After leaving Gao Peng's tent, Da Zi saw Flamy standing on a tree branch on one leg . The crane was pulling insects out of a hole in the tree with its beak .

Something worth mentioning here was the fact that despite having undergone mutations, some monsters saw no drastic changes in size .

Insects in particular hadn't changed much in terms of size .

Flamy was straining its eyes at the tree hole as it searched for food . Suddenly, the centipede below it let out a bitter laugh . "Still eating, eh, fatty?"

Flamy stared at Da Zi in surprise .

Feeling somewhat attacked, Flamy looked down, only to see the back of a centipede crawling away .

When night came, a silverback millipede emerged from the trees in the distance . It was carrying bundles of roots and saplings on its back . It saw that its den was currently being occupied by someone else .

Panicking, it shook its load off of its back and scuttled hurriedly towards its den . Such a damp and dark place hadn't been easy to find . It had no intention of moving out .

Most monsters would become extremely territorial when they found out that their territories had been invaded by an intruder .

At that moment, the Adamantine Duck, who had been staring blankly at nothing near a tree hollow, suddenly felt a sharp pain in its rear .

Its pa.s.sive effect was immediately triggered . With a flash of purple light, its body expanded .

Turning around, it saw a ten-foot-long silverback millipede viciously biting its rear . The millipede had pulled some of the duck's feathers off its tail . A few yellow feathers were now sticking out of the millipede's mouth .

"Quack?" questioned the Adamantine Duck strangely . Why did it bite me?

The millipede ignored it and sank its fangs deeper into the duck's b.u.t.tocks . There was another flash of purple light, and the Adamantine Duck's body expanded even more .

Looking at the millipede in confusion, the duck kicked it away .

Though its body had expanded twice, the Adamantine Duck was still smaller than the millipede . Its normal size was around five feet tall . Now, it had grown to be seven feet tall .

The millipede opened its mouth wide and released a red vapor . The Adamantine Duck cried out in pain when the red vapor came into contact with its eyes . Tears were now rolling out of its eyes .

The millipede grinned triumphantly . The duck had no idea how many of the millipede's enemies had fallen victim to this attack .

Anyone affected by its acrid vapor attack would be blinded . Every enemy the millipede had encountered had been susceptible to this attack .

The Adamantine Duck's Gui power allowed it to inflate its own body while it was being attacked . Its own strength, defense, speed, and other stats would increase drastically as well .

Its pa.s.sive effect would only activate once if the millipede's red vapor was a one-time attack .

However, the vapor was inflicting continuous pain on the Adamantine Duck . Every two seconds, it would feel an intense pain in its eyes, where the red vapor still remained .

Then, something terrifying happened .

The Adamantine Duck in front of the millipede began expanding its body with each breath .

The millipede raised its head and saw that it couldn't even see past its chest .

When it blinked, the only thing it could see was the duck's legs .

The flashes of purple light didn't stop . The duck had grown 20 feet tall, and its growth was showing no sign of stopping .

"Quack!" The duck's quack resounded loudly in the forest .

A 23-foot-tall yellow duck now stood in the middle of the forest . As it grew, the red vapor that had initially affected its eyes began losing effect .

The Adamantine Duck finally stopped growing .

Startled by the commotion outside, Gao Peng came out of his tent and saw a 23-foot-tall duck towering over a trembling millipede .

Gao Peng finally understood why this simple-minded duck had been able to live for so long on its own .

At first, he had a.s.sumed that the duck's Gui power would only allow it to expand its body size to a certain extent, and that this effect couldn't be layered .

He now realized how terribly wrong he had been .

Gui power was the first pa.s.sive ability Gao Peng had ever seen with only one effect . He had thought that it was a useless ability, when in truth, it was an ability that surpa.s.sed all others .

Truly, fortune favored the dull-witted .

No matter how dim-witted and good-natured the Adamantine might have seemed, it still had a temper .

After being tormented by the red vapor for so long, the Adamantine Duck was now extremely angry . It raised a leg and viciously stamped its foot on the ground .

The millipede tried to run, but a shadow fell over it, and the duck's foot soon fell upon it .

Squis.h.!.+

It was crushed into the ground .

The duck lifted its foot up to reveal a deep impression on the ground . In it, the millipede's body writhed about, struggling to escape . However, the duck's foot fell on it once more!

Finally, the Adamantine duck swallowed the millipede alive .

Half an hour later, the duck's body began to shrink until it returned to its normal size .

Da Zi swallowed and turned away when it saw the duck walking towards it .

Gao Peng was impressed by this, thinking that maybe he could sign a blood contract with the duck . He called it over .

The Adamantine Duck waddled towards Gao Peng, its head bobbing up and down .

Gao Peng brought it into his tent and took out his blood processing equipment . Placing his right hand on the duck's head, Gao Peng felt a blurry consciousness seeping into his body .

Gao Peng was now communicating with the Adamantine Duck in its mindscape .

The duck's consciousness was feeble, like a child's . It would look Gao Peng up and down curiously for a moment before running off to look at something else in the corner .

A living being's mindscape was where its emotions reigned supreme, where its thoughts were most active .

All of its emotions were revealed there .

The Adamantine Duck's emotional spectrum could be described as a colorful candy wrapper . Happy feelings were in full bloom in its mindscape .

Here, a tree could suddenly sprout a pair of wings and fly off, while the gra.s.s beneath the duck's feet could begin chatting happily with it at any moment .

Suddenly, Gao Peng noticed the Adamantine Duck's world was gradually growing darker, until finally all the colors around him turned a dull gray .

He then heard two Adamantine Ducks softly whispering to each other somewhere else .

