Awakened Talent

The Hunting Team hunted a black bear. If the black bear was eaten sparingly, along with corn, it would be enough for the village people to eat for a while.

This was enough to alleviate the food shortage in the village, so the Hunting Team wouldn't have to venture into the deeper parts of the jungle.

As the Hunting Team returned, the entire village was filled with joy.

Chili Mu always waited not far from the village entrance for Wu Tian to return, afraid he would get hurt.

This time was no exception. Seeing the Hunting Team return with a hunted black bear, a worried expression appeared on her small face, fearing that one of her uncles or elder uncles would get injured.

"Uncle Gu Xiong, is everyone alright?"

"Chi Li, don't worry, no one is injured."

As he spoke, Wu Tian also darted out from the team, wagging his tail around Chili Mu.

The little girl didn't mind that he was dirty and hugged him directly, saying happily, "White Dragon, are you okay? Now everyone will have meat to eat! Hee hee, you guys are so amazing..."

The Chieftain quickly arrived. He led the villagers to process the black bear hides and meat brought back. Besides a portion that would be distributed, another portion would be dried and stored.

When it was late at night, everyone in the village was sound asleep.

Wu Tian lay in the little girl's embrace, silently organizing his gains during this period.

Following the Hunting Team, its progress speed had become faster. Although it was only a few days, the progress of the Hunting and Listening to the Wind skills had both increased to over thirty percent.

Even the innate talent, Poison Devour, had gained ten percent.

Although the speed of skill progress was gradually slowing down as the progress increased, he was still confident that he could reach one hundred percent for both these skills within a few months.

"I wonder what changes will happen when the skill progress reaches one hundred percent?"

Wu Tian had a vague, subtle premonition that reaching one hundred percent skill progress might bring about surprising changes.

In addition to his own skill growth, during the days he followed the Hunting Team, he had also been paying close attention to the Gu Arts used by the team.

"The Gu Arts in the village are not as magical as I imagined. Those Gu worms are only used to drive away snakes and insects, purify water, and devour poison, allowing the villagers to survive better in the jungle."

"As for the magical and ferocious Gu worms I imagined, I'm afraid only Guxiong Mu and the Chieftain have them."

Wu Tian had once seen Guxiong Mu release a centipede from a bamboo tube. This centipede was emerald green all over. It didn't look ferocious at all; instead, it looked like it was carved from fine jade.

But as soon as this centipede appeared, the surrounding poisonous insects were almost scared stiff on the spot.

The members of the Hunting Team, upon seeing the Jade Centipede, showed expressions of awe, even mixed with a hint of fear.

But Wu Tian didn't know what this Jade Centipede was capable of, nor had he ever seen Guxiong Mu use it in combat.

"I need to find a way to acquire new skills. Relying solely on Hunting and Listening to the Wind will never allow me to become a demon."

"Guxiong Mu said that to the east of the village, there is a black bear that has become a spirit. The reason so many people in the village died last time was also because of that black bear spirit."

"I wonder how that black bear became a spirit?"

Wu Tian's mind wandered with random thoughts, and he soon fell asleep.

For the next period, the Hunting Team set its sights on the wolf pack roaming nearby. If this pack wasn't dealt with, it would be a great threat to the village.

But the number of wolves in this pack was not small. If they attacked directly, it would definitely cause casualties.

Therefore, Guxiong Mu led the Hunting Team to adopt a guerrilla strategy. Through traps, encirclement, and ambushes, they hunted two to three wolves every day.

After seven or eight days like this, fewer than ten wolves remained in the pack.

The alpha wolf of the pack was also a very cunning and sly character. Seeing the wolf pack dwindling in numbers, it began to flee towards the depths of the jungle.

Guxiong Mu then led the White Dog and the members of the Hunting Team in pursuit.

They chased for more than ten miles, and in the end, all the wolves except the alpha wolf were hunted down.

Although the meat of these wolves was very unpalatable, the meat from over twenty wolves was enough for the village to eat for a long time.

Moreover, while chasing the wolf pack, they also discovered a deer herd in the depths of the jungle, which was another piece of good news.

It was just that there were signs of other humans hunting near the deer herd.

"It's probably people from Crimson Blood Stockade," Guxiong Mu was very cautious and did not rashly hunt. Their harvest during this period was already sufficient.

"Let's retreat first and gather information about the surrounding environment before making any plans."

Wu Tian was also carefully surveying the surroundings at this time. His keen sense of smell could detect the lingering scent of humans, and the Listening to the Wind skill allowed him to perceive the residual danger information in the air.

Guxiong Mu's judgment was very accurate. There must be others hunting nearby, and those people were very dangerous.

During this period, he continued to maintain a very stable rate of improvement. His Hunting and Listening to the Wind skills exceeded forty percent, gradually catching up to the level of adult White Dogs.

According to Wu Tian's estimation, those adult White Dogs generally had both skills above sixty percent, with some even reaching eighty percent.

As for the Dog King, Silver Frost, he couldn't quite gauge it.

But Wu Tian could feel that Silver Frost was terrifying, definitely not an ordinary adult White Dog, and could even fight against the alpha wolf and the black bear.

However, Silver Frost was also very cautious, never taking unnecessary risks. It was a very patient hunter.

Time passed quickly. Guxiong Mu then cautiously inspected the environment around the deer herd again and found that besides the deer herd, there were also many ferocious beasts on the verge of becoming spirits nearby.

Furthermore, they had once again discovered traces of Crimson Blood Stockade's activities.

"The people of Crimson Blood Stockade can cultivate Crimson Blood Gu. Crimson Blood Gu can enter the body through orifices like the eyes, ears, nose, and mouth, directly reaching the internal organs and gnawing at the heart. It is very terrifying."

"They even dare to hunt ferocious birds and beasts on the verge of becoming demons. It's said that the Crimson Blood Gu King in their village has even hunted monsters."

Guxiong Mu was extremely wary of the people from Crimson Blood Stockade and didn't dare to go near them at all. Instead, he carefully observed their activity patterns, avoided the hunting times of those from Crimson Blood Stockade, and then secretly hunted deer herds.

They were extremely cautious every time, and coupled with other prey in the jungle, the food reserves in the village gradually increased.

Three months passed in the blink of an eye. It was already late autumn, and the weather was getting colder, while the number of deer herds was decreasing.

However, Wu Tian's progress speed was terrifying. Even though the skill improvement speed slowed down in the later stages, he was still steadily improving at a slow but firm pace.

His body was already about two feet long, only slightly smaller than adult White Dogs, but his strength and speed were even more formidable than ordinary adult White Dogs.

His fur was supple and soft, as white as snow, and his claws and teeth were as sharp as knives.

His skills had also reached their limit.

After another hunt, the system panel actually appeared before his eyes.

Ding, System Notification: Your skill Hunting has been raised to Perfection. You can awaken it into a Talent. Please choose one of the following three talents.

Option 1: Sharp Claws. Your claws will become sharper, and you will gain a certain increase in strength.

Option 2: Agility. Your running and reaction speed will be significantly improved.

Option 3: Regeneration. Your vitality will be significantly enhanced, and your stamina and injury recovery speed will increase.