backed Centipede, needs 5600 Dao Rhyme Points) — Big-mouthed Snake (can evolve into Devouring Serpent, needs 1000 Dao Rhyme Points) — Black Armor Ao (can evolve into Black Armored Spirit Ao, needs 1200 Dao Rhyme Points).

[Tamable Beast Pet]: 1

[Cultivation]: Postnatal Martial Master (Bone Refining)

[Dao Rhyme]: 2790

....

Gu Yuan summoned the attribute panel, his thoughts turning:

"Big Mouth previously had the Snake Coiling Talent. I wonder what new talent will appear in this evolution..."

The Snake Coiling Talent gave it the Soft Tendons ability, which also solidified its physique foundation.

As for Big-mouthed Snake's evolved form, Devouring Serpent, just listening to the name, it seems to be in the same lineage as Big-mouthed Snake, also related to eating.

However, it's unknown whether this talent will also be similar.

...

[Consume 1000 Dao Rhyme Points to evolve Big-mouthed Snake into Devouring Serpent, confirm/refuse?]

Gu Yuan's eyes were deep, looking at the somewhat expectant yet uneasy Big-mouthed Snake on the ground, and he thought to himself, "Confirm!"

As soon as he spoke, the 2790 on the attribute panel turned into 1790.

Simultaneously, a rich white light emerged from Big-mouthed Snake, enveloping its entire body.

This white light was incredibly pure and clean, filled with a vibrant life force.

It was like the tender sprouts growing under the spring soil, or the spring thunder reverberating in the sky.

As strands of the white light seeped into Big-mouthed Snake's body, its body began to transform.

The grey-white scales stood up as if the hair of a cat was bristling.

Moreover, its long and slender body had bulges of various sizes appearing in some places.

"Hiss, hiss! Hiss, hiss!"

Big-mouthed Snake writhed on the ground in pain, sticking out its tongue, twisting its body, vigorously rubbing against the stones, scraping off all the scales bit by bit.

Each time some scales were scraped off, it hissed in pain, leaving tiny spots of blood, even patches of flesh, on the stones!

Even Gu Yuan could feel its pain at this moment!

Fortunately, the bumps quickly subsided.

Moreover, under the nourishment of the white light, new scales rapidly grew in the places where the old ones fell off, soon covering every inch of its body.

These new scales were glossy with a dark gold color, becoming increasingly dense and compact, exuding a metallic toughness!

Big-mouthed Snake's long and slender body also began to shorten, becoming even thinner.

When the transformation was over, a small dark gold snake lay before Gu Yuan.

Compared to the former Big-mouthed Snake, this small snake was tiny, its body over two feet long, as thick as a chopstick, entirely dark gold, giving off an impression of extreme hardness, coldness, and danger!

[Evolution successful, you have obtained the pet Devouring Serpent!]

[Devouring Serpent (Red)]

Description: Contains a trace of the Heaven-Swallowing Python, an ancient fierce beast's bloodline. Although its body is small, it inherently contains space to devour various spiritual objects, turning them into nutrients to nourish its physique. Its body is extraordinarily tough and resilient, able to penetrate gold and iron with a slight movement; a mature form is even resistant to magical artifacts!

Evolving to Heaven-Swallowing Demon Python requires growing into the mature form of Devouring Serpent and consuming 8200 Dao Rhyme Points!

Status: Normal

Phase: Growth Stage (1%)

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[You have obtained the Devouring Serpent's innate divine technique "Soul Devourer" blessing!]

...

"Innate Soul Devourer?"

Gu Yuan was a bit puzzled, but upon seeing the detailed description of the Devouring Serpent, especially the sentence "capable of devouring various spiritual objects, turning them into nutrients to nourish its physique!" he became thoughtful.

Grumble... Grumble...

Then, Gu Yuan felt his stomach and intestines start to accelerate their peristaltic movement.

The food he had eaten had been thoroughly digested, leaving only residues after the stomach and intestines contracted and squeezed.

Then,

A sense of hunger so intense it became greedy transmitted from his body.

Hungry!

Very hungry!

Extremely hungry!

Gu Yuan only felt his stomach suddenly turn empty, and a feeling called hunger surged out, almost overwhelming his reason!

All other thoughts and ideas were pushed aside and vanished, leaving only one thought in Gu Yuan's mind!

He wanted to eat!

Things like potatoes stewed with beef brisket, catfish stewed with eggplant, chicken stewed with mushrooms, sauerkraut stewed with vermicelli, sweet and sour pork, roast goose, classic three-delights, hand-grabbed mutton...

Various delicious dishes' names filled Gu Yuan's head at the moment.

Just thinking about it made his mouth water, with suspiciously crystal-clear droplets forming at the corners of his mouth.

As time passed, the hunger in his stomach grew more intense, even tinging his pupils with a faint red.

Not only those delicious foods, but he now also wanted to take a bite out of the stones before him, the soil on the ground, just to fill his stomach.

It was as if a greedy demon had taken residence in his belly, urging him to consume everything edible!

Not only his stomach, but his entire intestines, even all his muscles and skin, and even his hair, seemed to be filled with a desire to devour greedily at this moment.

