Su Bai did not rush to return to the Demon Suppression Division in Kyoto to report in.
Although this trip to "cultivate in seclusion" had taken far longer than expected, he had just undergone a bloodline replacement. He needed to first understand his current condition before doing anything else.
Several hundred li outside Kyoto, he found a deserted mountain ravine. With a wave of his hand, he set down several layered composite formations with concealment, defense, and warning functions, completely isolating his aura from the outside world.
Inside the formation, Su Bai sat cross-legged, his mind sinking into his body as he carefully sensed the many changes brought about by fusing with the new bloodline.
Naturally, the first thing to examine was the Devil Race Bloodline.
Su Bai directly activated Magma Heart.
"Bzz—"
A familiar scorching sensation instantly surged through his limbs and bones! Su Bai's body visibly swelled, his skin taking on an obsidian sheen. Dark-red demonic patterns spread out from his heart, while a suffocatingly ferocious Demonic Energy radiated around his body—the formidable Demonic Body form he had used before.
Almost the instant the transformation was complete, Su Bai's brows furrowed slightly.
The circulation of Demonic Essence has become nearly forty percent more sluggish. The toughness and strength of the Demonic Body are also far inferior to before. He lightly clenched his fist, feeling the power contained within.
My realm is still at the Late Demon Emperor stage, equivalent to Late Deity Transformation, but the total Demonic Essence I can actually draw upon and the raw power of the Demonic Body have likely dropped by more than half.
He swiftly simulated scenes of fighting opponents of the same rank in his mind. *If I were to face a Cultivator at Peak Deity Transformation in their prime with my