Due to the painfully slow updates of the Peerless Tang Sect anime, Zhuge Lan spent a sleepless night devouring Soul Land 2 Novel.
The more he read, the more frustrated he became.
"Tang San was just a bit ruthless and selfish in the first book."
"How did he turn into a darkened god, becoming the ultimate villain behind the scenes?"
"His daughter was divided into three parts, and everything was meticulously planned out for Huo Yuhao!"
Zhuge Lan grew increasingly furious, finally slamming his fingers on the keyboard.
"This is unacceptable!"
"I'm going to write a novel! I'll transmigrate into Huo Yuhao's body and overturn this entire plot, changing all the tragedies!"
Just then, a shooting star streaked across the sky outside the window. Zhuge Lan pressed his fingers firmly against the keyboard.
"Tap—"
His consciousness gradually returned, flooded with information.
He had truly transmigrated—into Huo Yuhao's body.
The entity that granted his wish must have misunderstood something—instead of becoming a person, he had become a System and been transported into Huo Yuhao's Spiritual World!
Moreover, the Spiritual World was currently bustling with activity!
"Brother finally found a human with spiritual attributes, and some bastard wants to steal him from me?
And not just one, but two!"
"I wield the sun and moon, plucking stars from the heavens; none like me walk this earth."
Zhuge Lan: ???
Seeing the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm staring at him, as if waiting for him to deliver his entrance lines.
Hmm...
Since we're all Huo-Gua, not speaking would make me seem out of place.
Time for a grandiose line!
"I want this sky to never blind me again!"
"I want this earth to never bury my heart!"
"I want all living beings to understand my will!"
"I want all the gods to vanish like smoke!"
The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's eyes glazed over. What kind of grandiose nonsense was this?
"Excellent!"
The gray phantom cheered. "Though I've lost much of my memory, your words resonate deeply with me, Your Excellency."
"Unfortunately, this fragment of my Divine Sense is too weak and must slumber to recover. We cannot converse further..."
His voice grew deeper, then faded into silence.
He transformed into a swirling mass of gray mist, with specks of golden light emerging within.
He sank into a childlike slumber.
Only Zhuge Lan and the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm remained, staring at each other.
"So... where exactly are we?" Huo Yuhao asked weakly. "Could you two please point me in the right direction so I can leave?"
The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm didn't immediately respond, instead keeping a wary eye on Zhuge Lan while also glancing at the gray mist where Electrolux remained.
'So cautious.'
"I mean no harm," Zhuge Lan said amicably.
"I was drawn here by a powerful surge of mental power. I need to study this further. You should continue what you were doing earlier."
With that, he ignored the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm and focused on communicating with the System.
Left with no choice, the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm resumed its task of sacrificing itself to merge with Huo Yuhao, simultaneously explaining concepts like the Spiritual World, intelligent soul rings, and year-seal imprints.
Zhuge Lan quickly grasped the System's functionality—or rather, its lack thereof.
The System was so rudimentary it might as well have been half-finished!
Only two abilities: Collect and Create!
Collect: Can gather all the Fortune the Host encounters and convert it into Fortune Points for storage!
Create: Can create anything by consuming Fortune Points!
That's it.
The only two things he could currently control were "a mass of unknown energy, probably Fortune Points," and "activating the Create function."
As the fusion progress between the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm and Huo Yuhao increased, that mass of unknown energy also slowly grew stronger.
This was because the Host, Huo Yuhao, was becoming stronger, and his increasing Luck was being collected as Luck Value.
'This is way too crude.'
'First, let's consume a bit of Fortune Points to create a basic System interface.'
A tiny amount of Fortune Points vanished, and a panel popped up.
[ Host: Huo Yuhao ]
[ Level: 11 ]
[ Martial Soul 1: Spirit Eye ]
[ Martial Soul 2: Blank ]
[ Fortune Points: 5,000 ]
[ Five-Dimensional Attributes: ]
[ - Mental Power: 26 ]
[ - Immunity: 7 ]
[ - Cellular Vitality: 9 ]
[ - Muscle Strength: 7 ]
[ - Nerve Reaction Speed: 17 ]
[ Remark: Normal Level 11 attributes total 21 points! ]
The data was quite comprehensive.
