Hyper-fusion, I have infinite forms

Chapter 90: Upgrading, Yagyu and Tengu (Eighth Update)

Needless to say, the two circuits of "Broken" and "Secret" have been with him for a long time, but have never been selected as circuits for upgrading his life equipment.

It’s not that they are not strong, but compared with other circuits, they are not so in line with Zhou Yan’s style.

He looked at the two new circuit cores, one of which was "Determination" from Ichiban Tadashi, and the other was "Destruction" from Ibaraki Douji.

[Rune Circuit Core: Determination (1)]

[Rating: 0 stars, level 2]

[Effect: Added to the life equipment, increases agility by 1 point, spirit by 2 points, and activates "Resoluteness Circuit (1)"]

[Resolute Circuit (1): When the three rune factors "Spirit", "Gift", and "Endurance" coexist in the same life equipment, the additional effects of "Spirit Recovery Speed ​​+20%", "Spirit Resistance +20%", and "Immune to one mental attack from opponents of the same tier or lower (Cooling Time/1 day)" are obtained.]

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[Rune Circuit Core: Destruction (1)]

[Rating: 0 stars, level 2]

[Effect: Added to the life equipment, increases physique by 2 points, increases agility by 1 point, and activates "Destruction Circuit (1)"]

【毁灭回路（1）：同时与「体魄」、「诅咒」以及「恩赐」三个符文因子共存于同一命装中时，额外获得「蓄力攻击威力+10%～20%」、「对弱点伤害+20%」以及「对低阶敌人伤害+20%」的效果】

To be honest, both of these new rune circuits work pretty well.

However, Zhou Yan still made a quick choice - to return firmly.

The reason was the same as before, he possessed a super fusion talent, his destructive power and qualities in all aspects far exceeded those of his peers. The only thing he feared was unexpected harm or a dirty trick that would cause him to fall into an extreme situation where he wouldn't even have time to fuse.

Therefore, his main direction of strengthening is to prevent himself from "sudden death".

Moreover, the other circuits will not disappear. He can activate and use them at any time by equipping in the new rune column. It’s just a little troublesome.

选择好回路之后，他简单搭配了一下符文因子的组合——3体2敏2精1恩赐1耐久，回路核心则是坚定。

Advanced!

The mysterious light path spread throughout his body and then disappeared into his life suit.

All rune circuits and rune factors were absorbed by the life equipment.

[Advanced]

The light faded away, and Zhou Yan's life-saving equipment underwent new changes again.

The basic attributes of the life equipment bonus have become:

[Physique +42, Agility +36, Spirit +33]

The maximum durability also continued to increase by "50", reaching "400".

In addition, there have been further changes in the appearance of his life suit. His back and waist areas now have hard armor plates made of the same material as the chest and abdominal armor.

At this point, his main torso parts have already had good defense, leaving only his limbs and head and neck without protection. Perhaps with the next advancement, he will be able to complete the defense coverage of his entire body.

Zhou Yan stood up, raised his left hand and took a look, his mind moved slightly.

[Equipment: Demon King's Arm - Modified]

In an instant, his left arm underwent a drastic change. The life-preserving equipment disappeared, and the forearm part turned into a blue-white illusory image similar to a spirit. The palm that was originally severed at the wrist also grew out of thin air.

"This is the 'virtual' state." Zhou Yan looked at the illusory left hand of the spirit with satisfaction, and then tentatively placed his hand on the surface of the shrine beside him.

Without any obstruction, the spirit's left hand directly penetrated the table. Zhou Yan bent down and looked down, and indeed he could see the two halves of the left hand as if separated by the table.

"I have a feeling that it can be developed into many wonderful and even dangerous uses." Zhou Yan pulled out his left hand and placed it in front of his eyes.

His mind changed again, and in the next second, the spiritual arm quickly transformed into a physical entity, and its shape became no different from his normal left hand.

"Finally." Zhou Yan's eyes were excited, and he muttered to himself, "I finally have a real left hand."

He tried it and found that this materialized spiritual limb was no different from his original left hand. No, it was even stronger than his dominant right hand!

He felt the immense strength and flexibility of his left arm, and recalled the description of the effect of this spiritual limb - in physical form, it possessed the qualities of a "standard 0-star 4th level".

His actual physique and agility are only "18" and "14" points.

In other words, his left arm is now the strongest part of his entire body!

Zhou Yan clenched his fists.

To him, fourth-order materials and rune circuits were not as important as this spiritual limb.

"But, won't the materialized spiritual limbs be wrapped in the life suit?"

Zhou Yan looked at his exposed spiritual limb. As soon as this thought flashed through his mind, he discovered that the life armor had quickly generated and spread, completely covering his left arm in an instant.

He nodded with satisfaction. Now only the right eye was left.

After completing the advancement, Zhou Yan reinstalled the remaining runes in the prop bar. With the addition of the secret circuit, the ten empty rune slots in the life equipment were filled with seven - 1 body, 1 agility, 1 spirit, 1 curse, and 2 destruction.

He went out and cut off the boar monster's huge tusks, dug out the expensive gems used for lighting in the cave, and put Ibaraki Douji's demon horns into Oboro's small package.

Then he carried the sleeping Oboro on his back and tied Onikiri around his waist. This trip to Mount Ogasa was very fruitful for him.

