Tomb Raiding: All Things Merge, Starting with 400x Strength

[Ding, congratulations host, 18th fusion complete. Fusion item: Black-haired Drought Demon.]

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have acquired the following fusion item properties: Flight (allows brief low-altitude flight), Light and Heat (resonates with the Qilin bloodline; the higher the bloodline level, the greater the effect range).]

"Ok?"

When Zhang Hao heard the system notification that he had gained the ability to fly, he was first surprised, then overjoyed.

He never expected that fusing with the black-haired drought demon would grant him the ability to fly.

Many people dream of flying freely in the sky like a bird since childhood.

However, dreams are just dreams. After countless years of development, people can only use flying vehicles to soar through the sky.

Who would have thought that someone could fly without using a flying vehicle?

Even a brief low-altitude flight is something others can only envy.

But what's with that glowing and heating thing in the back?

Legend has it that the drought demon can emit extremely strong light and heat, causing the land to turn barren for thousands of miles.

Did I gain the same ability after merging with the drought demon?

If that's true, then it's absolutely terrible!

While everyone else hid in the passage, Zhang Hao prepared to test the light-emitting and heat-generating ability.

With a thought, an extremely bright light appeared out of thin air, like a flashbang, illuminating the entire tomb chamber.

At the same time, he also felt the temperature of the surrounding environment rise instantly. The black water scooped out of the coffin began to hiss and steam. Even the floor paved with blue bricks began to heat up, as if it were burning in a raging fire, and soon turned red.

"This heat is incredibly powerful!"

Although there are no specific figures, the temperatures are at least in the hundreds or thousands of degrees.

In such terrifying temperatures, almost nothing can survive.

Zhang Hao never imagined that emitting light and heat could have such terrifying power.

Light and heat are the nemesis of evil things, and they have a bonus effect when attacking them.

Add to that its already terrifying power, and it's terrifying to even think about.

As for the range of effect, it is roughly within a radius of 10 meters, which is far less terrifying than the rumored devastation of the land.

But even so, it is still very gratifying.

Zhang Hao was very satisfied with the two new abilities he had acquired.

Although the fusion process was painful and unbearable, gaining the ability to fly made all the previous suffering worthwhile.

Just as Zhang Hao was getting excited, the system notification sounded again.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, on fusing with the special item Black-haired Drought Demon. Bloodline evolution progress +1. Level 0 Qilin bloodline evolution progress 8/10.]

By fusing with the drought demon, the bloodline evolution progress has increased again. Only two more special items, the Qilin bloodline, are needed to advance to the next level.

All attributes will double at that time.

After merging with the black-haired drought demon, Zhang Hao glanced towards the golden nanmu coffin. Due to the corpse energy, everyone else had already run into the passage under the coffin to hide.

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, he decided to test his flying ability.

With a thought, his body slowly rose upwards.

At this moment, he was like a feather, floating lightly in mid-air, two or three meters above the ground.

Zhang Hao sensed that although it was only capable of low-altitude flight, its altitude was far greater than that.

If it weren't for the height limitation of the tomb, he could have flown even higher.

He changed direction in mid-air, turned towards the coffin made of golden nanmu wood, and flew forward. Once he was above the coffin, he landed with a thought and landed steadily at the entrance of the passage.

Is this what flying feels like? It's like moving on flat ground in the air; it's no exaggeration to describe it as walking on flat ground.

Just as Zhang Hao was about to enter the passage, he suddenly turned back, touched the golden nanmu coffin with one hand, and put it into his storage space with a thought.

The storage space has now grown to 50000 cubic meters, which is 50 times the original size. Items in the tomb can be retrieved at will without taking up too much space.

Although the golden nanmu coffin is not a special item, it is still a treasure and should not be missed.

Only after doing all this did he enter the passage, and then he covered the stone slab on top to prevent the corpse odor from spreading down.

Zhang Hao walked a short distance along the passage and then met up with the others who were waiting for him there.

"Brother Zhang Hao, are you alright?"

"Uncle, I heard that you and my brother worked together to kill the drought demon. You guys are amazing!"

"It's him, I'm just a support."

Zhang Qilin spoke frankly and did not take credit for anything.

"Brother, I couldn't have killed the drought demon by myself. It's all thanks to your help."

Zhang Hao wasn't just being polite; the drought demon's power was no less than his own.

It's not easy to restrain such a powerful monster, so he has no way to focus on expelling the corpse poison.

