Although Wang Wu had already decided to enter the core area of the poison fog to train his toxin resistance, his naturally cautious nature made him fully prepare for it.

The most important preparation among these was that his conventional growth level was finally about to reach 100%.

One evening, while dreaming, Wang Wu suddenly awoke. As he got up, he could hear the bones all over his body creaking, and his energy and blood were overwhelmingly abundant and boiling. A powerful force was born within his body, and he even had the impulse to smash a giant stone with a single slap.

This was the throbbing of life growth and a natural confidence brought by a more powerful physique.

Moreover, this time the reaction was more intense and boiling.

Wang Wu could even hear the surging of his body's energy and blood, like a great river. Wherever the energy and blood flowed, all flesh, bones, and internal organs were burning wildly.

In this burning, he couldn't help but let out low growls, for he truly felt like he was going to be burnt to ashes.

However, just at the moment he was about to be consumed, a coolness arose naturally and without any abruptness, everything calmed down like water again, with only the heavy and powerful beating of his heart inside Wang Wu's chest.

A gentle breeze blew, and all the fur on his body unexpectedly shed, revealing underneath a brand-new layer of fur, only an inch long, that had grown without his knowing.

"Shua!"

He extended his claws and saw that his bear's paw seemed to have grown larger by a circle, reaching the size of a nine-inch plate. The hard and sharp claws hid within, and with a light sweep, a large section of the tree trunk beside him was slashed open.

He felt that he could now leave claw marks at least five centimeters deep in hard stone with his claws.

The feeling of becoming stronger is really good.

However, one must not be reckless.

Re-entering Level 10 Passive Concealment, Wang Wu then checked the various information that had appeared not long ago.

"You have grown to the next stage, and you are now a young Barbaric Ancient Bear capable of surviving independently and embarking on the path of cultivation. According to the standards of the Human Race and Demon Race, your growth speed has surpassed most of the Demon Race, and you are currently an Eighth-Grade Bear Demon."

"This is one of the most important growth stages in your long and enduring life. Before you reach a hundred years old, you will not enter the next stage."

"A part of the talent within your bloodline has been unlocked again, making you stronger, but it also means you are closer to your growth limit. The bloodline advantages your ancestors could grant you are decreasing, and the road ahead will be long, so you need to become strong on your own."

"Your Passive Concealment Talent growth limit increased to Level 15, currently Level 10."

"Your Healing Talent growth limit increased to Level 15, currently Level 10."

"Your Danger Perception Talent growth limit increased to Level 15, currently Level 10."

"Your Spiritual Talent growth limit increased to Level 10, currently Level 2."

"Your Heart of the Earth Talent growth limit increased to Level 5, currently Level 1."

"You gained additional basic attribute enhancements: Life Value +50, Physical Strength +50, Basic Power +5, Basic Agility +5, Basic Defense +5, Satiety Limit +250. Your basic attributes will not actively increase until you cross into the next growth stage."

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Status: Ancient Giant Bear Youth Body (Five Bloodline Talents awakened, Life Bloodline third stage unlocked)

Life: 760

Physical Strength: 630

Power: 24

Agility: 23

Defense: 42

Satiety Limit: 900

Bloodline Talent: Passive Concealment Level 10

Bloodline Talent: Healing Level 10

Bloodline Talent: Spirit Essence Level 2

Bloodline Talent: Danger Perception Level 10

Bloodline Talent: Heart of the Earth Level 1

Branch Bloodline Talent: Plant Affinity Level 1

Spirit Root: Basic Ice Spirit Root (2/10)

Demon Technique: Ninth Grade Deep Freeze (1/3)

Lifebound Demon Soldiers: None

Bloodline Secret Technique: Inner Breathing Technique (Ordinary)

Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi: 240/300

Ice Spiritual Qi: 160/300

Conventional Growth Level: 0/100 years

Special Growth Level: 55%

Bloodline Evolution Level: 32%

[Demon King Level Poison Resistance: 2/100]

[Paralysis Poison Resistance: 12/25]

[Water Demon Venom Resistance: 12/25]

[Fire Poison Resistance: 2/25]

[Snake Demon Poison Resistance: 7/25]

[Bone-Dissolving Poison Resistance: 7/25]

[Ice Resistance: 10/10]

[Bee Venom Resistance: 2/10]

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"Finally looks like a proper bear!"

Wang Wu examined the attribute bar for a long time and finally sighed. Indeed, the Eighth-Grade Bear Demon only took him a year and three months, which is truly astonishing speed.

Among other little demons, who could match such speed?

"Next, it seems I can appropriately enhance my Power and agility, since I'm no longer afraid of being instantly killed."

Wang Wu chuckled inwardly. With 42 points of Basic Defense, it equals a damage reduction of 126 points.

Plus 760 points of Life Value and various luxurious negative resistances, as long as he doesn't face Human Race cultivators, he feels he can spar with Hei Youliang in full swing for three hundred rounds.

