Chapter 87: 087 Hellfire

As creatures of the Ice Age, they were different from people like Zhang Bei.

Their strengthening and evolution all relied on slowly absorbing energy themselves.

For things like Crystal Cores, they were only useful if they matched their own attributes.

Zhang Bei reached out and handed the Crystal Core over: "How long will it take?"

Xueli tilted her head and thought: "About three hours; I will only absorb the part that possesses divine power."

"Good!"

Zhang Bei put the spider's corpse into the Trading Space and sat to the side, waiting for Xueli.

Three hours passed quickly, and black-red light surged on Xueli's body.

Finally, these lights surged into the wings behind her.

Xueli also slowly opened her eyes: "Let's go."

"Is there any change?"

Zhang Bei had only seen the energy in the Crystal Core being constantly absorbed into Xueli's body.

But from the outside, he couldn't see any change at all.

Xueli nodded, and black-red light flashed on her hand.

A long sword composed entirely of energy gathered in her hand.

Just standing to the side, Zhang Bei could feel the astonishing pressure radiating from the long sword.

Xueli slashed lightly toward the cave wall.

Black light flashed in an instant.

A crack over a meter deep appeared before their eyes.

"After the addition of divine power, my Jian Qi can split the vast majority of things."

Zhang Bei nodded and turned to walk toward the outside.

The sky had completely darkened, and the two finally returned to the Nantian Settlement.

Looking at the brightly lit city before them, Xueli's gaze became lost again.

Was this a demon?

Didn't demons all take pleasure in killing people? When did they start building cities to protect humans?

Her gaze moved to Zhang Bei; although the energy fluctuation was not strong,

compared to humans, it was already an irresistible existence.

Zhang Bei didn't notice Xueli's gaze and patted the Shizi's large head.

"Go back and rest on your own."

The Shizi rubbed against Zhang Bei's leg and walked toward the small courtyard.

Arriving at the Nantian Settlement, life was far better than it had imagined.

Every day, food was delivered to its mouth by someone personally.

When bored, there were specialized keepers to take it to the jungle to hunt.

Now, even if it were asked to go back to lead the lion pride, it wouldn't want to go back.

When he returned to the wooden house, it was already dinner time.

Everyone was sitting at the table waiting for Zhang Bei's return.

As long as Zhang Bei confirmed he would return at night,

then no one would eat first.

This was considered an unwritten rule, and also one that Jin Xin pushed for vigorously.

No matter what, Nantian would always belong to Zhang Bei.

In this city, Jin Xin was just a manager.

Often, it was only through such small matters that the master's status could be confirmed.

Looking at the table full of delicacies, Zhang Bei smiled instantly.

"Are you all waiting for me?"

Su Xiao Xiao helped Zhang Bei take off his coat.

"Eat quickly; Daniu spent an entire afternoon in the kitchen today."

Hearing this, Zhang Bei raised an eyebrow instantly.

Daniu scratched his head: "Jin Xin said you went to battle, so isn't this to help you replenish?"

As he spoke, he lifted the lid on top.

Braised pork, stir-fried meat slices, stir-fried clams.

Things that fly in the sky, swim in the water, and run on the ground were all available.

And placed right in the center was a large pot of soup.

Looking at the meat floating on top, it was very clear that this was a soft-shelled turtle.

Niu Xuanming: 【Holy crap, this is truly replenishing!】

Wu Yingcai: 【I took a look when processing the turtle; it was truly huge!】

Ye Fan: 【Tsk, smart people have already ordered takeout!】

A dinner ended in laughter and joy.

Time came to late at night; Zhang Bei sat by the bed, and his consciousness came into the system.

He looked at his Popularity Value; after a period of accumulation, it had broken through five digits again.

And for this kind of skill-type reward, Zhang Bei didn't hesitate at all.

He directly invested 10,000 Popularity Value.

The golden roulette spun rapidly, and a number slowly emerged before his eyes.

【Current Critical Multiplier: 153!】

It wasn't very high, but for a skill, a multiplier of over a hundred was enough to raise it to the max level.

Seven-colored light flashed on his watch, and everything related to Fusion Art was transmitted into his brain instantly.

【Fusion Art, LV: MAX

Skill Effect: Can fuse two items of the same attribute.

Current success rate: 90%】

Zhang Bei closed his eyes and sat for a full half-hour before digesting the knowledge of this skill.

He reached out and took out two long bows.

This item obtained in the dungeon had accompanied him through countless crises.

And it had also performed great meritorious service for him.

But now, with the growth of his strength, the improvement the long bow could bring was ultimately a bit too low.

Fusion Art activated.

Two identical long bows slowly gathered together instantly.

Just as it was about to succeed, Zhang Bei's hand shook lightly.

"Pfft."

It sounded like a balloon leaking air; the long bow in the midst of fusion turned into powder in an instant.

Zhang Bei touched his nose; although this thing had a 90% success rate,

that was built on the premise that everything went smoothly.

With even a slight mistake, the success rate was pitifully low.

He took out two more long bows, not relaxing at all this time.

After five minutes of fusion, a deep red light flashed.

The long bow before his eyes changed again.

The originally red bow body had now turned black.

The entire bow looked tighter, and the groove for placing the Crystal Core had also expanded somewhat.

However, Zhang Bei had no intention of stopping.

A large pile of long bows was placed at his feet.

Fusion Art began to be cast over and over again.

After a full three hours, most of the long bows stored in the Trading Center were consumed.

A bow radiating black light appeared before his eyes instantly.

【Hellfire, LV30

Characteristic 1: Can only accept the energy of fire-type Crystal Cores.

Characteristic 2: Can accept energy impacts from up to Level 50 Crystal Cores.

Characteristic 3: Crystal Core energy increased by 30%, turning into an explosive energy arrow.

Characteristic 4: Fires an energy arrow, which will come with the summoning of a hell creature.

Current Crystal Core energy: None.

Description: A boutique after countless fusions; who knows if it will shatter next time?】

The first three characteristics could be considered attributes that came with the long bow after fusion.

As for the last characteristic, that came from the Fallen Angel energy in Zhang Bei's body.

During fusion, the energy in his body would also constantly enter it.

After so many fusions, this long bow also contained the power belonging to Zhang Bei himself.

He looked out the window; it was already early morning, and the originally brightly lit city had dimmed.

Only the city wall was still flashing with light.

The night passed without incident.

Early the next morning, Zhang Bei was awakened by a series of urgent knocks on the door.

He reached out to pull open the door, and Xiao Cheng drilled in while carrying a long blade. ===== CHAPTER 88 =====