Chapter 1

“Woof!”

It sounded like a dog's bark, yet also like the roar of a ferocious beast, the sound shaking the tiles on the roof.

A black shadow pounced over from the rooftop with a baleful aura. Zhang Ji’s tail swept over like an iron hook, sending it flying with a "bang," smashing into and collapsing a wall.

Yet it was unharmed, shaking the dust from its fur as it charged out of the mist.

It was a dog, a Tibetan mastiff.

But it was astonishingly large.

Its fur was wildly black, its body ten meters long, like a small black mountain, with a oppressive and fierce aura. Its eyes were a terrifying, greenish glow, yet held a human-like intelligence and surprise.

It sized up the Titan king cobra before it, its eyes full of disbelief.

"Professor Zhu Tiandao concocted black substances from the eerie mist for me, helping me evolve. That's how I, Lü Wencai, advanced to a Level 5 beast. But where did this guy of the same level come from?"

The Tibetan mastiff, Lü Wencai, was shocked.

He couldn't believe someone had evolved faster than him because he had Professor Zhu Tiandao's "cheat," evolving through drugs.

What was this guy's excuse?!

He could feel the aura emanating from the giant python across from him. It was terrifying, even stronger than his own.

Moreover, the other party's eyes seemed to retain human consciousness. How was that possible?!

He had Professor Zhu's medicinal liquid, which allowed him to maintain his intelligence after transforming into a beast, but how did the other guy do it?

A king cobra, and in giant python form, with a twenty-meter-long body… Lü Wencai felt immense pressure, his eyes becoming more solemn and wary, but his heart seethed with murderous intent.

"No one is getting their hands on my flesh. I, Lü Wencai, am the overlord of the West District!"

His claws, like iron hooks, dug into the cement ground, cracking it like tofu as he assumed an attacking stance, a low growl rumbling in his throat.

Zhang Ji’s eyes shone with scarlet light. The front part of his body rose high, his neck expanded like a hood, and his forked tongue flickered between his snow-white fangs, his baleful aura intensifying.

"Ever since I, Zhang Ji, debuted as a snake, I’ve eaten rats and swallowed tigers. How dare this dog thing bare its fangs at me!"

He surged forward, taking the initiative to attack.

Lü Wencai pounced through the air, unafraid, leaping dozens of meters high. His extreme speed caused the fur on his body to fly backward, his blood-drenched maw aiming to bite down on the giant python's neck.

But suddenly,

The giant python in front of him shrank its head back, retracting it.

He made a feint. He didn't attack, Lü Wencai was enraged, and continued to pounce as Zhang Ji swayed his head from side to side. Suddenly, with a "hiss," he spat out a stream of venom.

The king cobra's venomous killing method: spitting venom into the eyes of its prey. This was a well-known attack method.

It was Zhang Ji's first time using it, but it was precise and deadly.

The night was dark, the mist heavy. Lü Wencai only felt a pain in his eyes, his vision blurring, and he fell to the ground, feeling weak.

Zhang Ji was surprised to see this.

"This dog thing looks like a Level 5, but its combat power is so trash?!"

"Did he hire someone to play his Level 5 account for him?"

He hadn't even used his full strength, and the other guy was already down. How boring!

“Roar!”

Lü Wencai roared in anger. Who exactly was this giant python?!

They had agreed to go mouth-to-mouth, fang-to-fang, in a head-on, flesh-tearing brawl, but instead he had resorted to underhanded tactics and spat venom at him!

No martial morality at all!

Was this how a Level 5 beast acted?

He was shocked, enraged, and fearful. Realizing things were bad, he turned to flee, but his vision was hazy and blurred, and he could no longer see the path clearly.

"This dark-hearted bastard's venom is so potent!"

Lü Wencai was afraid, because he could hear the sound of the giant python moving and rubbing against the stone slabs in the darkness.

But his body was growing weaker and weaker.

A moment later, he no longer had the strength to crawl. The other party, however, watched him calmly and composedly. As expected of a king cobra, cold and cunning.

"Hoo~"

Just as he was about to die from the poison, a bloody maw descended from the mist.

"Evolution Points +30000, Total Evolution Points 83000/100000"

Zhang Ji swallowed the flesh and blood of the Tibetan mastiff, excitement in his eyes.

As expected of a Level 5 beast, this dog thing provided him with 30,000 evolution points in one go. So fat!

He ate for half an hour before finally swallowing the other party, skin and all.

