Looking at the Ling Guomang coiled motionlessly in front of him, Lin Sheng's eyes flashed with fervor, and he reached out his palm to grab it.
However, as soon as he got close, the Ling Guomang, which had been motionless as if dead, suddenly erupted. Its ferocious snake head shot out like a flash of lightning, heading straight for Lin Sheng.
Its blood-filled mouth opened to an exaggerated arc, and a putrid stench gushed out.
Lin Sheng's expression didn't change in the slightest. With his perception, even without Yuan Fang's reminder, he would have long since detected the malice emanating from this Ling Guomang.
The outstretched palm instantly swelled, becoming flushed and crimson. Instead of avoiding, he accelerated again, thrusting it directly into the Ling Guomang's wide-open, blood-filled mouth.
Bang!
With a muffled thud, the Ling Guomang's body flew backward and crashed against the crate. The powerful force sent the iron crate flying along with it.
Lin Sheng took a step forward and caught the iron crate before it hit the ground.
Another punch landed squarely on the still somewhat stunned snake head.
Bang!
There was another muffled thud, but this time, the bone armor covering the Ling Guomang's body first wrapped around its head.
Lin Sheng felt as if his punch had struck a rubber ball, dispersing his strength. Of his original 100% power, only at most 30% landed on its head.
Although the Ling Guomang was still knocked back into the iron crate, it quickly shot out again. This time, it did not choose to attack Lin Sheng but instead darted directly towards outside the courtyard.
"Trying to run?"
Seeing this, Lin Sheng sneered.
Roar—
He let out a low roar from his mouth.
Although he deliberately suppressed it so it didn't travel far, it caused the Ling Guomang's body to freeze in mid-air. Soon, it dropped to the ground with a thud, its black and white patterned body trembling continuously.
"Using the Dragon Might talent against these Spirit Beasts below the level of demon beasts is truly effective and very useful."
Seeing the Ling Guomang in this state, Lin Sheng's lips curved into a smile.
He had to admit that the Dragon Might talent was indeed extremely useful.
It could save him a lot of trouble. This Ling Guomang's strength was not weak, but facing the talent, it had no ability to resist. In fact, the effect was even more outstanding than against other high-level Spirit Beasts.
"Perhaps the Dragon Might talent is even more effective against serpentine Strange Beast ."
As he thought this, he stepped forward to the Ling Guomang lying prostrate on the ground and reached out his palm to place it on its head.
This time, the Ling Guomang did not attack, only trembling and daring not to move.
As his palm landed, a string of information appeared on the panel.
【Beast Name: Ling Guomang (Spirit Beast)】
【Covered in black, with a skeleton overlay. Possesses innate spiritual energy and is highly aggressive. This is a Ling Guomang far stronger than its peers, having already entered the ranks of high-level Spirit Beasts. After consuming a large amount of medicinal herbs and spiritual pills, its Bloodline was further stimulated, resulting in extremely high intelligence...】
【Entry Requirement: Strength 8, Constitution 8】
【Entry Effect: Constitution 9, Strength 9, Agility 6, Perception 4】
【Talent: Bone Armor】
【Talent: Spiritualized Bones】
After reading the string of information on the panel, Lin Sheng couldn't help but feel a shock in his heart.
Although he had seen that this Ling Guomang's strength was considerable, definitely a high-level Spirit Beast of the Spirit Bone Python King level, he hadn't expected it to have a total attribute increase of 28 points.
Moreover, it possessed two talents.
"Hoo..."
After a while, he finally let out a heavy breath.
This level of high-level Spirit Beast was extremely valuable, especially a relatively rare Strange Beast like the Ling Guomang.
Mainly, he had been prepared for some value, but he hadn't expected Luo Yin's generosity to be so great.
This Spirit Bone Python King was definitely worth several million silver taels, and it was a treasure with demand but no supply.
"As expected of a Transforming Void Grandmaster, his generosity is beyond compare for ordinary people."
After a moment of emotion, he didn't dwell on the surprise in his heart and was about to pierce its skin with his finger.
However, as his finger descended, the bone armor on the Ling Guomang's body quickly gathered at the point of contact, making it difficult for him to penetrate for a moment.
"Good beast."
A hint of surprise appeared on Lin Sheng's face. Looking at the Ling Guomang that was still trembling, his eyebrow twitched.
The next moment, his finger was covered in reddish-black scales. The finger, which had been of normal size, immediately swelled, growing to the thickness of an arm.
He pressed down with his finger.
Sizzle—
A harsh noise sounded, and Lin Sheng applied more force to his hand.
With a soft 'plop', his finger had pierced the bone armor, penetrated the scales, and entered the Ling Guomang's flesh.
The Ling Guomang, which had been trembling, extended its tongue and let out soft hisses.
