Qin Siyang's other ankle also felt the presence of the warm current.
The outermost layer of the antifreeze suit on both legs had already been damaged.
Time was running out for him.
Qin Siyang was at a loss.
Another fish-shaped god lunged at him.
Qin Siyang grabbed it with one hand.
'So eager to die?'
Just as he was about to crush it to death, a sudden realization struck him.
'How does this group of fish survive inside the Ghost Faced Heron's stomach?'
'They aren't afraid of corrosion?'
Qin Siyang held onto the fish-shaped god, finding it increasingly strange.
These fish-shaped gods were vastly different from the Ghost Faced Heron. They shared no common traits, so they clearly weren't originally part of the Ghost Faced Heron's stomach environment.
That meant they must have entered later and parasitized inside the Ghost Faced Heron's stomach.
'Entered later?'
'The Ghost Faced Heron can't digest these fish-shaped gods, and swallowing them only means competing for its own nutrients
There is no benefit.'
'Perhaps… they didn't come in through the Ghost Faced Heron's mouth but from somewhere else?'
'Can they burrow through this thick flesh wall?'
As Qin Siyang pondered, he gripped the fish tightly and attempted another punch.
When he withdrew his arm from the flesh wall and threw another punch, his face immediately lit up with joy.
The flesh wall's regeneration had slowed down.
'As expected, my guess was right!'
Although these fish-shaped gods seemed insignificant, they could restrain the Ghost Faced Heron's powerful regenerative ability.
A grin spread across Qin Siyang's face.
"Even gods have their counters, huh?"
He grabbed a few more fish-shaped gods and rapidly punched at the flesh wall.
The wound grew larger and deeper, and Qin Siyang punched harder and harder.
Pfft—
With a muffled sound, Qin Siyang finally felt his fist break through the layer of flesh.
When he pulled his fist back, blood flowed through the hole.
Qin Siyang continued striking at the opening until he was able to squeeze through.
Even though he was moving from one darkness into another, blind the entire time.
And because the flesh was so tightly packed, he didn't even have room to stand.
Emerging from the flesh wall, free from the encasing mucus, he still felt much more comfortable.
At least his mood lightened a little.
GULP—
He heard a pumping sound, resonating through the surrounding flesh.
GULP—
His eyes lit up.
'It is the heart!'
Without hesitation, Qin Siyang crawled toward the source of the sound.
As long as he destroyed the heart, the Ghost Faced Heron was doomed.
Finally, he arrived before a massive, pulsating lump of flesh.
Even though he couldn't see it, he was certain, 'This is the heart.'
Feeling the residual warmth beneath his hands, his confidence soared.
As he crawled forward, he still gripped the fish-shaped gods, which were nearly crushed to death in his hands.
Qin Siyang believed that the Ghost Faced Heron's powerful stomach regeneration wasn't an isolated phenomenon. Its entire body likely had the same regenerative ability.
So, to destroy the heart, he still needed the help of these fish-shaped gods.
"Little babies, I'm counting on you this time!"
With that, Qin Siyang unleashed a barrage of punches.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM—
Before long, the fleshy mass was blasted open once again.
Whoosh—
A flood of blood surged out from the opening, pushing Qin Siyang aside.
Moments later, the pulsing flesh mass stopped beating.
The surrounding flesh also gradually ceased its movements.
Qin Siyang let out a long breath.
The Ghost Faced Heron was finally dead.
"This thing… was really hard to kill."
His [Violence] ability was also about to end.
'No, I need to open an exit quickly. If I stay here too long, I'll suffocate.'
He immediately started punching again, forcing his way through until he finally saw the outside world once more.
Qin Siyang wiped the sticky blood off his mask and peered through the fist-sized hole at the starry sky outside, sighing.
"Being alive… feels good."
He noticed a few more fish-shaped gods burrowing into the Ghost Faced Heron's body from the outside.
They didn't seem to realize that the Ghost Faced Heron was already dead.
"So, they're some kind of parasitic creatures, tunneling all the way to the Ghost Faced Heron's stomach."
At that moment, his [Violence] ability ended.
A sharp pain shot through his ankle.
'Pain! Pain! Pain! Pain! Pain!!'
It felt like a layer of flesh had been scraped off his ankle.
During [Violence], he couldn't feel any pain.
'Good thing I ran fast, or I wouldn't even know if my feet melted off. This whole 'not feeling pain' thing with [Violence] is a real double-edged sword.'
Gritting his teeth, Qin Siyang stood up and saw the blood-red formation on the ground outside, frowning.
'This isn't [Earthbind]… Does Old Li have other abilities?'
Qin Siyang narrowed his eyes.
'That old trickster… just what sequence level is he?'
As he was about to crawl out, he suddenly retracted his foot.
Carefully surveying his surroundings, he didn't see Li Tianming anywhere.
It seemed the hole he made happened to be facing away from Li Tianming.
'Which means… whatever I do right now, Li Tianming won't know?'
Qin Siyang's face broke into a wild grin.
'If not now, then when?'
He immediately turned around, removed his mask, and started devouring the still-warm flesh like a madman.
To save time, he didn't even chew. Just swallowed huge mouthfuls.
'This meat tastes way better than bug juice!'
Not only was it delicious, but the effects were also ridiculously strong.
With each bite, Qin Siyang's body convulsed, and warm energy surged through him.
He felt the power inside him accumulating rapidly, soon reaching a critical threshold.
After finishing the heart and an unknown organ, his body underwent a massive transformation.
His whole body spasmed, and then a notification appeared in his mind:
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[Sequence 'God-Eater' Advanced]
[Devouring gods makes you stronger]
[Current Sequence Level: Level 4, Banquet Lord]
• [Skill: Blood Drink]
— Skill Description: Eating gods also counts as devouring.
• [Skill: Violence]
— Skill Description: For ten minutes, strength, agility, and body durability triple. During this time, pain is completely nullified.
• [Skill: Duelist's Medal]
— Skill Description: After killing a god, all current stats (excluding skills) permanently increase by 100%. Cooldown: 358 days.
• [Skill: Banquet Domain]
— Skill Description: After eating a god, you can teleport instantly within a 20-meter radius to any open space. If obstructed, teleportation fails, and the skill immediately expires. Cooldown: 10 minutes.
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Qin Siyang stared at the [Banquet Domain] skill in shock.
Only two words filled his mind.
'So strong.'
'I can actually teleport?'
'Isn't that... basically invincible?'
Qin Siyang completely forgot about his ankle pain and started giggling foolishly.
After a while, he patted his face.
'No time to think about this—I need to eat as much as possible first.'
And so, he resumed his frenzied feast.
When he reached the Ghost Faced Heron's stomach, another wave of fish-shaped gods emerged.
With his newly advanced sequence level, his overall strength had risen again.
These small gods could no longer harm him at all.
He slaughtered them in no time.
'Each one has a circular scale on its belly. I'll take those too.'
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