366: The Magical Use of the Faceless Mask

He arrived at the top floor of a tall building.

Qin Shilei threw the unconscious Ye Jincheng onto the ground.

He took out a large bottle of water and splashed it on him to wake him up.

As soon as Ye Jincheng woke up, before he could understand what had happened, he was once again controlled by Qin Shilei using the Eye of Illusion Breaking Purple.

“Do you have any news of the Soul-Devouring Demon?”

“No.”

“Then why do you seem so unconcerned about the deaths of so many people in the city?”

“Tian’er told us not to worry; he would handle it himself. Besides, those people weren't very obedient, so it’s better that they died.”

It seemed that Ye Litian indeed had a problem.

After Qin Shilei asked him a few more questions, he knocked him out again.

He took out the Faceless Mask, and with a thought, he instantly transformed into Ye Jincheng's exact likeness.

Not long after, Qin Shilei, disguised as Ye Jincheng, swaggered into the City Lord's Mansion.

As he reached the front hall, a charming woman walked out from inside.

As soon as she saw Qin Shilei, she smiled and leaned against him.

Qin Shilei subtly avoided her attempt to link arms.

The woman said with a mournful expression, “My lord, are you still angry with me?”

“I have matters to attend to; you should go back for now.”

The person was likely Ye Jincheng’s wife, and to avoid being exposed, Qin Shilei just wanted to quickly send her away.

“My lord, why don’t Xiao Tao Hong and I serve you tonight, and you won’t be angry with me anymore, okay?”

The woman grabbed Qin Shilei’s hand and shook it playfully.

“Alright.”

Qin Shilei then asked, “Has Tian’er returned?”

The woman smiled brightly and said, “He’s back; he’s inside.”

“I have something to discuss with Tian’er; you should leave first.”

Qin Shilei finished speaking and walked inside.

When the other party wasn’t paying attention, Qin Shilei used the Eye of Illusion Breaking Purple to carefully examine him from head to toe.

Still, he couldn't find any trace of the Soul-Devouring Demon on Ye Litian.

Could it be that he had taken the Soul-Devouring Demon as a pet?

Qin Shilei asked casually, “Tian’er, where did you go just now?”

Ye Litian replied just as casually, “I just went out and killed a few strange beasts.”

Qin Shilei pretended to hesitate and asked again, “Tian’er, tell Dad the truth, did you take that Soul-Devouring Demon the man spoke of as a pet?”

“Haha.” Ye Litian chuckled, “Dad, there’s no such thing. Maybe the Soul-Devouring Demon was just made up by that person.”

Qin Shilei frowned and said, “What that person said was well-founded, plus the strange situation in Lingquan City, the Soul-Devouring Demon is probably real.

Now that it's just the two of us, you can tell your father the truth.

I'm just afraid you've made a deal with a demon, and you'll end up raising a tiger that will devour you.”

“There’s no such thing.” Ye Litian smiled, “I, Ye Litian, will never be used by demons, Dad, so stop worrying needlessly.”

“That’s good then.”

Qin Shilei then sighed lightly, “Alas, actually, if you really did take the Soul-Devouring Demon as a pet, it might not be a bad thing. According to Qin San, the Soul-Devouring Demon can rapidly grow by devouring the souls of living beings. Perhaps you could use this to defeat Qin Shilei in two months.”

Ye Litian said confidently, “Father, rest assured, even if I cannot defeat Qin Shilei in two months. But as long as you give me time, I will quickly surpass him and definitely trample him underfoot.”

“Really?”

Qin Shilei said with a look of surprise, “I knew it, my son must have subdued that Soul-Devouring Demon. And those people in the city, you used them to feed the Soul-Devouring Demon, didn't you? With the Soul-Devouring Demon, my son will definitely become the number one person on Blue Star.”

After Qin Shilei finished speaking, he looked at Ye Litian with a look of anticipation.

