Chapter 364: Chapter 188: Another Prismatic Augment

"A Tier Five Spirit Beast?"

Xiao Chen’s eyes widened. "The Great Perfection of the Divinity Transformation Stage!"

He sucked in a cold breath. ’This is truly the pinnacle of the Cultivation Realm.’

Numerous Ancient Texts and legends all recorded that Divinity Transformation was the ceiling of the Cultivation Realm.

’If I could get a Spirit Beast at the Divinity Transformation Stage,’ he thought, ’I could ride on its coattails, borrowing its power to do as I please. I’d be able to swagger through the entire Cultivation Realm unopposed.’

’If some fool tried to cause trouble, I’d just sic the Spirit Beast on them.’

’And this "random" part is pretty interesting, too,’ he mused.

Xiao Chen recalled reading a rumor in some obscure book. It said that upon reaching the Divinity Transformation Stage, even Demon Beasts could perfectly assume human form.

This wasn’t some gimmick like a Blinding Technique or a Transformation Technique.

It was a true, genuine transformation into a human, to the point they could even marry other Divinity Transformation Cultivators and have children.

That book had used illustrations—a full two hundred and fifty of them—to chronicle the tales of various cat demons, rabbit demons, and fox demons and their affairs with humans.

The variety of positions was vast.

’The only downside is that the waiting time is... just a tad long.’

Thirty years for Foundation Establishment, sixty for Core Formation, ninety for Nascent Soul Formation... It would take one hundred and twenty years at the very least to reach Divinity Transformation.

Still, judging by the final result, it was certainly worth the wait.

After all, even a Foundation Establishment Cultivator has a lifespan of two hundred years. Now that Xiao Chen had reached the Golden Core Realm, he had five hundred years to live.

Spending a hundred and twenty years waiting was completely worth it.

Besides, in theory, the Spirit Beast should be quite useful after just ninety years, once it reached the Nascent Soul Formation Stage.

Forget about the distant future; at the very least, unifying the Southern Domain wouldn’t be much of a challenge.

At that point, Xiao Chen could easily rely on it to become the master of the Southern Domain.

Moreover, Demon Beasts have incredibly long lifespans. If it could be passed down within a family, its value would increase dozens of times over.

’Basically, if I choose this Augment, I could just hide away and establish the Xiao Family. Then, for the next tens of thousands of years, the Xiao Family would be one of the most powerful families in the entire Cultivation Realm.’

’But for me, establishing a family is completely unnecessary.’

Xiao Chen’s goal was to become an immortal and seek the Dao, to attain eternal life.

’Besides,’ he thought, ’it’s always more reliable to have all that power vested in myself.’

A powerful Spirit Beast couldn’t guarantee his safety. After all, it was a "random" Spirit Beast. Maybe the one he got wouldn’t even be good at protection.

When facing other Divinity Transformation Cultivators, relying on your own strength is always more practical.

And there was another, more critical problem.

If he chose this Augment, it would be of no help in solving the two major problems he currently faced: the White Bone Demon Body and the Divine Fire Sect.

Forget the sixty years it would take for the beast to reach the Golden Core Realm; the war between the Righteous and Demon Daos would likely be decided in less than six.

If the Righteous Dao lost, everyone would be dragged down with them. No one would be spared.

When the nest is overturned, no egg stays unbroken.

With this in mind, Xiao Chen turned his gaze to the last Augment.

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"Holy shit!"

Seeing the two large words, "Featherweight III," made Xiao Chen’s spirits soar. "Finally, a repeat Augment!"

All the Augments he’d seen before had been completely different.

It had made him worry that if he passed on a certain type of Augment, he might never get the chance to choose it again.

And he was all too familiar with the Featherweight Augment.

Its effect was simple and direct, its practicality maxed out.

It took effect the instant he acquired it, delivering a powerful performance without a long waiting period.

If it had any drawback, it was that as his Realm increased, the Augment had become a little outdated.

As a Cultivator’s Magical Power underwent Liquid Transformation and condensed into True Essence, the disparity between Magic of the Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow levels also grew larger and larger.

Previously, Xiao Chen had been at a loss, unsure where to find High Tier Cultivation Techniques after his breakthrough to the Golden Core Realm.

But now, seeing this Augment, his path forward seemed much clearer.

Yellow Level Cultivation Techniques were easy to obtain and understand, making them perfect for someone like him with ordinary talent and comprehension.

He had always been keenly self-aware on this point.

Furthermore, this time the Augment came with an extra note: "Multiplies independently, and it stacks!"

Xiao Chen stared at the additional note and read it aloud in a low voice.

The words instantly sent shockwaves through his mind. ’Good heavens... if I’m not mistaken, is this a one-hundred-times multiplier?’

At least, judging from the literal meaning, it had to be a hundredfold multiplier!

Such a massive boost was enough to erase the gap between different tiers of Cultivation Techniques and, in turn, put him far, far ahead of everyone else.

’This would basically put me two or three whole tiers above even Celestial Level Cultivation Techniques, wouldn’t it?’

If he took this Augment, it would look like he was practicing a Yellow Level Cultivation Technique while other prodigies practiced Celestial Level ones.

But in terms of actual power, it would be as if *he* were the one practicing a Celestial Level Cultivation Technique, while the other prodigies were practicing Profound or even Yellow Level ones.

This wasn’t just a matter of surpassing them; their roles would be completely reversed.

Choosing this Augment also had another major benefit: it balanced both his long-term growth and his immediate Combat Power.

It would both speed up Xiao Chen’s cultivation, allowing him to get his next Augment sooner, and provide the Combat Power needed to deal with the threat from the Divine Fire Sect.

’The only question is, would choosing this Augment solve my White Bone Demon Body problem?’

He didn’t have a single Tier Three cultivation technique on hand, aside from Demon Techniques.

Even though Yellow Level techniques were relatively easy to acquire, this was the Southern Domain, where there were very few Tier Three cultivation techniques to be found.

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