25: Counting the spoils, twenty martial arts books, all ready

“Hey, Changsheng, I met an interesting kid who reminds me a lot of you back then. Want to come see him?”

After returning to the capital and settling little Ding Dong, He Yao immediately called Chen Changsheng.

The Federation is in the Southern Hemisphere, so it was night there, but Chen Changsheng was currently in the Northern Hemisphere, where the sun was dazzling. He was wearing sunglasses and headphones, beach shorts, and a Hawaiian shirt.

“A young man like me back then? Tell me more, tell me more!” Chen Changsheng grinned.

Suddenly, He Yao heard a loud bang from the other end of the phone.

“Boom!”

Immediately following was an angry roar: “Chen Changsheng, don’t you dare go too far?!”

“Changsheng, what… what did you do?” He Yao couldn’t help but ask.

Chen Changsheng replied casually, “It’s nothing, just asking Tunhai for something to eat!”

“Tunhai Demon God?” He Yao’s jaw dropped. “You’re in the Northern Hemisphere right now? What do you want to eat? Don’t tell me you want caviar from the Tunhai Demon God?”

“Ah, He Yao, you’re so smart,” Chen Changsheng chuckled awkwardly.

He Yao twitched her lips. Caviar is made from fish roe. The Tunhai Demon God, an eighth-rank Alien Beast, has a massive body thousands of meters long and incredibly terrifying strength.

But Chen Changsheng was now in the Tunhai Demon God’s sea territory, stealing its little babies…

“Alright, alright, tell me more about that young man!” There was a hint of anticipation in Chen Changsheng’s voice.

“What? One-star talent? Wants to be a Star God? Green Leaf City? Divine-Grade talent in seconds?”

“Oh ho! Sounds good, I’ll go check it out when I get a chance!”

…

In Green Leaf City.

Xiao Fan dragged his exhausted body back to his room.

As soon as he entered, he saw Lin Xianhuo and Shao Yan, who had been waiting for a long time. The two beauties quickly came forward to support him.

“Are you alright?”

“Do you need medicine?”

Xiao Fan shook his head and said, “No big problem, just tired. Let’s go to the balcony and have a little drink.”

Lin Xianhuo’s eyes immediately sparkled, and she said, “Drinking?”

“I’ll get it from the fridge!”

Shao Yan on the side looked suspicious and said, “You drink too?”

“Of course!” Lin Xianhuo proudly lifted her head!

Xiao Fan waved his hand and said, “Her alcohol tolerance is about the same as yours!”

“What do you mean?!” Both girls were furious, glared at Xiao Fan, then glared at each other!

Xiao Fan was too tired to bother with them. He went to the balcony and sat on the wooden rocking chair.

“Hmph, Xiao Fan is very tired, I’m too lazy to argue with you!” Lin Xianhuo snorted softly, tossed her fiery red hair, and walked towards the fridge.

Shao Yan looked disdainful and said sarcastically, “Xiao Fan, Xiao Fan, tsk, you talk as if you’re so close to him!”

She turned and walked towards the balcony, wanting to bathe in the starlight with Xiao Fan, but unfortunately, there weren’t many stars tonight, all covered by dark clouds.

Xiao Fan was looking at his phone. At this moment, a high-level alert sounded throughout Green Leaf City, and everyone was hunting for Dog King!

Report Dog King, and you’ll immediately be rewarded with 100,000 federal currency.

Furthermore, the superiors have already been informed and asked to immediately send people here to hunt down Dog King!

Xiao Fan sighed and said, “The Dog King alias will disappear tonight.”

“Then you won’t go to Alien Beast Mountain anymore?” Shao Yan asked, frowning.

“No,” Xiao Fan shook his head and said, “I’ve already stolen all the money from the Black Tiger Gate, which is definitely enough to last me through the second half of the year.”

“Now the problem is, how do I sign up for the Super God Class?”

“Wow, you’ve really made up your mind?!” Lin Xianhuo walked over, carrying two boxes of beer, her face full of smiles.

Xiao Fan glanced at her and said, “Two boxes, you won’t finish them.”

“We will!” Lin Xianhuo and Shao Yan both said in unison, looking excited.

Xiao Fan helplessly said, “Suit yourselves. So, how can I sign up for the Super God Class?”

“One-star talent, you can’t sign up, right?”

“You don’t have to worry about that!” Lin Xianhuo waved her hand and said, “I’ll call my dad and get a recommendation letter, that’s all!”

