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Chapter 81 The Great Demon of the Face, the God of the Old Days!
Chapter 81 The Thousand-Faced Demon, the God of the Past! (Please Subscribe)
【The Blood Vessels of the Limb-Splitting Demon (Advanced Level 2): Originating from a demon from an ancient era—the Thousand-Faced Demon.
The Thousand-Faced Demon was born in [location unclear], at the bottom of the Abyss of No Darkness. It has no fixed form, only an invisible core, and possesses the power to transform flesh and blood.
It can transform into the flesh and blood of a target creature by devouring its flesh. The more it devours, the more abilities it inherits. Regardless of the opponent's strength, once completely devoured, it will become the opponent and gain 80% of its abilities and some skills, allowing it to continue training and growing. However, once it transforms back into its original form, the training effect will disappear, and it will enter a fatal period of weakness.
Therefore, some Thousand-Faced Demons do not like to transform individually, but prefer to combine the flesh and blood limbs of powerful beings to evolve themselves into perfect beings.
This Thousand-Faced Demon also died in the chaos, leaving behind a complete Thousand-Faced Core. One can control the core through a special medium, use a portion of the Thousand-Faced Demon's abilities, briefly transform a target's life form, and gain 50% of its power.
The limb-splitting demon's ability originates from blood-filament parasites differentiated from its core. It cannot control shapeshifting, but it can piece together flesh and blood using these parasites. This process requires feeding it large amounts of nutrients and regularly supplying the mother organism; otherwise, it will turn against its host.
The Thousand-Faced Demon!
Blood-tinged parasites!
"The truth about the limb-splitting demon is actually this..."
Lu Yu's gaze sharpened; through this document, he had learned quite a bit of inside information.
The leader of the Flesh and Blood Thieves did not receive any divine revelation or ancient god. He simply obtained a relic of a top-tier being from an old era by chance.
By gaining the power of flesh and blood transformation through the Thousand-Faced Demon, one can evolve into a perfect life form. Furthermore, by using oneself as a mother, one can spread a large number of parasites, which continuously extract nutrients for oneself and grow rapidly.
For over a decade, this guy not only announced the ritual, but also secretly spread the materials needed to transform the limb-splitting demons, allowing a large number of wild limb-splitting demons, apart from the [Flesh Wing Demon Thieves], to absorb nutrients day and night to sustain him.
Moreover, to prevent backlash from his subordinates, he fabricated a non-existent mysterious ancient god from the very beginning, perfectly diverting the hatred.
This led all the limb-splitting demons to be misled from the very beginning, believing that all the side effects were divine punishment caused by their insufficient absorption of flesh and blood.
He, however, remained behind the scenes, controlling everything, and in just over a decade, transformed from an ordinary person into a terrifying monster on the verge of becoming a hegemon.
Ruthless and extremely intelligent.
In a dark fantasy novel, Gao Di would be a main character.
If Lu Yu didn't possess the overpowered ability of the Eye of Truth, he wouldn't have been able to see through its scheme at all. In fact, he might have been like the Special Class, shifting his attention to the unknown "Ancient God" and making the wrong judgment.
"He can certainly be called a ruthless and powerful figure!"
While shocked, Lu Yu was also pondering a question:
"But which period does the 'old era' actually refer to?"
Even a top-tier demon like the Thousand-Faced Demon, capable of countless transformations and possessing extremely high survivability, was swept away by the tides of time...
What level of warfare is involved here?
I already knew from my last conversation with Lilith that humanity's current history has been edited out.
Especially after humans awakened the Beast Taming Space, several eras have passed since then. The most famous of these is known as the Age of Stars, a beautiful name, but there are few related records.
The only thing we know is that it was a time when many powerful figures carved out their own territories, establishing one powerful dynasty after another, giving rise to a glorious civilization. Among these civilizations were countless magical items and a beast-taming system, but in the end, they were all buried in the long river of history.
Most other historical records seem to have been erased by an invisible hand, and their existence can only be proven by the occasional unearthed relics and special artifacts excavated by archaeologists.
Seeing the words "old era" again brought Lu Yu the same doubts as before.
What exactly happened in the past?
Is humanity's rise truly just a result of the blessings bestowed upon us by the Mother River?
Although the Elder God of the Elder Demon leader is fabricated, where are the real Elder Gods?
He had a vague feeling that the water here was far deeper than he had imagined, and that he could easily drown if he wasn't careful...
But after the forbidden curse appeared, Lu Yu had no way out.
Just as Luo Qingyue said, "Once you come into contact with the extraordinary, it is no longer you who pursues knowledge, but the extraordinary knowledge that pursues you, as ruthlessly as an eagle hunting a rabbit."
