Picking up some attribute points along the way

After learning about the Wind Demon Ape, Luo Yu and Xu Ying raced through the branches in the forest, their arms swept back in a ninja run.

"By the way, what exactly is the high-grade resource the Wind Demon Ape is guarding?"

Luo Yu voiced his curiosity as they traveled.

A cultivation resource that made Xu Ying risk a head-on confrontation with a Wind Demon Ape, and even spend five White Zetsu legacy fragments to hire him, had to be incredibly rare.

At Luo Yu's question, Xu Ying hesitated briefly, then made up her mind and told him everything.

"Since President Bai trusts you, I won't hide it from you."

She paused before explaining, "Yesterday, while exploring Silverwood Peak, I saw a Ninja from the Su Family enter the cave where the Wind Demon Apes live to rest."

"It turned out there were three Wind Demon Apes living inside."

"That Su Family Ninja had Chunin-level strength too. He fought desperately and killed two of them."

"But the last Wind Demon Ape slapped him to death."

After all, Wind Demon Apes were known as lesser Chunin. For a Chunin to take on three and kill two before dying was already quite a feat.

Luo Yu immediately grew interested. "The Su Family you mentioned-is that the Byakugan clan in the imperial capital?"

Xu Ying nodded. "That's right."

Then she added, "Since he came from the Byakugan clan, which has considerable influence in the Land of the Dragon, he must have carried plenty of cultivation resources."

Luo Yu's eyes lit up. "If we're lucky, we might even find some divine pupil stones!"

Divine pupil stones were rare treasures to other Ninja, but to the wealthy Su Family, they were merely ordinary cultivation resources.

It would hardly be surprising for even the lowest-ranking Chunin in the Su Family to have five or six divine pupil stones on hand.

Xu Ying chuckled. "Don't worry. I'll give you a share, as is customary."

With Xu Ying's promise, Luo Yu smiled in relief.

It seemed his Kamui Mangekyō finally had a chance to level up.

The two picked up the pace toward the Wind Demon Ape's cave.

Suddenly, Xu Ying stopped, her expression alert. "Stop! There's a pack of Westwind Wolves up ahead. We'd better sneak around them."

"We should avoid wasting our strength before fighting the Wind Demon Ape."

Luo Yu frowned slightly. "Wouldn't that waste time?"

Since staying in the Secret Realm consumed dimensional aura, this really proved the saying that time was money.

Xu Ying looked helpless. "We don't have a choice."

"There are a lot of wolves, and most are second-stage Genin. If we fight them now, we're bound to get injured even if we break through."

"We need to save our strength for the Wind Demon Ape. That's our target."

Indeed, once they had chosen a target, going after other troublesome mutant beasts would be unwise.

Yet Luo Yu smiled casually. "It's fine. One Great Fireball will do the trick. It won't cost me much strength."

With that, he activated his Sharingan and located the wolf pack a hundred meters away.

At the same time, he accelerated and charged toward them.

Was she kidding? How could he pass up attribute points right along their route?

He had finally made it into the Secret Realm. Wouldn't it be a waste not to farm some attribute points?

Seeing this, Xu Ying hurried after him anxiously. "It's dangerous! Westwind Wolves aren't as easy to deal with as you think!"

She sighed inwardly. Luo Yu had just defeated the formidable Zhao Hai, and perhaps that had gone to his head a little.

But that had been a one-on-one fight. At least the numbers had been even.

Against twenty or thirty Genin-level mutant beasts, a Great Fireball would be useless.

Even the Two-Star Fire Style: Majestic Destroyer Flame would have little effect.

Luo Yu rapidly closed in on the pack, and the Westwind Wolves, with their keen sense of smell, turned toward him in alarm.

But when they noticed there were only two of them, the Westwind Wolves charged excitedly, as though they had spotted prey.

Guys, the food delivery's here!

First come, first served!

On Silverwood Peak, a pack of Westwind Wolves gathered together was the true overlord.

Aside from the thick-skinned Wind Demon Apes, whose physical capabilities approached Chunin level, no mutant beast dared provoke them.

They were pack animals, after all.

Yet Luo Yu was delighted to see the wolves charging toward him in a tight cluster.

Although fire release had always been criticized for its power compared with other elements,

it boasted a wide area of effect and strong persistence.

With the wolves gathered together, they perfectly embodied the saying, "A family should stay together."

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

The next instant, a fireball as scorching as the blazing sun erupted from Luo Yu's mouth.

Like moths drawn to a flame, the Westwind Wolves embraced the sun.

Even the wolves at the rear were reduced to ash by the steadily expanding fireball.

Within the massive fireball's reach, nothing remained but scorched earth.

Only five Nameless Legacy Fragments specializing in Wind Release were left drifting haphazardly through the air.

At the same time, several streaks of light that only Luo Yu could see flowed into his body.

Attribute points +52!

With so many Westwind Wolves, this was his largest attribute point drop yet.

Xu Ying caught up behind him, saw the dazzling flames before her, and froze on the spot.

Only after a long while did she slowly speak. "Are you sure that was a Great Fireball?"

"No wonder you could use fire release to defeat an inheritor of Kisame Hoshigaki who specialized in Water Release."

As a Genin, she had seen people use the Great Fireball before.

But its power had been underwhelming, to say the least.

It was more than enough for grilling skewers at a street stall, though.

Yet no matter how she looked at it, Luo Yu's fire release bore no resemblance to the Great Fireballs she had seen.

His Great Fireball made her feel very safe. It really warmed her heart.

Luo Yu smiled calmly. "Boss, when we fight the Wind Demon Ape, you won't need to lift a finger. Just stand back and watch me work."

He had a very clear idea of his role in this mission: a hired gaming partner carrying his lady boss up the ranks.

Xu Ying relaxed considerably as well. "All right. I won't make things harder for you when the time comes."

She had originally expected a tough battle against the Wind Demon Ape, but after seeing Luo Yu's performance,

she felt it would be no trouble at all.

Since the Westwind Wolves' bodies had been incinerated by the intense heat, their useful parts could no longer be harvested as materials.

So, after dividing the five Wind Release Nameless Legacy Fragments, the two continued on their way.

This time, they took the shortest route.

Previously, Xu Ying had taken a somewhat longer route to avoid mutant beasts and unnecessary fights.

Now that she knew Luo Yu's true strength, she no longer avoided other mutant beasts.

Whenever mutant beasts blocked their path, Luo Yu casually dispatched them with Advent of a World of Flowering Trees.

All Xu Ying had to do was go down and collect the materials.

It let her experience the comfort of being the lady boss.

"Teaming up with you is really relaxing. I'll book you again next time."

Now that they had gotten to know each other, Xu Ying was no longer reserved and even started joking around.

Luo Yu smiled back. "Other girls say that too."

He had reaped considerable rewards himself.

His unallocated attribute points had reached 72.

Since he would soon be fighting the powerful Wind Demon Ape, Luo Yu allocated his attribute points right away.

Stamina: 70 (+50%) → 100 (+50%)

Chakra: 52 (+100%) → 92 (+100%)