Li Zhuo's palm went numb.
Fortunately, due to the effect of 【Azure Wood's Protection】, he didn't suffer any harm.
However, a sense of lingering fear remained in his heart.
If he hadn't been standing in the Safe Zone, benefiting from both 【Endless Life】 and 【Azure Wood's Protection】 effects, he would likely have been poisoned.
Even if he didn't die outright like the spotted dove, he would have been stiff all over, unable to move for a while.
What a relief!
This highly venomous plant was now his for the taking!
Li Zhuo carefully analyzed the hundred-poison bramble ball's attributes and then began allocating attribute points.
According to the cultivation world's principle that 'the purer, the stronger,' Li Zhuo indeed wanted to clear all attribute points and max out the poison attribute.
But the problem was, Li Zhuo wasn't sure what the plant would become if it lost its other attributes.
What if it transformed into an extremely potent, diffusing poison gas?
Wouldn't his meticulously built small fish pond and the calming spirit rose he had painstakingly dug up and transplanted be ruined?
Therefore, Li Zhuo hesitated for a while.
He left 10 points in 【Wood】 attribute and 10 points in 【Camouflage】 for the hundred-poison bramble ball.
This would allow it to maintain its plant form and possess a certain degree of disguise.
The remaining attribute points were all added to the 【Poison】 attribute.
“Will it increase in Rank… As expected!”
Just as Li Zhuo had anticipated, after removing the superfluous miscellaneous attributes, the hundred-poison bramble ball indeed transformed.
Not only did it grow a bit larger, but faint dark-red patterns also appeared on its branches.
Strange symbols occasionally flashed on its crimson berries.
However, because it had completely lost its 【Fire】 attribute, the hundred-poison bramble ball no longer glowed with a dim light.
Li Zhuo, of course, didn't care about the light.
What truly delighted him was that the hundred-poison bramble ball had indeed increased in Rank!
【Individual Information: Plant Type — hundred-poison bramble ball ★★】
Rank: 20
Qi and Blood: 5246
Age: 18
Friendliness: 0
【Racial Talent】
【Living Toxin (Yellow)】: Contact with branches can poison creatures below Rank 10. Ingesting berries can poison creatures below Rank 30.
Note: As the hundred-poison bramble ball's Rank increases, the effect of its 【Racial Talent】 will increase accordingly.
【Five Elements Attributes】
Wood: 10
【Special Attributes】
Poison: 143
【Status】
Camouflage: 10
“Heheheh~”
“A two-star plant, and a quite precious poison attribute at that~”
After letting out a strange laugh, Li Zhuo stood beside the hundred-poison bramble ball.
He began to do something serious.
—Body Forging!
To enhance his Physical Body's resistance to poison attributes.
As the saying goes, 'an open spear is easy to dodge, but a hidden arrow is hard to guard against.'
Poison, naturally, belonged to the category of hidden arrows that could silently kill people!
And acquiring resistance to poison attributes would greatly enhance Li Zhuo's sense of security.
“While I'm forging my body, cancel the effect of 【Azure Wood's Protection】.”
“If I fall straight to the ground, remember to save me.”
He gave Daosheng Qingwen Banyan a couple of instructions.
After confirming that his standing position was indeed within the core area, Li Zhuo took a deep breath.
He directly reached out and grasped the hundred-poison bramble ball!
“Hoh!”
“As expected of a two-star poisonous creature, it's truly extraordinary!”
“If it weren't for the effect of 【Endless Life】, I might have already died from the poison!”
This time, when he touched the hundred-poison bramble ball, there was no longer any tingling sensation in his palm.
Or rather, Li Zhuo's palm had completely lost all sensation.
At the same time, his entire arm experienced an intense stinging pain!
Li Zhuo knew this was a pain he had to endure.
He closed his eyes, sinking his Qi to his Dantian.
He guided all the hot air masses accumulated over the past two days to his arm.
Suddenly, intense pain surged through him!
The stinging sensation didn't lessen at all; instead, it was accompanied by a strong burning sensation!
This was his Physical Body's strength contending with the toxins.
As long as he could endure it, his Physical Body's strength would naturally increase, and he would gain resistance against toxins!
Therefore, even with the unbearable pain, Li Zhuo didn't panic.
