Chapter 3

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Nothing was perfect in this world. It gave Lin Xuan unimaginable longevity and defense, leaving demonic beasts of the same level in the dust. It was understandable that it was so slow. Moreover, all turtles were like this.

Lin Xuan was in a good mood. This kind of start, coupled with the help of the system’s cheat, was much better than his previous life.

Under the moonlight, the waves shimmered like a layer of faint silver silk, slowly rippling in the sea. The sea breeze blew, bringing a slightly salty smell. Only the sound of waves hitting the rocks could be heard, and it seemed particularly quiet.

It was currently low-tide. Many scallops, abalones, and lobsters could not follow the waves back in time and ended up stranded on the beach. It was enough for Lin Xuan to have a full meal.

The lobsters were still alive and kicking, waving their big pincers in their hands, and the scallops opened and closed, revealing their small bodies.

“I finally understand why so many people like to travel by sea.”

This place was simply his heaven!

Even though Lin Xuan was slow, these things could not easily move and he wasn’t worried that they would run away. With one swipe of his claws, he would be able to dig them out.

The soft meat of the scallops and abalones was exposed on the outside, which was the freshest and most natural delicacy.

Lin Xuan was not particularly averse about it. After all, he was used to such a life in his previous life, not to mention that he was now in a beast state.

[Ingestible object detected. Does the host wish to consume it?]

The system’s notification suddenly rang out.

“Yes.”

Although tortoises were weak, their bite force was not bad. Those clamshell-like things were as fragile as paper in front of Lin Xuan. Only the crunching sounds and the system notifications continued to be heard.

[Hardness +1]

[Hardness +2]

[Hardness +1]

…

After eating, there was a moment when Lin Xuan really felt that he was even harder.

His original hunger was replaced by a sense of satiety. He probably wouldn’t have to eat for a long time after this meal, which saved him the trouble of finding food.

Just as Lin Xuan was about to digest the food, his body burst out with a blinding light.

‘What’s going on?’ Lin Xuan was at a loss as he looked at the light that was coming from his body. He was like a small sun that was slowly rising, and he was particularly eye-catching in the darkness of the night.

Fortunately, the light didn’t last long and quickly went out. At the same time, he could clearly feel some kind of change in his body.

[Congratulations on activating the talent ‘Devouring Evolution’.]

[Acquired Skill: Hardened Skin]

[Hardened Skin: Able to toughen a part of the skin. As the level increases, the surface area will also increase.]

No wonder this skill was in a gray state before, it was not activated. Lin Xuan thought.

Just now, he had devoured a certain amount of clams, and the system kept telling him that his hardness had increased. Thus, the devouring evolution skill was activated, and he obtained this skill.

‘Did this mean that if I devoured a certain demonic beast in the future, I could obtain the related skills of the demonic beast?’

However, all of this was just his guess. He was afraid that he would only be able to verify it in the future. No matter what, this devouring evolution talent skill was indeed the most heaven-defying.

Just as Lin Xuan was deep in thought, a rustling sound came from nearby. He approached warily, thinking that it might be dangerous, but what came into his eyes was a giant rabbit. It was much bigger than a normal rabbit, like a calf. Its long ears were like fans that swayed in the wind. When it saw Lin Xuan, it stood up.

Global beastification didn’t only mean that humans were beastified. Even those animals had undergone genetic mutation and produced different changes. For example, the rabbit in front of him was likely to have been hit by a small meteor or fragment, which caused its body to change.

Lin Xuan still remembered seeing a strange goat that ate meat in his previous life. This guy’s taste had completely changed. The two creatures stared at each other.

Lin Xuan wondered why the rabbit didn’t run when the faint smell of blood filled the air. He then noticed that the rabbit’s left leg was injured, and blood was flowing out. No wonder it wasn’t moving at all.

However, it was very likely that he did not think much of Lin Xuan. After all, there was no such thing as a tortoise eating a rabbit. Moreover, the difference in size between the two was just too big.

Very quickly, Lin Xuan gave the rabbit a harsh lesson.

[Devouring creature detected.]

[Rabbit (injured) devouring success rate: 90%]

[Host has activated the Devour Skill.]

[Acquired Skill: Sharp Hearing]

[Sharp Hearing: Your hearing is sharper than before. As your level increases, the range of your hearing will also increase.]

He didn’t expect it to really drop a related skill. It seemed like it was similar to what he had guessed before. It was just waiting for this rabbit to appear. Lin Xuan swallowed the rabbit without any effort.

And this sense of hearing was exactly what Lin Xuan needed. After all, turtle-type creatures had poor hearing, to begin with, and this skill made up for his shortcomings. If there was any danger in the future, he could discover and avoid it in time.

Lin Xuan also noticed that there was a success rate of devouring. ‘It seems like devouring can’t be a 100% success rate. It’s determined by my Devouring Evolution Skill, the state and the level of the monster.’

For example, the rabbit in front of him was injured and had only mutated not long ago, so it was naturally not a problem to devour it. Even so, it didn’t affect the heaven-defying nature of this skill. Once it leveled up, it would still devour everything in the future. It was only a matter of time.

After the global beastification, resources were very scarce. It was not only humans who were beastified, but even the original animals and plants had developed intelligence and changed. The battles between them were also very fierce.