Apocalyptic Flood: Sexy Beauty Neighbor's Midnight Plea for Food Chapter 1204 - 543: Abyssal Shadow Dragon Genetic Species

"Not through sight, but by sensing my surroundings with dark attribute energy."

"In this Shadow World, besides dark attribute energy, no other attribute energy can be utilized."

"Even so, the dark attribute energy allows me, in this shadow state, to clearly perceive this dark realm."

A thrill coursed through Liang Yuan's heart. Snapping back to reality, he directed his gaze to his attribute panel.

His attention was particularly drawn to the sections for Genetic Species, Genetic Map, and Talent.

Genetic Species: Hundred-Change Demon Ape, Ice Bear, Sumeru Blue Ant, Dark Abyss Shadow Dragon

Genetic Map: Hundred-Change Demon Ape (Initial Tier), Ice Bear (Initial Tier), Sumeru Blue Ant (Initial Tier), Dark Abyss Shadow Dragon (Initial Tier)

Talent: Genetic Transformation, Sumeru Space, Shadow Realm’s Mouth

Liang Yuan's eyes gleamed. "The dark attribute genetic species I've awakened is called the Dark Abyss Shadow Dragon genetic species, and I've also awakened the talent ability, Shadow Realm’s Mouth."

He quickly accessed the description for the 'Dark Abyss Shadow Dragon' genetic species.

Dark Abyss Shadow Dragon: A dark attribute genetic species, possessing a dark attribute double-chain genetic map, and coming with the talent [Dark Abyss Mouth]. It also carries the genetic skill, Shadow Concealment.

Liang Yuan immediately examined the details of this talent, [Dark Abyss Mouth].

[Dark Abyss Mouth]: Utilizes Spiritual Power as a medium to form a colossal dark abyss, capable of devouring all creatures within the Spiritual Power's coverage range and pulling them into the Shadow World.

Note: The Shadow World is a two-dimensional plane. Except for dark attribute energy, all objects above two dimensions cannot function. Creatures will be forcibly transmuted into a shadow state.

Liang Yuan's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Isn't this talent ability, Dark Abyss Mouth, the very same ability wielded by that black dragon?"

"Could that pool of blood really have belonged to that black dragon?"

Liang Yuan expressed his surprise, finding it quite unexpected.

He even harbored a suspicion that the black dragon might indeed be the Dark Abyss Shadow Dragon.

However, that didn't seem quite right. The genes within a genetic species typically originate from ancient creatures.

The black shadow dragon only had 100 points; how could it possibly be an ancient creature?

"Could it be that the black dragon also awakened the Dark Abyss Shadow Dragon genetic species? And thus gained the ability of Dark Abyss Mouth?"

Liang Yuan pondered this, concluding that this explanation was likely closer to the truth.

"Let's get out of here first."

Liang Yuan promptly manipulated the dark attribute energy within his body, swiftly tearing open a rift in the Shadow World, intending to depart from this place.

Abruptly, he paused, turning his head to observe a corner of the Shadow World.

"Hmm? The scent of a parasite species... Huang Guangzu?"

Liang Yuan directed his gaze towards that area. "Is he still alive?"

He felt a measure of surprise, considering the black dragon's formidable power; the inhabitants within this Brain Lake should have been devoured by it already.

With that thought, Liang Yuan's figure flickered, moving like a shadow as he rapidly approached the location of the parasite species.

He then detected a humanoid shadow concealed within a patch of darkness.

"Huang Guangzu!"

The humanoid shadow trembled violently, followed by a voice laced with incredulous joy.

"M-Mr. Liang!"

Liang Yuan immediately confirmed that the shadow belonged to Huang Guangzu.

His figure swiftly moved, pulling the man out from the concealment of the shadow.

Huang Guangzu was beside himself with elation. "Mr. Liang, you're alive? You're not dead? That's wonderful, truly wonderful! I've been hiding here for two whole days! I was about to lose my mind, sob sob..."

Tears of joy streamed down Huang Guangzu's face. No one could truly comprehend what he had endured over those two days.

Within this utterly black environment, time seemed to stretch into an eternity.

Though only two days had passed, Huang Guangzu felt as though two centuries had gone by.

If not for his primal fear of death, he would have gladly ended his own life right then and there.

The reason was simple: there was no one else there, only the endless darkness and terrifying shadow beasts.

Existing in this place was a fate worse than death.

Yet, in his moment of deepest despair, he had unexpectedly encountered Liang Yuan once more!

