One Pound Meat, One More Attribute Point
Chapter 56: Bone Strength

Through Su Li’s connections.

Su Heng’s temporary residence was quickly arranged, located at Jiangyue Pavilion.

Jiangyue Pavilion was situated on a beautifully scenic hill where one could see the broad, flat surface of the Guan River just outside the door.

The cold wind blew gently from the river, causing Su Heng’s robe to billow back and forth behind him, making a whooshing sound.

Su Heng was not afraid of the cold, and standing here, he felt somewhat refreshed and delighted.

"Staying and eating here are all free, and the bill is charged to a subsidiary of the Demon Suppression Bureau, so you can eat as much as you like," Su Li patted Su Heng on the shoulder, replaceing it more and more difficult to make this gesture now, as she had to tiptoe with great effort.

"I need to go back and report for work." Su Li twirled a strand of hair by her ear, "There might be some elders from the Demon Suppression Bureau coming to see you later, so be somewhat careful."

"And..."

Su Li said, "In a few days, it will be the River Lantern Festival. It’s an annual celebration where lanterns will be released on the river, and there will be opera houses, acrobatics, and all sorts of performances; it’s very lively. You can go out and walk around then, and if I’m available, I’ll join you, but I might be quite busy with many things."

"Also that booklet, I’ll replace the stuff inside it for you as soon as possible," Su Li explained while fiddling with her fingers to Su Heng.

The two were about to part.

At this moment, she indeed resembled an older sister a bit, appearing somewhat fussily concerned.

"I got it," Su Heng nodded, then turned and went back inside the house.

This was a large teahouse with solid wood flooring, and between two cushions was a square wooden table carved with a chessboard, set with a complete set of tea utensils. One could imagine how nice it would be to play chess here while drinking tea and enjoying the view.

Su Li followed him into the house.

She tilted her head, thinking, and seemed to have nothing else to explain to Su Heng.

This guy’s strength and talent were terrifyingly powerful; he had already surpassed the standard of the average elders of the Demon Suppression Bureau more than ten days ago. Now, having witnessed Su Heng mastering the Green Wood Longevity Technique in just a few days, Su Li could no longer imagine the extent of Su Heng’s actual strength.

Well, she hoped he wouldn’t frighten the elders of the Demon Suppression Bureau.

Su Li sighed, and a somewhat anticipative mischievous smile appeared on her face.

"I’m off then," she said with a light step, taking little Qing and walking away, stepping on a cobblestone path in the courtyard.

Just as she was about to turn behind a mock mountain, Su Li stopped, waved at Su Heng, then disappeared from his sight with a smile.

Watching his sister leave,

Su Heng returned to the teahouse and sat down cross-legged.

He now also needed to consider his own affairs, first by gathering information to prepare for taking action against the Luo Family of the Demon Suppression.

Next, it was to enhance his strength.

He now had several dozen jin of Taisui meat, and with the unlimited supply of ordinary food provided at Jiangyue Pavilion, he should be able to push the Green Wood Longevity Technique to its limit in the next few days.

By then, with his strength further increased, taking action against the Luo Family would be much more certain.

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In the blink of an eye, two days passed.

Whoosh!

A trail of fire, emitting a piercing shriek, shot straight into the sky before exploding in a burst of golden flame.

The glow of fireworks reflected on the rippling surface of the river, flickered across the crowd moving back and forth on the docks, danced in the wind-swept forests, and finally cast a faint golden halo on Su Heng’s solemn face.

"Huh..." he exhaled a breath of foul air and opened his eyes.

Stabilizing his mind and mentally preparing himself, he then allocated the sixty attribute points he accumulated over the past few days entirely into the Green Wood Longevity Technique.

His muscles tensed, his body temperature rose, and his bones emitted a series of cracking sounds like popping beans.

A wisp of white mist rose from the top of Su Heng’s head.

But his dark, luminous eyes remained calm, his mind deeply immersed, meticulously feeling the various changes brought about by the advancement in the realm of the Green Wood Longevity Technique.

The strength within his body grew further, becoming more robust and resilient, brimming with vibrant vitality.

The Bone Mutation deepened further.

Human bones are composed of the periosteum, bone tissue, and bone marrow.

The periosteum is a layer of nerves and blood vessels that covers the bone, bone tissue comprises various inorganic salts that form the main structure of the skeleton, and bone marrow is the connective tissue filling the inside of the bones. Overall, human bones are solid, hard yet equally brittle.

With the growth in the realm of the Green Wood Longevity Technique, the degree of bodily mutations deepened.

Su Heng’s bone structure began to change.

First, it became thicker, capable of supporting his muscle density far exceeding that of an ordinary person.

Then, within these initially solid bones, numerous minute hollow channels formed. Not only did these channels not reduce the hardness of Su Heng’s bones, but through a precise columnar three-dimensional honeycomb structure, they further strengthened the resilience and impact resistance of his bones.

More importantly, these internal channels were also covered with a layer of vascular fascia.

While further increasing the resilience of the bones, they also allowed Su Heng’s strength to circulate within them.

There were two obvious benefits to this.

The first effect was a significant increase in the total amount of strength within Su Heng’s body.

The second effect was that by pressurizing the strength in the bones’ internal channels, the killing power of his strength was further enhanced.

If the earlier True Strength could be likened to shooting birds with a slingshot.

Now...

The transformed Bone Strength was like firing bursts from a modernized automatic rifle.

In terms of both power and output efficiency, there was a revolutionary huge improvement compared to the past. Furthermore, with the Green Wood Longevity Strength as the bones and the Black Evil Technique Yang Pole True Strength covering the meridians on the bones, Wood generating Fire, the two elements nurtured and promoted each other like wildfire roaring across the grasslands.

In the course of a confrontation, once Su Heng’s strength invaded the opponent’s body.

Even just a little would burn fiercely like a blaze, extremely difficult to extinguish.

Bang!

Su Heng flicked his finger.

Accompanied by a piercing whistle, a faint cyan strength streaked through the air, hitting a tree stump in the courtyard outside.

With a crisp crack.

The tree stump exploded outright, shattered into pieces, sending splinters and debris flying.

This was not the end; after a moment of silence, the wood splinters on the ground began to self-ignite, flames blazing fiercely.

Luckily, the surroundings were all earthen and stony ground.

Although the fire was fierce, there was no concern about it becoming uncontrollable and causing a fire disaster.

When the last glow of fire extinguished, the wood had turned into thoroughly burnt charcoal, and Su Heng slightly nodded his head, his face showing a satisfied smile.

Whoosh!

Another firework exploded over the river surface, this time flashing with a fiery orange glow.

Su Heng opened the attributes panel.

[Su Heng]

[Height: 2.10 meters]

[Weight: 595 kilograms]

[Realm: Vein Mutation 120%, Bone Mutation 35%]

[Cultivation Technique: Black Evil Technique Level 12 (Special effects: Yang Pole True Strength, Ghost Bearing, Fire Poison), Green Wood Longevity Technique Level 8 (Special effects: Green Wood Longevity Strength, Bone Strength, Recoil, Healing, Ignite)]

[Attribute Points: 0]