130: Red-bellied Piranha

After breaking through his racial limits, Su Yuan felt incredibly relaxed and comfortable, his entire body at ease.

This solved a major problem—the problem of a short lifespan.

Now, it was time to check the gains from his evolution.

“Race: lord of eternal life”

“Rank: 36”

“Length: 39 meters”

“Body Mutations: Intermediate Claws (tentacle-covered Claws that can retract automatically, received Intermediate enhancement, now sharper)”,

“Intermediate Prowess/Valor (Your strength has received Intermediate enhancement)”

“...Intermediate Speed (Your body is more adapted to speed in water)”

“Beginner Voice (You can emit various complex calls)”

“Skills: Survival of the Fittest +1 (Passive skill, allows adaptation to most environments)”

“Laser Beam +1 (Active skill, consumes internal energy, activates spiritual energy of heaven and earth, emits a Laser Beam)”

“Black Light Shield +1 (Active skill, consumes internal energy, activates spiritual energy of heaven and earth, generates a Black Light Shield)”

“Mind Whisper (Special Edition) +1 (Active skill, consumes internal energy and Mental Energy, you can make your inner voice resonate in the minds of other creatures.)”

“Swift Travel +1 (Active skill, consumes internal energy, doubles your speed)”

“Fire Dragon Technique +1 (Active skill, consumes internal energy, activates spiritual energy of heaven and earth, generates a Fire Dragon, whose actions can be controlled)”

“Water Control Technique +1 (Active skill, consumes internal energy, activates spiritual energy of heaven and earth, allows control over the water between heaven and earth)”

“Creature Transformation (Active skill, consumes internal energy and Mental Energy, you can distort the form of other creatures, making them more similar to yourself)”

“evolution points: 6718 / 140000” (Increasing through devouring spiritual energy)

“Mind Whisper (Special Edition) and Creature Transformation, the two skills have a special resonance, with some effects of the former being taken over by the latter.”

““What the heck, Creature Transformation! Isn't this exactly like creating a subordinate race in Cthulhu?””

Su Yuan was greatly shocked. He felt that if he continued to evolve like this, he would truly become like the Cthulhu he had read about in his previous life.

Moreover, some effects of Mind Whisper are now taken over by Creature Transformation.

Does this mean that those who would have gone mad before will now not only go mad, but their physical forms will also become more similar to mine?

Su Yuan mused to himself; this was also very Cthulhu-like.

He remembered from the books he read in his previous life that Cthulhu had many subordinates, including some advanced alien races whose technological capabilities far surpassed those of humans.

Does this mean I can also create my own subordinates?

I can even transform all of humanity into my subordinates!

If he truly achieved this, then his initial idea of providing for all humanity would also be realized.

From the two people previously affected by his Mind Whisper, it was clear that if they became his subordinates, their strength would definitely surpass ordinary humans, at least equivalent to an Awakened One.

If, in the future, the overall situation of humanity deteriorates, national governments collapse, and human lives become as cheap as grass, then his Creature Transformation would be a lifesaver for many.

Not only that, but the Creature Transformation skill also meant that Su Yuan could finally bid farewell to the days of fighting alone and could establish his own team.

After these days of in-depth research into Mind Whisper, Su Yuan had discovered the absolute fanaticism and reverence that creatures successfully influenced by Mind Whisper felt towards him.

It was a distortion at the mental level, even more fanatical than rumored zealots.

Just like CEO Yang and Secretary Huang.

Su Yuan had now confirmed that their absolute fanaticism and loyalty to him, this most terrifying form of faith, made betrayal absolutely impossible.

Mind Whisper combined with Creature Transformation—this was mental distortion and physical distortion. Together, they could create absolutely loyal subordinates.

The two skills were a perfect match!

““Now, I can go create my first subordinate race, and this first subordinate race absolutely cannot be chosen carelessly.””

““Their strength must not be too weak, otherwise I would lose face. At the very least, it must be a Mutated Creature with special abilities.””

Su Yuan muttered to himself, then left the Underground Dark River and returned to the river in Shengmen Town.

He wanted to re-enter the Yangtze River to find a powerful Mutated Creature there and transform it into his first subordinate!

Currently, he only knew of the Yangtze River, Dayang Lake, and that Underground Dark Lake as places where powerful creatures might exist.