Faced with the malice of fate, all he could do was proceed cautiously, climbing step by step to the highest point, possessing enough power to protect himself and everything he valued.
Moreover, this time the bait,
It smells so good!
Because the Thousand-Faced Demon's ability just happens to be the last missing ingredient in the evolutionary secret food he conceived for the rat.
The power to transform flesh and blood!
It is the most suitable material, without exception.
If we can obtain the core of the Thousand-Faced Demon, it's not just a slight chance that the mouse will evolve into a mythical creature, but at least a 50% chance.
The future Rat Lord is destined!
"Wild Power Ants... Mysterious Ritual... Thousand-Faced Demon... Core... Medium..."
However, Lu Yu was not blinded by temptation. Instead, he used these fragmented pieces of information to unravel the mystery bit by bit, putting himself in the shoes of the leader of the limb-splitting demons to analyze his true thoughts.
"If this guy is really after this... then there is indeed a chance..."
Through the Eye of Truth, Lu Yu had analyzed the other party's purpose and even discovered a hidden weakness.
The Eye of Truth may seem like just a hint, but in essence, it is a small part of the omniscient authority. Although it is not the same as having a God's-eye view, the information gap it brings is terrifying.
In this spiritually-driven world
Knowledge is power!
The leader of the limb-splitting demons has had the core for over a decade, but without instructions or abilities like the Eye of Truth, it's difficult to understand its deeper essence.
They may not even have discovered this fatal weakness yet.
Therefore, Lu Yu wanted to try his luck, hoping that if he succeeded, the return would be incredibly high.
With that in mind, he directly extracted the remaining three limb-splitting demons as materials, and the information he obtained was not much different.
These were all materials derived from the core of the Thousand-Faced Demon, but too many of their abilities had been stripped away, making them unsuitable as materials for the Rat's Evolution Secret Food. They were simply thrown into the material library.
This scene, however, had a huge psychological impact on the mouse.
"Besides the eldest sister's ethereal ability, and since he doesn't have any other pets, how come Xiu Ren has other abilities? Is he really human?"
The mouse, who was standing nearby, was stunned when Xiu Ren waved his hand and turned the limb-splitting demons into ashes. It was unaware of Xiu Ren's ability to extract materials.
She stared at Lu Yu with wide, bright eyes, as if she were looking at a monster.
Her original plan to become stronger to protect Lu Yu, and then find an opportunity to turn the tables and become the master, so that he would no longer forbid her from eating snacks and would massage her every day, was shattered.
If things continue like this, they might not even be able to beat a cultivator in the future, and then they'll feel useless and their status in the family will decline.
Especially since we're going to find some ancient alien species, the Wild Power Ant, if it performs well, wouldn't our second contract position be overtaken by someone else?
Just like in the anime, the mouse is a childhood friend, but a yellow-haired minotaur is about to fall from the sky.
Then you might end up as a support mouse, or even be relegated to the sidelines!
No! That won't do!
I'll start working hard when I get back, and I need to have a broader perspective and bigger goals, like...
The position of eldest sister has always been held by the virtuous!
All the pets take turns sitting, this year it's the mouse's turn!
A burning ambition ignited in the mouse's eyes. She clenched her little paws, ready to go back and roll up her sleeves, waiting to become the big sister and have Xiu Ren fawn over her, treating her as the number one trump card.
Every time I want to take action, I have to criticize myself.
Isn't it beautiful?
However, Little Spider treated me very well, so I called her Second Sister!
If you encounter a rat, do not worship it; in the cycle of reincarnation, sing its true name!
"Eek?"
The little spider looked at the mouse beside it, who was suddenly laughing uncontrollably and whose expressions were constantly changing. It tilted its head, a hint of confusion on its delicate face.
I didn't know what happened, but I didn't think much of it.
It might be sick. Humans need to take human medicine, so the mouse should just go back and eat some rat poison!
Lu Yu was unaware that his failure to explain his material extraction ability had caused the rat to misunderstand and feel threatened, leading it to roll up its sleeves.
If I knew, I'd probably make it curl up even more, since this guy is just too lazy.
He had a lot of talent, but he used it terribly.
"quack!"
The mist crows took flight, once again scouting ahead for Lu Yu. However, this time the direction was not the Desolate Ant Tomb, but rather the other necessary path leading to the secret realm.
The more the enemy wants to do something, the more you must stop them.
Therefore, Lu Yu prepared to hunt the limb-splitting demon, spread the news, persuade the beast tamers to quit, cut off the sacrificial materials at the source, and disrupt the ritual.
"A dark and stormy night, a night for murder!"