“I can do it too!” Shao Yan puffed out her chest, looking proud!

“Then thank you both.” Xiao Fan nodded slightly.

After speaking, he skillfully flicked open the beer bottle cap with his thumb, took a gulp, and sighed, “Little Ding Dong just left like that. Is your aunt a good person?”

Shao Yan rolled her eyes and said, “You can rest assured about that. My mother’s lineage Cultivates the most orthodox wood element. Little Ding Dong’s Ten Thousand Things Birth will be developed to the greatest extent there!”

“Oh, right, many people saw the Black Tiger Gang chasing you at the time. When the people from above come, they will definitely investigate you!”

Xiao Fan suddenly chuckled and said, “Dog King is an eighteen-year-old high school boy. Who would believe that if you told them?”

“Don’t worry, those people are all fools. A few made-up lies will be enough to fool them.”

“Hmm…” Shao Yan picked up her phone again and said lightly, “Fan Fan, since you’re going to the Super God Class now, you can stop attending school here, right?”

“It seems so,” Xiao Fan replied.

Shao Yan continued, “Oh, right, there’s a great Dao exam in a week. If you get first place, you can choose a Martial Arts from the Scripture Pavilion.”

“It seems there will also be a great Martial Dao exam later, with the same reward!”

“Are you going?”

Xiao Fan raised his eyebrows slightly and said, “Of course I’m going!”

This way, he could get two Martial Arts. If they were both amplification-type, wouldn’t he just soar to the heavens!?

Then!

Xiao Fan began to count his spoils of war from today. He was too lazy to look at the gold and silver treasures. He scanned through the Storage Rings one by one. With so many Core Disciples and martial artists in the Black Tiger Gate, there might be amplification-type Martial Arts, right?

This feeling was like opening a blind box. Xiao Fan was incredibly excited and nervous.

Not one, not two, not three…

Just as Xiao Fan was about to give up on this unrealistic idea.

Suddenly, in the seventy-eighth Storage Ring, Xiao Fan found a second-tier amplification-type Martial Arts, “Great Strength Arm,” which increases strength!

There’s such a good thing?

The amplification-type that I tried everything to get before, I just picked it up?

Today was really a stroke of luck!

“Host successfully recorded Great Strength Arm. Current Cultivation progress: 1%.”

Then, Xiao Fan continued to search, full of anticipation.

The sixth to last ring, the fifth to last…

Unexpectedly!

In the third to last ring, he found another second-tier amplification-type, “Spinning Leg,” which increases speed.

Xiao Fan couldn’t help but giggle foolishly.

Once this Spinning Leg and that Great Strength Arm are Cultivated, wouldn’t he only be one away from the System’s task of twenty books?

Unbelievable. After ten years of hard work, he only got fifteen books, but in these few days of knowing Lin Xianhuo, he got so many!

Xiao Fan suddenly became superstitious, and the way he looked at Lin Xianhuo was different.

Lin Xianhuo was startled, a little shy, and said, “Why are you looking at me like that?”

“You’re my lucky star. I just found good stuff in those Storage Rings again!” Xiao Fan smiled.

“That… that’s great,” Lin Xianhuo said softly. The alcohol was getting to her, and she became gentle.

Great harvest today! So happy!

Xiao Fan’s face was beaming with joy.

Suddenly, the System’s voice sounded again.

“Congratulations, Host, your Martial Arts quantity has met the standard. Martial Arts Fusion mechanism activated!”

Xiao Fan’s eyes widened slightly in surprise. This rigid System actually had something new!

He quickly checked.

“Martial Arts of the same rank can be Fused. Three books can be combined into one Martial Arts of a higher rank. If all three books are of the same type, the type of the Fused Martial Arts remains unchanged.”

At this point, Xiao Fan became a little nervous, looking at his System panel, his expression constantly changing.

He had many useless first- and second-tier combat-type Martial Arts that he could definitely throw into Fusion.

But what he was worried about now was whether amplification-type Martial Arts could be thrown into Fusion?

If they were Fused, could the System task still be completed? Would the effect be better?

If it was worse, wouldn’t he suffer a huge loss!?

Let’s try those trash Martial Arts first!

The first time, three first-tier Fused, a second-tier Martial Arts appeared. Xiao Fan looked at it, raised an eyebrow, this second-tier Martial Arts was actually a bit useful.

In just a moment, Xiao Fan was addicted!

Start Fusion!

Three second-tier Fused into a third-tier, and the main characteristics were preserved, even with a slight increase!

