One Pound Meat, One More Attribute Point

"Ha"

Feeling the surging power within his body, Su Heng deeply exhaled and inhaled, his eyes flickering with an inexplicable bloodthirsty gleam, "How exhilarating!"

Bang!

He spread his five fingers and squeezed forcefully.

An explosive sound emitted from the air around him; the air that couldn’t escape fast enough burst under the pressure.

The resulting white airwave swept up the accumulated dust on the floor along with various bottles and jars, blowing them into the corners of the room.

The dense and forceful air, which had accumulated like smoke in the room, also dispersed and vanished. The clear morning light shone through the window onto Su Heng’s body.

By now, his stature had grown past five meters, covered with exaggeratedly robust muscles that resembled black and red armor.

Huge, dragon-like veins wrapped around him, undulating with Su Heng’s breath. The emanating formidable power was chilling, creating a terrifying presence, like an overlord destined to conquer the world or a demon born solely for slaughter.

Having transplanted the Dragon Marrow he obtained from An Shelie into himself, Su Heng’s physique had been strengthened and evolved in a more fierce and brutal direction. His growth in size resulted in gaining more attribute points.

Moreover, adding more attribute points to the "Dragon Shedding Blood Refining Method" meant that the Dragon Blood was cultivated to an even more ancient and terrifying realm.

Further enhancement of the Dragon Blood also acted upon Su Heng’s body.

In turn, this caused his stature to grow once more, gaining additional attribute points.

This method of leveling up by essentially ’stepping on his own feet.’

Within just a month, Su Heng’s weight had more than doubled.

With the substantial attribute points accrued, Su Heng not only cultivated the Dragon Shedding Blood Refining Method to a boundary-breaking realm surpassing An Shelie, developing the Dragon Blood to its fullest potential with no further advancements possible, but for the first time ever, he achieved a massive surplus of attribute points.

He squinted slightly, and the long-missed attribute panel appeared before his eyes.

[Su Heng]

[Height: 5.02 meters]

[Weight: 7.25 tons]

[Realm: Vein Mutation 4.57, Bone Mutation 9.25, Muscle Mutation 5.13, Blood Mutation 11.24, Organ Mutation 0.23]

[Cultivation Technique: Domineering Dragon Thirteen Forms Secret Technique (Incomplete: 75%), Celestial Demon Slayer, Taotie Technique, Dragon Shedding Blood Refining Method]

[Attribute Points: 3714]

With the fusion of the Dragon Blood, realms like veins, bones, and muscles all experienced growth.

Moreover, he successfully unlocked the Organ Mutation.

The Blood Mutation, especially, leaped from an initial few points directly past the significant ten-point mark, the highest among all of Su Heng’s attributes.

Human blood has functions such as defense, balance regulation, healing, and nutrient transport, and the most notable enhancement from increased Blood Mutation levels is augmented vitality.

The unique "Blood Explosion" effect of Dragon Blood enables a martial artist to grow stronger the longer the battle lasts.

For example, An Shelie, who had just revived, was no match for Su Heng.

But upon entering Deep Blood Explosion, he could match Su Heng in his Transformed Dragon State, thanks to the dramatic amplification brought about by the Dragon Blood. Now, the same amplification effects had been incorporated into Su Heng’s martial arts system.

"Deep Blood Explosion" plus "Transformed Dragon State."

With both amplification effects fully activated, Su Heng dared not imagine what kind of monster he would become.

Moreover, even without any other additional amplifications.

Just the over five-meter stature and the armor-like muscles were frightening enough.

But...

Su Heng got up, hitting his head directly on the ceiling.

With a muffled "bang," countless pieces of plaster and dust fell from the ceiling, landing on Su Heng’s hair and shoulders.

"This is indeed inconvenient." Su Heng looked down to see that the robe he was wearing had already been ripped open by his expanding muscles during cultivation, now only threads like a loincloth remained, fastened around his belt.

The bronze-colored, muscular, and powerful thighs were visible on either side of the loincloth, with vividly apparent chain-like veins.

A stature of over five meters had greatly inconvenienced Su Heng’s everyday life.

His main living place was the Demon Suppression Tower.

The room sizes in the Demon Suppression Tower and various furniture arrangements were all crafted based on Su Heng’s previous size, which had now become unsuitable.

It would be possible to spend effort to rebuild, but the main issue was that given Su Heng’s current rate of improvement, the newly constructed furnishings might become obsolete and need redesigning in just another month or two.

Although Su Heng currently had both the qualifications and the status,

Ultimately, it would just be causing more trouble for himself, a complete waste of time.

Crack!

A series of pops sounded from his body.

Su Heng’s exaggerated muscles slowly contracted, returning to the size he had before the breakthrough.

Now, having merged with the Dragon Blood and achieved all-around enhancement, reducing his size did not significantly affect his strength, which was approximately seventy percent of his normal state.

He moved around and felt nothing amiss.

Su Heng nodded in satisfaction.

Deciding to maintain his future size at about 3.6 meters,

He took out a spare set of clothes from the nearby wardrobe and put them on and then remotely pressed a mechanism. The shimmering stone door in front of him thunderously opened to both sides, and a bright beam of light spilled through the crack amidst the rolling airwaves.

He put on his clothes.

Su Heng stepped into the study outside.

Whoosh!

