Skinwalker Belle – Chapter 266 – Direct Fusion

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Lin Fan looked at the other skill on her panel: [Faith Feedback].

This was the truly terrifying part.

The more believers, the stronger they become; the more faith power they provide, the stronger Lin Fan becomes; the stronger Lin Fan becomes, the higher the quality of the “Holy Water” she can create, and the stronger the believers can become…

What the fuck, this was a perfect closed loop!

Now she understood why Jiateng Hezi had been in such a hurry to make the newly joined Liu Ruyan drink the Holy Water.

Unless one was an Evolved being of the mental type, an ordinary person who drank such undiluted, high-concentration Holy Water would have their mind forcibly twisted, turning them into a believer.

For a newly arrived level-two Evolved being, using such a method to control them was all too normal.

Lin Fan pinched the Skin in her hand, an indescribably strange look in her eyes.

“No wonder this woman was running a cult in a godforsaken place like this.”

If she hadn’t run into her, and this woman had been given a few more years to get this perfect faith loop rolling, as long as she didn’t do something stupid and get discovered by the Dragon Clan, she might have actually managed to become a true god in this apocalypse.

Unfortunately, there were no “ifs.”

Now, Jiateng Hezi, along with her grand dream of godhood, had become a single Skin in Lin Fan’s hand.

“The abilities are innocent; the one who uses them is the guilty party.”

Lin Fan muttered to herself without a shred of guilt, finding an excuse for her actions.

She stared at the fluorescent Skin in her hand, her mind already racing with calculations.

The attributes of this Skin itself were pathetically weak, even worse than the perfect-grade Lei Li she had first fused with.

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But just by virtue of the two talent abilities, [Spirit Energy Purification] and [Faith Feedback], it had been rated as Epic-grade by the system, which showed its value.

In Lin Fan’s view, this Skin’s future usefulness to her might even surpass that of the Mythic-grade Skin, Long Wu.

If Long Wu’s Pureblood Dragon Clan Bloodline was her identity for securing a place in this other world, then Jiateng Hezi’s two abilities were the true core she would use to build her own power and rise above the Dragon Clan in the future.

“System,” Lin Fan asked in her mind, “what is the cost to fuse this Epic-grade Skin into my main body while retaining all its talents?”

[Ding! Fusion target detected: Jiateng Hezi.]

[Fusion success rate: 0.1%]

[Materials required to increase success rate to 100%: Excellent-grade Skin ×80, Outstanding-grade Skin ×40.]

Lin Fan’s eyelids twitched uncontrollably.

Eighty Excellent-grade and forty Outstanding-grade.

This would wipe out almost her entire stock, which she had painstakingly accumulated in Azurewood City.

However…

Lin Fan looked at the Skin in her hand, the corner of her mouth hooking into a cruel yet excited arc.

It was worth it.

With this ability, she could continuously create absolutely loyal Evolved being subordinates, or one might say, believers.

The stronger these believers became and the deeper their faith in her, the stronger she would become through [Faith Feedback].

And she, in the future, might truly be able to become a god!

“Fuse.”

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Lin Fan gave the command without any hesitation.

[Ding! Extracting materials…]

[Excellent-grade Skin ×80, Outstanding-grade Skin ×40, confirmed.]

[Beginning fusion…]

As soon as the voice fell, the mountain of Skins in Lin Fan’s System Space instantly transformed into over a hundred streams of light, frantically surging toward the Jiateng Hezi Skin in her hand.

The air in the entire room began to distort violently.

Waves of incomparably pure energy were brutally extracted from the Skins being used as fodder and then forcefully poured into the Epic-grade Skin.

The Jiateng Hezi Skin began to emit a dazzling golden light. Within the light, faint, ominous blood-red patterns could be seen.

Lin Fan could clearly feel that the Skin was undergoing some kind of fundamental transformation.

The next second, the transformed Skin turned into a scorching torrent of energy, violently drilling into her main body and rampaging through her meridians, assaulting every part of her being.

