Apocalypse: Master of Soul Beasts

Wen Yu simply ignored the nonsense spewed by the Almighty Demon Vine.

Gripping the Almighty Demon Vine tightly with one hand and slightly adjusting his collar with the other, Wen Yu’s expression was unprecedentedly solemn, as if he were preparing for a sacrificial ritual by bathing and changing clothes.

Of course, this wasn’t a sacrifice or any similar event; this was simply Wen Yu showing respect for his upcoming harvest.

He had already found so many benefits on the outskirts of the medicinal herbs garden. Wen Yu absolutely had reason to believe that even if the number of Immortal Herbs and Elixirs inside the main garden was small, their quality alone would make them the greatest harvest of this place!

He dawdled for a good minute. Under the pitiful gazes of his three soul pets and the helpless Soul Fluctuation of the Almighty Demon Vine, and amidst a refreshing aroma that seemed to lift his spirits, Wen Yu finally tidied his clothes. He wiped off any mud or grass scraps and quickly digested the ’low-tier’ spirit herbs in his stomach.

With a slight hand signal, Wen Yu led the way.

”Guys, it’s mealtime... um... I should say, it’s mealtime again...”

Upon pushing open the black door, Wen Yu stepped inside.

Separated merely by a door, the inside and outside felt like two different worlds.

The exterior was filled with an aura of immortality, while the interior was rather solemn and serious.

Rows of wooden racks were neatly arranged, each holding large or small wooden boxes.

”Each wooden box contains an Esoteric Level item,” the Almighty Demon Vine explained.

A quick estimate suggested there were at least a thousand wooden boxes here—which meant at least a thousand Esoteric Level items!

Considering this place was also a ”field hospital,” one could glimpse the true depth of resources of the Universe of Immortals and Heroes.

However, this was likely due to the extended war the Universe of Immortals and Heroes had waged against the Demon Tribe. Throughout countless millennia, who knows how many treasure lands had been discovered. Given the power of the Universe of Immortals and Heroes, stockpiling such wealth was to be expected.

With a swift wave of his right hand, the Pitch-dark World emanated from Wen Yu’s fingertips, quickly filling the entire hall.

In the darkness, Energy Fluctuations, like tangible tendrils, instantly grabbed the wooden boxes of all sizes and transported them all before Wen Yu.

In less than three minutes, a small mountain of wooden boxes had accumulated in front of him.

This was the lion’s share of the harvest from this expedition!

Wen Yu was so thrilled and excited he could hardly contain himself, vigorously rubbing his hands together.

He swiftly swept the thousands of wooden boxes into his space ring. Looking at the rewards filling his space ring, Wen Yu took a deep breath.

Now that the bounty was in his hands, he could finally relax completely.

Upon surveying his surroundings, Wen Yu pondered for a moment before sitting down cross-legged. With a wave of his ringed hand, a palm-sized wooden box appeared in his clutch.

Instead of strutting around with the treasure, Wen Yu decided to stay put and assimilate his gains.

His consistent strategy had always been to enhance his strength as quickly as possible.

And in this place, Wen Yu firmly believed that no one would be able to disturb him.

Prying open the wooden box, Wen Yu frowned at the resistance he felt.

This box was incredibly tight—someone with 2,000 physique points definitely wouldn’t be able to force it open.

Fortunately, Wen Yu’s current physique wasn’t 2,000 points, but closer to 20,000!

CRACK!

With a sound like a component snapping, the once fine wooden box in Wen Yu’s hand was violently broken in half.

But these details weren’t important. Wen Yu didn’t intend to reuse these broken pieces of wood for anything else, nor did he care about the material of the wooden boxes—that was the military’s concern.

As the wooden box was violently pried open, a rich fragrance wafted out, instantly invigorating Wen Yu.

Looking closely, he saw a medicinal pill, about the size of a little fingertip, resting quietly inside the wooden box, awaiting his inspection.

”Immortal Origin Pill (Esoteric Level item): Upon consumption, forcibly enhances the host’s Spirit Perception Ability and Spirit affinity, and possesses a potent effect for breaking through cultivation bottlenecks.”

”What the hell is this crap...” Wen Yu grumbled and then skillfully tossed the pill into Victor’s mouth.

”So sweet, so fragrant! MEOW!”

The sweet taste of the Immortal Origin Pill made Victor squint his eyes in delight, his huge body excitably rolling around the hall.

”Just a sweetened jelly bean!” Wen Yu gave an apt evaluation.

”Inexterminable (Heart) (Esoteric Level item): Upon consumption, brings about a significant transformation in the host’s body, drastically improving their self-healing ability. It also obscures the host’s vital spots, making the heart no longer a fatal weakness.”

”This is good, really good. Let’s give this to Star.”

Cyclops, who already possessed the Blood and Flesh Badge, would waste the effect of his vital spots disappearing if he consumed the Inexterminable (Heart). Victor’s combat style wasn’t suited for aggressive close-quarters brawling either. Therefore, giving this item to Star seemed to be the best option.

”Vajra (Skin) (Esoteric Level item): Upon consumption, brings extensive transformation to the host’s body, considerably increasing skin toughness and enhancing its healing ability.”

Undoubtedly, this was for Cyclops.

As an Independent, Wen Yu’s biggest asset was having no restrictions, yet his greatest weakness was undoubtedly lack of manpower.

Under such circumstances, the importance of the Soul Master profession immediately became apparent. Soul pets were far more loyal and reliable than teammates!

Coupled with their emotional bond, Wen Yu’s current method of evenly distributing the spoils seemed quite reasonable. Compared to concentrating all the gains on himself, one could only say that both approaches had their pros and cons.

”Vajra (Skeleton) for Cyclops. Snow Dragon Grass... let me check its effects... Hiss, it strengthens cold resistance... They really have all sorts of things. Whoever wants this can have it. Traceless Pill for Victor; it can strengthen the effects of Concealment skills.”

After sifting through items for a long time, Wen Yu had only picked out about a hundred—more than half of which were useless. Watching him, the Almighty Demon Vine couldn’t help but interject.

”At this rate, you’ll be picking forever! Just tell me what you’re looking for, and I’ll find it for you!”

Only then did Wen Yu realize.

He had a cheat right beside him, so why was he going through all this trouble?

”Items that increase the upper limit of physique!” Wen Yu stated directly, without any hesitation, what he believed to be the most helpful Attribute for enhancing combat power.

”This one, and that one, and this, and that...”

The Almighty Demon Vine’s tendrils shot out wildly, and in just a few tens of seconds, it had selected dozens of wooden boxes.