Wang Wu was completely stunned.

H-he-he, how can he hear voices?

Is that Bear Mother's voice?

No, what on earth is a soul, and why is there no related information in my attribute bar?

Oh, there's now a Ninth-Grade Demon Soul.

Also, is the Great Illusion King Insect really that awesome? No, wait, it's dangerous here. That Wolf Destruction Mingchun will definitely turn the entire West Mountain upside down.

Because it had left a mark on this Great Illusion King Insect, wait, wouldn't that mark now be on me?

Help!

Wang Wu was so scared he almost wet himself!

But just then, he suddenly felt waves of nausea and started vomiting uncontrollably, eventually throwing up a skin—a very large, very large skin that, when laid out, covered at least more than ten square meters.

But it was very transparent, almost as if touching nothing, and very tough, though Wang Wu didn't dare to try cutting it.

He immediately guessed that this was the skin of the Great Illusion King Insect.

He had ambushed it secretly to get it, swallowing it directly into his stomach. To escape, it shed its skin, and it was because of this shedding that it had been killed so easily by his Bear Claw.

A Sixth-Grade bug isn't that easy to kill!

But what truly shocked Wang Wu was the wolf head mark faintly visible on this transparent skin.

So it was left by that Wolf Destruction?

No wonder it wasn't in a hurry to come and catch it.

Whoa, this is a big deal!

I was hoping for a winter's time to grow, but damn it.

Wang Wu was spinning in circles with anxiety; he was alright, but what about Old Niu and Little Pig?

However, he quickly calmed down. This matter was unavoidable.

From the moment they began their adventure deep into the West Mountain, this had been unavoidable.

They thought it was safe under West Mountain because Grandpa Tree had a branch here; Grandpa Tree was an Ancient Tree.

But where there are Ancient Trees, there are bound to be Great Illusion King Insects.

And the Great Illusion King Insect would, like a train pervert, habitually spy on the Little Tree Spirit's every move.

So when the Cao Li Heng siblings ran out to meet with that so-and-so Wolf Destruction, it was almost inevitable that the Great Illusion King Insect would be discovered.

But the reason the Cao Li Heng siblings ran out was because Grandpa Tree's branch had withered here, forcing them to find their own way.

And the reason Grandpa Tree's branch withered was naturally because the Human Race Cultivators had been plotting for hundreds of years, digging up the Tree Heart, and poisoning it in various ways—it wasn't a surprise it withered.

In short, this couldn't be avoided. You can't enjoy the benefits of something without accepting its consequences.

Additionally, the Human Race Cultivators were planning to attack the Great Snow Mountain, which was why Wolf Destruction was capturing strong men everywhere, sigh!

There's no point in saying the Human Race is to blame for this; now, we need to find a way to escape. There are Ice Slaves guarding outside, and that Wolf Destruction was able to spot the Great Illusion King Insect in an instant. Now, with the world outside frozen, how can we escape?

While pondering this, Wang Wu had a sudden thought.

"Because you lack the related Meridian Spirit Root, the 500 points of Cyan Wood Spiritual Qi within you have completely dissipated."

"Your special demon technique tool, the Hundred-Change Ruyi Demon Leaf, has absorbed enough Cyan Wood Spiritual Qi, and it has passively advanced, significantly enhancing its concealment effect. If you have more Cyan Wood Spiritual Qi, you can attempt to refine it into a Ninth-Grade Magical Artifact."

——

Huh?

Wang Wu hurriedly looked again at the Hundred-Change Ruyi Demon Leaf; it had turned completely green, looking quite extraordinary now.

This is truly good news.

He quickly placed the leaf in front of himself, silently reciting the eight-word spell "Hundred-Change Ruyi, as you wish," and the next second, the leaf disappeared without Wang Wu feeling any changes; he couldn't see any difference in himself either.

Only the information on the attribute bar would make him realize things were really different.

"You are using a special demon technique tool; your Ancient Giant Bear Bloodline is concealed to a greater extent. Even a Great Demon would need to maintain close proximity, face-to-face, and use Insight Divine Techniques to discover the source of your bloodline."

"The disadvantages of using this item are increased; your Spiritual Talent has passively decreased by two levels.

"The usage cost of this item has increased; every 24 hours requires 50 points of Spiritual Qi. If encountering Insight Divine Techniques, it may require up to 500 points of Spiritual Qi to counteract, greatly enhancing the success rate without weakening the item's durability."

"Evaluating the depletion level of the Hundred-Change Ruyi Demon Leaf; the current remaining service life is thirty years, three months, and eight days."

"Evaluation: This is a perfect, exclusively yours, Hundred-Change Ruyi Demon Leaf."

——

The Spiritual Talent has passively decreased to Level 2 again, hahaha!

Wang Wu felt like he was exploiting a bug.

Indeed, although the Spiritual Talent has decreased to Level 2, the maximum Spiritual Qi storage remains 500 points.

However, this is likely because the most important function of the Spiritual Talent is to absorb Spirit Essence.

"This is really good stuff."

Wang Wu was already having a bold idea, but he needed to discuss it with Old Niu and the others.

No rush, no rush, stay calm, stay composed.

Spring is still a long way off.

At this moment, Wang Wu forced himself to let go of these matters and continued heading straight for the Profound Iron Jar. He had already wasted too much time and had to seize the opportunity to harvest more Profound Iron.

He absolutely had to thank the Great Illusion King Insect for sending him the satiety level, as that was what Wang Wu lacked the most now.