At this juncture, he was genuinely moved to tears.

He didn't even consider whether Liang Yuan could lead him out, nor did he question if this was some sort of hallucination.

The mere presence of another person to speak with was enough to fill him with immeasurable gratitude.

Liang Yuan sensed that Huang Guangzu's emotions were on the verge of complete collapse, feeling a touch of astonishment.

"You're still alive? You didn't run into that black dragon?"

Huang Guangzu responded hastily, "I did, I did! It was that black dragon that dragged me into this Shadow World."

"Mr. Liang, were you also dragged in by it?"

Liang Yuan nodded, then realized, given the environment, that the other person couldn't possibly see his gesture.

He said, "Yes, that black dragon should be some kind of shadow beast, very strong, with a main attribute that’s already at 100 points!"

"What!"

Huang Guangzu couldn’t help but shout out: "100 points? Are you sure?"

He hadn’t yet formed a genetic species, stuck at 50 points, so of course he was shocked.

Liang Yuan said solemnly: "No mistake, I observed it with Spiritual Ability Glasses. By the way, what about the other people in this Brain Lake?"

Huang Guangzu struggled to digest this shocking news, hearing what was said, he immediately responded with fear: "All dead, they were all pulled into the Shadow World by the black dragon without any ability to resist, devoured by the black dragon."

"In the Shadow World, it seems to freely devour other weak shadows, once covered by its shadow, they’ll be devoured."

"How did you survive?" Liang Yuan asked in perplexity.

"I don’t know, it had reached right in front of me, just a step away from swallowing me directly."

"But it suddenly turned around, leaving hurriedly, I don’t know why."

Speaking of this, Huang Guangzu’s face also showed doubt.

Liang Yuan thought for a moment, immediately thinking of those Three Great Sects, military forces, outside.

"Could it be that those people outside made some disturbance that attracted the black dragon away?"

Thinking of this, Liang Yuan’s eyes flashed: "Since the black dragon is not here, aren’t the resources in this Brain Lake mine for the taking?"

"Mr. Liang, how did you escape this calamity?" Huang Guangzu asked in confusion.

Liang Yuan did not respond, just said: "These will be talked about later, I will take you out of the Shadow World first."

Huang Guangzu was stunned, then overjoyed: "You have a way to leave here?"

Liang Yuan did not speak, just extended his hand to the void, giving a pull.

With a ripping sound, the Shadow World was torn open with a crack.

Though Huang Guangzu could not see what happened, he immediately felt the various energy signals coming from outside.

He almost instantly felt the vibrant vitality of the outside three-dimensional world.

Without any hesitation, he quickly leaped and dived into the crack.

Within Liang Yuan’s perception, he saw Huang Guangzu’s two-dimensional shadow expand into a three-dimensional form, transforming into a physical human as he passed through the crack.

Liang Yuan felt amazed that turning from two dimensions into three was such a process.

He immediately stepped forward, following into the crack.

He then felt the dark attribute energy surging around him, mixed with many other familiar energies.

It seemed to him that he grew taller and larger in his own perception.

No other sensations at all!

From the two-dimensional shadow world to the three-dimensional world, the process gives no sensation to the living being itself.

Liang Yuan found it very strange.

"I’m out, I’m out! I can feel the energy of the light attribute."

Huang Guangzu was thrilled, tears of joy streaming down.

The familiar light attribute energy made him feel extremely close.

Of course, in this brain lake, it’s filled with too much dark attribute energy.

The light attribute energy is too thin.

But no matter how thin it is, it’s much better than sensing no light attribute energy at all in the shadow world.

Huang Guangzu couldn’t wait to slowly absorb this thin light attribute energy.

He directly took out an attributeless superpower stone from his pocket, and started insanely absorbing the energy within it.

He no longer mentioned any impurities in the superpower stones.

He only wanted to restore his superpowers, to restore the energy within his body as soon as possible.

Only then would he feel secure, and not fear this dark world.

As he absorbed the energy from the superpower stone, the light surged within him quickly.

His whole body also emitted rays of light, dispelling the surrounding darkness.

Liang Yuan did not stop Huang Guangzu; he had already plunged into the depths of the brain lake, starting to rapidly harvest the surrounding dark attribute superpower stones.

There were too many dark attribute superpower stones here, so many that Liang Yuan couldn’t possibly carry them all.

He immediately gave up this foolish act, swimming directly toward the area resembling a dark embryo where the black dragon once was.

Soon, Liang Yuan arrived at that dark area.

