After the meeting ended, Chen Ye didn't directly return to his room to rest.

Instead, he came alone to the edge of the village.

Divine Elephant Village had no electricity, so at night, it was like returning to primitive society.

However, the only benefit was that the light of the blood moon was quite bright. Now that he had gotten used to this faint bloody moonlight, he no longer found the blood moon particularly terrifying.

Chen Ye came to the village's edge, standing at the precipice where he could clearly see a dramatic cliff forming. Looking down, it was pitch black, with nothing to be seen.

If it were before the apocalypse, from this angle, one could definitely see the lights of countless homes.

The clouds not far away were clearly visible under the illumination of the bloody moonlight, though the clouds themselves were also tinged with a layer of crimson.

Chen Ye's purpose in coming here was to test the "Guan Blood Moon Breathing Technique" and see if practicing the breathing technique atop the Divine Elephant would provide any benefits or changes.

He closed his eyes and began to circulate the breathing technique.

Half an hour later, Chen Ye opened his eyes and let out a soft sigh.

The breathing technique, which had provided him great assistance at Sequence 1, was completely inadequate at Sequence 2.

Watching the bloody clouds on the horizon shift from a little dog one moment to a great lion the next, Chen Ye's heart stirred.

Perhaps his Smoke Breath simulation could advance another level.

Although the power of Smoke Breath simulation had grown, in Chen Ye's view, it still had immense untapped potential.

He had already watched the recorded Death God video countless times.

It offered some help in simulating the Death God, but always fell short of reaching the ideal level.

In that very instant, the smoke around Chen Ye's body began to churn and surge endlessly.

It was as if a switch had been flipped.

Countless bizarre and peculiar thoughts churned ceaselessly in his mind.

From various parts of Chen Ye's body, a very miraculous energy surged forth.

This energy had no temperature, as if it had been hidden deep within his body all along, never before discovered.

Was this… the effect of the Magic Potion Capsules?

It was finally manifesting at this moment.

Holy crap…

Chen Ye forcefully suppressed the pleasant surprise in his heart, keeping his mind calm and his gaze indifferent as he watched the distant clouds undergo various transformations.

Many, many images flashed through Chen Ye's mind.

There was the White Dress Scissor Woman and the Paper Crying Child he encountered back in Xinghua Town, then later the Hunchbacked Old Puppet in Longevity Village, and that Binding Resentment Willow.

Then in Yanzhou…

Every single Anomaly he had ever encountered formed an old movie, playing out one by one before his eyes.

Chen Ye's brain at this moment was like boiling water, constantly churning.

Various flashes of inspiration struggled, appeared, and vanished within his mind.

A faint, thick mist appeared around Chen Ye.

Within the thick mist, a pale human face appeared one moment, followed by long hair holding a scythe the next.

There was even the phantom shadow of the Mist River's Great Serpent.

The Sky Whale from the desert sky.

And the Divine Elephant beneath his feet…

The bloody moonlight from the sky continuously gathered around Chen Ye's body.

Expanding and contracting with his breath.

Why can't my Smoke Breath simulation possess combat power like the original?

Why can't my Smoke Breath simulation be indistinguishable from the real thing?

Yes!

Fakes are ultimately fakes!

The real will always be real!

Thinking of this, Chen Ye suddenly felt somewhat discouraged.

No, fakes can also become real.

As long as enough people believe it, then it becomes real.

If you want to conceal something, you just need to ensure the story you tell contains ninety-nine percent truth and one percent falsehood.

Only then will your lie be very difficult to expose.

That's it!

Ninety-nine percent truth, one percent fiction!

A flash of insight pierced through the window paper, and Chen Ye's Blood Eye emitted a terrifying light.

Yes!

Yes, yes!!!

Ninety-nine percent truth!!!

One percent fiction!!!

One percent fiction!

Chen Ye's Blood Eye blazed with bloody light. He finally understood how to achieve the next level of power growth for his Smoke Breath simulation!

An expression of wild joy appeared on Chen Ye's face.

If not for his usually treacherous nature, he would have probably jumped up and shouted madly right then.

This feeling was very familiar.

Just like when he first awakened his Sequence Superpowers.

Chen Ye had obtained the fourth ability belonging to the Sequence 2 Mist Barrier Master.

