104: Seventy-two Transformations

Lü Tie's words put Liu Jiangyi at ease.

"Alright, then I'll leave tomorrow. You make the arrangements."

...

The next day.

Liu Jiangyi, bringing Ya Ya, arrived at the Lü family.

As the light of the Teleportation Array flickered, Liu Jiangyi stepped onto the path to Hantie City.

After using the Teleportation Array several times,

the long-lost dizziness in Liu Jiangyi's head had long disappeared.

In just a moment,

the dizziness in his brain vanished, and Liu Jiangyi and Ya Ya appeared in a jungle.

Liu Jiangyi took a deep breath.

The rich Spiritual Qi from all around flowed into his body, making Liu Jiangyi feel much more comfortable.

"What are we doing in Hantie City?" Ya Ya asked, puzzled.

Liu Jiangyi slowly uttered two words, "Going home!"

"Ah? Is your home in Hantie City? Are you and that Bastard Chen Yuan working together?" Ya Ya glared at Liu Jiangyi, her cheeks puffed out with anger.

She still didn't know what had happened in Hanshan City.

Otherwise, this mere suspicion might have been enough for her to kill Liu Jiangyi directly.

Liu Jiangyi shook his head and said, "This is my first time in Hantie City."

"My home isn't here, but to go home, I must pass through Hantie City."

"Oh, I see." Ya Ya nodded, muttering, "Home is still a place to return to. I'll help you."

As she spoke, a hint of sadness actually appeared in Ya Ya's eyes.

"What's wrong with you?"

"I... I miss home a little."

Thump!

Liu Jiangyi's heart trembled.

Miss home?

She absolutely must not miss home!

Liu Jiangyi quickly said, "Ya Ya, I put in a lot of effort to convince your father for you to come out this time."

"You still haven't proven to your father that you've grown up. If you go back now, he won't let you out again."

"Oh, I know, I was just saying it casually, I won't go back!" Ya Ya waved her hand and walked forward with big strides.

After only two steps, Ya Ya turned back and said, "But tell me, how exactly can I prove to my father and the folks of Hanshan City that I am a person who doesn't rely on my father?"

Liu Jiangyi pondered for a moment, "I think first is experience. Your experiences during this period are definitely enough to make them look at you with new eyes."

"Secondly, and most importantly, is strength. You need to at least be close to your father's strength, or even surpass him. Only then can you make everyone shut up."

"That's so hard," Ya Ya said, disappointed. "My father is a Great Martial God powerhouse, and I'm only a Great Martial Saint. To Cultivate to my father's Realm would conservatively take a thousand years."

"I'm only one hundred and two years old now, a thousand years is so long..."

One hundred and two years old?

Good heavens!

Is the lifespan of the Beast King Clan so terrifying?

No wonder there aren't many people in the Beast King Clan.

If their ages are already so terrifying, wouldn't the population explode if there were more people!

Indeed, under the Heavenly Dao, there is always an inexplicable force that brings about a strange balance among all things in the world.

"Don't worry, I'll help you. It won't take a thousand years; you can definitely prove yourself to your father."

"Oh well, it's not even a year yet anyway, let's just play for now!"

Ya Ya was still big-hearted; after only a moment of sadness, she cast it aside.

Liu Jiangyi breathed a sigh of relief.

He was genuinely afraid that Ya Ya would dwell on this topic.

...

On a sparsely populated street, Liu Jiangyi and Ya Ya hid in the shadows.

They waited for a full two hours.

No one came by.

Finally!

A young couple walked from a distance, chatting and laughing.

Their Cultivation was only that of a Sixth-Rank Martial Artist.

Liu Jiangyi didn't hesitate. As the two passed by him, he rushed out, directly knocked them unconscious with two palm strikes, and dragged them into a small alley.

Liu Jiangyi carefully observed their appearances, then used Divine-Grade Disguise Art to change his and Ya Ya's looks.

He even took off their outer clothes and put them on himself and Ya Ya.

Although the dressing style of the people in Hantie City was similar to that of Tianjiang City,

the material of the clothes on Liu Jiangyi and Ya Ya was ultimately still different from the clothes of the people here.

To be foolproof, Liu Jiangyi had to eliminate all possibilities of exposure.

"They won't be dead, will they?" Ya Ya asked, looking at the two who had been thrown into a trash can.

"No, they'll only be unconscious for about ten days. For Martial Artists, not eating or drinking for ten days is nothing."

"Wouldn't killing them be more convenient?" Ya Ya said, pouting.

"Didn't you say you wouldn't dare to kill?" Liu Jiangyi joked.

"I don't dare to kill, but you do. Anyway, humans are like cats and dogs to me. Do you care about the lives of cats and dogs?"

"Not daring to kill doesn't mean I care."

Ya Ya spoke with righteous indignation.

Liu Jiangyi was actually speechless.

He glanced at the two unconscious people, but ultimately couldn't bring himself to kill them.

Although everyone here was an invader, Liu Jiangyi hated them all.

But to kill everyone he saw would be too cold-blooded.

[Ding! The elder is indecisive. To make the Host's actions clean and decisive, the System issues a new mission:]

[Please, Host, decide whether to spare their lives.]

[Consequence of sparing: Your identity will be exposed in the future, and the Host will once again rise to prominence in chaos. Reward: Seventy-Two Transformations.]

[Consequence of slaying: You will thoroughly develop a heart of stone, unyielding and ruthless. Reward: Thirty-Six Transformations.]

Thirty-Six Transformations?

Seventy-Two Transformations?

A choice mission?

Liu Jiangyi hadn't expected the System to have choice missions.

For a moment, Liu Jiangyi was in a dilemma.

He didn't care about becoming hard-hearted by slaying them.

But the problem was!

The reward for slaying them was only Thirty-Six Transformations?

Compared to the Seventy-Two Transformations for sparing them, that was a full half less!

As a person from Great Xia, Liu Jiangyi naturally understood the power of the Seventy-Two Transformations from Journey to the West.

But the problem was!

The System said that if he spared these two, his identity would definitely be exposed in the future!

In this unfamiliar place, once his identity was exposed, the consequences would be unimaginable!

But the System also said he would rise to prominence again in chaos!

Could it be!

There was still a glimmer of hope?

The System would definitely not lead him into a trap.

Therefore!

Only by going all out could he create new glory!

"Damn it! Let's do it!"

Liu Jiangyi didn't hesitate and directly chose to spare the two.

[Ding! You have chosen to spare the two. Reward: Seventy-Two Transformations, already issued.]

Liu Jiangyi only felt an indescribably wonderful power surge into his body.

He looked at Ya Ya, and with a thought, he instantly transformed into Ya Ya's current appearance.

Ya Ya was unfazed by this.

She thought it was the effect of Liu Jiangyi's Disguise Art.

Little did she know that Liu Jiangyi already possessed the Divine Ability of transformation!

Liu Jiangyi was overjoyed!

Liu Jiangyi clearly remembered how Sun Wukong in Journey to the West used the Seventy-Two Transformations to turn misfortune into blessings and trick demons!

With this Divine Ability, a small Hantie City would surely be his to roam freely!