Chapter 607 - 366: Seems to Be Aertemi

Chapter 607: Chapter 366: Seems to Be Aertemi

There were no fluctuations in Space; he had appeared in an instant...

Luoti couldn’t believe Lu Cang’s Speed could be so fast that even she couldn’t perceive it. In that brief moment, Lu Cang’s Speed had approached infinity.

And infinite Speed was something most gods could not achieve.

The only exception was Zuya, the god of Light and day.

THUD—

Lu Cang landed steadily.

Behind him, the Assassin’s body, now covered in countless marks, began to crack, emitting flashes of light.

From that momentary contact, Lu Cang had finally obtained information from them.

’So...’

’The Ritual is hidden beneath the skin of these four people.’

’Even if I destroyed this entire island, I would only be destroying some auxiliary Rituals.’

Being able to destroy those auxiliary Rituals and cause a great deal of interference was already a decent achievement.

In her heart, Luoti had never expected Lu Cang to be able to completely sabotage Aertemi’s plan.

Aertemi’s scheme had, after all, taken thousands of years to prepare.

The power of these four Level 8 Reincarnators, combined with the protection of the Restrictions... even if Luoti truly had a Level 8 Disciple, it would be difficult for them to ruin the enemy’s plan.

For Lu Cang to have gotten this far was already far beyond Luoti’s expectations.

He was able to hold his own against four Level 8 Skin Takers at the same time.

Regardless of what methods he used, he had already far surpassed her original predictions.

Lu Cang paced among the four with his hands clasped behind his back. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to continue attacking; he had sensed their hesitation.

Besides, his Final Sense had yet to give him a warning.

’They actually have no intention of attacking...’

TAP—

"Everyone."

"Have you all forgotten who I am?"

’Anyway, I’ll try a bluff first...’

’If things go south, even if they try to make a move, I can definitely react before they do.’

’Because of my Final Sense, no matter how fast they are, I’ll always be able to react one step ahead.’

’I can perceive their impending actions before they even move.’

"You are..."

THUD—

Under the pressure of the Grand Array, the Warrior before him actually dropped to one knee, facing Lu Cang.

"Lord Aertemi."

"But, aren’t you a wom—"

Lu Cang interrupted him in a cold voice, "With countless skins in this world, I naturally have countless faces."

’Oh?’

’Did they really mistake me for Aertemi?’

’These Restrictions are, indeed, Aertemi’s exclusive brand of Restrictions.’

’On top of that, they can’t see through my information; everything about me is shrouded in mystery.’

’An existence that even a Level 8 Arcane Mage using Deciphering Magic couldn’t glean a single piece of information from...’

’That’s even more god-like.’

’Plus... this indestructible, constantly regenerating body.’

’The Ten Thousand Skin Bag at my waist.’

’All these characteristics... the more they think about it, the more it adds up.’

’Isn’t this Aertemi’s human vessel?’

They had heard that Lord Aertemi had prepared several vessels capable of containing her essence. By wearing the skins Lord Aertemi left behind in the mortal world, these vessels could transform into Aertemi herself.

It was just that...

Lord Aertemi had always appeared in a female form.

Why was she a boy today?

Doubts still lingered in their hearts. Although Lu Cang claimed to be Aertemi, and various signs pointed to him being Aertemi...

...they couldn’t rule out the possibility that Lu Cang was an imposter.

Just as they were about to probe indirectly to verify whether the Aertemi before them was real or fake...

...they saw "Aertemi" speak first. "I ordered you to preside over the Ritual on this island and guard it."

"But what have you managed to guard on this island?" Lu Cang’s voice was low and accusatory.

CRASH—

The Assassin was completely pressed to the ground, her entire skin-suit plastered to the floor like a piece of cloth.

At this moment, Lu Cang truly looked like he had come to pass judgment.

"You couldn’t even detect an intruder."

"This skin I’m wearing now is merely the skin of a talented Reincarnator from the Secret Sea. The power I am using is also his."

"You couldn’t even defend against a Level 5 Reincarnator."

"What use are you?"

Lu Cang didn’t deliberately imitate Aertemi’s typically alluring tone, instead maintaining his own natural voice.

’A core tenet for a Skin Taker is to play the role of the skin they wear.’

’I’m not the real Aertemi, after all... If they scrutinize me carefully, they’re bound to find a flaw and expose me. Before they do, I need to press my advantage.’

Lu Cang walked over to the Assassin and stepped on her back.

"What are you still resisting?"

"Get out of that skin!"

"Everything you’ve achieved, I bestowed upon you!"

Lu Cang roared.

The Assassin dug his hands into the ground. He was a Level 8 Skin Taker... He struggled to lift his head, looking toward his three companions who were desperately maintaining the Restriction.

He saw his three companions’ expressions flicker with struggle before they all gave a slight nod.

The Assassin gritted his teeth and gave up the struggle...

He was seen slithering out from within the skin like a sludge-like, catfish-like mass of flesh, coiling up in an empty space to the side.

Lu Cang stared intently at the puddle of flesh.

It turned out to be a mass of completely intertwined, threadworm-like creatures... piled into a clump, yet appearing as a single entity.

’So, what’s under the skin isn’t even humanoid.’

’To better fit into any skin, they had long since transformed their bodies into monstrous forms.’

Lu Cang looked at the skin that had fallen to the ground.

This lustrous skin was the legendary skin of a Level 8 Hall Assassin.

Inside the skin, Aertemi’s Ritual was inscribed.

The skin had also been Specially treated. His earlier attacks had slid right off it, unable to cut or pierce it.

’As long as I take this skin, one-fourth of the Ritual will be destroyed.’

SWOOSH—

With a casual wave of his hand, Lu Cang broke the Restriction on the skin and stored it in his Ten Thousand Skin Bag.

Seeing the Assassin’s skin disappear...

...all four of them were shocked.

The skin bore Aertemi’s exclusive Restriction. Besides Aertemi herself and the few of them who had undergone a specific Ritual baptism, no one else could even touch it.

No one else could place the skin into a Storage Space.

Lu Cang’s action...

...further proved that he was Aertemi—just an Aertemi who had appeared in a different form.

Then, Lu Cang’s gaze shifted to the Mage who was maintaining the Barrier.

Just from a single glance from Lu Cang...

...the Arcane Mage felt the Magic being stripped from his body. The Tier Eight Arcane Magic - Realm that he had already learned...

...was suddenly forgotten in the middle of casting.

’I’ve learned Tier Eight Arcane Magic - Realm,’ Lu Cang thought. ’Unfortunately, even though I’ve learned it, I can’t cast Tier Eight Magic.’

"Still maintaining this Barrier."

"Are you planning to continue resisting me?"

"Hah... I knew I couldn’t count on you bunch of failures."

"Take off your skins. I’ll preside over this Ritual myself."