He thought to himself, “I’m putting on such a show; if you have any connection with the Soul-Devouring Demon, I don’t believe you can still hold back from revealing any clues.”

Indeed, Ye Litian’s expression changed slightly.

He looked left and right, and even went forward to close the main door.

Then he returned to Qin Shilei’s side and whispered, “Dad, then I’ll tell you the truth. The Soul-Devouring Demon has indeed fused with me, and now I possess the Soul-Devouring Demon’s talent for devouring souls. So as long as you give me enough time to grow, I will definitely slay Qin Shilei and become the supreme emperor of Blue Star.”

As he spoke, Ye Litian seemed to envision himself standing at the pinnacle of Blue Star, and an expression of looking down on the world involuntarily appeared on his face.

“You don’t have time, and you will absolutely not become the emperor you fantasize about!”

Qin Shilei said coldly.

He hadn't expected that the other party had actually fused with the Soul-Devouring Demon and possessed the talent of growing by devouring souls.

The other party clearly could have used this extremely rare talent to devour strange beasts, yet he chose to devour the residents of his own city.

Although Qin Shilei considered himself not a good person, he would never be as inhumane and utterly without principles as Ye Litian.

Now Ye Litian was on his kill list.

“Dad, what’s wrong?”

Ye Litian looked at Qin Shilei with some suspicion.

“Look again, I don’t have such an inhumane son like you.”

Qin Shilei reached up and gently tore at his ear, removing the Faceless Mask.

“How is it you?”

Ye Litian pointed at Qin Shilei with a surprised expression.

“It is I, here to take your dog life.” Qin Shilei drew his Giant Que Sword with a clang.

“We agreed to duel in two months! As the number one person on Blue Star, you can’t go back on your word!”

Ye Litian slowly retreated.

“Heh heh, with scum like you, why talk about credibility.”

After Qin Shilei spoke, he flashed and rushed towards the other party.

Dark Sky Curtain!

As Ye Litian quickly formed a hand seal, the entire hall suddenly became pitch black.

Qin Shilei waved his hand, sending out a bolt of lightning towards the position where he remembered Ye Litian being.

The dazzling lightning, however, failed to completely dispel the surrounding darkness.

Using the faint light of the lightning, Qin Shilei barely managed to discover that Ye Litian had already left his original spot.

He hadn't expected Ye Litian’s Dark Sky Curtain move to be so extraordinary.

It was even more formidable than his previous body's ability to absorb light.

If it hadn't caught him off guard last time, perhaps the other party could have exchanged a few moves with him.

But it would only have been a few moves.

Eye of Illusion Breaking Purple!

As Qin Shilei’s eyes turned purple, Ye Litian, who had sneaked to his right, instantly had nowhere to hide.

With one sword, he parried the dagger that the other party had thrust.

At the same time, his left hand summoned a thunder dragon to blast the Soul-Devouring Demon that was pouncing from behind him.

Ye Litian, who had been blasted back by one strike, came above Qin Shilei again and stabbed downwards.

Lightning Chain Slash!

Qin Shilei quickly unleashed ten slashes upwards.

Ye Litian was indeed a peerless master who could advance on his own; though slightly disheveled, he still perfectly received these ten slashes unscathed.

At the same time, he once again controlled the Soul-Devouring Demon clone to pounce on Qin Shilei from another direction.

One-Punch Man!

Qin Shilei had no intention of continuing to entangle with the other party. He directly activated the ability, intending to blast the other party with absolutely powerful force.

Qin Shilei, whose strength had increased several times, pierced the other party with a single sword.

Divine Power Stiffening immediately took effect.

Another Lightning Chain Slash.

Five consecutive slashes destroyed several of the other party’s protective artifacts, and the remaining five slashes cut the other party into several pieces.

The Soul-Devouring Demon, which had fused with him, also dissipated into the air at the same time, deader than dead.

Ye Litian, who was determined to become the number one person on Blue Star, was easily slain by Qin Shilei in less than a minute.