175: European Qi

evolution points: 35679 / 350000 (Increasing by devouring psychic energy)

"I have enough evolution points, so I'll strengthen Heart of Fear first."

Su Yuan muttered to himself, clicked into the skill strengthening page, and selected the Heart of Fear skill.

However, he found that this skill could not be activated; clicking it produced no response at all.

Moreover, the System did not give any prompts.

"Is it that the evolution points needed for strengthening are not enough? Or is this skill impossible to strengthen?"

Su Yuan frowned, muttering to himself, and then selected the Mind Whisper skill.

Mind Whisper (Special Edition): Strengthen +3, 60% success rate, strengthening requires 30,000 evolution points. If strengthening is successful, your psychic influence on other beings will be more profound. If strengthening fails, the skill remains, and the strengthening Rank remains unchanged.

"Damn it, the evolution points have risen to 30,000, and the success rate has dropped to 60%."

Su Yuan looked at his evolution points and dared not press it.

If it failed, wouldn't it be a waste of 30,000 evolution points, not even enough to sharpen a knife?

Su Yuan thought for a moment, then ordered all his dependents in Dayang Lake to go out and intimidate the surrounding Mutated Creatures.

He himself also began to hunt and devour.

Your dependent Transformed Giant Python caused Silver Carp to fear, gaining 0.16 evolution points.

Your dependent Two-Winged Dark Python caused Finless Porpoise to fear, gaining 15 evolution points.

..."Hmm, fifteen evolution points, this Finless Porpoise isn't weak."

Su Yuan was slightly surprised. He looked at the Two-Winged Dark Python in the distance and found that it was just an ordinary Finless Porpoise, without even displaying any special abilities. He immediately lost interest and told the Two-Winged Dark Python not to kill it, as it could be used as a fear emotion extractor later.

Looking at the evolution points constantly rising on the system panel, Su Yuan nodded in satisfaction. This was the true way to use his dependents.

This speed was even faster than when he devoured with all his might!

Before, letting them help him drive Mutated Creatures away was truly a waste.

Su Yuan shook his head, no longer thinking too much, and began to swim into the distance, starting his hunt and devour.

Su Yuan swam towards waters he had never been to before.

This was also the deep water area of Dayang Lake, with a depth of about 100 meters. At this time, it was very lively, with various predators hunting.

Or rather, at this point, even herbivorous creatures possessed considerable combat power.

Hunting and being counter-hunted were constantly playing out.

Su Yuan immediately activated Water Control Technique. Under his increasingly powerful strength, a hundred-meter water area was almost instantly controlled by Su Yuan.

The lake water instantly rotated at an astonishing speed, the currents as sharp as knives, easily cutting through the scales of many large creatures.

Most of the creatures in this area were firmly bound by the large whirlpool. Only a few powerful Mutated Creatures, sensing danger the moment the whirlpool formed, escaped at high speed, thus avoiding it.

With Su Yuan's current Water Control Technique mastery, the entire whirlpool was soon filled with a faint pink hue.

In the very center of the whirlpool, Su Yuan was frantically devouring. His eight tentacles danced menacingly, like a shadow enveloping a body of water.

You caused Tilapia to fear, gaining 0.2 evolution points.

You caused Grass Carp to fear, gaining 32 evolution points.

You caused Crucian Carp to fear, gaining 6.7 evolution points.

...Su Yuan hadn't even started devouring yet, and the System notification sound had already rung out.

Su Yuan was startled, then realized that his actions had caused all the creatures in the whirlpool to fear, and the degree of fear was extremely high.

Although the evolution points gained from fear emotions were far less than those gained from devouring, it was still an extra harvest.

Su Yuan did not stop devouring because of the harvest of fear emotions.

The abundance of creatures in the entire Dayang Lake surpassed the imagination of ordinary people.

There were many kinds of aquatic plants and plankton, supporting a large number of omnivorous and herbivorous creatures.

Needless to say, the number of various carnivorous creatures was astonishing. After the psychic energy revival, more and more herbivorous creatures also evolved towards carnivorous ones.

Even with Su Yuan's ability, if he devoured with all his might, it might take a long time to affect the entire ecosystem of Dayang Lake.

Moreover, an astonishing number of creatures from upstream and downstream entered Dayang Lake every day, coupled with an increasingly astonishing breeding frequency and cycle.

Su Yuan's devouring, as long as it wasn't too excessive, had almost no impact on the ecosystem of Dayang Lake.