He raised his head and looked around. There were no other monsters, as if they had all been frightened away by the commotion.

Zhang Ji regretfully slithered his body and went outside, disappearing into the mist.

In the distance, in a hidden hall of an office building, a tiger with stripes faintly saw this scene through a crack in the door.

Its size was the same as the Tibetan mastiff Lü Wencai, and its aura was also that of a Level 5 beast. It had golden stripes on its body, and its tail was as powerful as a steel whip, its aura dignified and fierce.

But at this moment, a human-like look of fear appeared in its eyes, and its body was trembling.

"A Titan giant python, and a king cobra at that. Xichuan Town has indeed evolved a great evil! This thing must have mutated!"

The striped tiger's eyes were filled with fear and disbelief.

It was Zhu Tiandao.

Professor and expert in biology.

He was dying in his twilight years, but he happened to encounter the eerie mist disaster in Xichuan Town. As humans turned into beasts, his physique was strengthened as a result. He lived longer and healthier, as if he had rejuvenated, full of vitality.

He originally thought that he could conspire with Lü Wencai to achieve great things, evolve to a higher level, and become the top predator in Xichuan Town's food chain. But he never expected that Lü Wencai would die tonight.

He was swallowed alive by a giant python that came from nowhere, and the other party seemed to have a human consciousness.

He was not afraid of beasts that hunted by instinct, but once they had human thoughts and wisdom, it was completely different.

"This is Xichuan Town, isolated from the world, evolving ruthlessly, and dying at any time... Without Lü Wencai, I can't stay in the West District. I have to go to the North District, no, to the East District!"

Zhu Tiandao fearfully pondered his escape route.

He quietly pushed open the door of the hall with his paws, creeping forward like a large cat, cautiously poking his head out.

The courtyard was very quiet.

There was only mist lingering, and not a single monster or beast could be seen. As long as he jumped over the wall, he could quickly leave the West District of Xichuan Town from the back street.

He was very excited, and more than half of his body had come out of the hall.

But suddenly, the mist in front of him surged, and a huge, oval-shaped snake head hung down from the roof, and in its scarlet, lantern-like eyes, there was a human-like look of mockery and excitement.

It seemed to be saying, little thing, still want to run? Come into my bowl!

"Aowu~ Meow!"

Zhu Tiandao was so frightened that he roared, but in the end, he let out an embarrassing cat-like meow, tucked his tail between his legs, and hurriedly shrank back into the hall.

"Boom~"

The huge snake's body, its scales gleaming coldly, shattered the roof of the hall and hung down, blocking the striped tiger's way.

He was shocked, but quickly used his paws to write on the ground:

"Don't eat me, I am a biology professor and expert, I can help you evolve!"

Seeing the giant python's scarlet eyes staring at the words on the ground, Zhu Tiandao was shocked. The other party really retained human consciousness and could read.

He breathed a sigh of relief and continued to write with his paws: "I have been researching the eerie mist and have made major discoveries that can help you."

"Sir Snake, please spare my life. Even if you don't need me, your friends and family need me. I can help them evolve to become stronger and survive more easily."

Zhu Tiandao begged, calling him "Sir Snake" repeatedly.

He even crawled to Zhang Ji's side and licked Zhang Ji's scales with his scarlet tongue, a look of flattery in his tiger eyes.

His desire to survive was too strong.

Zhang Ji pondered. This guy could actually study the eerie mist and make a name for himself. He was indeed a talent and useful to him.

He nodded. If the other party dared to deceive him, he would just swallow him in one bite.

Several hours later, dawn was approaching.

A giant python slithered in an alley, swallowing a huge rooster that was three meters tall as it flew onto the roof.

"Evolution Points +600, Total Evolution Points 100500/100000, Evolution conditions have been met."

"Evolve into a Level 6 Titan Giant Python King Cobra?"

Zhang Ji rushed into the mist, crushing vehicles and obstacles like a speeding train, and went to the distant wilderness.

"Confirm evolution!"

......

Half an hour later, it was bright, and it was seven o'clock in the morning.

In Xichuan Town, ten thousand beasts once again turned into human form, and chaotic screams and cries rang out.

Outside the office building in the West District, a burly and tall figure like an iron tower arrived, his aura extremely oppressive. Wherever he passed, pedestrians picking up meat on the street retreated one after another.

Outside the gate of the office building, a staff member with a pale face greeted him and asked who Zhang Ji was looking for.

"Tell Zhu Tiandao that his Snake Sir is here..."