Skill Fusion

The [Glazed Robe] had been born, though it was still an extremely primitive version.

Hyuga Ningyuan's goal was to truly use Chakra to construct a set of clothing, just like the Nine-Tails Cloak or the Six Paths Cloak.

Though he was still far from that goal, Hyuga Ningyuan had relied entirely on his own hard work throughout his life.

System, allocate points!

After running through the crude [Glazed Robe] once, the system's voice arrived right on cue.

[ Ding, congratulations, Host, for creating a fusion skill. New talent unlocked: Skill Fusion! ]

"Hm?" Hyuga Ningyuan froze. "What is Skill Fusion?"

"[Glazed Robe] can train both [Chakra Control] and [Telekinetic Power], so it is considered a skill fusion!"

Hyuga Ningyuan's brow twitched. So the system could actually respond when called!

Even though it used text, just like ChatGPT.

He understood what the system meant. This one skill, [Glazed Robe], was equivalent to the previous two skills, so it counted as Skill Fusion.

For example, a single Thunder Breathing technique could simultaneously train Breathing Technique and Swordsmanship. That should also count as a fusion skill.

"If Glazed Robe counts as Skill Fusion, then Dance should count too, right?" Hyuga Ningyuan asked. "Dance simultaneously trains Taijutsu, flexibility, reaction speed, and finger strength. That's even more than [Glazed Robe]!"

[Basic attributes do not count as skills and fall under the system's domain!] the system replied.

"Uh..." Hyuga Ningyuan paused, then understood.

In other words, things like stamina, strength, speed, agility, and reaction speed were all basic attributes. Although [Phoenix Dance of the Nine Heavens] could improve all of them at once and was incredibly powerful, [Phoenix Dance of the Nine Heavens] was still a basic skill.

"Does Chakra Control not count as a basic attribute?" Hyuga Ningyuan asked.

The system did not answer.

After thinking about it, Hyuga Ningyuan figured that Chakra was originally an external thing. Proficiency in controlling an external thing was naturally a skill.

Like riding a bicycle. That was obviously a skill.

"After fusion, will they no longer receive specialized improvements?" Hyuga Ningyuan asked. "Or will I get both?"

Don't make my Telekinetic Power disappear just for a robe. The robe was cool, but Telekinetic Power was even cooler!

[You will get both!] the system said.

"That's good!" Hyuga Ningyuan nodded. "Then merge them!"

[ Ding, skills fused. Telekinetic Power has been upgraded into Glazed Robe. Current level: LV2 (0/500) ]

Hyuga Ningyuan watched as the Telekinetic Power entry in the system gradually faded away, replaced by a new line of text.

All the other skills were written in black, but this Glazed Robe was actually yellow!

"Is this a freaking gold skill?" Hyuga Ningyuan was somewhat shocked. He admitted Glazed Robe was powerful, but the technical difficulty of this technique was not high!

At least, not yet!

"Skill grades are black, yellow, green, blue, red, pink, and purple!"

Oh, yellow. Then it was fine.

He had been wondering why this color lacked the nobility of gold.

Could this system be made by NetEase? Yellow at the bottom, purple supreme?

"Let's test the talent!" Hyuga Ningyuan asked. "This talent won't fuse my skills into junk, will it?"

"It won't!" the system replied. "Skill Fusion is not a forced fusion upgrade. It is a fusion within a theoretical framework!"

"Then what happens if it fails?"

"There is only logical incompatibility, which makes fusion impossible. There is no fusion failure!" the system said.

In other words, even if it failed, there would be no losses!

Then he would try fusing something!

Hyuga Ningyuan opened the new talent. Its interface was also very simple, somewhat like enchanting in MC: □ + □ =

It was strikingly plain.

By dragging two skills into the boxes, he could see the fused skill.

"Can only two skills be fused at a time?" Hyuga Ningyuan asked.

No one answered him.

"Fine. I wonder how this talent levels up!" Hyuga Ningyuan first looked through the skills he already had.

