Chapter 477: Good, Great!

In the Meditation Room, more and more bristles were appearing on Yang Ling’s body. Faintly, a layer of impurities was also seeping out through his pores.

These impurities gradually hardened, becoming like a shell.

“Good, great! If this gene mutation continues, I’ll be able to fully evolve into a Fifth-Rank Beast King!”

Yang Ling’s eyes gleamed with excitement. He could feel the various values within his body steadily rising.

For example, his Strength Attribute had unknowingly gone from 150 to 160, and it still hadn’t stopped!

His Agility had also gone from 150 to 160!

In just a brief moment, both attributes had increased by 10 points each!

Yang Ling would never underestimate such an increase.

He knew all too well that at this level, every single attribute point was precious for a mystical beast!

“Maybe I’ll undergo a complete evolution next!”

“First, I need a pair of powerful enough wings. That way, I’ll be able to fly faster, farther, and higher!”

“Then I’ll also need a pair of sharp enough forelimbs. With those, I’ll surely be invincible when using the Dragon-Capturing Saber Technique!”

“Hmm? The Dragon-Capturing Saber Technique?”

“…”

“I’ll also need a hard enough shell! Ideally, it should have lots of colors, so I can find plenty of wives and have lots of little praying mantises!”

“I’m going to become the King of All Beasts! Like the Water Qilin, I’ll guard a territory of my own! Even Land Immortals won’t dare bully me!”

A grand ambition welled up in Yang Ling’s heart, and this force seemed to stir the power of gene mutation.

His body began mutating at ten times its previous speed.

The effects of Perfect Vital Qi showed themselves at that moment.

His internal organs, sinews and bones, flesh and blood were all strengthened several times over by this power!

Another surge of power welled up, further strengthening his gene mutation!

It was the power the Crimson Ghost Ginseng had left in his body!

“No, my forelimbs need to change into a different shape. That way, I’ll be better able to use them to…”

“To do what?”

Yang Ling racked his brains. Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he took the Centenary Refined Kylin Pickaxe out of his Green Dragon Ring.

“Right, exactly like this!”

“This is how my forelimbs should evolve.”

“Then I’ll be able to mine better and gain experience!”

“Wait, why am I mining? My ambition should be to become a Beast King. What kind of mystical beast mines?”

Two trains of thought suddenly clashed with tremendous force.

After a brief struggle, the second thought completely won out.

“I want to mine! I want experience! I want to level up! I want to allocate points!”

“I want to get stronger!”

“That’s right!”

Once Yang Ling had figured this out, he immediately began guiding the mutation of his forelimbs. He needed a pair of top-tier mantis pickaxes!

“This gene mutation should go smoothly this time. Master warned me earlier to watch out for hallucinations.”

“Where are the hallucinations? Maybe my foundation is simply too solid, and I took Snow Spirit Marrow too, so the hallucinations never appeared.”

“Right, let’s see if my Vital Qi and HP have increased. Gene mutation should give me a huge boost in those areas!”

Yang Ling focused his thoughts and opened the Status Panel.

One attribute after another appeared before his eyes. Suddenly, he fell silent.

“Class: Judgment Officer? Spirit Pet Venerable?”

“And all these Internal Technique Methods, Martial Arts Techniques…”

“Experience… Proficiency…”

A chill crept through Yang Ling’s body and shot straight to the top of his skull!

He began breaking out in a cold sweat!

“Damn it! I almost fell for it!”

In an instant, he broke free from this terrifying hallucination.

He hurriedly checked his body. Only after seeing that it had undergone no changes did he finally relax.

“So everything before was a hallucination… But if I hadn’t broken free of it, would I have died after reaching Fifth-Rank? Or…”

“Would I really have turned into a giant praying mantis with two mantis pickaxes?”

“That would really… leave me with no future at all.”

“…”

After a long silence, Yang Ling breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing that his Vital Qi and HP were steadily increasing, he felt a little pleased.

It was all set. From here on, the breakthrough would proceed smoothly. Once the gene mutation was over, he would truly enter the ranks of the Fifth-Rank Lesser Masters!

“Evolve! Sooner or later, I’ll drive the Water Qilin out of Water Qilin Cave. A blessed cavern like that should only be inhabited by a young qilin like me!”

Watching patches of silvery-white scales continuously emerge on his arm, a faint smile appeared in Yang Ling’s eyes.

He had nearly caused his gene mutation to fail because of that hallucination.

“What Beast King? That’s nothing. I’m a divine beast!”

“My goal is to become the Divine Beast King!”

“When that day comes, every Land Immortal under heaven will respectfully bring all kinds of rare exotic herbs and flowers to see me, begging me to accept their offerings.”

“Only then will I peacefully take my place between heaven and earth and provide them with a stable environment for cultivation!”

“So, the Twelve Sacred Martial Medicines, huh? I’ll eat one and toss one aside.”

“From then on, rare exotic herbs and flowers whenever I want! Any pills I want!”

“Everyone who sees me will have to address me respectfully as Lord Divine Beast!”

“Perhaps I could even keep a group of Second-Rank martial artists guarding the entrance to my cave, so those flies won’t come bother me.”

At the thought, Yang Ling touched his head. Horns had already grown there.

That meant his gene mutation had entered its final sprint!

He focused his thoughts and glanced at the Status Panel:

His Strength had reached 170, and his Agility had reached 170 too!

“Haha, my Strength has increased by 20 points, and my Agility has also increased by 20!”

“That means once I break through, my strength will be infinitely close to the peak of Lower Fifth-Rank!”

“I still have 161 Free Attribute Points. I’ll put them all in then, and I’ll be able to break through to Middle Fifth-Rank!”

“When I break through to Middle Fifth-Rank, I should undergo another minor gene mutation, right?”

“My HP has also increased by almost 1,000 points. It’s nearly 6,000 now!”

“My Vital Qi was just over 20,000 before, and now it’s 23,000? Looks like Vital Qi is a major factor too!”

Yang Ling drew a conclusion from the Status Panel.

Gene mutation had no effect whatsoever on Internal Techniques or Martial Arts Techniques.

But it had an enormous effect on his Base Attributes.

These included Strength, Agility, HP, and Vital Qi!

“Too bad. Why hasn’t my Spirit increased at all?”

“Is it because the mutation isn’t completely finished yet?”

“I should wait patiently. Once it’s fully complete, my Spirit should rise too. It might even break 300 points!”

“Then I’ll have to test the power of Flesh-and-Blood Regeneration again.”

Yang Ling’s lips curled up slightly.

Before long, his strength would undergo a complete, explosive increase!

All the effort he had put in earlier would prove worthwhile!

“I need to adjust the direction of my evolution again. The Water Qilin is obviously a water-type divine beast. That’s not impressive enough.”

“If I’m going to be one, I’ll be a light-and-dark dual-type divine beast! My left hoof will command light, and my right hoof will command darkness!”

“Then I’ll blend in the power of lightning and command thunder and lightning with my qilin horns!”

“Maybe I can have the power of fire too, and command flames with my nostrils!”

“Still seems like something’s missing…”

“No, there’s a problem with the hooves. They need to turn into…”

Yang Ling’s gaze fell on the Centenary Refined Kylin Pickaxe, and his eyes brightened slightly.

“That’s it! They need to turn into qilin pickaxes! Only then can I mine and gain experience!”

“…”

“Why am I mining? I’m already the Divine Beast King…”

The two trains of thought tangled together once again, each pulling against the other.