Chapter 17 —

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It turns out that the "Lu Miaoyin" before them was actually a brother and sister—the brother was named Lu Chuan, and the sister was named Lu Miaoyin.

Lu Chuan was much older than Lu Miaoyin. Six years ago, when Lu Miaoyin was just starting elementary school, he awakened his supernatural abilities and became a renowned local prodigy.

At that time, Ya was nearly seventy years old and had been involved in decades of heinous acts with the Silver Dragon Princess—like Lu Chuan, he had also awakened a mental supernatural ability.

However, due to his lower talent, and the fact that advancements in strength resulted in minimal physical enhancement… even with late-stage fifth-tier strength, he would still die of old age within 20 years.

To continue living, he first secretly plotted to kidnap Lu Chuan, whose supernatural abilities were entirely his own, then arranged for assassins to kill their parents, disguising the act as a demonic beast, ultimately leaving only his sister Lu Miaoyin as a hostage.

Although years of "dragon transformation" experiments had given him ample experience in safely using fusion beasts, that experience only applied to dragons and humans.

While he desired Lu Chuan as his new body, he dared not rashly conduct fusion experiments. To conduct human-to-human fusion experiments, he could only accumulate experience through trial and error—

However, fusion beasts were always rare; even ten beast rifts might not yield one. Even if one appeared and was captured, he would not only have to spend considerable time on complex processing but also provide it entirely for the "dragon transformation" experiments.

…This back-and-forth dragged on for five years.

Two months ago, the Silver Dragon Princess brought him and the dragon people to Moon River City, deciding to personally fuse with humans and infiltrate their ranks.

Upon learning this news, Crow's heart sank—"When the birds are all gone, the good bow is put away; when the cunning rabbit is dead, the hunting dog is cooked."

Since the Silver Dragon Princess, the mastermind of the plan, was personally involved, was there still a need for the so-called "dragon transformation" experiments? He was the main person in charge of the plan, and knowing so many secrets, he would inevitably be purged immediately afterward!

Just then, the experiment needed materials. Through connections in the city's black market, Ya learned that the Zhao family of Yuejiang City was selling four rare Molten Beasts.

To secure his escape route, he decisively bought three using public funds and secretly bought the last one with his own savings, planning to seize Lu Chuan's body before the purge: with his youthful body and exceptional talent, he could be reborn—and incidentally, win over his sister, the beautiful Lu Miaoyin.

The plan was excellent, but he only had one chance. To verify a method he had conceived for a long time but never tested, he had told the Silver Dragon Princess about it during the dragon transformation experiment two days prior, hoping to use her and Lin Jiangxing's bodies to observe the experiment's effects.

If the method worked, he would use it on Lu Chuan without hesitation…

However, before he could see the final effect, Yao Qing had just stormed into the black market with unstoppable ****—he steeled his resolve and, disregarding the feasibility of the method, prepared to conduct the experiment immediately.

But Lu Chuan wasn't stupid; he had noticed Ya's abnormality early on. Before the experiment, he kicked Ya over when he wasn't looking, snatched the glass jar containing the specially made fused beast from his hand, and then dashed to the cage where his sister was imprisoned.

That cage was made of amethyst ore from the Illusionary Continent, which had the effect of greatly reducing the attack power of superhumans.

Lu Chuan's own ability was mental; his body was weak, so he naturally couldn't open the cage without the key. Therefore, he wanted to try using the fused beast with assimilation abilities—even if it could only assimilate organic life, he still wanted to try.

Just as the jar in Lu Chuan's hand was about to slip and smash into the cage, the crow, having recovered, caught up and struck him directly with a mental attack.

Surprised by the sudden attack, Lu Chuan's body went limp, and the glass jar slipped from his hand, shattering on the ground.

With the jar's shattering, the fused beast, freed from its restraints, instinctively lunged at Lu Chuan, assimilating him in mere seconds.

However, because the specially crafted fused beast lacked consciousness, Lu Chuan remained conscious after being assimilated. Turning around, he saw the crow charging towards him.

Not yet adapted to his new form, Lu Chuan had no time to dodge. If the crow touched his body, he would be passively assimilated—but the crow's mental strength far surpassed his own; he had no chance of defeating it!

At this critical moment, a small hand suddenly reached out from the cage and pressed against Lu Chuan's body—it was his sister, Lu Miaoyin's hand.

In an instant, Lu Chuan's latex body uncontrollably adhered to his sister's body, completely enveloping her in moments.

The crow outside the cage, witnessing this scene, was filled with despair—the specially designed fusion beast could only support the assimilation of two beings; he had now completely lost any chance of rebirth!

"No, impossible… I was actually outmaneuvered by a mere brat! I, I—"

Just as he collapsed to the ground, muttering to himself, the laboratory door was suddenly violently smashed open by "Liu Hongyu."

"No, this is terrible! A powerful killing machine has suddenly appeared in the black market—our companions, all of them have been killed!!!"