Chapter 99 - Fusion!

Upon receiving Long Chen’s agreement, Manager Zhao burst into laughter.

"Since we’re fusing Thunderflame Crystals here, it’s a bit inconvenient. Long Chen, I’ll take you to a quiet place!"

Long Chen nodded, then left through the back door of the Chenxi Business Alliance, arriving at a large courtyard. Manager Zhao found a vast, quiet room for Long Chen.

There weren’t many people around, but Long Chen wasn’t afraid that Manager Zhao had any ill intentions towards him. On one hand, he was penniless, and on the other, Lingxi had already refined two Spirit Nurturing Fruits, and now had two more in her possession. These divine soul medicines were enough for Lingxi to show her power without any risk to her life.

"I’ll place five Thunderflame Crystals here. I hope you have a clear understanding of how many you can fuse. If you know you can’t handle another one, don’t force it, understand?"

As Manager Zhao spoke, he took out five Thunderflame Crystals from his spatial bag and placed them on the ground in the quiet room.

Looking at the five beautiful crystals, which were filled with tiny lightning and flames, Long Chen nodded and said, "Don’t worry, Old Manager Zhao. I’m not a fool. There’s no reason for me to be greedy and risk my life."

Manager Zhao gave Long Chen an approving look and said, "Then I won’t disturb you while you fuse the Thunderflame Crystals. I’ll wait for you in the courtyard outside. If anything goes wrong, just call out to me!"

After Manager Zhao left, Long Chen couldn’t help but ask Lingxi, "Xiaoxi, you want me to fuse these Thunderflame Crystals. Are they really that good?"

Lingxi, who had been holding back for a long time, finally spoke, very excitedly, "Of course they’re good, and they’re extremely good. Long Chen, you’re a Dragon Warrior, so your physique is much stronger than an average person’s. I estimate that you’ll be stronger than most people. Try fusing one Thunderflame Crystal and estimate your limit."

Long Chen didn’t immediately start fusing but picked up the Thunderflame Crystal and held it in his hand. The tiny lightning and flames from the Thunderflame Crystal brushed against his skin, giving him a tingling sensation.

"The benefit of Thunderflame Crystals is that the stronger your strength and physique, the more you can fuse, and there’s no upper limit. Compared to ordinary body-strengthening techniques, they’re much stronger!"

Lingxi’s words indeed made Long Chen very excited, but he wasn’t rash. After careful consideration, he asked, "Xiaoxi, I have no relation to Manager Zhao, yet he’s letting me try these Thunderflame Crystals. Do you think he’s testing my talent? If I fuse too many, he’ll definitely try his best to get me to join the Chenxi Business Alliance, and if I refuse, they might even try to eliminate me..."

"Is that so?"

Lingxi was startled, feeling a bit scared. She quickly patted her slightly protruding chest and stuck out her tongue, "You’re a Dragon Warrior, so the mark in your body naturally has the power to make the Thunderflame Crystals submit. If you go all out, you might be able to fuse more than others. So what you said isn’t impossible..."

Seeing this good thing right in front of him, but clearly not daring to fuse all of them, Long Chen felt so frustrated that he wanted to spit blood.

"Right!"

Lingxi suddenly said excitedly, "Hey, did you see? He casually took out five Thunderflame Crystals from his spatial bag. Since he’s using them to test you, it means the Chenxi Business Alliance has many of these. There might even be a vein of Thunderflame Crystals. You can fuse one or two now, and when you leave, I can go back and steal his spatial bag!"

Long Chen was stunned by Lingxi’s bold idea and quickly said, "Boss, don’t be like that. I’ve worked hard to get four Spirit Nurturing Fruits to serve you. Don’t put me in a near-death state again. How can I live like that?"

Lingxi pouted and said, "Idiot, do you think I’m that useless in your eyes? With the soul power of four Spirit Nurturing Fruits, stealing a spatial bag from a mere Earth Core Realm cultivator is a piece of cake for me."

Lingxi’s words were full of confidence, and thinking about how the Thunderflame Crystals could make him much stronger, Long Chen felt a bit swayed. He asked suspiciously, "Xiaoxi, are you sure you can take the spatial bag without anyone noticing?"

Lingxi glared at him and said, "Of course! Although I wasn’t serious about cultivation before, when it comes to special techniques, I’m the best. Even my father praised me. You, an idiot, actually dare to underestimate me? Just wait and see!"

With Lingxi’s assurance, Long Chen felt much more at ease. Without delay, he looked at the five Thunderflame Crystals on the ground and said, "Time is limited. I’ll try to see what’s so special about these Thunderflame Crystals!"

The five Thunderflame Crystals were lined up on the ground. Long Chen picked one up and placed it in his palm, then sat cross-legged and took a deep breath, looking at the Thunderflame Crystal.

