In the Red Zone.
While the horde of crocodiles and the group of reticulated pythons fought each other, the mutated beasts nearby had already retreated to an area a few kilometers away.
However, those mutated beasts didn't fully retreat.
The thick, metallic stench of blood in the air constantly stimulated them… They gathered at the perimeter of the swamp while eyeing the battle, planning to charge in and have a feast once the massacre was over.
"Wait for the opportunity, you guys!" Ye Bei said, his eyes filled with scorching passion. "When most of the crocodiles and pythons in the swamp are dead, head over and devour as many of them as you can!" His voice was filled with immense excitement.
That was because while he watched the battle, he discovered that the horde of ordinary crocodiles and the group of reticulated pythons appeared to be evenly matched. The two factions all suffered huge losses, and fresh blood dyed the entire marsh bright red.
A large number of crocodiles and reticulated pythons died one after the other.
Looking around, countless corpses were either floating on the surface of the bog or sinking to the bottom.
Of course… there was still a significant number of crocodiles and pythons desperately battling it out without regard for their own lives, their roars unending.
As for Ye Bei's gaze… it naturally landed on the corpses of the creatures that had died in the battle.
They were covered in blood and looked exceptionally horrifying…
But for Ye Bei, they were all evolution points! And the number of evolution points they provided wasn't small. In fact, each one of them equaled 10,000 points.
"I'm only 530,000 points away from the final stage of the Blood Python evolution. That is to say, as long as I consume 53 creatures from this place, I can easily complete the evolution and become a Titan Python! When that time comes… it would be great if I could devour the mutated crocodile king and the mutated king reticulated python king!"
Ye Bei's eyes were shining.
Kill each other… The more intense the better.
Ye Bei's eyes flashed with more and more excitement as he watched the crocodiles and reticulated pythons fall one after the other.
There were several dozen crocodiles and over a hundred pythons engaged in battle…
If the battle truly ended with huge losses for both sides, and Ye Bei managed to seize the opportunity to devour them all… he might not only become a Titan Python, but he might also be able to evolve even further.
Thinking about this, Ye Bei's fear of the mutated king of the reticulated pythons completely vanished, and was replaced with agitation, which constantly welled up inside his heart.
As Ye Bei deliberated how best to take advantage of the situation...
Whoosh…
Rumble, rumble!
He witnessed first-hand a large piece of torn snake meat fiercely flying through the sky, heading straight towards him.
It was a piece of meat a crocodile had torn off from one of the reticulated pythons.
Then, that crocodile became ensnared by another python… and under this huge force, the meat the crocodile had torn off was sent flying.
"The opportunity is here!"
Ye Bei trembled in excitement when he saw the piece of bloody snake flesh. This was definitely a great opportunity. If he consumed that piece of flesh and obtained the reticulated python genes, his body might undergo a drastic transformation, and, once he devoured more prey, he might even become powerful enough in the future.
Rumble, rumble…
The piece of flesh was about two meters long, and it was covered in grime and blood.
However, from Ye Bei's perspective, it looked like the most delicious piece of meat he'd ever seen.
The piece of flesh landed in an area no more than 20 meters away from his side…
In the swamp, the crocodiles were still engaged in an intense battle with the group of pythons. They didn't have the time to care about Ye Bei or the eight other snakes by his side.
When Ye Bei saw the piece of flesh drop from the air and onto the ground, he quickly charged over to it, his eyes glimmering. At the same time, he flicked his tongue and spoke to Spring, Flower, Autumn, Moon, Pursuing, Joy, Making, and Merry, the eight Blood Pythons by his side, in an ice-cold tone. "Guard my flanks. I'll go and devour that piece of flesh."
"Yes! King!"
"Yes…"
In reality, the eight Blood Pythons, Spring, Flower, Autumn, Moon, Pursuing, Joy, Making, and Merry, also had a glimmer in their eyes, because instinct told them that would surely undergo an unprecedented evolution if they consumed the piece of flesh.
However, none of them dared to go against Ye Bei's orders.
After responding to Ye Bei, the eight Blood Pythons quickly split up, moved into eight different positions, and surrounded the piece of flesh, guarding it.
On the other hand, Ye Bei slithered into the area.
Whoosh!
He shifted his body to the side of the mutated reticulated python flesh, then took a deep breath.
There was the faint, metallic stench of blood in the air.
However, as the scent entered Ye Bei's nose and passed through his body, it made him feel powerful.
Just as Ye Bei was preparing to devour the piece of meat in one mouthful, the system, which had remained silent all this while, finally spoke.
"Respected host! The meat of a reticulated python possesses unique genes. If you devour it, you will gain these genes and obtain evolution points. However, at the same time, this meat will also affect the next stage of your evolution!" The voice of the system was abrupt.
What?
Ye Bei immediately stopped when he heard what the system said.
"What exactly do you mean by that?" Ye Bei asked. However, based on his understanding of what the system had said, he immediately went on to say, "You mean to say that the moment I eat the reticulated python flesh, I'll obtain the genes it contains. My body will also grow stronger, and I'll gain evolution points, but even if I reach one million evolution points, I won't be able to immediately evolve into a Titan Python?" Ye Bei felt rather conflicted when he said all this.
If this really was the case, he would have to give the situation some serious thought.
"That's right! However," the system went on to explain, "the reticulated python is currently the largest living species of snake in the entire world! If you successfully devour the reticulated python and complete your evolution—even though you won't be able to become a Titan Python when you reach one million evolution points, once you reach the next stage and evolve into a Titan Python, you'll be able to skip the juvenile stage and directly transform into the largest, most powerful Titan Python that ever existed."
Oh?
Ye Bei, who had been feeling slightly conflicted, immediately became more excited when he heard the system's explanation.
According to the system, there were immense benefits to eating the reticulated python.
To put it more simply, in layman's terms… eating the reticulated python flesh was like laying a foundation! If he ate the reticulated python flesh, he would become even stronger. Then, when he finally evolved into a Titan Python, he would directly skip past multiple stages in terms of abilities and strength.
The only loss he faced was the time it took for him to evolve into a Titan Python.
"I understand," Ye Bei replied to the system. After fully understanding the situation, Ye Bei opened his mouth wide and devoured all of the reticulated python's flesh on the ground in one mouthful!!!
Oh?
Ye Bei's eyes opened wide when the piece of flesh entered his mouth!!!
While he was rooted on the ground, his body expanded at a rate perceptible to the naked eye.