novelraw Chapter 58: I am Chizuru Ichiyo
Chapter 58: I am Chizuru Ichiyo
Chizuru Ichiyo died peacefully.
This Great Yin-Yang Master from Fuso had already been suffering from hidden injuries left behind from his previous forced breakthrough.
His strength could no longer be maintained at its peak level.
He was equivalent to a half-crippled Level 1 lifeform.
With Su Yuan silently infiltrating and launching a surprise attack, combined with the advantage of planning against the unprepared and a Level 2 attacking a Level 1,
He naturally had no ability to resist.
His soul was instantly crushed by the vast, ocean-like Mental Force.
Su Yuan approached Chizuru Ichiyo's corpse, extended his right hand, and grabbed a wisp of dissipating soul energy.
With this, the first step of the plan was mostly completed.
The method devised by the gray mirror for safely obtaining that Molten Flame Spirit Crystal without any complications...First required silently eliminating Chizuru Ichiyo.
Silently eliminating Chizuru Ichiyo? It sounded simple, but was extremely difficult to execute.
Even though Su Yuan was as powerful as a Level 2 lifeform and could completely overwhelm Chizuru Ichiyo in strength, the latter wasn't a fool who would just sit there waiting to be killed.
The Chizuru family's surrounding fortress was heavily guarded. If there was any disturbance outside that made Chizuru Ichiyo realize a powerful enemy was coming, he would undoubtedly escape without hesitation and call for reinforcements.
For example, Su Yuan had learned through the gray mirror that there were several underground tunnels leading ten miles away hidden in secluded corners of the shrine.
Additionally, Chizuru Ichiyo was under the command of Sasuke Genpu and had once served under him before becoming a Great Yin-Yang Master.
And Sasuke Genpu was one of Fuso's two Yin-Yang Divine Masters, with Yin-Yang Divine Masters being equivalent to Level 2 lifeforms.
If Chizuru Ichiyo called for reinforcements, it would inevitably alert Sasuke Genpu, this Yin-Yang Divine Master.
At that point, numerous unexpected events and variables would follow one after another - Yin-Yang Divine Master? Fuso military? Heavy thermal weapons coverage? Even the Truth Society...
Even a Level 2 lifeform would struggle to handle all these threats.
It could be said that as long as Chizuru Ichiyo remained hidden inside the shrine, there were very few beings on Blue Star who could kill him.
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Unfortunately for him, Chizuru Ichiyo was facing Su Yuan.
Long before setting out for Fuso, Su Yuan had used the gray mirror to devise a method to efficiently eliminate Chizuru Ichiyo safely and without complications.
Locate Chizuru Ichiyo's exact position, bypass the fortress security protections, finally appear before Chizuru Ichiyo, and then strike to kill.
Each step was intricately connected, leaving this Great Yin-Yang Master unaware even in death of who had killed him.
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"Next..."
Su Yuan looked at Chizuru Ichiyo's corpse as his own appearance and physique began to change.
For Level 1 and Level 2 lifeforms, changing appearance and physique wasn't difficult - it was merely subtle manipulation of bones, skin, and facial features.
In simple terms, it was control over the physical body.
Soon, Su Yuan's physique and appearance became identical to Chizuru Ichiyo's.
Even his hair turned gray by reducing melanin levels.
"Next is the aura..."
Su Yuan thought to himself.
The purpose of killing Chizuru Ichiyo was to disguise himself and replace the other.
For powerful beings, aura was fundamental, since there were too many methods to change appearance and physique in modern society.
Even without being a Level 1 or Level 2 lifeform, one could completely become another person through plastic surgery or disguise.
Identifying through aura was also a basic skill that powerful beings mastered.
For Su Yuan to replace Chizuru Ichiyo, he needed to imitate the other's aura.
Su Yuan had already prepared for this.
Most methods on Blue Star couldn't imitate auras.
The aura emitted by every living being was unique, especially for stronger beings, involving secrets at the soul level.
But Su Yuan was different - through the gray mirror, he had long obtained methods to imitate auras.
This kind of technique was relatively common in the universe, mainly used to change one's own aura to evade pursuit, among other purposes.
Grabbing that wisp of dissipating soul energy from Chizuru Ichiyo earlier was preparation for this.
To borrow from the other's soul energy.
Thinking of this, Su Yuan looked at the soul energy he held in his hand, and his own mental power began to surge forth.
Five minutes later, Su Yuan completely absorbed Chizuru Ichiyo's wisp of soul energy into his body. His aura rapidly transformed, quickly approaching Chizuru Ichiyo's aura until it became exactly the same.
This aura imitation technique could only last for a few days, but that was enough for Su Yuan.
According to the plan devised by the gray mirror, if everything went smoothly, he would obtain that Molten Flame Spirit Crystal without any complications in two days.
"Completed..."
Su Yuan put on the traditional Yin-Yang attire and black eboshi hat.
"From now on, I am the Great Yin-Yang Master Chizuru Ichiyo."
A smile appeared on Su Yuan's face.
Now his appearance and physique were Chizuru Ichiyo's, and the aura he emitted was also Chizuru Ichiyo's. If he wasn't Chizuru Ichiyo, then who was?
Of course, to completely replace someone, besides appearance, physique, and emitted aura, what was more important were memories, personal habits, speech patterns, and so on.
In some ways, the latter was actually more crucial. Without Chizuru Ichiyo's memories and personal habits, he could at most deceive outsiders - when facing close family members, confidants, and friends, he would likely be exposed.
However, this aspect was extremely simple in Su Yuan's eyes.
With the gray mirror, Su Yuan understood Chizuru Ichiyo's memories, personal habits, and speech patterns better than Chizuru Ichiyo himself.
Chizuru Ichiyo might have forgotten things about himself from the very distant past, but the gray mirror would certainly know.
After hiding Chizuru Ichiyo's corpse in the underground tunnel, Su Yuan returned to the original position and sat cross-legged.
Soon after.
Knocking sounds came from outside the shrine.
"Clan leader, Chizuru Kamikawa and the others have arrived."
A respectful voice came through.
In the Chizuru family, Chizuru Ichiyo held absolute control, as proven by the major purge that had recently swept through the entire clan.
"Let them in."
Su Yuan glanced outside the shrine and spoke, imitating Chizuru Ichiyo's tone.
"Yes."
A moment later.
Chizuru Kamikawa, Chizuru Qi, and four others entered, then immediately knelt down without hesitation.
Regarding the mission to transport the Tianshan snow lotus, not only had they failed to complete it, but they had even been detained in Xia Country, ultimately relying on the family to get them back.
"Clan leader, we deserve to die ten thousand times."
"Clan leader, if I hadn't been careless and mistaken that mysterious person for a clan member, this wouldn't have happened. I am guilty."
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Chizuru Qi and Chizuru Kamikawa offered no excuses, directly kowtowing and admitting their faults.
Because they clearly understood that Chizuru Ichiyo detested "passing the buck" the most - regardless of the reasons, failure to complete the mission was your fault.
"Clan leader, please allow me to return to Xia Country. I will definitely capture that mysterious person who impersonated our clan member!"
Chizuru Qi said.
Chizuru Kamikawa, Chizuru Takahashi, and the other three immediately promised: "Clan leader, we are willing to return to Xia Country with Chizuru Qi to capture that mysterious person and atone for our crimes."
In the center of the shrine.
Su Yuan sat cross-legged, watching the four Chizuru family members kowtowing repeatedly below him, his face showing no expression.
But a strange feeling arose in his heart.
If these four people knew that the mysterious person they were talking about was actually Su Yuan, he wondered what they would think.