Chapter 316: The Disguiser Sifendaer

The night curtain hung low, hazy moonlight spilling onto the streets, silver halos and sparse lamplight reflecting off one another.

Leaving Anbao Hall, on both sides were the mottled ancient buildings of the Imperial Capital, time having carved spotted traces onto the walls.

Occasionally, one or two barks from a dog broke the silence of the night, only to be swiftly swallowed by the thick darkness.

After Ye Bai came out of Anbao Hall, he identified his bearings and walked toward the distance.

In order to deal with the statue that had obtained the Godhead Crystal, Ye Bai had specifically brought along the Paper Puppet.

This statue was said to possess the ability to disguise itself, capable of playing the role of a human.

The Paper Puppet's paper doll had already, according to intelligence, found that fleeing statue.

And now that the Paper Puppet possessed that Godhead Crystal, it could also ascend to become an existence akin to a sacrificial spirit.

The Red Light District of the Imperial Capital.

Here, it was a world of glitz and glamour.

A handsome youth with golden hair was indulging in debauchery and living a life of luxury.

Beside him were young ladies dressed in black silk stockings.

There were beauties of all kinds, dressed as secretaries, nurses, and teachers.

"Young Master Jin, you're so naughty."

This golden-haired youth was lecherously looking at the young ladies surrounding him.

He swallowed hard, but before he could make a move—

The noisy bar suddenly erupted with a loud roar.

Lamplight hazily projected onto a young girl wearing a cheongsam.

Her figure was graceful, and the delicate embroidery on her cheongsam depicted a peacock with wings spread wide; amidst the interplay of light and shadow, this peacock seemed to come alive.

This girl's skin was like congealed fat, and a pair of almond eyes were as deep as the silhouette of Autumn Water, or like the bottomless seabed, profound and enchanting.

She held an ink-colored oil-paper umbrella, black and white, and walked with lotus steps toward the golden-haired youth, every step possessing an indescribable charm.

Every look and smile of the girl was like a sharp arrow, piercing the heart of the golden-haired youth.

Listen, that was the feeling of a heartbeat; a trace of a blush gradually appeared on the golden-haired youth's face.

He slowly stood up and stumbled as he chased after her.

A look of infatuation appeared on the golden-haired youth's face.

"Young Master Jin is really too impatient."

A person on the side said jokingly.

This person called Young Master Jin was a regular at the bar.

He followed the girl to the back door of the bar.

It was quiet here, quiet to an absurd degree.

And that girl was quietly holding her oil-paper umbrella, her gaze fixed upon him.

Her eyes were filled with tenderness, as if separated by the distance of mountains and seas.

This gentle gaze made Young Master Jin's heartstrings stir.

However, the moment he stepped out of the back door, the surrounding scenery suddenly changed.

He appeared in a desolate place, surrounded by craggy, gaunt rocks.

"Luring you out really wasn't an easy task."

"Fortunately, I observed your lecherous nature."

"Though, this lecherousness of yours must be a disguise; what you are truly obsessed with is a beautiful skin."

"Am I right?"

Ye Bai's voice sounded from the side.

He walked out from the side, unhurriedly.

A cold sneer played on the corners of his mouth.

"Right? The Godhead Crystal is on you, isn't it?"

"Statue of Sifendaer."

Sifendaer is a type of Abyss monster skilled at changing into human form, which lures people into secluded corners to kill them and steal their skin.

It is somewhat similar to the Painted Skin of the Yan Country, but far more powerful than a Painted Skin.

Every time a Sifendaer kills an Exotic Beast, it peels off its hide, and during battle, it can disguise itself as that Exotic Beast to fight.

It is equivalent to a real-life Ditto.

Sifendaer grinned, a trace of madness appearing in its eyes.

"Where did I reveal a flaw?"

"I clearly disguised myself so well."

Sifendaer is a very conceited monster, skilled at using trickery to attack its opponents.

"Everywhere is a flaw."

"Although you disguised yourself well, a fake is just a fake."

"The rotten, disgusting stench of the Abyss on you exposed you long ago."

"Even if you are just a sentient stone statue."

A large amount of purple sludge gushed out from the facial features of the golden-haired youth before him.

The sludge quickly coalesced, finally transforming into a hunched, short, thin creature wearing a purple cloak.

It looked at the Paper Puppet with greedy eyes.

This was a top-tier work of art; Sifendaer truly wanted to peel off her skin, which was filled with Divinity, to become one of its collection.

There is a huge backpack on Sifendaer's back.

Hidden inside this backpack are the pelts Sifendaer has stripped from its prey.

It can instantly disguise itself as different Exotic Beasts.

