Chapter 167: Chapter 163: Qi Gathering and Transformation

Wang Wu was very conflicted, truly conflicted.

He really wanted to upgrade Copper Head Iron Bone.

But the reason he ultimately decided not to upgrade is that he is now a demon with a team.

Really, if he were still working alone, he would most likely choose to continue upgrading Copper Head Iron Bone, as this bloodline secret technique is really important, equivalent to three seconds of damage immunity.

And now, their team has Yuan Bupu, whose defense is really strong.

He can be the main tank, so Wang Wu can be the secondary tank, therefore, it’s possible to slightly reduce investment in this aspect. Development must be balanced, after all, the role of the team is complementary, otherwise, what’s the point of having a team.

This trip to the Black Forest, he can’t only think about himself, 1+1>2 is what’s called a team, 1+1=2 is like a pile of loose sand, if it’s less than 2, then it would be like everyone is a pig teammate.

“As for damage output, I currently have the Companion Demon Vine, and even the upcoming branch bloodline talent extraction can extract toxin-related attributes, which is equivalent to buffing and enchanting the Companion Demon Vine. With an attack range of over thirty meters, binding, entangling, piercing, and paralyzing toxins, with all elements maxed out, it’s still quite impressive.”

“So in this aspect, it can actually be ignored for now.”

“And compared to strength, I’m inferior to Yuan Bupu, Niu Xiaocao, Old Niu, and probably to Xiong Shiliu too.”

“In terms of agility, I’m not as good as Wolf Bu’er, not as good as Xiong Shiliu, and probably still can’t compare with Yuan Bupu.”

“If planning for the future development of the team, I have to temporarily sacrifice these two points.”

“So what is the current deficiency of this team?”

“Sentinel Assassin has Wolf Bu’er, tank + frenzy has Yuan Bupu, Xiong Shiliu is Seductive Heart control, quite possibly a magic artillery mage, Old Niu and Niu Xiaocao are warriors who can charge and break arrays, Little Wild Boar can burrow and support logistics, right, Old Niu can also heal.”

“It seems there are no major weaknesses, just in terms of sustained combat endurance, they are not particularly outstanding. Well, this is my weakness too.”

With this in mind, Wang Wu gritted his teeth and added this precious free attribute point to physical strength.

In the next moment, the Inner Breathing Technique naturally unfolded, mobilizing vitality in anticipation of the coming torrent of Qi and blood.

He had experience.

Last time, when he awakened the Copper Head Iron Bone bloodline secret technique, the frenzied tide of Qi and blood and vitality almost made him collapse and explode.

Bleeding from all orifices was the mildest symptom.

But this time, he felt as if a gentle breeze blew over the hills, light and carefree.

The originally dangerous and tumultuous process was dissolved into nothingness by those three vitality clouds, without a trace of disturbance.

An understanding rose in his heart.

Simultaneously, several lines of information emerged.

“Because your basic physical strength has reached 1200 points, and because your bloodline evolution level is not lower than 38%, you have awakened the bloodline secret art related to physical strength—Qi Gathering and Transformation!”

“Description: Qi Gathering and Transformation Level 1, in conjunction with the Inner Breathing Technique, activating this bloodline secret art allows you to, within the next 120 seconds, draw in the circulation of Qi and blood, by consuming 100 points of vitality, temporarily increase your five basic attributes (Life, Physical Strength, Agility, Power, Defense) by 10% based on their original values!”

“Note, theoretically, this bloodline secret art can be activated infinitely without any side effects, provided there is enough vitality.”

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“It feels like a frenzy without weakness!”

Wang Wu was slightly startled, this bloodline secret art was indeed valuable.

By consuming 100 points of vitality, he can exchange for a temporary effect in 120 seconds, with Life +110, Physical Strength +120, Agility +6.2, Power +6.3, Defense +6.9, which is quite appealing.

Though the effect of a single activation isn’t very obvious, the key is that it can be activated infinitely, especially accompanied by his current state, with three vitality clouds, with a maximum capacity of 10,000 points of vitality, it truly allows for a hearty battle.

As a man, he truly understands the importance of endurance.

With 10,000 points of vitality, it’s enough for him to fight fiercely for 12,000 seconds, which is 200 minutes.

No side effects, no worry about fatigue, won’t even enter a state of sage mode…

Anyway, the more Wang Wu looked at it, the more he liked it.

In terms of endurance, who else but me!

Since he used this precious free attribute point on physical strength, Wang Wu then decisively used the branch bloodline talent extraction as a form of compensation.

His Companion Demon Vine still needed some strengthening.

Currently available for extraction are five types of negative resistances: Paralysis Poison Resistance, Water Demon Venom Resistance, Snake Demon Poison Resistance, Bone-Dissolving Poison Resistance, and Mad Bee Venom Resistance.

The Paralysis Poison Resistance overlaps with the Companion Demon Vine, so it can be discarded.

The Water Demon Poison Resistance has a strong corrosive effect, which seems to be present in the current Companion Demon Vine, but not very strong.

The Snake Demon Poison Resistance is a typical toxin that needs to be injected into the blood to act, needing the premise of breaking defense and seeing blood, but once it enters the blood, the poison acts quickly, with higher poison damage.

Like Paralysis Poison, 1 point of toxin, which refers to dosage, similar to taking a tablet once a day…

Then causes 10 points of poison damage, 1 second paralysis, which is the damage effect caused by the toxin, also called efficacy.

Actually, this poison damage is a bit low.

If it were the Snake Demon Poison, about 1 point of poison could cause over 100 poison damage, and there would definitely be a second-stage poison evolution and a third-stage poison evolution, because once it enters the bloodstream, the negative effects are too great.

