Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

Chapter 2 Facial Makeup
Li Yelai's actions stirred something in the heart of 'Dr. Wang,' or rather, the skinner.

Since acquiring this ability, he has hunted many humans and assumed the identities of different humans, enjoying different lives to his heart's content.

He was particularly keen on impersonating other people and committing crimes that the original owner could never have done, under the incredulous gaze of the victims.

There were indeed those who resisted, but this was the first prey to dare to approach and attack after seeing its true face!
The normal reaction of prey is to flee in terror, but this guy is going against the current and facing himself head-on.
That's quite courageous, but it's all in vain!

He is a chosen one, striving for a higher level of life, and has the potential to become a god!

How could they be compared to mere mortals? What if they resisted? What if they fought to the death?
Faced with absolute power, there is only one outcome!

He thought to himself, then quickly leaned forward, his exceptionally strong muscles tensing. He assumed an attack stance.

He targeted Li Yelai because he found him to be a very suitable candidate in Dr. Wang's patient records.

Abandoned by her father and deceased by her mother, she has only a younger sister who cannot leave the house due to some kind of mental illness to depend on for survival.

This was perfect for the skinners who wanted to hide. No one would discover that Li Yelai had been replaced by him.

However, the instant the skinner charged forward, Li Yelai mustered all his strength, advancing instead of retreating, while simultaneously reaching into his backpack with his left hand and slamming it down on the skinner with all his might. He then pulled out something.

The skinner didn't care, and without any hesitation, quickly reached out and slapped away the backpack that was hitting his face.

However, the instant the backpack was knocked away, Li Yelai swung his left hand again, and a burst of white powder shot rapidly toward the skinner's face.

Caught off guard, the skinner was smeared with powder. The powder clung to the bare skin, naturally covering the eyelidless eyes as well, instantly blinding the skinner and forcing him to halt his charge.

That's quicklime!
This was one of Li Yelai's methods for dealing with the shadowy figure.

He had long prepared for the worst regarding the existence of the shadowy figure and had made many preparations accordingly.

He even consulted a scavenger who came to the antique shop to sell his wares.

While the skinner's face was covered in quicklime, Li Yelai strode forward, swung his axe, and delivered a horizontal slash to the skinner's neck!
Against such a monster, you can't be considered safe until you cut off its head.

However, the skinner, with his left arm outstretched, actually managed to grab the blade of the axe with pinpoint accuracy. He even managed to clamp the axe tightly between his fingers.

How could someone catch a blade with their bare hands even when their face was covered in quicklime?

Li Yelai was horrified, but dared not hesitate at all. Now, there was no turning back!

He decisively abandoned the axe that had been caught.

He lunged forward, clenched his fists, and simultaneously slammed them together on the skinner's temples.

Then, Li Yelai grabbed the skinner by the neck and pulled him towards himself while simultaneously kneeing him in the forehead with his right foot.

After being struck hard on the head by the knee, the skinner's body involuntarily leaned backward.

Li Yelai then lunged forward again and slammed his elbow into the man's chest!

The skinner was knocked back several steps!

Double peaks piercing the ears! Neck grab and knee thrust! Lunge and elbow thrust!
This is an extremely dangerous, even insidious, fighting style. In particular, the first move, the double ear strike, where the fist, originally meant to strike the ear cartilage, strikes directly at the temple, is a dirty trick that can kill in one blow.

If it comes to medical expenses, this whole scheme could leave Li Yelai with decades of debt.

However, after this exchange, Li Yelai quickly clutched his neck, feeling blood gushing out between his fingers. He collapsed to one knee, utterly exhausted.

While enduring this combo, Li Yelai was also attacked. A hidden blade swiftly sliced ​​open his neck.

"If I were still a mortal, I'd probably be dead by now, right? You're more dangerous than I imagined." The Skinner looked up at Li Yelai, a chilling smile on his face. "Too bad."

His right arm hung limply, the skin torn and bleeding, revealing instead crimson muscle that ripped and stretched out. Then, a sharp blade emerged from beneath the crimson arm muscle. This was the skinner's weapon hidden beneath the skin.

It was this strange blade that sliced ​​open Li Yelai's neck in an instant.

It was only then that Li Yelai noticed that the air around the skinner had become visibly thicker.

The gel-like air acted as an invisible barrier.

The quicklime from before, as well as the axe blow containing Li Yelai's full strength and the subsequent combo, were all blocked by this air barrier, making it difficult to get even a little closer!
The difference between the two is too great.

Even though Li Yelai used all his methods, he couldn't harm him in the slightest.

Instead, he had his throat slit by the other party.

Li Yelai knelt on one knee, his vision blurring as the overwhelming fear of death paralyzed his body. He futilely clutched the wound on his neck.

When the danger of death loomed, he felt both resentment and terror.

In that instant, countless images flashed before his eyes.

He saw his younger sister inside the house, reminding him to be careful on the road.

I saw my mother's gentle gaze before she passed away, and the sign language she used to comfort herself.

He saw the back of his father, who was heading to the wilderness to make a lot of money, but never returned.

At the same time, I also saw that dark figure not far away in that endless, dim dream, turn around in an instant!

Is this a revolving lantern?
No, I don't want a revolving door!

If I die, my sister will be truly left all alone. What will happen to her condition? I haven't earned any money to treat her illness yet.
A strong sense of resentment and fear compelled Li Ye to stand up, but his vision gradually blurred and his pupils began to dilate.

