boom……
From afar came that wretched fellow's shout: "Come on if you want to chase me!"
The sea god was so angry he almost ground his teeth to powder. He screamed and suddenly a powerful sonic wave blasted out!
It was as if a storm had swept through; looking ahead, a fan-shaped area stretching for hundreds of meters had been completely razed to the ground!
Countless shattered metal fragments fell to the ground. Just as she was feeling smug, she saw that hateful guy standing there in the distance, seemingly staring at her blankly.
"Hmph! What skills do you have now?"
To everyone's surprise, Chen Xiao paused for a moment, then burst into laughter: "Hahaha! Thank you so much!"
Um?
Poseidon was surprised, but then he saw Chen Xiao pointing at him and still only saying one word:
"burst!"
On the ground, countless large and small metal fragments suddenly leaped up as if dancing, and then flames engulfed them from all directions...
Chapter 170 [Ruins]
The chase had turned into a game of hide-and-seek, except that Chen Xiao was the one being hunted. If he were caught, there was only one outcome: death.
Poseidon seemed to have lost his mind in anger. He had initially held back a bit when he attacked, but now he didn't care about such things anymore.
Waves of sound blasted out, and shockwaves like those from a nuclear bomb swept across all directions.
The giant metal boxes shattered amidst the sonic vibrations, as if destroyed by a devastating force! After the metal broke apart, they collapsed with a deafening roar, turning into countless fragments and debris scattered across the sky.
Soon, under the powerful sonic sweep of the sea god, more than half of the buildings in this area were completely flattened! Looking around, it became a vast, empty area! The ground was covered with metal ruins!
Chen Xiao carefully maintained his distance from the Sea God. After each teleportation, he immediately detonated the metal fragments surrounding him.
Flames flickered everywhere as the two chased each other. Although Poseidon's teleportation ability was more advanced than Chen Xiao's, Chen Xiao's explosive metal molecules moved with ease in this area surrounded by metal buildings.
The series of explosive shockwaves and flashes caused immense trouble for the pursuing Poseidon—although she had the ability to completely destroy these metal structures, even if the metal plates were reduced to fragments, they were still metal! As long as the metal's composition remained unchanged, it could all be transformed into powerful bombs under Chen Xiao's supernatural abilities.
Poseidon didn't know how many explosions and shockwaves he had broken through, but he saw that his prey seemed to be getting more and more agile, as slippery as a cunning mouse. He had clearly caught up with it several times, but each time it was hit by an explosion and immediately hid back in the smoke.
While Poseidon's precise gravity control ability is powerful, Chen Xiao possesses strength-based abilities. Gravity does affect him, but he can withstand it better than ordinary people. In addition, he can teleport a little, making him faster than a rabbit.
Several times he clearly hit his opponent, but Chen Xiao's tough black armor had an extremely strong ability to withstand blows. Even after taking several heavy blows, he could still jump up and run away.
The metal molecules exploded, igniting the surrounding metal structures. The power of the explosion did not cause any real damage to the sea god, but the flames and smoke turned the surrounding area into a huge maze.
As Chen Xiao fought and ran, a strange feeling gradually crept into his heart!
It was simply because he realized that the strength he was currently displaying seemed... somewhat beyond his usual level?
To escape the woman who was chasing him, Chen Xiao had already used Instant Teleportation more than a dozen times since escaping the cave—under normal circumstances, using Instant Teleportation so frequently in such a short period of time would have exhausted his power long ago.
But now, he is still full of energy, his mental strength has not been exhausted, but is still so vigorous.
There's also the explosion of metal molecules—previously, I could only sense objects up to ten meters away. Now, even metal thirty meters away can be detonated under my mental control!
All of this is simply divine intervention!
Could it be that my strength has improved without me even realizing it?
Chen Xiao's guess was exactly right.
All the changes stemmed from the giant snake he had eaten.
That giant serpent was some kind of ancient, alien creature from the depths of the ocean. If we were to make an analogy, it would be similar to a bio-engineered beast—both are unconventional beings.
That giant serpent naturally possessed some unique abilities. For example, the hard, thick shell covering its back—it even withstood a vacuum slash from the peacock head-on at sea!
More importantly, this ancient and exotic creature possesses profound power! Perhaps ancient creatures were far more powerful than modern creatures.
If Chen Xiao were an ordinary person, it would be fine if he ate its blood and drank its brains.
However, Chen Xiao's body also possessed two peculiar abilities. One was naturally "purification and devouring." Having consumed the giant snake's flesh and blood, he naturally absorbed the snake's ability to form hard bone armor, causing his bones to grow rapidly and eventually giving rise to a unique, hard, one-piece suit of armor.
Another reason, however, has caused Chen Xiao's current ability level to increase rapidly!
The reason is: Bloodthirsty Evolution!!
This unique ability originates from the Owl Bear. Its most distinctive feature is that it allows the user to absorb the flesh and blood of other beings with different abilities, thereby gaining their energy to replenish their own.
If we were to use a more apt analogy to explain Chen Xiao's two supernatural abilities:
The purifying potion's devouring effect is like the "Minor Formless Skill," which can simulate and replicate other people's martial arts moves. It allows Chen Xiao to acquire more different "martial arts styles." Bloodthirsty evolution, on the other hand, is more like a supernatural version of the "Northern Darkness Divine Skill," capable of devouring the enemy's "internal energy."
Theoretically, Chen Xiao possesses these two superpowers. He can absorb others in different ways to acquire more new types of superpowers. At the same time, the energy of these superpowers also...
It will increase accordingly.
It can truly be said that he absorbed both techniques and internal energy. He absorbed both internal and external strength.
The giant serpent's armor-like abilities were only average. However, as an ancient, alien creature, it contained a considerable amount of energy! Chen Xiao not only drank its blood...
They ate its flesh. They even swallowed the snake's brain. This could be considered a rare and "nutritious" meal.
The direct result was that Chen Xiao's current energy level was directly raised to a higher level! And almost all of his original individual special abilities were upgraded by one level.
For example, teleportation. For example, the explosion of metal molecules. Originally, Chen Xiao only reached the B-level in one aspect. Now he has jumped to the A-level!