Chapter 2: Infinite Fusion System
The energy beast Martial Soul possessed him. Its feathers were dazzling, and worst of all—its belly was huge.
Su Ye was certain this was a...
A chicken?
"What the heck!?"
If not for his strong mental resilience, Su Ye might've fainted from anger.
Every time he practiced Iron Mountain Crash in the past, he'd feel like he was revealing a chicken leg.
Now that he had transmigrated to another world, he was given this trash Martial Soul?
Just thinking about that eye-searing image made Su Ye want to cry.
"…This is?"Ye Ling's pretty face froze with visible disappointment. She silently cursed her bad luck today.
From experience, chicken-type Martial Souls were about as useless as Blue Silver Grass—basically never born with innate soul power.
"Kun-ge? Is that what mountain folks call chickens?"Ye Ling silently wondered.
"Well, whatever. Might as well test it.""If he has any innate soul power, this trip wasn't completely wasted."
Biting her lip, Ye Ling still took out the soul power testing crystal.
"Hey, don't lose heart. A bad Martial Soul isn't the end—as long as you have innate soul power, you can still become a soul master."
"Here, put your hand on it."
Su Ye silently obeyed, placing his hand on the crystal, though he had already given up hope.
This Martial Soul had zero future.
[Ding! Energy entity detected.][Ding! Infinite Fusion System officially activated.][Ding! Martial Soul has approached testing crystal. Begin fusion?]
Boom!
The sudden mechanical voice made Su Ye's mind jolt.
"A system?"
"It's really a system!?"
As two circular fusion slots appeared before him, a wave of joy surged in Su Ye's heart.
With a system, who cared if his Martial Soul was trash?
Like the old saying goes: even geniuses are afraid of cheaters.
Geniuses break the rules?
Sorry, but cheaters are the rules.
"I'll, uh… go now.""Still gotta hang up my laundry."
Su Ye politely made an excuse and slipped away, eager to study the system.
Seeing him leave grinning from ear to ear, Ye Ling felt a chill run down her back.
"This kid… didn't lose his mind, did he?"
Ye Ling wore a weird expression.
A chicken Martial Soul. No innate soul power. Doomed to mediocrity for life—and he's smiling?
At the entrance, Old Tom saw Su Ye come out grinning and thought something good had happened.
He quickly walked up, excited, "Ye-boy, did you awaken some powerful Martial Soul?"
Su Ye waved his hands. "Don't even ask, Grandpa. I awakened a trash Martial Soul."
"A chicken with no innate soul power!"
Giving Old Tom a look that said "you know what I mean," Su Ye strutted off with his hands behind his head.
"…?"
Old Tom was confused.
"So… you're happy about your chicken?"
Clang!
Storming into the wooden cabin, Su Ye sat cross-legged on the bed and eagerly opened the system interface.
There was no personal info, just two empty fusion slots, with a small question mark hinting at their usage.
"Infinite Fusion?"
"So I can fuse stuff into my Martial Soul?"
Su Ye's heart burned with excitement. He immediately scanned the room for test items.
Soon, he spotted a palm-sized chunk of wrought iron.
Because Old Tom's household often crafted tools for hunting, there was no shortage of iron.
Su Ye clicked to add it: his Martial Soul went in the first slot, the iron chunk in the second.
Swish!
The iron vanished instantly.
"Huh?""It fused just like that? No effects? No fanfare?"
Su Ye summoned his Martial Soul again, and this time—his eyes lit up.
It no longer looked bloated. The big belly was gone.
Its once-sparse feathers were now neatly aligned, shining with a metallic luster.
It looked radiant.
"An… owl?"
Looking at his Martial Soul's reflection in the mirror, Su Ye could hardly contain his excitement.
If he could fuse iron, then he could fuse other metals—maybe even spirit rings and spirit bones!
While others had to rely on soul rings to evolve, he could evolve infinitely!
"What if I fuse it with a divine weapon?"
"Just standing there with Martial Soul possession, others might not even be able to scratch me!"
His mouth went dry just thinking about it. He swallowed hard.
Moments later, his mind cleared and calmed, and he sat down, resting his chin on his hand, starting to think.
He didn't need to worry about the quality of his Martial Soul.
As for spirit rings and soul power? Well… didn't seem like he'd need to worry about that either.
He didn't have a 100,000-year soul ring?
No problem—he could fuse multiple 10,000-year rings instead.
"Which means… my future is limitless."
Su Ye grinned as a blazing ambition swelled inside him.
He had transmigrated—who wouldn't want to reach the peak?
This vast world, he wanted to roam it freely.
He would walk the path of invincibility, crush all enemies in his way!
That… is true greatness!
"The most powerful forces in this world are the Powers of Creation and Destruction."
"Creation can be obtained by fusing Destruction and Life. The God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life once used this to save the Divine Realm."
"And Life and Destruction can be formed from the fusion of the Seven Elements."
Suddenly enlightened, Su Ye's eyes shone bright and clear.
"So, if I master the seven elemental extremes—Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, Light, Darkness, and Space—I can gain the Power of Creation."
"As for the Dragon God's Power of Destruction… it likely came from a fusion of Destruction, the Extreme Elements, and Time."
A divine path was unfolding before his eyes.
Ten spirit rings to become a god.
Use Extreme Metal as the core Martial Soul, like a soul tool, and gather all ten elements—including Extreme Wood and Time.
Then derive even more powerful forces, surpass the Dragon God, and become the one true ruler.
That's right. This is the path.
With everything clear now, Su Ye no longer felt lost.
He glanced at his metallic wings and chuckled.
"Even the Phoenix of Extreme Fire is just so-so."
"But a golden Phoenix fused with Dragon God power? That's like a cow flying a plane—freaking god-tier awesome!"
(End of Chapter)