From Ant to Abyssal Demon

Chapter 7: The first evolution begins!

The condition for the first evolution was to have 5 evolution points.

For Su Bai, this wasn’t difficult.

Relying on the ant nest, he had already completed one hunting, gaining 1 evolution point. As long as he hunted and devoured four more insects, he could gather the 5 evolution points needed for his first evolution.

Closing the attribute panel with some reluctance, Su Bai crawled towards the ant nest.

Compared to searching for insects to hunt on his own, Su Bai preferred to rely on the ant nest, waiting for the army of worker ants to discover prey before acting.

After all, although he was already strong compared to ordinary ants, he still remained at the bottom of the entire jungle.

There were countless beings out there that could easily kill him.

Sneaky development, no unnecessary risks.

One word, persevere!

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Soon, Su Bai, guarding around the nest, detected a second summoning scent.

Following the scent, this time Su Bai faced an enemy, a cricket with a broken leg.

Compared to worms, crickets were weaker in combat. After Su Bai appeared, he simply bit off the cricket’s neck and quickly devoured it.

This three-centimeter-long cricket provided Su Bai with 2 cricket genes and 1 evolution point.

Then came the third, then the fourth.

A whole day passed, and with the support of the ant nest and the army of worker ants, Su Bai finally hunted and devoured five insects, gathering the evolution points needed for his first evolution.

At this point, the data on his second attribute panel had changed to:

【Gene Points】: Green Worm Gene 4 points, Worm Gene 7 points, Cricket Gene 2 points, Grasshopper Gene 3 points.

【Evolution Points】: 5 points.

【Skill Fragments】: Healing 6/10.

It’s worth mentioning that the fragments of the Healing skill weren’t just obtained from worms. Most insects could drop them, but the chance of worms dropping Healing skill fragments was relatively high.

“So, the next step is the first evolution.” Taking a deep breath, Su Bai’s gaze shifted to the evolution points.

A voice sounded in his mind.

[Evolution points are sufficient. Would you like to begin the first evolution?]

[Begin evolution!]

[Please select the evolution method: Self-evolution or Mutation?]

The next moment, a brand new interface occupied Su Bai’s field of view.

On this interface, virtual images of ants, green worms, worms, crickets, and grasshoppers, the five types of insects, appeared.

The difference was that the virtual image of the ant was fully lit up, while the virtual images of the other four insects were dimmer, with varying numbers of dots distributed on them.

“Evolution or Mutation?”

Counting the dots on the insects, Su Bai understood, “These dots represent the insect genes I have already acquired? So Mutation means…”

With a thought, Su Bai’s gaze shifted to the worm with the most dots.

An information prompt immediately appeared in his mind.

[Worm genes insufficient, Mutation conditions not met.]

His gaze shifted to the fully lit ant.

[Evolution points are sufficient, evolution conditions met. You can choose to evolve directly or invest in the genetic enhancement evolution of other species.]

“I see.” Su Bai suddenly realized.

Self-evolution involved enhancing his mutations within the ant species, without changing the species but enhancing attributes. And Mutation… would change him from a mutant ant into another species!

“Just need 10 genes from other insects, and I can mutate from an ant into another insect…

“What if I acquire enough genes from Legendary Dragons? Could I choose to mutate into a true Legendary Dragon?”

You see, Legendary Dragons were terrifying beings standing at the top of this world!

At this moment, Su Bai truly understood the power of the Devour Evolution talent!

His eyes were filled with fervor. After a long time, he calmed down his excitement and silently said, “Choose Self-evolution! Invest all the insect genes into this evolution, enhance Self-evolution!”

Of the five insect species, Su Bai still preferred his current form.

Moreover, under equal attributes, ants, as predators, were obviously more powerful and more suitable for future hunting and killing.

[This evolution will last fifteen minutes. Please ensure the safety of the surrounding environment.]

[Evolution begins…]

With the voice echoing in his mind, Su Bai plunged into the ant nest, his vision darkened, and he lost consciousness.