novelraw Chapter 391-2: Overdraft Evolution, Forced Fusion! (2)
Chapter 391-2: Overdraft Evolution, Forced Fusion! (2)
[You have used Soul Secret – Beginning of the Holy Spirit.]
[You have temporarily consumed 4 points of maximum soul strength as fuel to enhance your control over Authority.]
[Current soul strength: 2/2.]
[Your control over your soul authority has received a tremendous boost.]
[In the unseen depths, you feel your soul continuously growing stronger. The authority hidden in your soul is no longer feeble… No, that authority was always supreme. It was only that your soul was not strong enough and could not yet command this Supreme Authority that could make even gods tremble.]
[Under the effect of Beginning of the Holy Spirit, you continuously raise your control over Authority until you reach the limit your soul can currently withstand.]
At the same time, not just in the game but also in reality, Lin Xun could feel his soul consciousness constantly strengthening and his control over Flesh Authority soaring.
The most direct sensation was that his body was constantly growing stronger. The enhancement went from the inside out, from bone marrow to blood, then to fascia, muscles, and skin, layer by layer.
If the various attribute values of the Shell could be displayed on the panel at this moment, he would certainly see all sorts of numbers shooting upward.
Lin Xun manifested the Shell of Knowledge-Seeking Primordial Hermit, attempting once more to alter its inner nature to raise Compatibility.The text that displayed the Compatibility value became hazy and blurred, as if on the verge of changing…
[Rule conflict. The current priority level of your Flesh Authority is too low and cannot override the rules.]
In an instant, the Compatibility text became clear again and remained at the original value.
“Damn it.”
Lin Xun ignored the prompt, opened his Inventory, and used True Wet Nurse’s Umbilical Cord.
[Do you wish to integrate True Wet Nurse’s Umbilical Cord into the Shell of Desire Primordial Fire Child of Evil?]
He silently prayed, then fiercely clicked ‘Yes.’
[You have used True Wet Nurse’s Umbilical Cord.]
[…]
[This Shell currently does not meet the requirements to integrate True Wet Nurse’s Umbilical Cord.]
[You can continue to increase your control over Flesh Authority to raise the flesh-factor adaptability of Desire Primordial Fire Child of Evil until it reaches the conditions necessary for True Wet Nurse’s Umbilical Cord to integrate.]
“…You have got to be kidding me.”
The scene he had imagined, where the Child of Evil successfully integrated the umbilical cord and advanced to mythic+ grade, did not appear.
The game text coldly informed him that his control over Flesh Authority was still insufficient.
Lin Xun took a deep breath to ease the huge drop from hope to disappointment.
The Wet Nurse had nurtured the Child of Evil, merging the three powerful factors of flesh, firefly, and malice into one and bringing them into a certain balance.
By materializing the three intangible life factors as a ‘real flesh umbilical cord,’ she allowed the Child of Evil to simultaneously wield three types of power.
With his current level of control over Flesh Authority, even after the boost from Beginning of the Holy Spirit, he was still far from enabling the Child of Evil to perfectly integrate the umbilical cord.
The power contained in the True Flesh Umbilical Cord was not particularly high in raw strength, but its true level of power was something he could not touch at this stage.
Lin Xun narrowed his eyes.
Was the boost to the Shell from Flesh Authority alone enough to defeat First Disciple Solomon?
He did not know the answer and had no certainty of victory.
Once Vishnu died, Lin Xun would have to face Solomon alone. Apart from Touch of Pleasure, it seemed he had no other way to fight and win.
“I do not need a perfect integration of the umbilical cord. As long as I can integrate it temporarily, that is enough.”
With that thought, Lin Xun came up with another shady operation.
He summoned Nine-Tailed Fox into reality, took out Star-Shifting Celestial Sword, then manifested the writhing, living flesh umbilical cord into reality as well and handed everything to Nine-Tailed Fox.
“In a bit, you are going to do this and that like I said…”
“Dragonborn Lord, this concubine does not dare act rashly…”
“Tsk, I am telling you to do it. What are you afraid of? Do you want me to discipline you again?”
“Then… this concubine will boldly give it a try.”
Once he had Nine-Tailed Fox’s agreement, Lin Xun waved a hand and sent her back into the game…
[…]
[Nine-Tailed Fox clutches the living, writhing True Wet Nurse’s Umbilical Cord in one hand and grips Star-Shifting Celestial Sword tightly in the other.]
[She comes before you and lifts the clothes at your abdomen…]
[You close your eyes and let Nine-Tailed Fox carry out the operation without any resistance.]
[A sharp flash of sword light suddenly passes. You only feel a chill at your lower abdomen, and a clear bloody line appears there.]
[However, the sword light only leaves a shallow cut on your abdomen and does not inflict any serious damage.]
[Nine-Tailed Fox recalls your instructions, bites down on her silver teeth, and swings the sword again and again…]
[…]
[Through Nine-Tailed Fox’s tireless efforts, she finally opens up your belly, then suddenly stuffs the True Wet Nurse’s Umbilical Cord into your abdomen…]
[A graceful figure in multicolored Tang silk appears behind you. Saio Chisoku-hime dances gracefully, and dark ripples spread out, causing the wound on your abdomen to heal and close in an instant.]
[You clearly feel the True Wet Nurse’s Umbilical Cord like a foreign mutant organ, producing a fierce rejection reaction with your body.]
[Yet under your control, Flesh Authority forcefully suppresses this rejection and attempts to forcibly fuse with the umbilical cord…]
[Forced fusion in progress…]
Lin Xun kept a constant eye on the status of the Child of Evil.
If he sensed even the slightest anomaly, he would immediately switch Shells and let the Child of Evil die in the Shell slots so the damage would not spill over to him.
With the naked eye, he could see the Child of Evil’s HP constantly dropping. Lin Xun repeatedly used Bee Queen Visage’s effect to summon heals to restore the Child of Evil’s HP.
However, the healers’ recovery speed gradually fell behind the Child of Evil’s rate of HP loss.
The healer Shell was only legendary grade, and her healing skill was only epic+ grade.
Without using the legendary+ weapon special effect Bounty of the Harvest Goddess, her healing output against a mythic-grade Child of Evil, and one with doubled HP at that, was clearly somewhat inadequate.
“Sigh… without realizing it, I have gone from D back down to A.”
Lin Xun stared fixedly at the text with full concentration. Though his mouth was making jokes, his palms were slick with sweat as he silently prayed for a successful fusion.
Just as the healer Shell’s mana was about to run out, the game text finally changed.
[You have temporarily forced integration with True Wet Nurse’s Umbilical Cord.]
[While Beginning of the Holy Spirit is still active, the Flesh Authority under your control can temporarily suppress the rejection between umbilical cord and Shell.]
[However, the Shell’s rejection reaction is fierce, and you will continuously lose HP.]
[After the effect of Beginning of the Holy Spirit ends, due to insufficient control over Flesh Authority, True Wet Nurse’s Umbilical Cord will automatically expel itself from your body.]
[You have integrated True Wet Nurse’s Umbilical Cord.]
[You can now use mythic+ grade skill Flesh Angel Holy Descent.]
“Even if it is only temporary, this power is more than enough.”
Lin Xun let out a long sigh of relief and punched the air hard.
“Vishnu, Solomon…”
“Your sheep-pen territories and the position of First Disciple… I am determined to make them mine.”