Adventure

Ning Chuan looked at the two faint orbs of light, then sensed the level twenty Soul Power within his body, as well as the meridians and Spiritual Sea that had been reforged by the willow branch's origin.

The risk was extremely high... but the potential reward was also the greatest!

Fortune was found in danger!

At the Heavens Trash Station, every step was fraught with danger, but every step also held opportunity. If he did not dare to take risks, how could he rise quickly?

"I choose option two! Dual Spirit Synchronous Fusion!" Ning Chuan's gaze was resolute as he made his decision.

"Warning! Please confirm again! Dual Spirit Synchronous Fusion carries an extremely high risk! The Station Master's current Soul Power Level and soul strength are only at the minimum threshold of endurance!"

"Confirm execution?"

"Confirm!" Ning Chuan answered without hesitation.

"Command confirmed. Initiating Dual Spirit Synchronous Fusion procedure. Station Master, please prepare yourself."

The Decomposition Beam at the center of the platform did not light up. Instead, the two containers holding the Soul Spirits slowly floated up and moved to directly before Ning Chuan's spiritual body.

Immediately afterward, the crystal covers on the containers vanished soundlessly. The pale golden liquid inside seemed to lose its restraint, instantly vaporizing and dissipating without a trace.

Deprived of the liquid's nourishment, the two orbs of light suddenly flickered violently, as if they had been forcibly awakened from slumber. Instinctively, they began releasing the source power they had accumulated over countless years!

Hummm—!!!

Pure, vast Power of Light and boundless, refined Power of Life erupted from the two orbs like a burst dam. They transformed into two dazzling pillars of light that completely engulfed Ning Chuan's spiritual body!

"Argh—!"

Pain! Indescribable pain instantly swept through Ning Chuan's senses!

It felt as though his soul had been thrown into a forge and hammered madly by two equally violent sledgehammers of different attributes!

The Power of Light scorched his mind, purifying every impurity, yet bringing tearing agony; the Power of Life surged in frantically, attempting to repair and nourish him, but the overwhelming force itself became a source of destruction, swelling his meridians and soul until they felt ready to explode!

His level twenty Soul Power was as insignificant as a stream before a tsunami when faced with the source power of these two thousand-year Soul Spirits!

"Warning! Energy overload! Soul Power channels are about to collapse!"

"Warning! Soul burden exceeds the safety threshold!"

"Fusion procedure is about to fail!"

The Station's alarms became unbearably urgent and piercing!

Ning Chuan's spiritual body twisted and trembled violently within the sea of light, as though it could collapse at any moment.

The two Soul Spirit orbs also began to grow unstable, their radiance flickering erratically, as if they too would be destroyed by this out-of-control energy shock!

No! It couldn't fail! And he definitely couldn't die here!

Ning Chuan's consciousness screamed madly through the extreme pain, his instinct to survive overwhelming everything else!

He had to divert the excess energy! Immediately! At once!

But where could he divert it? The platform could not absorb energy of these attributes!

At that critical moment, just as his consciousness was about to blur, a thought flashed through Ning Chuan's mind like lightning.

The Spiritual Sea! The Spiritual Sea that had only just been opened, where the Willow Deity True Spirit lay dormant!

That fragment of true spirit possessed an incomparably lofty nature, unfathomably profound!

Perhaps it... needed energy? Even if it was only the tiniest supplement?

A dead horse was better than no horse! He would gamble!

"Station!! Divert all the excess energy!! Into my Spiritual Sea!! Into the Willow Deity True Spirit!!" Ning Chuan issued the command in a hoarse roar, using the last shred of his consciousness!

"Station Master's highest-authority command received... Redirecting energy flow..."

"Warning! Target, Willow Deity True Spirit, has an unknown status. Energy transfer risk cannot be assessed!"

"Executing command!"

It was as if floodgates had opened!

The immense Power of Light and Power of Life that had nearly burst Ning Chuan apart, far beyond the limits he could endure, instantly found a new outlet. Like a hundred rivers returning to the sea, they surged madly toward the Spiritual Sea behind his brow, charging toward its deepest depths, where that speck of emerald light lay dormant!

The instant that raging torrent of dual-attribute energy rushed into the Spiritual Sea—

That faint, silent speck of Willow Deity True Spirit light, seemingly eternal and unchanging, suddenly... stirred ever so slightly.

Like a primordial deity disturbed by the buzzing of mosquitoes in its sleep, it unconsciously shifted its body.

It did not awaken, nor did it gain awareness. It was merely a pure instinct to... draw energy in.

An indescribable suction force, subtle yet supreme, emanated from that speck of light.

The thousand-year Soul Spirit power, surging violently and sufficient to burst Ning Chuan's soul apart, became as docile as lambs before that suction force. Without the slightest ability to resist, it was drawn in, devoured, and absorbed!

That speck of emerald light was like a bottomless black hole, silently and greedily absorbing this "supplement" delivered right to it.

Within a few breaths, all the excessive, lethal energy was absorbed completely!

Only the portion of refined energy that Ning Chuan's current Soul Power Level and soul strength could perfectly absorb and fuse remained within his body, gently and methodically completing the final fusion process.

The pain receded like a tide, replaced by an indescribable sense of comfort and fullness!

Ning Chuan's spiritual body slowly unfurled, radiating soft, harmonious white and green light.

His soul strength had clearly risen by a considerable amount after this extreme tempering.

Within his body, the level twenty Soul Power bottleneck burst open, and his Soul Power Level began to soar!

Level twenty-one, level twenty-two... until it finally stabilized at level twenty-five!

The two gentle orbs were no longer violent. As if they had found their home, they happily merged into Ning Chuan's spiritual origin, eventually becoming two faint marks between the brows of his spiritual body.

One resembled a miniature radiant sun, while the other resembled a leaf unfurling with vitality.

The fusion had succeeded!

"Dual Spirit Synchronous Fusion complete."

"Status: Perfect."

"Soul Power Level increased: Level 25.

"Obtained Soul Spirits: Light Elf (thousand-year), Tree of Life Elf (thousand-year)."

"Talent enhancements obtained: Greatly increased affinity for light, greatly increased life perception and recovery ability."

"Soul strength significantly enhanced."

"Excess energy absorbed by an unknown entity. No adverse effects detected."

The notification sounded, bringing a result that filled him with wild joy.

Ning Chuan slowly opened his "eyes," feeling the surging power within his body and the two gentle yet powerful new companions in his soul. Relief at surviving disaster and immense joy filled his heart.

He had won the gamble!

Not only had he perfectly fused with two Soul Spirits and increased his Soul Power, but he had even turned misfortune into fortune by "feeding" the excess energy to the Willow Deity True Spirit!

Although that fragment of true spirit remained silent, showing no sign of awakening, Ning Chuan could vaguely sense that it seemed... a tiny bit more "solid" than before?

This was undoubtedly a good beginning!

He looked toward the pile of trash in the distance that still glimmered faintly, and his gaze grew even more fervent.

The Heavens Trash Station truly was filled with treasures everywhere—and pitfalls everywhere as well.

But this time, after stepping into a pit, he had dug out real gold!