Chapter 967: So‑called Merit! So‑called Trade‑off!

Ten minutes later, the song ends.

The yaksha suddenly stands and walks toward the mountain.

Su Yang furrows his Brow and follows silently.

He follows the yaksha to a tranquil place.

Its gaze keeps scanning, as if searching for something.

"Elder, you have five minutes left…" Su Yang reminds.

The yaksha is unmoved and continues searching.

Soon, its gaze suddenly fixes.

It then steps forward, and its massive arm thrusts down onto the ground!

"Swoosh—"

It keeps digging the soil, and after a short while it excavates a perfectly square pit.

Seeing this, Su Yang immediately understands, and steps back a few paces to make space.

The yaksha places Xu Jie's corpse flat inside, stares dumbfounded for a few seconds, then silently pushes the excavated soil back.

It then brings a Stone and, using sharp fingernails, splits it into a square stone tablet.

Then it carves a few characters on it.

Finally the tablet sinks into the ground, and that ends it.

The yaksha stands quietly before the tomb, Mouth slightly open, as if wanting to say something.

But due to extreme pain, not a single word can be forced out.

All stuck in the Throat!

Su Yang, seeing this, steps forward and says softly, "Your great vengeance is fulfilled, Xu Jie… rest in peace."

The yaksha looks back, its eyes complex.

It holds both resentment and an indescribable gratitude.

If it weren't for Su Yang, their family would not have suffered such a tragedy.

It would not die, and Xu Jie would not have endured an unwarranted disaster.

That makes sense, yet it understands clearly.

Since the injection of the Rejuvenation Needle, the outcome has been predetermined.

If not Su Yang, it would have been someone else.

And the gratitude is clear: had Su Yang not awakened it with his Divine power.

It would certainly be unable to slay the murderer and avenge the grandson.

Therefore—

The matters between the two cannot be clarified in a few words.

Nor can one cite scriptures to precisely summarize who is right or wrong.

The yaksha looks up at the moon, and a hint of Liberation appears in its eyes.

"Remember the words you said."

The sudden Reminder makes Su Yang pause.

He quickly recovers, nods solemnly, "No empty words, I will do as I say!"

The yaksha says nothing, lying quietly on the ground.

When a gentle breeze passes, it disperses the last trace of lingering warmth and also the final spark of life.

The skin becomes dull again.

Watching this scene, Su Yang sighs softly.

"Damn the Rejuvenation Needle, this damned technology has harmed many people!"

Gene Modification is the evolution many people have dreamed of?

After Transformation, there is no disease or pain, and lifespan is extended.

Humanity will also develop toward a more perfect direction.

On the surface it appears to have countless benefits and no harm.

But only the researchers know—how great the Side Effect is.

Huichun Pavilion doesn't know where its half‑baked staff came from.

Even Imperial Company cannot achieve a thirty percent perfect success rate.

How could these, supplied to ordinary people without any testing, have no Side Effect?

"They are all test subjects…"

Su Yang furrows his Brow tightly.

On one hand it profits from this, on the other it can collect experimental data.

A win‑win.

It targets the ordinary people's yearning for change, their desire to eliminate internal ailments.

Li Sanjiang is the former.

As the saying goes, the rich rely on technology, the poor on mutation.

The vast White Bear City can actually gather both at the same time.

"The clash of technology and ethics will inevitably stir up a storm of blood and gore…" Su Yang rubs the corners of his Brow.

It truly is an unsolvable situation.

Unless White Bear City enacts relevant legislation and employs harsh measures to supervise.

Even now, the Three Major Companies all possess powerful gene-modified warriors.

Implementing it is exceedingly difficult.

Suddenly, a white mass of light abruptly surged out from the yaksha's body.

It all plunged back into the body.

At that moment, Su Yang felt his whole body warm and cozy, as if soaking in a hot spring.

The cells inside his body cheered with joy.

"What is this..."

He immediately associated it with 【blood qi】.

Could it be a substance of the same type as 【blood qi】?

With that thought, Su Yang conceived a bold speculation—

"Angel evolution requires doing good deeds, Demon evolution requires doing bad deeds?"

He couldn't help recalling the mysterious person's words: "The emblem's attribute depends on what kind of person you wish to become."

Su Yang felt a stir in his heart, and the sacred aloofness between his brows completely dissipated.

The emblem on his chest returned to calm.

The pattern above vanished without a trace.

When his mind shifted, 【Demon】 reappeared.

Su Yang's eyes turned pitch black, and a dense, unyielding murderous aura surfaced between his brows.

Immediately thereafter, a robust flow of blood qi surged out from the yaksha's body.

At the same time, numerous blood qi drifted in from afar.

Feeling the subtle internal changes, Su Yang realized this was Loot from a yin‑gentle man.

"The guess is correct; the generation of 【blood qi】 only occurs from those I personally kill, whether human or creature."

"【White Mass】 only appears when a person or creature develops a thought of gratitude or appreciation."

"Then wouldn't that be..."

"Merit?"

Su Yang knit his brows tightly.

He seemed to have discovered a New Continent.

But this transformation is not a good thing for him at present.

Obviously, the evolution progress of 【Demon】 far exceeds that of 【Angel】.

Doing bad deeds is easy; doing good deeds is extremely difficult.

When Sister Yao Ri gave him the emblem, it displayed 【Demon】.

As an Organization dedicated to hunting Top Players, assuming the form of 【Demon】 is quite reasonable.

Yet the mysterious person turned him into an 【Angel】 after making him drip blood.

One side is the old world's Ascend God Seed.

The other side is the Free Person of the new world yearning for change.

The choice the mysterious person spoke of naturally wants him to pick a side.

Should he become a 【Demon】 or an 【Angel】?

"I like both sides, what should I do?" Su Yang suddenly felt his head spin.

Demon's power is strong, its burst is astonishing, and it possesses extremely potent Self-Healing.

Angel's defense is formidable, speed is extremely fast, and it also has the ability to generate dead human flesh and white bone.

Their focuses differ, each has its own merits.

And Su Yang, proud of his greed, does not want to give up either side.

Adults, after all…

Naturally, he wants them all.

Only…

What lies behind this is actually the clash between the new and old worlds.

Su Yang cannot choose, yet he cannot not choose.

The Free Person must temporarily abandon innate talent.

Nowadays, that can be done.

But if later he encounters an invincible strong enemy, how can he recklessly charge forward with a steel head?

"It really makes my head hurt," Su Yang shook his head helplessly.

Since he cannot decide now, he'll set it aside for the time being.

He will decide later once he finds a way to bring about change.

Thus, Su Yang activated his Hand Ring and dialed.

"Doo—"

"Hello?"

"I am 【Demon】, the target has been successfully eliminated, I will send the location later."

"Got it!"

Cleaner received the order, and after Su Yang hung up, he called Tiger.

"Hello?"

"I've taken care of it here, how are things on your end?"

"It's quite tricky, and it exactly needs your help."

"You're not being polite at all."

"Fire is burning the Eyebrow, I'll send the location to you right away!"

"How many enemies?"

"Thirty Fourth-tier Genetically Modified Soldiers!"

?

Su Yang was startled.

"Did you poke someone's old den?"