Chapter 2274: Losing Yourself
Chapter 2274: Losing Yourself
Zu An was surprised at first, but then he became extremely happy. Back then, the Lord of Myriad Transformations’ impersonation had been completely flawless. Even Shang Hongyu had admitted that he was identical to the real Dragon King. If not for some mistakes in what the Dragon King said, she likely would have also been fooled.
Zu An had felt that the Lord of Myriad Transformations’ skill was extremely powerful. However, he had been in a hurry, and couldn't learn it.
And yet, this pearl actually recorded that skill! He figured the Lord of Myriad Transformations had probably ingested this pearl in his earlier years to learn this extraordinary ability. Now that he had the chance, why wouldn’t he learn it?
He quickly clicked ‘yes’. Then, a number appeared on the system.
Skill requirement: 10,000,000,000 Rage points.
Zu An was stunned.
How many?
He rubbed his eyes, thinking that there was something wrong with his eyes.
Are you freaking kidding me?!
But he knew fully well that the Skill System determined the cost of a skill based on its rarity. This ridiculous amount proved that this ‘Myriad Transformations’ was indeed a rare skill.
He actually wondered whether to swallow the pearl and see if he could learn the skill the same way the Lord of Myriad Transformations had. However, he didn’t have a monster’s body, so the chances of it succeeding wasn’t high. Besides that, he was worried that swallowing it would modify his body and turn him into something completely different, perhaps even into a monster.
While he was hesitating, however, the Keyboard System suggested something.
Prerequisite skill detected: Face of a Thousand Identities contains a large amount of foundational knowledge needed for this skill. The required Rage points can be greatly reduced. Recalculating…
Soon after, a new number appeared.
1,000,000 Rage points are needed to learn this skill. Would you like to purchase this skill?
Zu An couldn't help but feel happy to see this difference. The instructions had mentioned this function when the Skill System was first awakened. If he was already familiar with a certain field, it would cost much less to learn a related skill. A million Rage points was a lot as well, but it was now within a range he could handle.
He had already totaled up the Rage points he'd accumulated recently, and discovered that he had 3,050,030 Rage points. He was glad that he hadn’t spent them recklessly. He had a feeling that as the functions of the Keyboard System increased, many functions would require more Rage points. If he used it all up on the lottery, that would be way too luck-based.
“Purchase!”
One million points were quickly deducted. Then, a wave of information entered Zu An's mind through the pearl.
After some time passed, Zu An suddenly opened his eyes. He found a mirror to look into. Then, his body gradually became blurry. He quickly became Zhao Han, the late Fiend Emperor, the Dragon King…
People he remembered appeared in the mirror one after another before he suddenly thought of something.
Chu Chuyan thus appeared in the mirror, truly the image of a cold and aloof ice queen. A bit of shock and confusion appeared on her beautiful face. Then, her hands reflexively moved toward her chest…
A second later, Zu An recovered his original appearance. He had a strange expression.
No, I can’t just randomly become a woman. As the saying goes, if you dress as a woman once, there will be countless times in the future. If you do it too much, your way of thinking will become weird too.
A while later, he suddenly thought of something else. His body blurred again, and then a brightly-colored tiger appeared in the mirror. It paced back and forth, then swung its claws awkwardly from time to time, as if it wasn’t too used to this appearance.
Then, the massive tiger turned into a little bird. It fluttered in front of the mirror, as if it was really amazed by what was happening. A while later, the little bird seemed to get tired of flying and stood on the mirror, then vanished. Upon closer inspection, it had turned into an extremely small mosquito.
Zu An transformed into all kinds of animals at least once. Suddenly, a blast of mist spread out and he reappeared in front of the mirror. He had a really strange expression. He had gotten so excited by the ability to transform that he changed into almost all of the creatures in his memory.
He had almost turned himself into a maggot out of sheer excitement… Fortunately, he reacted in time.
