The sea had been quiet, but some creatures never knew better. Beneath the still, deep waters, over a hundred Fishman corpses floated silently. Among them, two Corpse Witches transformed into frogs busied themselves dragging the bodies into a Teleportation Array.
This journey into the Deep Sea had almost completely exhausted Li Ziran's supply of corpses.
He would have to regroup after returning to Hippo Ancient City. His corpses needed replenishing, his stock of slaves needed filling out, and, more importantly, he needed to accumulate elements.
Now that he had the Devouring Serpent's stomach, he could reduce any living creature to its most primordial elements.
With ample elemental reserves, he could then design his new body.
The Devouring Stomach could provide him with plenty of pure elements, so naturally, he had to carefully consider how much of each element his body would need.
What he wanted most was a Primordial Elf's body. Ever since Nicole had shown him that sapphire-blue body, he had been deeply moved.
Primordial Elves were known as magic's favored children. It was said that a gifted Primordial Elf could freely wield every kind of natural magic.
Earth, water, wind, and fire were the categories of natural magic. According to the ancient texts, a successfully formed Primordial Elf could cast Forbidden Spells at will.
He could imagine a slight movement of an organ within his body unleashing a sea of fire across the entire Wasteland, or an endless torrent of Wind Blades.
With that extraordinary elven body, few people in this world would likely be his match. He could not help smiling at the thought of what his future embryo might achieve.
Baron watched Li Ziran grinning foolishly, utterly speechless. He had never expected a master like him to daydream. Yet the Devouring Stomach beside Li Ziran kept