He's dying.
"I will take good care of your sister in your place. Don't worry, she will be very happy." The unharmed skinner approached step by step. He wanted to carefully peel off Li Yelai's skin and become the new Li Yelai.

He didn't know that it was those last words that made Li Yelai's eyes widen.

A surge of intense anger caused his already dilated pupils to constrict again.

That son of a bitch actually tried to hurt my little sister?

We absolutely cannot let this monster live!
He still has a trump card!
The final, most dangerous trump card!
In that instant, the approaching skinner suddenly sensed immense danger.

All the organs in my body were trembling, and my previously vague inspirations became clearer than ever before.

A look of confusion flashed in the skinner's eyes, but he suddenly accelerated towards Li Yelai. He didn't understand why a dying prey would give him this sense of crisis.

But he had a feeling that he had to kill Li Yelai immediately!

Otherwise, something truly terrible will happen!

But it's too late!
Li Yelai, clutching his bleeding neck, spoke with difficulty.

"I'm here!"

Li Yelai must kill this monster, this monster that threatens his sister, at all costs!
Even if it attracts an even bigger monster!

That's right, he actively summoned the shadowy figure that had haunted him for years!
As Li Yelai took the initiative to call out, it was as if a Pandora's box had been opened.

Everything around was frozen in time; the flying lime and flowing blood all stopped at that moment. Even the skinner was frozen in that instant.

A force that Li Yelai could not comprehend froze everything in an instant.

At the same time, Li Yelai saw that dark figure again.

His twisted body dragged four heavy chains as he walked through this frozen space. He passed the Skinner and came before Li Yelai, looking down at him.

It seemed to be mocking Li Yelai's disheveled state.

"I've finally found you."

The shadowy figure's words were obscure and mysterious, and the voice was neither male nor female, yet Li Yelai understood their meaning.

Even now, less than a meter apart, Li Yelai couldn't see its appearance. He could only vaguely make out that it was a monster wearing a black robe with countless tentacles and fangs behind it.

He slowly extended his arm, as if inviting something, or perhaps making a transaction.

Faintly, several voices were warning Li Yelai: Reject Him! Even if it means death, reject Him!

Otherwise, this world will face a very terrible ending!

A terrible ending?

Ha, what could be more terrifying than dying yourself and your family facing danger and suffering?

Ignoring the faint sounds, Li Yelai did not hesitate and reached out with difficulty to grab the arm of the dark figure.

In that instant, the world seemed to have changed, yet it also seemed as if nothing had changed at all.

"Hahahaha!" The dark figure chuckled, the laughter gradually rising in intensity, ultimately transforming into a world-shaking declaration.

At the same time, a chain binding Him shattered with a crash. It was as if the deal with Li Yelai had further freed Him from his constraints; if all the chains were to break, who knows what kind of disaster would ensue?
He laughed loudly, stretched out his finger and touched Li Yelai's forehead, his finger piercing into his brain.

Li Yelai's brain throbbed with pain instantly, as if his soul had been torn apart.

Some kind of power was forcibly activated. His soul seemed to break free from his dying body and see a wider world, a wider universe!

"Go witness heroes, imitate heroes, become heroes! Make your choice and move in the direction you want! Even if it means going against the current from the Yellow Springs!" The shadow disappeared into Li Yelai's shadow, leaving only the words echoing in Li Yelai's mind.

A bloody scene of an ancient battlefield flashed before Li Yelai's eyes.

On the bloody battlefield, a peerless general clad in armor silently embraces the woman in red who draws her sword and commits suicide before him.

Then, the fierce general, wielding a long halberd, led twenty-eight riders and charged towards thousands of iron cavalry!
'This is Heaven's will to destroy me, not a fault of my own in battle!'

"Follow me to slay generals, break through enemy lines, and rout the army once more!"

With unstoppable power, he killed hundreds of soldiers, and wherever he went, men and horses were crushed!

Fewer and fewer knights followed him, but his aura grew increasingly powerful.

One man and one horse, yet they possess the imposing presence of a thousand troops!

No one can rival him on the battlefield!

When his warhorse finally neighed and fell to the ground.

The fierce general threw aside his halberd and drew his sword.

With terrifying double pupils, he looked down at thousands of iron cavalry and let out a fearless laugh.

None of the thousands of cavalrymen launched the first attack.

At that moment, Li Yelai felt as if he were there, as if he himself were that peerless warrior!

'Yu's valor is unparalleled throughout history!'

On the other side, the skinner, who was sprinting forward, suddenly changed his expression. The immense sense of danger made him react instantly.

That is, retreat immediately!

However, in the next instant, a figure appeared in front of him.

The skinner saw the other person's face; on that handsome face, there was no longer any fear, but rather a mask.

A black and white face mask.

Black brain, white eyebrows.
In particular, his eyes had a pair of terrifying double pupils!

Li Yelai? No, absolutely not!

"Who exactly are you?" The skinner was shocked and saw Li Yelai raise his right hand, transforming it into a hand blade, and slash down!

In that instant, he vaguely saw a long weapon appear out of nowhere!
The heavily armored, double-pupiled overlord wielded his halberd with one hand and slashed down with a single blow!

The Overlord Dances with Halberd, Eighteen Throws with One Hand!

"The Hegemon-King of Western Chu!"

(End of this chapter)