Lin Sheng ignored it. With a thought, he chose to integrate it.
Instantly, the Ling Guomang's eyes widened, and its soft hisses became high-pitched and mournful, as if it was enduring immense pain. Its body also began to twist continuously.
Fortunately, it didn't last too long. After ten-odd breaths, Lin Sheng had completed the integration and withdrew his finger.
The Ling Guomang's mournful cries subsided, but its aura became much weaker. It was clear that it had suffered a great loss of vitality.
Glancing at the Ling Guomang, Lin Sheng's eyes flickered.
The most important integration was now complete, but how to deal with this Ling Guomang was a problem.
Killing it directly seemed a bit wasteful. After all, its flesh and the most valuable bone armor didn't seem to have much use for him.
Should he keep it!?
This thought flashed through his mind.
This Ling Guomang could grow into a top-tier high-level Spirit Beast, indicating that its original talent was quite good.
As for the information mentioning the consumption of a large amount of medicinal herbs and spiritual pills, it should have come from Luo Yin's hand. After all, he hadn't forgotten that this Transforming Void Grandmaster was also a top-tier alchemist, and the medicinal herbs and spiritual pills from his hand were definitely not ordinary items.
Perhaps even the Ling Guomang's second talent was successfully activated because of these pills and herbs.
"Keep it or not!?"
Thoughts whirled in his mind. After pondering for a while, he ultimately gave up the idea of killing it.
It would be a pity for such a rare Spirit Bone Python King to die like this.
Its strength was considerable, and the information also stated that its intelligence was extremely high.
Thinking of this, he walked up to the Ling Guomang lying prostrate on the ground.
Noticing Lin Sheng approaching, the Spirit Bone Python King instinctively retreated, clearly having developed a fear from the integration process just now.
Lin Sheng extended his hand and directly pinched its head, pulling it in front of him.
In the Ling Guomang's anxious and fearful eyes, he took out the blood awakening treasure pill from his embrace.
The Spirit Bone Python King's immediately fearful eyes soon froze.
Then, it extended its tongue and stared intently at the blood awakening treasure pill.
"As expected, this thing has a strong attraction to Strange Beast ."
Lin Sheng chuckled softly, his gaze falling on the Ling Guomang.
"I know you can understand me. Now I'll give you two choices."
Hearing Lin Sheng's words, the Ling Guomang's cold eyes fixed on Lin Sheng's face.
"One, I'll punch you to death."
Hiss...
The Ling Guomang instinctively shrank back.
"Two, follow me from now on. As long as you are obedient, I can spare your life."
As Lin Sheng's voice fell, the Ling Guomang's eyes flickered.
However, as a trace of ancient Bloodline pressure emanated from the person in front of it, it decisively lowered its head.
Seeing this, Lin Sheng nodded in satisfaction. He flicked his finger, and the medicinal powder of the blood awakening treasure pill in his hand entered its mouth.
Then he took out a few pieces of the Spirit Beast jerky he had brought and threw them to the Ling Guomang.
"Without my permission, you are not allowed to leave this courtyard, otherwise I'll kill you."
After leaving this sentence, Lin Sheng ignored it and went to the pavilion, sitting down cross-legged to begin practicing the Submerge Bones Secret Method.
He was eager to try and see if integrating the Ling Guomang could bring the expected benefits.
Clearing his mind of distractions, he quickly entered a state of cultivation.
Time passed quickly in the mountains, and this cultivation session lasted until dusk.
The sun was setting in the sky, and the sky was getting darker.
In the courtyard, the Spirit Bone Python King hid in a corner, its two eyes constantly staring at Lin Sheng, who was immersed in cultivation in the pavilion, with a look of hesitation.
After being nourished by the blood awakening treasure pill and the Spirit Beast meat, it had recovered a lot.
In the pavilion, Lin Sheng, who had his eyes tightly closed, suddenly opened them.
A look of pain appeared on his face, and sounds of muscle tearing and bone shifting constantly came from his body.
It wasn't until fifteen minutes passed that the commotion gradually subsided and finally disappeared completely.
Large beads of sweat dripped from his forehead onto the ground. Lin Sheng gasped for breath, his aura very weak, as if he had suffered a serious illness, looking extremely frail.
But a cheerful smile appeared on his face.
"Indeed, the Ling Guomang has a strong enhancing effect on cultivating the Submerge Bones Secret Method."
This time, cultivating the Submerge Bones Secret Method was more than ten times faster than before.
This amplification efficiency was much stronger than he had imagined.
"No, an ordinary Ling Guomang definitely wouldn't have such a strong amplification efficiency. The reason it's so obvious is because the Spirit Bone Python King I integrated is far superior to ordinary Ling Guomang."
