Chapter 944: Ocean Heart (1/2)

The sounds of Krune's heartbeat echoed within the cave as it gradually increased in speed. The heat his body emitted managed to eventually vaporize all the water in the pool, only to fall down as drops not long after through condensation.

With this, a cycle was formed. In other words, there was a continuous supply of water for his body heat to vaporize and keep him at controllable levels.

His arms bulged at the start, becoming bulkier as the muscles seemed to be in the process of forging, becoming hotter. When the water touched it, his muscles turned leaner, repeating the process as Krune became taller.

Surprisingly, his physique was becoming more robust, more explosive, and more streamlined. Before Krune came to the Sub-Realm, his physique was average. He was around 170 centimeters tall. But now, he had already reached 200 centimeters in height.

Moreover, the excess heat, the energy emitted by the gem he had swallowed, and the repeated forging process also affected the Monster Gecko skin armor, evolving it as well as it also began to grow larger, developing tougher scales that covered his body.

Even now, it didn't stick to his skin, only remaining as armor. Nevertheless, it was also growing. Moreover, on sections of his hand, leg, hips, jaw, head, back, and chest, a thin layer of white began to grow.

It still had the scaly patterns, but the substance that was growing wasn't skin but instead bone. And this bone, although flexible, had a sense of hardness to it, increasing its defensive properties. It was honestly a lucky find for Krune.

In any case, the greater change was brought about by the water in the pool and the Blood Essence Crystals he was using every day. They were the cause that evolved it further. After all, it was sourced from a Monster Gecko whose blood had been siphoned alive. So, it was kind of mysterious in itself.

As the armor finished developing, Krune's body had also stopped growing, now at a staggering 220 centimeters in height. As for his weight, he had probably reached a hundred kilograms by now, transforming into a giant.

On top of that, his body hadn't become overly buffed, still retaining a streamlined form to allow an explosive burst of speed and flexibility. Overall, he had grown tremendously stronger in this short duration.

Then again, the most shocking change that happened to him was his thumping heart. If someone dissected his body to gaze at his heart, they would be shocked to find out that the color of his heart had changed to blue. On top of that, five crimson stripes could be seen on top of it.

The heart thumped with vigor as Krune gradually regained consciousness, feeling odd at the fact that the water around him was warm. Not only that, but he felt that his body was brimming with power and seemed…stronger than usual, way stronger to the point where it scared him.

He gazed at his hand, staring at it speechlessly for a minute before muttering, ”What…the hell is this?”

To compare his perspective, he gazed at his body, observing its changed size before noticing the upgrade to the skin armor. He then looked at the Whale Tooth Dagger beside him, holding it in his hand to notice that it was a bit small to his liking now.

He wielded it as if it was a vegetable cutter to him now due to its size. He could feel something was different in him, able to feel it instinctively.

Krune double-tapped his glabella, summoning his tablet, looking at the row of words that flashed on it. ”Killed one Monster Gecko Emperor, obtained one Godly Point.”

He didn't care about that, gazing at the new line that popped up below. ”Obtained Passive: Ocean Heart.”

”Ocean Heart…” Krune shuddered at the name as its significance meant a lot. Having been on the Sub-Realm for so long, Krune realized that the naming scheme used in the place was simple but straightforward. It didn't have any exaggeration attached to it.

So, if his passive ability was called Ocean Heart, considering the name of the layer he was in, Krune could feel his excitement brimming up. Barely managing to calm himself down, he meditated, focusing on his heart that he felt was the source of the passive ability.

The Neon Radiance was on his skin, Sonic Radar was in his throat, and Underwater Breathing was in his nose. Similarly, Ocean Heart was in his heart. Rather, it was his heart, as he could sense.

Similar to the other passive abilities, Krune wasn't able to understand the ins and outs of his ability immediately. Though, he realized that as long as he meditated while experimenting from time to time, he would be able to understand it eventually.