Chapter 72: Chapter 72: Level 10 Concealment (Fifth Update)
"Due to remaining motionless for three seconds, you have activated Level 10 Passive Concealment."
"You can now perfectly merge with the essence of the environment in all static environments, and finally, you possess the ability to dynamically simulate fusion with the surrounding environment in a small part of dynamic environments. This means you can move slightly within these environments without disrupting the passive concealment state, such as in water, wind and rain, dust and sand, ordinary mist, snow and wind, smoke and dust, and flames."
"You can move slightly under the cover of night or in areas with abundant vegetation without disrupting the passive concealment state, but in well-lit and unobstructed environments, you are courting death."
"All Eighth Grade and below demons, spirits, and monsters cannot detect you, even if they step directly on you. Those with special reconnaissance talents, extremely sensitive senses, or special bloodline talents will also overlook you, as long as their cultivation is below Sixth Grade. Even with simple physical contact, they will likely mistake you for a rock or piece of wood."
"However, demons, spirits, and monsters of Sixth Grade and above will have a high chance of discovering you if they come within fifty meters."
"If you haven’t left any other flaws, you can now sneak into the border towns of the Human Race to steal some fine wine and food."
"Warning: In front of demons, spirits, and monsters trained in special reconnaissance divine techniques, or Earth Realm Great Cultivators of the Human Race, or in the presence of the Human Race’s specialized reconnaissance arrays, you are still a clumsy, laughable clown."
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"Thus, stay away from Human Race Cultivators, avoid towns inhabited by Humans, don’t provoke accomplished Great Demons, evade dangers when you see them, right."
Wang Wu was actually very pleased with the effect of Level 10 Passive Concealment.
At least he could move slightly under the cover of darkness and in specific environments with concealment effects, which was really great.
He felt he could almost play the role of a Little Bear Assassin.
In addition, his Danger Perception, which had increased to Level 8, finally showed qualitative changes.
"You have activated Level 8 Passive Danger Perception."
"Your vision has strengthened to a certain extent."
"Your hearing has strengthened to a certain extent."
"Your memory of life auras has become firmer, basically reaching a level where you don’t forget after feeling."
"All targets without similar bloodline talents, all targets without related passive spell protections, all targets possessing similar bloodline talents but with perception lower than yours, will be suppressed by your perception. You can sense the life aura of targets within a hundred meters, and based on their strength, receive clear feedback, and they will never have the chance to ambush or launch a preemptive attack on you."
"Conversely, all targets with stronger perception than yours will exert merciless perception suppression on you, unless you are in a passive concealment state or far enough away."
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"So now I can finally change maps, right? I need to prepare for this winter."
Wang Wu chuckled to himself, this valley had been barren since spring until summer.
Now it was already the third month of summer, he had stubbornly survived till now, becoming skinny and bony, resembling a monkey more than a bear, but finally got himself some means of self-protection.
Maybe not comparable to a Big Mountain Cat, which received its status last year, a veteran Mountain Patrol Demon Soldier with quite high credentials, but definitely capable of easily beating Little Wild Boar, Little Black Bear, Night Owl, those new recruits this year, without any pressure.
Indeed, now looking back, Wang Wu could see some clues; last year, when he killed that White Rat, the information prompt showed it had acquired its status. After it died, two giant eagles searched for two days.
In hindsight, if that White Rat hadn’t died, it would probably become a veteran, highly credentialed Mountain Patrol Demon Soldier like that Big Mountain Cat this year.
Perhaps even become a powerful White Mage.
Unfortunately, he couldn’t become a powerful Magic Bear.
Sighing, Wang Wu continued to wait until midnight, when his weak state had completely dissipated, becoming vigorous and lively again.
Crawling out from the stream, he first went to the nine berry plants, picked some ripe and semi-ripe berries to eat.
Because he sometimes infused them with Spiritual Qi, these nine berry plants grew very fast, yielding large and sweet berries, completely overshadowing the berries the Gray Rat planted last year, each providing 20 points of Satiety.
Though he wanted to change maps, Wang Wu couldn’t bear to part with these nine berry plants, as he planned to come back every two or three days in case he couldn’t gather enough satiety outside.
Actually, this map change was partly to prepare for winter and partly to collect abnormal resistance, especially Flame Resistance and Bee Venom Resistance; he wanted to max them out before winter.
He also had plans to extract a second Branch Bloodline Talent.
After eating the berries and drinking from the stream, reaching 200 points of satiety, Wang Wu decisively set off, heading west.
The reason for this direction was he had finally heard and confirmed there were borders between Great Demon territories.
For instance, those three old demons crossing over came along this border.
This was the best means to avoid Great Demon power.
Another reason was that during spring, when the Devil Vine crossed the border, it formed nine Devil Vine spheres, which landed at night and almost destroyed the ecosystem of seven valleys east of here, leaving a large area to the west fortunately unharmed.
Under the night sky, Wang Wu easily crossed two valleys, ahead was a flat plain, approximately a two-kilometer area, entirely desolate.
But after crossing this area, one could instantly feel the vibrant life aura.
The long-awaited towering trees, the long-awaited shrubs, the long-awaited lush grasslands, the fragrance of various unknown wildflowers, and the Little Demon gatherings bustling like a marketplace.
Really missed it.
However, this place lacked low hills and valleys; the nearest low hill was north, two kilometers away, already within the North Mountain Root domain, under the North Mountain King’s territory.
So, this place had a lot of trees, but they were uniquely distributed.
That is, some trees around forty or fifty meters tall were often alone or in pairs or trios, without any other trees within tens of meters around them.
Moreover, solitary trees were abundant, each occupying at least ten meters of space.
Undoubtedly, due to the absence of low hills, to capture more sunlight and absorb more Golden Particles, the Little Demon clans needed to plant, cultivate, and guard a tree or several trees themselves.
Then, they could stand on the treetop every morning to absorb Golden Particles.
From a distance, Wang Wu could see that the competition here was far more intense than in the valleys.
Although there might not be any extremely powerful individuals, there would certainly be clans of Little Demons with very strong overall strength.
Additionally, insects and small animals not skilled in flying or climbing would struggle to survive in this environment, such as Gray Rat; they preferred hiding underground.
With that thought, Wang Wu swiftly entered Level 10 Passive Concealment State and moved slightly forward under the cover of night. If not intending to be just a passerby, entering this area rashly would definitely provoke group attacks.
Speaking of which, he was curious about how the Little Demon clans in this area survived the rampage of the Iron-toothed Flying Locust Legion in spring?