At this moment,

Wang Wu opened the attribute bar and found that most of the basic attributes were lit up with a red + sign, including the newly added attribute, Vitality.

Without hesitation, Wang Wu prioritized boosting Vitality, as this attribute was like his permanent warehouse, key to his growth, and very important.

The cost of key upgrades wasn't big either, consuming 500 Spiritual Qi to increase the limit by 50 points.

With 2000 points of Spiritual Qi spent, he smoothly increased his Vitality limit to 700 points.

Thus, he could joyfully sneak some honey again.

Soon, more than half an hour passed.

In reality, Wang Wu only consumed four big mouthfuls of Ascetic Honey and once again filled up his Vitality while harvesting 2000 points of Spiritual Qi.

Of course, the cost wasn't absent.

"Warning, you have consumed too much Ascetic Honey. Your body will emit a unique fragrance for the next six months, and all Ascetic Mad Bees and even other venomous bees within 500 miles will relentlessly hunt you down!"

"I'm so scared!"

Wang Wu chuckled and, without another word, spent another 2000 points of Spiritual Qi, raising his Vitality limit to 900 points. He then waited for a moment, letting his inner Vitality quickly dissolve his existing Satiety before starting his big feast again.

But in reality, so-called feasting could only eat four big mouthfuls, approximately 4000 milliliters.

This stuff was tough to consume, too thick; a Little Demon could easily suffocate if they fell in, and even if they didn't suffocate, they couldn't get out. How much could one eat?

As long as it took too long, if Ascetic Mad Bees came to check, wouldn't he be exposed?

Also, something seemed off about this.

What exactly was the relationship between the Grass and Wood Zombies, Ascetic Mad Bees, and Little Tree Spirits?

At this moment, while Wang Wu pondered, he didn't dare waste a single moment, gluttonously gulping down Ascetic Honey, four big mouthfuls each time. After digesting it, he would raise his Vitality limit again.

The main strategy was self-sufficiency.

So, from the original 500-point limit up to 900 points, and from 900 points continuously smashing up to 1500 points.

In reality, by the third round, he couldn't even digest the Satiety anymore, meaning eating 1000 points of Satiety, he had to convert 100% into Vitality, not the previous 50%.

So, this required more time, taking half an hour per mouthful.

When Wang Wu gathered 1700 points of Vitality, more than ten hours had passed. By calculation, the original three-day assessment had already reached noon of the second day.

During this time, Niu Aihua occasionally asked something softly, to which Wang Wu could only tell it to wait patiently.

Anyway, at this point, he was no longer interested in becoming an Eighth-Grade Grass and Wood Demon Soldier, because he didn't know if the Little Tree Spirits could protect him from the Ascetic Mad Bees' pursuit.

However, he was sure to profit without losing anything.

The role of Vitality had genuine strategic significance.

"Warning, because you have consumed too much Ascetic Honey, your body will emit a unique fragrance for three years, and you will be hunted by all bee-type demons."

"Because you have consumed too much Ascetic Honey, your body has cumulatively acquired 4 points of Mad Bee Venom Resistance, currently 5/25."

"Because your body has an excess of Vitality, the Level 10 Healing Talent can be activated up to 10 times consecutively!"

"Haha! This is exhilarating!"

Wang Wu laughed heartily within his heart and then struggled to climb up, licking off the Ascetic Honey sticking to his body.

As for the surrounding Ascetic Honey, he had consumed it all. Yes, indeed, he ate the entire trap's main part, at least 20,000 milliliters of Eighth-Grade Ascetic Honey.

This was indeed a feat. Compared to him, the self-proclaimed glutton Pork Belly was instantly outmatched, and maybe only Niu Aihua could put up a fight, though it's doubtful unless Niu Aihua also had this Vitality-evolving mechanism to store energy more efficiently.

Otherwise, it was simply impossible to consume.

"This indeed was a trap, not only exploiting the special properties of Ascetic Honey but also the crazy characteristic of Ascetic Mad Bees to hunt honey thieves, simply killing with borrowed knives."

"I wonder which malicious entity set this trap? It's quite insidious and vicious."

A shadow of a Little Tree Spirit flashed in Wang Wu's mind, but he thought it unlikely. Though the Little Tree Spirits were small, they represented the official power of the West Wilderness, respected by all sides.

They had the capability to set up such a trap, but it was unnecessary.

He and Ox Pig, and even other Little Demons were only here to participate in the assessment, what would be the point of calculating against them?

"So, the one who set up this trap might be another entity, and those Little Tree Spirits might not even be aware."

At this moment, Wang Wu felt he had a general outline. The situation here at the West Mountain was probably that the Grass and Wood Zombies had become a major threat to the Little Tree Spirits, which is why recruiting Grass and Wood Demon Soldiers included the task of eliminating Grass and Wood Zombies as an important assessment.

However, at the same time, another mysterious target force was also exploiting the threat of Grass and Wood Zombies, secretly intervening in a corner of this region where the power of the Little Tree Spirits couldn't control the overall situation.