However...
Only 5,000 Fortune Points?
Are the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm and Electrolux not valuable?
Is the System's currency exceptionally strong?
Or is this just their current value, given that one is sealed and the other is dormant?
Watching the slowly increasing Fortune Points, he felt the latter was more likely.
"This..."
"Are these my attributes?" Huo Yuhao exclaimed in surprise. "My Mental Power is so high?"
"Why is your body so weak?" the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm grumbled. "I don't understand Immunity, but Muscle Strength at only 7?"
Huo Yuhao scratched his head awkwardly, offering no explanation.
Anyone who had been starving half the time for years would be malnourished.
"Alright, it's time for you to wake up. Someone's waiting for you outside."
The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm waved its hand, intending to dismiss Huo Yuhao.
But Huo Yuhao stumbled, his spiritual body remaining rooted in place.
[ -1 Fortune Points ]
The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm immediately locked onto Zhuge Lan, its gaze turning hostile.
"We're in the Star Dou Great Forest. If you don't let him out, what happens if he encounters danger?"
"I'm different from you; I can directly intervene in the external world."
Zhuge Lan met Huo Yuhao's gaze and said earnestly, "Now that it's introduced itself, it's our turn."
"Yuhao, my name is Zhuge Lan. You can call me Brother Lan. I am your System."
"If you don't understand the term 'System,' think of me as..."
"My goal is to cultivate you into a deity. Only then can this System be separated from your Spiritual World and exist independently."
"Until then, I will do everything to aid your cultivation."
"As a greeting gift, you may make one request, and I will do my utmost to fulfill it."
Huo Yuhao was still processing the information.
The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm spoke first, "Soul? Are you planning to possess him?"
"I understand your caution, but this is a one-time thing," Zhuge Lan said calmly.
"I'm not that fragment of soul above your head. Even a soul beast like you, with a million-year history, I could annihilate with a single thought. Why would I wait to possess him now?"
As they spoke, Zhuge Lan activated his Creation Authority, manifesting a wisp of divine pressure.
Buzz—
A terrifying aura radiated from Zhuge Lan, crushing down like mountain, freezing Tianmeng Ice Silkworm rigid, unable to move even a single abdominal foot.
[ -500 Fortune Points ] —
'The purchasing power of Fortune Points isn't as high as I imagined!'
It was a significant cost, but worth it to establish his authority.
Sure enough, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's eyes instantly cleared, realizing it was no match for the presence before it.
Huo Yuhao also felt an overwhelming pressure. Three distinct consciousnesses suddenly occupied his body, each more imposing than the last.
He wasn't sure if this was fortune or misfortune...
"Yuhao," Tianmeng Ice Silkworm transmitted telepathically, "this is a true god! Quickly, make your request!"
'I want a powerful physique!'
Huo Yuhao lowered his gaze, pondering for a few seconds.
A powerful physique? Where could he get one?
"I want a method to rapidly strengthen my physique!"
Huo Yuhao ventured, "Whether it's a cultivation plan or medicinal baths, anything that can sustainably strengthen my physique is fine!"
Aiyo!
The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm gave Huo Yuhao an unexpected look.
'He actually understands the difference between short-term consumption and long-term development.
I chose the right person after all!'
Zhuge Lan pondered briefly and quickly settled on a target.
Activating [ Creation Authority ].
Condition: The Muscle Transformation Classic from the Hong Kong comic Dragon-Slaying Eight, an unparalleled divine art that cultivates both inner and outer realms, capable of purifying the essence and transforming the physique to comprehensively enhance the cultivator's physical constitution!
Cost: 5,000,000 Fortune Points!
Insufficient Fortune Points: Cannot be created!
Is it expensive?
Not at all.
The Muscle Transformation Classic from Dragon-Slaying Eight is said to reach its pinnacle by merging with the cosmos itself!
It possesses the power to explode stars, shatter the void, and transform the mortal world into a primordial hell!
Even if much of this is exaggeration, it still surpasses the martial arts version by several galaxies.
The only problem is the price.
Zhuge Lan adjusted the conditions to—