Astral Cockroach

Those 15 advanced warriors had amazing luck, finding a cabinet full of C-grade Origin Force food, and it was specifically for enhancing fire abilities, a whole 9 boxes.

Everyone was of the same tribe, so Banbu symbolically charged only one box as a handling fee.

Rat Overlord and White Bamboo found two cabinets, both indeed filled with Origin Force food. One contained the common strength-enhancing type for basic physique, rated D-grade; the other enhanced metal abilities, rated E-grade. Neither was bad.

However, in Banbu's eyes, these were just small gains.

It took two days to open the cabinets and move the contents out.

Rat Overlord and White Bamboo continued to work busily within the Illusory Rainbow Mist.

Banbu, on the other hand, chose a comfortable spot, lazily lounging and basking in the spring sunshine. On either side of him were silk pouches filled with Origin Force food, and every so often, he would pick up a piece and pop it into his mouth.

Life seemed very comfortable.

Spring was rainy, so Banbu also spent a sum of Origin Stones, asking Red Bean Mountain Master to use earth and stone abilities to build a long row of nest chambers, so that everyone would have a place to shelter from the rain on overcast days.

Comfortably, about ten days passed.

In the heart area, all 300 Divine Inscription lines that had been lit up were activated.

15 lines formed a small Origin Force cycle system, as a group, and 20 groups connected together to form a complete Origin Force cycle.

As expected, the rate of metal ability and natural Origin Force absorption both underwent qualitative improvements.

With a thought, the mud in front of him turned into a metallic substance, constantly changing and transforming into different types of metal elements.

With another thought, a stable alloy formed, its shape began to change, and finally it solidified into a sharp dagger.

With another thought, the military dagger inserted into his leg sheath came out, and the two daggers collided in the air.

Unsurprisingly, the military dagger easily chopped the alloy dagger formed by the metal ability into two pieces.

"Currently, I can only construct simple natural metal elements, forming ordinary alloy materials."

"The Origin Force consumption is still quite large, and most of it is wasted."

"After all, this is not an ability I cultivated myself, nor is it a talent ability. It requires extra time to practice; practice makes perfect."

Origin Force consumption was high, and the Divine Inscription lines in the heart area flickered rapidly, frantically drawing natural Origin Force to replenish the consumption.

A vacuum of Origin Force formed in a 3-meter radius around Banbu's body.

A terrifying absorption rate.

In order not to attract the attention of other warriors, Banbu got up and flew further away, walking slowly, pretending to be bored and taking a stroll.

He quickly recovered, lay down again, and continued testing.

Locking onto the military dagger, he activated the metal ability, attempting to destroy its elemental structure.

Slowly, the surface material of the dagger underwent qualitative changes, turning into ordinary natural metal.

Origin Force consumption was high, and the Divine Inscription lines in the heart area immediately entered a "frenzy" state, frantically drawing natural Origin Force.

Banbu walked around while thinking: "The material used to forge the military dagger is already high-grade enough that I can barely shake it, so opening the Origin Stone storage box shouldn't be a problem."

"That door in compartment 1… probably won't be a problem either!"

Banbu walked around a few times, recovered his consumption, and immediately returned to the nest chamber to continue testing.

He took out a piece of Origin Stone, slowly gnawing and swallowing it, forcibly absorbing the Origin Force through his stomach, and then tried to inject it into his heart.

However, no matter how he tried, he could not inject Origin Force into the 301st Divine Inscription line.

"It seems that, as expected, continuing to light up and activate Divine Inscription lines requires a certain level of strength. If the comprehensive physique and soul strength can't keep up, even if I activate a more powerful ability, I won't be able to control it, and it will be more harmful than beneficial."

"I'm afraid I need to advance to County Lord or even Roach King to continue lighting up the 301st Divine Inscription line."

"Damn it…呸! My mouth is full of residue. Origin Stones are really hard to eat!"

Banbu had a general understanding of the Divine Inscription lines in his heart.

In the evening, Rat Overlord and White Bamboo returned.

Banbu took them and began to make various preparations, planning to set off early the next morning to try to open compartment 1.

He rested late at night, getting a good night's sleep.

…

"I… what the hell!"

