"It doesn't seem to be doing much anymore."
As Su You spoke, he casually threw a punch. Soon, You Meng's voice came through: "kg. There's basically no change. Try using another one."
Su You picked up a Millennium Willow Heart in front of him and repeated what he'd done before. This time, too, a cool sensation flowed into his body, but he still felt no change. His punch-test score had even dropped by three kilograms.
"Looks like my physical fitness has reached the limit of Apprentice Level," Su You said through their mental connection.
"Not necessarily. It might just be that this Willow Heart has stopped working. Go find another one and try it."
Su You nodded, jumped out of the cabin again, and headed deeper into the island. Before long, he came to a large patch of flowers.
Among the flowers, besides many ordinary flowers from Earth, there were also twelve enormous pink blossoms. Even the smallest was over thirty centimeters across, while the largest was more than two meters wide.
"Man-eating Flowers?"
Su You cautiously approached one of them, but the flower didn't seem to react.
At the same time, You Meng's voice rang in his mind: "Cut through its stem, then smear the blood inside on your body. That'll improve your physical fitness."
"Oh?" Su You was a little surprised, but didn't hesitate. He swung the sword in his right hand straight at the base of the flower in front of him.
Only then did the enormous flower suddenly swell, becoming a dome about four meters across that dropped over Su You. Several Man-eating Flowers nearby expanded at the same time, shooting toward him like lightning.
But it was already too late. The moment the flower in front of him began to swell, Su You's sword severed