131: Chapter 131 Fusion of the Physical Body

The shortcomings in his spirit had been perfectly addressed, and Wang Pingan now felt an unprecedented sense of relief.

But he was not satisfied with just that.

A true powerhouse must be strong in every aspect, with no blind spots.

His terrifying physical body, which had already reached the peak of the fifth grade, also needed matching attack and defense methods!

"Meteor Fist", "Phantom Flowing Light Steps".

These two intermediate martial skills that had accompanied him for so long, although he had already used pay-to-win points to level them up to perfection, ultimately had too low of a ceiling.

Facing fifth-grade powerhouses of the same level, or even existences of higher levels, these two martial skills were starting to feel inadequate.

"It is time to upgrade you two as well."

Wang Pingan looked at the two familiar martial skills on the system panel, his eyes becoming fervent.

He once again locked his gaze onto that brand-new, infinitely potential-filled functional module.

【Martial Skill Fusion】

"System!" Wang Pingan's consciousness was filled with anticipation. "I want to perform Martial Skill Fusion on 'Meteor Fist' and 'Phantom Flowing Light Steps'!"

【Command received...】

【Detecting the two martial skills selected by the host...】

【Detection complete.】

【"Meteor Fist": Intermediate fist-style martial skill, current mastery level: Perfection.】

【"Phantom Flowing Light Steps": Intermediate footwork-style martial skill, current mastery level: Perfection.】

【Warning: The core principles and energy circulation methods of the two martial skills are completely different. The former focuses on the instantaneous explosion and extreme compression of power, while the latter focuses on the ultimate improvement of speed and the uncanny footwork of movement techniques.】

【Performing fusion directly has a success rate of less than 10%, and there is a high probability of causing energy conflicts, resulting in irreversible damage to the host's physical body.】

【System suggestion: Please find a higher-level body-refining cultivation technique with the 'physical body' as the core to serve as the 'fusion hub', used to reconcile and control the power of the principles of the two martial skills.】

"Body-refining cultivation technique?"

Seeing the system's prompt, Wang Pingan couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

He hadn't expected that Martial Skill Fusion would have so many requirements.

However, what the system said made sense.

Fist techniques and footwork—one focuses on attack, the other on movement techniques. They are like water and fire; trying to force them together would very easily cause a "backfire".

There must be a stronger, more inclusive "container" to fuse them together perfectly.

And this "container" is a body-refining cultivation technique!

"Looks like I have to spend money again."

Wang Pingan rubbed his nose, but there was no expression of heartache on his face.

He was now a "tycoon" with a net worth of over seven million!

As long as a problem can be solved with money, it's not a problem!

Without the slightest hesitation, he directly opened the 【Exchange Center】 of the Campus Star Network.

This time, he didn't even look at the ordinary goods.

Directly in the search bar, he set the filter criteria to "Advanced", "Body-refining", and "Price from high to low".

Whoosh!

Rows of top-tier body-refining cultivation techniques, radiating brilliant golden light and sounding formidable just by their names, instantly refreshed before his eyes.

【"Nine Turns Profound Art": Top-tier body-refining divine skill, obtained from ancient ruins. It is divided into nine turns; upon completing each turn, the physical body can undergo a rebirth-like transformation. Upon completing the nine turns, the physical body becomes immortal! Exchange price: 5,000,000 credits.】

【"Indestructible Golden Body": Obtained from ancient ruins. Cultivating it to great success allows one to condense a 'sixteen-foot golden body', which is Indestructible Vajra, impervious to water and fire, and untouched by all laws! Exchange price: 4,500,000 credits.】

【"Myriad Beast Battle Body": Obtained from ancient ruins. It can devour the essence and blood of ten thousand beasts, smelting the power of ten thousand beasts into one's own body! Exchange price: 4,200,000 credits.】

...

Looking at the long string of dizzying zeros following those rows of cultivation techniques, Wang Pingan was almost drooling.

Any one of these cultivation techniques, if taken out, would be enough to cause a bloody storm across the entire universe!

Especially that "Nine Turns Profound Art"; just looking at the introduction, it was incredibly awesome.

It's just a pity that the exchange price of five million credits was also ridiculously high.

At most, he only had a little over four hundred thousand credits left.

He couldn't afford it at all.

"Damn it, I just felt like I had made a windfall, but in the blink of an eye, I'm a pauper again."

Wang Pingan couldn't help but complain in his heart.

However, he was not discouraged.

If I can't afford the top-tier ones, I can just buy the next best ones.

He continued to scan downward with his gaze.

Soon, a body-refining cultivation technique with a relatively "approachable" price and an equally domineering introduction came into his view.

【"Myriad Calamities Indestructible Body": Advanced body-refining cultivation technique, created by a Martial God who observed the birth and death of the universe and the falling of stars. This technique uses 'calamity' as the trigger and 'indestructibility' as the core. Practitioners must invoke various 'calamity forces' between heaven and earth (such as lightning calamities, fire calamities, inner demon calamities, etc.) to temper themselves. Each time a calamity is overcome, the physical body becomes stronger, and the recovery also surges accordingly. Exchange price: 300,000 credits.】

"Myriad Calamities Indestructible Body?"

Wang Pingan looked at the introduction of this technique, his eyes getting brighter and brighter.

Invoking "calamity forces" to temper oneself?

Rebirth from a drop of blood?

This technique was simply tailor-made for someone like him who "loves to court death" but is also "afraid of dying"!

Moreover, at a price of 300,000 credits, he could just afford it!

"This is the one!"

Wang Pingan no longer had any hesitation in his heart and directly chose to exchange!

【credits - 300,000】

【The copied edition of the "Myriad Calamities Indestructible Body" cultivation technique has been sent to your personal mailbox, please check it.】

Done!

Wang Pingan nodded with satisfaction and then exited the Campus Star Network.

He sat cross-legged on the cultivation platform and sank his consciousness into his mind.

"System! Learn 'Myriad Calamities Indestructible Body'!"

【Detected advanced body-refining cultivation technique "Myriad Calamities Indestructible Body". Do you want to consume pay-to-win points to learn it?】

【Learning and mastering "Myriad Calamities Indestructible Body" to perfection requires consuming 500,000 pay-to-win points.】

500,000 points!

The corner of Wang Pingan's eye twitched violently again.

This system was really becoming more and more unscrupulous.

Learning one technique cost 500,000 points.

If this were in the past, he wouldn't even dare to think about it.

But now...

"Confirm!"

Wang Pingan felt heroic in his heart!

Boom!

A torrent of information, filled with the aura of destruction and rebirth and so vast it was indescribable, exploded in his mind!

This time, it was no longer a simple spiritual impact.

Instead, it was a transformation at the level of principles that directly acted upon his physical body and every one of his cells!

He "saw" it.

He saw the birth of the universe and the gathering of stars.

He "saw" it again.

He saw the explosion of stars and the devouring of black holes.

Life and death, creation and destruction.

Two completely opposite yet mutually complementary cosmic truths were deeply branded into his soul and flesh like the deepest of marks!

Under the scouring of this torrent of information, his body began to emit "crackling" sounds of unbearable agony!

On the surface of his skin, fine, spiderweb-like blood-colored cracks began to appear!

An indescribable, intense pain that felt as if it were going to tear him apart completely surged crazily from every corner of his body!

"Damn it... this... this is fucking... too painful!"

Wang Pingan clenched his teeth, his whole body trembling violently.

He felt like a piece of red-hot iron being repeatedly forged!

But he knew he had to hold on!

Because he could clearly feel that behind the intense pain, a powerful, unprecedented force filled with the aura of resilience and indestructibility was slowly awakening in the deepest part of his body!