After Cheating, I Became the Strongest Beast Master

Chapter 103 Rare Evolution (Part 2)

 “Put it on.” Qiu Shangqing threw a diving suit to Chen Xing and signaled him to prepare to go into the sea.

 “Want to go into the sea?” Chen Xing looked at the sea under the boat.

 The deep blue ocean stretches as far as the eye can see, like an extremely huge sapphire.

"That's right." Qiu Shangqing had skillfully taken off his coat and put on a diving suit. His movements were quick and agile, not at all like an older man.

 When Chen Xing saw this, he quickly changed into a diving suit.

Qiu Shangqing summoned the Sea King Crocodile, and the huge crocodile appeared on the sea.

Some sea creatures that originally noticed the movement of the ship and wanted to come over, all obediently hid back the moment they sensed the breath of the sea king crocodile.

“Come down.” Qiu Shangqing jumped lightly while carrying a box, and landed firmly on the back of the crocodile. His movements were light and vigorous.

 Chen Xing looked at the height, then at the sharp bone spurs on the back of the Canghai Emperor Crocodile that were harder than his life, and decided that it would be safer to go down the ladder on the side of the ship. He carefully made his way down to the bottom, then jumped into the water and swam toward the crocodile.

Qiu Shangqing took out a special rope and fixed it on the bone spur on his back, then asked Chen Xing to hold on to the rope and sit firmly.

 “Sit? Don’t you have to lie down?” As soon as Chen Xing finished asking, he knew the reason.

 The surrounding seawater parted to both sides as if alive, making way for them to pass through.

 As the Canghai King Crocodile enters the water, the sea water along the way automatically diverts, forming a huge vacuum zone with it as the center.

 What skill is this? It's not displayed in the skills panel either.

 Chen Xing turned around suddenly, no, old man, why do you need to wear a diving suit if you have this ability?

　　Seemingly guessing what Chen Xing was thinking, Senior Qiu said with a smile: "Just in case."

　　　…”

As the Canghai King Crocodile gradually sinks, the surrounding light becomes darker and darker, and the temperature becomes lower and lower.

 The extreme cold, ice and darkness made Chen Xing feel a little depressed. He couldn't help but ask: "Old man, how deep are we going to dive?"

Qiu Shangqing suddenly said: "Boss Chen, you don't have a phobia of the deep sea, do you?"

“If you have a deep sea phobia, you will suffer from it in the future, just like a person who raises flying animals and is afraid of heights.”

“I don’t have a fear of the deep sea, I just feel that the surrounding environment is a bit depressing.” Chen Xing shook his head.

“It’s normal to be depressed. That’s how it is in the deep sea. Just get used to it.” Qiu Shangqing said.

As they continued to dive, an inexplicable light suddenly appeared around them.

 Chen Xing noticed that these lights emanated from below.

His mind stirred. Could it be that there was a mysterious "Dragon Palace" below?

Sitting on the broad back of the Canghai King Crocodile, he did not dare to move and could only look forward eagerly. Due to the angle, he couldn't see the scene directly below.

On the other hand, Mr. Qiu walked leisurely to the edge of the broad back and looked down at the scenery below.

“We’re here.” Qiu Shangqing’s voice came, breaking the silence around him. Chen Xing stood up impatiently. The next second, he was shocked by the scene in front of him.

As Qiu Shangqing finished speaking, Chen Xing finally saw the shocking sight. They are currently located on the seabed of the deep sea, and the surrounding seawater is isolated by magical magic, forming a relatively dry space.

 The bottom of the soft white seabed is covered with a layer of fine sand, like an endless white carpet.

In this vast stretch of sand, a row of extremely huge ribs extends upward ferociously, as if to pierce the sky of the deep sea. Each rib is tens of meters high. They bulge high, like huge arches, supporting this mysterious underwater world.

Chen Xing's gaze extended forward along these huge ribs, and finally stopped at the huge skull at the end. It was a skull as white as jade, and its size was so huge that it looked like a giant palace. Every part of the skull reveals a solemn and mysterious atmosphere.

The Canghai Emperor Crocodile looked at the skull in awe, and its movements became gentle and slow, as if it was afraid of disturbing it.

 Around this huge skull, there are also some other skeletal remains scattered around. They are large or small, complete or broken, but they all exude an ancient and mysterious atmosphere.

 Chen Xing could not imagine what kind of creature could have such a huge skeleton. He once imagined what a spectacular sight it would be if the Taotie could grow to more than two hundred meters.

However, compared to the skeleton of the unknown creature in front of him, even the Taotie that grew to more than two hundred meters seemed to be insignificant.

In front of this huge skeleton, Taotie was like a kitten raised at human feet, petite and cute. A picture of the comparison between Taotie and this skeleton appeared in his mind, and the huge contrast made him feel a little dazed.

 Now, Taotie's actual body length is only twenty meters, not even as long as one of the "ribs" of this skeleton. This idea made Chen Xing feel a little dumbfounded. He inexplicably thought of the flowery rats raised by humans.

 “Let’s go, inside.” Qiu Shangqing walked in front carrying the box.

 Chen Xing followed behind.

 They walked for thousands of meters and finally came to the bottom of the skull at the end. Looking up at this huge skull up close, Chen Xing felt even more shocked.

He could not imagine what kind of strength and majesty such a creature had in life to be able to support such a huge body. But now, only this lonely skeleton is left, lying quietly on the seabed of the deep sea.

  Could it be a **** from a foreign legend?

 Directly in front of the skull, there is a huge colorful altar.

