Fusing Divine Artifacts, Soul Pollution

Just as High Priest Yama had guessed.

Natsume naturally would not go looking for death.

The reason he dared to merge with the [Heart of Daofu] was naturally because he had confidence and something to rely on.

And Natsume's greatest reliance was, of course, his system!

As early as when he had received the [Divine Artifact], Natsume had entered the system in advance to look it up.

Although the store had no method that could guarantee a successful fusion one hundred percent, there were no shortage of exchangeable items that could resist 'divinity' erosion and raise the success rate.

Even if he ultimately failed, there were premium items that could preserve his soul and allow him to resurrect.

It was just that

the prices were shockingly high. Even the cheapest cost several hundred million gold coins.

They were far more expensive than exchanging for a law and creating a [Demigod]!

Unless absolutely necessary, Natsume naturally would not exchange for them.

But if it truly came to such a critical moment, Natsume's current reserves were still enough to afford them...

Even though Natsume did not have many gold coins left now, he still had:

three complete [Divine Artifacts], seven [Semi-Divine Artifacts], two [Demigod] corpses, and various other treasures...

Recycling just a few of them would instantly net him a huge amount of gold coins.

That was where Natsume's confidence in merging with the [Heart of Daofu] came from.

The fusion continued.

Natsume knew nothing about the situation outside.

With his clone and High Priest Yama standing guard, there should not have been much of a problem.

However, on the fusion side, the difficulty had exceeded Natsume's expectations somewhat...

Throughout the entire process, his body did not hurt at all. It even felt a little comfortable.

It was as though he