Finding a secluded spot, Lu Heng watched the several demonic beasts that were affectionately entwined beside him.
Among the animals Lu Heng had contracted and himself, he hadn't expected the Shoebill Stork to be the most socially adept. Looking at its several girlfriends, not only were they not fighting each other out of jealousy, but they were also standing together in an orderly fashion, waiting for it to comfort them one by one.
"Ahem!"
Lu Heng interrupted the Shoebill Storks with a hint of awkwardness and slight dissatisfaction. He hadn't given them specific names before because he only contracted one of each animal, making them easy to distinguish. However, with five Shoebill Storks now, it was necessary to give them names for differentiation.
"I'll give you each a name. You'll be called Da Lang," Lu Heng conveyed his thoughts telepathically to the contracted male Shoebill Stork.
"Your female companions, there's no order of seniority among them, right?"
"No, they all hatched at the same time as me."
"What? These aren't your sisters, are they?"
If Lu Heng's assumption was correct, he would return these Shoebill Storks. Although he didn't know if inbreeding posed a danger to beasts, he didn't want to take the risk.
"No, we Shoebill Storks are all single-egg hatches," Da Lang, who had just received his name, explained.
"Alright then, call one over casually, and I'll contract it."
Da Lang let out a few calls, and a Shoebill Stork stepped forward, opening its beak towards Lu Heng.
"Hmm, you'll be called Da Niu from now on. Next one."
"You're Er Niu."
"San Niu."
"Si Niu."
After storing the female beasts in his space, Lu Heng successfully contracted them.
These large demonic beasts, once stored in his space, would automatically be arranged outdoors rather than entering Lu Heng's apartment within the space.
Therefore, when Lu Heng returned to his space, he saw a crowd of onlookers peeking out from the window.
"Sigh, this Shoebill Stork quietly got so many wives. Back then, I thought Pang Hu was amazing when he got the Siberian tigers pregnant. I didn't expect the quietest one to be this impressive."
"Yeah, the master even named him Da Lang. I think, Xiao Liu, you should give up your name and let him be called Lao Liu. Look at you, the master found you a wife, and she hasn't taken a liking to you yet."
"Nonsense, the master said that time will tell the beast's heart, and she will see my sincerity and be moved by it. Ouch, why are you stepping on my foot..."
Xiao Liu turned its head with a wronged expression towards another giant rat standing on its foot.
"Can you few control your bodies and adjust your size?" Lu Heng glanced at the group by the window, flashed away from the apartment building, and stood on the plaza, asking the newly contracted females.
"Master, what is adjusting size?" Si Niu asked hesitantly.
"Da Lang, demonstrate it for them."
"Here, our current size is the large state." Shaking its body, Da Lang gradually contracted its muscles and bones, its body becoming smaller and smaller.
"See, I'm getting smaller."
"Da Lang, will you stay this small forever? What about us?" Da Niu asked worriedly, watching Da Lang's body shrink.
"How could I? Besides, my being small has nothing to do with you, right?" Da Lang finally shrunk to the size of a normal vulture.
"What are you doing? Don't grab my wings with your claws, huh, why are you lifting my body?" Da Lang shouted in surprise as Si Niu reached out a claw, grabbed its wing, and turned half of its body sideways.
"Let's see how small you are," Er Niu leaned in to examine it closely.
Lu Heng: "Ahem! Alright, Da Lang, change back to your original size."
He finally understood; these female beasts were worried about Da Lang's body.
"This is it, being able to change size at will. Can you few do that?"
"No," the female beasts all answered.
It seemed that the ability to change size at will wasn't something all Shoebill Storks could do.
"Then you will live here from now on. There will be no natural phenomena like rain or wind here, so you can live here with peace of mind."
Afterward, Lu Heng looked at the Naga beasts emerging from the water not far away, also looking in his direction. For their aquatic habitat, Lu Heng had built a shelter to block the sunlight.
Looking at a corner of the open space, Lu Heng also created a huge, spacious factory there.
"If you feel it's too bright outside, you can go there to sleep."
After arranging these matters, Lu Heng returned to his apartment within the space. He still had many newly acquired magic crystals to use for leveling up.
Previously, in the Angu Forest, he had obtained many level eight and nine magic crystals of various elements, but none of the ice element. This was actually Lu Heng's favorite ability to use. However, Lu Heng wasn't in a hurry. When he returned to the Shen Yuan Continent, he would first visit some extremely cold regions.
As for level ten magic crystals, Lu Heng only managed to get one water-element crystal from the giant python that was contracted and then killed.
By this calculation, after absorbing all the magic crystals in his possession, Lu Heng's ability level could be raised to eighteen, and his highest Enlightenment level, the water element, could be raised to fourteen.
Lu Heng had also inquired about it on the Shen Yuan Continent, and no cultivators there had reached Enlightenment level thirteen.
He was a peak existence, and Lu Heng possessed multi-elemental abilities with respectable levels in various attributes. In the apocalypse, Lu Heng could overlook all creatures, even zombies.
Sitting on his large bed, Lu Heng placed the magic crystals he needed to use in the space before him. One by one, Lu Heng began to continuously absorb the energy within the magic crystals.
Time flowed in the space, but the speed of its passage was difficult to perceive. Lu Heng continuously absorbed energy, feeling the various changes occurring within his body.
"Hoo!"
Exhaling a breath of stale air, Lu Heng waved his hand, lying back on the bed. The magic crystals in front of him were also put back into their storage.
The changes in his body were not as obvious as when he first became an ability user. However, after absorbing so many magic crystals, Lu Heng could still feel a significant sense of ease in his body.
Absorbing magic crystals or crystals inherently replenished energy, so Lu Heng felt it every time he leveled up. However, at his current level, his body's energy was almost never depleted.
Well, he didn't know how much time had passed outside. Lu Heng tied up his long hair, changed into apocalypse attire, and left the space.