The opening he originally broke was now completely restored.

In the area filled with dark attribute energy, Liang Yuan clearly sensed a powerful dark attribute energy fluctuation from within.

Without saying a word, he immediately approached this area.

His spiritual power penetrated inside, and he immediately discovered that there was a large amount of dark attribute blood hidden here!

"Is this the region where the brain core is located?"

Liang Yuan’s heart gave a jolt, his feelings surging within him.

Without delay, he accessed his items panel, commencing the urgent collection of the blood present in this location.

The blood here was like an immense lake, a vast reservoir of liquid.

However, the items panel imposed no spatial limitations; regardless of the sheer volume of blood, it occupied but a single slot in his inventory.

Within mere minutes, the blood lake began to diminish, its depths receding.

As the blood level dropped, the surrounding darkness started to contract, its oppressive presence thinning out.

Leaping into the newly exposed area, Liang Yuan discovered substantial formations of high-purity blood crystals scattered around the now-dry lakebed!

"Dark Attribute Blood Crystals!"

"This must surely be the domain where the brain core resides!"

Disregarding the blood crystals for the moment, Liang Yuan immediately focused his search on locating the brain core.

His spiritual power extended outwards, meticulously scanning the entirety of the blood lake.

Yet, as he searched, Liang Yuan’s expression grew increasingly grim.

Within the expansive confines of the blood lake, there was no sign of the brain core!

"Blast it all, the brain core isn't here! It must have been devoured and refined by that black dragon!"

A sense of helplessness washed over him, but Liang Yuan’s mind quickly recalibrated, his eyes narrowing in thought.

"According to Li Qinghua, even if the heart core and brain core are fully refined by another entity, it’s still possible to re-refine them from within that entity."

"If I can somehow capture this black dragon, I might stand a chance of re-refining the brain core from its very being."

"The crucial prerequisite, however, is that my spirit attribute must surpass 100 points; otherwise, there is absolutely no hope of overcoming such a formidable foe."

Pushing these thoughts aside for the present, Liang Yuan resumed his task of collecting the surrounding high-purity blood crystals.

In less than an hour, every nearby blood crystal had been thoroughly excavated by Liang Yuan.

Having completed this objective, Liang Yuan emerged from the depths of the brain lake.

In the distance, he observed a faint, flickering light. Huang Guangzu was seated upon a rock, bathed in his own emitted radiance.

Liang Yuan swiftly approached, calling out, "Why are you pointlessly expending your superpower here?"

Upon hearing Liang Yuan’s voice, Huang Guangzu hastily stood, replying, "Mr. Liang, this spectral place fills me with dread. Without light, I simply cannot bear it; I’d rather waste some energy to keep it at bay."

Liang Yuan was rendered speechless for a moment, but considering Huang Guangzu had been trapped in the shadow realm for two days, the overwhelming sense of despair and terror could indeed drive someone to the brink of madness.

This wasn't mere claustrophobia; it was an environment more terrifying than any confined dark space.

Liang Yuan contemplated for a moment before stating, "Let's depart. We should head out of this area now; you should leave this island."

Huang Guangzu nodded rapidly, "Yes, yes, we must leave here immediately! I cannot endure another moment in this abysmal place."

"Let's go," Liang Yuan urged.

The two individuals swiftly ascended, soaring over the brain lake and making their way out of the canyon under Liang Yuan’s navigation.

As they exited, Liang Yuan sensed the distribution of dark attribute energy in the vicinity.

He immediately detected another potent concentration of dark attribute energy situated ahead of the canyon’s opening.

This led him to infer that this new location might be the region housing the heart core.

"Mr. Liang, this way! I remember the path; I’ve marked this spot," Huang Guangzu called out to Liang Yuan.

Liang Yuan, however, shook his head. "You go on ahead. I do not plan on leaving just yet."

"Ah? You’re not leaving? This… this…" Huang Guangzu’s voice trembled with a sudden wave of panic.

Liang Yuan responded, calmly questioning, "You've marked the trail, and you possess light attribute superpowers. Surely you won't get lost? Proceed on your way."

Huang Guangzu’s face was a mask of indecision. Seeing Liang Yuan preparing to move on, he quickly shouted, "Mr. Liang, why don't I accompany you?"

"Hmm?" Liang Yuan raised an eyebrow, turning his gaze towards Huang Guangzu.

Huang Guangzu’s face contorted with a mixture of fear and desperation. "I… I seem to be somewhat afraid of the dark now."