Chapter 82: Disguising as a Demon

"Rustle!"

The two alien men rushed into the woods like madmen, their faces filled with panic.

The snake-tailed man gritted his teeth: "Damn it, when did human cultivators become so powerful that they could kill Old Niu in one move?"

"It's over now. The Great King definitely won't let us off when we go back." The other one said with a mournful face.

"Whoosh!"

At this moment, a black figure suddenly flashed past them, followed by a heavy ink-colored ruler appearing in front of them, directly blocking their path.

"You two run too slowly, and you have time to chat while running for your lives?" Xu Que stood in front of them again, smiling faintly.

The two alien men's expressions changed drastically on the spot, and they said tremblingly: "How... how is this possible? How could you catch up to us!"

"Why wouldn't it be possible? Stop talking nonsense, hurry up and stick your heads out, I'll solve it in one move."

"Hero, spare our lives, we were forced!" The man with the furry tail immediately felt his legs go weak and sat on the ground, crying.

Xu Que looked at the snake-tailed man and smiled faintly: "He's already knelt down to beg for mercy, aren't you going to kneel? You've got quite a backbone!"

The snake-tailed man looked gloomy and shook his head: "I... I want to kneel too, but I have no legs, I can't kneel!"

"..." Xu Que's mouth twitched, he propped the Heavy Xuan Ruler on the ground and said: "Answer me a few questions first. First, what does the lightning tribulation sacrifice you mentioned mean?"

The furry-tailed man hurriedly said: "This is a sacrifice our race uses to elect a new Demon Emperor. It happens once every ten years, and every tribesman has a part in it. Whoever attracts the most powerful heavenly tribulation is the new Demon Emperor."

"That casual? What if no one undergoes a heavenly tribulation on the day of the sacrifice?" Xu Que was a bit suspicious.

The snake-tailed man shook his head: "It's impossible for no one to undergo a heavenly tribulation. As long as it's a few years before the sacrifice, tribesmen who need to undergo the tribulation will choose to suppress their tribulation and wait for that day to arrive."

"Yo, heavenly tribulations can be suppressed?" Xu Que became interested.

"Of course, as long as you seal your strength and restrain your aura, you can delay the tribulation. And after a long delay, it might summon an even more powerful heavenly tribulation!"

"Are you guys courting death?" Xu Que was speechless. Comparing whose heavenly tribulation was more powerful—if the tribulation was too fierce and they couldn't pass it, they'd be struck to death. By then, forget about being Demon Emperor, they wouldn't even be able to be human-demon hybrids.

"When does your lightning tribulation sacrifice start?"

"Two days later!" The snake-tailed man replied.

Hmm? Two days later?

Xu Que's eyes lit up, because his tribulation was also exactly two days later!

'This is going to be fun. My tribulation is Hell Mode, might as well go and compare whose tribulation is fiercer!'

His heart stirred, and he looked at the two alien men again: "How many people are participating in your lightning tribulation sacrifice? What are their cultivation levels roughly?"

The two looked at each other and smiled bitterly: "We don't know exactly how many are participating because many tribes are involved. But this year, there are only two people with the best hope of winning the new Demon Emperor position."

"One is the Great King of our Myriad Demon Tribe, the Dragon-Patterned Tiger King, and the other is the Great King of the Heavenly Demon Tribe, the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox! They have been at the Nascent Soul stage perfection for many years, settling down for a long time, just for the lightning tribulation sacrifice two days later!"

"Only Nascent Soul stage perfection?" Xu Que raised his eyebrows and asked again: "Is the lightning tribulation sacrifice only for your alien race?"

"Yes, that's right."

"As long as you're half-human, half-demon, it's okay?"

"Yes."

"If you're a demon, but look a little bit like a human, is that okay?"

"Should... be okay."

"Alright, you guys go. Don't let me see you again." Xu Que suddenly waved his hand, signaling them to leave.

The two alien men were stunned, not daring to believe it. After looking at each other, they didn't say a word and bolted, fearing Xu Que would suddenly change his mind.

Xu Que watched them go with a smile. After they completely disappeared from view, he stepped on the Three Thousand Thunder Movement without haste and followed them.

Letting two alien beings go so easily? Of course, that was impossible.

Xu Que just wanted to take the opportunity to sneak into their tribe, undergo his tribulation, and earn some Acting Cool Points along the way.