Fortunately, with Zhang Qilin's help, they were able to successfully kill the drought demon.

Moreover, this person had to be Zhang Qilin; if it were anyone else, they would have died from the poison the moment the drought demon exhaled its first breath of corpse gas.

The corpse poison inside the drought demon is far superior to that found in ordinary rice dumplings.

Even though Zhang Qilin has the Qilin bloodline to detoxify him, he can't last too long.

"Alright, it's good that you're alright. It's just a pity about that golden nanmu coffin. If it weren't for the drought demon getting in the way, I would have risked my life to get that coffin out of there."

The fat man glanced in the direction of the tomb chamber, feeling extremely annoyed.

Zhang Hao smiled. He wondered what Fatty's expression would be if he knew that he had already put that golden nanmu coffin into his storage space.

Having expended a lot of energy fighting the drought demon, this was the first time Zhang Hao had used his full strength to fight a monster since gaining power through the All Things Fusion System.

He sat down in the passage to rest, waiting to regain his strength before continuing his exploration.

Before encountering the drought demon, Zhang Hao originally thought that 400 times his own body weight would be enough, but now it seems that it is not enough.

Fortunately, the system can override this when merging items with similar characteristics.

It's an ability with stronger attributes covering weaker attributes, but it's unclear what it can be fused with to gain power greater than 400 times its own weight.

"Fatty, you're knowledgeable, do you know anything about things that have a natural talent for strength?"

Before the fat man could answer, Ding Yudie preemptively replied:

“I know, ants, they can lift things 400 times their own weight.”

"cut!"

The fat man sneered:

"What's so great about an ant's strength? A rhinoceros beetle can lift something 850 times its own weight, it's much more powerful than an ant!"

Wu Tianzhen smiled and said, "Fatty, you're not much better. I saw it on Animal World before. Dung beetles are the most powerful creatures in nature. They can push something 1700 times their own weight, twice that of a rhinoceros beetle!"

You wouldn't know unless you asked, and what you find out is astonishing – there are so many powerful creatures in nature.

Ants are already quite extraordinary, but dung beetles are even more extraordinary, possessing more than four times the strength of ants.

Based on my own weight of 150 jin (75 catties), 1700 times that would be 127.5 tons of force.

If I had the strength of over a hundred tons today, I wouldn't need to resort to tricks to expel the corpse energy when killing the drought demon; I could just kill it with a single punch.

"hehe!"

Suddenly, Zhang Hao gave a self-deprecating laugh.

The All Things Integration System can integrate any inanimate object, so why be limited to the natural world?

Strongmen are not limited to creatures in nature; many machines also possess immense strength.

For example, jacks and hydraulic presses.

It is said that the world's largest hydraulic press has a force of nearly 100,000 tons. Under such pressure, even something as hard as diamond could probably be crushed.

However, those large hydraulic presses are national strategic assets and are not so easy to obtain.

There's only one of those in the whole country; ordinary people can't even dream of getting one.

This matter requires careful consideration; we can only start with small hydraulic presses.

However, the force of a small hydraulic press is only tens or hundreds of tons, so it is more cost-effective to fuse dung beetles.

"Alright, we've rested enough. Let's continue exploring deeper."

Zhang Hao got up and continued walking along the passage.

When Zhang Hao got up, the others also got up and followed him.

The group walked through the passage for more than ten minutes before reaching the end, where another tomb chamber appeared.

The tomb chamber was very large, with a circular pool in the center that was more than ten meters in diameter.

Above the pool, bronze chains crisscross, and a bronze basin shaped like a seashell hangs in the middle.

"That basin should be a burial coffin, but strangely, the patterns on it are not in the style of the Ming Dynasty."

Wu Tianzhen walked into the tomb chamber and stared at the bronze basin hanging in the air.

"What? You naive person, you're saying that basin was a burial coffin?"

This style of coffin has never appeared before in history; it must be worth a lot of money. Looks like the prized possession for Fatty's antique shop is secured!

Upon hearing that it was a burial coffin, the fat man became extremely excited and immediately walked to the bottom of a bronze chain and jumped up.

Grabbing a bronze chain, he flipped over and climbed up, slowly approaching the burial coffin in the middle.

"Clang, clang..."

As soon as the fat man climbed up into the tomb, a strange sound rang out. Then he saw the water in the pool swirling rapidly, as if a giant beast was devouring the water.