Chapter 321: Chapter 304: Cultivation

Wang Wu looked coldly at Xiong Shiliu and finally shook his head.

“You guessed wrong.”

“I don’t need Yuan Bupu to work for me, nor am I interested in competing for the Southern Wilderness Right Demon Emperor.”

“I just hope you can live well because you cannot betray its kindness; it forgave you, it saved you, not me.”

“Of course, you may not understand, but that has never mattered.”

At this point, Wang Wu raised his wrist, and the Companion Demon Vine flew out from the back of his left hand. Originally, the tendrils were a tender green color, but now they had turned silvery-gray, matching the color of Stone Marrow; it looked understated, but Xiong Shiliu, who was at the forefront, was so startled that he took several steps back.

“You, your Demon Vine has advanced to Third Grade? And you haven’t even released your authority?”

Xiong Shiliu’s eyes were full of shock and disbelief. Under the special nurturing of Lu Wuchen’s disciple Five Poison, with resources piled on without concern for cost, it had barely reached Third Grade. Yet, Wang Wu’s Companion Demon Vine was already Third Grade, and that was without releasing the body’s authority.

The details were enough to make him fearful because it implied that Wang Wu’s strength had long since risen to a level he couldn’t even fathom.

“Why release the authority? Your idea is wrong from the start.”

Wang Wu said calmly, finding the wonders of the world difficult to imagine.

If back then, Xiong Shiliu hadn’t been so obsessed with this Companion Demon Vine, insisting he release the authority, Lang Shier probably wouldn’t have pressured so hard, and perhaps they would have quickly returned to the edge of the Black Forest to continue enhancing their Hallucinogenic Poison Resistance from the Great Illusion King Insects. Once maxed out, they could enter the Black Forest without exposing themselves or being hunted by Lu Wuchen, and perhaps the future would have been different.

Unfortunately, there is no ’what if’.

With a thought, Wang Wu made the Companion Demon Vine grow rapidly, wrapping Xiong Shiliu like a zongzi, rendering him unable to resist even if he wanted to.

“I understand, you want to plant the Demon Vine in my body. You don’t trust me and want to control me in this way. Fine, no problem, I deserve this, I have no complaints, come on!”

Xiong Shiliu gritted his teeth, shouting, eyes closed, ready for anything.

Undeniably, he really was a smart fellow.

Wang Wu didn’t explain further; the tendrils of the Companion Demon Vine transformed into thousands, tens of thousands, of fine wooden spikes, hundreds of times thinner than hair, instantly piercing Xiong Shiliu’s body without sensation.

He felt no pain but was immediately petrified.

This was the new talent of the Companion Demon Vine, ideal for ambushes. Below Third Grade, without an ability like Level 15 Danger Perception, it was impossible to guard against.

No pain!

Besides, this Companion Demon Vine could now operate freely within a fifty-kilometer radius, attacking freely outside the body.

And there was no worry about betrayal or escape.

Truly, like master, like servant.

At this moment, Xiong Shiliu’s body information had already been transformed into data attributes instantly, clear at a glance.

This was necessary; no matter how well Xiong Shiliu spoke, if his potential was exhausted, it would be futile.

Wang Wu’s time wasn’t blown in by the wind.

“Hmm, not bad! This guy actually counts as a descendant of Xiong Pi, but his grandmother… is the sister of the Ape King. So that’s why he has such a good relationship with Yuan Bupu, because his father calls the Ape King uncle, a dear uncle.”

Wang Wu suddenly became interested. His grandfather was a bear, and his grandmother was an ape demon. So, the offspring wasn’t a bear-monkey hybrid? Or monkey-bear?

“Sure enough, it’s still the suppression of bloodline. Eighty percent of Xiong Shiliu’s bloodline still carries the Bear Demon Emperor’s Bloodline Talent. It’s so dominant, like winning a war.”

“So Xiong Shiliu still appears as an oddly shaped bear rather than a half-bear, half-ape demon.”

“His current Bloodline Evolution Level is 47.8%. Damn, higher than General Xuelang, no wonder people say this guy has the potential of a Demon Emperor!”

“Wait, this guy’s Demon King Level Poison Resistance though…”

Wang Wu thought of the Five Poison; previously, Xiong Shiliu was probably turned into a lab rat for Five Poison’s toxin experiments. How much inhumane torture did he endure, indeed deserved!

Despite that, Wang Wu thought for a moment and decided to transmit his own maxed-out Demon King Level Poison Resistance to Xiong Shiliu through the Companion Demon Vine.

This was done similar to the resistance enhancement surgery performed on General Xuelang, thus enhancing Xiong Shiliu’s overall resistance, with the Companion Demon Vine being the top in the industry for such procedures.

Especially now that Wang Wu’s Demon King Level Poison was maxed out, it was merely icing on the cake for him, akin to an achievement collection, but for other demons, he carried an Evolution Potion Serum Protein similarly precious.

He could easily boost the target’s Bloodline Evolution Level.

Indeed, Xiong Shiliu was his first test subject.

There’s no such thing as this or that.

Let him be moved by himself.

Soon, after a round of frenzied, inhumane operations, Xiong Shiliu’s expected Bloodline Evolution Level instantly increased by 1.2%, which meant it could ultimately reach 49%!

This is truly terrifying, almost catching up to the Bear Demon Emperor!

Of course, this process may take two to three years, slowly releasing, slowly adapting, it itself might not even feel anything.