Lu Yu mounted his motorcycle, like a black and red blade tearing through the night.
"Help!"
A cry for help echoed from the dark forest as a group of novice adventurers fled in disarray, pursued by a tall, limb-splitting demon with two wolf heads spliced onto his shoulders.
The wolf's head, after being pieced together, remained active, its sharp fangs revealing it chewing on the corpse of a pet, a bloody and brutal sight.
Feeling the power of flesh and blood constantly surging into his body, the Limb-Splitting Demon excitedly chased after these weak Beastmasters.
Finally, cornering them and sensing their despair, he laughed maniacally:
"Alright, I'm tired of playing with you. It's time to rip out your hearts and go back to report to the leader!"
Despair gripped the crowd; just as they thought death was imminent, the wolf-headed limb-splitting demon suddenly froze in place, then raised his hands, grabbed his neck, and roared in terror:
"No...no!!!"
Before he could finish speaking, the three heads were suddenly ripped out along with their spines, and then, along with the remaining remains, they were wrapped in spider silk and dragged into the darkness.
It was as if they had become food for an even more terrifying monster.
The group of people looked at each other, confused as to what had happened.
But it seems... they're saved!
"This is the fifth batch..."
Deep in the dense forest, Lu Yu watched as the limb-splitting demon was dragged over, then threw it directly onto the corpse of its companion. He didn't even bother to extract any materials, letting the blood-eating worms process them, turning them into life bubbles.
An hour has passed since we set off.
With the high-altitude vision of the Fog Raven and the powerful Blackscale Type III motorcycle, Lu Yu had already destroyed five of the [Flesh Wings Demon Thieves] teams blocking his way at various intersections and killed more than a dozen Limb-Splitting Demons.
There were only two limb-splitting demons this time, so they weren't difficult to deal with.
In comparison, his third encounter was truly difficult. He was blocked at the crossroads by eight limb-splitting demons, all of whom were limb-splitting demons composed of equine-type supernatural creatures. They formed a cavalry unit and were skilled at using their own ribs as bows and blood threads as arrows for long-range mounted archery. He was simply no match for them in a head-on confrontation.
He'd be riddled with bullets in a single encounter!
In the end, Lu Yu relied on ambushing lone survivors, then using the Blood-Eating Insects to turn them into life bubbles to replenish their energy, before ambushing the next survivor. This cycle continued until the number of survivors decreased, at which point he created tripwires and ground spikes, finally managing to overcome this tough obstacle.
This made Lu Yu realize even more just how powerful high-quality food can be!
If it weren't for the double recovery power from the [Full of Spirit] buff, even with the life force bubbles replenishing stamina, my mental strength would have given out. Not to mention, after this long night raid and the slaughter of dozens of monsters, I still have plenty of energy.
This time the harvest was quite substantial. Not to mention that there were as many as fifteen materials for the limb-splitting demon, the little spider's no-rank skill, Spider Silk, improved rapidly, reaching 80% of the mastery level, not far from the perfect level.
As for the rat... it acted as Voldemort and the sixth brother throughout, suddenly leaping out from the shadows to launch a sneak attack.
He's almost maxed out the Shadow Leap skill!
Snapped!
Lu Yu casually popped a bubble, and the life force dust seeped into the three, replenishing their energy. Lu Yu asked:
Have any new members of the Fleshwing been discovered?
"Eek."
The little spider shook its head, indicating that it hadn't found it yet.
Because the Fog Raven has a limited range, it sent out three Blood Eater Insects to search in different directions and found that the members of the Demon Thieves had either left or were in the process of leaving.
There was one place where a battle was still raging, but it was led by a low-level limb-splitting demon with formidable strength. Even with all his current abilities, Lu Yu might not be able to kill it; at most, they would both be severely injured.
But then, we wouldn't be able to carry out the follow-up plans.
As for more distant places, the Bloodworms' flight efficiency is too low, and they cannot provide real-time feedback.
At this point, having another type of slave beast, the Blinking Spider, would be much more efficient!
However, due to limited funds, they cannot afford space fragments, and the little spiders need to reach at least the Commander rank to withstand spatial turbulence and enter the void to forage.
"It seems they have some kind of special way of communicating. Our hunting operation must have been discovered!" Lu Yu pondered, looking at the little spider who looked dejected and felt guilty for not doing a good job. He patted her head and comforted her, "You've done very well. We've destroyed nearly half of the Demon Thieves' squads. Just a few more, and we'll have achieved our goal of disrupting the ritual. Next, we'll delve deeper into the Desolate Ant Tomb Secret Realm..."
"Waaah!"
