354: The cheat software finally arrived!

One week later.

Xu Le's body, which was originally less than twenty centimeters, had expanded to 1.2 meters, and his body was incredibly hard.

The price was that the larger insects and tadpoles in the surrounding area were almost extinct.

It's time to Move!

Xu Le twisted his body and suddenly felt a chill in his heart as he saw a toad the size of a bowl crouching not far away.

Its four limbs were thick and powerful, its mouth wide, its two large eyeballs protruding from their sockets, and its body was covered in lumps that were obviously full of venom.

Toads, which he used to think were harmless and could be kicked two meters away, now gave him the illusion of being a prehistoric giant beast as it crouched there.

Cold, terrifying, and full of killing intent.

In the food chain, snakes are the natural enemies of toads.

However, he was just a non-venomous water snake; defeating the toad would be very difficult.

One mistake and he would be finished.

"Run!"

Xu Le did not hesitate for a second, turning his head to flee to the side.

The toad kicked its legs and jumped in front of him, its tongue darting out faster than a bullet.

If Xu Le hadn't twisted his body at the critical moment, he would have been rolled into its mouth.

There's no way to escape!

Then the only option is a fight to the death!

Having made up his mind, he felt infinite power surge through his body, causing all his attributes to increase by a notch.

heart power!

The power of the heart.

As long as one is determined, one can achieve twice the result with half the effort!

Of course, this was only a temporary enhancement and could not last long.

Seeing that Xu Le had thoughts of counterattacking, the toad was instead not in a hurry.

Steady as an old dog, it crouched to the side, waiting for Xu Le's performance.

Xu Le did not rush over directly but used his tail to wrap around a water plant and pulled hard, making the plant shake.

Toads have dynamic vision; theoretically, they can only see moving things.

However, this was not reality but a world constructed by the rules of heart power.

Its eyes saw clearly that what was shaking was just a water plant.

Xu Le secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The first step was a success!

His tail let go of the water plant and continued to explore backward until it was near the end before wrapping around the plant again.

Contempt showed in the toad's eyes; using a Move that had failed last time again was nothing more than a waste of effort.

It would just wait until he was exhausted to make its Move.

Xu Le's tail pulled hard again, but unlike last time, his body retracted along with the pulling force, his speed more than twice as fast as usual.

Trying to escape?

The toad got anxious, kicked hard, and its body flew over.

Xu Le did not leave but instead imitated the Little Black Snake's Skill—Golden Dragon Ascends to Heaven.

Propping himself up with his body, his strength poured along his body toward his tail, which struck the toad in mid-air like a whip.

Snap!

The toad, which was originally charging forward, was whipped into the air, and while its limbs were flailing in panic, Xu Le moved!

Pinduoduo Version · Despair Strangulation!

His teeth bit into the toad's neck, and he tightened his body to wrap around it forcefully.

Before the toad could land, it was wrapped into a ball of flesh.

"Gu!"

The toad inhaled, and its body puffed up.

This is a common Move toads use against snakes; most of the time, they can push apart the wrapping and gain freedom.

Xu Le felt a massive force that almost caused his concentrated strength to be pushed apart. Fortunately, he was prepared and supported himself as best as he could.

Gu!

Gu gu!

The toad puffed up again and again, and Xu Le felt that his constantly tempered body was starting to give way.

He gritted his teeth and held on.

But he absolutely couldn't withstand the toad's Puffing Technique forever.

More importantly, his teeth bit hard into the toad's neck, but for a long time, he couldn't even break the skin.

This was not an ordinary large toad.

Xu Le shifted his head and bit toward the toad's large eyeballs; the toad closed its eyes in time and puffed up with all its might, almost breaking free from the entanglement.

The toad was overjoyed as its two hind legs broke free from the restraint. It kicked hard, jumping into the air, and the snake body wrapping around it trembled, almost slipping to the ground.

Jump again!

Jump again!

Xu Le knew the opponent had fallen for the trap and pretended to be terrified, loosening his grip on the toad's body even more, letting the toad hop even more happily.

Now's the time!

A sharp light flashed in Xu Le's eyes as he completely let go of the toad.

Only then did the toad see that it had unknowingly jumped to the riverbank and wanted to return.

But how could Xu Le give it the chance?

Golden Dragon Ascends to Heaven!

A tail strike whipped the toad into the water.

Then he performed Despair Strangulation, wrapping around the toad in the water again.

Gu... the toad inhaled, a large mouthful of water entered its mouth, and it didn't dare puff up again, struggling desperately.

But how could Xu Le let go? This long-planned layout was for this very moment.

He gritted his teeth and pressed against the toad with all his might, preventing it from floating to the surface.

Time slowly passed.

The toad's struggling strength grew weaker and weaker.

It used to live in the water, but after reaching adulthood, its gills had atrophied, and it could now only breathe through its lungs and skin.

In a normal state, it could only last about 20 minutes in the water.

But now, being strangled by Xu Le and struggling with all its might, it lost the strength to struggle in less than five minutes.

Xu Le didn't dare relax, instead continuing to strangle the toad with maximum force.

Time slowly passed.

Three minutes later, the toad suddenly burst out with a powerful force, but Xu Le had been on guard and didn't let it escape.

The toad opened its mouth, wanting to let out a cry, but in the end, it couldn't say anything and completely stopped breathing.

Xu Le continued the strangulation. Time slowly passed until he was about to give out, only then did he loosen up a bit, keeping the toad wrapped while exposing his own head above the water to breathe.

After getting enough air, he dragged the toad back into the water and continued strangling it for another hour. Once certain the opponent was completely dead, he slowly began to pull the corpse into his stomach.

Strands of heart power were extracted from the toad's flesh, and Xu Le felt his own flesh being rapidly strengthened.

Just as the toad's flesh was about to be completely digested, Xu Le's body shook, and a mysterious power emerged from the Void Realm.

Buzz!

His vision blurred, and a panel appeared before his eyes.

[Name] Xu Le

[Race] Wuhua Water Snake

[Cultivation] 3 Years

[Physical Body] 1↑

[Skills] Snake Tail Flick, Constriction Strangulation

[heart power] 1

"The cheat has finally arrived!"

"Let me see your limit!"

"Physical Body, add points!"

Buzz!

The Void Realm hummed, and countless Spiritual Qi surged over, beginning to remodel his flesh.

Xu Le recalled the Little Black Snake's movements during each upgrade, adjusting his breathing, shaking his head, and controlling the muscles on his body to maximize the digestion of the Spiritual Qi's nourishment.

Soon, the nourishment ended.

[Cultivation] 3 Years → 5 Years

[Physical Body] 1 → 2

[heart power] 1 → 0

Xu Le felt his whole body's strength increase by an unknown amount. His body, which was originally the thickness of a water pipe, had grown a size larger. If he faced the toad again, he felt he could strangle it directly.

Time waits for no one!

He is weak right now and needs to hunt more to improve himself.

Xu Le poked his head out of the water, and after breathing for a while, followed the river to find new prey.

With his current strength, he was at least a local bully in the river; all kinds of small fish were his food.

Before long, he set his sights on a crucian carp.

It weighed about half a kilogram.

In this river, it had lived for at least four or five years.

It was extremely vigilant!

Xu Le sneaked closer. The crucian carp sensed something was wrong and wagged its tail, about to flee at high speed.

Xu Le struck quickly, biting into the crucian carp's belly and strangling it with all his might.

Soon, the crucian carp stopped breathing and became the water snake's meal.

[heart power] 0 → 0.8