Upon seeing the Devour effects deep within his mind, Su Yan was completely shocked.
So there’s such a bizarre way to increase Attributes? This is truly one of a kind, he thought. But to be fair, this Devour effect seems pretty badass; I just don’t know how significant the boost will be.
With this in mind, Su Yan eagerly devoured the Soul Bead in his hand.
[Swallowing Successful]
[Spirit +11+13+12...]
[Increase Attack damage to male creatures by +3%+4%+2%...]
[Immunity to Attack damage from female creatures -4%-6%-5%...]
After his Attributes were enhanced, Su Yan looked at the Female Water Ghost before him and said, "Come on, try hitting me with a punch."
"My Lord, that doesn’t seem appropriate..."
The Female Water Ghost was a little worried. After all, serving a master was like accompanying a tiger; who knew if her punch would be met with a heavy counterattack from Su Yan in the next second.
Seeing the Female Water Ghost dilly-dallying, Su Yan narrowed his eyes and said with a smile, "Is that so? Since you don’t want to hit me, then I’ll hit you instead."
Hearing Su Yan’s words, the Female Water Ghost was terrified.
She immediately admitted her mistake, saying, "Please calm your anger, My Lord! Ji Yue will punch you now. I hope My Lord won’t blame Ji Yue for it later."
"Stop dawdling and hurry up!" Su Yan urged impatiently.
"Then... My Lord... here I come."
With that, the Female Water Ghost wound up her small fists.
After a few soft WHIMPERS, she gently TAPPED Su Yan’s chest.
The force of the blow was less than one-ten-thousandth of her full strength.
Seeing the Female Water Ghost’s timid display, Su Yan couldn’t help but frown.
He then shouted loudly at her, "So weak! Haven’t you eaten? Want me to feed you?"
"Put more force into it!"
"Unleash the power you were just boasting about!"
Su Yan’s voice was quite loud, and the weak, pitiful, and helpless Female Water Ghost trembled in fear.
Then, she gritted her teeth, wound up her fist, and fiercely smashed it against Su Yan.
Please don’t let My Lord blame me for this later,
Quickly, a loud BANG! resounded.
The Female Water Ghost’s fist slammed heavily into Su Yan. The shockwave from the punch sent waves rippling across the water surface beneath their feet.
This showed the punch was not weak, packing at least three to four thousand kilograms of force.
Su Yan, who had taken the hit, was completely unscathed. I didn’t even realize I’d been hit, he thought, because I truly felt nothing at all.
During the Top Scholar competition, I sparred with many Rare creatures. Although they couldn’t harm me, I could still clearly feel the force of their blows when we exchanged attacks. But with that punch from the Female Water Ghost just now, I truly felt nothing. It seems that Attribute—the one that reduces Attack damage from female creatures—has a pretty significant enhancement effect. Presumably, the Attribute that increases Attack damage dealt to male creatures will have a similar boost.
With this thought, Su Yan flipped over and mounted the Female Water Ghost, having her carry him to the next aquatic zone. He planned to deliver a decisive blow to its overlord.
The remaining overlords of the aquatic zones were far weaker than the Enchanting Female Ghost he had just faced. Their strength was pathetic.
Thus, Su Yan went over and dispatched each with a single punch, finishing them all off before midnight.
During this time, he devoured several Soul Beads. His Spiritual Power Intensity soared, and he finally achieved his long-desired breakthrough to become a Legendary Level Creature.
"Congratulations, My Lord! Felicitations, My Lord! My Lord truly has the bearing of a Mythical being!"
The Female Water Ghost was a seasoned bootlicker. Seeing Su Yan’s Creature Level successfully break through to the Legendary Level Category, she immediately launched into an intense session of flattery.
Su Yan himself was ecstatic about breaking through to the Legendary Level. Being showered with such praise by the Female Water Ghost beneath him, he was immensely pleased.
"Little Jiji, from now on, this river is under your control."
"Thank you, My Lord! Ji Yue will definitely live up to My Lord’s expectations!"
The Female Water Ghost was extremely excited and became even more fervent in her bootlicking, endlessly praising Su Yan.
She flattered him with whatever sounded best and whatever made him feel most comfortable, leaving Su Yan thoroughly delighted.
After assigning some trivial tasks to the Female Water Ghost, Su Yan prepared to head home.
You can’t shear a sheep all at once, nor can you harvest all the leeks in one go, he mused. The Yin entities in the Rivers are the same. They need to be nurtured first, then harvested periodically in the future. I’ll grind up and Devour those disobedient ones that often go hunting the Human race.
On the way home, Su Yan neither walked on land nor traveled by sea.
Instead, he chose to Fly in the air the entire way, reveling in the prestige of being a Legendary Level Creature.
Just as he was about to reach home, a strong wind inexplicably picked up.
Fearing he might crash, Su Yan prudently landed and decided to walk the rest of the way.
No sooner had he landed than Su Yan coincidentally bumped into his Class monitor Lin Ruoxi.
At that moment, Lin Ruoxi’s face was flushed red, as if she had been drinking. She was walking towards Su Yan with her group of close friends.
The instant they saw Su Yan, her and her friends’ eyes practically lit up.
My god! they thought. A wild Top Scholar spotted! Charge!
Lin Ruoxi, being the more astute among them, immediately pretended to be drunk and began staggering towards Su Yan.
As she walked, she put on a deliberately tipsy expression, smiled, waved at Su Yan, and called out, "Su Yan, what a coincidence! Where are you heading?"