Chapter 65: Chapter 65: Spirit Essence
Although still slightly worried in his heart, Wang Wu also indeed recognized that his current Spiritual Talent was somewhat lagging behind.
Especially as it’s been almost a year since he came here, and although he hasn’t seen much grandeur, at least he has confirmed some things.
That is, even though Spiritual Talents vary in strength, most Little Demons at least have them.
Like that Big Mountain Cat, its Spiritual Talent, if converted to Wang Wu’s situation, would be at least Level 2.
And that Plum Deer from some time ago, to be honest, its Spiritual Essence Level must be at least Level 2.5.
As for other Little Demon Leaders, they are at least at Level 1 Spiritual Essence.
"Well, let’s upgrade it by one level first."
Wang Wu didn’t dare to be greedy; he quickly consumed 20 units of Spiritual Qi to raise his Spirit Essence to Level 2. It was easy and not costly, but the effect was explosive—the storage limit of his Spiritual Qi increased by 100 points, though his Ice Spiritual Qi remained unchanged.
It manifested in his body, and the sensation was as if the surrounding air became fresh, with a feeling that he could absorb a bit of Spiritual Qi with a deep breath, although he couldn’t actually do it. But if he continued to improve, it would inevitably become possible.
"Damn, this is too terrifying, can’t upgrade further, this doesn’t make sense, I can’t withstand this!"
Wang Wu couldn’t help thinking back to that small piece of Bear Skin Banner from last year.
Moreover, he thought of a possibility.
In his view, the Spiritual Essence Level of the Big Mountain Cat is equivalent to his Level 2, but what if the Big Mountain Cat had already upgraded its Spiritual Essence to Level 5 or 6, or even 7 or 8?
He could easily level up by one with just 20 units of Spiritual Qi, as if born with a golden key.
What if some Little Demon with not-so-great bloodlines had to invest over a thousand units of Spiritual Qi or even more to achieve a qualitative change?
Thus, the more it is so, the more it shows how precious his skin and fur are.
"Steady, steady, let’s stick to Level 2 for now! Level 2 Spirit Essence is still acceptable, still within conventional levels. As soon as Level 3 Spirit Essence appears, the commotion might be noticeable for dozens of miles. If I attract a Great Demon, can my small figure withstand it? What if I become a national treasure and get captive raised, sigh, not worth it, not worth it!"
"You don’t want to become precious fur either, do you?"
Wang Wu knocked on his head to awaken himself; while Spiritual Essence is good, he lacked the ability to guard it.
He took a deep breath and started to calculate again.
"I now have a total of 410 units of Spiritual Qi, with 134 points of Ice Spiritual Qi; ignore the Ice Spiritual Qi, leaving 10 points of regular Spiritual Qi as backup. The rest, let’s keep adding to defense."
points of Spiritual Qi were instantly exhausted, and his defense rose to 25, able to exempt 75 points of damage.
The overall attributes looked much more pleasing.
Status: Ancient Giant Bear Juvenile Body (Awakened Four Bloodline Talents and unlocked the second phase)
Life: 310
Physical Strength: 300
Power: 16
Agility: 15
Defense: 25
Satiety Limit: 600
Bloodline Talent: Passive Concealment Level 8
Bloodline Talent: Healing Talent Level 10
Bloodline Talent: Spirit Essence Level 2
Bloodline Talent: Danger Perception Level 6
Branch Bloodline Talent: Plant Affinity Level 1
Spirit Root: Basic Ice Spirit Root (1/10)
Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi: 10/300
Ice Spiritual Qi: 134/200
Growth: 29.1%
Special Growth Level: 40%
Bloodline Evolution Level: 21%
[Paralysis Poison Resistance: 6/25]
[Water Demon Venom Resistance: 2/25]
[Ice Resistance: 10/10]
[Flame Resistance: 8/10]
[Bee Venom Resistance: 2/10]
[Ordinary Snake Poison Resistance 5/5]
[Ordinary Spider Venom Resistance 5/5]
——
"The quality level of this Water Demon Venom, there’s no doubt, is the same as the Paralysis Poison."
Wang Wu examined his attribute bar, especially the section on negative resistance, and it was now very clear that these negative resistances were divided into three tiers.
The lowest tier, with the prefix ’Ordinary’, has a resistance max value of only 5.
The next tier up has a resistance max value of 10.
The current highest tier has a resistance max value of 25.
In the future, it’s possible there will be more frightening, more strange, and more difficult negative statuses.
Speaking of which, he could now work on improving his resistance to Paralysis Poison again.
Moreover, the Ice Spiritual Qi and Basic Ice Spirit Root always seemed inactive; could it be they need to gather 200 points of Ice Spiritual Qi?
As he pondered this, a deep sleepiness washed over him without a sound, likely a side effect from his Healing Talent going into overdrive; his body was already very tired and needed rest.
Almost instantly, Wang Wu fell asleep to the sound of pattering rain.
This weather is indeed very conducive to sleep.
But unbeknownst to him, at this moment, near the convergence of three small streams into a river at the southern part of the valley, three River Patrol Water Demons were hopping around, cursing, and unanimously believing that their brother Lang Li Datiao had been captured and eaten by the Mountain Patrol Demon Soldiers under the South Mountain King’s command.
Their curses were loud, quack quack quack, but even so, not a single Mountain Patrol Demon Soldier was drawn over.
In such miserable weather, the Mountain Patrol Demon Soldiers were too lazy to move.
And reporting the matter further up was even more unlikely, as the relations between the Kings were good enough not to be troubled by such trivial matters.
In front of the not even second-rate fish and shrimp Little Demons, River Patrol Demon Soldiers seem formidable, but in front of Great Demons, they are nothing.
It’s just that their brother overestimated his strength and ventured out on an opportunistic side quest, only to lose his life.
——
When Wang Wu awoke, well-rested, and opened his eyes, the rain had cleared, but it was already late afternoon, with the sun setting like fire, generously gilding the world in gold.
A rainbow arched across the sky, and flocks of birds could be seen faintly, flitting and dancing across it.
The damp, fresh air hit him straight on, seeming to brim with Spiritual Qi.
With one breath, it was as if he could feather into immortality.
"Quack..."
From somewhere far to the south, came the faint sound of frogs croaking, seemingly also praising and admiring such beauty.
Wang Wu had a moment of disorientation; it was truly too unreal, this peaceful and happy life, undeserved by him!
Then, he steadied himself, first carefully sensing his surroundings for any movement, and, finding none, he laboriously turned around, from a crevice in the rock, lifted a stone, and took out ten dried Devil Vine roots, chewing them up.
The tingling sensation began to roam inside his mouth, it was quite an experience!
As soon as he crushed and swallowed those Devil Vine roots, the damage report concerning the paralysis poison finally arrived.
"You’ve ingested the stem of Devil Vine, you’re poisoned, forcibly paralyzed, and simultaneously suffered 100 points of erosion damage from the toxin. Due to your 6 points of Paralysis Poison Resistance and maximum 40 points of plant toxin exemption, your paralyzed state will weaken and dissipate after 45 seconds, and you took 42 points of toxin erosion damage."
"Your Level 10 Healing Talent is activating, and you consume 120 points of Satiety, your body’s adaptability to the paralysis poison increases moderately, granting you one point of Paralysis Poison Resistance, now at (7/25)."