After leaving Shadow Wolf King, Chen De knew he couldn't run far.
It was meaningless to struggle over where to go, so he decided to find a random place to make do.
Coincidentally, Chen De had killed many demon beasts earlier to gain attribute points.
Many of these demon beasts were killed by Chen De in their respective lairs.
From these lairs, Chen De found a relatively secluded one to temporarily rest.
As soon as he entered the lair, Chen De's legs went soft.
He gasped for air, breathing heavily.
Dangerous! So dangerous!
He almost, almost fell here today.
Although he didn't know why his cheap foster father, Shadow Wolf King, finally let him go, he thought it must be related to tomorrow's mission.
Chen De figured that was the only reason.
In the end, Shadow Wolf King must have seen through it, but chose not to speak.
This also indicated that Chen De was useful to Shadow Wolf King, and not just a little.
Currently, what did Shadow Wolf King value in him?
Strength?
Impossible. With his strength, although almost no demon beasts in the Demon Qi Realm (Level 4) were his opponents, it was meaningless against an existence like Shadow Wolf King, who was in the Demon Spirit Realm. He wasn't indispensable.
Then what did the other party value in him?
Talent! That's also unlikely.
As the saying goes, 'those who are not of our race are sure to be of a different heart.' Demon beasts have a very strong sense of race.
They would almost never tolerate such non-native geniuses among their subordinates!
Even if they could tolerate it, they would never put in effort to cultivate them.
But Shadow Wolf King even gave Chen De several spirit herbs.
So, what remained was Chen De's identity.
His identity was unknown, and as soon as he arrived in its territory, he started a massacre.
No one or demon knew about his relationship with Shadow Wolf King yet.
Chen De's current situation was simply too suitable for doing dirty work for Shadow Wolf King.
If something went wrong, he could easily be pushed out, and Shadow Wolf King could claim its territory also suffered, proving it had nothing to do with him.
Then, Shadow Wolf King would kill Chen De, clean its hands completely, and prove its innocence.
Furthermore, this Shadow Wolf King's cultivation actually reached the Demon Spirit Realm, although it was only Demon Spirit Realm (Level 1).
However, the king of the entire Vortex Forest, Silver Scale Rhino King, was only at Demon Spirit Realm (Level 4).
Why was it still staying under someone else with its cultivation?
Loyalty?
Don't be ridiculous!
When facing Shadow Wolf King, Chen De had already sensed it.
This demon had the look of an eagle and the gaze of a wolf; it was a demon beast that lived only for itself.
That's why Chen De boldly acknowledged Shadow Wolf King as his foster father, because for such a person or demon beast, what was reputation, what was face, what was dignity, and what was loyalty?
As long as Chen De was useful to it, its tolerance for Chen De would always be at its maximum, and he could even step on its head.
After all, being useful to others is better than being good to them.
Chen De suspected that even if he hadn't acknowledged Shadow Wolf King as his foster father, the other party would very likely still have given him these five spirit herbs.
If Chen De couldn't bring value to it, the other party probably wouldn't give him a single hair.
Therefore, Chen De had a premonition that what Shadow Wolf King was plotting...
was probably about Silver Scale Rhino King, or even directly aimed at him.
And he, Chen De, such a moral person, was probably just a useful pawn here.
Although there was nothing on the system map right now, Chen De dared to bet.
Shadow Wolf King must be monitoring him from some corner right now.
It was impossible for Chen De to sneak away now; Shadow Wolf King's cultivation realm was too much higher than Chen De's.
As soon as Chen De made a small move, Shadow Wolf King would immediately notice it.
But it was still good; he got five mid-grade spirit herbs for free, and he didn't know how many attribute points they would bring him.
Thinking of some things that happened today, Chen De couldn't help but blush slightly.
But since the benefits were already in hand, Chen De no longer bothered with propriety, righteousness, integrity, and shame.
When he was still at Demon Qi Realm (Level 4), Heaven favored Chen De's morality, so it sent two lovely people to him.
They brought attribute points and spirit herbs, which was truly heartwarming!
At that time, he gained 3 attribute points from eating one mid-grade spirit herb, and he wondered how many he would get this time.
