One more catty, one more attribute point

Chapter 224 Fusion Furnace, Arrival of the King

Before entering the secret stash, Su Heng had consulted materials and considered this issue after understanding the approximate size of the Golden Crow. Now that such a situation appeared, although it was indeed challenging, it was also within Su Heng's expectations, and he had some ideas in mind.

But whether it would work, he would have to take it step by step.

"First, remove the contaminated flesh from the outside and preserve the core part inside." After pausing to think, Su Heng quickly began to act.

He reached out to support himself, lifting up into the air.

The heart of the Golden Crow, as large as a rhinoceros, instantly hovered in mid-air.

Once again, Su Heng activated the Bright Sun Divine Skill, stripping away the contaminated black flesh covering the heart, devouring it bit by bit. For vertebrates, the heart is a delicate and complex organ, generally consisting of the atria, ventricles, valves, and myocardium.

The flesh infected by the demonic god was mainly attached to the myocardium, providing the pressure that drove the heart's contractions and beats.

Even after being removed by Su Heng, it did not affect the heart's functionality.

Swish!

As the black flesh was stripped away.

A beam of golden light burst forth, and the surrounding temperature also rapidly increased.

"This is..." Su Heng narrowed his eyes, the sudden change genuinely surprised him. The glaring golden light fell on him, the temperature so high, he almost felt a distinct pain. His hair was scorched, curling and twisting, and then wisps of black smoke emitted from his body.

"Gulp!" Qin Shunying swallowed a mouthful of saliva to the side.

Perceiving a massive threat from the continuously shrinking heart, she did not hesitate, quickly stepping back to avoid disturbing Su Heng during such a tense moment.

Crack!

Finally, as the last trace of black flesh was devoured by Su Heng.

The uncontaminated part was fully exposed in the air, approximately the size of a grinding stone.

At this moment, the temperature had risen to an inconceivable level. The surrounding space distorted visibly, and the molten lava underfoot boiled vigorously, bubbling. Streams of black smoke rose in the desert, and even the bones of the Golden Crow seemed unable to withstand the heat, starting to melt.

"Whew!" Su Heng's expression was cold, his attention highly focused.

He took a deep breath, feeling as though his internal organs were almost roasted. Fortunately, after cultivating the Five Internal Organs Sealing God and the Bright Sun Divine Skill, his physique had greatly improved, which kept him out of major trouble. Even so, a continuous, piercing pain came, reaching a level that affected his thinking.

It was not until Su Heng activated the Dragon Blood, and his body swelled, which also increased his resistance all around, that he felt slightly better.

"With such intense heat, where does it come from?" Su Heng grew increasingly curious.

Spiritual beasts and demons are different.

The power of demons comes from the Eternal Heaven, while spiritual beasts are naturally nurtured, born in the mundane world. They are extremely powerful by nature, possessing incredible Divine Skills and strength. In the ancient dark ages, the reason humans could survive and thrive was because of the protection of spiritual beasts.

Su Heng infused his Gravity Sense into the heart of the Golden Crow, revealing a fraction of its formidable origin.

"This is..." Noticing the internal structure of the Golden Crow's heart, Su Heng felt a shudder of horror.

Apart from the chambers used for blood circulation, at the heart's core of the Golden Crow, a bowl-sized compartment surfaced. It bore tiny mushroom-like protrusions and contained a massive amount of viscous metallic fluid within its purplish-red walls.

The terrifying temperature that could melt deserts was released from this very compartment.

As for what the liquid inside these compartments was...

Whoosh!

Su Heng manipulated the gravity.

Gently, he caused a ripple within the compartment.

His body visibly swelled, his eyes turned blood red, and his whites teemed with blood vessels that squirmed like worms. Thick veins like chains twined around his body, tightly binding his demonic, dark flesh.

The black scale armor covering his body cracked, releasing dangerous, fiery golden-red light from the crevices.

At this moment, Su Heng.

Looked just like a living biological bomb.

Ready to explode at any moment, potentially blasting everything within the secret vault into the sky.

Qin Shunying's heart also hung suspended, as if she were the one undergoing the ordeal of merging the hearts. However, what gave her a vague sense of peace was the fact that, even though his aura fluctuated violently and the situation was critical, Su Heng's face remained calm and indifferent.

There was no pain, no gritting of teeth in determination.

It appeared as if everything was within his control, as if by naturally moving forward, he would just as naturally succeed.

Influenced by the aura emanating from Su Heng's face.

Qin Shunying's tense heart began to relax gradually.

A moment later...

"Whew!" Su Heng exhaled deeply, his tense muscles suddenly relaxing.

The black scale armor covering his body made a loud clanking noise like steel clasping together, and the dangerous golden-red light gradually receded and disappeared. Su Heng still maintained the dual enhancement of his mighty true form and activated Dragon Blood, but his aura no longer seemed fierce; it calmed down.

"Did it work?" The Golden Crow's heart now nestled within Su Heng, its temperature normalized, no longer fiery as before.

As they drew closer, Qin Shunying caught a distinct scent of dried roses from Su Heng.

Her pupils constricted slightly, her gaze fixed on Su Heng's chest.

The left side of his chest, which Su Heng had personally carved open just moments ago, had completely healed. The vigorous life force left not even a scar visible. A golden-red fiery heart beat within his chest cavity, its intense light piercing through flesh and scale armor, visible through the skin.

That distinct scent emanated from the heart, generated by the breakdown and metabolism of high-energy substances from the encapsulated cavity.

The heart's beat was slow and dignified.

And with each beat, Qin Shunying felt an intense, burning sensation.

Accompanied by each beat of the Golden Crow's heart, web-like blood vessels gradually extended outward by an inch.

Covering Su Heng's chest cavity, abdomen, up along his jaw, and even some vessels extending over his shoulders towards the tips of his fingers.

The Golden Crow's heart had merged.

But it would take some time before it transformed into tangible combat power.

These vascular networks had to spread throughout the body and form a cycle. Unfortunately, time was not on his side; he needed to resolve the immediate trouble first. If everything went smoothly, perhaps he could even test the power of the Golden Crow's heart on his adversary.

"It worked, but not completely," Su Heng said, smiling at Qin Shunying.

"Then you..." Qin Shunying was astonished.

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But she quickly realized what Su Heng was referring to, her expression changing slightly as she looked up at the sky.

Boom!

A deep, thunderous boom, like an explosion of thunder.

A pitch-black crack suddenly appeared in the clear sky, from which fierce winds blew. Within the howling black winds, a figure stood, his body robust with black wings and eyes like starry leopards', his towering figure clad in dark golden armor holding a battle axe, and a blood-red cloak behind him, hanging like a fading sun.

The aura he emitted was exceedingly powerful, unmasked. And when his gaze swept over and saw the remains of the Golden Crow on the ground, his furious, wrathful will surged as if doomsday had arrived, chilling to the bone.