Fusion

Luo Feng soared into the sky, piercing through layer after layer of cloud mist, until he broke through the 18th layer and emerged into the void outside the Bloodlo World. “Xiao Nake,” Luo Feng murmured, looking down at the vast expanse of clouds below. “I’ve done everything I can. As for how far you’ll go in the future, that’s up to you. True powerhouses… ultimately have to temper themselves through experience. I’m undergoing tempering now too, just a step ahead of you.” Whoosh! Luo Feng flew directly into the mechanical ship that had appeared in the void beside him, and simultaneously gave the order: “Advance! Head to the Ancient God Ruins!” The mechanical ship, disguised as a small asteroid, swiftly moved through the void. As for the fate of Nake and his father… Luo Feng could only wish them well; he had his own path to walk! … “Useless!” “A bunch of useless fools!” Siyong, clad in black robes, stood atop the palace like a peerless ferocious beast, roaring at the trembling subordinates kneeling before him. “It’s been three whole days, three days! Is this your answer to me? You haven’t found anything useful!” The high-ranking officials of Yangang City were like timid rabbits, quivering in fear. “Is it our fault? The images showed people in combat armor and masks, and they were the most common types. We investigated… there were many reports of unfamiliar experts, but every single one we checked turned out to be false.” The subordinates felt bitter inside but dared not retort in front of the World Master. “A joke!” “Do you know, this is a huge joke!” Siyong’s face was so dark it looked like it would drip water, and he raged, “Those bastards from the other worlds around us are all laughing at me! And you truly are utterly useless!” The subordinates knelt, trembling, not daring to raise their heads. “Useless!” “You are utterly useless. Go!” Siyong roared. “Post a bounty throughout Yangang City for me! State that the culprit has peak Domain-level power, wears black armor, and uses a combat blade and shield. Also, post drawings of the combat blade and shield everywhere!” “Anyone who can provide even slightly useful information will be rewarded with a million treasure coins! If someone can provide the culprit’s whereabouts, and it proves true, they will receive a reward of 100 million treasure coins, a luxurious mansion within Yangang City, eight thousand servants, and eight thousand guards!” Siyong declared with a grim face. “Yes!” The group exchanged glances, shocked by the magnitude of the bounty, then knelt and responded. “Now get out!” Siyong roared, and the subordinates scattered in fright. Only Siyong and his four subordinates remained in the grand hall. “Master, you should have left such matters to us. To trouble you…” a seemingly honest and sturdy middle-aged man quickly said. Siyong glanced at him and said coldly, “The mere fact that a few surrounding World Masters are laughing at me isn’t enough to make me this angry. Do you know? The Immortal Temple is already asking me what happened to their two envoys who died on my territory. Those old geezers…” Siyong’s face was ashen, and he snorted coldly: “Hmph, such a trivial matter as two dead envoys won’t make the high and mighty Immortal Gods personally intervene. So those old geezers are using the authority of the Immortal Gods to shout at me! It fills me with rage; I truly wish I could smash those old geezers into dust with one punch!” The four subordinates exchanged glances, suddenly understanding that the Immortal Temple had put pressure on him. … In Yangang City. “Clear the way, clear the way!” A group of soldiers on barbaric beasts galloped through, forcing the crowds on the road to the side. “Here, post it!” The leader of the soldiers pointed to a large, bare wall beside the street and gave the order. Immediately, the other soldiers dismounted their barbaric beasts and quickly began posting the paper drawings they had been given onto the wall. Soon, the incredibly clear images and the astonishing bounty stunned the people on the street. This was a main thoroughfare, with a constant flow of people. “Even slightly useful information gets a reward of a million… treasure coins? A million treasure coins? How much is that?” “I’ve never even seen a treasure coin with my own eyes.” “One treasure coin is 1,000 large coins, which is 1 billion small coins. I only earn 10 small coins a day; how long would it take to earn that much?” “Look!” “100 million treasure coins? A luxurious mansion, eight thousand servants, eight thousand guards?” “They’ve gone mad, mad!” “Eight thousand servants and eight thousand guards! A mansion that can accommodate so many servants and guards is considered top-tier in our Yangang City. Only the General’s Mansion, the Chunyu family estate, and a few others are larger than that.” “Bounty for a culprit with peak Domain-level power?” “I think I’ve seen this person; he looks a lot like a guest at our Flying Cloud Pavilion.” “You’re dreaming. Our Flying Cloud Pavilion has hundreds of thousands of guests; many look alike.” … It was madness! The colossal bounty would tempt even Cloudsoaring-level (Cosmic-level) experts, let alone the general public. The seemingly casual bounty issued by the high and mighty World Master plunged the entire Yangang City into an unprecedented frenzy within a single day, and the investigation progress immediately surged! … In the void. As Yangang City began posting the bounty extensively, Luo Feng, traveling in his mechanical ship towards the Ancient God Ruins, took out a Bloodlo Crystal. In the