Chapter 64: Crimson Throne, Fusion!

Su Ming rubbed the faintly throbbing spot between his eyebrows.

These two secrets are like two persistent flies!

He tried to ponder their connection.

But the more he thought, the nameless fire in his heart burned hotter.

"They're all illusory nonsense! Forget it!"

Su Ming stood up, no longer wasting time.

This incomprehensible gossip…

He's truly not as good as those women!

The tangible power right now is his Unique truth!

"First boost strength, and eliminate all obstacles!"

"Those so‑called secrets might suddenly click for me someday!"

Su Ming shook his head, picked up his phone, and dialed Wang.

"Beep... beep... beep..."

The line rang for a long time.

"Not there?"

Just as he thought the other side was busy, it finally connected.

"Su... Boss Su?!"

"You... you you you are human or ghost?!"

Hearing the tremor in the voice on the other end, Su Ming lifted the corner of his mouth, feigning a startled tone.

"Damn! Wang! Don't mention it!"

"I was only halfway there when I saw that sky‑piercing black pillar!"

"Who dares go?"

"You're right! I'll just stick to killing chickens honestly!"

Those words instantly left Wang feeling as if absolved.

"Oh my! My dear boss!!!"

"Better not go! We shouldn't go!"

"Listen to this veteran: in these times, staying alive is stronger than anything!"

Su Ming, listening to Wang's sighing lament, spoke up to interrupt.

"Enough, let's drop this, unlucky!"

"The chicken business still has to run."

"Arrange another thousand for me, and deliver them quickly!"

"Also, haul the goods and settle payment!"

"Got it, arranging immediately! Absolute efficiency! Not a cent will be short!"

He hung up, and the startled expression on Su Ming's face vanished instantly.

For an honest man like Wang…

Acting, on the contrary, is the best protection!

Su Ming glanced at the time on his phone screen.

"It's only just past eleven in the morning…"

He no longer delayed, turned and headed straight into the basement.

"Thud... thud... thud..."

In the gloom, the massive Crimson Throne pulsed rhythmically, emitting an eerie Red Light.

Su Ming's mind shifted, and a snarling sphere woven from charred tree roots materialized in his hand.

V-shaped Altar Heart (Huai Mo)!

"If each Altar Heart has different traits…"

"Then Huai Mo… grants abilities related to trees?"

"Wood attribute… what is it usually used for?"

Su Ming licked his dry lips.

His games aren't just for fun—

"Wood!"

It can be life‑related—healing, endurance, revival, the natural curative power!

It can be growth control—summoning, shaping, environmental alteration!

Even control types, toxins…

Absolutely comprehensive!

"Hoo!"

Su Ming took a deep breath.

This is a high‑stakes gamble.

Lose, and an Epic item is wasted outright.

But if he wins the bet…

The Crimson Throne, the foundation he relies on for survival.

Will undergo an earth‑shattering metamorphosis!

The yield exceeds imagination!

"Hey, buddy, wake up!"

"Do you know this thing?"

"【V-shaped Altar Heart】, a great tonic!"

Su Ming waved this snarling sphere in front of the Scarlet Throne.

"I want to use it to fuse with you, how about it? Any thoughts?"

A long while.

The Scarlet Throne remains as usual.

"No reply? Fine! Then I'll take that as your consent."

"Remember, don't eat it directly! It's not meant to turn into Source Blood for you!"

"If you act up, I'll twist your heart out and use it as a ball to kick!"

Su Ming finished his warning and stopped lingering.

He directly placed this V-shaped Altar Heart atop the Scarlet Throne.

"Open it for me!"

Zz—!

A wisp of green smoke rose, accompanied by the foul stench of rotting flesh.

"Huh? The ancestral tomb is smoking?!"

Su Ming was startled.

But a second later, the tightly shut single eye on the snarling sphere suddenly opened, blasting blood light!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Countless fine black root‑tendrils, like revived poisonous snakes, instantly pierced the surface of the Scarlet Throne.

It wants to take root!

Forceful parasitism!

Dong—!!!

The Scarlet Throne's heartbeat thundered explosively at this moment.

The slumbering monarch, provoked by the ants, is utterly enraged!

A will far more ferocious and angry than any before erupts, thunderously awakening!

Boom!

Inside the Scarlet Throne, hundreds to thousands of bright red vascular tendrils surged instantly, turning into wildly dancing blood‑colored tentacles.

In an even fiercer, more brutal form.

They fiercely entangled those black root‑tendrils that dared to invade!

Strangle!

Devour!

Crush!

"What the hell?! It won't get messed up, will it?"

Su Ming's heart raced, a bit nervous.

This commotion was far larger than he had expected!

Fortunately, this throne defense lasted only a minute.