In general, small rivers and lakes, either due to their size or the concentration of spiritual energy, had a lower probability of containing powerful creatures.

It wasn't to say there were none, but they would be harder to find compared to Dayang Lake, the Yangtze River, and the Underground Dark Lake.

Su Yuan sped along, quickly entering the small lake and then, with familiar ease, entering the Yangtze River.

As soon as he entered the Yangtze River, Su Yuan noticed something strange.

The number of fish in the surroundings was greatly reduced, incredibly sparse, even far less than in small lakes and rivers.

““Interesting, could this be caused by a powerful Mutated Creature?””

A hint of joy appeared in Su Yuan's eyes. He had just been looking for a powerful creature, and one had delivered itself to him; it was truly fate.

Su Yuan immediately began searching the surroundings. He chose a direction and pursued.

But gradually, Su Yuan became somewhat surprised, because he didn't find any scent of large creatures; instead, he discovered the scent of a small creature, and in extremely large numbers.

““The scent is very unfamiliar. It's not Tilapia, nor Suckerfish, minnows, Mosquitofish, or other common fish.””

Su Yuan immediately lost interest. What he wanted to find now was a powerful Mutated Creature.

However, Su Yuan didn't turn back. He had already searched the path behind him, so there was no need to waste time going back.

Just as Su Yuan swam forward for over a thousand meters, he discovered a huge school of fish ahead.

These fish were wide, with an oval body shape, and their coloration was a mix of dark gray and orange-red, with a body length of about one meter.

Su Yuan noticed their mouths, which were wide and full of sharp teeth. Without a doubt, they were carnivorous fish.

““Oh, Red-bellied Piranha.””

Red-bellied Piranha are a type of P-genus piranha, and also the most classic piranha, serving as the prototype for many man-eating fish movies.

Once P-genus piranha gather in schools, they have almost no natural predators in freshwater.

Red-bellied Piranha usually don't grow beyond twenty centimeters in an aquarium, and wild ones generally don't exceed thirty centimeters, making them a small fish species.

These one-meter-long Red-bellied Piranha in front of him, needless to say, were also due to the spiritual energy Awakening.

However, Red-bellied Piranha are a foreign species, and so many had appeared here, especially since the water temperature in this area was not suitable for piranha breeding.

For instance, Su Yuan had only encountered one Seven-Colored Toothed Fish before.

““Could it also be due to the spiritual energy Awakening, making their adaptability to water temperature stronger?””

Su Yuan speculated. At this moment, the Red-bellied Piranha ahead had already discovered Su Yuan's arrival.

Their gazes were bloodthirsty and greedy as they scrutinized Su Yuan, not at all frightened by the huge size difference.

Even without Su Yuan bleeding, they all charged forward aggressively.

““I have no interest in you now, but if you're looking for death, I'll grant it to you!””

Su Yuan's eyes grew slightly cold. The energy within his body surged, and the surrounding river water began to ripple, carrying countless Red-bellied Piranha, causing them to rush towards Su Yuan even faster.

Su Yuan's beak was already wide open, like a giant abyss-like maw; if a human were to see it, it would be enough to make them faint.

Countless Red-bellied Piranha were directly swept up by the river water and rushed into Su Yuan's mouth.

In an instant, the evolution points notification sound rang out continuously.

““You devoured a Nasser's Deep-sea Characin (a type of fish), gaining 10.5 evolution points.””

““You devoured a Nasser's Deep-sea Characin (a type of fish), gaining 10.6 evolution points.””

...““Oh, these evolution points are good; each one gives over ten points.””

Su Yuan's eyes slightly brightened.

The next moment, apart from the Red-bellied Piranha that Su Yuan had pulled into his mouth with his skill, the entire school of Red-bellied Piranha had arrived.

Their numbers were terrifying, at least tens of thousands.

Tens of thousands of one-meter-long Red-bellied Piranha could absolutely scare a person senseless.

They instantly completely surrounded Su Yuan's massive body. Their sharp teeth, unlike those of ordinary fish, could be used for tearing, so they would attack creatures larger than themselves.

However, Su Yuan's body was completely impervious to the attacks of these mere Red-bellied Piranha.

At his current Rank, general group attacks were no longer effective.