The appearance of this mark reminded him of the first ring mark.
"Could this mark be another ring mark?"
Lin Sheng muttered.
But his eyes grew brighter and brighter.
"If it really is, doesn't that mean the Mountain Sea Scroll can be upgraded—or perhaps completed?"
"Perhaps once this mark is fully activated, I'll be able to undergo assimilation once more."
The more Lin Sheng thought about it, the harder it became to conceal his excitement.
The effects of assimilation could be called exceedingly powerful. In particular, the stronger the assimilated exotic beast, the stronger the effect. It was entirely a growth-based ability.
If he could assimilate another ferocious beast, the effects would undoubtedly become even more terrifying.
After all, while ferocious beasts provided powerful enhancements, those enhancements were often rather one-dimensional.
But if he could use assimilation to properly combine the enhancement effects of different assimilated ferocious beasts, the gains would absolutely be more than a simple one plus one equals two.
And there was another point. Since a second mark had appeared, it was entirely possible that more would continue to emerge.
"But what exactly causes these marks to appear?"
Lin Sheng frowned slightly. He did not know much about why the marks appeared.
Then he recalled that he had only discovered this after breaking through into the Muscle Forging realm.
"Could the appearance of the marks be related to my breakthroughs in cultivation?"
The first ring mark had appeared on his body when he first came to this world.
Afterward, only through slaughtering pigs and sheep every day had he gradually activated that ring mark completely.
As thoughts turned one after another, Lin Sheng formed his own conclusion.
"The appearance of the marks should be closely related to breakthroughs in my realm. As for whether breaking through a