Chapter 38: The Second Trial of Superfusion

"Beautiful Aunt, thank you so much!"

"Hehehe, not at all, not at all!"

A few days later, Tiancheng Guang received a large box from Aunt Duomei at the academy's snack shop and carried it wobbling back to his dormitory.

The box was huge, half a person's height; students passing by couldn't help but glance curiously at Tiancheng Guang carrying such a large box, but after noticing the "Plant" label, they lost interest immediately.

Tiancheng Guang carried the large box back to his dorm, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and began unpacking it.

A few days earlier, Tiancheng Guang had asked Aunt Duomei to buy him some items; she was the only person on Duel Academy Island who could communicate with the outside world and order various goods, and students always needed her help to purchase cards or other items.

This time, he asked her to order some "materials."

Alchemy materials.

He opened the packaging: inside were individual seeds, some mere specimens, and of course, the largest quantity—live specimens in flowerpots; regardless, they were all the same species—Drosera.

"Master, are these the materials you wish to experiment with?" A voice wearing a hat echoed beside Tiancheng Guang.

Tiancheng Guang nodded: "Yes."

"Oh, so it's plants… I hate alchemy the most." The alchemist's voice sounded again. "Potions, poisons—things like that have nothing to do with gold."

Tiancheng Guang shrugged and said nothing.

He bought these not to attempt making potions.

Individual Drosera aren't expensive—maybe ten or so RMB each; his prize money was more than enough to buy a whole box of them.

He had no great ambitions in life; as long as he ate well and never worried about food, he didn't care. So he spent half his money entirely on this.

He wanted to test the power of "Superfusion."

After two months of duels, he felt his body had improved significantly under Superfusion's enhancement; now, fusing pencils no longer left him drained as before.

This made him curious: how could Superfusion's power be properly harnessed?

It was known that Superfusion used energy generated from duels to fuse cards in his deck into other cards; if the duel's energy was strong enough, it could even create entirely new cards.

So, was this power "random," or could it be controlled?

He took out a mortar, placed several Drosera inside, gently crushed them with a pestle, then poured them into a small crucible. Following the same steps, he crushed and ground the lizard-tail specimen and added it to the crucible, stirring gently and igniting the flame.

This entire sequence was "Alchemy."

Then came the next step—Tiancheng Guang found a Normal Monster card the alchemist had given him earlier, placed a wire mesh over the small crucible, and set the card atop it.

Finally…

Tiancheng Guang picked up the reassembled "necklace" hanging around his neck, silently whispered a phrase in his mind, and instantly felt his strength drained away—he nearly collapsed onto the floor.

Simultaneously, a terrifying violet light erupted in the room; under Tiancheng Guang's gaze, a thunderous explosion burst from the crucible's center, then the violet light slowly faded, gradually returning to stillness.

"Cough, cough, cough—" A strange smell of smoke filled the entire room; Tiancheng Guang coughed for a long while before catching his breath.

He hadn't ventilated the room, fearing others might discover what he was doing.

Hmm, I really need my own alchemy lab!

He drank some water, sat on the chair, and couldn't bring himself to stand up.

"So… so terrifying a power, Master. What exactly was that?"

"Don't ask what you shouldn't, Flame Sword!"

"I've witnessed similar power in my own dimension, but nothing as strong or terrifying as Lord Tiancheng's—"

The three spirits, who had been too nervous to speak earlier, now that they saw Tiancheng Guang was unharmed, couldn't help but begin discussing "Superfusion."

"I'll show you someday, but right now, I'm not sure whether I should even keep this card." Tiancheng Guang shook his head, offering no explanation.

He walked to the crucible and noticed its contents had vanished completely—as if they'd never existed. The card on the wire mesh emitted faint heat; even from a distance, he felt intense warmth.

Tiancheng Guang used tweezers to pick up the card; the tweezers squeaked. He flipped it over and examined its appearance.

The monster card's original form had become chaotic and twisted: the left side resembled a plant structure, the right side retained its original appearance, but was now entwined with strange patterns.

The card's name had changed entirely, yet no full name appeared—only faintly legible characters: "Drosera." Its effect was completely absent.

The creation had failed.

Tiancheng Guang had intended to create the card "Predator Plant Drosera Lizard," a lower-tier monster in the same series as the famous "Predator Plant Green Lock Dragon Anaconda." As a monster card, it possessed the effect to fuse itself and any monster on the field or in hand bearing the "Predator Plant" label as fusion material. Because it had fusion effects and cheap materials, Tiancheng Guang had decided to attempt using alchemy for Superfusion.

It seemed like a failure?

No, not exactly a failure—just unsuccessful.

After all, the card had truly changed halfway.

Had he not grasped the technique?

He prepared to try again.

"Master, your current body cannot withstand a second attempt. If you try again, you will likely collapse immediately." The alchemist spoke up. "Or, you should try collecting more cards containing spirits; otherwise, don't attempt this twice in one day."

"In fact, fusion failure may have occurred because your body couldn't support the card's power, causing a breakdown in the process."

He who listens to advice eats well. Tiancheng Guang knew the alchemist was an expert in this field, so he nodded and stopped trying, instead putting away the materials.

But if this was true, then perhaps he could rapidly accumulate this power by engaging in higher-intensity duels—or, like when he faced Bai Jing, by undertaking dangerous "Dark Duels"?

Master Professor Dadesi had said his current spirit affinity was only four stars or slightly higher; if he could raise it, he might gain the chance for targeted fusion.

Hmm, thinking carefully, that's still difficult—the kind of opportunity Bai Jing had—

"Bang bang bang!" At that moment, someone knocked on the dorm door.

"Student Tiancheng, are you in!?" It was Professor Huashan's voice.

"I'm here!"

"The principal called for you—he mentioned something about 'Phantom… something… Magic'…"

!

Three Phantom Demons!?

Ah, now it's not hard.

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