System: Infinite Evolution into Qilin Bloodline

[Ding, command received, fusion initiation.]

As the system notification sound faded, the Crimson Pearl instantly melted into a thick, red liquid that floated in mid-air, resembling a raging fire.

It then rapidly expanded into a thin film that enveloped Zhang Hao entirely.

Then the film begins to shrink, adhering closely to his skin.

It then transformed into countless tiny molecules that entered his body and merged with it.

[Ding, congratulations host, 21st fusion complete. Fusion item: Crimson Divine Pearl.]

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have obtained the fusion item's special property: Rebirth (all physical attributes double).]

"Ok?"

When Zhang Hao heard the system notification that the effect of the transformation was that all of his physical attributes would double, he was overjoyed.

Doesn't this mean that lifespan, strength, speed, comprehension, healing ability, time... have all doubled?

As expected of one of the three divine pearls, this improvement is significant, and it is a fundamental improvement.

The benefit of this is that the abilities based on the body's own enhanced attributes will also double.

For example, the ability gained after fusing with a blood corpse increases speed by 500%.

After doubling the body's speed, a 500% increase is equivalent to a 1000% increase before the complete transformation.

This applies not only to speed but also to other attributes.

Fusing other things might at most improve one or two abilities, but the Crimson Pearl directly doubles all attributes, which is truly heaven-defying.

While Zhang Hao was still basking in the immense benefits of his physical transformation, the system notification sounded again.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, on fusing with the special item Crimson Pill Divine Pearl. Bloodline evolution progress +1, Tier 1 evolution progress (1/20).]

The evolution level of the Qilin bloodline has been upgraded again. All attributes of the Qilin bloodline will double again as it evolves from Tier 1 to Tier 2.

Moreover, with continuous evolution, the magnitude of each improvement will become larger and larger.

This time, evolving from Tier 1 to Tier 2 requires fusing 20 special items.

There are currently no special items available.

We can only find a few items in the tombs of the Khmer kings.

By the time I finished dealing with things here and returned to China, the Crescent Hotel auction would be about to begin.

When the time comes, I'll go and take a look. First, I'll get rid of the ordinary antiques in the storage space, and second, I'll see if I can get a few special items at the auction.

The shipwreck tomb yielded a total of 11 fusion attempts, of which 2 have been used, leaving 8 remaining.

Without suitable items to fuse with, Zhang Hao temporarily stopped fusing.

He glanced at the time; it was 10 p.m. There was no movement in the other rooms, presumably because everyone was too tired these past few days and had already gone to rest.

Zhang Hao lay down on the bed and fell asleep.

I slept until 10 a.m. the next day.

After getting up, washing up, and going downstairs, I saw food on the table. Wu Tianzhen and Fatty were sitting at the table eating breakfast.

"There was nothing in the house yesterday, where did all this food come from?"

Zhang Hao asked out of curiosity.

"It was delivered early this morning."

Zhang Hao nodded. It seemed that the Yi family's influence was in Southeast Asia, which was why they rarely heard news about them in China.

He sat down next to Wu Tianzhen, picked up a piece of bread and took a bite when a series of "bang, bang, bang!" sounds came from downstairs.

Zhang Hao ate his bread as he walked onto the balcony. Looking down, he saw Yi Sa and Ding Yudie striking the water with their palms.

Each time they strike, an invisible force is propelled out and hits the water's surface.

At this moment, it exploded as if an explosive had been planted underwater, splashing water everywhere.

Several large fish were blown to the surface at the site of the explosion.

"That's enough, this is enough for us to eat."

Ding Yudie nodded, jumped into the water, swam over, and scooped up all the fish.

Zhang Hao smiled. It turned out that Yi Sa and Ding Yudie were using the water ape's special move, "Flipping the River Hand," to fry fish.

Fish from remote mountain lakes must taste good; I'm in for a treat today at lunchtime.

Just like Zhang Hao had planned, the main dish for lunch that day was grilled fish.

Because of the ingredients, the grilled fish was exceptionally delicious, and everyone wanted more.

In the afternoon, Yi Sa and Ding Yudie used the "Flipping the River Hand" technique to fry a lot of fish out of the lake, and cooked them in different ways that evening.

For the next few days, the group spent most of their time resting in the cabin, and when they got bored, they would jump into the lake to swim, row boats, and dive.

That day, Zhang Hao suggested trying something different and going to the lakeside forest to find wild game, which was immediately agreed upon by everyone.

So the group took a boat to the shore and went into the jungle to look for wild game.

As soon as they entered the jungle, Zhang Hao separated from the others and acted alone.

His suggestion to try something different stemmed from his idea of ​​searching the jungle for suitable fusion items.

Southeast Asia is located in the tropics, with a humid climate and an abundance of birds, beasts, snakes, and insects.

Every step reveals something new.

Suddenly, a rhinoceros beetle the size of an arm appeared on the vine blocking the way.

Zhang Hao was about to reach out and catch it, but then stopped. The rhinoceros beetle could only increase its strength by 850 times its own body weight, which was still too little, far less than the dung beetle.

Dung beetles can exert up to 1700 times their own body weight in force, twice that of rhinoceros beetles.

Every fusion attempt is precious and should not be wasted. If you're going to fuse, fuse the best.

On the way here, Zhang Hao had looked it up online and found that dung beetles, scientifically known as dung beetles, do not all feed on feces.

Dung beetles in tropical rainforests mostly feed on tree sap and decaying leaves, as these are easier to obtain than feces.

Zhang Hao carefully observed every step he took, paying particular attention to any wounds or bleeding areas on trees or vines.

Cockroaches are very likely to be present in such places.

Half an hour later, Zhang Hao finally found a cockroach sucking sap under a big tree.

He reached out, grabbed the dung beetle, and crushed it in his hand. Then he commanded the system, "System, fuse with the dung beetle!"

[Ding, command received, fusion initiation.]

As the system notification sound faded, the dung beetle instantly melted into a thick, black droplet that floated in mid-air.

It then spread out and became countless tiny molecules, which, as if they were alive, desperately tried to penetrate his body.

These countless molecules, formed from the decomposition of cockroaches, burrowed into Zhang Hao's body and merged with him.

[Ding, congratulations host, 22nd fusion completed. Fusion item: Dung beetle.]

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have obtained the fusion item's property: 1700 times your own body weight in strength.]

As the system notification sounded, Zhang Hao felt his strength rapidly increasing.

He gained 450 times the strength by fusing with ants and 1700 times the strength by fusing with dung beetles, an increase of nearly 4 times, with his strength increasing from 30 tons to a terrifying 127.5 tons!

To put 127.5 tons into perspective, if we assume a car weighs 2 tons, then that's equivalent to the combined weight of 64 cars.

A person can't even withstand the weight of a single car; the weight of 64 cars could instantly turn a person into mincemeat.

Zhang Hao flexed his wrists, then punched the trunk of a large tree that would take three or four people to encircle.

With a loud bang, the tree trunk, spanning two meters above and below his fist, was shattered into pieces.

Wu Tianzhen, Fatty, Yi Sa, and Ding Yudie hunted a python four or five meters long in the jungle. They carried the python to find Zhang Hao and prepared to return to the water cabin.

They happened to see Zhang Hao punch the tree, and they were all stunned.

"Am I dazzled?"

"My God, is that a power that humans can possess?"

"I understand. The tree at the Wu family's old house was also broken by my uncle's punch, and he wouldn't admit it at the time!"