For some reason, Gao Peng could understand what they were talking about .

. . . . After leaving Gao Pengs tent, Da Zi saw Flamy standing on a tree branch on one leg . The crane was pulling insects out of a hole in the tree with its beak . Something worth mentioning here was the fact that despite having undergone mutations, some monsters saw no drastic changes in size . Insects in particular hadnt changed much in terms of size . Flamy was straining its eyes at the tree hole as it searched for food . Suddenly, the centipede below it let out a bitter laugh . Still eating, eh, fatty? Flamy stared at Da Zi in surprise . Feeling somewhat attacked, Flamy looked down, only to see the back of a centipede crawling away . When night came, a silverback millipede emerged from the trees in the distance . It was carrying bundles of roots and saplings on its back . It saw that its den was currently being occupied by someone else . Panicking, it shook its load off of its back and scuttled hurriedly towards its den . Such a damp and dark place hadnt been easy to find . It had no intention of moving out . Most monsters would become extremely territorial when they found out that their territories had been invaded by an intruder . At that moment, the Adamantine Duck, who had been staring blankly at nothing near a tree hollow, suddenly felt a sharp pain in its rear . Its pa.s.sive effect was immediately triggered . With a flash of purple light, its body expanded . . . Turning around, it saw a ten-foot-long silverback millipede viciously biting its rear . The millipede had pulled some of the ducks feathers off its tail . A few yellow feathers were now sticking out of the millipedes mouth . Quack? questioned the Adamantine Duck strangely . Why did it bite me? The millipede ignored it and sank its fangs deeper into the ducks b.u.t.tocks . There was another flash of purple light, and the Adamantine Ducks body expanded even more . Looking at the millipede in confusion, the duck kicked it away . Though its body had expanded twice, the Adamantine Duck was still smaller than the millipede . Its normal size was around five feet tall . Now, it had grown to be seven feet tall . The millipede opened its mouth wide and released a red vapor . The Adamantine Duck cried out in pain when the red vapor came into contact with its eyes . Tears were now rolling out of its eyes . The millipede grinned triumphantly . The duck had no idea how many of the millipedes enemies had fallen victim to this attack . Anyone affected by its acrid vapor attack would be blinded . Every enemy the millipede had encountered had been susceptible to this attack . The Adamantine Ducks Gui power allowed it to inflate its own body while it was being attacked . Its own strength, defense, speed, and other stats would increase drastically as well . Its pa.s.sive effect would only activate once if the millipedes red vapor was a one-time attack . However, the vapor was inflicting continuous pain on the Adamantine Duck . Every two seconds, it would feel an intense pain in its eyes, where the red vapor still remained . Then, something terrifying happened . . . The Adamantine Duck in front of the millipede began expanding its body with each breath . The millipede raised its head and saw that it couldnt even see past its chest . When it blinked, the only thing it could see was the ducks legs . The flashes of purple light didnt stop . The duck had grown 20 feet tall, and its growth was showing no sign of stopping . Quack! The ducks quack resounded loudly in the forest . A 23-foot-tall yellow duck now stood in the middle of the forest . As it grew, the red vapor that had initially affected its eyes began losing effect . The Adamantine Duck finally stopped growing . Startled by the commotion outside, Gao Peng came out of his tent and saw a 23-foot-tall duck towering over a trembling millipede . Gao Peng finally understood why this simple-minded duck had been able to live for so long on its own . At first, he had a.s.sumed that the ducks Gui power would only allow it to expand its body size to a certain extent, and that this effect couldnt be layered . He now realized how terribly wrong he had been . Gui power was the first pa.s.sive ability Gao Peng had ever seen with only one effect . He had thought that it was a useless ability, when in truth, it was an ability that surpa.s.sed all others . Truly, fortune favored the dull-witted . No matter how dim-witted and good-natured the Adamantine might have seemed, it still had a temper . After being tormented by the red vapor for so long, the Adamantine Duck was now extremely angry . It raised a leg and viciously stamped its foot on the ground . The millipede tried to run, but a shadow fell over it, and the ducks foot soon fell upon it . Squis.h.!.+ It was crushed into the ground . The duck lifted its foot up to reveal a deep impression on the ground . In it, the millipedes body writhed about, struggling to escape . However, the ducks foot fell on it once more! Finally, the Adamantine duck swallowed the millipede alive . Half an hour later, the ducks body began to shrink until it returned to its normal size . Da Zi swallowed and turned away when it saw the duck walking towards it . Gao Peng was impressed by this, thinking that maybe he could sign a blood contract with the duck . He called it over . The Adamantine Duck waddled towards Gao Peng, its head bobbing up and down . Gao Peng brought it into his tent and took out his blood processing equipment . Placing his right hand on the ducks head, Gao Peng felt a blurry consciousness seeping into his body . Gao Peng was now communicating with the Adamantine Duck in its mindscape . The ducks consciousness was feeble, like a childs . It would look Gao Peng up and down curiously for a moment before running off to look at something else in the corner . A living beings mindscape was where its emotions reigned supreme, where its thoughts were most active . All of its emotions were revealed there . The Adamantine Ducks emotional spectrum could be described as a colorful candy wrapper . Happy feelings were in full bloom in its mindscape . Here, a tree could suddenly sprout a pair of wings and fly off, while the gra.s.s beneath the ducks feet could begin chatting happily with it at any moment . Suddenly, Gao Peng noticed the Adamantine Ducks world was gradually growing darker, until finally all the colors around him turned a dull gray . He then heard two Adamantine Ducks softly whispering to each other somewhere else . For some reason, Gao Peng could understand what they were talking about .