This Myriad Transformations skill was incredibly powerful, as expected! It was even more awesome than Sun Wukong’s Seventy-Two Transformations. After all, Sun Wukong’s transformation skill had a weakness. No matter what he changed into, it was still hard for him to hide his monkey tail. In contrast, this Myriad Transformations Skill didn’t have any flaws. As long as it was a living thing, he could become exactly like it. It wasn’t just a superficial smokescreen to deceive others, but rather a transformation of the body at a genetic level. He could even use the corresponding power that came with their bloodline talent!
No wonder learning this skill needed so many points!
If not because he had just happened to learn Face of a Thousand Identities through the Keyboard System, he'd likely have never been able to learn this skill for the rest of his life. Now that he thought about it, he had really gotten lucky when he killed the Lord of Myriad Transformations. If the latter hadn't been caught off guard and unable to use this skill, he really would’ve been a difficult enemy to face.
He suddenly thought of something else. He'd be able to change into monsters too, right?
Soon after, his appearance changed. A person with an ox head appeared in the mirror.
Zu An was stunned.
Why did I change into this thing?
He quickly used Myriad Transformations again. He changed into the Plague Monarch, and then into the Doomsday Spirit. Next, the Shadowhorror Devil, Bloodthirst Crocodile, and Firedevil Sea Beast appeared one after another in front of the mirror.
“I really can change into monsters after all…”
He was about to change into the Lord of Slaughter he had encountered in the sealed land, but when he saw the crazy digits that appeared in the system’s backend, he was frightened and quickly gave up on that thought.
It seems this skill isn’t entirely without flaws. Changing into things that are weaker than myself doesn’t really require much, apart from a small number of Rage points. But if I want to turn into something stronger, that will require a tremendous amount of Rage points.
It wasn’t only the huge amount that had to be paid when he started the transformation; he had to pay continuously for every moment he used it. Still, that made sense too. Otherwise, this Myriad Transformations skill would be invincible. There would be no need to learn anything else, as he could just change into the most powerful being.
Apart from that, the Myriad Transformations skill had another flaw, and it was a warning that seemed to have been left behind by the creator of the skill. It was that the more one transformed, the more one would gradually lose one's original mind. It was even possible for the user to forget what they originally looked like, and at that point, they will never be able to go back.
That kind of situation even made Zu An feel a bit scared. He already felt a bit dizzy after transforming so many times. He even started needing to think about the thing he was changing into before he could continue. Whenever he used the skill, countless faces appeared in his head; as long as he could think of it, all of them could be him. Even remembering what he originally looked like among the endless faces was indeed a bit difficult.
It's no wonder that after I killed the Lord of Myriad Transformations, his real form ended up being a faceless monster.
The Lord of Myriad Transformations had probably already forgotten what he originally looked like after transforming himself into all sorts of different things.
Zu An no longer felt his original excitement; instead, he isolated himself to stabilize his mind. Only after three days passed did he wake up from that dazed feeling, having found the way to distinguish himself among the chaos.
“This skill really does have treacherous dangers hidden within it. I must be careful when I use it in the future. I definitely can't misuse it,” Zu An secretly warned himself.
When Zu An left the Heart Nurturing Palace, Zhang Zitong’s face was full of excitement. She exclaimed, “Si… Young master, you finally came out!” She had decided not to call him sir anymore, or else people could make the Embroidered Envoy connection. That was their secret, one she couldn't let others know about.
“What is it?” Zu An gave her a second look. She had looked worried earlier, but she now had a bright smile. The sudden change really was shockingly beautiful.
“The young master hadn’t come out for so many days, so naturally, it was because I was worried that…” Zhang Zitong’s face turned a bit red. She quickly said, “The empress and empress dowager came several times, but they left in disappointment when they learned that you were cultivating in seclusion. Not too long ago, the empress came again and told me to inform your respected self to attend the Chu clan heir’s wedding.”