Therefore, Su Yuan opened his abyss-like beak and began to devour frantically.

These large fish, generally over two meters long, were like small fry in front of Su Yuan's abyssal maw; he could swallow several in one gulp.

Even many large fish were swallowed whole by Su Yuan in one bite.

You devoured a Wels Catfish, gaining 100 evolution points.

You devoured a Golden Dragon Fish, gaining 50 evolution points.

A System notification made Su Yuan slightly stunned.

Golden Dragon Fish, a type of fish usually favored by the wealthy, also quite fierce in temperament, and surprisingly expensive.

However, it was only a slight surprise.

If he hadn't eaten it yet, he wouldn't mind having a Golden Dragon Fish dependent.

Since he had eaten it, then it was eaten.

If it had been a Giant Tooth Fish, Su Yuan would have felt a moment of regret.

A Golden Dragon Fish was just that.

Soon, the Mutated Creatures within several hundred meters of this area were almost completely devoured by Su Yuan.

As his use of Water Control Technique became more proficient, Su Yuan's devouring speed also became faster and faster.

evolution points: 253278 / 350000 (Increasing by devouring psychic energy)

"Not bad, with the cooperation of my dependents, I feel like I can get these evolution points for upgrading in about half a day."

Su Yuan's massive body floated in the lake water, surrounded by a deathly silence; not a single decent creature could be seen anymore.

This was Su Yuan's new devouring rule now: not eating young fish, only eating large fish.

This was to cultivate good habits and not drain the pond to catch all the fish.

It was not only for sustainable development but also because fear emotions required more creatures.

"In just one or two hours, I've gained 220,000 evolution points. In the past, I wouldn't even dare to imagine it!"

Su Yuan recalled the past, feeling a bit emotional.

Not much time had actually passed, but both the world and he himself had changed too much.

"Alright, my dependents are still working hard to intimidate the entire Dayang Lake for me. Subsequent evolution points will be continuous, so let's start strengthening."

Su Yuan rubbed his tentacles, carefully cleaned his handsome face, which was said to be as beautiful as Pan An, and then, one by one, took the mud from the bottom of the lake and sculpted nine clay figures that resembled both Dragons and frogs.

Su Yuan clicked open the skill strengthening page. Because of Heart of Fear, he first chose Survival of the Fittest.

Survival of the Fittest: Strengthen +2, 70% success rate, strengthening requires 20,000 evolution points. If strengthening is successful, you can adapt to more complex environments. If strengthening fails, the skill remains, and the strengthening Rank remains unchanged.

Su Yuan glanced at it and chose to strengthen.

The system panel immediately glowed brilliantly.

"Dad, you have to give your son this auspicious start!"

Su Yuan put his two tentacles together, performing a four-fold prayer, asking if his dad could feel his love!

Congratulations, Host! Survival of the Fittest +1 strengthening successful. Currently, it is Survival of the Fittest +2.

"Hahaha! What a great auspicious start!"

Su Yuan laughed, his laughter like thunder, rumbling through the lake water.

Su Yuan struck while the iron was hot, strengthening his strongest single-target attack skill, Laser Beam, second.

Under Su Yuan's Bright eyes large eyes, the system panel lit up and then dimmed.

Skill Strengthening Failed!

The six large characters left Su Yuan's expression calm.

Times have changed; a mere 20,000 evolution points..."little system! I advise you to be kind!"

Su Yuan still couldn't swallow his anger. As his eight tentacles danced, the surrounding boulders all shattered!

Su Yuan stared with his big eyes and clicked strengthen again.

"Dad, love me one more time!"

As the dazzling light dissipated.

Congratulations, Host! Laser Beam +1 strengthening successful. Currently, it is Laser Beam +2.

"That's good, that's good."

Su Yuan finally nodded in satisfaction and clicked to strengthen Black Light Shield.

When the brilliant light dissipated.

Congratulations, Host! Black Light Shield +1 strengthening successful. Currently, it is Black Light Shield +2.

"System Dad, I love you!"

Su Yuan hadn't expected to succeed in strengthening twice in a row!

"It seems I'm very lucky today! Hurry up and strengthen!"

Su Yuan quickly strengthened the fourth skill, Swift Travel.

Soon, a line of text appeared on the system panel.

Congratulations, Host! Swift Travel +1 strengthening successful. Currently, it is Swift Travel +2.