At this point, Wang Wu finally retracted the Companion Demon Vine, and Xiong Shiliu was released from the petrified state. It didn’t know what happened, just felt like it lost all perception in an instant.

“You can leave now.”

“I… I…”

Xiong Shiliu wanted to ask something, but in the end, didn’t dare to ask.

“Here’s an extra piece of advice: don’t think you’re smart, just cultivate honestly, do what you should do, say what you should say, and don’t expect the Five Poison to save you.”

“That Five Poison, with his self-important tricks, is nothing in front of me.”

Wang Wu spoke calmly, because the Five Poison indeed left a deep psychological shadow on Xiong Shiliu, much like how Little Skinner tormented Theon, leaving an irresistible invisible shadow in its bloodline.

Therefore, he never expected Xiong Shiliu’s will to overcome this shadow. The best method was to drop a few seeds of the Companion Demon Vine on it, buried deep in its Demon Pill.

As for the future, it’s simple—kill that Five Poison, kick his head for a friendly match, and the psychological shadow on Xiong Shiliu, also known as the Heart Demon, will dissipate.

Then, Wang Wu will further transform Xiong Shiliu into his substitute based on the situation…

In short, this is a long-term surgical process. Wang Wu wants to conduct a comprehensive correction and adjustment of Xiong Shiliu’s Bloodline Talent and cultivation of its Demon Pill.

Until it ultimately reaches the point of indistinguishability from reality.

Sigh, the road ahead is long and arduous.

Next, Wang Wu didn’t stop. Instead, he manipulated the Companion Demon Vine to seize the opportunity, petrifying Yuan Bupu silently and swiftly. Without much talking, he directly performed surgery… the entire process took less than ten seconds, surgery successful.

When Yuan Bupu woke up from petrification, it didn’t even feel anything.

Currently, Yuan Bupu’s Bloodline Evolution Level is 44%, quite decent, and it is only Fourth Grade. It has stronger plasticity, and in the future, it might be able to raise the Bloodline Evolution Level to 46%, then cultivate a third Demon Pill, leaving a certain hope for advancing to First Grade.

However, this might take at least three hundred years.

Within a hundred years, Xiong Shiliu and Yuan Bupu could easily reach Second Grade.

“Second Grade can also handle affairs alone.”

Thinking like this, Wang Wu continued with similar methods, raising the Bloodline Evolution Level for Wolf Bu’er, Old Niu, Old Pig, and Niu Xiaocao.

Among them, the future Bloodline Evolution Level for Wolf Bu’er and Old Niu may reach 45%, stabilizing at Second Grade.

Old Pig and Niu Xiaocao can only stabilize at Third Grade.

But the good news is they all possess the conditions to cultivate the second and third Demon Pills. Three Demon Pills, not only can significantly increase their lifespan but also make them much stronger in combat compared to demons of the same level.

Cultivating them, aren’t they much stronger than that Leopard Bigfoot, Lang Er Dan, and Diao Sanmao?

Those three, though claimed to be Forbidden Guard Celestial Demons of the Left Demon Emperor, and though they are Third-Grade Great Demons, actually each only has one Demon Pill.

Just that, and it still costs a large amount of Spirit Essence to maintain them. What a waste!

Having settled everything, Wang Wu left the fief and went to the Black Tortoise Royal City. After waiting until dawn, he encountered several Little Demons returning with reports, listened in secret for a while, and only after getting all the exchanges right did he transform into a messenger Little Demon carrying a Command Flag and rush back to his fief.

“Report! Message from King Xiong Wu! Where is Steward Bupo?”

At that moment, Yuan Bupu was with Old Niu, Old Pig, Niu Xiaocao, and a group of miscellaneous Demon Soldiers, just finished collecting the day’s Spirit Essence, paid the tax, and was worried about how to handle such a large sum of money.

“Messengers, you’ve had a hard journey. I am Yuan Bupu, what instructions does King Xiong Wu have?”

Yuan Bupu and the others hurriedly came forward to greet, each one excited and anxious, even Xiong Shiliu had a look of anxiety, pretending quite well, right, keep it up.

Wang Wu stood still, and with a swish, he first displayed the King’s Command Flag, already stamped with the Left Demon Emperor’s Seal, with Emperor’s Qi surging, absolutely impossible to forge military orders, he then proclaimed loudly: “Message from King Xiong Wu!”

As soon as he spoke, he tapped the pouch at his waist, and Wang Wu’s unmistakable voice immediately came from it.

“Yuan Bupu, Old Niu, Old Pig, all is well on the front line. Due to military orders, I can’t disclose much, but you all need to seize the time to cultivate so you can lend me a hand when needed.”

“Also, the Spiritual Qi in the fief, except for paying taxes and cultivating Spirit Grass, can be used freely, no need to be frugal, otherwise, the storage of the Spirit-Inheriting Cauldron is limited, and it would just go to waste.”

“Additionally, Xiong Shiliu is the most experienced in cultivation among you, let’s put others aside, but you should still listen to its advice in cultivation, I’ll wait for you at the front line.”

“Lastly, the miscellaneous Little Demons in the fief, or those recruited from outside the fief, gather enough to three thousand, don’t be stingy with Spiritual Qi and Spirit Grass, train them diligently, they might be useful in the future.”

As the voice ended, the Commanding Demon Soldier who Wang Wu had transformed into nodded in acknowledgment, turned, and left; all the messengers returning from the front lines acted like this, perfectly normal.

After making a round trip, returning once again, Wang Wu didn’t concern himself further but returned to the rock crevice to continue his seclusion.

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by NovelKeep