Chapter 41
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Chapter 41: Advancement of the Black Water Mystic Serpent’s Transformation Method—The Snake Swallows the Elephant
After sighing, Mu Lin saw flames burning in the Yasha’s eyes and finally relaxed.
The flames marked the control of his heart lamp. As long as they burned, the Yasha would remain under his command.
Once certain of this, Mu Lin checked the corruption’s progress.
“A quarter done… It should be fully corrupted by the time of the challenge.”
…
Training, eating, training again—though thick-skinned about mockery, Mu Lin refused to embarrass himself. He pushed relentlessly, training intensely every day.
After two or three days, joy came: two of his cultivation methods had advanced.
But as he rested to prepare for the next step, something unexpected happened.
Teacher Dongfang Ya entered the Formal Class’s Taoist Palace with a girl in tow.
A new student wasn’t surprising—the hundred-day assessment still allowed Successfully Awakened students to join. What shocked Mu Lin was that he didn’t recognize her.
Soon, he realized no one else did either.
“Who is she?”
“Was she in our year?”
“So pretty…”
“Why does she feel familiar…?”
Whispers buzzed until Teacher Dongfang Ya clapped. “This is Chu Lingluo, your new classmate. She Awakened late but holds Level 1 Spiritual Roots.”
The last phrase silenced all complaints. Skipping assessments irked them, but Level 1 Spiritual Roots meant undeniable strength. Even Mu Lin, who mocked Level 2 peers, dared not challenge a Level 1.
Powerful beings earned respect, especially for students facing a Life-and-Death battlefield in three years. Strength meant survival.
Two more things won Chu Lingluo acceptance. First, her cheerfulness.
“I’m Chu Lingluo! I’ll work hard to catch up and train with everyone!”
After bowing sweetly, she smiled, urging teamwork. Simple, yet it stood out. The class’s other standout girls were either ice-cold loners or arrogant bullies. Compared to them, Chu Lingluo’s warmth charmed all.
Second, she knew Yan Yunyu.
"Cousin…"
This single word made many realize she was a noble lady from an influential family—marrying her could save a man decades of struggle.
As a result, the crowd surrounding her to offer welcomes grew especially large.
The scene left Mu Lin speechless, reminding him of his own arrival, when everyone had looked at him with disdain.
"The gap between people is truly vast," he muttered.
After his sigh, Mu Lin stopped paying her any mind. Though she was beautiful and privileged, it meant nothing to him—they belonged to entirely separate worlds.
"Haah…"
Closing his eyes, Mu Lin focused on cultivating the Black Water Mystic Serpent’s transformation method.
Two cycles later, a resonant *hum* echoed within him as a profound sense of completion flooded his mind.
His cultivation method had reached Level 2 Proficiency.
[Black Water Mystic Serpent’s Transformation Method (Earth-level Low Quality), Level 2 Proficiency (900/900), Traits: Snake Scales, Hibernation, Water Control, Black Mist Technique, Transforming into a Serpent]
But mastery wasn’t his aim. Upon reaching the limit, he instinctively cycled the method once more.
This time, as he absorbed spiritual energy to convert it into black mist magical power, the image of a terrifying Black Water Mystic Serpent writhed violently in his mind.
*Boom!*
The serpent’s phantom fused with Mu Lin’s soul, unleashing a torrent of Information from its bloodline inheritance into his spirit.
He’d triggered the serpent’s inheritance mechanism again—but this time, the knowledge wasn’t rudimentary. It belonged to the Growth Stage.
*"…Techniques to manipulate water mist…"*
*"Hmm… a method to soar on clouds…"*
*"This… resembles the legendary python’s ability to swallow an elephant…"*
*"Ugh—"*
The deluge of information gave Mu Lin a headache. Only after a long while did he sort through it, realizing this inheritance was an enhanced version of his previous gains.
The Black Mist Technique had evolved into Swallowing Clouds and Puffing Fog, allowing him to generate thicker mist and even ride it through the air.
Hibernation remained unchanged, but he’d gained a complementary ability: Snake Swallowing Elephant.
True to its name, it let him devour a cow whole with ease.
Ordinary snakes could swallow prey 3-8 times their size. As an extraordinary demon beast, the Black Water Mystic Serpent could gulp down ten times its weight. By Refining its vital blood, Mu Lin’s stomach now held a trace of spatial mysticism, enabling him to consume a whole cow and digest it gradually.
This ability couldn’t be used in combat. Unlike the legendary python’s indestructible stomach, Mu Lin’s ordinary gastric juices made swallowing enemies suicidal.
Yet despite its combat limitations, Snake Swallowing Elephant was a godsend. His worries about rapid vitality depletion vanished—the ability boosted his digestion, letting him extract energy from vast quantities of food.
*"If I eat enough high-quality food, the Vitality of the Living I consume will offset any losses."*
*"Hibernation requires massive vitality and stamina. Before, hunger would wake me, but with Snake Swallowing Elephant, a single feast beforehand will sustain me through it."*
What delighted him most was his new status as a B-grade capable person—the Taoist Palace now provided Spirit Rice for free.
*"Does this mean… I can eat as much as I want?"*
