83: Dragon out to sea

"Bud~"

"Li Wen, look up!"

Yabao called out anxiously, his voice filled with tension and anticipation, instantly piercing Li Wen's eardrums and pulling him sharply back to reality from his deep self-reproach.

Li Wen, as if waking from a dream, quickly looked up, following the direction Yabao was pointing.

In the direction of the canyon's depths, a shocking sight appeared before his eyes.

A mechanical flood dragon, entirely crimson, floated in mid-air, its massive body emitting a dazzling glow, as brilliant as burning flames.

Looking closely, this mechanical flood dragon's body was tightly entwined with countless delicate and soft lightning threads, like silkworm cocoons.

Those threads looked incredibly fragile, yet also incredibly dangerous, as if they could at any moment completely envelop the mechanical flood dragon, turning it into a giant cocoon.

However, even within such a high-intensity lightning environment, these lightning threads still couldn't affect the mechanical flood dragon in the slightest.

On the contrary, the mechanical flood dragon seemed to be enjoying a natural bathing feast, leisurely strolling through it.

Each of its steps appeared so light and confident, as if this place of thunder and lightning was its stage.

Not only that, but it also occasionally opened its gaping maw, letting out earth-shattering mechanical roars. The roars echoed through the clouds, majestic and powerful, like ten thousand horses galloping, making people tremble with fear.

Impacted by this powerful aura, the pet beasts Li Wen could see around him immediately panicked, scattering and fleeing in all directions.

They either shrieked in terror or ran desperately, only wishing to get away from this terrifying existence as quickly as possible.

For a moment, the originally peaceful canyon became chaotic, dust flying, and a mess.

【Crimson Dragon Mark】(Function Adjustment)

【attribute: Mechanical/Fire】

【Race: King-Level Advanced】

【growth level: King-Level Advanced】

【Energy Value: ???】

【trait ①: Flame Engine】:

The Mechanical Crimson Dragon Mark has a built-in high-efficiency flame engine, capable of ejecting scorching flames, turning all obstacles into ashes, and possessing unmatched speed.

【trait: Blazing Light Flame】:

The Mechanical Crimson Dragon Mark is equipped with an advanced energy conversion system, capable of converting mechanical energy into flame energy, enhancing the power of flames. At the same time, in an environment with sufficient fire energy, its mechanical power will be further amplified.

【Skill ①: High-Speed Cruise】

The Mechanical Crimson Dragon Mark is equipped with an advanced propulsion system, capable of high-speed cruising in the air. Whether for long-range reconnaissance or rapid assault, it can quickly reach the target area.

【Skill ②: Flame Jet】

The Mechanical Crimson Dragon Mark can eject high-temperature flames, dealing area-of-effect damage to enemies. The scorching heat of the flames not only burns enemies but also creates chaos on the battlefield.

【Skill ③: Thermal Shield】

At critical moments, the Mechanical Crimson Dragon Mark can activate a thermal shield, converting flame energy into a protective layer to resist enemy attacks and protect its own safety.

【Skill ④: Blazing Storm】

When the Mechanical Crimson Dragon Mark reaches specific conditions, it can activate Blazing Storm mode, with all its flame energy erupting, forming a huge flame storm that deals devastating blows to surrounding enemies and generates intense heat waves, leaving enemies nowhere to escape.

【Skill ⑤: Light Flame Assault】

The Mechanical Crimson Dragon Mark can condense light flame elements to form powerful light flame projectiles for long-range assaults on enemies. The light flame projectiles continuously absorb light during flight, enhancing their power, and once they hit the target, they will trigger a violent explosion and flame combustion.

【Skill ⑥: Blazing Light Screen】

When the Mechanical Crimson Dragon Mark reaches the conditions, it can activate Blazing Light Screen mode, where all its flame energy merges with mechanical energy, forming a scorching light screen. The light screen not only inflicts continuous damage to surrounding enemies but also interferes with their vision and movement, creating a favorable combat environment for the Mechanical Crimson Dragon Mark...

Li Wen stared intently at the panel before him, his mind involuntarily recalling the previous conversation he had with others. Suddenly, it was as if a light bulb went off.

He suddenly realized—so this was the pet beast of that kind, squinty-eyed person!

Since Li Wen began to dabble in beast taming, this was the first time he had so clearly witnessed a peer's pet beast completely outperforming his senior brother's in all numerical aspects.

Even stranger was that this person with such a powerful pet beast seemed to be unknown and obscure.

No matter how much Li Wen racked his brain to search every corner of his memory, whether through information obtained from various channels or rumors heard during daily conversations with others, he couldn't find a single word about this person.

It was as if, before this, this person had been completely indifferent to the competition, solely focused on diligently researching the enhancement of complex and precise mechanical pet beasts.

However, now this person suddenly emerged, giving a strong impression of having already cultivated to mastery, with the timing ripe, and thus decisively coming out to claim the national championship with his own strength.

But thinking of the extraordinary growth potential of the mechanical type, all of this made sense.

If this person indeed participated in this competition, calculating the probability based on only the six major schools, the chances of his senior brother encountering him seemed quite high!

Li Wen silently mourned for his senior brother in his heart for three seconds. As for why he only mourned for three seconds?

There was a natural reason for that.

One second was for his senior brother's misfortune in encountering such a monstrously strong opponent.

Another second was for his senior brother's pitiful teammates, as they would likely suffer along with him.

And the last second, well, that was an early prayer for himself, should he perhaps encounter this powerful enemy in the future.

After a brief pause, Li Wen took a deep breath, trying to pull himself back from his previous thoughts.

He knew very well that although the powerful existences in the outside world were eye-catching, what was most relevant to him right now was this land before him and the creatures living here.

Especially for Yuan Wang, the Slime here was simply key to improving his strength.

Thinking of this, Li Wen acted without hesitation. He immediately set about performing an "ecological structure adjustment" on Lingdu University's Thunderbolt Canyon.

This was not an easy task, but Li Wen, relying on years of experience and keen insight, already had a preliminary idea in mind.

Time passed minute by minute, and Li Wen immersed himself wholeheartedly in his work.

He didn't know how much time had passed when he finally stopped his movements and let out a long sigh.

Then he began to carefully tally the current numerical value representing the strength of the Slime Clan.

"Eight thousand eight hundred something..." Li Wen murmured the number softly, a hint of regret in his eyes.

Even after such a long period of effort, and with a large number of Slime joining, there was still a considerable gap from that crucial ten-thousand mark.

Although Yuan Wang's evolution couldn't be achieved yet, fortunately, with the precious star peach provided by Mind Emperor as sustenance, the Slime Clan's growth level was quite impressive.

Following this trend, it would be enough to ensure that Yuan Wang could complete his evolution before the upcoming College Entrance Examination.