Wandering Gods of Day and Night
Chapter 281 - 193 Fake God_4

Chapter 281: Chapter 193 Fake God_4

Just like that, you’d better hurry up, I still need to head to the Metropolitan myself."

Zhou Xuan dropped the words and exited the state of descent.

...

An hour later, Li Chengfeng’s car pulled up in front of the Zhou Family’s Jingyi Shop.

He opened the car door and carried a Taoist’s corpse on his back into the shop.

Lv Mingkun was there to greet him.

Seeing Li Chengfeng, Fifth Senior Brother whispered, "Little Junior Brother is waiting for you on the second floor."

Once Li Chengfeng entered the shop, Lv Mingkun closed the door behind him.

Li Chengfeng carried the Taoist’s corpse up to the second floor, where Zhou Xuan was meditating in the room.

"High Priest, I’ve arrived."

"Come in."

Zhou Xuan opened his eyes and asked, "This Taoist — he died a natural death, right?"

"He passed away from illness five days ago."

Li Chengfeng placed the Taoist’s corpse on the ground and said, "A Taoist of Maozhu Temple. High Priest, if you don’t trust me, you can verify it yourself."

"I trust you."

Zhou Xuan removed the corpse’s upper clothing, pressed the Bone Teeth against its spine, and began to meditate on the "City God Armor" tattoo in his mind.

Immediately, the corpse’s body, covered in purple blotches, began to change — the marks faded, blood flowed beneath the skin like a gentle stream, moving steadily.

As the blood passed through the sharp tip of the Bone Teeth, it evaporated into blood energy and was absorbed by the Teeth’s body.

Zhou Xuan began to craft the City God Armor tattoo.

While Zhou Xuan focused on the tattoo, Lv Mingkun entered as well, quietly standing beside Zhou Xuan, waiting.

Li Chengfeng, meanwhile, was captivated by the "High Monk Moon Gaze" tattoo displayed in Zhou Xuan’s room, muttering to himself, "This tattoo is truly mystical. Within the bright moon, it seems to conceal laws, seasons, reincarnation... marvelous."

As he was still marveling at the High Monk Moon Gaze tattoo, Zhou Xuan had already completed the "City God Armor".

Originally, the Taoist’s corpse was plain and ordinary, but with the City God Armor on its back, it suddenly stood up, then dropped to one knee as if waiting for the task of the City God’s edict to "eliminate evil and protect the righteous" to be issued.

"Finally finished. Old Li, tomorrow, this Taoist will save your life," Zhou Xuan said to Li Chengfeng.

"Him?"

Li Chengfeng looked back and forth, unable to fathom how this Taoist would save his life.

It was just a corpse with a City God Armor on its back — nothing special. Besides, Bone Elder is the "father" of the City God. Why would he fear the City God?

"Where’s the Heavenly Official Blessing tattoo?" Zhou Xuan extended his hand, asking Li Chengfeng for it.

Li Chengfeng pulled the tattoo out of his pocket and respectfully handed it to Zhou Xuan.

"Fifth Senior Brother, please stitch these two tattoos onto the Taoist’s back," Zhou Xuan said, referring to the Wordless Heavenly Scripture and the Heavenly Official Blessing tattoos.

"No problem, stitching corpses is my specialty."

Lv Mingkun carefully examined the size and shape of the two human skin tattoos, committing them to memory. Then, using the Bamboo Leaf Blade, he cut corresponding patches of skin from the Taoist’s back and chest, embedded the tattoos into place, and stitched the edges tightly with fine, intricate stitches.

"This young fellow’s work is truly exquisite."

Li Chengfeng watched Fifth Senior Brother’s remarkable corpse-stitching skills, momentarily forgetting he was a man on the brink of death. He even extended an olive branch to Lv Mingkun, saying, "Young fellow, if you’re not opposed, I’d like to invite you to Hui Feng Medical College to work as an anatomy instructor. We could really use someone with your talents."

"We’ll see about that later."

Lv Mingkun, unfamiliar with Hui Feng Medical College, gave a casual reply.

Zhou Xuan, however, was struck by Li Chengfeng’s demeanor — a man about to face his end, yet still concerned with the affairs of Hui Feng Medical College. He was, indeed, a true mysterious scholar.

As Fifth Senior Brother made the final stitch.

The Taoist no longer kneeled on one knee but sat cross-legged instead, his body beginning to exude a thick, rich aura.

This aura—

Li Chengfeng was very familiar with it. It was the same as the aura of the Suffering Faction members in the Bone Elder Association.

But—compared to their aura, this one was more "pure" and more vibrant.

"This aura—familiar, isn’t it?"

Zhou Xuan asked Li Chengfeng.

"It’s... it’s... the essence of the God of Suffering and Calamity."

Li Chengfeng was astonished. These three tattoos had combined to produce the aura of a Heavenly God.

"It’s the aura of the Heavenly God, but it’s too weak in momentum."

"Weak? It’ll grow strong in no time."

Zhou Xuan waved his hand at Lv Mingkun, who obediently descended the stairs.

It wasn’t that Zhou Xuan intended to hide anything from Lv Mingkun—

The real aura of a Heavenly God, when it appeared at full force, would be overwhelmingly oppressive. Zhou Xuan feared Fifth Senior Brother couldn’t withstand it.

Once Lv Mingkun’s footsteps vanished.

Zhou Xuan retrieved a piece of human skin, slit his palm, and used his blood to inscribe a "Ginkgo Heart" totem onto it.

As soon as the totem was complete,

Zhou Xuan held the human skin in one hand and first established a connection between his Perception and the Taoist.

The Taoist puppet’s map was the "City God Armor," but the Tangkou connection differed, so Zhou Xuan couldn’t fully utilize the "City God Taoist"’s mystical abilities and could only control the puppet for basic movements and synchronization.

Raising his right hand, Zhou Xuan allowed a drop of Nuoshen Blood to drip slowly onto his forehead.

Splat!

As the blood fell, the puppet Taoist connected deeply with Zhou Xuan, and the "Ginkgo Totem" tattoo appeared on its face, mirroring the one on Zhou Xuan’s hand.

Suddenly—

The puppet Taoist’s eyes snapped open, and an immense Heavenly God aura rose like a towering mountain within the Zhou Family’s Jingyi Shop.

Downstairs, where Yun Ziliang was polishing the phonograph, his heart began to race uncontrollably, and he quickly exclaimed, "Not good! This Heavenly God aura is far too overwhelming!"

Hoisting Little Fuzi onto his back, he bolted for the shop’s exit.

Even Lv Mingkun felt as if his heart would leap out of his chest. For a man committed to keeping up appearances, he fled without even grabbing his hat, bowing his head and sprinting out the door.

Being the closest to the "Fake God," Li Chengfeng fared the worst.

The incense within his body swayed erratically under the assault of the Heavenly God aura, shaking wildly.

A visceral sensation of impending death permeated his body unmistakably.

Falling to both knees, he cried out to Zhou Xuan, his voice desperate—"High Priest, please withdraw the Divine Skills!"

Zhou Xuan, on the other hand, appeared incredibly calm, utterly unaffected by any pressure. He seemed, in fact, as comfortable and cozy as basking in warm sunlight during a chilly winter’s day...

ps: Brothers, updated with a hefty Chapter, mwa.