The little spider rubbed its cheek against its master's warm fingers, a happy smile on its face. Just then, a streak of blood-red light flew back, transforming into a blood-eating worm that hovered in mid-air.
A new limb-splitting demon has been found!
Lu Yu was also pleasantly surprised; the more destruction they caused, the higher the success rate of their plan would be.
However, when he got closer and saw the image displayed by the Fog Raven, his expression became somewhat strange:
"Why are they here?"
...........................
Meanwhile, on the other half of the desert near the Desolate Ant Mound, a chase was unfolding.
However, the targets of their pursuit were not humans, but a group of limb-splitting demons.
"Don't run so fast, you'll fall."
The gentle voice rang out, startling the four limb-splitting demons. They turned around and glanced at the stunningly beautiful girl in a white dress with long, flowing black hair, before scrambling forward in a panic.
However, before they had climbed far, the Tiger Claw Limb-Stapling Demon, whose eyes had been blinded by an arrow, was pierced through the back of the head by an elemental arrow and fell straight down, dying with its eyes wide open.
"Thank you, I hit the target!"
The young girl walked slowly, her figure elegant, her skirt fluttering. After sincerely thanking the corpse, she chased after several limb-splitting demons, who were terrified and ran around in all directions.
Seeing this scene from afar, Qi Wei couldn't help but twitch his lips, his eyes filled with pity, and he said with empathy:
"Meeting her was the worst luck these limb-splitting monsters ever had."
Those who appeared here were naturally Yu Xiyan and her pet cousin Qi Wei.
Originally, it was supposed to be Qi Changhai who brought them here, but Qi Wei's boastful essay on the black market went too far, making him so embarrassed he almost dug his toes out of a three-bedroom apartment.
Qi Changhai felt extremely angry and just wanted to go home and spend some time with his wife. Otherwise, if he saw his stupid son again, he would almost be unable to resist eating his own cub like a tiger.
So they entrusted Qi Wei to Yu Xiyan, this gentle, kind, and responsible girl from their relative's family, telling her that after the black market ended, she could just take her cousin for a stroll and then go home...
As a result, Yu Xiyan didn't even buy the video information and directly took Qi Wei away from the black market. The latter was powerless to resist and they arrived at the secret gate of the Desolate Ant Tomb.
Like most adventurers, they were ambushed by the Limb-Splitting Demons. Although there were five of them, they were not very strong, only at the early-stage elite level.
However, even for the two bronze-rank beast tamers, they were formidable enemies that they could not contend with.
Qi Wei's first reaction was to turn and run away. Then he saw Yu Xiyan walk towards the limb-splitting demons without even summoning her pet. She was holding a dark gold short bow and said politely, "Excuse me, could you please let me pass? Otherwise, I'll be very annoyed and will have no choice but to shoot you all."
Qi Wei was dumbfounded...
Has my cousin gone mad?
Do you really think these monsters are as easy to bully as he is?
But since his cousin hadn't left, he, as a grown man, couldn't just run away alone. So he summoned the Bronze Armored Baboon, preparing to forcibly take Yu Xiyan with him and run away.
Upon hearing this, the several limb-splitting demons were immediately amused and laughed loudly:
"Hahaha, kill us? Are all human babies this stupid these days?"
"That's hilarious! You think you can kill us with a small bow? Are you dreaming?"
"She's a bit dim-witted, but she's pretty good-looking. I'll grab her and have my fun first, then rip out her heart!"
"That makes sense, let's line up one by one!"
"..."
However, despite the foul language, Yu Xiyan maintained her serene and gentle smile, a hint of distress in her eyes, and said:
"Looks like you're not going to give in. Sorry, I'm going to have to take action."
"Hahaha, come on then..." The leader of the Tiger Claw Limb-Extending Demons was about to sneer when, with a "whoosh," an elemental arrow pierced his eye, blinding him instantly, blood spurting out.
Tiger Claw, his face contorted in agony, roared, "You filthy bitch, I'll tear you to pieces..."
"You can't swear!"
Yu Xiyan raised her hand and fired another arrow, piercing its other eye and causing it to kneel on the ground. If it weren't for the third eye on the back of its head, it would have gone blind.
Qi Wei, who was about to make a move, was stunned.
So...so cruel!
"You bitch, you actually attacked me from behind!"
Seeing this, the other spider-armed demon roared and swung its sharp spider blades at Yu Xiyan.
Strangely, Yu Xiyan simply tilted her head and perfectly dodged the attack by a hair's breadth. Then, she raised her hand and calmly shot an arrow that pierced the throat of the Spider-Arm Demon.
"Ugh...ugh..."
The spider-armed demon clutched its throat, blood gushing from its mouth as it groaned in agony before collapsing to the ground, convulsing.
