Chapter 1681: with translation of chapter title

His heart pounded violently.

After a long time, Lin An's spirit was shaken, and he felt as if he'd caught a glimpse of hope!

Cain's Blade's effect far surpassed his expectations.

It's somewhat unbelievable that an epic-tier weapon could achieve this.

But upon reflection, meeting these conditions is nearly impossible.

Given the scale of the apocalypse, it's not surprising that some bizarre combinations could yield miraculous effects.

The biggest question now is what effect the fusion will have.

If it's a direct boost, it's like wearing an extra piece of gear—my electromagnetic force would gain repulsion, which would be a huge gain!

If not...

A moment of decision.

Lin An stared intently at the two rule panels he had opened, placed side by side.

The Repulsion Rule's manifestation appears as a gray mass, like a ball of lines formed from ionizing radiation.

The Electromagnetic Rule appears as a blue mass, like an energy field resembling atomic structure.

They look somewhat similar; indeed, the Electromagnetic Rule also has a repulsion effect.

But Lin An really couldn't tell, and he didn't dare to be sure whether the two were compatible.

The best outcome would be gaining a new ability, with a qualitative improvement in his mastery of electromagnetic force.

If he consumes those few fifth-stage rules, he might directly leap to becoming a fourth-stage expert!

Rolling up a snowball, that would mean both his rules and body reach double fifth-stage!

The worst outcome...

If the Electromagnetic Rule disappears, my rules would be overwritten by repulsion, and I couldn't even use the few abilities I'd previously figured out.

If it's extremely rare, or if I simply don't use repulsion, my combat power would greatly decrease.

Even if I absorb other rules later, I essentially wouldn't use any of them.

The separated Repulsion Rule is fifth-stage, far stronger than his own rules, and Lin An fears it might overturn and become the primary rule.

Fifth-stage rules aren't necessarily stronger than fourth-stage ones; they might be stronger in quantity, but not necessarily in effect.

What suits oneself is best.

It's like a mage obtaining a set of heavy armor—perhaps far stronger than a novice's staff—but what use could Lin An have for it? Would he end up as a tin can getting beaten?

If he doesn't absorb it, the effect will surely be worse.

Turning it into a single-use consumable item looks lowest risk, but it's too wasteful...

Under hyper-efficient thinking, Lin An constantly calculates the optimal solution.

Having finally seen hope for a turnaround, he cannot afford to misstep even a bit at each step.

Even if the Storm Rule is turned into an item, that's fine; this kind of rule wouldn't be of much use even after fusion.

With thirty-two rules, it looks like I still have room for trial and error later, but if they're all junk—or rather, I must fuse a batch no matter what to boost long-term combat power.

Theoretically, turning all these rules into items carries the least risk.

When the battle starts later, Lin An estimates that unleashing all thirty-four rules should also scare off that batch of fifth-stage beings.

Like capturing a batch of fifth-stage beings and injecting them with original fluid, he doesn't think he could do that again.

Like capturing a batch of fifth-stage beings and injecting them with original fluid, he doesn't think he could do that again.

Speaking bluntly, the only things he could sacrifice might be these seventeen captives.

Fusion...

The Repulsion Rule is already very close to electromagnetic force! If I don't dare to gamble on this, I have even less confidence in the following rules.

Those fifth-stage beings captured are essentially the weakest; expecting them to master advanced rules is utterly unrealistic!

Being able to produce a repulsion makes Lin An feel that he was lucky at the time.

Having thought this through, Lin An takes a deep breath and simply swallows half of the blood orb in one gulp.

In an instant, the blood orb's entry surges like a mental storm, wildly rushing toward his brain.

His whole body feels frozen; Lin An only sees his vision go dark, then in the endless darkness, two clusters of light collide and explode instantly.

Boom!!

Like a huge explosion erupting in the consciousness space.

Countless blue and gray light points collide fiercely; as a blood mist envelops both sides, the two clusters of light, resembling different galaxies, suddenly compress and collapse.

In such a shocking mental scene, Lin An feels as if he's completely crashed, instantly losing consciousness.

After an unknown amount of time, when Lin An's pale face regains consciousness, he suddenly feels as if something has been added to his brain.

His head feels like it's about to split.

How long was I unconscious!?

Without worrying about what this fusion method signifies, Lin An hastily looks at the countdown above his head; seeing that only half a minute has passed, he finally lets out a big sigh of relief.

What a bizarre fusion, but it's much simpler than he imagined.

Taking a deep breath, Lin An watches the electromagnetic rule swirling in his mind, seeing gray threads emerging from the blue mass; his heart leaps, and he instantly realizes the fusion succeeded!

So... it fused like that!?

Beep, current rule: the Electromagnetic Rule has changed.

Rule total increased by 680% (from a base of 10,000%, absorbing 10% proportionally, deducting a corresponding loss of 320%).

New rule abilities: anti-gravity, atomic repulsion (a branch rule after repulsion fusion).

Anti-gravity: after using this rule, you need not expend any energy to apply anti-gravity to yourself, and you become immune to up to 102.4 times gravity. When applying anti-gravity to other targets, the effect will be based on the target's mass and the rule's effect.

Current maximum anti-gravity mass: 1030*680*400 (280160000 kg), for every 1% point of mental power or spiritual energy consumed, this value increases by 1%. Maximum weight: 56? -9 hundred million tons

「Atomic Repulsion: After using this rule, you can enlarge the structure of the target or yourself. 」

「If used on oneself, it can increase one's spacing by 1030 times; in this state, the upper limit of all your energy reserves increases by 1030%. 」

「If used on other targets, when the target's structural spacing exceeds its maximum physique, the target will automatically dissociate. 」

「This ability can be used together with?? and??. 」

「Note: Your mastery of the electromagnetic rule has increased, but it is now harder for you to advance. You need to raise all branches. 」

「The light curtain flickered. 」

「Looking at the newly added two abilities and the system explanation, Lin An's eyes widened. 」

「The originally tense mood also relaxed greatly, his eyes full of joy. 」

「I guessed right! 」