"Manager Zhao said that as long as I use true qi to guide the Thunderflame Crystal into my body, I can fuse with it!"

Thinking of this, a light red true qi gradually overflowed from Long Chen’s palm, gradually wrapping around and trapping the Thunderflame Crystal. The originally dormant Thunderflame Crystal suddenly came to life, transforming into a blue flame current that rushed into Long Chen’s body from his palm!

"These Thunderflame Crystals are indeed not simple!"

As the flame current entered Long Chen’s body, it rapidly spread to every corner. Instantly, Long Chen’s entire body was bathed in the burning liquid current, and a faint blue light began to seep out from his skin. Long Chen gradually felt a tingling pain spreading throughout his body.

First, it was a tingling sensation, like waves attacking Long Chen, then a sharp pain, wave after wave, becoming more intense, and finally, it turned into intense pain. Every part of his body, whether it was blood, organs, tendons, or muscles, was being torn by lightning and burned by flames!

How could this feeling not make one collapse!

It could be seen that on Long Chen’s skin, blue lightning and flames had emerged, rapidly darting across his body. At this moment, Long Chen’s eyes, which were light red, contained flames and lightning, and a surge of electric light shot out!

"Under the tempering of lightning and the burning of flames, although I’m in excruciating pain, my body is gradually getting stronger. This feeling is much more terrifying than when I was cultivating the Star Body!"

"No wonder Xiaoxi wanted me to fuse. These Thunderflame Crystals are indeed good things!"

The effect of one Thunderflame Crystal lasted for about half an hour before finally passing. Long Chen sighed in relief, moved his body, and found that his physical strength had indeed increased significantly. Moreover, his true qi now contained a faint blue power, which was extremely strong and constantly transformed between lightning and flames.

"Manager Zhao said that after fusing with Thunderflame Crystals, the true qi would contain the power of flames and lightning, and its nature would change greatly. Indeed, it’s true!"

However, compared to the light red true qi, this blue power was too little. This trace of blue hadn’t even entered the human core, existing only in the blood-colored mist outside the human core.

"Indeed, one Thunderflame Crystal is far from my limit!"

Although the feeling was terrifying, to become a strong person, one must endure enough hardships. Long Chen had long understood this.

"How was it?"

After Long Chen fused the first Thunderflame Crystal, Lingxi asked anxiously.

Long Chen grinned and said, "Good, very good! Xiaoxi, when we get back, I’ll give you a good reward. You’re really great!"

Then his gaze turned to the other Thunderflame Crystals, and he smiled, "These four Thunderflame Crystals will stay here. Xiaoxi, the next move is up to you. Remember, the Thunderflame Crystals are a small matter; your safety is the most important. Don’t overdo it!"

Hearing Long Chen’s concern, Lingxi felt sweet inside, but his next words made her face turn dark.

"If you mess up, I’ll have to run around like a dog, and that’s really too much."

"Damn, big damn!"

Thinking of Long Chen’s hateful face, Lingxi gnashed her teeth, but at this moment, Long Chen had already decided to leave the quiet room and find Manager Zhao.

Opening the door, he saw Manager Zhao in a pavilion not far away. Long Chen quickly walked over, and Manager Zhao soon noticed him. Seeing that Long Chen had come out in less than half an hour, Manager Zhao had a bad feeling.

"Long Chen, how did it go? How many did you fuse?"

Long Chen looked helpless and said, "I’m just useless. I only managed to fuse one."

"Only one?"

Manager Zhao was somewhat disbelieving. He knew that Long Chen should be strong in physical strength. According to his estimation, Long Chen should have fused at least two, possibly even three. But Long Chen had only fused one, which made Manager Zhao very disappointed.

He had originally thought that Long Chen would be a rare talent, and by discovering him and taking him away from the Lingwu family, he would gain some glory. But now, it seemed he had wasted his efforts. Manager Zhao felt disheartened and waved his hand at Long Chen, somewhat impatiently, "If that’s the case, you can go back."

From extreme enthusiasm to such coldness after discovering his inability, Long Chen was very impressed by Manager Zhao’s ability to change his expression.

This was good. Originally, he felt that since Manager Zhao appreciated him so much, it would be wrong to steal the Thunderflame Crystals. But now, he no longer had that concern.

"Since that’s the case, I’ll take my leave!"

Long Chen sneered and left calmly.

"Since the Chenxi Business Alliance has many Thunderflame Crystals, I’ll have Lingxi steal some. It shouldn’t be too much to ask..."

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I’ve joined the creative writing to change my life. Who will give me the first creation stamp?

Please help me break the seal.

{Piaotian Literature}