"Damn it, this woman is suspicious! Surround her and kill her!"
The other limb-splitting demons also realized that this woman was extremely strange. They immediately surrounded her, and all sorts of bizarrely spliced limbs, such as cow hooves, snake arms, and sheep hooves, attacked Yu Xiyan together.
However, the result was still the same...
Missed!
As if she had rehearsed it countless times, Yu Xiyan turned to the side, squatted down, and leaned forward to the left, her movements elegant and casual, easily dodging all the attacks. Then, she used the short bow in her hand to condense elemental arrows and shoot them through the limbs of the limb-splitting demons.
At first, the limb-splitting demons were able to block vital points and withstand the elemental arrows.
However, as time went on, not only did they fail to hit Yu Xiyan even once, but they were all covered in blood, their bodies pierced by arrows, with blood gushing out.
At this moment, they realized that all their thoughts, wills, and ideas had been seen through by the smiling woman in front of them. Every action they took could be perfectly predicted, and they might even become puppets, turning around and severely injuring their companions!
They're just torturing them for their own amusement!
The longer you fight against a woman who sees through everything, the greater the psychological pressure becomes. In the end, the limb-splitting demons have a mental breakdown, turn around and run away, which leads to the scene described earlier.
Under Yu Xiyan's relentless pursuit, the limb-splitting demon, which had pieced together the head of a giant axe-worm, finally couldn't take it anymore and turned around, roaring:
"I'll fight you to the death!"
It swung its giant axe, creating a whooshing sound, and cleaved straight down at Yu Xiyan, who neither dodged nor blocked.
"Has this guy finally reached his limit?"
The giant axe-wielding demon was so excited that tears almost streamed down his face. He was incredibly excited and couldn't wait to see Yu Xiyan be cleaved in two with a single blow.
"Beware of falling objects!"
Yu Xiyan's gentle and sweet prompt rang out, and suddenly a beehive fell from the tree, covering its face, making it unable to see anything for a moment.
The giant axe-wielding demon, thinking it was under attack, frantically tried to wipe the things off its face. In its haste, it swung its giant axe violently and accidentally beheaded the bull-hoofed demon who was about to come to its aid.
His head flew high into the air and rolled to the ground, his eyes wide open, seemingly never expecting to die at the hands of his comrade.
Seeing this, the remaining limb-splitting demons looked at the gentle girl under the tree with fear, as if they had seen a death angel announcing the inevitable death of living beings.
They were all stunned and frozen in place, completely losing their will to fight.
Qi Wei's eyes lit up when he saw this. Wasn't this a great opportunity for real combat?
He could use Yu Xiyan's power to suppress these limb-splitting demons and make them his sparring partners.
There aren't many other opportunities to practice against elite monsters. Once I get used to fighting monsters of higher levels, I'll be able to easily defeat Lu Yu's spider girl when I challenge him again.
After defeating him, tell him how big the world is, and while you're at it, recommend your idol [The Collector]. Maybe you'll find another like-minded person!
Just do it!
Qi Wei commanded, "Copper-armored Baboon, go help my cousin kill the enemy! Use Rock Smash Fist!"
"roar!"
The bronze-armored baboon, brimming with pride, pounded its chest and abdomen like the beating of a war drum, ready to wash away its previous humiliation and show its master its power.
He then gathered extraordinary spiritual energy in his hands, leaped up, and charged towards a goat-hoofed demon, gathering the power to shatter boulders.
next moment,
It flew back with a whoosh, lay down on the ground and slid several meters, turning into a salted fish that had lost its dreams.
He was actually slapped back.
What a shame!
"Damn it, that bitch tormented us, fine, but who do you think you are!"
The goat-hoofed demons regained their senses, their eyes bloodshot, and they had entered a frenzied state. Already vicious, they were determined to take someone down with them even in death, and they chased after Qi Wei.
"Cousin, save me..."
The boiling murderous intent terrified Qi Wei, who turned and ran, wanting to call for his cousin to save him, only to find that Yu Xiyan had already gone far away.
Her beautiful eyes filled with surprise, a blush rising on her face, adding a touch of girlish shyness and sweetness. She quickly tidied her hair and started running, swaying like a ripe pear in the wind, calling out as she ran:
"Help!"
Qi Wei and the limb-splitting demons were stunned.
Whose life should we save?
However, Yu Xiyan ignored them. She ran to a figure, grabbed Lu Yu's hand fearfully, and held him close, saying softly:
"Lu Yu, there's a terrifying monster here! Let's run!"
The Limb-Changing Demon: "..."
Qi Wei: "..."
Lu Yu: "..."
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