Sleep Level 1 (8/100)

Diet LV1 (6/100)

Marching LV1 (2/100)

Chakra Extraction LV1 (1/100)

Internal Force Extraction LV1 (7/100)

Magic Meditation LV1 (1/100)

True Qi Cultivation LV1 (1/100)

Water Drainage LV1 (1/100)

Learning LV1 (5/100)

Dance LV2 (360/500)

Painting LV1 (1/10)

Mathematics LV1 (2/10)

Breathing LV4 (2001000)

Glazed Robe LV2 (0/500) (Gold)

He first placed Chakra Extraction and Breathing together. A new icon appeared after the equals sign.

[Swallowing and Breathing Technique]

Swallowing and Breathing Technique: Without requiring conscious control, Chakra can be extracted with every breath. At the same time, the energy of breathing can strengthen the five viscera and improve the physique.

"Good stuff!" Hyuga Ningyuan's eyes lit up. This technique was not very useful to ninjas, because what ninjas needed was not a slow, steady stream, but a massive amount of Chakra extracted in an instant for battle.

But it was extremely useful for a cultivator like Hyuga Ningyuan. He no longer needed to specifically spend time extracting Chakra for True Qi Cultivation. It would happen automatically with every breath.

Just like Guo Jing after cultivating the Song of the Complete Truth Great Dao, walking, standing, sitting, and lying down were all cultivation!

And Hyuga Ningyuan seemed to understand what fusion within a theoretical framework meant.

Theoretically, extracting Chakra while breathing was feasible. Even without this Skill Fusion, Hyuga Ningyuan could have developed it himself.

This new talent simply skipped the time needed for development.

"Extract!" With a thought, the two skills Chakra Extraction and Breathing Technique disappeared, replaced by a yellow skill entry.

Swallowing and Breathing Technique LV3 (300/500)

"Level 4 Breathing Technique and level 1 Chakra Extraction fused into a level 3 Swallowing and Breathing Technique. Seems decent!" Hyuga Ningyuan nodded, then dragged Swallowing and Breathing Technique into the Skill Fusion slot. The skill he dragged into the other side was Marching.

Marching was a useful skill. At higher levels, it let him run very fast, but he did not have much time to run, so he might as well fuse it.

He had said that walking, standing, sitting, and lying down were all cultivation. Naturally, he had to add it in.

Besides, Marching and breathing had a basis for fusion as well. Didn't running and walking both require attention to breathing rhythm?

Marching + Swallowing and Breathing Technique = Lingbo Breathing Method!

"Lingbo Breathing Method?" Hyuga Ningyuan checked the skill description.

Not only could breathing increase Chakra, but running and walking according to a specific footwork and breathing rhythm could also provide additional Chakra growth.

Reasonable!

And—

Did the name Lingbo come from Lingbo Microsteps? Completing the same set of footwork could increase Internal Force!

"This skill is kind of amazing!" Hyuga Ningyuan could not help imagining meeting an enemy in the future and taking them on a long run first.

Other people depleted Chakra and stamina through long-distance running. I increase Chakra and stamina through long-distance running. With one gaining and the other losing, wouldn't my opponent become unable to beat me?

Of course, at his rate of growth, he could defeat his opponents without doing this anyway. But wasn't the whole point to play it safe?

After taking out Lingbo Breathing Method, Hyuga Ningyuan discovered that although it was already a godly skill, the system still rated it yellow-tier!

"Keep fusing!"

This time, the fusion target was True Qi Cultivation!

What was the point of extracting Chakra without cultivating it? Wouldn't that be extracting it for nothing?

It was merely a matter of directing the extracted Chakra into his dantian, adding one more step. There was a basis for fusion there too.

Lingbo Breathing Method + True Qi Cultivation = Cloud-Stepping Scripture!

"A scripture?" Hyuga Ningyuan's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly checked the description of this new skill.

"Walking, running, and breathing can all extract Chakra and direct it into the dantian."

"Uh..." Fine, it had really just added the step of directing the extracted Chakra into his dantian. But that was good too. Everything was now automated, which truly saved a lot of time.

"Keep fusing!"

Hyuga Ningyuan felt this was not the limit yet. Walking and breathing had been handled, but what about movement? What about dancing?

Dance + Cloud-Stepping Scripture = ?