Lin Fan clenched her jaw, the veins on her forehead bulging as her whole body trembled uncontrollably.

Her long, silver-white hair floated up without any wind, and the phantoms of nine fox tails burning with white flames behind her grew increasingly solid under the stimulus of the intense pain, almost materializing.

Just as the progress bar was about to fill, fragments of Jiateng Hezi’s memories rushed in like a tide.

An ordinary shrine employee before the apocalypse, struggling to survive after awakening her abilities, the ecstasy and ambition upon discovering she could strengthen ordinary people… She reveled in the feeling of being worshipped, became addicted to the pleasure of controlling others’ fates, and even began to genuinely believe that she was the divine maiden chosen by Amaterasu Ōmikami.

“How pathetic.” Amidst the excruciating pain, Lin Fan’s consciousness still had the leisure to let out a sneer.

[Fusion progress: 100%!]

[Ding! Fusion successful!]

[Congratulations, Host, for obtaining new talents: Spirit Energy Purification, Faith Feedback.]

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[Main Body: Lei Li]

[Physical Fitness: 6143]

[Mental Strength: 6236]

[Talent Abilities: Advanced fighting techniques, Advanced weapon mastery, Advanced medicine, Advanced physical enhancement, Advanced mental strength control, Advanced fire element control, God-level charm, Low-level Dragon Bloodline, Low-level Nine-tailed celestial fox bloodline, Spirit Energy Purification, Faith Feedback]

Lin Fan’s eyes snapped open.

A bewitching golden light flashed through her rainbow-colored pupils before quickly fading away.

Unlike her other abilities, which were divided into low, intermediate, and high levels, these two new skills were different.

One was linked to her own strength, while the other was linked to the number and strength of her believers.

They were bug-level skills with extremely high growth potential.

She could clearly feel a brand-new, highly efficient Spirit Energy circulation system inside her body.

She could even actively control the flow of Spirit Energy within her, directing it to a specific organ for high-precision purification and conversion.

Lin Fan looked down at her flat stomach with its defined abs.

If she wanted to, she could now produce that so-called “Holy Water.”

And its quality would be a hundred times stronger than Jiateng Hezi’s half-assed product.

“Interesting.”

A playful smile touched Lin Fan’s lips.

She stood up and walked to the edge of the hot spring, looking at her reflection in the water.

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Her silver-white hair flowed like moonlight, her rainbow eyes were dreamlike yet distant, and the pair of pure white Dragon horns on her forehead radiated a sacred glow.

Jiateng Hezi’s strength had been too low to cause any change to her main body’s appearance.

But now, possessing this combination of skills, she was drifting further and further away from the word “human.”

However, she was also stronger.

Lin Fan casually took a new red and white miko outfit from the nearby wardrobe.

Her fingertips brushed against it; the new miko uniform felt smooth and carried the faint, fresh scent of fabric.

She expertly slipped her arms into the wide sleeves, crossed the lapels—left over right—and fitted it snugly against her chest. A touch of pure white at the collar accentuated the lines of her neck, appearing solemn and dignified.

The thick, red pleated skirt had deep folds. She put on the skirt and wrapped the long sash around her waist.

As her fingers twined, the red ribbon was tied into a crisp bow at her lower back. The originally loose white top was cinched, outlining a clean, sharp waistline. The red and white created a powerful visual impact.

Next, she sat on the tatami mat and took out a pair of snow-white tabi.

The cotton socks snugly enveloped her feet, with a unique seam separating the big toe from the other four, creating a tight, perfect fit.

Finally, she stood up and slipped her feet into a pair of black women’s geta.

As she stood still, the wooden clogs made a crisp “clack” against the floor.

Lin Fan looked down, the wide sleeves swaying gently with her movements. The interplay of red and white in her reflection created a serene and strange beauty.

This sense of ritual and complete detachment from the everyday was indeed a rare, exotic experience.

Lin Fan narrowed her eyes, a smile that was incredibly gentle yet utterly chilling spreading across her face.

“Alright, time to try making some Evolved Holy Water.”