Chapter 301: Spending Billions

Time was far more important than money!

"Wuwu~!! Wuwuwuwu!!"

Ao Mengmeng frantically whimpered within the consciousness space, filled with anxiety.

After Qin Mu finished purchasing the items and began waiting for the Cosmic Bank to deliver them, he finally released the Stingy Dragon.

"Oww~ Hoo~!"

Ao Mengmeng immediately patted her chest vigorously while gasping for breath. Even then, she didn’t forget to shoot Qin Mu a couple of resentful glares.

"Master, if you had told me earlier that you were planning to deify the Flame Heart Spirit, Mengmeng wouldn’t have been so worried~"

Indeed.

The materials Qin Mu purchased were not meant for his own advancement at all.

As long as Qin Mu wasn’t recklessly attempting deification personally, Ao Mengmeng could finally relax.

"Flame Heart Spirits are unique lifeforms within the Universe. They are capable of deification, that’s true..."

"However, the cost of their deification is often dozens of times greater than that of ordinary races."

Two billion Energy Stones.

With sufficient talent, that amount of resources could easily cultivate dozens of gods.

Yet for a Flame Heart Spirit...

This was merely the minimum guarantee for attempting deification, and success was still not assured.

Even with Qin Mu purchasing a hundred Star Cores, there was still no absolute certainty.

"Eighty-three percent. That’s the current success rate."

Drawing upon her vast experience, Ao Mengmeng immediately gave her assessment.

"An eighty percent chance for the Flame Heart Spirit to achieve deification?"

Qin Mu considered it for a moment and still felt it was completely worth it.

At the very least, this would provide him with a channel to obtain divine power.

The difference between having divine power and not having it was enormous.

Divine Kingdoms. Divine Teleportation.

In the past, Qin Mu wouldn’t have cared much about either of them.

But the deeper he ventured into the Universe, the more he realized just how important these two abilities truly were.

A Divine Kingdom...

It was the home of gods, a sanctuary, a massive safe haven.

Not only could gods rest and cultivate there in peace, but it could also protect their clans and families.

The coordinates of Dragon Star had already been exposed.

If the Heavenly Sword Sect failed to defend it, then a Divine Kingdom would become necessary to shelter his family.

As for Divine Teleportation...

It allowed one to ignore distance entirely and instantly teleport anywhere in the Universe, provided there was a corresponding token.

For someone like Qin Mu, who possessed multiple Clones, this ability was invaluable.

Scattering his Clones across the Universe was safe enough, but when true combat power was needed, the enormous distances between them made regrouping nearly impossible.

The Universe had developed to the point where even ordinary Star Realm cultivators could traverse star systems.

But to truly roam freely across the Universe, one had to step into the Divine Realm.

If Qin Mu attempted deification personally right now, his Realm was still far too low, not to mention the countless unknown risks involved.

Under such circumstances, spending resources to let the Flame Heart Spirit achieve deification first was undoubtedly the safer option.

"An eighty percent success rate? That’s enough. Let’s do it."

"Even if it fails, it’s only 2 billion. I can afford the loss."

Qin Mu spoke casually.

Hearing this, Ao Mengmeng’s eyes almost began shining with golden light.

Utterly extravagant!

Even back when she was wealthy, she had never spent money this recklessly.

"Master, if you had repaired Mengmeng earlier, you wouldn’t need to spend so much just to obtain divine-level combat power~"

Ao Mengmeng still felt pained by the loss.

How wonderful would it have been if all that money had been spent on her instead?

Repairing her Soul and restoring her divine body to the Divine General Realm would have been perfect.

And it would have cost far less.

"Damn."

"So you’re just jealous?"

Qin Mu couldn’t help but laugh.

"You’ve already died once, so why are you still so lacking in ambition?"

"It’s true that I could repair you now, but even after being repaired, you might not end up stronger than before. What’s the point of that?"

"Whether human or Dragon, as long as you’re alive, you should have dreams, right?"

Hiss!

That actually made perfect sense!

Ao Mengmeng nodded repeatedly.

"Mhm!"

"Right, right, right!"

"Absolutely right, Master!"

"Mengmeng’s Divine Soul is incomplete and still needs repair. This is the perfect chance to fuse with a Soul-type treasure, then buy a few Void True Thunders and soak in the most expensive Nine Tribulation Thunder Pool. Once I reshape my Thunder Dragon body..."

