I have a set of monster experience cards

All the cubs of the "Gulu" herd are attached to the rocks with a thin handle.

The upper part is cup-shaped, with clusters of tentacles growing along the edge of the "cup" to capture passing nutrients.

This cup is not the body of the cub, but something like a "pouch".

But unlike a pouch, it also contains some fragmented bodies of the cubs, which will continue to grow and develop, and eventually combine with the part inside the pouch to form a complete body.

The above was all told to You Huan by Mop-Head with great effort and gestures, because he was very curious about the life style of the beast cubs.

He approached one of the pouches and tried to observe the cubs inside.

[The meat is soft, nutritious and has a springy texture]

While swiping out a message that looked quite delicious, the pouch seemed to sense the approach of the "hunter" and suddenly loosened the handle that was stuck to the rock.

The cup-shaped body suddenly bulges in the middle, becoming a round balloon-like shape.

It swung the slender handle under its body and swam quickly upwards.

"I forgot." Starfish Flower came closer, "New hunter, no record."

It lunged upward, grabbed the pouch as it was about to fly away, and stuck it back to the rock.

Then it turned to You Huan and said, "If you give it food, it won't leave. If you don't give it food, it will keep floating up and leaving the water to avoid the threat."

You Huan understood what it meant. It happened to be the beginning of the meal of sea dragons. He used his tentacles to roll up a small ball of flesh and blood and placed it next to the pouch.

The tentacles on the pouch rolled up, took the food, and sent out a weak signal at the same time.

Its language is completely different from that used by the adult herd creatures and may be some kind of "baby talk".

The pouches throughout the entire nursery area began to sway gently, sharing the information about the new hunter in the herd.

This completes the "record".

You Huan approached the pouch again, but the pouch would not launch or take off again.

He observed the multi-layer membrane structure of the pouch and asked the sea star flower beside him: "Can they survive out of water? Can they fly?"

Starfish Flower affirmed his understanding: "Swimming, in the air, but not when you grow up."

The young of the herd are able to remain high in the air, possessing a certain degree of flying ability and high-speed ascent capability to avoid possible enemies.

But after completing their development, they will degenerate and lose the ability to float.

This is normal in nature - caterpillars can eat, but after metamorphosis into butterflies, some of them no longer have the ability to eat, and the rest of their lives are only for reproducing the next generation.

Life degenerates or evolves as needed.

But You Huan was attracted by this ability of theirs which would degenerate in the future.

Floating...

This is the first step to escape from the sea and soar into the sky.

At present, his body structure is not sufficient to support a wing-shaped structure.

Therefore, an inflatable floating pouch is most suitable for him.

If he can grasp the degree of floating well, his maneuverability will be greatly improved.

For example, they can rise from the seabed faster to avoid danger, or they can maneuver quickly at different depths in the sea to pursue prey.

Mopheads generally do not need this ability because they are basically sea creatures and are not the aggressive type.

You Huan was studying the principle of the pouch's buoyancy when Mop-Head called out from behind, "Stop looking and eat!"

He turned and swam over. On the way, he met several unfamiliar members of the herd, who also waved their tentacles enthusiastically and greeted him.

He became famous in the herd with just one battle.

There's nothing much to say about the eating scene.

Members of the hunting party like him will have priority in selecting and eating the meat of the prey.

Next are other important members of the herd, such as the elders and the starfish, and then the ordinary members.

As for the cubs - they eat the food scraps produced by the adults' eating.

This is why feeding should take place in the nursery area.

After observing this, You Huan realized one thing——

Theoretically, since his body is still in its infancy, shouldn't he be on the same level as these pouches?

All members of the herd have the same origin, but have evolved into different appearances.

Their concept of offspring was limited to their own offspring and the small fry raised by broad-finned fish, so they were completely unaware of You Huan's age.

...If they don't ask, he certainly won't tell.

As an ambitious cub, he was born to hunt in the vast sea. How could he live a life like a cub in a pouch where food is served to him?
...Although that kind of life is not bad...but there are no evolution points.

[Evolution Points +2]

[Evolution Points +2]

【…】

While thinking, hints of evolution points continued to come as he consumed sea dragon meat.

By the time the meal was finished, a total of 27 evolution points were obtained.

Add to that the 3 points gained from gnawing on eyeballs and brains during the battle, it makes exactly 30 points.

It’s not that there is no more sea dragon meat, but... I really can’t eat it anymore.

You can't expect your tiny body to hold much meat.

Mop-head was standing by and saw that his younger brother, who was much smaller than him, had eaten a prey equivalent to half of his appetite. He was already in awe:
"Eat a lot, hunter's secret?"

"Yes, eat more and become stronger." You Huan fooled it casually and used 20 evolution points to upgrade.

[Level: Lv.2→Lv.3 (0/40)]

As the level increased, he instantly felt the increase in strength. The tentacles of all sizes expanded a little, and his body became much "fuller" than before.

When Mop Head saw this, the pheromones he emitted could only be described as "stunned."

Could it be that eating more really makes you stronger?
You Huan patted the mop head with his tentacles, then opened "Deep Sea Evolution".

[Current Devouring Evolution Points: 2 (One point will be gained for each level up)]

He looked at the herd of beasts that were eating, and the points required for each member to devour and evolve came into view one by one.

Most of them have 1~2 points, and only the elders have reached 4 points.

Of course, he would not devour his companions, but just use the points to roughly understand everyone's evolution.

The Elder's frontal combat power may not necessarily exceed that of the Spiked Head with high-speed spikes, but its level of evolution is undoubtedly the highest.

He invested the remaining 10 evolution points into unlocking the second item, [Secret of Evolution].

The originally gray [Acceleration] instantly turned into a dark blue, shining brightly along with the [Change] in the previous line.

[[Change] When you gain insights or progress related to evolution, you will gain evolution points.]

[[Accelerate] Speed ​​up the speed of [Self-Evolution].]

However, as soon as he unlocked this secret technique, his tentacles immediately began to itch slightly.

At the end of the tentacles, one could see with the naked eye that his flesh was wriggling and constantly mutating. Then, through attempts and screening, the useless mutated cells were eliminated and the useful parts were retained.

In this world, every life, from the strong to the weak, is constantly evolving and renewing its body.

With [Speed ​​Up], he has a chance to stand out from the fierce competition! (End of this chapter)