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High in the sky…
Jiro played with the Ox Talisman, feeling the solid, heavy energy inside.
Unlike the explosive nature of the Dragon Talisman, the Ox's power was dense and pure.
He didn't hesitate.
And began fusing it instantly.
The familiar magic circle lit up again. The Ox Talisman broke apart in the golden glow, turning into a flood of earthy-yellow energy that surged into Jiro's body.
His muscle fibers began to reorganize, cell density skyrocketed, and his bones let out faint cracking sounds.
Boom!
Jiro casually threw a punch, and the air pressure alone blasted a massive vacuum tunnel through the clouds in front of him!
"Not bad," he muttered, clenching his fist.
"My base strength just jumped at least ten times."
Wonder if I could go toe-to-toe with the Immortal Hulk now?
But more importantly, he could feel the Ox Talisman's law of absolute strength permanently etched into his body.
From now on, every inch of his muscle carried the concept of absolute power.
Which meant — even without the talisman's buff — the stronger he got from absorbing sunlight, the more power the talisman would add on top.
Eventually, once he surpassed the maximum the talisman could handle, it would simply stop providing any boost.
Ding! Current fused talismans: Dragon (Hellfire), Rooster (Telekinesis), Ox (Absolute Strength)
Jiro looked off into the distance, his super vision piercing through the clouds. "Next stop — the Rabbit Talisman."
His vision sliced through layers of obstacles until he spotted a beach on the U.S. West Coast. Out in the sea. In a bay.
"Can't find it?"
He frowned, then closed his eyes and activated his magical senses.
Following the talisman's unique energy, he finally picked up a magical ripple deep under the sea.
Opening his eyes, he spotted a black turtle resting on the seafloor — with a talisman embedded in its shell.
His body instantly broke the sound barrier, vanishing into the clear blue sky.
Meanwhile, at a construction site in Mexico City, the Ox Warrior was still waving at a group of stunned workers. "I told you that guy was a god!"
U.S. West Coast — High Above the Ocean
Jiro hovered above the clouds, using his super vision to lock onto a black turtle swimming deep underwater.
On its shell was a talisman glowing with a soft blue light — the Rabbit Talisman.
"Took me long enough to find you."
He shook his head, and in a blink, vanished from the sky.
The next second, he was deep underwater. His bio-field completely neutralized the water pressure, letting him float like he was walking on solid ground.
The turtle seemed to sense something. It suddenly turned its head and locked eyes with Jiro — tiny, beady eyes meeting godlike power.
Then—
Whoosh!
The Rabbit Talisman lit up instantly, and the turtle vanished!
Jiro raised an eyebrow. "Trying to race me?"
His super dynamic vision caught the turtle's movement pattern.
It was darting through the deep sea at supersonic speeds, tearing through water and leaving a tunnel of turbulence behind!
"Interesting."
Jiro grinned, then accelerated — becoming a blur as he took off in pursuit!
Boom!
Two shadows streaked through the deep sea at terrifying speeds.
The turtle glanced back and, seeing Jiro closing the gap, its eyes showed a very human-like flash of surprise.
Then — the Rabbit Talisman flared up again!
Whoosh!
The turtle hit another gear, blasting past conventional limits. The water around it boiled from the heat, leaving a trail of steam in its wake!
Jiro followed calmly, a spark of excitement in his eyes.
"Let's see just how fast you can go."
The turtle, now feeling competitive, poured even more power into the talisman. Its speed kept climbing.
The Pacific waters parted behind them as they shot forward like meteor streaks.
In just a few seconds, they went from the U.S. West Coast to the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
The turtle turned to glance back again — this time with a challenging gleam in its eye, like it was asking, "Can you keep up?"
Jiro chuckled.
"Alright, playtime's over."
A flash of gold lit up in his eyes as he released a burst of telekinesis.
Buzz!
The turtle instantly froze in place, completely immobilized by invisible force!
Whoosh!
Jiro appeared right in front of it and gently plucked the Rabbit Talisman from its shell.
The turtle: "…"
Jiro examined the Rabbit Talisman in his palm, sensing the pure speed rules it contained.
"Nice. Even more fun than I expected."
He looked down at the turtle and casually tossed it a fruit from the system store — an Intellect Fruit — as a thank-you gift.
The turtle swallowed it in one bite. Its eyes suddenly gleamed with intelligence, and it actually nodded at Jiro before slowly swimming away.
Not wasting time, Jiro activated his magic absorption technique and started fusing the Rabbit Talisman's power into his body.
Buzz!
The magic circle appeared again. Light blue energy flooded into his limbs and bones.
His cellular structure optimized itself, his nerve responses skyrocketed — he could even feel time slowing down!
"So this is the law of speed?"
He took a single step forward—
BOOM!!!
He disappeared instantly, and everything around him looked frozen in time.
Ding! Rabbit Talisman's speed law successfully fused!Host can now freely control extreme speed, even surpassing light-speed — though it depends on your body's energy. As long as you're not trying to fly across the universe, you're good.
Jiro nodded in satisfaction and looked into the distance.
"Next stop — the Pig Talisman."
His body vanished again, leaving behind a lingering vacuum trail.
Germany — Bavaria
An ancient clock tower stood in the center of town, its massive gears grinding slowly with heavy thuds.
At the very top of the tower, a stone statue of a pig silently watched over the town. Its eyes held a pink-glowing talisman.
Jiro stepped out of a golden portal, appearing directly at the top of the tower.
A breeze blew past, ruffling his black cloak. He calmly stared at the Pig Talisman.
"Well, that was easy."
He reached out, and the talisman dropped from the statue's eye into his hand.
Strange energy swirled across the talisman's surface, filled with destructive power.
Without hesitation, Jiro activated his absorption spell. A pink stream of energy flowed into his eyes like a gentle current.
Buzz!
Deep inside his pupils, the usual golden glow was slowly joined by eerie new patterns.
Ding! Pig Talisman (Energy Beam) successfully fused!Your heat vision has been upgraded to "Destruction Beams" — now with explosive energy effects on top of the heat. Combined with Dragon's Hellfire, the results will be devastating.
Jiro closed his eyes, taking a moment to feel the new power. He nodded, pleased.
"Time to test it out."
The next moment, he vanished — and reappeared on a lonely peak in the Alps.
Off in the distance stood a towering snowy mountain.
Jiro squinted. The gold light in his eyes grew stronger.
"Destruction Beam!"
BOOM!!!
Twin beams of blazing light blasted from his eyes. Air distorted, space trembled.
BANG!!!
The snowy mountain was pierced clean through. Inside, energy detonated — the entire peak collapsed, triggering a tsunami-like avalanche!
Jiro wasn't done yet. He shifted his gaze slightly.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
The destruction beams swept across like laser cutters, slicing the crumbling mountain even further. In the end, the entire mountain range was flattened!
As the dust settled, the once-grand snowy peaks had been reduced to rubble.
"Not bad," Jiro nodded, satisfied. "This is on a whole other level from regular heat vision."
The Pig Talisman's explosive energy rule meant his heat vision now caused secondary energy explosions after impact — boosting its destructive power by several times over!
Ding! Current fused talismans:Dragon (Hellfire), Rooster (Telekinesis), Ox (Absolute Strength), Rabbit (Speed), Pig (Destruction Beam)
Jiro looked toward the horizon. His super vision pierced the clouds, locking onto his next target.
"Seven talismans left."
He vanished again — leaving behind only a ruined mountain, proof of the terrifying new power he had gained.
"....."