Published: March 2, 2025
The next day, Wen Yu brought little Gul back to the underground cave once again.
Just like yesterday, little Gul rummaged through the Spatial Ring, pulling out a large quantity of potions, which he scattered over the mushroom blanket. Meanwhile, the baru demon beast began its second day of feeding.
However, this time was different from the last.
"Strange... why does it feel like his growth rate has slowed down so much today?" Gul murmured, unable to find an answer, while Wen Yu activated the eye of the night, carefully observing the flow of energy within the baru demon beast.
He watched as the essence of the potion entered its mouth and, in the moment of entering, was transformed into pure energy. This stream of energy traveled down the esophagus, attempting to convert entirely into nutrients for the baru demon beast's growth.
However, unlike yesterday, today, when this energy surged into the baru demon beast's esophagus, it was immediately intercepted by a small black ball. Approximately eighty percent of the energy was absorbed into the small ball for storage, and the remainder finally became the nutrients for the baru demon beast.
This was Wen Yu's subtle tactic.
Although the baru demon beast brought Wen Yu a huge surprise, he still did not forget the fundamental purpose of lurking around Gul—to uncover the hidden agenda behind all of this.
Moreover, with the level restraint of the ninth level still not lifted, and with no available soul realm space, delaying the growth speed of the baru demon beast was entirely beneficial for Wen Yu.
...
Little Gul was scattering the potions, but his expression slowly turned ugly. At a certain moment, he suddenly stopped, walked forward, and grabbed the baru demon beast.
However, after a thorough inspection, little Gul still found no peculiarities on the baru demon beast—he naturally could not detect Wen Yu's methods.
"Is it sick?"
Wen Yu asked, and Gul only shook his head.
"No, he's very healthy."
Gul replied simply, glancing at the Spatial Ring that held the baru demon beast's "feed."
"I don't know what's happening. Overall, it seems that aside from the reduced absorption and conversion rate of energy, there aren't any serious issues, it's just..."
At this point, little Gul turned to Wen Yu, revealing a smile that looked worse than crying.
"The feed is running low."
Wen Yu shrugged, indicating that he was completely powerless regarding this matter.
...
The supplies provided by the traitor were sufficient for Gul to cultivate the baru demon beast to the peak of the eighth level.
But that was all—cultivating a mature baru demon beast maternal body required an immense amount of resources. Just the potions scattered yesterday alone were not far cheaper than the current construction of this hidden base.
And after Wen Yu siphoned off eighty percent of the energy, the resources Gul had left were far from enough to hasten the growth of the baru demon beast.
The impact of this situation was all-encompassing.
Gul could choose to hasten the baru demon beast to a semi-mature state—but this semi-maturity would not only affect the growth speed of the baru demon beast but also its growth potential. Since Gul only had the baru demon beast as his trump card, he could not afford to take such a self-sabotaging action.
So, the only choice left before him was the last one.
Seek help...
Gul was so anxious that he pulled out his communication device in front of Wen Yu. He blankly dialed all the numbers the traitor had previously called, but none of them worked.
"What to do?"
At this moment, the child was on the verge of tears, looking at his uncle number three, muttering his question.
"How long can the feed you have last without harming the baru demon beast?"
"Three months..."
Even though Wen Yu used his tactic, the resources left by the traitor couldn't be consumed cleanly in a short time.
This also indirectly indicated that the traitor's energy was quite powerful.
"Three months? Actually, I don't know why you're so anxious. It's just a matter of waiting three more months. I believe that within these three months, that mysterious person will definitely contact you again."