Instead, he felt a slight anticipation.
He constantly maintained the breathing technique of sinking his Qi to his Dantian, condensing wisps of hot air within his body.
And he continuously guided the hot air within his body to resist the invasion of toxins.
As one diminished and the other grew, the pain in Li Zhuo's arm gradually subsided.
He also regained the sensation in his palm.
Unconsciously, the red sun set in the west.
A day had passed.
Li Zhuo was drenched in sweat, yet his face showed joy.
Because he could clearly feel the changes in his right arm!
Finally, as the last rays of the setting sun faded, Li Zhuo completely regained control of his entire arm!
All the pain completely disappeared, leaving only a very slight tingling sensation!
This indicated that his right arm had truly gained 【Poison Attribute】 resistance.
Of course, Li Zhuo had no complacency.
Because he knew that he was still in the core area, relying on the massive resistance brought by 【Endless Life】 to barely hold on.
“For the next few days, I will maintain the breathing technique of sinking my Qi to my Dantian, accumulate hot air masses within my body, and simultaneously complete the poison resistance for my four limbs!”
“Once all four limbs have gained poison resistance, the hot air masses within my body should be sufficient to begin the next stage of body forging.”
“I still lack resistance to the Five Elements attributes…”
According to the Cultivation requirements of the “Divine Bull Body ★,” after the hot air masses completely penetrate the meridians of the four limbs, they can be guided to the internal organs to enhance their strength and resilience.
“This feeling of my Physical Body gradually becoming stronger is truly wonderful…”
He muttered with a smile.
Li Zhuo began to eat.
He hadn't labored today, yet his fatigue and hunger were even greater than before.
Therefore, Li Zhuo ate a great deal.
He roasted two fish, ate three or four pieces of smoked meat, and gnawed on five or six fruits.
Only then was he finally satisfied.
Afterward, he lay down on the bed and fell into a deep sleep.
The calming spirit rose emitted its fragrance, allowing Li Zhuo to sleep very comfortably.
The hot air masses within his body also gradually grew stronger.
He woke up feeling refreshed!
After watering the calming spirit rose and the hundred-poison bramble ball, Li Zhuo stretched lazily.
He began to eat and drink to his heart's content.
After he was full, he searched around the Safe Zone.
Because he needed to forge his body for the next few days, Li Zhuo didn't have time to explore the surrounding environment.
But he also didn't want to waste the daily opportunity to use the 【All Things Modifier】.
Therefore, he decided to 'waste' resources and make some handy tools.
After searching for a while, Li Zhuo picked up an axe-shaped stone and checked its attributes.
Then he grinned.
【Individual Information: Miscellaneous — Stone】
【Five Elements Attributes】
Earth: 3
Metal: 2
【Special Attributes】
Impurities: 2
【Allocatable Attribute Points】 0
“Heh heh, some iron Ore with Impurities ~ Reallocate!”
An information flash in his mind, and the stone in his hand changed accordingly.
The original earthy texture completely disappeared, replaced by a metallic luster.
Even its weight became a bit heavier.
【Individual Information: Miscellaneous — Refined Iron】
【Five Elements Attributes】
Metal: 7
“Not bad, it really turned into Refined Iron ~”
“I've gained a useful tool ~”
“This axe has such high 【Metal】 attributes; it would be considered a treasure even in the Li Family.”
“If I infuse it with magic power and forge it a bit, it might even become a true Magical Artifact ~”
Li Zhuo weighed the Refined Iron axe in his hand and casually swung it a couple of times.
He was in a good mood.
Of course, he didn't forget the main task.
After eating and drinking his fill and creating a handy tool, Li Zhuo began to forge his body.
He looked down at his position, confirming that he was in the core area and enjoying the effects of 【Endless Life】.
Then he raised his left hand and placed it on the hundred-poison bramble ball!
At the same time, the scene of his Family's body forging flashed through his mind.
“A group of people ignorantly Cultivating the “Savage Bull Body Forging Technique.”
“Even the grandfather who guided the original owner's body forging hadn't fully comprehended the Cultivation Technique.”
“The Family elders dreamed of obtaining a spiritual object with attributes.”
“If they saw me forging my body like this, they would probably be dumbfounded ~”