System: Infinite Evolution into Qilin Bloodline

[Ding, command received. Initiating fusion now.]

As soon as the system notification sounded, the Qilin blood in Zhang Hao's hand immediately turned into a pool of fiery red liquid, just like magma, and also emitted an extreme high temperature.

Zhang Hao felt the molecules carrying high temperatures enter his body and fuse with all the cells in his body.

After the body absorbed and fused with all the Qilin blood, the system notification sounded again.

[Ding, congratulations host, 90th fusion completed. Fusion item: Qilin Blood.]

[Ding! Congratulations, host, for fusing with Qilin blood. You have gained the item trait: Qilin bloodline evolution progress increased by 100 points.]

[Ding! A fusion critical hit has been triggered, doubling the fusion attributes and granting the item trait: Increases the evolution progress of the Qilin bloodline by 200 points.]

A fusion critical hit was triggered, doubling the attributes gained. The evolution progress of the Qilin bloodline reached the upgrade condition, and the rank was upgraded again to rank 7.

【叮，恭喜宿主麒麟血脉进化进度提升200点，麒麟血脉等级+1提升到7阶（52/960）。】

[Ding! The Qilin bloodline level has been upgraded, and all associated attributes have been doubled.]

[Ding! The Qilin bloodline has successfully evolved to level 7, increasing insect-repelling ability by 128000%, evil-repelling ability by 12800%, and lifespan by 51200 years.]

Zhang Hao was thrilled to see the attribute boost from the 7th-tier Qilin bloodline on the attribute panel.

Such a big improvement at only level 7! You should know that the Qilin bloodline can advance infinitely, as long as you have enough items to speed up the evolution process.

Each advancement doubles the attributes. If it continues to evolve at this rate, the improvement in attributes from the Qilin bloodline will be terrifying in the future. It's unimaginable.

这次在古潼京用将近500汪家人献祭得到5滴麒麟血，刚融化1滴就让麒麟血脉进阶到7阶，距离9阶已经非常接近。

Once you reach level 9, you will have the ability to transform your bloodline.

As soon as the Qilin bloodline advanced, Zhang Hao felt the burning pain in his shoulder intensify.

He looked down at his shoulder and saw that the three-dimensional Qilin looked as if it was about to burst out of his flesh.

That Qilin should be the Qilin that has taken human form through bloodline transformation. Once the Qilin Blood reaches level 9, he can summon it to fight as he pleases.

With a thought, Zhang Hao took out the second drop of Qilin blood from his storage space and fused it again.

This time, the fusion critical hit was not triggered, and only 100 points of Qilin bloodline evolution progress were obtained.

Without resting, he immediately took out the third drop of Qilin blood and fused it.

The third drop also failed to trigger a fusion critical hit.

The fourth drop of Qilin blood triggered a fusion critical hit.

The fusion critical hit was also triggered when the last drop of Qilin blood was fused.

In other words, Zhang Hao triggered three fusion critical hits by fusing 5 drops of Qilin blood, which is quite lucky.

The last four drops of Qilin blood brought him a total of 600 points of Qilin bloodline evolution progress.

Zhang Hao looked at the attribute panel. The current evolution progress of the Qilin bloodline has reached (652/960). It only needs 308 more evolution progress points for the Qilin bloodline to evolve to the 8th tier, which is very close to the 9th tier.

"Uncle, we've rested enough. Shall we leave now?"

"Yes, I'm all better now, but before we head back, we need to find old man Dilber first, otherwise it will be very difficult for us to get out of the desert."

It would be very dangerous for a group of people with no desert survival experience to venture out of the desert.

"Brother Zhang Hao, with the Nine-Headed Hydra Cypress rampaging in that desert, how could that old man possibly still be alive?"

"He's definitely still alive; he should be nearby!"

Zhang Hao was so certain because he had hidden a Heavenly Star Stone on the old man before entering Gutongjing, so he would not be attacked by the Nine-Headed Cypress.

Besides, such a shrewd old man wouldn't easily get into trouble.

Seeing Zhang Hao's certainty, everyone knew there must be a reason they didn't know, so they began searching the vicinity.

About half an hour later, Fatty and Xie Xiaohua brought Old Man Dilber to meet up with everyone.

"Brother Zhang Hao, this old man is too cunning. I almost let him get away because I was familiar with the desert!"

"Alright, that's good. Now everyone pack up and get ready to go back!"

……

Five days later.

At the boundary between the boundless yellow sands and the azure sky of the Badain Jaran Desert, a weary team slowly emerged from the desert's embrace and stepped onto the cobblestone path of a village on the outskirts.

Zhang Hao and his group safely led dozens of talented young people from the ancient city of Gutongjing out of that perilous desert.

The sunlight shone on everyone's faces, carrying a sense of warmth and relief, as if they had survived a disaster.

The tranquility of the village stands in stark contrast to the hustle and bustle of the outside world.

At this time, a devastating storm had swept across the desert, and the deadline for entering the desert this year had passed. The village had returned to calm, no longer as bustling as it was when people first entered the desert.

Looking at the dozens of talented teenagers that the Wang family had captured from all over the country, Zhang Hao took out his phone and made a call, asking the Zhang family to send someone over to send these teenagers back.

With the power of the Zhang family, it would be very easy for him to do this.

Just two days later, vehicles and personnel organized by the Zhang family arrived and safely returned each of the gifted teenagers to their respective homes.

After things were settled here, Zhang Hao and his group did not leave immediately, but instead rested and recuperated in this peaceful village.

Zhang Hao and his friends sat under the jujube trees in the village, enjoying a rare moment of peace.

They talked about every detail of the adventure, from the terror of the Hydra Cypress to the siege by the black-haired snakes, and the fearful yet grateful looks in the boys' eyes. Every detail filled them with emotion.

"Ding, 100 million yuan has been deposited into your Alipay account."

Suddenly his phone beeped with a notification sound.

Zhang Hao took out his phone to check, only to find that it was a transfer from a stranger.

After that, he received dozens more transfers, ranging from tens of thousands to tens of millions, totaling more than 30 million.

The fat man's eyes turned red when he saw the number on Zhang Hao's phone.

"Brother Zhang Hao, how come so many colleagues are transferring money to you? Did that luxury store put up the wrong QR code? Why don't I, Fatty, have such good luck?"

Looking at the transfer records from all over the country, Zhang Hao already had a vague answer in his mind.

"What are you thinking? It must have been forwarded by the parents of those rescued teenagers."

Zhang Hao is not short of money. Not to mention the Zhang family's millennia-long accumulation, every single item he brought out of the ancient tomb is priceless.

However, he was still very gratified to receive the money, as it proved that he had not made a mistake in saving those teenagers. At least they were grateful and not ungrateful.

Zhang Hao had just put his phone away when it vibrated again shortly afterward.

A familiar name flashed on the screen—Pan Zi.

"Panzi, is there something you need when you call me?"

"Young Master Hao, I haven't been able to get through to you on the phone these past few days. I have something urgent to discuss with you. Fourth Uncle needs to see you and has been waiting in Hangzhou for four or five days!"