6: Chapter 6 Elemental Fission Furnace?

Intense pain swept through Ling Tian's entire body once again.

This time, it was even more violent than the first evolution.

If the first evolution was a tearing at the muscular level, then this time, it felt as if every single one of his cells was being dismantled, thrown into a stellar furnace to be forged, and then forcibly fused back together.

"Urghhh—!"

He roared internally, feeling his body expand and deform like a balloon being blown up.

His originally palm-sized body, amidst the cracking sounds of bones, rapidly grew to nearly a foot in length!

His greyish-black skin became even deeper and more Heavy, presenting a strange texture that was a mix of metal and rock.

The surface even began to reveal the outlines of keratinous protrusions resembling dorsal fins.

His limbs were thick and powerful, and the hooked claws on his paws shimmered with a chilling light that made one's heart palpitate.

The changes to his head were particularly significant; his snout was more prominent, his mouth gape had widened, and two rows of staggered teeth were as sharp as daggers, flashing with a ghostly white luster.

His pair of vertical pupils were no longer the murky eyes of a reptile, but instead radiated the sharpness of a predator.

His entire form had completely transcended the category of a Gecko or any small lizard; he was more like a miniature, ferocious prehistoric beast!

The pain continued, but Ling Tian could clearly feel power surging within him.

His muscle fibers became thicker through the tearing, his bones became denser and harder after shattering, and his internal organs radiated greater vitality amidst the compression.

[Evolution complete! Current stage: Juvenile (Tier 3)]

[Host: Ling Tian]

[Race: Godzilla (Juvenile)]

[Rank: Tier 3]

[Evolution Points: 5 / 2000]

[Attributes: Strength 55, Agility 58, Stamina 62, Spirit 65]

[Talent: Devour (Intermediate)]

[Skill: Atomic Breath (Elementary · Energy Core inactive)]

[Trait: [Foundation of Nine Transformations (Gold)]]

[Ding! Detected that the host possesses the special trait [Foundation of Nine Transformations]. After this evolution, you may choose one body part for additional strengthening and metamorphosis.]

[Please select: Skin / Skeleton / Muscle / Internal Organs (must specify specific organ) / Senses / Energy Core (inactive) ...]

The evolution was complete!

All attributes had soared once again!

A sense of power flooded his entire body; Ling Tian felt he could now easily tear his former self to shreds.

He looked at the options for [Foundation of Nine Transformations], and this time, he didn't hesitate much.

"My Atomic Breath is like a lighter right now; it's too embarrassing. I must solve the energy problem."

"I choose to strengthen the Energy Core!"

[Selection confirmed! Beginning additional metamorphosis for the specified part [Energy Core]!]

Vroom—!

A completely different sensation emanated from the depths of his chest cavity.

It was no longer pure pain, but a searing heat, as if a miniature sun was being ignited inside him.

He could feel a complex organ rapidly forming in the lower part of his chest.

It was like a living reactor.

Countless veins connected to his blood vessels and nerves, greedily drawing in the free-floating energy in the air.

This was energy he previously could not perceive at all.

Qi!

The unique extraordinary energy of this world was continuously pouring into his newly formed Energy Core!

Immediately after, an even more miraculous change occurred.

The moment the internal structure of the Energy Core stabilized, a unique "fission" reaction began!

The surging Qi was captured by the core, and then, under some mechanism Ling Tian couldn't fully comprehend, it underwent a fundamental metamorphosis!

Just like the difference between ordinary Uranium-235 and weapons-grade Uranium-235, the Qi within his Energy Core had been ignited!

The originally gentle Qi, under the catalysis of the fission reaction, was transformed into another type of energy that was more destructive, more violent, and more searing!

A type... of energy with a dark red luster, as if molten lava were flowing!

Just by flowing slightly within the core, this energy emitted a destructive fluctuation that even Ling Tian felt afraid of.

"Holy crap..."

Ling Tian was shocked internally, "This thing... seems a bit too overpowered?"

Godzilla's Atomic Breath has nuclear fission as its core.

But in this extraordinary world possessing Qi, his Energy Core seemed to have undergone some sort of mutation.

It directly captured Qi, then used it as fuel to perform a more violent "Qi Fission"!

The energy produced was far superior in quality to ordinary nuclear fission!

If ordinary Atomic Breath was dynamite, then this Atomic Breath enhanced by Qi Fission was... a hydrogen bomb?

