Peak War God

"After all that effort, I finally got my hands on this Ten-Thousand-Year Willow Heart." Ignoring the four pitiful "bald" willow trees beside it, Wang Yi stuffed the fist-sized Ten-Thousand-Year Willow Heart into his combat backpack and calmly left the wrecked scene.

As for the broken willow branches? With the astonishing vitality of Spirits of Grass and Wood, they would grow back soon enough. Wang Yi did not need to worry about them at all.

Wang Yi happily left Fog Island through the air with five Willow Hearts and returned to the shore.

This time, he had gained tremendously. Aside from signing in for a "Moyun Vine Seedling," he had obtained a total of eleven Spirits of Grass and Wood, including the Ten-Thousand-Year Willow Heart!

And he had not alerted the Moyun Vine on the island, leaving safely and unharmed. That was truly excellent.

As for whether Luo Feng would come to the island next August, and whether he could still obtain Willow Hearts after arriving here, that would depend on his luck.

A figure abruptly streaked across the wilderness covered in lush, dense vegetation.

"Hmm, there's a mountain range ahead. That will do." Wang Yi narrowed his eyes.

In a desolate and rugged mountain range, on a sheer cliff rarely visited by monsters, Wang Yi climbed like an ape to the mountainside. He directly controlled his Throwing Knives to carve out a cave deep enough for one person to enter and leave, four or five meters deep. Then, he blocked the Cave Entrance with rubble, leaving only an inconspicuous crack for ventilation.

"That should do it." Without caring about the dirt, Wang Yi sat cross-legged at the end of the passage. He opened the backpack on the ground, took out the Ten-Thousand-Year Willow Heart, and examined it carefully in his palm.

It was an oval crystal as large as a fist. A streak of green flowed within it, mixed with a trace of gold. Just looking at it in his palm with the naked eye made one's heart tremble.

"A Thousand-Year Willow Heart possesses two effects: increasing Cell Vitality and improving physical fitness. And this is a Ten-Thousand-Year Willow Heart." Wang Yi felt a trace of excitement as well.

In the original story, Luo Feng had used a Thousand-Year Willow Heart to raise his physical fitness from the entry-level War God rank to the Mid-level War God rank, even approaching the High-level War God rank.

The Ten-Thousand-Year Willow Heart's effects would definitely be stronger!

But it probably still could not directly allow Wang Yi to break through and Far surpass the War God rank.

Breaking through to Far surpass the War God rank required more than just physical strength.

But for Wang Yi, even if it could only improve him by a little, it would still be worth it no matter how wasteful it was.

With a thought, Wang Yi directly crushed the fist-sized crystal in his hand. The liquid within, brimming with endless vitality and green with threads of Golden Light, slowly flowed from the crystal. At the same time, an indescribable fragrance spread through the cave, making both body and mind feel incomparably comfortable.

Wang Yi used Mental Power to draw up the essence liquid of the Ten-Thousand-Year Willow Heart. It transformed into a glistening stream of water and flew into his open mouth.

A cool sensation instantly spread from his throat throughout his entire body, making Wang Yi shudder.

"Amazing!"

Although he had long guessed that consuming a Willow Heart would involve neither pain nor danger, the sensation was truly incredibly pleasant.

As coolness filled his body, Wang Yi could feel his entire body undergoing rapid vibrations—small in amplitude, yet astonishingly intense. Amid those vibrations, wisps of grayish-black matter seeped from the pores of his skin.

The endless life energy contained in the essence of the Ten-Thousand-Year Willow Heart also caused astonishing changes in Wang Yi's body cells.

His genes continuously transformed, and his Cell Vitality rose as well.

Wang Yi's physical strength had already reached around one hundred thousand kilograms. Now, it rapidly increased at an astonishing rate... one hundred and fifty thousand... two hundred thousand... two hundred and fifty thousand... three hundred thousand...

The life energy within the Ten-Thousand-Year Willow Heart was countless times greater than that of a Thousand-Year Willow Heart, so its effects naturally Far surpassed those of the Thousand-Year Willow Heart.

Inside the dim cave, after an unknown amount of time had passed, Wang Yi opened his eyes and checked the time on the tactical watch on his wrist. He found that roughly three hours had passed.

"Crack."

"Pop, pop."

Wang Yi rose to his feet, his entire body emitting crisp sounds like popping beans.

It felt as though he had just finished soaking in a hot spring and getting a massage.

There was only one feeling—comfort!

Feeling the surging power and vitality within him, Wang Yi could not help but smile.

Though he did not yet know the exact extent of the improvement, Wang Yi could vaguely sense that his physical fitness was now extremely close to the War God limit.

Moreover, a great deal of the Ten-Thousand-Year Willow Heart's medicinal power still remained in Wang Yi's body, waiting to be absorbed. Once he fully absorbed it, it probably would not take much longer.

"The Ten-Thousand-Year Willow Heart's effects really are impressive." Wang Yi nodded in satisfaction.

He still had Spirits of Grass and Wood on hand, including four Thousand-Year Willow Hearts. These Spirits of Grass and Wood would not be of much use to Wang Yi now that his physical fitness was nearing the War God limit, but he could bring them back for his family depending on the situation.

"The Ten-Thousand-Year Willow Heart is settled. Now, it's time for the Moyun Vine." With a thought, the Sign-in Panel appeared before Wang Yi once more. Beneath it, the most eye-catching thing was the seedling resembling a gourd vine.

"The Moyun Vine..." Wang Yi felt both wistful and troubled.

The Moyun Vine was indeed a powerful plant-based auxiliary lifeform, but cultivating it required an enormous amount of resources.

And depending on how well it was cultivated, the Moyun Vine's strength would differ.

At the very least, Wang Yi did not have those conditions right now.

After hesitating for a moment, Wang Yi finally released the Moyun Vine.

He used blood to bind it as his master.

What mattered most right now was making the best use of every resource and growing stronger as quickly as possible.

As for the Moyun Vine's evolution, he could figure out a way later.

As the Moyun Vine Seedling absorbed a large amount of blood, it changed from green to red, and its branches and leaves gently swayed.

Wang Yi let blood twice in succession. With his current physical fitness and Cell Vitality, he naturally did not care.

When he felt it was enough, Wang Yi stopped drawing blood. He gently placed his hand on the Moyun Vine, and at once, a hazy yet affectionate consciousness reached out to him. It gave Wang Yi the feeling... of a child's attachment to its parents. Wang Yi sighed in relief, knowing that he had successfully subdued the Moyun Vine.

The Moyun Vine was extremely loyal. Once it recognized a master, it could never betray them, so it had only one master in its lifetime.

If its master died, the Moyun Vine would die as well.

"Moyun... from now on, you're my partner." Wang Yi gently stroked the Moyun Vine and murmured.

As their thoughts connected, Wang Yi received the method of using it from the Moyun Vine's consciousness.

With a thought, the Moyun Vine immediately shrank and swiftly entered Wang Yi's skin, disappearing from sight. At the same time, Wang Yi could feel an invisible, cool layer of clothing covering the surface of his body.

Wang Yi shook his head. The Moyun Vine had not even reached the Planetary level yet. Only after it reached the Planetary level and underwent its first evolution could it become armor to protect his body and gain powerful combat abilities.

For now, the Moyun Vine was merely an ornament.

"If I want the Moyun Vine to evolve quickly, I'll need resources, and they aren't something Earth can provide..." Wang Yi's gaze turned once again toward Fog Island.

There, deep underground, was where the Yunmo Starship lay!