CHAPTER 70: CHAPTER 70: SENIOR, YOU WOULDN’T WANT YOUR SECRET TO BE DISCOVERED, WOULD YOU?

The Divine Eye struggled violently. It was engulfed by the Divine Phoenix’s fiery fall, igniting a layer of Nirvana Fire all over its body. Instantly, it transformed into a sea of flames, greatly reducing the difficulty of its sealing.

"Abyss... Master... returns."

The Divine Eye, covering miles, immediately decayed into a shadow, dragged by an invisible force into this human skin.

The human skin writhed, beginning to twist, as if a higher-echelon Evil God was hidden beneath it.

"No!"

Countless tendrils of muscle-bound veins fiercely embedded themselves into the earth, melding with its flesh and blood. From afar, it looked as if this eyeball had lifted off, extending vast flesh that connected with the ground, forcefully resisting the attraction.

This commotion, this scene, was particularly spectacular!

Yet, in the end, it was all futile. Accompanied by a tearing sound, the Divine Eye began to fracture and disintegrate, as if being chewed by an invisible creature, swallowed bit by bit.

「Moments later.」

Chu Yi felt the human skin gnawing on something. His thoughts raced, and his expression froze.

Is my skin eating something? Ah, this...

Chu Yi even felt that after transforming into a Deceit Beast, the human skin could be an armor, a Magical Treasure, something to be thrown out to kill enemies. It was just too ridiculous.

Meanwhile, Chu Yi took the opportunity to mimic the Divine Eye, perceiving its traits and extracting segments of information. His expression became odd.

This Divine Eye is an organ, a part of the God of Flesh and Blood, containing a trace of the Authority of Flesh and Blood. It could be regarded as its kin.

FWOOSH—

A bloody gale whistled, mixed with flashes of lightning and thunder that streaked across the sky, as if lamenting the demise of a towering existence!

Sealing successful!

「The next moment.」

On Chu Yi’s human skin, a liquid similar to Venom swirled—agitated, frantic, roaring—before eventually calming down.

On the human skin, a tattoo of a writhing shadow appeared. One crimson eyeball after another emerged, their expressions varied: unwilling, humiliated, angry...

Does this count as becoming the Hundred-Eyed Demon Monarch from Journey to the West? Chu Yi mused, discovering that [Mimicry] could be paired with Painted Skin.

[Deceit Beast]: Painted Skin

[Grade]: Medium Servant

[Level]: 3

[Attribute]: Flesh and Blood

[Weakness]: Divine

[Skill]: Divinely Inspired Stroke

[Specialty]: Seal

[Status]: Full

[Evolution Points]: 460

The initial Deceit Beast was weak and had to be enhanced using feast offerings. Chu Yi inspected its skills.

[Divinely Inspired Stroke]: Paint on human skin, causing the outlined object to materialize. The strength is proportional to the power infused.

Eh? A summoning-type skill?

Chu Yi was slightly startled. Is this skill equivalent to Ma Liang’s magic brush?

「Suddenly.」

Chu Yi jolted.

If his painting skills were good, wouldn’t he have a series of anime wives, being a groom every night? Kurumi Tokisaki, Esdeath, Sora Kasugano, Asuna, Yuu Mikami...

Ahem. But alas, his painting skills were crude; he could only draw stick figures, perhaps staging stick-figure wars to reward himself.

Chu Yi seemed to have underestimated this skill; [Divinely Inspired Stroke] was, in some aspects, too powerful!

Moreover, as the Deceit Beast evolved, Chu Yi could use feast offerings that retained skills, allowing him to inherit [Divinely Inspired Stroke] into the next stage—infinite joy!

In contrast, there was the specialty [Seal].

[Seal]: A certain chance to seal a target; the higher the echelon, the more difficult the seal.

It was merely sealing, but paired with his ability to determine outcomes by seeking their causes, it could help Chu Yi overcome opponents he couldn’t otherwise resist.

I’m increasingly discovering... my whole person seems abnormal.

