Super Fusion

Chapter 47: Let's just wait for him

Xu Yu was determined to learn, even though the current spiritual energy of the world made it impossible to perform such martial arts techniques. It was precisely because of this that he made up his mind; otherwise, if it were truly as described in the manual—that a single step would cause the sky to collapse and the earth to cave in—he wouldn't dare learn it.

After all, he had no intention of harming countless lives in Linzhou.

"Using spiritual energy to fuse the Void Step, even if I can't perform it, just thinking about it is enough to make one yearn for it." Ignoring the expressions of Lin Yan and his son, a strange thought flashed through Xu Yu's mind. A single unit of spiritual energy—he could afford to waste it.

It was like an ordinary person suddenly seeing a god-like figure who could turn the world upside down with a wave of their hand; naturally, they would be extremely envious and yearn for it.

"By the way, I wonder if Elder Lin could prepare a quiet room for me, along with some food?" Even though his mind was already elsewhere, Xu Yu quickly recovered and turned to Lin Yan.

"Ah...okay, no problem." With these words, Lin Yan, whose expression had been strange, finally snapped out of it and nodded hastily. However, he then realized what the other person was trying to do and was momentarily stunned. He wanted to say something, but in the end, he remained silent.

"Dad." Lin Zhongzhi, standing to the side, was equally speechless, looking at Lin Yan cautiously.

"Quickly prepare a clean guest room and some food for Mr. Xu." After glancing at Lin Zhongzhi, Lin Yan spoke directly, his tone firm.

After saying this, Lin Zhongzhi immediately stopped talking and turned to leave.

"Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Lin." Only then did Xu Yu offer a sincere thank you to Lin Yan.

"Hehe, it's all a small matter, nothing at all." Lin Yan waved his hand with a smile again, but inwardly he sighed with frustration. He understood Xu Yu's shock and longing upon witnessing the power of heaven and earth; after all, he himself had felt that way. But the other party was actually acting so recklessly… He would probably only give up after Xu Yu had pursued it himself in vain.

As for how much time would be wasted waiting for the other party to give up, Lin Yan didn't care at all. After all, the other party wasn't even a martial artist; how long could he wait?

Soon, Lin Zhongzhi, who had finished preparing everything, arrived again. Xu Yu, led by Lin Zhongzhi, smiled and entered a detached villa. On the first floor, in a clean and refreshing guest room, a set of exquisitely prepared dishes were laid out on the table.

Seeing that Xu Yu seemed eager to study the Void Stepping Technique as soon as possible, Lin Yan and Lin Zhongzhi didn't linger and took their leave.

It wasn't until they left the private room and the villa that Lin Zhongzhi asked with a puzzled and strange expression, "Dad, are we really going to let him continue this research?"

"Forget it," Lin Yan replied with a wry smile, shaking his head helplessly. "I believe it won't take more than half a day for him to understand the difference between martial arts practitioners and immortal cultivators. It's much better for him to experience these things himself than for us to remind him!" Lin Yan sighed, shaking his head in exasperation. This Xu Yu truly knew nothing about martial arts cultivation, even after he had explained so much to him.

"Heh, that's all we can do," Lin Zhongzhi chuckled wryly.

Inside the private room, although Xu Yu was unaware of the conversation outside, he could roughly guess what it was. However, his face was still filled with excitement.

"How many times should I fuse with the Void Stepping Technique? With my current energy level of 28, even if I refine seven or eight portions, leaving only about 20, I'll still be full of energy. I'll just need to rest more after returning home."

Excited, Xu Yu immediately began fusing. New portions of spiritual energy formed in his mind as the food disappeared. Only when his energy level dropped to 20 did he abruptly stop, stepping away from the dining table and grabbing the Void Stepping Technique from another table.

Without hesitation, Xu Yu activated the technique and focused intently on the lifelike figure.

In an instant, his thoughts were once again immersed in that strange space.

This time, prepared, before the figure could even take a step, Xu Yu immediately fused a portion of spiritual energy into himself, focusing intently on the figure.

He had to hurry; each portion of spiritual energy only had a fusion period of a dozen seconds. If it passed, the opportunity to fuse would be lost.