The previous round of refining nearly made him doubt his life, but this round was much better—clear goals, vigorous refining, and ample supplies. It could be summed up in one word!

Do it!

In one breath, for ten days and nights, subtracting the time spent resting, after expending all his satiety level, vitality, and again depleting a large portion of Qi Blood vitality, turning back to five rounds, Wang Wu successfully refined six thousand times.

It was truly a life-risking refinement.

Wang Wu felt he had lost a whole circle of weight; his original weight, close to nine hundred kilograms, was now less than seven hundred kilograms.

However, the effect was astonishingly impressive.

Indeed, as long as one is ruthless with themselves, there will definitely be abundant rewards.

In these ten days, he had cultivated three points, not two points, but a solid three points of Essence of Gold Qi!

Because he had more experience with a keener perception of Essence of Gold Qi, he seemed to have unlocked some potential, which perhaps correlated with the strengthening of his soul?

In any case, the cultivation progress of his ninth-grade Lifebound Demon Soldiers had reached 4/1000!

Alright, looking at the numbers behind still felt quite despairing.

But in reality, with just these 4 points of Essence of Gold Qi, Wang Wu could now leave terrifying claw marks six centimeters deep and thirty centimeters long on the Profound Iron Jar through Powerful Strike!

If only he had enough satiety level, regardless of high or low, Wang Wu would also want to try out the specific damage attributes of this big move, as his attribute bar was far too unprofessional.

"How about it, probably at least 200 points of damage, right?"

He thought uncertainly and then staggered back, conveniently carrying along the hide of the Great Illusion King Insect. This matter probably still needed to rely on those two human race friends.

Soon, Wang Wu went through the tunnel, slid all the way down, and finally landed safely. Fortunately, though Old Niu and Little Pig had been watching for a long time, they didn't rush forward to catch him.

There's hope for this lad!

"Third brother, third brother! Why were you gone for so long this time, look, you've lost weight! Come, come, come, have some Spirit Fruit first, we'll talk about the rest later."

Almost thirty days unseen, Old Niu had completely restored to the previous plump state of majestic muscled demon.

Even Little Wild Boar had grown into a one-and-a-half meter tall Big Black Pig, sleekly shiny.

This shows how nourishing the days below were.

Except a large part of the Tree Heart originally missing was now gone, but this could all be blamed on the human race.

Wang Wu nodded, indeed speechless, gobbling down twelve Spirit Fruits in one breath before plopping onto the stump, gesturing for Pig and Niu to be at ease, closing his eyes, and opening the attribute bar; his total Spiritual Qi had broken through to 5300 points.

Many more attributes could be boosted, Life Value, Physical Strength, Basic Power, Basic Agility, Basic Defense, Self-Healing, Danger Perception, all of which required 2500 points for each upgrade.

Heart of the Earth, though upgraded to Level 2, still only needed 5000 points for enhancement, probably it would change at Level 6, which would require 25000 points of Spiritual Qi.

Regarding Copper Head Iron Bone, due to Bloodline Secret Technique, this time it apparently needed more Spiritual Qi, considering the pattern of upgrades, it probably needed 25000 points of Spiritual Qi to rise to the next level, this definitely was a bottomless pit.

But indeed, it was the most cost-effective, essentially equivalent to resisting 1800 points of damage for three seconds, how delightful!

"I can't upgrade Heart of the Earth, I need to upgrade Basic Bloodline Talent first."

Wang Wu sighed, Passive Concealment, Self-Healing, Spirit Essence, Danger Perception, known as his four divine armors for outings, essentials for beginners.

Although Spirit Essence was rendered obsolete due to adverse external conditions, the remaining three cannot become shortfalls.

Speaking of nothing else, had it not been for his Level 13 Danger Perception with the Great Illusion King Insect, could he have survived?

Exactly!

So, all added to Danger Perception!

Fill it up completely!

5000 points of Spiritual Qi instantly drained, acquiring Level 15 Danger Perception, the feeling immediately changed.

If one could use an expression to describe it, it would be ineffably wonderful, mysterious beyond words.

Not easily describable with concrete data, explicit language, or palpable feelings, nor as simple as clearly discerning if mosquitoes a kilometer away are male or female.

Nor like identifying neutrons, ions, protons.

Rather, a grasp of all pertinent proactive, passive relational info to oneself.

For instance, now at this instant, Wang Wu plainly and precisely could sense, that Old Niu and Little Wild Boar were truly his people, good brothers, although they might have various flaws, their hearts weren't bad.

At this moment, he slowly reopened his eyes, startling Old Niu and Little Wild Boar to retreat repeatedly.

"Ah, third brother, what's the matter with you? That instant just now, when you opened your eyes, I almost thought I saw the South Mountain King, you aren't its illegitimate child, are you?"

"Idiot, the South Mountain King is an Eagle Demon, however brilliant an illegitimate child it has, it can't turn into a bear!"

"But what if!"

"No what if, shut up, third brother has something to say!" Old Niu now perceptively sensed that Wang Wu seemed burdened with worries.

At this moment, Little Wild Boar decisively shut its mouth, eyes wide open.

While Wang Wu, without any hesitation, directly took out the hide of Great Illusion King Insect.

As a result, Old Niu and Little Wild Boar scrutinized it for a while, surprisingly unable to recognize it.

Moreover, they couldn't see the wolf head mark on it.

No doubt, it's because their Danger Perception level was too low.

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