Wang Wu was quite fond of this one.

However, the corrosiveness of the Water Demon Poison is also impressive; it can corrode targets externally, destroy endurance, and has a strong effect on breaking armor and the Breaking Array.

Additionally, there’s the Bone-Dissolving Poison, which is an upgrade from Spider Poison. The feature of this poison also requires external force for injection. It has no effect on the skin surface but has a very strong anesthetic sleep effect, corroding and liquefying the target from the inside without damaging the outer skin.

This is the opposite of the Water Demon Poison; one corrodes from the outside, the other from the inside.

Both are quite good.

Lastly, there’s the Mad Bee Poison. The characteristic of this poison is that it’s not particularly lethal, but it will attract the relentless pursuit of countless venomous bees. If you need to mark and track a particular target, it couldn’t be more suitable.

But clearly, Wang Wu doesn’t need it for now, kick!

Now, there are only three choices left.

“Snake Demon Poison, sealing the throat with blood, like an assassin, a one-shot kill, suitable for fast poison damage output, and can form a staged poison evolution.”

“Water Demon Poison, suitable for armor breaking, dealing with enemies with strong defense attributes, including magical artifacts and arrays. The overall poison damage effect is average and easy to heal.”

“Bone-Dissolving Poison acts slower, suitable for staying in the background.”

“Comparing like this, I can only choose the Snake Demon Poison, since I also have demon companions.”

With the choice made, Wang Wu closed his eyes and waited quietly.

About an hour later, the Little Wild Boar came snorting back, very excitedly, carrying on its back a bag that it had somehow scrounged up, bulging at the seams.

No way, all Ninth-Grade Yellow Ginger?

Wang Wu jumped up with excitement, looking forward to it.

The next moment, the Little Wild Boar proudly stood still, dumped the bag on its back with a clatter, looking like a small mountain, mostly Yellow Ginger along with some other kinds of plant tubers.

Before Wang Wu could identify them, with a whoosh, Wolf Bu’er, who was on guard in the tree, had already jumped down. This speed was really fast, and the noise was minimal.

It reached out a paw and extracted the largest tuber from the pile, sniffing it under its nose, then looked at the Little Wild Boar in disbelief.

“Eighth-Grade Yellow Essence, at least three hundred years old, Pig, you really surprised me.”

“Ah, come on, this is for my brother, don’t take it!”

The Little Wild Boar, though very afraid of Wolf Bu’er, was unyielding at the critical moment, despite actually being so terrified that its legs were cramping.

Wolf Bu’er snorted coldly, disdainful of saying more, instead looking at Wang Wu, “Eighth-Grade Yellow Essence is very rare. How about giving it to Sixteen for refining pills? One furnace can yield three to five Eighth-Grade Ginseng Vitality Pills, what do you think?”

Wang Wu just smiled and didn’t respond, only looking at the Little Wild Boar. It dug it up, so of course, it should decide.

The Little Wild Boar instantly gained confidence. Originally so cowardly that it was almost breaking out in sweat, it immediately straightened its little belly with pride.

Wolf Bu’er once again curled its lips and then said coldly to the Little Wild Boar, “You were able to find this Eighth-Grade Yellow Essence because, in part, this valley is the Forbidden Land of the Mad Tiger King, with many spirit plants, but also because you have cultivated the Earth Spirit Root. Here’s the deal: I’ll pass you a fragment of the Earth Spirit Root cultivation technique I got from the Human Race. Should be enough for you, are you willing to trade?”

“Willing, willing, I’ll follow Big Sister-In-Law’s orders!”

“Shut up!” Wolf Bu’er’s eyes narrowed, its voice like the cold wind. It could tolerate Wang Wu calling it Big Sister-In-Law, but not this Little Wild Boar, not giving it any face at all.

However, the Little Wild Boar clearly didn’t care about that, immediately covering its mouth, only the frantically wagging tail betrayed its immense joy.

“Do you want to learn a bit too?”

Wolf Bu’er turned to Wang Wu, surprisingly polite.

“I’m afraid learning too much and too varied will be a problem, plus I’m hungry, I’ll eat first.”

Wang Wu shook his head; it was too much to digest, especially since it’s just a fragment, and besides, he doesn’t have an Earth Spirit Root.

Wolf Bu’er didn’t say anything further and went off a bit with the Little Wild Boar, but didn’t actually go far, so if Wang Wu wanted to learn, he could.

But Wang Wu focused on the food instead. Nowadays, he has some skill and can easily distinguish between Ninth-Grade and Unranked.

After some identification, he found six Ninth-Grade Yellow Essence roots and one unknown Ninth-Grade spirit plant. This Little Wild Boar’s nose was commendable!

Presumably, that’s why Wolf Bu’er saw this trait and chose to trade a cultivation technique fragment.

Anyway, from now on, Pig Iron Beak might have to be renamed to Pig Cook, Pig Chef, Pig Big Spoon, or something.

Its team role is auxiliary logistics.

With a clang, clang, clang of the alchemy furnace, while Wolf Bu’er had not yet started teaching, Wang Wu had already consumed all seven of the Ninth-Grade spirit plants. They were wild, naturally grown, so there were no adverse effects from fast growth.

Each root provided on average 1000 points of satiety and 800 points of spiritual energy.

With the 500 points of spiritual energy he regularly had, his total spiritual energy had now surpassed 6100 points.

At that moment, he didn’t hesitate and directly extracted the Snake Demon Poison.

And just as he expected, the Companion Demon Vine, as if it were a parasite in his stomach, sensed it too, becoming restless, no, even pleading, showing how desperately it craved the Snake Demon Poison Resistance.

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