Of course, in reality, he would try to avoid such a situation. Hei Youliang is, after all, the Young Master of the West River Water Race. Once he returns in full, he can casually recruit a huge number of followers. Is Wang Wu bored enough to enjoy being mobbed?

"Therefore, low-key development and cautious action remain my most important guides for the future. Don't pursue temporary pride, don't snatch trifling gains, I have enough time, what am I afraid of?"

Wang Wu felt at ease. As things stand, his Ancient Giant Bear Bloodline's greatest advantage is a long lifespan.

Just entering the youth stage provides a full hundred years to squander.

If he enters the adult stage, there should be another hundred years.

But don't forget he has the Heart of the Earth Talent, which increases lifespan by 50 years for each level, capable of going to Level 5, that's 250 years.

If he can reach Level 5 during the youth stage, would that mean his adult stage gets delayed to 350 years later?

Oh wow, it feels like the goal of immortality is greeting him!

However, upgrading this Heart of the Earth Talent is not easy; 800 points of Spiritual Qi haven't made a dent.

Hopefully, 1000 points will do the trick.

But Wang Wu isn't optimistic; such a bloodline talent that increases lifespan would likely have very tough conditions for upgrading.

Next, he adjusted his mindset and prepared to formally raise his Paralysis Poison Resistance.

First, he took out the Array Stone from his mouth and hid it far away. This thing has a toxin purification effect; if he carries it while raising poison resistance, it would be as frustrating as losing both the bride and the soldiers, a lose-lose situation.

After that, he waited until nightfall, went to the mountains to catch many little demons, picked plenty of fruits, and boosted his Satiety to the full value of 900 points.

Only then did he cautiously return to the hill to observe the Demon Fog Core Zone.

"Wait a minute, only a day has passed, why does it feel like the toxic radiation concentration here has increased greatly, this isn't right!"

Wang Wu was puzzled.

Previously, this Demon Fog Core Zone covered only a twenty-meter area where no grass grew, even the soil was black-green.

Now, this Demon Fog Core Zone is expanding.

The dozen or so large trees nearby have started to wither, with only a few green leaves hanging on.

And the ground has sunk half a meter deep, whether due to collapse or toxin corrosion.

From the center, toxic liquid bubbles up like a spring, with a rich, paralyzing toxic mist flowing but limited to this area, not spreading outward.

It inexplicably gave Wang Wu a sense of an eerie Demon King about to emerge.

Furthermore, the toxin concentration here has clearly increased. Even with 12 points of Paralysis Poison Resistance, without entering the core zone, he feels intensely stung all over.

After contemplating for a moment, Wang Wu decisively went to another campsite left by the Human Race cultivators, where nothing happened upon entering; even touching the Array Stone left on the ground had no effect.

There was no trap, none at all.

"Wrong, the trap is in the Demon Fog Core Zone. This guy is so cunning!"

Wang Wu's internal alarms blared; he truly sensed the danger here as if stepping on a landmine.

The Human Race cultivator definitely did something here so that this Devil Vine mutated.

"No, I can't delay!"

Wang Wu's gaze swiftly became sharp; guessing the cultivator's purpose wasn't too hard.

Because, from his perspective, whoever took that Array Stone originally must be a demon unafraid of or possibly associated with the Devil Vine.

Thus, given insufficient time for the cultivator to maneuver or discover, the best and most effective measure would be to destroy the Devil Vine, letting it perish!

Once the Devil Vine dies, if Wang Wu were the companion demon of the Devil Vine, it would be a cataclysm.

Even if not, he'd be relying on the Devil Vine to conceal himself.

Without the Devil Vine, how could he hide here?

The key is, Wang Wu really needs to rely on the Devil Vine to hide and raise Paralysis Poison Resistance.

Without this Devil Vine, who knows when he'd encounter a second one!

After all, it's not like cabbages, available everywhere.

So this is a truly deadly poison plan!

The Human Race cultivator is terrifying!

Taking a deep breath, Wang Wu turned to retrieve the Ninth-Grade Array Stone he had hidden, placing it back in his mouth; the situation had changed, it was no simpler than just raising poison resistance, he had to first save the Devil Vine.

Therefore, more reliance is beneficial.

Without hesitation, he stepped into the Demon Fog Core Zone that had sunk half a meter deep. Upon entering, most of his body got trapped inside; the soil seemed stable but had become a rotting, viscous, eerie, swamp-like sludge.

Wang Wu struggled to elevate his head, trying to stand on hind legs and grab onto the edge of the soil to avoid sinking completely.

But soon, he found himself struggling to hold on.

The toxins here are tremendously potent.

In the first second, he felt stung all over.

By the second second, his fur began to fall off.

In the third second, it started to rot.

Wang Wu didn't wait for a fourth second; he desperately climbed upwards, rushing to the surface and rolling several meters away, unable to sense the lower half of his body.

Looking down, oh dear, half his body was rotten!

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