Hidden genius: Black belly snake

Chapter 183: Itadakimasu Part2

Burp!

The snake let out a loud noise as it comfortably coiled in a corner of the worm's gigantic body.

Her long forked tongue flickered in and out and the emerald eyes shimmered in silent contemplation.

After venting out all her frustration by biting the worm left and right and gulping down huge chunks of its flesh, Tang Yue had finally calmed down.

She felt a lot more steady and was able to clearly think things through.

Acting haphazardly like this was not going to yield her any benefits.

She needed to carefully plot her way out of this mess.

And if things go as planned, then she might just be able to get out of this mess alive.

As Tang Yue silently gazed at the stomach acids dripping from the glands at the top of the intestine and weighed the options in her hand, a sudden tremor shook her.

Not just her, but it felt as if the huge worm had taken a big hit.

"Oh! That's right! Xander is probably still fighting this beast." Tang Yue perked up.

She bobbed her head up and down in excitement as a splendid plan quickly materialized in her mind.

"Ok, here it goes!"

She braved her heart and her nose and quickly morphed back into her human form.

Instantly, the several clumps of food in her stomach came flooding her throat and Tang Yue retched uncontrollably.

While her snake form can support hibernation with a huge amount of food in her gullet, her human form simply cannot do the same.

This was why she always binged while she was in her snake form and not in her human form.

Normally, vomiting out the chunks of half-digested raw meat would have revolted her, but she was already inside a worm's gut!

So things couldn't really get any worse at this point!

Once her stomach was completely cleared out, Tang Yue quickly moved away to a different section of the beast's body and settled there.

Eating the worm was important, but she had more important things to do now.

She took out her space pearl and retrieved a piece of roasted meat from within it.

"This is it." She grinned and quickly put the piece of roasted meat into her mouth.

And soon, after a few short seconds, the notification that she was expecting loudly rang in her mind.

Ding. 100% Nine-tailed Armadillo bloodline absorbed

Ding. Bloodline Evolution has been initiated

"Perfect." Tang Yue hissed.

A familiar sensation assaulted her body and her serpentine figure started to twist and turn.

Her body was enveloped by a bright beam of light and a sharp pain laced with an electrifying tingling sensation spread across her limbs.

Wave after wave of mystical energy enriched her small figure and after a few seconds, the next series of notifications started ringing.

Ding. Congratulations. Bloodline Evolution completed.

Ding. Congratulations. 500 Experience points have been rewarded.

Ding. Congratulations. New Skill obtained.

[Venomous Hardened Armor] - Passive skill, Scales covering the body are laced with venom and are hardened.

"Hmmm." Tang Yue grinned in satisfaction and she curiously studied the new skill. 

As far as she knew, the Nine-tailed Armadillo was a low-grade beast with a peculiar ability to strengthen its strong and sturdy shell by mana circulation. 

It definitely did not have any venom capabilities.

"Hmmm Did this skill combine with my own ability and transform accordingly?" She pondered.

"Ok. Now is not the time to think about this." 

She shook her head and quickly took out another chunk of roasted meat. She tossed it into her mouth and started chomping it down.

These past few days during her stay in the Crown's private chambers, she had been very busy.

She was careful not to expose her evolution abilities to the mad man but at the same time she had gathered quite a number of bloodlines within her body, all close to completion but not fully completed.

And these were not just random low-grade beasts, some of them had very special abilities, which Tang Yue was very much looking forward to.

Tang Yue was originally planning on finishing these bloodlines when she went on a mission somewhere far far away.

But suddenly this seemed to be as good of a time as any.

Now that she was sitting within the stomach of a big huge worm, surely, her evolution abilities wouldn't be exposed outside.

Ding. 100% Mountain bear bloodline absorbed

Ding. Bloodline Evolution has been initiated

The familiar sensation assaulted her again, her body completely enveloped in a warm nourishing glow and the next series of notifications started ringing.

Ding. Congratulations. Bloodline Evolution completed.

Ding. Congratulations. 500 Experience points have been rewarded.

Ding. Congratulations. New Skill obtained.

[Berserk] - Active skill, Rage overwhelms the blood, body, mind, and soul and all abilities are enhanced for a few seconds.

Ding. Congratulations. You have leveled up.

Tang Yue had gobbled up the mountain bears mainly to gain a boost to her strength, but she unexpectedly gained something like this.

"Interesting" Tang Yue eyed the new skill excitedly. "This could come in handy."