training room. Luo Feng lay there, staring at the beautiful, triangular-columnar blood-red crystal in his hand: “It’s 1.2 trillion kilometers to the Ancient God Ruins. Even at the speed of a mechanical ship, it will take over two months to fly there.” No matter the spaceship, the closer its speed gets to the speed of light, the more difficult it becomes! It’s like an exam where the perfect score is 100; the closer you get to 100, the harder it is! It’s the same. The closer you get to the speed of light, the harder it is to accelerate! Even a slight increase in resistance would prevent reaching light speed. Though it’s called ‘void,’ the void in space secret realms contains not only dust and debris, but also the solidified cosmic origin energy that forms mist. At incredible speeds… even mist creates resistance. “If I could use universe shuttling, it would just be one acceleration, one shuttle, and then deceleration back to the original universe to arrive. Unfortunately… universe shuttling isn’t possible.” “Then… I’ll fuse with the Bloodlo Crystal!” Luo Feng adjusted slightly, then his right index finger sliced across his left palm. Just like a blade, a wound appeared, and bright red blood flowed out. Luo Feng directly placed the Bloodlo Crystal over the wound. That invisible force immediately surged into Luo Feng’s body, simultaneously stirring the mysterious power that had been dormant in every cell of his body. The simple secret patterns appeared on Luo Feng’s chest. “Boom!” “Kill!” “Kill!” It was as if an endless flood had crashed down, a powerful, murderous, and frenzied will, incredibly potent, slammed into Luo Feng’s own will. However, in terms of sheer tenacity of will… many Realm Lords were far inferior to Luo Feng. Even those high and mighty Immortals, if they hadn’t cultivated their minds, might not have a stronger will than Luo Feng. Willpower! It has nothing to do with cultivation! His mind was as cold as a mirror, clearly seeing these seemingly fierce and terrifying, yet utterly chaotic, wills. His heart condensed like a blade, cleaving through all obstacles! “This fierce will… seems to be twice as strong as last time.” Luo Feng wondered, “The same Bloodlo Crystal should contain the same will. Why is the will impact I’m experiencing when fusing with the second crystal twice that of the first time? Is it possible that the chaotic will from the first time is still lurking within my body?” Before Luo Feng could figure it out, an agonizing pain and itch, which made his soul tremble, spread throughout his body. The Bloodlo Crystal in his palm was releasing threads of blood-colored energy, rapidly pouring into Luo Feng’s body, and this infusion caused drastic changes in Luo Feng’s physique. Crackle, pop, snap~~~ Luo Feng’s entire body began to swell, his tendons, bones, and muscles constantly thickening. Such a sudden mutation in such a short time meant the pain was unimaginable. … Various incredible changes were occurring in his body. “This is so uncomfortable, why is it so much worse than the first time?” Luo Feng’s eyes were cold, but his facial muscles twitched uncontrollably, and his teeth involuntarily grew into sharp fangs. This time, the pain had spread from his body to his soul, yet Luo Feng’s consciousness and will were incredibly strong. He endured it all, unaffected, at least remaining very clear-headed. “Pfft!” Luo Feng’s chest suddenly split open, blood splattering. “Snap!” A mutating leg bone suddenly fractured. Whoosh, whoosh~~~~ Immediately, a large amount of blood-colored energy rapidly flowed back from Luo Feng’s body, continuously returning to the Bloodlo Crystal in his palm. In just a moment, the Bloodlo Crystal, which had become almost transparent, reverted to its original beautiful blood-red color. “It stopped?” “What happened?” Luo Feng found his body had returned to its human form. The only changes were the wound on his chest and the fractured leg bone. With a thought, the pure energy from his inner world surged forth, rapidly repairing his body. Soon, the wounds and broken bones were completely restored to normal, perfectly intact. … Luo Feng sat quietly on the sofa, holding a fruit wine in one hand and weighing the Bloodlo Crystal in the other. “No change, this Bloodlo Crystal… no change at all.” Luo Feng frowned slightly. “And I can feel it, my body hasn’t improved in the slightest! The mysterious power within me, my comprehension of the cosmic origin laws, it’s all the same. This fusion was a complete failure!” Yes, a complete failure. “How could this be?” “My consciousness and will, I managed to clear the Illusory Sea up to the tenth island before failing. My body… a human body from Earth, but it’s also quite normal.” As Luo Feng thought this, his eyes lit up, and a passage he had once read in a book flashed through his mind. The content was: “Bloodlo Crystals are rare and precious! Fusion is extremely difficult. Fusing one is already hard; fusing two requires ten times more from the body, and fusing three Bloodlo Crystals requires a hundred times more! The further you go, the more demanding the requirements become!” Recalling this passage, Luo Feng suddenly understood. “Right, the body!” “My Earthling body is considered normal. I succeeded in fusing one, but failed with the second.” “However, the body requirements increase tenfold? What aspects of the body are they referring to?” Luo Feng frowned. “Physical strength? Toughness? Cell vitality? And… it’s said that slaughter helps with Bloodlo Crystal fusion, but how does slaughter improve any of these aspects of the body?”