"Let's see if it's true or not, the truth should become clear in the next steps."

Wang Wu patiently licked the Ascetic Honey off his body, then used the release of Ice Spiritual Qi to form ice blocks as steps, approaching Niu Aihua.

"Third Brother, you've been sneaking honey for so long, how hard it must have been for you to finally remember me. Quickly figure out a way to get me down, I want some too."

Niu Aihua whispered, as by now, it was already aware of what Wang Wu had been doing below, not to mention that unique fragrance couldn't be hidden.

"No, you don't really want to eat."

While speaking, Wang Wu observed the stuck Niu Aihua. It was truly unfortunate, wedged right at the waist, neither in nor out, possessing strength but unable to use it.

"Old Niu, can you unleash your bloodline power to burst this jar?"

"No, third brother, you don't understand, don't harm me. If it were an ordinary jar, it would be fine, but this is made of Profound Iron and might have seal demon techniques engraved inside. If I dare to release it, I bet the only thing shattered will be me."

Niu Aihua said mournfully.

"Alright, I got it."

Wang Wu nodded and tried to push Niu Aihua out. It was unclear whether it was stuck too tightly or if this guy was too heavy; it simply wouldn't budge.

"Third brother, do you think those little tree spirits can find us? If we fail the mission, at most, we won't be grass and wood demon soldiers. They'll rescue us, right?"

Niu Aihua said worriedly.

This is truly a pampered, unweathered young master of the Cow Race!

"They will, so next you'll have to sleep here. If Little Pig wakes up, remind it not to scream and shout, so as not to attract grass and wood zombies!"

"Got it, I understand, wait a minute, third brother, what are you doing, no no no, brother I was wrong, you're my brother, spare me!"

Niu Aihua screamed in terror because Wang Wu had popped out sharp claws and seemed ready to dismember it.

"Rest assured, Old Niu, you won't die, but this is our only way to squeeze out." Wang Wu said calmly, even gesturing with the claws near Niu Aihua's belly.

Indeed, it was its big belly that got stuck here.

"No, brother, wait, I suddenly thought of a way."

"Then speak quickly."

"I, I'll try, I'll use my bloodline power to see if I can burst this jar, really, brother, if I die, remember to find that Sheep Demon and tell it that I, Niu Aihua, like it and want to watch the sunrise together... Hey hey hey, brother, you're my blood brother, how can you be so harsh? Let me leave a will!"

Niu Aihua howled miserably, just wanting to buy time, so Wang Wu was left with no choice but to personally use his claws to help it lose weight.

"Stop stop stop! I'm just a little afraid of pain. Third brother, I'm going, from now on, you living in this world, don't let down the name of the West Mountain Three Heroes. My unjustly dead ghost will visit you at midnight..."

"Hurry! Stop with the nonsense!"

"Alright alright!"

Niu Aihua was finally driven to the brink, opened its huge cow eyes wide, and suddenly its whole body became enveloped in strong blood qi, expanding several times over.

Then there was a cracking sound, and the Profound Iron Jar buzzed loudly, with a faint flash of light, but the next moment Niu Aihua let out a miserable cry, its blood qi dissipated, and it fell out from the jar opening.

Yet its whole body was fractured.

At the same time, it had directly burst the opening of the Profound Iron Jar.

He truly was amazing, as expected of the head of the West Mountain Three Heroes.

"Third brother, am I going to die?" Niu Aihua asked weakly, barely breathing.

"No, you're far from dying. There's still some eighth-grade Ascetic Flower Honey in here for you."

Wang Wu barely finished speaking when the fractured Old Niu pounced gleefully, ignoring the Pork Belly on its back.

Luckily, this Little Wild Boar, aside from being in a severely injured state, was otherwise stable.

"Old Niu, you all stay here, I'll be right back."

Wang Wu crawled out through the burst opening and discovered a new decayed tree root tunnel hidden outside the Profound Iron Jar, which couldn't be found without breaking it.

What a cleverly laid trap.

Moreover, Wang Wu even found signs of digging around the Profound Iron Jar.

It seemed his speculation was coming true.

This Profound Iron Jar was indeed a trap, caught at the junction of two decayed tree roots.

One decayed root connected to the entrance of the Profound Iron Jar, with the other leading deeper, resembling two tunnels.

Of course, the position the three of them came from wasn't the entrance, it was the Little Wild Boar that vibrated it loose, purely by chance.

Now, Wang Wu had two choices: if he followed the upper decayed tree root to climb up, he might find the real entrance and maybe make some discovery.

Or, he could follow the lower decayed tree root and possibly find the one who placed the Profound Iron Jar, or traces left by them.

But that was undoubtedly risky.

As he pondered, he suddenly sensed a familiar presence quickly approaching from the upper tree root.

The next second, with a meow, the Big Mountain Cat lightly jumped in front of Wang Wu.

"Meow! I didn't expect that this hidden task would be snatched by you three first, but nevertheless, thanks to the noise you made, I wouldn't have found this place otherwise."

With that, the Big Mountain Cat darted into the lower decayed tree root tunnel.

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