MTL - Ascending, Do Not Disturb - ~ 157. Fan Wai: Uncle of salted fish tells a story

[ Fusion Successful ][ Water Toad + Sky Dragonfly + Nightmare Moth + Bluefang Hyena= Nightmare Hydra ]----Yuki Igarashi, once a terminally ill boy confined to a hospital bed, dies with a silent wish for strength and freedom.That wish is mysteriously granted when he reincarnates into a fantastical new world. Not as a human, but as a newborn Frost Dragon.With his memories intact and curiosity alive, he is soon greeted by a mysterious system called the Dragon God System, which mistakenly binds itself to him, claiming he is not its original host. Still, it is now eternally bound to him.Despite his infant form and weak body, Yuki discovers he can extract bloodlines and skills from other creatures using the Dragon God Codex, and fuse them within a mysterious space called the Fusion Lab.Even more shocking, a glitch in the system allows him to repeatedly Fuse bloodlines without depleting them, opening the door to limitless growth.

The story centers on Adam, a young man living a life of extreme hardship. Betrayed and cast out by his own family at a young age, he is forced to survive on the streets, working grueling, low-paying jobs just to make ends meet. His existence is a constant struggle against poverty and despair.Everything changes when Adam discovers a mysterious application on his smartphone. This app has a single, reality-altering function: every time he taps the screen, one dollar is instantly deposited into his bank account.At first, Adam uses the app to solve his immediate problems—buying food and securing a place to live. But as he taps his way from hundreds to thousands, and then to millions of dollars, his ambition and vision expand exponentially. He transitions from a destitute outcast to a global magnate, creating a business empire that astounds the world.People point in awe and say, “Look, that's Adam's mobile company,” as they admire the most high-tech smartphones on the market. They marvel at sleek, futuristic cars on the road, remarking, “That car is from Adam's company.” His influence even reaches for the stars, with observers noting, “That new rocket company? Adam started that too.”

The Laughing Demon, Zǔ Zhòu, who had plunged the Nine Heavens into despair, met his demise by defying the Laws of the Dao. However, fate intervened. Transmigrated into a new body millions of years later, with his forbidden bloodline still bound to his soul, he seeks to live this new life as he did before, stopping at nothing, even if it means destroying the Heavenly Dao itself!

In the city of Graheel, a small antique shop sits quietly mixed in with all the other shops. Its unassuming appearance is easily overlooked by many. However, this store and its owner has a terrible secret. A devil lives in that building. The owner of the store, John Li, an enigmatic figure whose origins and intentions are unknown. The desperate from around the world, often unknowingly, come to him in search of salvation.A red witch thinks the owner is an ancient creature, a white fox calls him a wizard of eld, a warrior believes him to be a spirit, and a holy woman declares him a god. This mysterious individual and his customers would stand at the center of a strange series of events. From the store owner John's perspective, he has no idea what's going on. He really was just an unlucky dude that got caught up in some crazy stuff.