"Waka kakaka~"

"My combat power would become at least a thousand times stronger than before. A thousand times!"

"Fallen Starflame..."

"Hiss?"

Was this Stingy Dragon treating him like an idiot?

Every time she opened her mouth, it was Spirit Treasures this, Void True Thunder that, Nine Tribulation Thunder Pool this...

Damn it.

He had never even heard of any of those things before!

"I just want to know one thing. How much does all of this cost?" Qin Mu asked casually.

"Ah... well..." Ao Mengmeng’s arrogant laughter instantly weakened a little as she quietly pinched the corner of her clothes. "It’s actually not that expensive... as long as we don’t count the Spirit Treasures... and also don’t count the Void True Thunder..."

"Roughly... it’s only a tiny bit more expensive than this time."

Damn.

Those two things sounded like the most expensive parts, and she was seriously telling him not to count them?

Even without them, it still cost tens of billions!

What a clever little dragon. She really knew how to spend money.

"Alright, then let’s just save up slowly."

Qin Mu truly couldn’t afford to let her spend money this recklessly right now. He’d think about it again once he became rich.

If he happened to come across a suitable Spirit Treasure that he didn’t need himself, then arranging one for Ao Mengmeng wouldn’t be impossible.

Otherwise, they could only settle for the cheapest option.

"Mm-hmm! No rush at all! Mengmeng isn’t in a hurry one bit~"

Ao Mengmeng nodded vigorously.

Previously, she had been going crazy trying to repair her Dragon Soul.

But now, suddenly, she wasn’t anxious anymore.

If she repaired it now, at most she’d just be moving back into her old, broken-down house.

But if she waited a little longer...

What if Qin Mu suddenly became rich?

Wouldn’t that mean taking off instantly, upgrading directly from a crumbling shack to a luxurious sea-view villa?

As a dragon, what was the difference between having no dreams and being a salted fish?!

Ao Mengmeng roared in her heart, filled with heroic ambition.

"Well, since it already cost 2 billion this time, I don’t mind spending a little more."

"Master, use points to buy that Fallen Heart Flame, and then..."

Ao Mengmeng quickly began searching through the mall.

"The Arena even has this? A Thousand Realms Ancient Parasol Tree?!"

"Ten million points for a three-hundred-meter one? That’s actually a pretty good deal."

Qin Mu took a quick look.

Fallen Heart Flame: three million points.

Thousand Realms Ancient Parasol Tree: ten million points.

Converted into energy stones, that was well over a billion.

"Is it really worth it?"

"And after buying all this, the success rate of creating the Flame Heart Spirit is still one hundred percent?"

Qin Mu only cared about one thing: whether the money spent would actually produce results.

"Absolutely worth it!"

Ao Mengmeng answered without hesitation.

"However, the success rate will decrease by five percentage points, dropping to only seventy-eight percent."

Qin Mu immediately threw her a speechless look.

Was she joking?

They had spent an extra billion, and now the success rate of reaching Divine Rank had actually decreased?!

"Of course it has to decrease," Ao Mengmeng explained seriously.

"With your original plan, the success rate was indeed higher, but even after advancing to Divine Rank, the Flame Heart Spirit would only possess a powerful Divine Body without any special advantages."

"But now, although you’ve spent more money, once the Flame Heart Spirit reaches Divine Rank, its combat power will directly reach the level of a Divine General. On top of that, with the Thousand Realms Ancient Parasol Tree, it will also provide an auxiliary enhancement effect to your Phoenix God Blazing Flame."

"When the two work together, the combat power unleashed definitely won’t be as simple as one plus one."

Hmm.

Finally, she said something reasonable.

Now Qin Mu understood.

Even if the previous plan had succeeded, the result would only have been an ordinary Divine Rank Flame Heart Spirit.

But with this new plan, once successful, the Flame Heart Spirit would possess the combat power of a Divine General, with strength that could hardly be measured.

Moreover, it could also amplify his strongest Law power, the Phoenix God Blazing Flame.

"That’s definitely worth it. Let’s do it!"

Qin Mu no longer hesitated and made the decision immediately.

On the other side.

Within the blood red divine palace’s range.

Bei Qi left Qian Yun and others behind and walked directly out of the divine hall, seemingly no longer intending to wait.