Fortunately, this sinister and strange sensation came quickly and disappeared even faster.

Soon, Gu Yuan returned to normal.

However... his stomach still felt very hungry.

Moreover, after experiencing the earlier transformation, Gu Yuan felt that his body should have undergone some subtle changes.

He took out the Spirit Ginseng he had earlier.

This Spirit Medicine had been mostly used up, leaving just a small portion. As he took it out from the wooden box, the fragrance of grass and wood trickled into Gu Yuan's nose.

Grumble...

Gu Yuan felt his stomach twitch as saliva began to flow in his mouth.

He simply took a bite.

Crunch!

It was like biting into a carrot, taking a piece of it, it didn't have much juice, but the texture was nice, with a hint of sweetness and bitterness.

Gu Yuan chewed thoroughly before swallowing.

The next moment, a warm spiritual power rose from his stomach and rapidly circulated throughout his body.

His limbs, bones, muscles, skin, and internal organs felt like they were soaking in a warm spring, incredibly comfortable.

Very soon, this spiritual power was entirely absorbed.

Gu Yuan blinked and felt carefully, vaguely sensing that his physique seemed slightly stronger!

This was not his imagination.

Rather, the Soul Devouring Talent had taken effect, fully refining and absorbing the medicinal power of the Spirit Ginseng.

Previously, when Gu Yuan consumed even a fragment of Spirit Medicine, he would need to practice his fist technique, invigorate his blood, and spend a good amount of effort and time to absorb its medicinal power.

And at least thirty to forty percent of it would invariably be wasted or dispersed during absorption.

Not only Gu Yuan, but many people faced the same issue.

This was about the efficiency of utilization.

A certain amount of consumption and waste was entirely normal!

Unless one possessed a rare Spiritual Body or Dao Body capable of completely absorbing the medicinal power of Spirit Pills and Spirit Medicines.

But this downside of consuming medicine was not an issue under the Soul Devouring Talent.

Every bit of the Spirit Ginseng's medicinal power just now was fully integrated into Gu Yuan's body, becoming nourishment for enhancing his physique.

Moreover, not only did his physique benefit, even his organs received a bit of enhancement.

This meant as long as there was enough Spirit Medicine, Gu Yuan not only would have his physique refined and enhanced, but he could also directly achieve Great Success in Organ Refining, becoming an Innate Martial Master!

The Soul Devouring Talent was terrifying indeed!

Crunch! Crunch!

Thinking of this, Gu Yuan simply chewed up and swallowed the remaining Spirit Ginseng in a few bites.

Under the Soul Devouring Talent, these medicinal powers turned into warm currents, merging into various parts of his body, supplementing his organs and physique.

"The stuff is good, just a bit lacking in amount!"

Soon enough, Gu Yuan opened his eyes, sighed regretfully.

Although the Spirit Ginseng's medicinal power was pure, the quantity was too little.

If there were another four or five of the same-grade Spirit Medicines, he might have been able to fully refine his organs and step into the realm of Innate Martial Master!

Even the Horizontal Martial Arts Training technique "Black Turtle Armor Technique" could be pursued simultaneously to reach the Innate level!

"It seems like for the next few days I need to roam the mountains..."

Gu Yuan smacked his lips and decided to spend the next few days gathering more Spirit Medicines with Ah Huang to enter the Innate stage as soon as possible.

At this time, he looked at Big-mouth, which had undergone significant external changes, and snapped his fingers.

Snap!

"Big-mouth, show your master a trick!"

Big-mouth was a straightforward creature, immediately started executing upon hearing the command.

Its tail flicked, and its over two-foot-long dark gold snake body soared into the air at astonishing speed, transforming into a streak of golden light, darting around a protruding rock.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Thud! Thud! Thud!

The golden light was extremely hard and tough, and combined with its speed, it was like a Flying Sword shooting horizontally in the air.

Amidst the cloud of dust and splattered fragments, it took just a few breaths for the massive stone, over a person's height, to be perforated with countless tiny holes!

Looking at Big-mouth again, its scales shimmered with golden light, completely unharmed, not even a scratch.

"Not bad."

Gu Yuan nodded in satisfaction.

Besides A-wu and Ah Huang, the addition of Big-mouth as a new force meant he was no longer afraid of facing a couple of the ordinary Innate Martial Masters.

"Are you a disciple of the Myriad Beasts Palace?"

Suddenly, a gentle voice came from the side.

Someone was there?!

Gu Yuan was startled, and almost jumped up with a jerk.

Only then did he realize that a figure had appeared within a few yards nearby unbeknownst to him.

It was a woman!

An extremely beautiful woman!

She was dressed in splendid palace garments that were like the colorful clouds, with a long skirt that touched the ground, graceful and elegant, with long black hair fastened at the back of her head with a jade hairpin ornamented with pearls, complemented by peach-like lips and almond-shaped eyes, an exceedingly beautiful and exquisite face, along with a full and tall, incredibly elegant figure, she was astonishingly stunning and breathtakingly so.

Especially, she possessed a transcendental aura, making her look like an unparalleled deity!

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