Entering the Rock Sheep's Body

"What in the world is this?"

Looking at the unfamiliar space before him, Lin Sheng's heart was as turbulent as a tsunami.

As if sensing his thoughts, a wisp of bloody mist suddenly appeared before his eyes. Before he could react, it merged directly into his body.

Lin Sheng felt a string of information surge into his consciousness.

"Mountain Sea Scroll."

When Lin Sheng's consciousness returned, he realized with a jolt that he was back in the slaughterhouse.

He was still gripping the butcher knife in his hand.

The people around him were busy with their own tasks, as if the scene just now had been an illusion.

But the memories in his mind constantly reminded him that everything had truly happened, at least for him.

After a brief moment of daze, he immediately reacted, his eyes filled with unconcealed joy.

"My cheat has finally arrived!?"

He muttered to himself, a flash of blood in his eyes. His consciousness had returned to that void space, and the wavering bloody mist was still before him.

"The Mountain Sea Scroll can absorb the power of all beasts into oneself, using the strengths of myriad beasts to compensate for one's own weaknesses..."

This was the information about the Mountain Sea Scroll in his mind.

And the method to activate the Mountain Sea Scroll was simple: absorb the essence and blood of myriad beasts.

"Essence and blood of myriad beasts."

Lin Sheng murmured softly, already unable to contain himself.

His gaze fell upon the wooden bucket below. Wasn't there fresh rock sheep blood right in front of him?

A thought flashed through his mind. He glanced around, and seeing that no one was paying attention to him, he subtly reached a hand into the wooden bucket.

Immediately, he felt a faint warmth emanating from his chest.

As soon as his palm touched the blood in the wooden bucket, a string of information appeared in his mind.

[Beast Name: Rock Sheep (Mortal Grade)]

[The most common wild beast in the mountains and wilds. Small head, large eyes, no whiskers under the chin. This is a domesticated rock sheep. Years of domestication have long since caused it to lose its wild nature, truly belonging to the lowest tier of mortals.]

[Entry Requirement: None]

[Entry Effect: Stamina +1]

"Stamina boost!?"

After processing the information in his consciousness, Lin Sheng did not hesitate. With a thought, he chose to have it enter his body.

Then, he felt the rock sheep blood in the wooden bucket surge towards his palm as if being drawn by a force.

In just a few breaths, one-third of the blood in the bucket was absorbed by him.

Just as Lin Sheng was worried that continuing to absorb it might draw attention, the attractive force from his palm suddenly disappeared.

At the same time, the faint bloody mist in his consciousness space began to transform.

In just a few breaths, it coalesced into a rock sheep standing proudly.

[Name: Lin Sheng]

[Beasts Entered Body: Rock Sheep]

[Entry Effect: Stamina +1]

As the entry process was completed, Lin Sheng instantly felt the fatigue and exhaustion in his body disappear.

In its place was a feeling of being quite energetic and lively.

He had been working every day and practicing martial arts late into the night. Even though he took great care of his body, he inevitably felt the weariness of a sore back and aching waist during his daily work.

But now, after the rock sheep entered his body, he felt his condition was better than ever before.

"This is the effect of entry. I didn't expect it to be so immediate."

Feeling the significant change in his body, Lin Sheng couldn't help but marvel inwardly.

At this moment, in the center of the circular mark on his chest, a blood-colored pattern was faintly visible, a simply sketched pattern of a rock sheep.

Besides that, he also felt that the butcher knife in his hand seemed to have become lighter.

"My strength has also increased a bit?"

He thought to himself, as if to test his guess, he began to skillfully skin the rock sheep in front of him with the butcher knife.

His movements, which were somewhat sluggish before, were now much smoother. Especially in some areas that were usually difficult to handle, they now required very little effort.

"Indeed, my strength has increased by about twenty to thirty percent, but the biggest boost is to my stamina."

Lin Sheng thought to himself, his hands moving without any hesitation, fluidly and in one go. He finished skinning the rock sheep completely in half the usual time, and the quality was even better than before.

Feeling the changes brought about by his cheat, Lin Sheng took a deep breath before suppressing the overwhelming joy in his heart.

To avoid drawing attention, he didn't show much difference from his usual self. He just finished work a little earlier than before, half an hour earlier, after processing the two rock sheep.

Although they were currently slaughterhouse workers, Wang Dehai seemed to be giving them some leeway out of respect for Tian Hu.

As long as they completed their quota of two rock sheep per day, they could finish work early and go home, though they also had the option to continue working.

After all, according to the rules of the skinning workshop, the more rock sheep they processed each month, the higher their wages would be.

When he returned home, the sky was still bright. Lin Sheng didn't waste any time. He immediately closed the courtyard gate and began practicing the Raging Bull Fist in the yard.

He was eager to know what changes his current physical condition would bring to his practice of the Raging Bull Fist.

He assumed his stance and immediately started practicing.

One minute... two minutes... three minutes...

Time flowed by quietly. Soon, five minutes had passed, and Lin Sheng still felt he hadn't reached his limit, with considerable strength remaining.

It was only after 10 minutes that he felt a slight fatigue, but he persisted until fifteen minutes before finally relaxing.

He casually wiped the sweat from his forehead, his face filled with excitement.

"To be able to persist for 15 minutes on the very first try, this endurance boost is truly remarkable. And this isn't even my limit; I should be able to last another two or three minutes."

He remembered that before, he could only last a little over two minutes, but now he had increased it several times over, far surpassing even Wu Gang, who was considered the most talented among the skinning workers.

After a short rest, he began practicing again.

Since he had already met the requirement of holding the stance for 15 minutes, this time he planned to incorporate the circulation technique during his practice, attempting to activate his internal Blood Essence.

After the time it took for one incense stick to burn, his tensed body suddenly relaxed. He gasped for air, his forehead already covered in sweat.

"Did I fail? As expected, even meeting the stance requirement, activating Blood Essence isn't an easy feat."

Lin Sheng shook his head with a wry smile, but he wasn't particularly discouraged. After all, he hadn't truly expected to succeed in activating Blood Essence on his first attempt.

Now that he had successfully integrated the rock sheep, his physical condition had far surpassed that of ordinary people. Even Wu Gang, the most outstanding talent among the skinning workers, was far inferior to him.