Hunting God Era

Chapter 85 The Bone-Painting Yaksha, the Visva-ksha!
Li Ye finished too quickly; he hadn't even finished slurping up the other painted skin yet.

At this moment, it stared wide-eyed at Li Ye, but there was no emotion in its eyes, only the instinct of a creature to feed.

Even the most intelligent demons are still human in nature. No matter how eloquent or understanding they are, they are merely means to achieve their goals.

Li Ye didn't stop it, just watched until Ren Xing gradually turned into a dried-up human body, and then even that couldn't be preserved, as if the gas inside had been extracted, turning into a perfectly preserved skin.

The painted skin raised its head, a blood-red bead in its mouth, and as it hugged the skin, it leaped backward and rushed towards the door.

But Li Ye quickly got up and grabbed the ankle of the still-unremoved skin as the painted skin was fleeing. Using this force, he swam over like a fish.

puff!
His other hand formed a claw and stabbed into the heart of the painted skin from below. The hand that was holding the ankle went even deeper, turning over the flesh like pushing mud, and then holding the painted skin's waist and abdomen.

laugh! !

He rubbed his arms together, tearing from the center outwards until it was in two, then pushed it into a pulp, kneaded it into a messy lump, and threw it on the ground.

"The strength is not bad, but it's still a bit lacking. I estimate it won't last long as a mere disguise."

Unlike martial artists, demons and monsters do not have any realm divisions. Some become very dangerous after causing disasters, while others are strong in combat but not very dangerous. It all depends on whether the martial artist can deal with them.

The Painted Skin Demon itself wasn't considered a great demon, so it naturally posed little threat to Li Ye, who was at the second realm. However, it might be a bit difficult to deal with someone at the Dragon Gate realm.

That body, covered in black, hard material, should be impenetrable by ordinary weapons.

He sat back down on the sofa, looking at the blood-red bead he had casually pulled out earlier, a thoughtful expression on his face. "This is essence blood?"

It's still the essence blood of the second realm; just by looking at it, you can feel a surging power of blood and qi.

This should be the purest form of enhancement.

"I thought it was a joke."

Li Ye said grimly, "So, it really is possible to eat people."

Demons transform humans into edible objects, and judging from the appearance, humans could clearly absorb them if they obtained them.

Demons harm and eat people, therefore they are demons.

What would you call someone who harms or eats others?
"Deserves to be killed!"

Li Ye does indeed possess a flexible moral bottom line. Although he had previously gained power, his martial arts skills were lacking, and he was still in a state of dormancy. Now, having broken through three barriers, he seems to be trending towards the direction of "I don't eat beef".

Especially after he entered the Disinfection Bureau and saw a more realistic world of martial arts, his behavior became increasingly apparent.

Protecting the Ningjiang River versus protecting my Ningjiang River—the latter is more appealing.

But he couldn't bring himself to eat people.

This is no longer a matter of bottom line; it's a matter of principle.

Besides, he had no reason to do it.

They're all about eating; he can even eat gods.

Just as he was thinking this, he suddenly felt the blood bead in his palm move. Li Ye raised his eyebrows slightly, opened his palm, and let the blood bead move silently in one direction, as if guided by some kind of force.

Li Ye thought to himself, "Demons should instinctively strengthen themselves first. Besides their lust for human skin, the more humans they devour, the stronger they become. But now they're clearly leaving the blood droplets intentionally, and they're even providing direction."

boom!
The door was suddenly kicked open, and Huang Qingyi, holding a sword in one hand, rushed in. His eyes began to scan the room, but he was stunned when he saw Li Ye sitting there leisurely.

He was waiting outside as well. Although Li Ye was strong, the two demons were somewhat unexpected. He had thought of providing support just in case, but then a few sounds came from inside and then stopped.

In his haste, he barged in without thinking.

"Solved, solved?"

Huang Qingyi stammered, then noticed the mud stuck to the wall and reached out to touch it.

Li Ye interrupted Huang Qingyi's actions and said, "Don't touch it, your qi and blood can hardly withstand it."

The Compendium of Materia Medica (Human Section) states: "The skin separated from the body is corroded by filth and resentment."

It refers to the skin left behind by the painted skin, which is also discussed in modern academic papers. This stuff carries biological pollution.

If left untouched, it's fine, but once it's touched by living beings, especially humans, the attachment to the skin will erode the next person. If they can't withstand it, they will be contaminated, and in severe cases, they will become another skin slave.

The solution is simple.
Sunlight, fire, or bombardment with powerful weapons will reduce it to dust.

He gripped the beads tightly, his face somewhat gloomy.

The worst-case scenario has still occurred.

In Painted Skin, there should be a coordinating demon who can command all the painted skins.

It's probably that painted skin that appeared ten years ago.

"Call the data department and ask them to teach you how to handle it."

Li Ye gripped the bead tightly, got up and walked outside. "The city should be safe now, but we need to be careful to maintain order."

"Captain Li, where are you going?"

"Exorcism!"

The sudden guidance from the blood bead made Li Ye abandon his original plan; he wanted to see where this thing led.

