Full of Confidence

Inside the quiet room, Luo Feng sat cross-legged. “Each additional crystal fused increases the difficulty tenfold. However, my genetic strength is now immeasurably greater than before. I wonder how many I can fuse.” Luo Feng wasn't confident he could fuse ten Bloodline Crystals, as ‘Black Warrior’ had long become a legend on Xueluo Continent. From his past fusion experience, his genes were only considered relatively excellent, and he had only cultivated the first layer of the Nameless Secret Manual. To become a ‘Black Warrior’ with just that would be incredibly difficult. “Let’s begin.” Luo Feng flipped his hand, and a Bloodline Crystal appeared. The Bloodline Crystal was a triangular prismatic bar, blood-red and subtly transparent, emitting an invisible fluctuation, like a beating heart, constantly transmitting its pulse. “The first time I saw a Bloodline Crystal, it felt as if it had life. Now I know it’s the crystallized blood of a fallen Beast God.” Luo Feng lightly cut his palm, creating a small wound. As blood seeped out, the Bloodline Crystal directly touched it. The malevolent energy invasion and body modification were things Luo Feng was already familiar with. For Luo Feng, who had the experience of fusing 100 Bloodline Crystals, this level of pain and stimulation was truly nothing. A moment later, the fourth crystal was fused. Luo Feng remained calm, expecting to fuse five or six. “I wonder how many I can fuse.” Luo Feng flipped his hand again, taking out the fifth crystal… The fifth! The sixth! The seventh! “The seventh succeeded!” Luo Feng’s face was covered in sweat from the pain, but his eyes gleamed with excitement. “To actually succeed in fusing the seventh! Ba Qi, the Blood God of Xueluo World, a peerless genius born once in countless years on Xueluo Continent, only fused eight Bloodline Crystals. My genetic makeup isn’t particularly outstanding, so could it be that cultivating the first layer of the Nameless Secret Manual has brought about such a metamorphosis?” “Continue with the eighth.” Luo Feng flipped his hand and took out another Bloodline Crystal. Fusion! It succeeded again! “Uh… I’ve caught up to Ba Qi.” Luo Feng blinked. “Let’s try the ninth.” Luo Feng couldn’t help but feel a surge of desire, thinking he might actually become a Black Warrior. As he fused the ninth Bloodline Crystal, the malevolent energy invasion was easily resisted. As the Bloodline Power integrated into his body… “Crack!” Luo Feng’s muscles and skin began to tear. “Snap.” Bones fractured. Immediately, the Bloodline Power flowed back into the ninth Bloodline Crystal. The ninth fusion failed! … “To be able to fuse eight crystals already exceeds my expectations. My original genes are merely those of an Earthling. The only special thing is cultivating the first layer of the Nameless Secret Manual, which allowed me to rival Ba Qi, a peerless genius born once in countless years on Xueluo World.” Luo Feng marveled inwardly; the Nameless Secret Manual was indeed incredible. In truth, once genes reach their limit, it’s incredibly difficult to improve even slightly. The first layer of the Nameless Secret Manual could make his body’s overall combat power three times stronger! How astonishing must the genetic evolution be to have such a powerful effect? “Fusing eight crystals provides very little combat power increase,” Luo Feng shook his head. Fusing three, ten, and one hundred each represented a limit. When fusing three, the universe origin compatibility doubled, reaching twice its previous state. When fusing ten, the universe origin compatibility reached three times its original state! Moreover, driving the Bloodline Power would cause a short-term transformation in the body’s genes, leading to a surge in power. But now, having only fused eight, compared to when he fused three, his overall strength had only increased by about 30 to 40 percent. … Luo Feng, covered in sweat, walked out of the quiet room, treading barefoot on the ground, then plunged directly into the swimming pool. He comfortably lay on the slippery rocks at the edge of the pool. Luo Feng was quite satisfied with fusing eight Bloodline Crystals. Although the strength increase was limited, it at least proved the power of the Nameless Secret Manual. “If, if I could obtain the second layer of the Nameless Secret Manual, allowing my genetic makeup to undergo another earth-shattering change, perhaps I could fuse ten Bloodline Crystals.” Luo Feng then shook his head helplessly. For such a heaven-defying secret manual, obtaining even one layer was a great stroke of luck. How difficult would it be to obtain the second layer? “Hmm.” “Since my Earthling body cannot fuse more, I might as well let the Golden Horned Beast try to continue fusing Bloodline Crystals.” Luo Feng lay on the rock, letting the warm water ripple around him, while simultaneously instructing the Golden Horned Beast in his internal world to begin fusing Bloodline Crystals. Luo Feng didn’t have high expectations for the Golden Horned Beast fusing Bloodline Crystals. This was because its right hoof was already saturated after fusing 100. Luo Feng’s will could resist the invasion of 101 Bloodline Crystals, but the right hoof simply couldn’t absorb any more Bloodline Power. Moreover, the roaring Beast God head image formed when the right hoof was activated was already perfect. The right hoof had reached its limit! So, to fuse more, he would have to let other parts of its body fuse. But even if his will was strong enough to fuse another 100 Bloodline Crystals, it would at most give those other parts power comparable to the right hoof. Even then, the Golden Horned Beast’s overall combat power would only reach twice its previous level. This was assuming he could fuse another 100 Bloodline Crystals, and knowing how much harder each subsequent fusion was, Luo Feng didn’t dare to think so far. “101 crystals!” “102 crystals!” The Golden Horned Beast in the internal world began fusing. This time, it chose to fuse with its back, as the back is the central hub of bodily strength, and the Wings of Wu also grow on the back. A stronger back would make it easier to control the Wings of Wu and withstand their burden. “The back is just starting to fuse Bloodline Crystals, so the genetic changes to the back are from scratch. The pain is very faint,” Luo Feng, lying in the pool, showed a slight smile. One by one, they fused. 