Chapter 269: Chapter 157: The Finishing Touch—A Million Deeds to Nurture Mountains and Rivers (Double-Length)_2

The bamboo rope shook slightly, as if startled, thinking it was a big fish, and immediately dodged to the side.

But after a while, it cautiously approached again, with the water plants swaying onto Chen Kuang’s body, as if affectionately rubbing against him.

The movements of the bamboo rope seemed both purely water-driven and intentionally done.

If one did not know it was the consciousness just awakening, an ordinary person would have only thought it was a coincidence.

Chen Kuang raised an eyebrow, finding it quite interesting and novel.

Had it been another time, he would have surely interacted more with this bamboo rope to see how it reacts.

However, he really didn’t have much time right now.

Better make it quick.

Chen Kuang formed a sword finger with his right hand and made a slash across the palm of his left hand.

The skin and flesh parted instantly, but no blood spread.

Chen Kuang focused his mind, pointed the sword finger into the air, and drew outwards, a round drop of blood pearl floated out from the wound.

Chen Kuang’s face turned pale instantly.

This is the mermaid essence blood.

And it is one of the two most important materials in the "Spirit visualization technique" cultivation technique.

Watered with essence blood, created with "meritorious deeds."

First, there was the essence blood of the mermaid lineage, descendants of the Dragon Mother, and then the merit of "meritorious deeds."

The more "meritorious deeds" there are, the better the effect.

Chen Kuang now possessed over five million shares of "meritorious deeds," this technique’s effect would likely break the charts.

This was the confidence behind his bold idea of nurturing a fake dragon with a true dragon embryo.

Yes.

Chen Kuang wanted to use this unsuccessfully nurtured true dragon embryo as a vessel, to cultivate a fake dragon of his own with the vision technique of the mermaid clan’s "Spirit visualization technique"!

Even he thought his idea was incredibly crazy, an unprecedented and unparalleled boldness.

Initially, Chen Kuang hadn’t found a suitable form for his fake dragon, so he had delayed his actions.

But the moment he used the Mountain and River Painting and noticed the destined-to-collapse Spirit of Mountains and Rivers, Chen Kuang realized there wouldn’t be a more suitable form.

If one had to nurture, why not nurture a real one...

Chen Kuang smirked, pushing the drop of essence blood forward, sending it into the swaying bamboo rope.

The essence blood merged into the bamboo rope upon contact and gradually spread outwards from that point.

"Splash..."

The bamboo rope seemed to notice something wrong, immediately starting to shake left and right, causing the surrounding waters to surge, startling many fish and shrimp hidden among the water plants to flee.

This bamboo rope, fifty zhang long and an arm’s width thick, coupled with centuries of the sun and moon’s essence, was incredibly powerful when swung, almost comparable to a body cultivator of the Tower Ascension Realm.

Chen Kuang pressed his injured left hand directly onto the bamboo rope, grabbing it as if grabbing twisting sinew and bone. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

A white lotus shadow appeared on his forehead, and the veins on his arm bulged, as he silently chanted in his heart:

"Freeze!"

Bang!

The surrounding water exploded instantly!

In an instant, the entire bamboo rope was forcibly pulled tight, like a horse pulled by its reins.

Now!

Chen Kuang immediately closed his eyes and began visualizing the "Spirit visualization technique".

In that moment, he seemed to enter the painting.

At this moment, he felt embodied in the Dragon Mother, who, after enduring centuries of sunlight and wind, saved countless people in the pool but not one was willing to turn back to save her.

The child in her belly grew day by day, her abdomen gradually became rounded, the child somewhat mischievous and not understanding, always kicking her belly, causing her some sadness.

But she harbored no resentment, only infinite love and guilt.

After all, she had placed her child in the same predicament as herself, but she still loved her child, wanting to give it everything she had.

To teach it kindness and gratitude, to teach it how to love the world.

The Dragon Mother gently brushed her emaciated hand over her pregnant belly.

"Thump! Thump! Thump!..."

The sound of a strong heartbeat was heard.

Chen Kuang instinctively reached out to calm the agitated, gradually returning to a state of drifting, bamboo rope, where he touched it no longer felt like water plants, but like the texture of hair...

Chen Kuang opened his eyes, the bamboo rope before him was no longer a bamboo rope.

The overlapping shells were pushed apart by real scales, falling piece by piece into the water.

Among the lush water plants, stark white and massive bones protruded out, forming a real dragon shape.

And the central bamboo rope was already dyed with blood, half of it had turned into a soft spinal cord, extending out and connecting to a heart suspended in mid-air, surrounded by bones, beating.

The semi-living semi-dead thing before his eyes was a fake dragon taking shape.

During this process, Chen Kuang could feel the "meritorious deeds" being consumed at a rapid pace, in the blink of an eye, more than half was gone, the speed was astonishing.

Making Chen Kuang even more thankful for his correct judgment.

If not for those over five million shares of "meritorious deeds," Chen Kuang certainly wouldn’t dare to do this.

Transform the true into the fake!

The cost of this transformation must be beyond imagination.

However, for Chen Kuang, this cost was just a byproduct of opposing the Saint, hardly even worth calling a cost.

Chen Kuang caressed the new fake dragon’s spine, feeling the life rhythm within, and a hint of joy and admiration in its emotions, with a flickering gaze.

"Henceforth, this dragon shall regard me as its biological father, to be nurtured by me."

Chen Kuang pondered for a moment, seeing the scales on its back as bright and pure silver, then said with a smile: