Mutation, the Mantis Stalks the Cicada

I truly hadn't felt anything unusual in my body.

I looked at the old man. If he hadn't lied, and that white snake really was the Core, then shouldn't I have felt something?

But I felt nothing at all. The only thing was that the location of the Core I had sensed earlier had suddenly vanished.

I looked at Ye Jinghong. She shook her head. "I can't figure out what's going on either. This is my first time encountering something like this too."

Wasn't this all too simple? The old man brought me to this godforsaken place, then a white snake flew into my body and said it was the Core. But after the Core entered my body, there was no reaction at all. Wasn't it supposed to be a massive source of energy? Why couldn't I feel even the slightest bit of energy?

"Don't tell me you suspect this Core is fake?" The old man looked somewhat embarrassed.

I glanced sideways at him. "I don't exactly suspect it's fake. I just feel like it hasn't brought any changes after entering my body. Are you sure it really contains limitless energy?"

The old man's expression darkened slightly, as though he wanted to explain something.

But at that moment, my blood and qi suddenly churned. I felt drunk, and my mind went BOOM.

"Xiaobai, what's wrong?" Ye Jinghong's voice rang out beside my ear. I wanted to respond, but I couldn't say a word. My body felt as though it were about to explode.

"Stay calm. Close your eyes and try to settle yourself down. See if you can control it!" Ying Gou's voice sounded. Only then did I slowly calm the panic I had felt earlier. A possibility came to mind: the Core was causing this. Perhaps it was because