Fifteen minutes later, Li Ye arrived at Yunxiu County, which is forty kilometers away from the city, while riding at high speed.

This suburban county is also the place where painted skins are most prevalent.

However, Li Ye's current location is a large, independent mansion in the county, and its layout is somewhat similar to that of mansions in the city.

only.
Li Ye took out his phone, opened the information, and after comparing it, his expression turned strange.

This place was his next destination, according to the plan.

After clearing out the city, the next step is the suburbs. There are naturally gangs in the suburbs, but the total economic output can only support one. Once that's taken care of, everything will be fine.

But now the blood bead is pointing to this very place.

"Could the biggest culprit be the local gangs in Yunxiu County? Has the disinfection bureau been infiltrated to this extent? They should be killed too."

Li Ye's face darkened, and he twisted the throttle. With a whoosh, the motorcycle kicked up dust and crashed through the gate at high speed!
……

Bai Bang, a martial artist from the Nine Dragons Gate, also follows the path of breaking through barriers, specifically the more difficult Five Senses barrier. He excels at danger perception and can avoid danger.

At the same time, he was also a very important gang leader in Yunxiu County, controlling the county's underground industry. Even the deputy director of the disinfection bureau had to greet him politely.

His strength is average, but he has the backing of the Ren family. Although his talent is hopeless in breaking through the barrier, he lives a comfortable life and doesn't care.

He's been acting strange lately.

His wife, with whom he had been together for over twenty years, had been all smiles lately. Although her behavior hadn't changed much and she was still the same as before, he would sometimes feel inexplicably intimidated when their eyes met.

My children, who have always been a headache, are still going out and fooling around every night, but they have become much more well-behaved and less troublesome.

But he always felt that something was wrong. He felt that when his children came back, they would carry a very faint, strange scent, like blood but not quite the same.

"Dad, we're going out."

As usual, his son and daughter said goodbye to him and prepared to leave.

"When did you two become so close? I'm starting to feel a little uncomfortable," Bai Bang said, puzzled.

"Isn't this a good thing?"

His wife brought over a glass of milk, handed it to Bai Bang, and smiled as she watched the two of them walk towards the door. "Harmony is essential for unity," she said. This was something Bai Bang often said, and he nodded. "You're right."

boom!
Before they could even say "yes," the gate was suddenly kicked open, and a motorcycle with a huge rear wheel crashed in. The moment it entered, the person on the motorcycle suddenly pulled out a small bronze mirror, peered it at the two people, and then the motorcycle ran them over.

First, he knocked down his daughter, then covered her head with a hand, creating a hole. Then, the man moved swiftly, like a fish swimming or a shooting arrow, kicking his son through the waist. With a downward slam, he cut him in half.

Bai Bang didn't even have time to react; he just stared blankly at his children who had suddenly collapsed, his brain going blank for a moment.

His pupils became increasingly bloodshot, his eyes widened, and as his mind began to regain consciousness, he opened his mouth to howl in anguish.

"Mine. Hmm?"

But then the howling suddenly stopped.

Because anyone who sees their dead children suddenly shed their skin, revealing a body as black as solidified stone, and a head with blue faces and fangs, would do the same.

This left Bai Bang completely bewildered.

Li Ye didn't even glance at Bai Bang; his gaze was fixed on the woman.

He didn't even need to take a picture; just one glance was enough for him to know that this thing was no pushover.

Clearly, there was no fluctuation in the body's qi and blood. Based on his experience, this person was just an ordinary person. Even when he shone a bronze mirror on him, no smoke appeared, unlike those two painted-face figures from before.

But this very person remained calm and composed at this moment, as if the death was something insignificant, completely unlike Bai Bang's demeanor.

The woman maintained her smile, glanced at the beads in Li Ye's hand, and nodded, saying, "Essence blood."

"Open the gate!"

When she uttered the words "essence and blood," Li Ye didn't even need to wait any longer. Even if she wasn't a masked woman, she still had connections with the Ren family, perhaps even close ones.

The Bai family was originally on the kill list, but now it's just been moved up.

laugh! !

White mist spread across the ground like dragon whiskers, and thunderous sounds roared like a tiger. Li Ye took a step, creating a circle of mist, and rushed forward like an arrow. His body also moved slightly at this moment. When he rushed in front of the woman, he directly moved to the side and tore her apart with a claw.

The golden dragon's claws shatter the heavens and earth!
puff!
With a single swipe of its claw, a unique burst of energy blasted a large gash in half of the woman's body, but this still failed to bring her down.

"Truly vibrant blood and energy."

The woman stuck out her tongue, now incredibly vibrant, and licked it around her lips, which had turned crimson. "Would you like to embrace filth with me?"

From the breach created by the blast, three dark arms suddenly emerged and slapped at Li Ye.

when!
The three arms struck each other with a crisp sound and a thud. Taking advantage of the moment, Li Ye stomped his feet with a force as heavy as a thousand pounds, and swept his five fingers together from top to bottom, grabbing the three arms, twisting them into a ball, and then probing inside.

Bang!
Li Ye's hand reached in from its side, and the force of the energy blasted it through, completely exploding the woman's skin and revealing a monstrous body as black as ink.