The two alien men ran fast along the way, taking extremely remote paths, even with some traps in between.

But unfortunately, these two hadn't practiced any movement techniques. Xu Que followed far behind, feeling completely relaxed.

Soon, after bypassing several hidden cave entrances, Xu Que followed them into a dense forest.

On one side of the forest, there was an array barrier, looking majestic and not simple at all.

And vaguely, it emitted bursts of terrifying murderous intent.

Xu Que couldn't help but be stunned. He could tell that this array was at least an intermediate-level array.

At the same time, the two alien beings outside the array shouted a few words in a low voice, and the barrier immediately opened an entrance.

Before Xu Que could see clearly what was behind the barrier, the two alien beings had already stepped inside, and the entrance closed instantly.

"Interesting, looks like I need to disguise myself."

Xu Que raised the corner of his mouth and took out an item from the system package. It was the "Disguise Puppet" he had opened from a Growth Gift Pack a long time ago.

【Disguise Puppet】:

100% disguise of another person's appearance and body, and mimic their cultivation aura, but real strength is not increased. Duration: one hour. (Disguise targets are limited to Infant Transformation stage and below.)

Xu Que had obtained two of these, but never had a chance to use them. Now, in this situation, he could disguise himself as a half-human, half-demon and sneak into the alien tribe silently.

But... the limitations of the Disguise Puppet were great. It could only last for one hour, and the disguise target was limited to below Infant Transformation stage.

Xu Que immediately summoned the system and asked: "System, can this Disguise Puppet's duration be extended? And can the disguise target be a character that doesn't exist in this world?"

"Ding! It is suggested that the host synthesize the Disguise Puppets. After upgrading, there will be corresponding functions."

"Synthesize?"

Just as Xu Que was puzzled, the system interface in front of him suddenly changed, becoming a fusion interface.

There were nine squares arranged in a circle, and each square was connected by a thin line, finally concentrating in the middle on a slightly larger square, very much like the synthesis interface of some online games from the past.

Xu Que was also a game enthusiast in his previous life. After seeing this, he knew how to use it without asking.

Immediately, he took the two Disguise Puppets out of the system package, placed them into two of the outermost squares, and with a thought, shouted "Synthesize"!

"Ding! Do you want to consume 100 Acting Cool Points to synthesize the Disguise Puppets?"

Holy crap, this costs money too?

Xu Que widened his eyes, but in the end, he could only helplessly choose "Yes"!

No choice, if you don't sacrifice the child, you can't catch the wolf. Just treat it as an early investment!

"Whoosh!"

Instantly, the system synthesis interface rotated rapidly, the two Disguise Puppets became blurred, followed by a flash of white light, and the system notification sounded.

"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for successfully synthesizing 'High-Grade Disguise Puppet'!"

【High-Grade Disguise Puppet】:

100% disguise of another person's appearance and body, and freely choose cultivation aura, but real strength is not increased or decreased. Duration: two hours (after the time ends, every 1 Acting Cool Point consumed can extend it by one hour!)

"Damn, system, you profiteer, you actually do this kind of secondary consumption. You won't even let go of 1 Acting Cool Point, are you even human?" Xu Que cursed on the spot after reading it.

"Ding! This system does not belong to humans!" The system replied faintly.

Xu Que's mouth twitched, helpless. After all... that answer wasn't wrong.

He looked at the "High-Grade Disguise Puppet" in the item package again. After synthesis, it really became high-grade, and the freedom was much more open. For example, he could control his cultivation aura at will, so he could pretend to be at the Qi Refining stage to act like a pig to eat the tiger, or pretend to be at the Infant Transformation stage to bluff people.

Of course, the most critical point was that there were no limitations on the disguise target. It could be said that as long as Xu Que was willing, even if he disguised himself as Rulai Buddha, it wouldn't be a problem!

But Xu Que didn't think he was the type of person who loved to show off. Essentially, he was still very humble. Rulai Buddha and such were too high-profile, and it seriously didn't fit the target he wanted to disguise as this time. He had to pick someone who looked like a half-human, half-demon.

So without even thinking, Xu Que confirmed a disguise target with the system!

"System, just make me look like... the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong, the special envoy designated by Rulai Buddha, the Jade Emperor, and Guanyin Bodhisattva to fetch the scriptures from the West, from the Flower Fruit Mountain Water Curtain Cave!" ===== CHAPTER 83 =====