In the early morning, as the first rays of sunlight fell on the island, the dark jungle was gradually illuminated.
Deep within the jungle…
Under a certain gigantic tree, there were a few large bags made of camouflage cloth.
They were covered in bloodstains.
A single glance was all it took to know that a tragic murder had taken place.
Beep beep beep…
Inside one of the bags, a small signal transmitter was constantly emitting red light and making a faint beeping sound.
This signal was picked up by the base station at the edge of the island and was quickly launched out!
And on a stone-covered clearing surrounded by shrubs and inhabited by the snake colony…
It was a different scene altogether.
Here, huge stones filled the area. There were various-sized holes in each of the stones, and inside the holes, there were red and black Blood Pythons coiled up. Their red forked tongues poked out of their mouths every so often, injecting a murderous chill into the surrounding air.
Nine Blood Pythons lay coiled in the middle of the clearing.
Of the nine Blood Pythons, eight of them were surrounding one.
At that moment, something incredible was happening in Ye Bei's mind…
Fear, awe, excitement, and an absolute, willing surrender…
Coiled in the middle, Ye Bei slightly narrowed his eyes. Whenever he felt like it, at the slightest whim, he could read the thoughts and emotions of the eight snakes around him.
After going through their evolution, they had now reached a length of 4.5 meters.
The few hundred snakes in the colony witnessed these changes with their own eyes...
"My king! Thank you for bestowing us with strength!"
"My king!"
"My king!"
Approximately three minutes later, the silence was broken. The eight Blood Pythons opened their eyes wide before quickly lowering their heads one after another. Their red forked tongues sticking out of their mouths, they hurriedly voiced their deference and submission to Ye Bei.
"How do you feel?" he asked.
The changes he saw in the eight Blood Pythons left him quite satisfied.
With them around, he no longer had to rely on himself to hunt and search for prey… All he had to do now was to find a place to rest and leisurely wait for sufficient food to be brought to him so he could advance to the next stage of his evolution.
"I feel like I've been filled with strength. This is amazing! I can grow stronger just by eating some ordinary creatures!"
"It feels so refreshing. It's the first time I've ever felt this way. I feel like I've been completely reborn."
"I feel as if I could easily smash a huge boulder to pieces!"
"Master, you're our god!" the eight Blood Pythons replied immediately.
"Very well!" Ye Bei nodded his head in satisfaction. A cold glint flashed across his eyes as he continued. "Since you've become so strong, it's time for you to prove your usefulness! From now on, you'll be divided into eight small groups. Each of you will lead your respective snake teams into the jungle to hunt large creatures. We'll see who can catch the most within three hours! After you've caught your prey, bring your catch back here to me."
"Understood!"
"Understood!"
"Understood!"
The eight Blood Pythons had no objections and replied in unison.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh…
The very next moment, under the leadership of the eight Blood Pythons, the rest of the Blood Pythons, who all lay coiled on the ground, were quickly divided into eight smaller teams.
They quickly slithered across the ground, making a swooshing sound.
In less than ten seconds, except for Ye Bei, not a single Blood Python was still present.
As for Ye Bei, he lay coiled on the ground, patiently waiting for the Blood Pythons to return with his food.
As time passed, the groups of Blood Pythons that had just disappeared gradually started to return, and the amount of prey heaped by Ye Bei's side continued to grow.
Three hours passed in a flash.
"My king, we are back."
"My king, these are the prey we caught."
The eight Blood Pythons had a very good sense of time, and as Ye Bei listened to their voices, he slowly opened his eyes. When he saw the number of large creatures piled up around him, he grew wild with excitement.
"This is awesome!"
"They caught so much prey!"
"There's definitely 25,000 points worth of food here… As long as I eat it all, I'll be able to complete the fourth stage of evolution of a Blood Python. When that's over, just how strong will I become?"
Ye Bei rejoiced as he looked at the heaps of creatures around him.
"Very well done! You may all step aside now!"
After commanding the snakes, Ye Bei abandoned all courtesy and opened his mouth wide. With his scarlet-red forked tongue peeking out, he consumed the creatures piled up around him, one after another.
The voice of the System continuously rang out in his mind.
"Congratulations to the Host on successfully devouring one rabbit and gaining one Evolution Point."
"Congratulations to the Host on successfully devouring one wild wolf and gaining 100 Evolution Points."
"Congratulations to the Host on successfully devouring one giant lion and gaining 100 Evolution Points."
As Ye Bei continued to devour his prey, the number of Evolution Points he gained skyrocketed as well.
Half an hour later, Ye Bei had cleanly eaten all the creatures that the Blood Pythons had spent three hours gathering.
Chun, Hua, Qiu, Yue, Xun, Huan, Zuo, and Le watched quietly by the side.
In addition to the look of awe in their eyes, there was also shock. Even after Ye Bei consumed all the piles of creatures, his stomach hadn't grown in size at all.
Moreover, they could clearly feel the life force surrounding Ye Bei intensifying wildly.
As for Ye Bei himself…
Just as expected, he hadn't made any mistakes in his calculations. After consuming all the creatures, he successfully reached a hundred thousand Evolution Points.
Coiled in the middle of the snake colony with the protection of eight Blood Pythons, Ye Bei could begin the fourth stage of the Blood Python's evolution without any worry!
Hot molten energy flowed through his body.
His five-meter long body started to grow… and the overall thickness of his body started to change at a speed visible to the naked eye!!!
However, at the very moment Ye Bei began the fourth stage of the Blood Python's evolution, numerous creatures gathered quietly around the Blood Python colony, ready to attack!
The snake colony's indiscriminate hunt had awakened a sense of resistance in the remaining creatures!!