Published: February 12, 2025
Sometimes, for the All Races of the Universe, choices are simple because there are clear standards.
This standard is survival.
From this perspective, the decision of the three to choose the Fusion Technique should be uncomplicated.
Choose it, and live; don't choose, and die. Given this, isn't the answer clear?
However, the side effects of the Fusion Technique made the few of them feel nauseous. A few of them, who were the chosen ones and young talents in their respective clans, could not accept that they would become something unrecognizable.
Imagine, the steady and mature Jie Su getting an extra arm, the idol Pao Bai from a small clan growing an additional leg, and the graceful King of Cloud Summit losing his nose… how terrifying is that?
Deep down, all three rejected it strongly.
Yet, at the same time, they felt helpless. They had chosen to continue with the trial themselves, but the intensity of the trials was now making it difficult for them to cope. It was time to come up with a solution.
Jie Su carefully reread the introduction of the Fusion Technique, then smiled bitterly at his two brothers and said, "No, I still can't accept it. I'd rather exchange my points for something else than endure the physical changes this method brings. If I accept it and survive, I estimate I will ultimately end up killing the reflection of myself in the mirror."
Pao Bai sighed, "I don't want to accept it either, but there seems to be no other way. Old Ye, what do you think?"
The two of them looked at Ye Zhongming, hoping he had a solution at this moment.
Ye Zhongming was silent for a moment, then said, "If all else fails, let's have the white dragon horse take the medicine in the next round, combined with the adaptable formation to see if we can hold on. If we can get through, then in the second stage of the third round, I can choose to transform. Perhaps we can last until the end of the second stage, and that way we have a chance to return."
"But what if we can't hold on?" Pao Bai said as he lay back on the ground.
He had considered Ye Zhongming's suggestion, but no one was sure. Given that each previous trial was significantly harder than the last, they really couldn't guarantee they could hold on with their current methods.
"I think we should just leave it at that; I really can't accept this," Jie Su pointed to the Fusion Technique's location, not wanting to look at this ability any longer. "At least we still have a glimmer of hope to fight, right?"
The three of them ultimately decided not to exchange for this ability.
"Then the question arises, how do we spend our points now?" Pao Bai looked at the two brothers, then thought for a moment and said, "What do you think…?"
Everyone turned their gaze towards him. Pao Bai pointed at Jie Su's image and said, "This guy's fuleira is already close to 83,000, just under 20,000 short of that line. Should we take a gamble and push him to the realm of a great master?"
Based on the current situation, where 1 point could be exchanged for 3 points of fuleira, Jie Su would need about 5,700 points to reach 100,000 fuleira. It seemed like a lot, but upon careful reflection, it didn't seem unattainable.
In the current trial, the points gained in each round were significantly more than the previous round. Jie Su currently had 417 points, still needing a bit over 5,000. According to past patterns, the total reward points for the third round was over 300, and by the fourth round, it nearly reached 800. For the fifth round, it was very possible that the total would reach around 2,000, and the sixth round might even soar to 5,000!
If they could maximize Jie Su's score during the battles, perhaps after the sixth round, he would accumulate enough points to evolve into a great master.
Of course, that was the ideal scenario, but for the few of them, to effectively utilize this 'fortunate affinity', they needed something to rely on. Jie Su's adaptable formation was becoming increasingly insufficient, Ye Zhongming's transformation was limited by cooldowns, and whether it could still have the same effect afterward was uncertain. The white dragon horse's potion could only be used once…