Grey mist lingered around him. Chu Yi watched his whole body’s twisted, grotesque, and distorted state, and his mouth twitched.

Developing like this, I’ll sooner or later become the world’s strongest anomaly. Eh heh heh heh...

「...」

HISS...

Everyone witnessed that simple and crude scene.

The huge and boundless Divine Eye was surprisingly, and savagely, contained by this forbidden presence within his body, devoured completely! The chaotic, frenzied shadow tentacles struggled incessantly before finally being slurped up like noodles with a SLURP.

"God’s kin, was... was it subdued by him?"

"If you look closely, it was eaten..."

"Heavens, are all forbidden presences this terrifying? Eating an Evil God’s kin just like that?"

"..."

The silence lasted only briefly before sky-rocking clamors erupted continuously.

Qin Shi shivered slightly, sensing the fear conveyed by the Great Ape King’s several Commander-rank Pet Beasts. He couldn’t help but sigh in relief. "We should at least express our gratitude. Regardless of whether this was this eminence’s plan or not, the invasion of the two Evil Gods has been resolved."

His comrades nodded, looking at the figure in the grey mist with dread and... reverence—reverence for the strong. Single-handedly eliminating Evil Gods signified the terror of this existence. It was so powerful it incited despair, banishing any thought of resistance.

"In the corners of this world, there are still many unknown forbidden presences," Jiang Qiuyun cast an envious glance. Even if I had half of this expert’s power, I could easily swat that person dead.

"Alright, alright, the danger is resolved. Let’s find little Chu Yi; he might be spectating somewhere," Catherine said with a smile.

"Mm."

Thinking of Chu Yi, Jiang Qiuyun nodded. Her jade-like neck was snowy and sleek, her flowing hair fluttering. She was about to summon her Dragon Eagle to search.

BOOM—

At this moment, the Secret Realm quaked violently and began to collapse. With the Divine Eye that served as its core taken by Chu Yi, the entire Secret Realm shattered. It would most likely plunge into the Abyss and become a part of it.

The military swiftly abandoned the assets they had cultivated for years and evacuated quickly.

「Divine Phoenix Tower.」

Numerous high-level figures wore exhausted expressions. Excessive mental stress had made them break into cold sweats; now, they could finally catch their breath. First, the God of Flesh and Blood descended, then the Master of Grey Mist raided. Two Evil Gods battled, followed by this hidden, forbidden entity profiting from the chaos. The excitement level rivaled a roller coaster, one with multiple vertical drops.

"Have you recorded it yet? Submit all data from today’s events to the Supreme Council."

"Yes."

Jiang Celestial Gods touched his aging face, gazing at the scene of the Secret Realm’s collapse. He couldn’t help but murmur. The world is about to change...

「...」

「Rooftop of the hotel, an outdoor pool.」

A girl in a revealing swimsuit rested her chin on her hand, her bright eyes gazing at the gradually fragmenting Secret Realm with a joyful sparkle.

Truly... this exceeded my expectations.

"If I hadn’t left that lipstick mark, I really wouldn’t have discovered that the forbidden presence was actually Senior."

Her tender lips, like peach petals, pressed together slightly. A heart-shaped gleam surfaced in her beautiful pink eyes.

Unaffected by destiny, detached from the River of Time, single-handedly setting a grand scheme, outwitting two Evil Gods... His wisdom, courage, and strategy are all top-notch. To think he actually endured at the academy for years, faking the impression of a fallen genius, all while avoiding detection by the Federation’s strongest.

SWISH...

Water splashed. A blue and white swimsuit accentuated her fiery figure. Her skin was as smooth and white as fine jade, glowing faintly, like a pear blossom under the moonlight kissed by the morning glow. Her well-rounded, slender legs were held together, catching the light and casting a lustrous gleam. Her Jade Foot idly splashed the water, resembling a delicate crescent moon on a late autumn night.

Senior, you wouldn’t want your secret discovered by others, would you?