More than a day had passed.
Its vitality had increased by 4.33, and its size had grown by 3.67 meters—both were fairly normal growth rates.
After all, the Little Snake had only broken through recently. With its accumulated strength finally bursting forth, it would experience a relatively rapid increase during the early stages of the Extraordinary Domain. Su Heng had expected this.
What truly surprised Su Heng was the 0.01-point increase in True Points at the end.
He remembered it clearly.
So far, he had obtained three True Relics, each of which had provided him with fifty True Points.
Aside from the first time, when he had been forced to draw a talent while facing that Caiman Crocodile, Su Heng had stored the rest away.
A single draw for the most basic talent cost fifty points.
More advanced talents required even more True Points per draw.
For example, the Anaconda had now entered the Extraordinary Domain. This level of life corresponded to rare-grade talents possessing extraordinary power.
Drawing a rare-grade talent once required a full one hundred and fifty points.
Although Su Heng had gained quite a bit these past few days, the points he had accumulated were still insufficient for a high-level talent draw.
Moreover, as his templates grew stronger and he collected more of them, there was no guarantee that every talent he drew would be useful to a template.
It was easy to foresee.
In the future, cultivating templates would inevitably consume an enormous, astronomical number of True Points.
Therefore, figuring out how to obtain True Points as soon as possible was extremely important.
"True Points can be obtained from True Relics, but this 0.01 point clearly didn't come from a relic."
He focused his attention on the status panel.
A system prompt appeared before him: having received an offering from a believer, True Points increased by 0.01.
"Believers!? Since when did I have those?"
He was stunned at first, but then Su Heng recalled the mountain village he had inadvertently saved.
These True Points seemed to have come from that small mountain village.
"This is interesting. I never thought the faith of ordinary people could be converted into True Points. But what exactly do these True Points have in common?"
Su Heng silently pondered this in his heart.
Over the past few days, he had repeatedly studied the three True Relics he had obtained.
Su Heng had formed a rough hypothesis.
If he had to name any common traits shared by these three items, he could probably identify two.
First was the difference in material. These three True Relics seemed to have all come from Forbidden Zones.
The other point was that all three relics carried the emotional attachment of humans.
Following that line of reasoning.
He applied both conclusions to the Little Snake.
The Little Snake had been born with a rare-grade talent, and its maximum vitality far exceeded that of its kind. This might have been related to its birth in a dangerous Forbidden Zone.
As for the other hypothesis, emotional attachment, there was even less need to explain it.
In his previous life, gods had been illusory, idealistic existences used to carry people's emotions.
But in this world, with its Red Moon and supernatural powers, a Golden Serpent dozens of meters long was worshipped as a god by villagers in the mountains.
That was an even stronger emotional attachment.
"If my guess is correct, True Relics can be obtained in large quantities from Forbidden Zones, and cultivating believers is also a sustainable way to acquire True Points."
"However, there are differences between them."
The points the Little Snake gained through faith could only be used to strengthen itself and could not be used to unlock templates.
The restrictions were severe.
"If believers can be developed later on, the benefits they bring will absolutely not be insignificant."
After connecting all the clues, Su Heng felt as though everything had suddenly become clear.
"If that's the case, then I need to clear out the Monsters around here next."
Devouring large numbers of mutated beasts—the Monsters the monks spoke of—
could provide the newly advanced Anaconda with abundant nutrition. At the same time, it could create a safe environment and take in more refugees.
And as the great serpent's reputation spread, Su Heng would gather more and more True Points.
More than ten days later.
Deep within the forest, in a valley shrouded in mist, a babbling stream flowed through cracks in the rocks.
The morning breeze came in gusts, and mist hung thick in the air.
A colossal creature flickered in and out of view within the fog. Occasionally, a ray of sunlight pierced through the layers of canopy and fell upon its body, reflecting brilliant golden light.
Whoosh!
A violent wind suddenly rose, shattering the valley's tranquility.
Two massive black figures pierced through the clouds and mist, charging straight toward the depths of the valley.
Bang! Bang!
Two thunderous crashes rang out almost simultaneously.
Amid the dull impacts, a transparent ripple suddenly swept through the valley, scattering the clouds and mist.
A gigantic Anaconda, over a hundred meters long, coiled its massive body around a protruding stone pillar. It was nearly as tall as the entire valley.
Rumble!
The two giant shadows were sent flying backward.
One of them, slightly larger than the other, slammed heavily into the cliff wall. The hard rock face shattered with a roar, and countless spiderweb-like cracks spread across it.
Chunks of shattered stone rolled down from the cliff and plunged into the rushing stream, sending echoes through the valley.
As the mist dispersed, what was embedded in the cliff face was a massive Black Giant Bird.
With its wings spread, it measured nearly thirty meters across.
The aura of life emanating from its body burned vigorously like a torch. It was clearly another powerful life-form that had entered the Extraordinary Domain.
The Black Giant Bird had suffered grievous injuries. The Little Anaconda had struck its chest and abdomen head-on, sending feathers exploding outward. Its bones had broken and pierced its internal organs, blood gushing like a spring.
But after entering the Extraordinary Domain, its life level had undergone a qualitative transformation.
Even with such severe wounds, the giant bird could still struggle. Streaks of black light covered its feathers, and each beat of its wings occasionally produced the ringing clang of colliding steel.
Rustle...
More rubble slid down from the mountainside.
The giant bird finally struggled free from the cliff wall. Its wings flapped as it prepared to soar into the sky and flee far away, never daring to return.
But it had only just taken flight.
A pale purple cloud of poisonous mist rushed straight at it, engulfing it head-on.
First, a sharp burning sensation shot through its nostrils and into its skull. Then an unbearable numb itch spread through every feather on its body.
Like a drunken creature, the giant bird flapped a few times in the air before crashing heavily onto the valley floor.
The flesh all over its body rotted away, and its organs spilled from its wounds. It soon fell silent.
The other figure, smaller and more slender, swiftly slithered away under the cover of the stream and scattered rocks.
Bang!
The golden snake tail was like a heavenly blade as it smashed fiercely into the rock wall at the valley floor.
Rumble!
Massive boulders fell from above, smashing down directly in front of the slender figure and completely blocking the valley. The stream was cut off.
"Are you really going to kill us all!"
Thanks to The Year I Became Light for the tip.
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