One more catty, one more attribute point

In the moment before being swallowed by the gigantic whale, Xie Linyuan finally understood the exact meaning of the "lantern fish" Su Heng had mentioned.

Within the Spiritual Domain.

The appearance of its master could change with desires, experiences, and even the Cultivation Technique, among other factors.

It didn't necessarily completely match their external appearance.

The "Su Heng" he had just encountered in the Spiritual Domain was merely bait created on the fly to test his opponent. And the hundred-meter-long whale hidden in the depths of the sea was Su Heng's true form, representing his greedy desire to devour everything!

The intense suction force continued unyielding from the gaping mouth, causing Xie Linyuan's ash-gray hair to whip about in wild disarray.

"I'll hit your mother!!!" In the pitch-black and icy desolation, Xie Linyuan could no longer hold on, and his Spiritual Body exploded and collapsed in a burst of crazed laughter, "What the hell kind of monster is this!"

Bang!

The massive mouth bit down, closing shut.

Meanwhile, under the bright moonlight below the Demon Suppression Tower,

Su Heng elegantly took a white handkerchief from Li Hongxiu's hand, let out a belch, and meticulously wiped the corner of his mouth where a little blood had stained.

He folded the handkerchief neatly and returned it to Li Hongxiu.

Su Heng's gaze settled back on Xie Linyuan's broken and severely injured body.

This body's chest was still heaving with breath, but the eyes had become incredibly vacant, similar to a vegetative person's, making it an ideal subject for Su Heng's experiments—bearing an exaggeratedly robust physique, and combined with the experience obtained from others like Pang Shan and Mu Yuyan, Su Heng was completely confident he could successfully merge the monster skeletons this time.

Su Heng had already encountered fighters from the Heavenly Deceit Realm.

What left the deepest impression on him from this realm was the terrifying speed that defied common sense and the intuition that bordered on foresight.

To deal with such an opponent, one either had to increase their own speed.

Or slow down the opponent's speed.

Su Heng, still a distance away from the Heavenly Deceit level, could only figure out how to break his opponent's legs.

But relying solely on Tuo Long Duke's "Sun Devouring" Divine Skills was still insecure, for one thing it had only suction, making it easy to be targeted and countered. On the other hand, for someone at the level of Heavenly Deceit, such power was insufficient to determine the outcome of the battle.

Su Heng managed to easily deal with Xie Linyuan.

However, there was an element of surprise at play.

If Xie Linyuan had fled at the first sign of something amiss, it was uncertain whether Su Heng could have caught up to and killed him.

But once he merged with the monster skeletons to create Divine Skills even more powerful than "Sun Devouring,"

Su Heng would be much more assured of success.

"Take this man to the Demon Suppression Tower, and be careful not to damage him," Su Heng softly commanded.

Zhou Guiyu, Wang Xindong, and the others hurriedly bowed their heads in acknowledgment.

As they respectfully complied, they realized that Su Heng seemed to hesitate to proceed. Wang Xindong, puzzled, looked up to see Su Heng standing still, with a slight frown, as if he were contemplating something.

"City Lord?" Wang Xindong asked, somewhat concerned.

"It's fine." Su Heng opened his eyes, his face flashing with an expression of surprised delight. He hadn't expected that after devouring Xie Linyuan's spirit and will, there would be an additional gain. Xie Linyuan's past experiences and memories were now unfolding in Su Heng's consciousness.

It was like an unguarded book, open for him to browse at will.

Su Heng became immediately curious.

After all, Xie Linyuan was a practitioner from the Heavenly Deceit Realm, and his cultivation experience was very useful to Su Heng.

But one doesn't know until they look, and once he looked, Su Heng was startled. He randomly flipped through the pages and was taken aback to find that Xie Linyuan was actually from Skull Plain...