Lin Sheng muttered to himself, understanding the key point.
"At this rate, I estimate it won't take many days to dissolve all my cultivation."
While in a good mood, he suddenly seemed to remember something. He got up and went to the stone table in the courtyard, picking up the flat brocade box Yuan Fang had left.
"I almost forgot, there's still the Bonemelting Pill."
Although the Bonemelting Pill's efficiency increase wasn't significant, a mosquito, no matter how small, is still meat. Since it could improve efficiency, he naturally shouldn't waste it.
Opening the brocade box, there were twelve perfectly arranged white pills inside.
These pills were different from the Bonemelting Pills he had taken before.
The previous Bonemelting Pills were grayish-white, like decayed bone fragments.
The twelve pills in front of him were bright white, quite similar to the stark white bones after separating from flesh and blood.
"Could it be..."
Lin Sheng quickly had a guess in his heart.
Pills produced by a Transforming Void Grandmaster and master alchemist must be different from ordinary goods.
Thinking this, he immediately poured out a Bonemelting Pill and popped it into his mouth. He immediately felt a medicinal power far exceeding ordinary Bonemelting Pills flowing into his body.
"Indeed!"
His eyes lit up. He simply sat down cross-legged beside the stone table and continued cultivating.
In the corner of the courtyard, seeing that the other party was once again immersed in cultivation, the Spirit Bone Python King carefully turned its head to look. After watching for a while, it coiled back up to recover from its injuries.
It wasn't until late at night that Lin Sheng awoke from his cultivation. This time, his aura was even weaker, as if he had been severely injured, and his face was as pale as paper.
His cultivation, which had been at the Bone Transformation Realm, was now gone, having weakened to the Blood Transportation Realm.
But his eyes became even brighter.
"I didn't expect the effect of this Bonemelting Pill to be so extraordinary. When combined with the Spirit Bone Python King, it actually dissolved my Bone Transformation Realm cultivation directly."
A look of joy appeared on Lin Sheng's face.
Although he was quite weak at the moment, he could feel a pure energy coiled within his body. This was the energy transformed from his Bone Transformation Realm cultivation through the Submerge Bones Secret Method.
After dissolving all his cultivation step by step, he could then begin cultivating the Supreme Demonic Heavenly Scripture.
"It's a pity, though, that there are only seven Bonemelting Pills left, but that should be enough."
During the cultivation just now, he had intermittently swallowed 5 Bonemelting Pills, otherwise the effect wouldn't have been so obvious.
"Let's stop here for today. I'll continue cultivating tomorrow."
He stretched his limbs. Even with his Physique, cultivating the Submerge Bones Secret Method felt unspeakably exhausting.
If he continued cultivating, the effect would also be greatly reduced.
In fact, when others cultivate this secret method, they do so gradually. It takes many days to dissolve a small Realm, unlike him who directly dissolved the cultivation of a major Realm. The burden on his body naturally far exceeded that of others.
Standing up, his gaze fell on the pair of eerie green eyes watching him from the corner.
Noticing Lin Sheng's gaze, the Ling Guomang immediately shifted its sight and buried its head in its body.
Seeing this, Lin Sheng didn't bother with it anymore and turned to enter the room.
During the cultivation in the daytime, he could feel the Ling Guomang's gaze falling on him from time to time.
If this beast had any ulterior motives, he wouldn't mind killing it directly, but it seemed it wasn't making any rash moves for now, which was quite smart.
He found a room and quickly went to sleep.
*
Fulong City.
Gong Manor.
Late at night, the separate courtyard was still brightly lit.
In the large room, the strong smell of medicinal herbs drifted out.
Gong Wei sat cross-legged in a two-meter square wooden tub, which contained a thick purple-black medicinal liquid.
His face, which had been swollen like a pig's head, had now completely recovered, though there were still some faint, not-so-obvious wounds.
Soon, he opened his eyes, and a powerful force surged out, directly shattering the wooden tub into dust, scattering a large amount of medicinal liquid onto the ground.
Gong Wei's face was grim, and anger surged in his heart, almost reaching the top of his head.
His handsome face was flushed red like blood, causing wisps of white smoke to rise from the top of his head.
He carelessly draped a long robe over himself. Seeing the unhealed wounds on his face in the mirror, he punched the bronze mirror, shattering it into powder.
With his Physique, ordinary superficial wounds would heal quickly. However, his injuries were not just superficial; they were also mixed with a rather strange force carrying potent poison. Although the poison didn't cause much harm to his Physique, without the medicinal bath, it would take several days to recover completely.
"Damn bastard, to humiliate me like this."
He clenched his fists. With his status and talent, when had he ever suffered such humiliation?
"Bastard, you just wait for me!!"