The more Xiao Fan Fused, the more he got carried away, thinking that his combat didn’t really need combat-type Martial Arts; he could fight just with body techniques!

So, continue Fusion!

Fusion!

Fusion!

Finally, he Fused more than sixty miscellaneous Martial Arts into a seventh-tier Martial Arts!

Even, in the end, quantitative change led to qualitative change!

This seventh-tier Martial Arts was called the “Demon Man Scripture”!

After reading the description, Xiao Fan immediately jumped out of his chair!

“Holy crap!!”

Xiao Fan’s scream startled the two girls beside him, both looking terrified.

“Wh-what’s wrong, Xiao Fan?”

“Xiao Fan, just tell us if something’s wrong, we should be able to help you fix it.”

Both girls looked nervous, their faces full of worry.

But Xiao Fan muttered in a daze, “My darlings!”

“I have a huge piece of good news to tell you!”

Lin Xianhuo pouted proudly, “Who are your darlings?”

Shao Yan chuckled, “Tell us.”

Both girls looked at Xiao Fan expectantly, only to hear Xiao Fan say tremblingly, “What if I told you that I’m actually not a one-star talent?”

“I have a Venerable-Rank talent, it’s hidden. It just showed a little reaction, I felt it!”

“What?!” Both girls were shocked, immediately stood up, their Dao Heart already unstable.

Especially Lin Xianhuo, she felt a tingling sensation on her scalp, her eyes filled with shock.

Are you kidding me?

Xiao Fan was already so strong with one-star, if he activated a Venerable-Rank talent, all his attributes would increase several times!

Then… wouldn’t he be invincible?

“Really?”

“That’s great!”

The three of them excitedly hugged each other, Xiao Fan was so happy he couldn’t stop crying!

Eleven years!

A full eleven years, he finally completed the task!

Demon Man Scripture: Amplification-type Martial Arts!

Effect: Demon Man Transformation, body hardness increases, strength, speed, reaction, all-around improvement, and attacks have penetration!

Most importantly… the System actually counts!

Because he clearly saw that in the System’s taskbar, 17 had become 18!

Now, he just needed the two that he found in the Storage Rings earlier to be fully Cultivated.

Then he would truly complete the task and possess Venerable-Rank talent!

An omni-walker, plus the Demon Man Scripture, being invincible in the same realm was the minimum!

Undoubtedly, any Myth-Grade would not be able to withstand a single punch from him!

Tonight, let’s drink until we drop!!!

Overjoyed, Xiao Fan immediately Fused all the Martial Arts he used for escaping.

Things like Earth Evasion Technique, Flying Soar Art, and so on…

In the end, the System seemed depressed by how messy Xiao Fan’s Martial Arts were, and the name of the Fused Martial Arts was directly called “Heaven and Earth Evasion Technique”!

After use, one can escape into the ground, fly into the sky, move quickly underwater, and the body can become lighter. It has many effects and is a fifth-tier Martial Arts!

Xiao Fan was extremely satisfied with the final product; it was simply perfect. From now on, during combat, he no longer needed to spend time activating Martial Arts; just one would be enough!

Then, it came to the crucial amplification-type Martial Arts!

At this point, Xiao Fan’s movements paused, and his excited heart immediately calmed down.

Fuse them?

To fuse or not to fuse?

If he Fused them, would they no longer count towards the task quantity?

If the System pulled a fast one on him and they didn’t count, Xiao Fan would instantly be overcome with anger and spit blood to his death!

“Does the System count?”

“After Fusion, do they still count towards the task?”

“Reply, Host, they count.”

Hearing these six words, Xiao Fan immediately became nervous.

Fuse or not? What if the System was lying to him?

Before, it said that only amplification-type Martial Arts below third-tier were useful, but the Demon Man Scripture was also useful. Isn’t this a huge bug?

Xiao Fan questioned the System again.

The System replied, “Because the Demon Man Scripture was Fused from third-tier Martial Arts, it counts.”

Xiao Fan nodded slightly. This answer was reasonable enough.

So?

Fuse them!

Xiao Fan couldn’t resist, his hands were itching, Fusion!

Three into one, he quickly looked at the task, the number was still 18, unchanged!

That was close.

He let out a long breath and continued to Fuse!

Ultimately, the result was good. Fifteen amplification-type Martial Arts were finally Fused into a single fifth-tier amplification-type Martial Arts, “Comprehensive Enhancement Five”!