After Wang Wu ate the fish heart in one go, the Big Head Water Thief suddenly let out an incomparably shrill scream. Its whole body twitched violently twice and then completely died. The flesh that originally contained a rich amount of spiritual energy seemed to have degraded, dropping by at least two or three levels because most of the spiritual energy had gathered in the fish heart.

As long as the fish heart was there, the spiritual energy could still circulate throughout the body. Without the fish heart, it naturally stopped.

Meanwhile, due to the complete death of the Big Head Water Thief, a large amount of Ice Spiritual Qi spiraled out of control, surging outward and directly freezing its body into a solid ice sculpture, affecting even the Bull Demon and the Little Wild Boar outside.

The same went for Wang Wu inside the fish's belly.

However, he did not panic. Instead, he quickly opened his attribute bar.

A sense of happiness rushed over him. It was indeed like three years without a store opening, and when it did, it opened for three years!

Too profitable!

"You killed the sixth child of the Three Rivers Water Demon King, the Thief Leader of the Big Head Water Thieves, Seventh-Grade Water Demon Bai Datou!"

"You swallowed its unformed Seventh Grade Tongqiao Demon Pill."

"You gained 3,500 points of satiety."

"You obtained a 20% Special Growth Level, currently at 95%."

"You acquired a 2% Bloodline Evolution Level, currently at 35.5%."

"You received 5,000 points of spiritual energy, but since your storage has reached the limit, all excessive spiritual energy will dissipate entirely after 24 hours."

"You obtained 1,000 points of Ice Spiritual Qi, which, due to storage limits, has been transferred to the array stone of your accompanying magical artifact."

——

Wow!

Wang Wu forcibly suppressed the ecstasy in his heart, said nothing, and quickly found the Heart of the Earth talent. As expected, the plus sign behind it lit up and was ready for an upgrade.

This must be prioritized; miss this chance, and it's gone forever.

In an instant, a full 5,000 points of spiritual energy were consumed. Five thousand points, something Wang Wu couldn't accumulate even if he worked himself to death under normal circumstances, especially since he didn't dare upgrade his spirit essence.

In a flash, Wang Wu felt as if he was drunk.

His soul and body detached; he couldn't even hear the rapid flow of blood within his body, nor the distant thumping of his heartbeat.

Vigorous and exuberant vitality surged within him like a giant wave, elevating him to the heavens.

Too exuberant!

Transforming and ascending might be just like this.

Wang Wu tried hard to control his excitement, refraining from letting his thoughts go astray, and started to enter the inner breathing mode. Only this could calm him, helping him find the rhythm.

Yes, this time was different.

It wasn't just about adding points in the attribute bar; he had to grasp the rhythm, letting it guide the wild and exuberant vitality to where it was needed.

Thankfully, it went smoothly. With the Inner Breathing Technique, everything quickly returned to normal. Wang Wu's sense of self was pulled back from the clouds, returning to his body, infusing into his heart, his blood, his flesh, and his bones.

"Boom!"

It was like a giant drum pounding, deafening!

But this was just his heartbeat, yet it magically seemed to connect with everything, connecting with the earth.

After the first sound, the Profound Ice that had sealed due to Bai Datou's dying Ice Spiritual Qi burst instantly showed numerous cracks.

"Boom!"

The second sound rang out, shattering all the ice.

"Boom!"

After the third sound, Wang Wu felt a thunderous vitality pouring into his heart, perfectly merging, feeling a boundless power brewing within, ready to erupt at any moment.

Succeeded!

Information flashed at this moment.

"Your Inner Breathing Technique has become more adept."

"Your bloodline talent, Heart of the Earth, has been upgraded to Level 2."

"You've triggered a new permanent passive effect of Heart of the Earth."

"Your lifespan increased by 50 years again."

"Life Value +100, Physical Strength +100, Satiety Limit +50, Power +1, agility +1, Defense +1; your Healing Talent effect enhanced again, with self-healing speed doubling under unchanged satiety consumption."

"Your vitality significantly increased; your Healing Talent can now be activated up to six times before suffering severe weakness."

"You can selectively convert Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi into Ice Spiritual Qi within your body, or vice versa."

"When suffering from flame, ice, lightning, or poison damages these four negative statuses, you can accelerate their removal by consuming a certain amount of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi."

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After the upgrade completed, Wang Wu couldn't bother with feeling elated or amazed. He tore a large hole in the fish belly with a ferocious appearance, glanced at the stunned Bull Demon and Little Wild Boar alike, then turned around and ran into the mountains and forests.

What spoils of war, what spiritually-rich flesh, what shattered Profound Ice, none of it was needed. Bai Datou had a significant background, and now that he had been killed here, if he didn't run now, he'd only await death.

"Hey, I say, that brother over there, you look kinda familiar to me. You seem like an old acquaintance of mine—hey, why are you running!"

That Little Wild Boar froze for a moment, then suddenly slapped its rump and shouted loudly.

As a result, Wang Wu took off even faster with a swish and disappeared without a trace.