The battle calmed.

After the blood‑colored tentacles digested the last black root‑tendrils, they slowly retracted back into the throne.

All returned to calm.

"It's not, buddy..."

"What about the promised fusion?!"

Su Ming, just having sighed in relief, couldn't help but curse.

But a second later, an anomaly surged.

In the center of the Scarlet Throne's heart,

a wholly emerald, vibrant branch.

It broke through flesh and blood, slowly sprouting!

The branch was barely half a meter tall.

At its tip hung a green fruit the size of an apple, crystal clear!

"Huh?"

Su Ming's breath stalled, and he immediately gathered his spiritual power.

【Eye of Truth】, activate!

Buzz—!

Blood‑red characters appeared.

【Altar Number】: 40

【Connection Marker】: Scarlet Throne (already fused with V-shaped Altar Heart: Locust Demon)

【Karma Overview】: All things are food, until the Scarlet is crowned.

【Special Attribute 1】: Eternal Altar! This altar exists permanently, does not consume daily sacrifice slots, and allows unlimited sacrifices.

【Special Attribute 2】: Flesh Furnace! Any Altar Feedback Item can be sacrificed, transmuted into Source Blood, and after absorption permanently boosts the whole body's Qi and blood.

【Special Attribute 3 (New)】: Now, Source Blood will be siphoned by the Heart Blood Tree, poured into the Heart Blood Fruit for Brewing!

"Brewing?!"

Su Ming's heart rate suddenly accelerated.

"Let me see what the matter is!"

But…

He now has not a single superfluous item on his body…

How to test?

Huh?

Suddenly, Su Ming had a flash of insight.

He directly took the most ordinary Source Blood from the Dimensional Reduction Warehouse.

Who set the Rule that Source Blood cannot be sacrificed with Source Blood?

Nested dolls!

He placed the bottle atop the throne.

The Crimson Throne's pulsation visibly paused for half a second.

It seemed somewhat speechless.

Is this a Bug Exploit for me?

But fortunately, the tentacle still leisurely extended, swallowing this bottle of Source Blood.

Afterwards, the blood rushed up along the branches, converging rapidly upward.

It poured entirely into that fruit!

The fruit's radiance grew ever brighter.

After a moment.

Pop—!

A faint sound.

A brand‑new Source Blood bottle quietly fell off the fruit.

"Yo?"

Su Ming watched intently.

The liquid in the bottle was no longer that eerie dark red.

Within it, countless tiny green specks glittered, brimming with immense vitality!

Eye of Truth, activated!

Name: Source Blood (Heart Blood Refined)

Quality: Common

Effect 1: After absorption, slightly boosts overall Qi and blood, permanently solidified.

Effect 2: Ingestion is milder, and can slightly repair bodily injuries, slightly purify blood vessels, slightly expel curses, Rotting, toxins and other negative energies!

"Yo ho?!"

Su Ming looked at the brand‑new Blood Bottle, his breath scorching hot.

Alright, the upgraded version has arrived!

"These new functions…"

Su Ming swallowed, staring hard at the words "purify blood vessels", "expel negative energy" and the like.

A figure instantly exploded in his mind.

He recalled Zhao Gang's daughter who suffered from leukemia!

Previously, he only held less than half a grasp.

He even worried the frail body might not withstand the raging energy of Source Blood.

But now…

This refined Source Blood with better effects and milder properties…

Reborn, ten out of nine!

"This is truly a good thing…"

This is still just Common‑grade Source Blood.

If we switched to Epic‑grade, or even Legendary‑grade, improved Source Blood, would it directly make a dying candle in the wind revive, returning to the eighteenth?!

Su Ming squinted slightly.

Anyone with a bit of sense.

All know that in this era of monsters running rampant, Calamity everywhere…

A divine physician who can pull a person back from the Ghost Gate means what.

A walking treasure trove!

A mobile resurrection point!

As long as he makes a sound.

Countless strong ones will, to ask for a chance to appear, fight till bloodied, offering everything!

Even before this mutation, it was the same!

After all…

Without a good body, without life!

Nothing at all!

"Given Zhao Shu's temperament, if I truly can save his daughter..."

What he receives will not be just one person's gratitude.

It will also be someone who understands finance, is sharp, and has witnessed the cruelty of the lower strata...

And a confidant willing to go through fire and water for him, never shirking even a thousand deaths!

Much more loyal than those subordinates stacked up with money and resources!

This investment...

The return rate is incalculable!

"Alright, alright, alright!"

Su Ming was in a good mood.

Then, right there, he pulled out his phone.

He prepared to browse the forum, waiting for Boss Wang's Kun Kuns to take their positions.

But in the next instant, the expression on his face changed sharply!

"What?!"