The advanced branch ability of Smoke Breath simulation: Spirit Infusion!

"One of the advanced directions for Smoke Breath simulation."

"Obtain a portion of the pheromones or characteristic items of the simulation target."

"For example, simulating the Death God and obtaining the Death God's scythe would greatly enhance the similarity of the simulation, narrowing the power gap with the target." 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

"It might even reach the point of being indistinguishable from the real thing in the final stage."

The first thing Chen Ye thought of was the blood-red scythe in the Death God's hand when he saw her back at the Second Elementary School.

Well, forget about the Death God's scythe.

There was absolutely no way he was going back to Rong City Second Elementary School.

Another item also came to Chen Ye's mind.

The Human-Faced Scorpion encountered in the desert back then.

At that time, the Human-Faced Scorpion might not have fully adapted to appearing during the day, so he and several other companions managed to kill it together.

The Human-Faced Scorpion's face skin and carapace were left behind at the time.

But that didn't mean the Human-Faced Scorpion was weak.

It was just that the environment wasn't suitable for its battlefield.

If he could use the Human-Faced Scorpion's face skin and carapace to perform Spirit Infusion on a simulation of the Human-Faced Scorpion…

Wouldn't that mean he would possess a very powerful trump card?

The Human-Faced Scorpion!

Just think about how it simulated the appearance of the Pink-haired Girl's sister back then, directly rendering the Pink-haired Girl combat ineffective.

This terrifying ability, just thinking about it, made Chen Ye's heart surge with excitement.

The Human-Faced Scorpion's face skin seemed to be in the Pink-haired Girl's possession.

As for the carapace, was it in Ding Dong's hands?

Or in Iron Lion's hands?

He couldn't quite remember.

Regardless, as long as these things were still around, it was fine.

Find an opportunity to trade for these two items.

Chen Ye let out a long breath and fished a cigarette from the pack in his pocket.

Just as he put the cigarette in his mouth and prepared to light it, he felt a fragrant breeze approach, and a small flame appeared before his eyes.

Chen Ye looked over in surprise.

It was actually tonight's beautiful host—Su Mansheng.

The beautiful host raised an eyebrow at Chen Ye.

Chen Ye accepted the beauty's lighting service without any courtesy.

Simultaneously, he reflected inwardly that he had perhaps been too engrossed earlier, completely failing to notice someone appearing beside him.

It seemed that in the future, it would be better to do such things in a secluded place.

"When did you arrive?"

Chen Ye exhaled smoke, slightly suppressing the joy in his heart.

"I've been here for half an hour. I saw Mr. Chen was deep in thought earlier, so I didn't disturb you!"

The beautiful host's voice was very pleasant to hear—three parts magnetic, three parts mature, plus three parts seductive, and one part innocence.

It made people feel very favorable toward her, and combined with the beautiful host's identity and her not-low level of attractiveness, this kind of person was simply like they had cheated in life.

"You were waiting for me specifically?"

Chen Ye didn't fall for the beautiful host's beauty trap.

In their convoy, there were two women of this level of beauty.

In fact, both of them were even more attractive than her.

A lovely smile appeared on the beautiful host's face. Only then did she turn to look at the sea of clouds in the distance.

The wind blew through the beautiful host's long black hair, making it dance wildly in the air.

At the same time, the wind pressed the beautiful host's clothes tightly against her body, revealing her attractive curves.

Chen Ye only glanced once and didn't look again.

For him, beauty and such were sometimes burdens and death warrants in the apocalypse.

"You could say that. Mr. Chen, how about we make a deal?"

"What do you want?"

"When Mr. Chen leaves Divine Elephant Village, could you take me with you? I can tell you a secret about Divine Elephant Village, a secret that is also the foundation of the village's existence. I wonder if Mr. Chen is interested?"

Chen Ye chuckled, a trace of mockery curling at the corner of his mouth.

Previously, there was also a girl who wanted him to take her away.

But that girl ultimately didn't get her wish.

In his view, life in Divine Elephant Village was already quite good;at least they didn't have to face the crisis of Anomalies every day.

But there were always people who thought life outside would be better.

People always tend to romanticize the path they haven't walked in their hearts.