Before consuming them, Chen De first used the two remaining attribute points.
He added them to attack; otherwise, it would be too much of a waste if he consumed the spirit herbs later.
Afterward, Chen De took out the five mid-grade spirit herbs Shadow Wolf King had given him and consumed them one by one.
He wondered if the attribute points he gained would decrease as he broke through so many times.
"Ding, Host consumed one mid-grade spirit herb, gained 3 attribute points!"
After eating one spirit herb, Chen De immediately widened his eyes. None were missing, not a single one. He wondered if the exchange rate would decrease in the future.
So Chen De immediately added all three gained experience points to strength.
Now Chen De's strength had an additional six attribute points.
He was only four points short; perhaps he could have the attack power of the Demon Origin Realm in the Demon Qi Realm.
So Chen De ate another spirit herb.
"Ding, Host consumed one mid-grade spirit herb, gained 3 attribute points!"
Chen De again added the attribute points to attack; at this point, he was only one point away from the limit of ten.
He picked up the spirit herb beside him and threw it into his mouth. This was already the third spirit herb.
This time, after Chen De gained three attribute points, when Chen De tried to add them to attack again, he couldn't.
Then, the system issued a reminder.
"Ding! When the Host breaks through a major realm, all three-dimensional attributes must be maxed out to their limit.
Only by simultaneously adding points to all three-dimensional attributes can the breakthrough proceed, and only then can the Host break through to a major realm."
In other words, Chen De currently had no way to have the power of the Demon Origin Realm while still in the Demon Qi Realm.
If his bloodline were stronger, he might be able to do it, but not yet.
After all, Chen De's main bloodline was that trace from the Apocalypse Divine Crystal Ant, but unfortunately, it was too thin.
Although it did greatly boost Chen De's strength, it wasn't enough to achieve a cross-realm leap.
But it was still good; Chen De had already mentally prepared for not being able to directly possess Demon Origin Realm power.
He wasn't too disappointed, just a little bit...
Seeing that the breakthrough was unsuccessful, Chen De added all the attribute points to the speed attribute.
Afterward, he ate the other two spirit herbs, leaving one attribute point, and increased the speed attribute to the limit of seven points.
Looking at the attribute panel:
Realm: Demon Qi Realm (Level 7)
Race: Heaven Crystal Armor Rat (A demon beast with a trace of ancient bloodline)
Talent 1: Giant Force (A talent every ant-type demon beast possesses; ancient bloodline, higher bonus, strength permanently increased by 50%)
Talent 2: Sky Crystal (Can condense demon power onto ordinary crystals, granting crystals functions such as hardness, energy storage, and image retention)
Talent 3: God Shield (Naturally immune to 20% of mental attacks)
Speed: 9.9 (1:100) 【7/10】
Defense: 7.9 (1:1)
Strength: 9.9 (1:100) 【9/10】
Attribute Points: 2/3
Skill 1: Divine Crystal Armor (Activated)
Skill 2: Tianjing Extermination Slash (Activated)
Skill 3: Heavenly Light Aurora Mark (Activated)
Cultivation Method: Heaven Revelation Aurora Scripture
Chen De thought that Shadow Wolf King had specifically given him five mid-grade spirit herbs to use for breaking through, and it was very likely for a mission requirement.
But now, he had eaten all five mid-grade spirit herbs, and not even a ripple was made.
Then he would definitely not be able to complete the task, and Shadow Wolf King wasn't stupid; he would definitely suspect there was a problem.
After all, you are a Demon Qi Realm (Level 7); if you say you used them to break through to the Demon Origin Realm, who would believe that?
Moreover, could Chen De even say that?
Of course not!
Chen De deliberately left two attribute points; one would be used for tonight's breakthrough, and the other would be kept in reserve just in case.
However, Chen De didn't plan to break through his realm right now; it was too fast.
For a demon beast at Chen De's realm, refining mid-grade spirit herbs shouldn't be this quick.
So, according to Chen De's plan, he would have to wait until the latter half of the night to break through.
This timeframe would be good for everyone, and Shadow Wolf King wouldn't have any suspicions.
It would also save Chen De from attracting unnecessary trouble the next day.