Growth (Seeking Collection)

It's been over a day.

My vitality increased by 4.33, and my size increased by 3.67 meters. Both are within the normal range of growth.

After all, the little snake had only recently broken through. With its accumulated strength, it would experience a relatively rapid increase in the early stages of the extraordinary phase, which Su Heng had anticipated.

What truly surprised Su Heng was the 0.01 increase in True Points that appeared at the end.

He remembered it clearly.

Up to this point, he had obtained three True Relics, each providing him with fifty True Points.

Except for the very first time he was forced to draw a talent when facing that Caiman Crocodile, Su Heng had saved the rest.

The most basic talent draw cost fifty points.

More advanced talents required even more expensive True Points to draw.

For example, now that the Boa had entered the extraordinary realm, its life level corresponded to a rare-level talent with extraordinary power.

A single draw of a rare-level talent cost a full one hundred and fifty points.

Although Su Heng had gained a lot these past few days, the points he had accumulated were not enough for a high-level talent draw.

Furthermore, as the Templates grew stronger, and he collected more Templates, and considering that he might not always draw useful talents for the Templates, it was foreseeable that the True Points required to cultivate Templates in the future would inevitably be an astronomical figure.

Therefore, it was very important to figure out how to obtain True Points as soon as possible.

"True Points can be obtained from True Relics, but this 0.01 point clearly did not come from a relic."

He focused his attention on the attribute panel.

The system prompt appeared before him: [Received offerings from believers, True Points increased by 0.01].

"Believers!? When did I get something like that?"

After a moment of stunned silence, Su Heng suddenly remembered the mountain village he had unintentionally saved.

These True Points seemed to have been obtained from that small mountain village.

"This is interesting. I didn't expect mortal faith could be converted into True Points. But what's the connection between these True Points?" Su Heng pondered in his mind.

These past few days, through repeated research on the three True Relics he had obtained, Su Heng had formed some general conjectures.

If he had to find commonalities among these three items, Su Heng could probably find two.

First, the difference in materials. These three True Relics seemed to have all been obtained from Forbidden Zones.

The other point was that all three relics contained the emotional sustenance of humans.

Then, by extension, if these two conclusions were applied to the little snake.

The little snake was born with a rare-level talent and its maximum HP far exceeded that of its peers. This might be related to its birth in a dangerous Forbidden Zone.

As for the other conjecture, emotional sustenance, there was no need to elaborate.

In his previous life, deities were ethereal, existing only in the mind as a way to project emotions.

In this world with a Red Moon and supernatural powers, a dozens-of-meters-long Golden Serpent was worshipped as a deity by villagers in the mountains and wilderness. This was an even more profound emotional sustenance.

"If my conjecture is not wrong, True Relics can be obtained in large quantities from Forbidden Zones, and cultivating believers is also a sustainable way to obtain True Points."

"However, there are differences."

The points the little snake obtained through faith could only be used to strengthen itself and could not be used to unlock Templates. The limitations were significant.

"If believers can be developed in the later stages, the benefits will be absolutely considerable."

After connecting all the clues, Su Heng felt that everything had become clear.

"If that's the case, I need to clear out the surrounding Yokai next."

Devouring a large number of mutated beasts, also known as Yokai by monks, could provide a lot of nutrition for the newly advanced Boa. On the other hand, it could also create a safe environment to attract more refugees.

As the Great Serpent's reputation spread, the True Points Su Heng collected would also increase.

More than ten days later.

Deep in the forest, in a misty mountain valley, a babbling stream flowed through the cracks in the rocks.

The morning breeze blew, and the mist was dense.

A colossal figure loomed in the mist, occasionally catching a ray of sunlight that pierced the dense canopy, reflecting brilliant golden light off its massive form.

Whoosh!

A sudden gust of wind shattered the valley's tranquility.

Two massive black figures tore through the clouds and mist, charging directly into the depths of the valley.

Bang! Bang!

Two loud noises, indistinguishable in their timing, sounded almost simultaneously.

Amidst the dull thud of impact, a transparent ripple suddenly surged through the valley, dispersing the mist.

A colossal boa, over a hundred meters long, its thick body coiled around a protruding stone pillar, was nearly as tall as the entire valley.

Rumble!

The two giant figures were sent hurtling backward.

One, slightly larger, slammed heavily into the rock face. The solid cliff shattered, and countless spiderweb-like cracks spread across it.

Pieces of rock tumbled down from the cliff face, falling into the rushing stream, echoing with each splash.

As the mist cleared, a giant black bird was revealed, embedded in the rock face.

Its wings, spread wide, spanned nearly thirty meters.

The life force radiating from it burned like a torch, a powerful being that had clearly stepped into the extraordinary realm.

The black giant bird was severely wounded, struck directly in the chest and abdomen by the smaller boa. Its feathers exploded outward, its bones snapped and pierced its internal organs, blood gushing like a fountain.

But having entered the extraordinary realm, its life rank had undergone a qualitative change.

Even with such grievous injuries, the great bird could still struggle. Its feathers were covered in a dark sheen, and as its wings flapped, the clang of steel striking steel could be heard.

Crash…

More debris slid down the cliff face.

The giant bird finally managed to free itself from the rock wall. It flapped its wings, about to soar into the sky and escape far away, never to return.

But as soon as it took flight, it was met head-on by a wave of pale purple poisonous mist.

First, a sharp sting shot into its brain through its nostrils, followed by an unbearable itching sensation spreading through its feathers.

The giant bird, as if drunk, flapped its wings a few times in mid-air before crashing heavily to the valley floor.

Its flesh and blood rotted, its internal organs spilled from its wounds, and soon, all signs of life vanished.

The other, smaller and more slender figure, moved swiftly, using the stream and scattered rocks for cover.

Thump!

The golden snake tail, like a celestial blade, slammed fiercely into the rock wall at the valley's base.

Boom!

Large boulders rained down from above, smashing in front of the slender figure, completely blocking the valley and damming the stream.

"Are you really going to hunt me to extinction!"

Thanks for the tip from "The Year I Became Light."

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