When he woke up, Banbu not only didn't feel refreshed and comfortable, but his limbs were weak, tired, and feeble.

He quickly realized that he was in a dormant evolution!

Why was he evolving? Without any warning.

Rat Overlord and White Bamboo stood guard outside, one on the left and one on the right. Both guys were holding knives, glaring at each other, with a tendency to draw their knives and fight at the slightest disagreement.

"Rat Overlord! White Bamboo!"

"Banbu, you're awake!" White Bamboo dropped his knife, squeezed into the nest chamber, and reported: "Banbu, Rat Overlord is provoking me!"

"Idiot!" Rat Overlord was exasperated, dropped his knife, and said: "Banbu, I felt like you were about to wake up, so I asked White Bamboo to bring you food."

White Bamboo immediately retorted: "Why should I go get it?"

Rat Overlord angrily said: "If you don't go, am I supposed to go?"

White Bamboo said: "Why can't it be you?"

"Stop arguing!" Banbu had a headache and scolded: "You two go together!"

"Hmph!" White Bamboo raised his head and stepped out of the cave.

Rat Overlord glared at White Bamboo fiercely and left first.

White Bamboo immediately ran to catch up, unwilling to fall behind.

The two guys pushed and shoved each other, walking side by side.

The food sent by the Knife Mantis tribe was decreasing day by day. There were only three wild rabbits. White Bamboo and Rat Overlord each carried one, and they each grabbed a rabbit leg, dragging it over, unwilling to let the other take advantage.

Seeing them like this, Banbu had to skin the rabbits himself.

After eating a wild rabbit, he recovered a little and asked: "How many days have I been asleep?"

"Twenty days," White Bamboo raised his claws, answering first.

"Twenty days and one daylight," Rat Overlord said: "Banbu, this molt evolution of yours was too abrupt, without any preparation. You almost failed."

Sensing the movement here, County Lord Yuli and County Lord Da Ye arrived.

"Banbu, what's wrong with you? You didn't even give us a heads up about such a big deal as molting and growing."

"That's right. You didn't show any signs of waking up for half a month, which scared County Lord Yuli and me."

Walking forward, County Lord Yuli and County Lord Da Ye began to question him in turn.

A molt evolution without any precursors was not a normal phenomenon and was difficult to explain.

Banbu himself didn't quite understand what was going on and stammered: "That… I guess it's because I've been eating too much high-quality Origin Force food recently…"

"That's probably it," County Lord Yuli said: "I saw you eating like crazy every day for a while and was worried you'd have problems."

County Lord Da Ye also said: "That's right, Banbu, you're too impatient. You can't just eat Origin Force food like that. I wanted to advise you… but you're a Mountain Master now and so smart, I thought you knew what you were doing."

…

Banbu spent a lot of effort finally sending County Lord Yuli and County Lord Da Ye away.

After eating and regaining his strength, he scanned and checked with his mental power. He had advanced to L3 Mountain Master, and he couldn't see anything abnormal.

"The Origin Force food I ate was all injected into my heart to light up the Divine Inscription lines."

"Why would I suddenly fall into a dormant evolution?"

Banbu looked at White Bamboo, his mind turned, and he immediately thought of a possibility: After lighting up and activating 300 Divine Inscription lines in his heart, he, like White Bamboo, had entered a stage of rapid strength advancement.

"I was just taking a nap, and then I fell asleep…"

Banbu immediately thought of a possibility. He rested for a day, and at night, after giving Rat Overlord some instructions, he fell asleep again.

He woke up the next day.

"Rat Overlord, did you discover anything strange?"

"I did. Just like White Bamboo three years ago, when you fell asleep late at night, you were absorbing natural Origin Force at a constant rate."

White Bamboo touched the tuft of mutated silvery-white fluff on his head and asked: "Banbu, is it related to that metal core we ate?"

Banbu nodded his antennae slightly and said: "It definitely is."

White Bamboo asked: "Why can't I grow quickly now?"

Banbu said: "This should be the Divine Inscription lines modifying the genes… After the modification is complete, you can no longer grow quickly."

"You two, keep your mouths shut and don't spread this news," Banbu instructed, then said: "Pack your things, we'll set off today."

The things had already been packed in backpacks, so they set off directly.

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