Bloodline Talent

Morning sunlight, like pebbles skipping across a still lake, kept leaping through the lush forest, stirring up countless ripples that spread through every gap.

When one ray of sunlight shone into a crack between the rocks,

Wang Wu woke up.

He had not slept well last night, because he had turned into a bear cub that was probably only a few months old.

When he had first transmigrated yesterday, before he even had time to get acquainted with the enormous mother bear beside him, huge as a small mountain, he witnessed a watery-blue sword light sever her neck.

There had been no time for grief, only terror. He had fled blindly into the depths of the grass, then hidden in a rocky crevice for an entire day and night.

And now, he was simply starving. If this went on, he would be starved to death alive.

So he had to go out and forage for food.

Wang Wu had actually assessed his surroundings. He did not know what that watery-blue sword light had been, but this definitely was not a nature reserve. It might even be the Cultivation World, where people could soar through the skies and burrow through the earth.

That was why he was so terrified.

Outside seemed peaceful. As sunlight poured into the forest, unknown birds trilled sweetly from the treetops, crystal dewdrops rolled over flowers and grass, tiny insects darted through sunlight thin as gauze, and a huge wild bee buzzed past in a flash.

Rustling came from the grass, and farther away came what sounded like the cries of apes. A new day had begun.

Wang Wu struggled to squeeze his body out of the narrow rocky crevice. He did not even know how he had managed it. Am I actually a cat? A cat-bear? A panda?

Pah. Of course not.

Using nearby objects and his shadow on the ground for reference, Wang Wu estimated his size. He was only about a round larger than a Chihuahua—oh, one of those little Teddy dogs.

But size did not matter. What mattered was that he had claws, teeth, and looked fierce.

That was important. If he could only drink milk, then he would really be finished.

Bright sunlight shone over him, warm and comfortable. A current of heat swiftly flowed through his entire body, and Wang Wu could not help basking a little longer. Yet after only a moment, he discovered that as the sunlight fell upon him, his fur began to glow with a golden halo, as though it were absorbing and capturing the sunlight.

The heat brought by the sunlight also grew increasingly abundant within him, to the point that he could no longer even feel his hunger.

But this lasted only a few minutes. Once the angle of the sunlight changed, the effect vanished, no matter how Wang Wu chased after the sun.

At that moment, several lines of information appeared before Wang Wu, along with a simple status panel. It looked somewhat like a game he had been playing before transmigrating...

"Due to your Level 1 Spiritual Essence Bloodline Talent, you successfully absorbed and converted 5 points of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy."

"Because you were unable to remain still for more than three seconds, your Level 1 Stealth Bloodline Talent automatically failed. If you wish to enter Stealth again, please remain still for at least three seconds."

"Because your Danger Sense Bloodline Talent is Level 1, its passive detection range has a radius of 20 meters and is severely affected by terrain, making it unable to detect much."

"Warning: You need to eat. Your Fullness has dropped to 1 point, which will affect the normal activation of your Level 1 Self-Healing Bloodline Talent."

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Status: Ancient Giant Bear cub (has awakened four Bloodline Talents)

Health: 100

Stamina: 100

Strength: 5

Agility: 2

Defense: 5

Bloodline Talent: Level 1 Stealth

Bloodline Talent: Level 1 Self-Healing

Bloodline Talent: Level 1 Spiritual Essence

Bloodline Talent: Level 1 Danger Sense

Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy: 5/200

Fullness: 1/300

Growth Rate: 1%

Bloodline Evolution: 10%

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"So... the heat I got from basking in the sun just now was actually Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy?"

Wang Wu was stunned. He had started with four Bloodline Talents, and he could absorb Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy so directly and brutally. Wasn't that ridiculously generous? But then again, this body was an Ancient Giant Bear cub. Well, ignoring the word "cub," the prefix "Ancient" alone explained everything.

But this was the Cultivation World. The moment he thought of that watery-blue sword light, Wang Wu's newly budding lofty ambitions were extinguished. His sense of security: -100!

What did it matter if he was some ancient great demon? Wouldn't he still end up a ghost beneath a sword?

So he had to lie low and be cowardly if he wanted to live long.

Grrr!

His stomach growled.

After hesitating briefly, Wang Wu wondered whether he could use Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy to temporarily ease his hunger. To his surprise, it really worked. A stream of heat instantly flowed through his body, and he could no longer feel hungry, but his damned Fullness did not change at all.

"You consumed 1 point of Spiritual Energy. Your body will remain in peak condition for the next twelve hours."

"Not bad, though it is far too extravagant."

Wang Wu thought that there was no helping it. With his tiny body, food was not something he could find whenever he wanted. If he did not keep himself in peak condition, how could he search for food?

Fine, he could not really find much food anyway. For now, he could only eat grass, along with a few small insects.

Wang Wu was careful not to stray too far from the rocky crevice. At the slightest disturbance, he would flee back inside.

Although this cliff stood within the forest, there were not many trees nearby. They were rather sparse, so under the abundant sunlight, the wild grass grew exceptionally lush.

Wang Wu quickly sampled several kinds of wild grass. Based on experience from his previous life, he settled on one that grew close to the ground. Its stalks were not very large, but its roots were quite substantial. It was crunchy and juicy to eat, somewhat like radish, though its taste left much to be desired. After only a few stalks, the bitterness was so intense that he could barely find his own tongue.

Still, it really could increase his Fullness, just not by much.

But in the end, Wang Wu really did find something good. He discovered a white mushroom in the grass, snow-white with dark golden spots upon it, something like a straw mushroom.

After hesitating for one second, he decisively ate it. Unexpectedly, it was delicious and increased his Fullness by 5 points.

Later, he also found some lichen resembling moss. That was definitely edible. Wang Wu gathered a huge pile, swallowing it along with dirt and blades of grass, barely increasing his Fullness by another 5 points.

After all that bustling about, it was nearly noon before Wang Wu had raised his Fullness by 25 points. It was not even half full, and the whole time he had been on tenterhooks, darting back into the rocky crevice at the slightest rustle.

Fortunately, he had not encountered any danger so far. The enormous canopy blocked most of the sky, the rocks provided him with a hiding place, and the wild grass kept him from starving to death for the time being.

He was rather satisfied with this safe starting point.