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"Heavenly Demon State, quite interesting," Su Heng stroked his chin, a gleam of delight flashing across his eyes.

Su Heng's terrifying strength mainly stemmed from two aspects. The first was his physical body and realm, the foundation. The second, was the enhancement brought by the Domineering State, Dragon Marrow, the heart of the Golden Crow, and many other Secret Techniques and blood and flesh mutations, which were also extremely important.

The Heavenly Demon State was probably similar to the Domineering State.

However, the focus was different; the former was more about the Spiritual Domain, constantly changing.

Whereas the latter greatly amplified physical prowess, maxing out strength and speed.

Of course.

The Heavenly Demon State had not yet been unlocked.

All these speculations were just Su Heng's subjective guesses.

What the actual situation would be like, and how much change this cultivation period could bring about, only time would tell.

Beyond the changes on the attribute panel, after absorbing the remnants of spiritual power from the sculpture, Su Heng's mind was filled with many enlightenments about cultivation. He furrowed his brow slightly and went through these memories again. Then, he spread his fingers, and as if by instinct, a turquoise light enveloped him, radiating outwards.

"Medicine Buddha's Lapis Lazuli Radiance!" Ke Yulan's pupils trembled slightly, recognizing the origin of this Divine Skill.

Back when they were in the Cloud Sky, Xie Xianyu had used the same technique against Su Heng. The defense provided by the Medicine Buddha's Lapis Lazuli Radiance was considerable. Su Heng had only been able to shatter it after unleashing the True Dominating Dragon. And now, the same technique was in Su Heng's hands.

Whether it was effectiveness or range, there was a world of difference, they were not even on the same level.

Especially since Medicine Buddha's Lapis Lazuli Radiance could block attacks from the Spiritual Domain.

This particularly pleased Su Heng.

Next time he encountered King Dingxuan.

Even if the opponent recovered to his peak and condensed his Dharmic form again.

By then, with Medicine Buddha's Lapis Lazuli Radiance, this Divine Skill at his disposal, he would be able to block and counterattack instead of being stuck in place like a wooden man, a sitting duck. And this was just one sculpture—if he absorbed the spiritual power from the more than ten other sculptures...

If everything went smoothly.

Su Heng should be able to acquire several more Divine Skills, enriching his arsenal considerably and not fearing being targeted with researched strategies.

"Let's go, to the next place!" Su Heng said to Ke Yulan.

"Understood," Ke Yulan nodded, leading the way.

She took a deep breath to calm the shock in her heart. Ever since the conflict at the Anshele Dragon Tomb, Ke Yulan had been collecting information about Su Heng. She knew his strength was growing at an astonishing rate, but witnessing it firsthand was a completely different feeling.

In less than half a day, Su Heng had already traveled a path that ordinary individuals in the Heavenly Deceit might not be able to traverse in a hundred years.

This rate of growth...

Was beyond what could be described as monstrous or diabolical.

He was nothing less than an incomprehensible evil deity!

Ke Yulan was the first to leave the cave and step outside.

Meanwhile, Su Heng casually plucked a crystal emitting a faint green glow from inside the cave and crushed it with a bit of force. Countless crystal shards turned to gravel in his hands, trickling down through the gaps in his fingers.

"Seeing these crystals glow, I thought they might be some kind of radioactive minerals," Su Heng thought with some disappointment.

But they were just ordinary crystals.

Even now, after fusing with the Seed of Destruction, the Atomic Breath brought forth by the heart of the Golden Crow was still the most powerful means of destruction in his arsenal, without equal.

But this was far from the pinnacle of the heart of the Golden Crow, as it had once been severely damaged and Su Heng had removed a large portion of its flesh.

Su Heng had tried to repair it several times, but to little effect.

Until now.
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Seeing these glowing crystals, an idea sprang into his mind.

"Perhaps I could repair, or even further enhance the power of the heart of the Golden Crow by absorbing certain radioactive minerals," he thought.

Su Heng considered the idea feasible.

"Note it down for now, and later I can have my subordinates help gather information," he thought, bending over to exit the cave.

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Clang!

Clang!

Clang!

The undulating snow-capped mountains, the desolate Gobi.

The cold wind from the distant skies was like knives, howling mournfully, a sight of desolation and vastness.

Yet, on this seemingly lifeless land, stood an ancient temple made of gold and lapis lazuli. Multitudes of Buddha statues over a hundred meters tall stood within red walls, high pagodas towered, and colorful Buddhist banners fluttered in the wind.

Ancient chanting mixed with the scents of incense and yak butter wafted from the temple.

This place was the Hundred Buddha Temple.

It was also the most widely teaching temple among the three major Esoteric Sects.

Now was past midday, and beams of golden light poured through the vast sky, spilling into the temple. Yet they couldn't penetrate the dense darkness at the depth of the Hundred Buddha Temple. At its center was a huge hall with white walls and red tiles, standing thirty-three meters tall.

Inside, it was pitch black.

But one could vaguely make out the solemn and majestic golden Buddha statue at the center of the hall.

Below the statue, Solban, who once had hair wild as a stallion, now sat cross-legged on a red lotus pedestal with all his hair shaven off. His hands were clasped together in prayer. Around the lotus pedestal, there were child-sized golden lamp holders, with dark red flames flickering and wisps of white smoke billowing.

These wisps of smoke rose up, but instead of dispersing, they lingered in the mighty hall.