She had also amassed quite a bit of experience points while she was hunting the undead beast horde, so the leveling up notification wasn't anything surprising.

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Name: Tang Yue

Level 9 (300/102,400)

Species: Blue venomous serpent

Grade: Spirit beast

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Body constitution: Silver-tier Martial Body

Mana constitution: Silver-tier Martial Core

Soul constitution: Gold-tier Martial Soul

Mental constitution: Silver-tier Emperor Mind

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Poison resistance: Level 40

Heat resistance: Level 50

Cold resistance: Level 30

Lightning resistance: Level 30

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Agility: Level 35

Strength: Level 40

Stamina: Level 35

Defense: Level 40

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Attributes:

Health points: 10000/10000

Health regeneration: 0.1hp/hr

Mana points: 10000/10000

Mana regeneration: 100mp/hr

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Contracted companions:

Fire elemental: Level 0

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Bloodlines:

Phoenix (High-grade): 0.001%

Volcanic Turtle King (High-grade): 0.001%

Storm dragon (Epic-grade): 0.0001%

Violet-horned Nether Dragon (Epic-grade): 0.0001%

Completed Bloodlines:

Wild Salamander (Common grade)

Bristle wolf (Common grade)

Fire twin-tailed bird (Low grade)

Crystal Swan (Low grade)

Repugnant Eversong Vine (Low grade)

Nine-tailed Armadillo (Low grade)

Mountain Bear (Low grade)

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Skills:

[Greater Illusion Magic] - Passive skill; Able to cast illusionary disorienting spells; Able to cast spells ignoring the cultivation base of the target up to two realms.

[Evolution] - Passive skill, Able to constantly improve and upgrade the body.

[Lesser regeneration] - Passive skill, Able to regenerate and recover completely over a period of time, provided vital organs are unharmed.

[Higher fire affinity] - Passive skill, Able to manipulate mana into high-grade fire.

[Lesser Ice affinity] - Passive skill, Able to manipulate mana into low-grade ice.

[Venomous bite] - Active skill, Level 40, Toxicity depends on the poison resistance of the body.

[Venom spit] - Active skill, Level 40, Toxicity depends on the poison resistance of the body.

[Startle] - Illusion Magic Spell, Level 20, Able to disturb an enemy's concentration.

[Hide] - Illusion Magic Spell, Level 12, Able to hide the body's presence and aura.

[Disguise] - Illusion Magic Spell, Level 5, Able to mask and morph the body's presence and aura.

[Enslave] - Illusion Magic Spell, Level 0, Able to bend the mind of a lower realm target to will.

[Berserk] - Active skill, Rage overwhelms the blood, body, mind, and soul and all abilities are enhanced for a few seconds.

[Venomous Hardened Armor] - Passive skill, Scales covering the body are laced with venom and are hardened.

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Tang Yue quickly checked her upgraded stats from the level increase and retrieved the next piece of roasted meat from her space pearl.

She didn't know just how much more time she had left, but this next bloodline was the key to her escape from this mucus-covered flesh prison.

As she chomped down the last bits of meat and eagerly waited, the notifications rolled in.

Ding. 100% Nether Wasp bloodline absorbed

Ding. Bloodline Evolution has been initiated

Tang Yue felt drained from the constant disintegration and rebuilding of her body, but she bit her lips, grunted, and bore the pain.

After mana knitted through the nooks and corners of her coiled flesh, the evolution was smoothly finished.

Ding. Congratulations. Bloodline Evolution completed.

Ding. Congratulations. 500 Experience points have been rewarded.

Ding. Congratulations. New Skills obtained.

[Paralyzing Venomous bite] - Active skill, Level 40, Toxicity depends on the poison resistance of the body. Venom is also capable of completely paralyzing the target.

[Paralyzing Venom spit] - Active skill, Level 40, Toxicity depends on the poison resistance of the body. Venom is also capable of completely paralyzing the target.

Tang Yue contently gazed at these two upgrades and calmly smiled.

Bingo! This was what she needed the most right now and she had successfully obtained it!

Typically paralyzing toxins and deadly poisonous toxins had different routes of action and affected the victim differently.

The Nether Wasp toxin in particular had a very unique route of action. 

It magically avoided the defenses and barriers of the body and quickly seeped into the flesh and nerves.

Even Saint realm experts acted warily of these creatures whenever they came across them.

Tang Yue had initially started collecting this bloodline for improving her own venom, but now unexpectedly, this small insignificant upgrade was going to get her out of this death trap!