Before he had a chance to look around, a streak of black light rushed towards him.

Su Heng raised an eyebrow and slightly turned his cheek.

The black hair transformed into a large hand, pulling several books from the bookshelf.

Li Hongxiu’s expression was serious as she flipped through the books, comparing the data in her hand with that in the books. After confirming that there were no errors, Li Hongxiu reached for the official seal on the desk, stamped it hard on the document, and handed it to a young disciple standing in front of the enormous desk.

This disciple was also an acquaintance, the disciple of Zhao Meiying, Chen Yang.

Li Hongxiu seemed deeply engrossed in her work. It was only when Su Heng slowly walked over and his massive frame blocked the sunlight that the girl took notice.

"Lord Marshal," Li Hongxiu’s eyes widened.

Her gaze lingered on Su Heng, inside whom resided a fierce ghost.

Very sensitive to energies, she sensed the changes in Su Heng and knew he had made progress during his recent seclusion. But for Li Hongxiu, Su Heng’s power was already unattainable. Now that he had grown again, she could only wonder what realm he had reached.

Her face, however, showed little surprise, maintaining an expressionless demeanor.

"You have worked hard," Su Heng reached out and stroked Li Hongxiu’s soft, fine hair as if petting a cat.

During his period of cultivation, it was Li Hongxiu who had taken care of these chores.

So far, there had been no major issues.

Su Heng stroked his chin.

Looking at the mountain of papers on the desk, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"Has something big happened recently? The paperwork seems to have increased quite a bit," Su Heng couldn’t help asking.

"The Hanwu Pass in Jiangbei State was breached. Many refugees poured into Baihua County," Li Hongxiu briefly explained the recent events to Su Heng.

Barbarians invaded from the outside; demons roamed freely inside. Even the slowest would understand that turbulent times had come.

And among the other chaotic jurisdictions,

Baihua County was almost untouched by demons and maintained good order, appearing like an unpolluted paradise.

A large number of displaced people desperately made their way here, bringing significant burdens to the Demon Suppression Bureau.

"This is a difficult situation..." Su Heng furrowed his brows.

He had limited understanding of the behind-the-scenes dynamics of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but even so, he could easily discern the contesting powers involved in this situation.

The scenario in front of him was a tangled mess, and even if he wanted to solve it, he didn’t know where to start.

He could only take steps as they came.

It was fortunate that his cultivation had greatly improved, and he had exhausted his accumulated resources.

If anything dared to trouble him…

"Heh," Su Heng chuckled coldly, eager to find an opponent to test his Transformed Dragon State combined with Deep Blood Explosion, both top-tier secret techniques fully active, to see what kind of cruel scene it would be.

"Where is your martial sister?" Su Heng noticed Chen Yang not far away, holding some documents.

Chen Yang, dressed in a Taoist robe, had an ordinary face but possessed an ethereal and carefree air, one that Su Heng had only seen on elderly Taoists in documentaries in his previous life. He hadn’t expected to see it in a young man in this life.

Such are the varied encounters in life.

"Martial sister? Are you talking about Ai Qing? She is my martial younger sister," Chen Yang corrected him, then smiled, "They’ve set up a porridge stall at the dock, and Ai Qing rushed over to maintain order."

"I see," Su Heng nodded, "Any news from your martial uncle?"

Zhao Meiying had gone to Skull Plain.

With the Hanwu Pass now breached, the battle there surely was not going well, and the specifics were unknown.

"Thank you for your concern, Marshal," Chen Yang smiled, "I just received a letter from my master. She was injured at Skull Plain, but it’s nothing serious. She also specifically asked us to send her regards to you."

"It’s good that she’s unharmed," Su Heng’s slightly tense heart relaxed.

"Aside from Marshal Zhao’s letter, there was another from General Li." After finishing their conversation, Li Hongxiu looked up at Su Heng. Her long hair spread behind her, swiftly retrieving a letter from the bookshelf.

"This letter was delivered this morning. I planned to bring it to your cultivation chamber later along with other medications," Li Hongxiu added.

"Hmm, you did well," Su Heng reached out, took the letter, and opened it.

The content of the letter was simple; it was an invitation from Li Lingxiu for Su Heng to join him in visiting the "Cloud Top" secret realm.

The crucial "Cloud Key" was only one, and it was with Su Heng.

However, Li Lingxiu, being a disciple from a distinguished family, getting an extra "Cloud Key" likely wouldn’t be difficult. Otherwise, he could simply snatch one from someone else before the "Cloud Top" secret realm opened. After pondering for a moment, Su Heng decided to agree.

Firstly, Su Heng was not familiar with the area and didn’t know the way.

Secondly, he had a good impression of Li Lingxiu and wanted to meet him during this opportunity.

As a scion of a large family and the head of the Demon Suppression Army, Li Lingxiu should have deeper insights into the current situation. Perhaps from him, Su Heng could understand the key to breaking the situation.

He shared his plans with Li Hongxiu.

Having just concluded his seclusion, Su Heng then planned to leave the Demon Suppression Tower.

He patted his sleeve and walked away leisurely. Yet, for some reason, Li Hongxiu, who stood behind and almost got buried under a pile of documents, seemed to look at him with some resentment.

It was probably just his imagination...

Unconcerned, Su Heng took a step forward and immediately disappeared.

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