Or even more exaggerated!

Besides not constantly emitting scorching heat, it was practically equivalent to having Burning Mode permanently active, right?

"If this blast of Atomic Breath were to be fired..."

Ling Tian swallowed hard, "It might just blow this whole house away, right?"

[Ding! Skill [Atomic Breath (Elementary)] has been affected by the strengthened part [Energy Core], and its effect has mutated, evolving into [Atomic Fission Breath (Elementary)]!]

[Atomic Fission Breath (Elementary): Uses Qi as fuel, performs a fission reaction through the Energy Core, and exhales a torrent of dark red energy with ultra-high temperature and destructiveness. Power, range, and duration are significantly increased. Note: Use with caution, don't set yourself on fire.]

It's done!

Ling Tian's heart surged with excitement.

Finally, he had a decent attack skill!

Although it was still Elementary, judging by the description, it already possessed the rudiments of Godzilla's signature skill!

Now that the third evolution was complete, his strength had greatly increased, and he had gained a powerful new skill.

But following this was an even more intense hunger, as well as the 2000 Evolution Points needed for the next evolution.

"Need to keep finding food."

He looked around the meditation room.

Gnawing on the walls and floors before was too inefficient.

His gaze fell upon the stone pedestal in the center of the room where the Nine-Winged Golden Cicada had previously been placed.

This thing was hard in texture, and it had been quite a struggle to gnaw on it before.

Moreover, the few jade plates in the center of the stone pedestal were impossible to gnaw on at all.

But now...

Ling Tian walked to the stone pedestal, opened his mouth slightly, and the Energy Core inside his chest cavity began to hum; dark red light gathered deep in his throat.

He controlled the output power, aiming at the stone pedestal.

Pshhh—!

A stream of dark red energy, as thick as a finger and condensed into substance, instantly struck the stone pedestal!

The part of the stone pedestal that came into contact with the energy stream melted silently, like butter meeting a hot knife, leaving behind a smooth, molten crater!

A peculiar smell of high-temperature scorching permeated the air.

"Awesome!" Ling Tian exclaimed internally.

This power was more than a hundred times stronger than before!

He stepped forward, looked at the melted stone pedestal, and opened his large mouth.

Crunch! Crunch!

The stone pedestal, having been smelted by the high heat, became crispy; like a biscuit, it was easily bitten through and swallowed by him.

[Devoured Starry Stone (Molten), gained Evolution Points +50. Stamina +2, Spirit +1.]

"Oh? This thing gives so many Evolution Points?" Ling Tian's eyes lit up.

He immediately perked up.

He began to pre-process everything in the meditation room that he could sink his teeth into.

Pshh! Pshh! Pshh!

Streams of dark red breath shot out with precision.

A section of the wall was baked and melted; gnaw!

[Devoured Obsidian Brick (Molten), gained Evolution Points +0.5. Strength received an extremely slight increase.]

A piece of the floor was scorched; gnaw!

[Devoured Blue Steel Rock (Molten), gained Evolution Points +1. Stamina received an extremely slight increase.]

That plate of nutrient meal left behind by Xia Youchu earlier?

Melt it along with the plate, gnaw!

Although the Evolution Points provided were negligible.

It was simply like a locust plague passing through; wherever he went, only scorched marks were left behind.

Except for the necessary load-bearing structures that he didn't dare touch for fear of the house collapsing and burying himself, almost everything in the meditation room was roasted and eaten clean by Ling Tian!

Evolution Points began to rise steadily.

1100... 1300... 1500... 1800...

Soon, the entire meditation room became almost completely empty.

The four walls and the floor were covered in craters and melt marks, as if it had suffered a fire.

Ling Tian's Evolution Points stopped at [1720 / 2000].

"Still need 280 points."

Ling Tian let out a burp, feeling the surging power within his body.

"Looks like I have to go out and forage."

He looked at the hole in the wall sealed off by stones.

He easily clawed it open and crawled out.

Although he had some strength now, he was still in his juvenile stage and couldn't be reckless.

It would be easy to get slapped to death by a powerhouse of the Xia family.

Therefore, Ling Tian intended to go find Xia Youchu.

"If I hang out with that woman, I should be able to get some good food, right?"

Following the vague sensation in the Soul link, he stealthily crept toward the direction of Xia Youchu.

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