Chapter 6: A Gradually Twisted Smile
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Seeing the other party revert to its original form, Feng Xue immediately intended to lock his lifespan again. But upon closer inspection, something was amiss.
His lifespan was already locked!
Previously, Feng Xue had tested that when he tried to lock someone else’s lifespan, his own locked lifespan would automatically unlock. The reverse was also true. After transmigrating, he had even tried locking both his “Big Luck” and “Lifespan” simultaneously, but the outcome remained the same. This led him to naturally assume that his golden finger could only lock one attribute at a time.
However, it now seemed that it wasn’t a matter of locking only one attribute, but rather: “For the same target, only one attribute can be locked, and the attributes locked across multiple targets cannot be identical.”
“Thus, the operability of the golden finger is actually much better. At least I don’t have to worry about being ambushed when switching locked attributes.”
Thinking this, Feng Xue tentatively poked the little white snake. It seemed to have finally recovered from the shock of reverting to its original form. The little white snake, seeing Feng Xue’s teasing fingers, opened its mouth to bite.
Unfortunately, Feng Xue had already taken precautions. The snake was still hanging on him, but with a slight pullback, he dodged the weak bite.
The little white snake slid off Feng Xue’s clothes, tilted its head back, and shouted angrily, “What exactly are you? I’ve never heard of a mouth seal that can be retracted!”
Feng Xue was slightly surprised, then recalled that the “mouth seal” trait only caused cultivation loss if accompanied by malicious intent. Conversely, without malice, even if reverted to original form, augmentations like “Refining the Horizontal Bone,” “Human Speech,” and “Talent Enhancement” would not disappear.
Though he couldn’t quite understand how a snake’s physiology could enable it to speak Chinese, considering this world even had demons, there was no need to be overly materialistic.
Realizing this, Feng Xue’s faint trace of guilt toward the little white snake vanished instantly. A rather wicked smile appeared on his face as he said,
“You look like a jade pendant!”
“Bang!”
As the white smoke dispersed, the little white snake coiled into the shape of a jade pendant. Before it could speak, Feng Xue continued,
“Oh? Even an inanimate object? Then… you look like a cup!”
“Bang!”
“Who has a soft cup? And, with such a narrow opening, how do you drink water?” The little white snake, sensing the change, lamented hopelessly. Feng Xue, however, remained unmoved, nodding silently.
“It seems the mouth seal’s form depends on the person bestowing the seal’s imagination, rather than some cosmic law or rule. Otherwise, it wouldn’t turn into a cup like this…”
With this thought, Feng Xue suddenly had an idea and declared,
“You look like a handgun!”
“Bang!”
“Can it really change?” Feng Xue picked up the cool white revolver, though unfortunately, its cylinder was empty.
“Alright, weapons are possible. But is there a part that can become bullets? Then… you look like a laser gun?”
“…”
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This time, no smoke appeared. Before him was still the white revolver.
“Laser guns can’t change? No energy? Hmm… you look like a motorcycle?”
“Bang!”
“Wow, that’s so cool!” Feng Xue’s eyes lit up as he looked at the motorcycle seemingly made from white dragon scales. Ignoring the little white snake’s protests, he inspected it thoroughly and found that although it lacked a gas tank and battery, it could indeed start.
“Interesting. Then… you look like a stun baton?”
“Bang!”
“You look like a stun gun!”
“Bang!”
“You look like a Taser!”
“Bang!”
“You look like a Kamen Rider transformation device!”
“Bang!”
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“Alright, at least as self-defense weapons and escape tools, you’ve got a few options.”
Feng Xue frowned slightly, contemplating the results. “Both the motorcycle and stun gun can transform, so it’s not an energy issue. Is it because I don’t understand the principle? Or because this world doesn’t have them? But this world shouldn’t have Tasers either. And yet, even the Kamen Rider device works, though it doesn’t let me transform…”
With that in mind, he quickly thought of something whose principle he definitely didn’t understand:
“You look like a ghost!”
“Hey, hey, are you done...?”
“Bang!”
Before the little white snake could finish its sentence, another puff of white smoke rose. Watching as the snake completely vanished, Feng Xue’s heart tightened—
“So it really can transform! So this world either has Tasers, or the two effects act simultaneously? As long as one condition is met, it works?”
He pondered in his heart but wasn’t about to let the little white snake disappear. He immediately intended to lock it again. Before he could speak, he noticed that in his over-the-shoulder view, he could still see the little white snake, invisible to the naked eye. Slightly surprised, he relaxed.
“The over-the-shoulder view can see spiritual forms? That’s really reassuring!”
With this thought, he said again:
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“You look like a person!”
“Bang!”
Another puff of white smoke, and the image reappeared, identical to the one Feng Xue had sealed before. The girl, perfectly fitting the XP system, slumped on the ground in a duck-sitting posture. Feng Xue raised an eyebrow.
“This time, without additional description, will you still transform into this form?”
Then, changing tone, he said,
“You look like a blonde, twin-tailed, tsundere beast-eared loli!”
“Bang!”
After the smoke cleared, the little white snake indeed changed appearance. Feng Xue, however, ignored her reaction and quickly gave a simple, direct description:
“You look like a snake!”
“Bang!”
“You look like a person!”
“Are you crazy?! I’ve cultivated so long for nothing?!” The little white snake burst out from the smoke, no longer caring about her own perfect cultivation. Her sole thought now was to make this bastard suffer a miserable, utterly miserable fate!
Then…
“You look like a ring!”
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