Embedded in the center of its brow is a perfectly Cut gemstone.

This is a Godhead Crystal.

Godhead Crystals can only be gestated by gods, and not even by those gods with Weak Divine Power.

Only those with at least Weak Divine Power or higher have this possibility.

"Tsk tsk tsk, actually, that stone statue contains my flesh and blood."

"Rather than calling it a stone statue, it is better to call it my remains; this is the Abyss's plan to invade Blue Star."

"Did you think I obtained the Godhead Crystal by luck?"

"No, everything was planned!"

"My Godhead Crystal is a treasure bestowed upon me by an Abyssal Demon God."

"You are truly honored to be able to die at my hands."

"Your skin will also become one of my collection pieces."

Sifendaer grinned, revealing a sinister smile.

Its gaze, like two sharp blades, scanned back and forth over Ye Bai, as if it were looking at a prime piece of prey.

"I, Sifendaer, lurk in the human world, constantly replacing certain people to incite conflict among humans."

"And the Godhead Crystal can bestow divine power upon me, allowing me to split off more Clones."

"Your skin looks good, and you are even a talented Breeder."

"Your Soul is filled with a fragrant scent, making my heart race just like fine honey."

"I will devour your Soul, steal all your memories, and disguise myself as you."

Sifendaer sniffed the scent in the air lightly, intoxicated by the sweetness radiating from Ye Bai's Soul.

"You're the one, the first offspring I shall derive."

Sifendaer was seen transforming into a ferocious manticore.

Its entire body was purple, and its tail was composed of a thick, sturdy scorpion tail.

A few drops of venom seeped out from the scorpion tail and dripped straight onto the ground.

The ground instantly erupted with a large amount of white steam.

It bared a mouth full of fangs like daggers, and purple Poison Mist coiled around Sifendaer's body.

Sifendaer raised its scorpion tail, which was like a scythe, and gestured over Ye Bai's body.

"I must be careful, otherwise I would feel very sad if I damaged even a fraction of your skin."

"That would be desecrating and destroying a fine work of art."

"I have decided to let the scorpion tail pierce through your eyes, then release venom to dissolve your flesh and blood into liquid."

"That way, I will be able to obtain a complete human skin."

Sifendaer laughed, and its body was instantly frozen into ice by a gust of cold wind.

The massive manticore was frozen into countless fragments.

Just as the manticore was torn to pieces, a Storm Crow soaring through the nine heavens appeared. Its entire body was wrapped in a large amount of black Hurricane.

The wind blew with a roar, isolating the cold air within the airflow.

"Hmph, I was careless."

"But it doesn't matter; every skin is one of my lives, Sifendaer's lives."

"Before my collection of skins is exhausted, you cannot kill me."

Sifendaer said with extreme arrogance.

Just then, a flash of purple Thunder Light streaked past.

A ferocious giant thunder axe instantly slashed across the Storm Crow's body.

Only a sharp cry was heard.

The purple Thunder Light destroyed dozens of Sifendaer's skins before dissipating into the air.

Appearing at this moment was a majestic Thunder Stag.

This Exotic Beast's antlers were made of thunder, and it was a Sixth-Order Exotic Beast with extremely strong combat power.

At the same time, the Thunder Stag could also resist Dahui's attacks.

Just at this moment, countless paper dolls floated densely in the air, staring directly down at the Thunder Stag.

However, Ye Bai spoke up to stop the Paper Doll Puppet.

"Paper Doll Puppet, it is not yet time for you to act; let my Pet Beast play with Sifendaer for a while first."

"My Pet Beast's strength is not weak either."

"Right, Myriad-Change Butterfly?"

The Myriad-Change Butterfly flapped its wings and flew into the air.

Gusts of strong wind blew from high above, and six balls of light appeared beside the Myriad-Change Butterfly.

Before long, they turned into six Thunder Light Butterflies flickering with the aura of thunder.

"Sifendaer."

"I, the Sixth-Order Pet Beast Master Ye Bai, have come to seek your instruction."

"No matter how many lives you have, my Myriad-Change Butterfly will tear them all open."

Ye Bai said with a smile; this counted as the Myriad-Change Butterfly's first external battle.

"Mere bugs, they aren't even worth mentioning; you have no idea how formidable they are."

"After all, I am an Exotic Beast that stood out in the intensely competitive environment of the Abyss."

The Thunder Stag said with unusual pride.

"Thunderstorm Gun!"

One could see a massive amount of Thunder Light erupting from the antlers composed of thunder.

Bolts of thunder slammed violently toward the Thunder Light Butterflies.

