Rise Of The Worm Sovereign

Lin Wu got closer to the Four Winged Guna Griffin and checked that he was properly paralyzed. The beast could still hear and sense things, but it could no longer move. This was exactly what he wanted and was perfect for what he wanted to do.

'Now to wait and see how effective the poison is. I need to get an accurate assessment of it, if I am to use it in the future.' Lin Wu thought to himself.

Of the four poisons Lin Wu had, only the Numbing poison was something that the beasts could survive. Ideally, all other poisons will kill the beasts they are used on, unless they have a resistance to it somehow.

~thud~

Lin Wu wrapped his tail around the Four Winged Guna Griffin and brought it back to where the rest were. He did the same for the other Four Winged Guna Griffin that had gotten a bit far away and placed them there as well.

"Hmm… may as well eat a couple and see the taste." Lin Wu muttered as he stabbed two of the Four Winged Guna Griffin that were at the Nascent soul realm with a spike.

~SHING~

The spike penetrated their skulls and destroyed their brains, killing them instantly. Lin Wu could sense their Nascent souls trying to escape but were unable due to the meridians and Dantian being blocked by the poison.

If it were just some other paralyzing poison, it would not have been able to stop a nascent soul from escaping, but with the system's modification, this was prevented as well, making it a bit more convenient for Lin Wu.

'This will prevent some unexpected problems in the future…' Lin Wu thought as he picked up one of the corpses and tossed it into his mouth.

~CRUNCH~

His sharp crystal teeth quickly moved like a grinder in his mouth and reduced the entire Four Winged Guna Griffin into minced meat and bone powder.

A minute later, a few notifications appeared in front of him.

~DING~

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SPIRIT QI OBTAINED: 1,261,178 units [liquid spirit qi]

      SPIRIT QI STORAGE UPDATED: 25,025,937 units [liquid spirit qi] -> 26,287,115 units [liquid spirit qi]

VITAL ESSENCE OBTAINED: 647,121 units

VITAL ESSENCE STORAGE UPDATED: 20,714,042 Units ->21,361,163 Units

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"A relatively decent increase…" Lin Wu muttered.

He savored the taste and found it to be a mix of chicken and lamb.

"Interesting… it will definitely taste better cooked in the form of a stew or braised." Lin Wu reckoned.

But just one beast was not enough, and he wanted to try out a bit more.

He picked up the other beast as well and dropped it into his mouth, quickly reducing it to a mush and consuming it.

Just like before, the notification sounded and the post was shown.

~DING~

——

SPIRIT QI OBTAINED: 3,711,021 units [liquid spirit qi]

SPIRIT QI STORAGE UPDATED: 26,287,115  units [liquid spirit qi] -> 29,998,136 units [liquid spirit qi]

VITAL ESSENCE OBTAINED: 878,746 units

VITAL ESSENCE STORAGE UPDATED: 21,361,163 Units ->22,239,909 Units

——

"Oo… Almost double the earlier amount, though the vital essence is still less. I think the poison reduces the amount of vital essence they have since it damages it." Lin Wu guessed.

The first Four Winged Guna Griffin he had eaten was at the Infant Soul stage of the Nascent soul realm, thus it provided him less spirit Qi and vital essence than the second one which was at the Child Soul Stage of the Nascent soul realm.

Though this gave Lin Wu another idea.

'Should I just go around hunting Nascent soul realm beasts? They still provide around a million spirit Qi units.' Lin Wu wondered.

But after some thought, he realized that he might invite more trouble that way. 

'I definitely can't do that in the millennium forest or near it. Which would mean I would have to hunt around the other areas, but it would mean encountering other humans. And even if I don't they are probably going to discover when beasts start to disappear all of a sudden.' Lin Wu thought.

After thinking for a bit, he realized that in the current time, when he was still lacking information about all that had happened in the past ten years, it was not a good option to try something like this.

"Though I can probably hunt occasionally." Lin Wu said.

Having had his little snack, he put the system on observing the Four Winged Guna Griffins while he himself cultivated and assimilated the spirit Qi in the air. The best way to be undetected was to just cultivate on his own.

That way, no beasts would be killed and no one would be suspicious. Either way, Lin Wu was decently strong right now and was still growing stronger with his cultivation speed. 

Still, Lin Wu didn't put the option about hunting other beasts completely out of bounds, either. He reckoned that it was a viable option if he needed power urgently.

Lin Wu assessed his current cultivation speed and estimated how long it would take him to gather the spirit Qi needed to breakthrough to the Shell Completion Stage of the Dao Shell realm.

'I roughly absorb about 100-200 units an hour, so… I can gain a little over nine million units in a year.' Lin Wu estimated.

By any method of assessment, the amount of spirit Qi Lin Wu gained was still massive. If it were any other beast, it would take them several centuries to gain the same amount of spirit Qi.

The same could be said for humans as well.

Lin Wu already had about thirty million of the spirit Qi needed to breakthrough to the Shell Completion stage and according to the amount he gained every year, calculated that it would take him about seven years to reach the necessary amount.

"Hmm… seven years. That is a decent rate. I have hurried my way to the Dao Shell realm until now. Perhaps it's time to focus more on comprehending things now.." Lin Wu muttered.

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