Skinwalker Belle – Chapter 158 – The Incomplete Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox

Lin Fan returned the other Skins to her System Space, leaving only the faintly glowing Su Rou Skin.

She crouched down, her fingertips gently touching the Skin’s surface.

Nine-tailed celestial fox.

This name was merely a fleeting fragment of legend in Long Ningshuang’s memories.

An existence even rarer than the Pureblood Dragon Clan.

Renowned throughout the world for their mental and charming abilities.

Legend had it that when all nine tails appeared, even the will of the world itself could be charmed.

But no one had ever seen a true Nine-tailed celestial fox.

Lin Fan narrowed her golden, vertical pupils.

This Nine-tailed celestial fox Skin was the biggest score she had ever come across.

She stood up and fully activated her Advanced Mental Strength Control.

Invisible mental waves spread out from her, covering a three-kilometer radius.

Every insect in the forest, every falling leaf, every wisp of wind—all were clearly reflected in her perception.

After confirming there were no intelligent life forms nearby, she raised her right hand and placed it gently on the nape of her neck.

Beneath her dark green hair, a fine Rift silently appeared.

The Rift extended from her cervical spine down to her tailbone, following the line of her spine.

The Long Ningshuang Skin split open from the back.

Lin Fan’s true body emerged from within the Skin.

Silvery-white hair cascaded down like a waterfall, and her rainbow-colored eyes refracted a dreamlike halo in the sunlight.

This was her true form now.

Lin Fan flexed her wrist, feeling the pure power of her own body.

This power was now truly hers.

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She bent down, picked up Su Rou’s Skin, and spread it out in her hands to examine it closely.

The surface of the Skin had a faint, dark orange luster, but it was mixed with irregular patches of white.

It looked like an unfinished painting.

An idea sparked in Lin Fan’s mind.

Activating her Advanced Mental Strength Control, she compressed the water molecules in the air with her Mental Strength, forming a water mirror as smooth as polished glass in front of her.

She took a deep breath and slowly put on Su Rou’s Skin.

The familiar sensation of fusion washed over her.

But this time, it felt a little different.

The moment Su Rou’s Skin settled onto her body, a cool wave of mental energy surged from deep within the Skin, intertwining with her own Mental Strength.

It wasn’t rejection.

It was a resonance of Mental Strength.

Lin Fan opened her eyes.

A strange figure was reflected in the water mirror.

She was less than 1.6 meters tall, petite and slender.

Dark orange hair fell to her waist, but strands of pure white were interspersed throughout, as if covered by snow.

Her face was covered in grime, obscuring her true features.

Lin Fan frowned.

She took out a few bottles of mineral water and a clean towel from her Storage Space.

Unscrewing the cap, she poured water onto the towel and carefully wiped her cheeks.

The black stains were wiped away, layer by layer.

The face in the water mirror gradually became clear.

Lin Fan’s movements froze.

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It was a face breathtaking enough to make anyone suffocate.

Her skin was fairer than snow, as delicate as the finest suet-white jade, glowing with a moist luster under the reflection of the water.

Every proportion of her facial features seemed to have been calculated with divine precision, flawlessly perfect.

Her fox-like eyes, with their slightly upturned corners, seemed to hold an entire galaxy of brilliant stars as they moved.

Her irises were a translucent amber, and her long, curled eyelashes were like the wings of a butterfly, tugging at one’s heartstrings with every flutter.

Her nose was high and straight, outlining an elegant profile, and below it were lips as tender and luscious as cherry blossom petals, full and alluringly curved.

The two completely opposite qualities of seductiveness and purity miraculously merged into one in her.

The corners of her eyes and brows held a natural charm, yet the depths of her gaze were crystal clear, like a fawn ignorant of the world—a contradictory yet fatally attractive combination.

Dark orange fox ears peeked out from her hair, the tips adorned with a small tuft of white fur.

The tail behind her was fluffy and soft, also a mix of dark orange and pure white.

Lin Fan looked down at her body.

The tattered linen clothes hung loosely on her, barely covering anything.

She reached out and tore the cloth.

The fabric ripped apart with a soft sound.

The curves of the body reflected in the water mirror made even Lin Fan stare for a few extra moments.

A slender waist, full breasts, and long, straight legs.

If Liu Ruyan’s Basic Charm was a wildflower by the roadside, then Su Rou’s incomplete Nine-tailed celestial fox bloodline was a flower on a high, unreachable peak.

The two were simply not on the same level.

Lin Fan chuckled to herself.

That idiot Hu Wei was truly blind.

To sell such a treasure as a diseased, low-class member of the Fox Clan.

If Hu Lie had known Su Rou’s true nature, he wouldn’t have let her go even if Lin Fan had offered ten Level 5 Crystal Cores.

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Lin Fan’s gaze fell on the slave collar around her neck.

The black metal collar was fastened tightly, engraved with complex runes.

She raised her hand, pinching the edge of the collar with two fingers.

With a gentle tug.

Crack.

The metal collar snapped and fell to the ground.

This kind of trashy collar could only restrain weaklings below level four.

Wearing Su Rou’s Skin, with the 50% power bonus from her true body, she now had level five strength and could easily destroy it.

Lin Fan stretched her neck, feeling the power of this new body.

【Body Constitution: 809 (50% bonus from true body)】

【Mental Strength: 867 (50% bonus from true body)】

【Innate Ability: Incomplete Nine-tailed celestial fox bloodline】

Just as she thought.

After putting on Su Rou’s Skin and adding the 50% attribute bonus from her true body, her overall strength was right at the level five threshold.

It perfectly met the conditions for passing through the Rift.

Lin Fan closed her eyes, trying to mobilize the power of the incomplete Nine-tailed celestial fox bloodline.

A gentle yet powerful mental wave surged from deep within her body.

Unlike the domineering and sharp nature of Advanced Mental Strength Control, this mental energy was softer, more delicate.

It was like countless silk threads that could easily slip into the depths of any creature’s consciousness.

Lin Fan opened her eyes, a flash of excitement in her amber pupils.

She had to keep this Skin.

Not just to get through the Rift, but also because of the potential of the incomplete Nine-tailed celestial fox bloodline.

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If she could find more of the Fox Clan with the Nine-tailed celestial fox bloodline and fuse their Skins…

In the future, she might really be able to upgrade it to the complete Nine-tailed celestial fox bloodline.

Lin Fan made a mental note.

From now on, she had to keep an eye out for any Fox Clan Girl with white in their fur.

They were very likely to carry the incomplete Nine-tailed celestial fox bloodline.

Lin Fan took a deep breath and took off Su Rou’s Skin.

Her true form with silvery-white hair appeared once more.

She carefully placed Su Rou’s Skin into her Storage Space, then put the Long Ningshuang Skin back on.

Dark green hair, golden vertical pupils, and small dragon horns on her head.

The familiar sense of power returned.

Lin Fan straightened her clothes and turned to walk in the direction of Azurewood City.

In the inn room.

Su Xiaoxiao sat at the table, several sheets of paper spread out before her, densely covered with intelligence reports.

She was wearing the JK sailor uniform Lin Fan had given her, her slender neck visible below the black and white collar.

White thigh-high socks encased her long legs, and her fox ears twitched from time to time.

Hearing footsteps, Su Xiaoxiao immediately stood up.

“Sister Ning Shuang!”

Lin Fan pushed the door open and casually closed it behind her.

“Finished organizing the intel?”