Qiu Shangqing skillfully took out various items from the box and placed them on the altar one by one. Every movement seemed so solemn and sacred, as if performing an ancient ritual.

There is a stone tablet next to the altar. Chen Xing stepped forward. The stone tablet seemed incomplete and was forcibly broken by some force, leaving only half of it.

There were exotic characters written on it, and Chen Xing took out the mobile phone in a waterproof bag.

 “The Internet will leak secrets, I have a translator here.”

Mr. Qiu threw over a special black-shell mobile phone. Chen Xing took it and opened it, only to find that it contained a translated picture. The text on the picture corresponds one-to-one with the content on the stone tablet.

“Poseidon Altar…” Chen Xing read the title on the stone tablet softly, feeling an inexplicable throbbing in his heart.

 He continued to look down and found that what was recorded on the stone tablet was an inheritance relationship, which seemed to be related to crocodiles controlling beasts. From the water-type crocodile-type beast to the water-eating crocodile, and then to the sea-imperial crocodile, it finally ended with a mysterious word "天", which suddenly broke, as if it was erased by some kind of force.

 On the right side of the inheritance, some required sacrifices are also recorded. Chen Xing noticed that each type of crocodile beast corresponds to different sacrifices. The Greedy Lord Crocodile in Shuidi needs sacrifices: Water Lord Root, Unborn Water, and Jealousy Fang.

 The Imperial Crocodile of the Sea needs sacrifices: Poseidon Stone, Blessing Conch, and Heart of the Abyss.

As the items were placed one by one, a hazy light glowed on the surface of the altar.

 “You let the beast master stay on the altar.” Qiu Lao said.

Chen Xing summoned Taotie. However, Taotie seemed to be shocked by the scene in front of him. For a moment, he lay on the ground and did not dare to move. After Chen Xing's repeated calls, it slowly moved its body and walked up to the altar.

 As Taotie walked up to the altar, the surrounding atmosphere suddenly became solemn.

The spiritual light on the surface of the altar became stronger and stronger, and the sacrifices placed on it broke apart one by one, turning into wisps of rainbow light flying around the gluttonous people.

Taotie looked around in a panic and stayed where he was with Chen Xing's comfort.

At this moment, solemn music sounded faintly around. This music sound seems to come from ancient time and space.

Taotie let out a cry of pain, and every inch of its skin, armor, and bones were mutating.

The originally thick four legs became more and more swollen, and short round barbs grew out of the joints.

Slender blue-gold lines sprouted from the gaps in the originally dark leather scales. In a short period of time, Taotie mutated at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The speed is jaw-dropping.

“Let it stabilize its emotions, attract its attention, and prevent its will from collapsing, let alone falling into a coma. This is the power of rebirth. If it cannot be controlled, the body may become deformed.” Mr. Qiu warned. "You kept calling its name."

 Chen Xing clapped his hands, "Taotie! Taotie!"

 Chen Xing shouted loudly.

This was the first time Chen Xing saw Taotie in such pain, and he was so anxious that he wished he could share it with him.

 “Taotie!”

 “Taotie!”

Taotie felt as if there were countless ants crawling all over his body, and these ants were biting all the flesh and blood on his body.

 It feels so painful, so painful.

In this short period of time, it recalled all the experiences it had experienced from birth to the present, and it became very clear inexplicably.

 In a daze, Taotie felt as if someone was shouting something.

 “Taotie?”

 Are you calling me?

　　seems to be my name.

Taotie opened his eyes and saw his master looking at him anxiously.

　　嗷~

right!

 The master is waiting for him to go back.

Taotie endured the pain and looked at his master intently.

Chen Xing shouted: "Don't sleep! Hold on, I'll go back and get you something delicious!"

 Hearing that there was something delicious to eat, the Gluttonous Crocodile couldn't help but raise its mouth, but the extreme pain caused the corners of its mouth to sink again.

Looking at the master pitifully.

 “Ouch!” (Twice as delicious!)

 “Three times for you!”

 After receiving the master's promise, Taotie's eyes lit up and he felt that his body was no longer in pain.

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There was a vibration from the bottom of the sea, and the skeletons sleeping in the deep sea seemed to be awakened to life.

 Blooming golden divine light.

 Wisps of golden ripples oscillated and spread out, turning into a layer of fuzzy golden mist that enveloped Taotie.

 In the golden mist, every inch of flesh and blood on Taotie's body was rolling and stained with a layer of faint golden lines.

I don’t know how much time passed, but Taotie felt that the pain all over his body receded like a tide.

Taotie quickly ran down from the altar and rushed towards his master impatiently.

 As a result, it failed to control its strength and ran a long distance in an instant, directly knocking Chen Xing away.

 “Damn, you bastard!”

 Climbing up from the soft seabed that was full of sand, Chen Xing couldn't control his emotions.

 This traitor actually bumped into him!

As if he knew he was in trouble, Taotie stood there helplessly.

Taotie felt aggrieved and stared at his master with eyes that were slightly larger than before evolution.

Getting up from the ground, Chen Xing observed the Taotie in front of him. The overall appearance was still that of a crocodile, but compared with before evolution, the body proportions were slightly adjusted, especially the proportion occupied by this head. Before evolution, it only occupied about 1/6. But now it occupies almost 1/5.

 The result of the larger proportion of the head is that its crocodile mouth looks more ferocious.

In addition, white barbs sprouted from the joints of its limbs, and its eyes turned dark blue.

At the same time, on the armor on the surface of the body, the gaps between the scales are covered with sparkling blue-gold lines. From a distance, it looks like a "cyber" giant crocodile.

 (End of this chapter)