110 crystals… 120 crystals… 130 crystals… The malevolent energy invasion grew stronger with each crystal, but when Luo Feng fused 100 crystals before, he had only lived for a few hundred years. Now, several thousand years had passed. Constant contemplation and closeness to the universe origin had indeed nurtured his consciousness, transforming his will. The long years had also allowed Luo Feng to comprehend more mysteries. Although his state of mind was still at the first layer, ‘Clarity of Mind, Directing the Heart,’ his will had become immensely stronger. A higher realm doesn’t necessarily mean stronger than a lower realm. The second layer, ‘Childlike Heart,’ is generally much stronger than the first layer, ‘Clarity of Mind.’ But Luo Feng, through his extreme and continuous strengthening and improvement, had a will far stronger than Lei Shen, who had comprehended the second layer ‘Childlike Heart’ when he was less than a hundred years old. 140 crystals… 150 crystals… 160 crystals… 162, 163, 164, 165 crystals! “The 166th failed; my will couldn’t endure it.” Luo Feng in the pool smiled. “Fusing 165 is already good. It gets harder and harder later on, and my will has made considerable progress over these past few millennia.” Although 65 crystals were fused into the back, the Golden Horned Beast’s overall combat power only increased by about ten percent. This was because the increase in back strength was only a tiny fraction relative to the Golden Horned Beast’s entire body strength, far less than the right hoof. Hence, the limited increase in power. … It was Luo Feng’s fourth day at the military base. “Boom!” Three figures flew directly over the mountain lake, quickly reaching the edge of Luo Feng’s private island. “Haha, you’ve finally arrived.” Luo Feng strode out. “Sir, these are the goods you ordered, all here.” The leader of the three figures, an Immortal, respectfully handed over a World Ring. “This World Ring is also a complimentary gift for you, sir.” The World Ring flew directly towards Luo Feng, then hovered before him. “Mm.” Luo Feng took it, slightly excited. He had struggled for so long, expended so much effort, all for these goods. He had spent all 6.1 billion mixed units to purchase the items in this ring. Given the enormous transaction value, gifting a World Ring worth about one mixed unit was perfectly normal. “We won’t disturb you further.” “Go ahead.” Luo Feng waved them off, then impatiently turned and returned to his residence. The three Virtual Universe Company service personnel never set foot on the island, as it was a private island with strict military regulations prohibiting any other life forms from entering without Luo Feng’s permission. “They’ve finally all arrived.” “All 6.1 billion have been spent,” Luo Feng said, sitting on a chair by the pool, immediately instructing his Demon Killer Clan clone to inspect the items. He had initially received 6.1 billion mixed units from his transactions with Black Heart King and Desire Demon King. Luo Feng then converted these 6.1 billion mixed units into 6.1 billion points. Normally, one would only have the authority to convert mixed units to points after becoming an Immortal, but ever since Luo Feng became the Chaos City Lord’s direct disciple, his authority was exceptionally high, surpassing many Marquises. Naturally, he possessed the authority to convert mixed units into points. After converting 6.1 billion points, adding the remaining 180 million points from before, Luo Feng began his spending spree. First, he purchased two types of detection instruments: a large detector costing 2 billion points, a sum few Marquises would dare to spend. A super-small detector cost 1.8 billion points; although its detection range was only 20 kilometers, its price was nearly the same because its detection precision rivaled large detectors costing hundreds of billions of points. This meant that with this super-small detector, even if powerful experts tried to detect Luo Feng with large instruments, the small detector would provide an early warning. Second, he purchased all the materials for the optimal plan to nurture Moyun Vine into an Immortal, costing a full 1.53 billion points! Of course, the probability of Moyun Vine becoming an Immortal through this method was only 50%. Third, he purchased a Fire God Source Crystal, comparable to a high-level Marquis self-detonating, capable of killing a high-level Marquis and severely wounding a peak Marquis, costing 800 million points. Back when Luo Feng was in Chaos City and had 3 billion points, he had already exchanged for Fire God Source Crystals during a spending spree, acquiring two crystals comparable to a ‘low-level Marquis self-detonating’ for 400 million points. However, he had never had the occasion to use them. The total for these three purchases was 6.13 billion points, leaving Luo Feng with only 150 million points. Luo Feng could no longer hold back: “Let Moyun Vine transform into an Immortal. The transformation process will take some time. I’ll let Moyun Vine evolve during the return journey. For now, let’s depart… back to Yan Ji Continent.” … After bidding farewell to some of the Marquis Immortals he had befriended in recent days, Luo Feng boarded his spaceship alone and left military base 026, embarking on his journey home.