A dozen seconds was enough for him; the figure took its first step in the next second.

"Buzz~"

The entire tranquil valley began to tremble slightly, and the figure completely merged into its surroundings. At that moment, Xu Yu's eyes widened, his gaze fixed intently on every change in the figure.

It was a process of completely integrating the person and the surrounding world through body movements and aura.

Under the terrifying effect of spiritual energy fusion, all of the opponent's aura and movements were directly imprinted into Xu Yu's mind, and he began to urge his own body to change in the same direction.

"Whoosh~"

Following suit, Xu Yu also acted instinctively, taking his first step a beat slower than the opponent.

However, what he didn't know was that this step, originally taken in the illusory space of the secret manual, when extended to his real body, caused that body to actually take a step as well.

After all, his thoughts were only drawn into this strange space for some reason, but his thoughts still affected his body.

The moment he took that step and landed in the guest room, Xu Yu's body suddenly began a strange transformation. It was as if, the instant he lifted his foot, he was an outsider trying to force his way into the interconnected, self-contained world of the guest room.

Initially, there was a noticeable stiffness, but as he stepped down, his movements suddenly became fluid and smooth, as if in a fleeting instant he had found a perfectly fitting opening to blend into the environment, just enough to accommodate him.

"Plop~"

The step finally landed, and the moment his foot touched the ground, Xu Yu's entire body inexplicably merged into the surrounding environment. Perhaps, at first glance, his integration with the environment might still seem slightly disharmonious, but he was truly integrated.

Even more terrifying was that the slight disharmoniousness disappeared at a visible speed.

"Whoosh~"

At the same time, within the secret manual's space, the illusory figure took a second step. With this step, the valley within the space, which had already completely merged with him, also emitted a clear, rumbling sound.

It was as if the figure had taken a step, blending into the environment, and completely immersing his thoughts within it. Then, as if controlling his body, he controlled the surrounding rocks, causing them to begin moving forward.

This was the true essence of the Void Step: transforming the body into matter, using his powerful physique as a guide to issue commands for movement to the environment that had already merged with him, while the spiritual energy permeating the surroundings was the driving force that propelled the heavens and earth.

Silently, a realization flashed through Xu Yu's mind. He didn't know how he came to this realization; perhaps it was due to the fusion of spiritual energy. But he didn't have time to think about it further. He focused on the fusion and earnestly took the second step he had just learned.

"Whoosh~"

Inside the room, his body, which had been closed-eyed, moved again. With this step, all the previous awkwardness and stiffness completely disappeared, blending perfectly with the surrounding environment.

But almost simultaneously, a change that even Xu Yu hadn't expected suddenly occurred.

A wisp of spiritual energy suddenly emanated from his closed mind.

This spiritual energy was the very one he was currently using. To perform the Void Step, he needed a vast amount of spiritual energy to mobilize the power of heaven and earth. When the surrounding spiritual energy was insufficient, Xu Yu's own spiritual energy directly served as the power source.

Of course, if it were only this much spiritual energy, it would be utterly insignificant. What's terrifying is that this spiritual energy, after escaping Xu Yu's mind, vanished without a trace.

Simultaneously, within a radius of several meters around him, wisps and streams of spiritual energy, originally extremely thin and weak, were suddenly mobilized and surged wildly into Xu Yu's body.

Indeed, spiritual energy is scarce in modern society, but it's not entirely absent.

Without any spiritual energy, martial arts families like the Lin family would likely cease to exist. For martial artists, only around midnight does a trace of spiritual energy appear in the world for cultivation.

In reality, spiritual energy is always present, but at other times it's utterly lifeless and pitifully thin. Even if it exists, it cannot be utilized by cultivators. Only at midnight, when various forms of spiritual energy become dense and active, is it the optimal time for cultivation.

At this moment, the spiritual energy within those few meters, even if all of it were gathered together, would still be negligible. However, after this vortex emerged, the previously dormant and barely perceptible spiritual energy within a larger surrounding area—tens of meters, hundreds of meters, even thousands of meters—suddenly began to move, flowing like water towards the detached villa in the center.