It's time to go down the mountain and ask the county governor for payment.

I guess the sheriff would be very surprised to see that he is still alive!
In the distance, in a hidden place in Edo Castle, a tall and strong figure suddenly crushed the wine glass in his hand.

"Ibaraki, I can't sense your demonic power anymore."

"Interesting, they even dared to kill my best friend, interesting."

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It was as if Long had a nightmare that would never end.

In her dream, she was possessed by the soul of a powerful swordsman of the Longliu style. She slew evil spirits below and demons above, and killed her way from Musashi Province to Yamashiro Province. In the end, she was manipulated to fight a decisive battle with another powerful swordsman of the Longliu style.

After defeating the Longliu swordsman, she herself was seriously injured and on the verge of death, but she did not expect that the Longliu swordsman who possessed her would finally be kind and save her life at the cost of his remaining strength and eternal damnation in hell.

"Governor Osuga, my reward is only five taels of silver. What do you mean by giving me fifty taels?"

In a daze, the girl vaguely heard a familiar male voice coming from her ear. The voice was clear and pleasant, with a hint of teasing, which made her linger.

Whose voice is this?
The girl tried hard to recall——

Yes, Lord Yan!
She suddenly opened her eyes and saw an old man sitting a few meters away, wiping his forehead and smiling cautiously.

This person is the governor of Chengdong County, right? Why is he sitting opposite me?
As Long was thinking this, he suddenly realized his current situation.

Behind me is a strong yet firm chest, and what I smell is a familiar and pleasant scent.

When she came to her senses, she found herself curled up like a kitten, leaning in Lord Yan's arms.

Long immediately raised her head and saw Zhou Yan, wearing a simple eye mask, looking down at her gently.

"It seems that my Luong has woken up."

"Master Yan, Yan," Long asked blankly, "Are we back?"

"Yeah." Zhou Yan held the girl's waist slightly and winked at her. "We succeeded in defeating Ippon Taling. We finally lived up to the expectations of Osuga County Governor."

After saying that, he raised his head and looked at County Governor Osuga who was wiping the sweat from his forehead: "Isn't that right, County Governor?"

The old man on the opposite side kept wiping the sweat from his forehead and said with a smile: "That's right, Mr. Yan is extremely powerful. Even a powerful monster like the terrifying Ippon Taling is no match for you. As a sign of respect, I will increase the reward from five taels to fifty taels without authorization. I hope you don't mind."

"Haha, increasing the bounty is a great thing for me, how dare I blame the county magistrate, you worry too much." Zhou Yan's expression was half-smile, and then he asked leisurely, "I wonder if I asked to take the county's official ship to Musashi Province before."

"No problem! I will arrange for someone to take Mr. Yan away immediately and will not waste your time!" The county chief's eyes lit up. Knowing that his life was saved, he immediately called his adjutant.

Both he and Zhou Yan knew it very well.

What does it mean that Zhou Yan was able to defeat Ippeta on Mount Ogasawara this time and come down the mountain unscathed?

This shows that Zhou Yan is strong enough to escape safely from the legendary monster on the mountain.

This was enough to scare Governor Osuga.

There is even the possibility of the second scenario - Zhou Yan defeated or even killed the legendary monster and returned safely.
If it is the second possibility, Zhou Yan's strength is simply unfathomable. Not to mention that he is just a small county governor, even if the lord of Yuanjiang Kingdom was sitting here, he would be sweating and worry about the loss of his life!

Now that Zhou Yan is willing to accept fifty taels of silver and agree to leave, it means that Zhou Yan agrees to let bygones be bygones.

The county governor said this deal was a great bargain!

After personally escorting Zhou Yan out of the room and watching him and his adjutant walk away, County Governor Osuga sighed and walked back to his room.

The first thing I saw was the scarred swordsman standing there with a grim look on his face.

"he's gone?"

The county chief sighed and nodded: "He left. He probably didn't take me seriously and spared my life."

As he said this, he looked at the swordsman with some resentment: "Mr. Yagyu, if I had known that he could easily fight against that big monster, I would never have concealed the information from him as you said. Fortunately, others did not bear grudges against me."

"Stop making so much noise!" The scarred swordsman had a ferocious look on his face. He shouted at Osuga, causing him to open his eyes wide. "Do you think that he has the ability to kill you, but I don't?"

boom!
As the scarred swordsman named Yagyu became more and more murderous, County Governor Osuga felt as if he was facing an extremely terrifying demon. His hands and feet became weak and he almost fell to the ground.

He lowered his head tremblingly: "I dare not think so. Mr. Yagyu's swordsmanship is unparalleled in the world, and he is the strongest swordsman in the Demon Slayer. Mr. Nayan is not as good as you in any way!"

He muttered for a long time, and when he looked up again, the swordsman from the Demon Slayer had disappeared.

On the road outside, Yagyuzuka was walking hurriedly with a ferocious look on his face.

"Long Liu. Long Liu!"

"You went to Musashi Edo to attend the 'Demon Extermination Meeting'."

"We'll fight it out there!"

As he whispered to himself, a black aura invisible to ordinary people emanated from behind him, and the black aura was unpredictable.

A huge, terrifying image wearing a long-nosed mask slowly condensed.

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(End of this chapter)