The Cow Demon and Little Wild Boar looked at each other, are we that terrifying?

"Moo, maybe he's scared silly, he nearly got swallowed by the Big Head Water Thieves. If it weren't for us rescuing him, he would've ended up as a pot of porridge sooner or later. What a pity."

The Cow Demon blinked its giant, teapot-lid-sized eyes, speaking with much pity.

"Something just doesn't feel right, big brother, we better hurry up."

But the Little Wild Boar shook its huge head, let out a howl, and pounced again, biting away until Niu Aihua kicked it away with a hoof.

"Brother, we gotta go! I also feel something's off."

And just as they left, all sorts of little demons surged in like a tide from all directions.

That night, it was a heaven-sent opportunity for them, even a small bite could mean a breakthrough.

Eventually, little and big demons from several mountaintops came over.

Before dawn, only a pile of bones was left.

When the Black Eagle Captain under the South Mountain King happened by on a routine patrol, they almost didn't recognize it as the raging Seventh-Grade Water Demon, the Big Head Water Thief!

At this moment, Wang Wu was hiding in a completely unfamiliar canyon, staring down a Cow Demon and a Little Wild Boar from across the way.

Because his satiety was over 5,000+, he couldn't enter Level 10 Passive Concealment, so last night, these two caught up with him, finally intercepting him here.

"Brother, why—why are you running? This is the territory of the Ten Thousand Beasts Alliance, very dangerous. Don't you recognize me? I'm Pig Nine, and this is my big brother Niu Aihua. Goodness, all night long, we've been covering your tracks and scent. You could say we're quite loyal, right?"

The Little Wild Boar was still panting, its short legs trembling uncontrollably, and sat down with a plop, still pointing at Wang Wu and shouting, "Don't run! Don't run, it's almost daylight, it'll be bad if we're found."

"Yeah, yeah, we're not going to eat you, why are you running!"

The Cow Demon, however, was calm and composed, its black fur like black satin, gleaming and smooth. It sat half its body on a large stone, its hind legs exaggeratedly crossed, a grass stem dangling carelessly from its mouth, with a fresh, dewy trumpet flower stuck in its head.

Its front legs even crossed like a human, displaying muscular slabs with distinct angles.

This image was simply beyond criticism.

Wang Wu silently watched the two of them, feeling his mind unable to catch up.

No, weren't this Little Wild Boar and Cow Demon already part of the Ten Thousand Beasts Alliance days ago, and wasn't the Cow Demon almost turned into intestine sushi by Bao Dachun?

How did things flip so fast, now they sound like they're antagonistic to the Ten Thousand Beasts Alliance?

Isn't that charming little Mountain Cat girl cute enough?

And why help him, merely a chance encounter?

He didn't believe it.

But he also knew, he couldn't run any longer; daybreak would be truly dangerous.

After another awkward silence, the Cow Demon suddenly brightened, as if recalling something, slapped its thigh, "Oh, almost forgot, Brother Pig, is it possible your brother can't speak yet?"

Hearing this, the Little Wild Boar was also enlightened, "Right, right, that's probably it, too bad we don't have a Creation Wisdom Heart Pill. Big bro, do you have any connections?"

"Of course there are. I have an old friend currently working for Grandpa Xishan Tree and my brother-in-law can help... but it's not urgent. Let me cover us for now."

Saying that, Niu Aihua, the Cow Demon, rolled over and ran a few dozen meters away, defecating three steamy piles of cow dung!

Then it swaggered back with a smug look.

Wang Wu was dumbfounded, can this work?

What kind of concealment is this, is it to make sure the enemy can't find us?

But just as he thought this, he saw little flying bugs and flies from all around madly swarming over, diving into the cow dung and going silent, as if becoming part of the cow dung cake.

Soon, green vines sprouted from the cow dung, growing like crazy, covering about 300 square meters of the cliff above them in no time.

Though unsure of its effectiveness, seeing Niu Aihua's smug look as if waiting for praise, it must be some impressive camouflage.

"Brothers, relax, this is big bro's specialty. Not only can it hide our figures, but it also masks our scent. That's how we escaped the pursuit of the Ten Thousand Beasts Alliance before."

"Now, we can finally introduce ourselves properly."

The Little Wild Boar got up, standing naturally, a laughable sight with its less than a meter height paired with an overly large pig head, no matter its serious demeanor.

Then, it pointed to the Cow Demon.

"Niu Aihua, an Eighth-Grade Bull Demon, my sworn big brother, just and outspoken, aside from being lustful, basically has no other problems. This time, he specially accompanied me to join the Ten Thousand Beasts Alliance for revenge. Remember that Black Spider Priest? Hehe, we took him down together!"

The Little Wild Boar briefly explained the origins and process, speaking as if it had nothing to do with it, but Wang Wu was quite stunned, even without expecting this.

Really, just to avenge that Plum Deer, you two blatantly snuck into the Ten Thousand Beasts Alliance for revenge?

And the Cow Demon almost became intestine sashimi, yet here you two are, laughing so carefreely?

Are you big fools!

Is it worth it?

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