"What exactly is this?"
Looking at the strange space before him, Lin Sheng's heart was as turbulent as a tsunami, unable to calm down.
As if sensing his thoughts, a wisp of bloody mist abruptly appeared before him, and before he could react, it directly entered his body.
Lin Sheng only felt a string of information surge into his consciousness.
"mountain and sea scroll."
After Lin Sheng's consciousness recovered, he suddenly realized that he had returned to the Slaughterhouse again.
He still held the slaughtering knife tightly in his hand.
And the surrounding people were busy with their own affairs, as if the scene just now was merely an illusion.
But the memories appearing in his mind constantly reminded him that everything had truly happened, at least for him.
After a brief daze, he immediately reacted, his eyes filled with unconcealable joy.
"Has my Golden Finger finally arrived?!"
Muttering to himself, a bloody light flashed in his eyes, and his consciousness actually returned to that void space, while the flickering bloody mist was still before him.
"The mountain and sea scroll can absorb the power of all beasts into oneself, using the strengths of all beasts to compensate for one's own weaknesses..."
This was the information about the mountain and sea scroll in his mind.
And the method to activate the mountain and sea scroll was very simple: absorb the vital essence of all beasts.
"Vital essence of all beasts."
Muttering softly, Lin Sheng could no longer hold back.
His gaze fell upon the wooden bucket below; wasn't there ready-made Rock Sheep blood right in front of him?
A thought flashed through his mind. He glanced around, saw that no one was paying attention to him, and then quietly reached a hand into the wooden bucket.
Immediately, he felt a faint warmth in his chest.
As soon as his palm touched the blood in the wooden bucket, a string of information immediately appeared in his mind.
【Beast Name: Rock Sheep (Mortal Grade)】
【The most common wild beast in the mountains and wilderness. Small head, large eyes, no beard under the chin. This is a domesticated Rock Sheep. Years of domestication have long caused it to lose its wild nature, truly belonging to the lowest rank of Mortal Grade.】
【Absorption Requirement: None】
【Absorption Effect: Stamina Increase 1】
"Stamina Increase!?"
After digesting the information in his consciousness, Lin Sheng did not hesitate and directly chose to absorb it with a thought.
Immediately, he felt the Rock Sheep blood in the wooden bucket being drawn towards his palm as if pulled by something.
In just a few breaths, 1/3 of the blood in the wooden bucket was absorbed by him.
Just as Lin Sheng was worried that continuing to absorb might reveal a problem, the pulling force from his palm suddenly disappeared.
At the same time, the faint bloody mist in the consciousness space suddenly began to change.
In just a few breaths, it converged into a Rock Sheep standing with its head held high.
【Name: Lin Sheng】
【Absorbed Beast: Rock Sheep】
【Absorption Effect: Stamina Increase 1】
As the absorption was completed, Lin Sheng instantly felt the sense of exhaustion and fatigue on his body disappear.
In its place was a feeling of being quite energetic and vigorous.
One must know that during this time, not only did he work every day, but he also stayed up late practicing martial arts. Even though he paid great attention to his body, he inevitably felt the fatigue of backaches and sore legs while working every day.
And now, after absorbing the Rock Sheep, he actually felt that his condition had never been better.
"This is the effect of absorption. I didn't expect it to be so immediate."
Feeling the significant changes in his body, Lin Sheng couldn't help but marvel in his heart.
At this moment, a faintly visible bloody pattern, a simple outline of a Rock Sheep, could be seen in the center of the circular mark on his chest.
Besides that, he also felt that the slaughtering knife in his hand seemed a bit lighter.
"Has my strength also increased a bit?"
Thinking to himself, as if to test his guess, he used the slaughtering knife to skillfully begin stripping the hide of the Rock Sheep in front of him.
His movements, which were originally a bit sluggish, were now much smoother, especially in some areas that were usually more difficult to handle; now they required hardly any effort at all.
"Indeed, my strength has also increased a bit, perhaps by about two to three tenths, but the biggest increase is in stamina."
Lin Sheng thought secretly, but his movements were not sluggish at all. They were fluid and seamless, completing the task in just half the usual time, stripping the entire Rock Sheep hide perfectly, and the quality was even better than before.
Feeling the changes the Golden Finger brought to him, Lin Sheng took a deep breath before suppressing the ecstasy in his heart.
To avoid attracting attention, he didn't show too much difference from usual, except that he finished work a bit earlier than before, half an hour earlier, having processed two Rock Sheep.
Although they were still workers in the Slaughterhouse, it seemed that out of consideration for Tian Hu, Wang Dehai had given them some convenience.
As long as they completed their quota of two Rock Sheep every day, they could finish work earlier and go home. Of course, they could also choose to continue.
After all, according to the rules of the Skinning Workshop, the more Rock Sheep they processed each month, the more their wages would be.
When he returned home, it was still bright. Lin Sheng didn't delay any longer. He immediately closed the courtyard gate and began practicing Raging Bull Fist in the courtyard.
He was eager to know what kind of changes practicing Raging Bull Fist would bring to his current physical fitness.
He assumed his stance and immediately began practicing.
One minute... two minutes... three minutes...
Time flowed quietly. Soon, 5 minutes had passed, and Lin Sheng still felt that he hadn't reached his limit and still had considerable energy left.
After 10 minutes, he finally felt a slight sense of fatigue, but he still persisted until fifteen minutes before finally relaxing.
He casually wiped the sweat from his forehead, his Face full of excitement.
"To be able to persist for 15 minutes on the first try, this stamina increase effect is truly remarkable, and this isn't even my limit. I should be able to persist for another two or three minutes."
One must know that before this, he could only persist for just over two minutes, but now it was nearly several times longer than before, significantly stronger than Wu Gang, who had the best talent among the skinning workers.
After a short rest, he began practicing again.
Since he had already met the requirement of holding the stance for 15 minutes, this time he planned to circulate the Qi Circulation method during practice and attempt to stimulate the power of blood and qi within his body.
After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, his tightly strung body suddenly relaxed, panting heavily, his forehead already covered in sweat.
"Did I fail? As expected, even if I meet the stance requirement, stimulating blood and qi is not an easy task."
Lin Sheng shook his head and smiled bitterly. He wasn't too discouraged in his heart, after all, he didn't really expect to succeed in stimulating blood and qi on his first attempt.
Now that he had successfully absorbed the Rock Sheep, his physical fitness had already surpassed that of ordinary people by a lot. Even Wu Gang, who had the most outstanding talent among the skinning workers, was far inferior to him.