Almost an hour passed before the white light, under Shen Bai’s watchful gaze, gradually returned to normal.

Once the white light had completely dissipated, Shen Bai could see the situation inside clearly.

Amber had actually fallen asleep.

At that moment, Amber was lying on the ground, even snoring.

Shen Bai’s mouth twitched slightly. "Was the Deceit Transformation Pearl too comfortable?"

Daoist Chongling nodded. "For a Deceitful Beast, the Deceit Transformation Pearl is without a doubt the most comfortable thing they can experience."

Shen Bai asked, "Can I interrupt him now?"

Daoist Chongling thought for a moment before replying, "The disappearance of the white light means the Deceit Transformation Pearl has been fully absorbed. Of course, you can wake him up."

Shen Bai nodded, walked over to Amber, and picked him up by the scruff of his neck.

Disturbed like this, Amber immediately woke from his slumber.

He sensed his master’s presence, meowed, and tried to nuzzle into Shen Bai’s arms.

Shen Bai held Amber’s head still. "Enough with the cute act for now. What new ability did you evolve?"

Setting the cuteness aside, Shen Bai was more curious about Amber’s ability. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

Amber tilted his head, looking utterly adorable. His large, emerald-green eyes darted around before he extended a furry paw and pointed at the ground.

Shen Bai understood in an instant and placed Amber back on the ground. "Alright, let the show begin."

Amber landed on the ground and immediately let out a meow.

Immediately after, a sinister Qi began to circulate around Amber’s body.

Shen Bai had expected Amber to grow to the size of a tiger, as he had done before.

But the transformation that followed was beyond Shen Bai’s expectations.

The sinister Qi around Amber intensified, and then he instantly transformed into a streak of white light, shooting straight toward Shen Bai.

BANG!

A muffled thud rang out.

Amber was sent flying backward, tumbling across the ground several times. He looked at Shen Bai, who was enveloped in the white light of his Flawless Ten Layers Body, and let out two particularly aggrieved meows.

Shen Bai coughed. "That was an instinctive reaction."

Having been through so many battles, Shen Bai’s reaction to seeing Amber transform into a streak of white light was purely instinctual.

Amber meowed a few more times, looking even more wronged. His little head drooped so low it almost touched the ground.

’Master was the one who told me to show him, but before I could even demonstrate, I got sent flying.’ The sense of grievance was practically written all over his face.

Shen Bai said, "Come on, try again. I won’t counter this time."

Amber let out a yowl, rallied his spirits, and transformed into a streak of white light, once again flying toward Shen Bai.

A large hand, wrapped in golden Buddha’s Light, grabbed Amber by the scruff of his neck.

Amber was completely dumbfounded, wearing an expression that seemed to say, ’Who am I?’

Shen Bai’s face darkened. "Sorry, another instinctive reaction."

Amber looked on in horror at Shen Bai’s other hand, where Cold Moon was already halfway out of its sheath.

He even suspected his master’s next instinctive reaction might be to slice him in two with a single stroke.

If that happened, he’d become the laughingstock of all Deceitful Beasts.

Shen Bai said very seriously, "This time, I absolutely won’t react. Trust me."

Amber gave Shen Bai a suspicious look, not quite daring to believe him.

’Although Master often called himself an honest and reliable young gentleman, from everything Amber had witnessed so far, his master’s self-proclaimed title had absolutely no connection to reality.’

Seeing this, Daoist Chongling, who stood to the side, had an expression that was caught between laughter and tears.

This was truly awkward.

He never would have imagined that this master and servant pair would have such a dynamic.

Daoist Chongling could only turn his head away, pretending he hadn’t seen a thing.

Shen Bai said with conviction, "Really. Trust me."

Faced with Shen Bai’s look of absolute certainty, Amber finally chose to believe him.

Amber once again emanated the sinister Qi, transformed into a streak of white light, and drilled into Shen Bai’s body.

This time, Shen Bai did not obstruct him, instead allowing Amber to do as he pleased.

The moment Amber entered his body, Shen Bai immediately felt an unusual sensation.

He felt that the Qi within his body had increased substantially.

Not only that, but he also sensed a change in his Divine Powers.

After a moment of thought, Shen Bai drew Cold Moon from his waist.

Blood-red Sword Qi, imbued with a magnificent and righteous aura, shimmered on Cold Moon’s blade, contained but not yet released.

On top of that, the Sword Qi also carried Amber’s aura.

’It seems to be more than twice as strong as before,’ Shen Bai mused.

Seeing this, Daoist Chongling clasped his hands in salute. "Congratulations, Lord Shen."

Shen Bai asked, "What is there to congratulate?"

"This is Deceitful Beast Possession. To increase Lord Shen’s combat power through possession... such an ability is one in ten thousand," Daoist Chongling explained.

A Deceitful Beast is one in ten thousand, a Deceit Transformation Pearl is also one in ten thousand, and the evolution Amber awakened is even more so.

’Doesn’t that mean, all together, this is a one in a trillion chance?’

Shen Bai stroked his chin. "This really is a huge boost for me."

His power had roughly doubled, instantly turning Amber from a peripheral pet into a direct power-up for Shen Bai. Naturally, he was very satisfied.

Just as Shen Bai was thinking what a great haul this had been, something strange suddenly occurred.

A wisp of smoke appeared before Shen Bai’s eyes.

Upon its appearance, Shen Bai found the smoke to be extremely familiar.

’Isn’t this the smoke from my Golden Finger?’ Shen Bai thought to himself.

He couldn’t understand why the Golden Finger’s smoke would appear at this moment.

But that didn’t stop him from observing it carefully.

After appearing, the smoke gracefully swirled and condensed before Shen Bai’s eyes, finally forming a line of text that floated in his vision.

[Received Double Skill Level Bonus]

It was just a short line of text, but to Shen Bai, it sounded like music from the heavens.