Although small in size, it has six arms, a blue face and fangs, but a halo like black flames behind its head, and a fleshy protuberance on its head, which is bumpy and full of pollution.

The moment his true form was revealed, Li Ye felt dizzy and his mind was filled with images of beautiful women, with Feng Shan Yu Ting serving him. He himself felt as if he had been stripped naked, and both men and women were caught up in lust.

Yet this lust also gave him a sense of decay, as if his body did not belong to him and he was about to leave his body at any moment to enter the world of bliss.

"Shit!"

Li Ye's eyes widened in anger, and a thunderous sound erupted from his mouth, dispersing the pollution.

This is the defilement of demons!
But upon closer inspection, the six-armed black monster was nowhere to be seen. Instead, a gust of evil wind lifted up, swirled around the stunned Bai Bang, and transformed him into a skin bag before flying away.

Li Ye did kill it with that blow, but it seems he had other methods.

Li Ye frowned. "Yin spirit? Bone painting?"

The bronze mirror cannot reflect the danger, and even if a person is right in front of it, they cannot see the danger. The fact that it detaches from the physical form and becomes an intangible thing fits the characteristics of the demon's "bone drawing".

The "Seven Tablets of the Cloudy Bookcase - Corpse Dissection Chapter" records that a demon with painted skin can undergo nine transformations to advance to painted bones, whereby the defilement is completely removed and the true nature is restored, thus becoming a Yin spirit.

It's not about changing the skin, but about swallowing enough people and shedding the skin nine times to become a Painted Bone, no longer affected by the weaknesses of a Painted Skin.

It's easy to draw the skin of a tiger, but difficult to draw its bones; you can know a person's face, but not their heart.

Painted Skin is a demon with painted skin, Painted Tiger is a ghost with painted skin, and the last one is Painted Bone.

This thing, like the White Bone Demon, is difficult to discern in form, and as long as the Painted Skin that it spawns survives, it will never die.

A very troublesome demon.

But such a demon could not appear even in ten years, as it would require too many human lives to sustain it.

According to the case files and records from these years
call.
As he was thinking, the skin that Bai Bang had transformed into suddenly rolled up from the inside, revealing a pitch-black color, and actually floated towards the Ren family's direction.

"Roar!!"

Li Ye opened his mouth and shouted, his thunderous voice arousing the skin, shaking it into dust and dissipating it.

"It can turn all the martial artists of the Nine Dragons Gate into mere shells, creating the Painted Skin."

Li Ye squinted. "There's also this direction."

He opened his hand and looked at the blood bead that had been in his palm. The guide on it was still moving, moving in a certain direction.

This is the direction the Ren family is heading!

The result was correct; this was the result Li Ye wanted, forcing the Painted Skin to go to the Ren family.

But the process was completely wrong, even worse!

Li Ye suddenly realized something, his face darkening as he took out his phone and dialed the numbers of the other two brigades, including the two deputy bureau chiefs, who had been lingering in the county instead of returning to the city due to their laziness.

None of the calls went through!
This made his face darken.

The number of cases in the case files is incorrect, but what if the number of cases in the case files is being concealed?
The disinfection bureau has always been quite bad because of its lack of military force. Although things improved before Pan Zhengyang took office, the two deputy directors were only willing to obey orders and rarely met. Now that they have broken ties with the Ren family, they are not coming back.

But if they didn't just stay away, but instead simply turned into painted masks, wouldn't they also become victims?
That number isn't what's on the case file!
However, having the ability to transform a second-realm martial artist, even if it's just breaking through a barrier, is something that neither the Painted Skin nor the Painted Bones can do.

The pitch-black form he created wasn't a normal painted skin either.
"Six arms, a fleshy protuberance, or rather, a bumpy fleshy protuberance, and a halo behind its head. Isn't that a Yaksha?"

Painted bones and yaksha.
Li Ye's eyes widened, and he gritted his teeth, saying, "Vishavaka!"

This is recorded in the Yaksha chapter of the *Saddharmasmṛtyupasthāna Sūtra*.

There is a yaksha named Vaisabhaksha who feeds on the lingering consciousness of the deceased, wearing their skin and drawing their bones to create a palace.

No matter how the mask changes, it can't change this kind of thing.

This isn't a painted skin or painted bones; this is a Yaksha, and a very strange one at that—a Yaksha with the power to paint bones!

Moreover, it seems to have fled to the Ren family, including all the disguises derived from it, just like the skin that Bai Bang transformed into, and was guided away.

"Oh shit!"

Li Ye hopped onto the motorcycle in a few strides, twisted the throttle, and sped off.

The situation in the Ren family is not right; it's not simply a matter of a painted-skin demon.

The signal to Director Pan was blocked.

I called Sun Shun, but it didn't work. He's too weak, and the data department can't help here.

The Public Security Bureau is even more so, and this falls under the jurisdiction of their Extermination Bureau; matters involving demons must be resolved by the Extermination Bureau.

The most crucial one.
If it's Vaisabhaka, we'll kill it today no matter what!
That is known as a guardian deity in Buddhism.
god!
(End of this chapter)