Chapter 122: Great Fortune

Late at night, Li Mochen, who had already returned to the Unicorn Apartment, stared in shock at the ‘Divine Thunder Spirit Fortune Purple Gold Pagoda’ before him.

After killing Hancock, a faint multicolored spiritual light had already appeared around the pagoda, but now in Li Mochen’s eyes, three more strands of spiritual light had emerged, condensed into substance, clearer and more distinct than the previous one.

In other words, the merit power he had obtained from Hazel this time was several times greater than the sum of saving Lena and killing Hancock!

If he used that Wildfire Mammoth as a reference, it would be a full fifty-five Wish Spells, whereas before, the merit he had gathered only amounted to fourteen wishes.

This left Li Mochen dazed. Even in the memories of Wenjian Taoran, only when he was in the Nascent Soul stage and killed a saintess of the Purple Blood Demon Domain did he obtain comparable merit.

After that, even when he repeatedly slew demons under the command of the Nine Heavens Desire Demon Dugu Tianyi, none could match that saintess of the Purple Blood Demon Domain.

As for the Nine Heavens Desire Demon Dugu Tianyi himself—at that time, Li Mochen had no time to observe, because shortly after annihilating Dugu Tianyi, he encountered a calamity in the Boundless Void.

Li Mochen thought that if he had only simply changed the fate of Hazel Wiltonstein, it would be impossible to obtain such an exaggerated amount of good karma.

Even if this girl might one day raise a divine throne and ascend to the ranks of the gods, it was impossible for her to grant him such vast good karma from the very beginning.

There was only one possibility for this situation—this outwardly gentle girl might, in the future, be stained with countless blood and cause great disasters in this world.

In other words, the good karma he had gained this time was roughly equivalent to a Buddhist sect converting a top-tier demon!

Li Mochen couldn’t help but wonder what had happened to Hazel’s future? What had caused this girl of good nature to undergo a drastic change in character and embark on a path of wanton slaughter of living beings?

His speculation was actually easy to verify; he would know the truth in a few days. If it was as he guessed, then a large amount of good karma would continue to converge on him.

Moreover, Hazel’s true talent also piqued Li Mochen’s curiosity. Previously, he only felt that the girl’s physique was unusual, with an unparalleled affinity for magical energy, but he couldn’t tell the specifics. After all, at that time, he couldn’t continue to investigate further.

If he continued to feel her bones and probe her meridians, he would definitely be treated as a pervert by Hazel. Such matters could only be done after gaining the girl’s trust.

But since Hazel could provide him with such vast good karma, there was no doubt about her cultivation talent. Without a certain level of innate ability and fortune, how could she commit heinous sins?

At this thought, Li Mochen could no longer hide the smile on his face. He was both delighted by the sudden massive good karma and pleased that his good deeds had changed the fates of Hazel and many others.

At the same time, he felt pressure. People like Hazel, with deep fortune, could be called children of destiny even in this vast bright world.

Such figures usually meant trouble; their lives were inevitably full of twists and storms. They were often the center of storms, stirring up the world’s upheavals and the focus of countless eyes.

And by adopting Hazel, he would inevitably be drawn into her fate.

This meant responsibility—he needed to provide the girl with thick and sturdy wings to shield her from wind and rain; he also needed to give her sufficient guidance and direction, keeping Hazel on the right path—only then could he truly change her fate.

Just look at the Buddhist concept of ‘conversion’ to know that this was never a one-time transaction. If those converted demons were simply left alone, they could revert to their old ways and return to the demonic path at any time.

He hoped Mike Ross could secure Hazel’s custody as quickly as possible. Li Mochen was now eager to live with this little girl.

In the original Qiongqi Realm, one of Wenjian Taoran’s favorite things was to discover talented individuals among his disciples and then nurture them. This was partly his duty as a sect leader and partly his interest in being a teacher.

But fighting for custody, according to Mike, was very troublesome and would take at least a month or two to resolve.

Li Mochen soon composed himself, began to meditate, made a wish to the ‘Divine Thunder Spirit Fortune Purple Gold Pagoda,’ and then quietly entered a meditative state, starting the circulation of the ‘Binary Profound Transformation Method.’

The wish he had just made was to maximize his cultivation progress today—based on past experience, this usually increased his cultivation speed by fifty to eighty percent.

In the past few days, Li Mochen had been reluctant to use this function, fearing it would excessively deplete the hard-earned merit. But now, he was just being willful.

The effect of this night’s cultivation far exceeded Li Mochen’s expectations. When he woke up the next morning, his internal true essence and magical power had increased by about three percent, equivalent to the effect of a near-heaven-and-earth unity state, two to three times his usual rate.

That morning, Alisa also delivered the two Grade 7 magical energy guns he needed, as agreed the previous week.

One was the ‘Alloy Diamond 3814,’ and the other was the ‘Alloy Thunder Hammer 3849,’ both products of the Medusa Gun Company. Although they were Grade 7 magical energy guns, after modification by skilled gunsmiths, the recoil was controlled within an ideal range. The power was also greatly enhanced, each with special effects of ‘knockback’ and ‘paralysis.’

This was undoubtedly an added joy. After testing them, Li Mochen knew these were probably the most suitable guns for him at present.

So, although the price of the two guns was as high as ninety thousand gold shields, Li Mochen still wrote the check without hesitation.

But when Li Mochen arrived at school, his good mood vanished.

“A-Mo, you must be careful these next few days, especially with that item in your possession.”

As he entered the teaching building, Angela Medici casually walked beside him and whispered secretly using a method that no one else could hear.

“I heard from Louise yesterday that Edmund Bedman is really formidable. He has now locked down the approximate locations of three key components of Dragon Might, within five kilometers of Linden Academy. Now, not only the government and several major families in Atlanta are searching, but Blood Fang and Black Jail Skull and those people have gone mad too. The entire underworld is looking for you.”

Li Mochen remained fairly calm: “It seems they haven’t found the Unicorn Apartment?”

“Actually, they did search. The relevant parties all received warnings from the Nathan Sports Group.”

Angela Medici smiled slightly: “Actually, no one suspects you. The FBI special agent in charge believes that Hancock’s death two days ago was organized crime, executed with skill and efficiency. But A-Mo, in others’ eyes, you’re just a harmless student. I’m just reminding you to be careful in the coming days. The entire five-kilometer radius around Linden Academy is under tight surveillance. If you make any move nearby, it will be hard to escape their notice.”

So Li Mochen had to cancel his plan to steal the replica Dragon Might from the Atlanta City Museum that night. When he returned to the apartment that evening, he reinforced his safe layer by layer with the materials on hand.

Then on Friday, when he again rode to the Storm Gymnasium, he detonated the entire venue.