Chapter 117 Reshaping the Golden Body with the Power of Merit

"Are you willing to part with all this Karma?"

"What is there to be reluctant about? It's just Karma, nothing more than worldly possessions!"

"..."

The White Snake chose to remain silent for a moment.

It had seen many people who regarded wealth as mere worldly possessions, but this was the first time it had seen someone treat Karma as such.

Karma had many wonderful uses: increasing Comprehension Ability, extending lifespan, preventing illness and disaster...

During the period of Undergoing Tribulation, it could even provide a certain degree of protection.

Many a Cultivator regarded this hard-won asset as more important than their own lives and would not waste it lightly.

Yet this man seemed a bit... different?

"Reason."

The White Snake was not carried away by this sudden stroke of good fortune.

It knew well that there was no such thing as a free lunch in this world; to gain something, one must pay a price.

Just like that Red-Blooded Old Turtle who had wanted its essence blood earlier, without a doubt, this Human Race man must also want something.

"Reason? The reason is simple!"

"You want to survive and leave this place, and I covet your body—er, I mean, I covet the fact that you, as a Yao Beast, can help me do many things in the future."

"This counts as a... win-win situation!"

After a pause, Mu An added.

"Of course, what I need you to do does not include evil deeds like burning, killing, looting, or anything that goes against the will of Heaven."

The White Snake stared at the sincere-looking Mu An, its gaze filled with contemplation.

Looking at the current situation, if it wanted to survive, this seemed to be the only lifeline before it.

After a long while.

It nodded slowly and slowly spat out a single word.

"Agreed."

This counted as consent.

Seeing his 'bluff' succeed, a smile appeared on the corner of Mu An's mouth.

Prospective employee +1!

"Then let's start immediately!"

"Good."

The White Snake deliberated for a moment before speaking again.

"Do you see me as human, or as a Dragon?"

The Art of Asking for Consecration could borrow the Karma of others to seize benefits for oneself.

To some extent, it was a matter of benefiting oneself at the expense of others, though of course... it wasn't entirely bad.

If the person being asked for consecration was fortunate enough to survive this tribulation, the seeker would also need to pay a certain price.

For instance, they could never harm the person they asked for consecration again, and might even have to provide them with a certain degree of protection.

Facing this Soul-searching question, Mu An cleared his throat, the corners of his mouth curling up, and said as follows.

"You are a mature, gentle, kind, and family-oriented woman in a white dress who obeys my every word, possesses the strongest cultivation talent in the world, holds a pure Dragon Clan Bloodline, and has unparalleled beauty that makes fish sink and geese fall, eclipses the moon and puts flowers to shame. Viewed from afar, you are bright like the sun rising from the morning clouds; observed up close, you are radiant like a lotus emerging from green waves. Your shoulders are as if carved, your waist is slender as if bound by white silk..."

(The following 666 words are omitted.)

White Snake: ?

Renée: "..."

Xiao Qingzhu: "..."

Is he... making a wish here?!

The same thought popped up in all three of their minds simultaneously.

The White Snake realized what was happening and, for once, became a bit anxious.

The description of beauty was secondary; the main issue was that 'grand wishes' like having the strongest talent in the world and possessing a Dragon Clan Bloodline, under the effects of the Art of Asking for Consecration, were not just empty words—they would actually come to fruition, provided the person being asked for consecration had enough Karma!

As the saying goes, succeed or perish.

If there wasn't enough Karma, not only would the Art of Asking for Consecration fail, but the Karma of the person being asked would also be completely wasted, and both parties would suffer an extremely severe backlash—a 'lose-lose' outcome where both sides are injured!

This was also the reason why the White Snake was so worried.

However.

As Mu An's voice fell, countless strands of golden Karma power detached from his body and drifted toward the White Snake like clouds of smoke.

The immense power of Karma was constantly reshaping everything about it, from its physical body to its Divine Sense, undergoing a complete rebirth. The forces of destruction and creation intertwined within it, rushing wildly toward the direction of Mu An's wish.

Before long.

The power of Karma turned into a golden silken garment, enveloping the White Snake's entire body.

Soft golden light filled the entire space, and Mu An couldn't help but squint his eyes.

On the side, Xiao Qingzhu and Renée were constantly monitoring Mu An's condition.

Especially Xiao Qingzhu; having read extensively and delved into many ancient texts, she knew all too well the consequences of insufficient Karma.

That kind of violent backlash was not just talk.

If Karma wasn't enough, lifespan, physical body, and Divine Sense would be used to make up for it!

It would be no exaggeration to say it could instantly suck a powerful Cultivator dry!

Fortunately, Mu An's expression was calm, and he was watching the giant golden cocoon before him with great interest.

Apart from the power of Karma continuously detaching from his body, there was absolutely no sign of anything wrong.

Xiao Qingzhu also quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

She might not know that even if he lost his life because of this, Mu An wouldn't be very afraid.

Since he dared to do this, he naturally had the confidence to do so.

As a cheater, Mu An was actually worried that he had too many resurrection coins and no way to use them!

On the other side.

The golden cocoon pulsed slowly as if breathing, and its size was gradually shrinking, looking quite miraculous.

The process of reshaping was destined to be long; at the very least, it wasn't something that could be completed in an instant or a short period.

Seeing that there was no danger, the three of them—Mu An and the others—strolled around the vicinity.

Just as mentioned before, there were even more ice pillars here, and most of them contained unknown Yao Beasts, with strange appearances and varying sizes.

It was literally a museum of Yao Beasts from who knows how many centuries ago.

All time and details were frozen at the moment they were encased in ice.

"Huh? There are actually two broken ice pillars here? I wonder what kind of Yao Beast escaped?"

"But logically speaking, shouldn't they all be dead? Even if the ice pillars were shattered, they shouldn't have disappeared, right?"

Renée felt a bit curious.

She picked up a peculiar ice crystal fragment from the ground and examined it before her eyes, discovering that it possessed quite an aesthetic beauty under the refraction of light.

A biting, bone-chilling coldness washed over her in waves, and it persisted for a long time.

If she collected more of these, wouldn't they be excellent 'Materials' for creating a natural ice storage?

Unlike Renée's wild imagination, Xiao Qingzhu was carefully observing the situation around the two broken ice pillars, trying to study whether they had contained any Yao Beasts before shattering, and whether there were any traces left behind after a Yao Beast broke free.

"It's currently uncertain if there are traces of large Yao Beast movement, but there are also no traces left behind from decomposed corpses."

"Perhaps these were just two empty ice pillars with nothing inside?"

After pondering, Xiao Qingzhu said this.

That made sense; the environment here was so frigid.

Even if they weren't encased in ice but simply left lying around, it didn't seem likely they would decompose in a short amount of time.

At this moment, Mu An also chimed in with a smile.

"Whether these two were empty ice pillars, I am not sure, but who told you that all the Yao Beasts sealed inside these ice pillars are dead?"

Xiao Qingzhu: !

Renée: !