"Hmph, Thunderstorm Gun is the Thunder Stag's most powerful move."

"Landing on these few pitiful little butterflies, it will surely blast them into the air."

After all, the Thunder Stag was a trophy it had gone to great lengths to hunt.

It could also be considered Sifendaer's strongest skin, bar none.

However, the Thunder Light Butterflies were Exotic Beasts that manipulated thunder; thunder was merely food to the Thunder Light Butterflies.

The Thunderstorm Gun exploded in mid-air, scattering onto the Thunder Light Butterflies.

The Thunder Light Butterflies were wreathed in electric arcs, and Thunder Balls condensed from their wings, blasting toward Sifendaer.

Sifendaer was blasted into scurrying for cover, howling in agony.

Layer after layer of skin was shattered, finally revealing a gray skin underneath.

At this moment, Sifendaer looked like the image of The Thinker.

"Hehehe, you are the one who forced me to reveal my Tier 7 strength."

"Damn it, once I reveal this form, I will be automatically detected by Blue Star."

Sifendaer stood up slowly; it had exposed its true form.

Massive bat wings emerged, and twisted, ferocious demon horns appeared.

"You have ruined my collection of one hundred years."

"Your crimes are unforgivable."

"You have also disrupted the plan of the Demon God."

A long, narrow blade appeared in Sifendaer's hand.

On the blade, there was a huge eye staring fixedly at Ye Bai.

"You should be honored to die under the Demon Sword."

"This Demon Sword is the personal sword of a certain Demon God from Hell."

"As long as your strength does not exceed Tier 8, you cannot resist the impact of the Demon Sword at all."

"Die."

The giant single eye on the sword blade erupted with a terrifying aura.

Endless blackness surged out from the sword body.

One could only hear a few 'Crack! Crack!' sounds as countless sharp short blades emerged from the sword body.

A single eye appeared on every short blade.

From a distance, it looked just like a peacock spreading its tail.

"Bankai?"

This really looked exactly like a Shinigami's Bankai.

Ye Bai was speechless for a moment.

"Myriad Change Butterfly, can you finish off this Sifendaer?"

Ye Bai asked the Myriad Change Butterfly in the sky.

The Myriad Change Butterfly gathered violent electric currents all over its body, and countless currents as thick as thumbs fell from high in the sky, striking heavily toward Sifendaer.

But before these currents could hit Sifendaer, they were blocked by a black protective barrier.

"Hahaha, I don't even put attacks of this level in my eyes."

Sifendaer looked at the Myriad Change Butterfly with contempt.

That disdainful look and arrogant remark completely enraged the Myriad Change Butterfly.

"Damn it!"

If I don't show my power, you think I'm a little wild cat, right! A massive amount of Thunder Light erupted from the Myriad Change Butterfly's body, and it transformed into the King of Thunder Light Butterflies.

A Thunder Light Butterfly King, whose body was much larger than the others, appeared.

Bolts of current as thick as bowls wrapped around the Myriad Change Butterfly's body.

One could see four Thunder Light Butterflies distributing themselves near Sifendaer; they took on a four-cornered formation.

A Thunder Light Barrier appeared.

Sifendaer could clearly feel that its strength was being suppressed.

The air was filled with crackling electric currents.

The skills of the Thunder Light Butterflies could be magnified several times within the Thunder Light Barrier.

Thunder Light that was only as thick as a thumb became as thick as a bowl after entering the Thunder Light Barrier.

One could see the Myriad Change Butterfly flap its wings violently, and bolts of Thunder Light flew down from the high sky like dragons.

"This is fatal; who could withstand an attack of this level?"

With just one frontal wave of attacks, the bowl-thick thunder shattered the black curtain Sifendaer had set up.

It was covered in electric currents, kneeling on one knee on the ground.

A look of extreme unwillingness fell upon Sifendaer.

"Damn it, damn it."

Sifendaer discovered that he could do nothing; though he possessed the Godhead Crystal, he was unable to mobilize the power of the Godhead Crystal.

After all, the Godhead Crystal was a concentration of divine power, and it also contained a Law within it.

He was merely a custodian of the Godhead Crystal; once the Demon God descended to Blue Star, Sifendaer would become the vessel for the Demon God.

Sifendaer's body gradually carbonized, and his physical form was completely destroyed.

"You have ruined the Demon God's plan, and the Demon God will definitely send someone to hunt you down."

"I will be waiting for your arrival in Hell."

Sifendaer's face was filled with unwillingness; he raised his hand high, and his body gradually vanished with the wind.

Only that perfectly Cut Godhead Crystal remained, floating in the air.

(End of this chapter)