Chapter 215: The Fat Man Takes Action

“Death Substitute, 1,000,000 points per second-tier domain value.”
“After binding, it can replace the user in death once, creating an illusion of true death. The user can also choose any time to revive their true body to escape pursuit.”
“I want a hundred!” Ye Feng’s lips curled slightly. He searched the Virtual Realm—this was the cheapest item for avoiding death, though it still cost one million domain values each.
“Purchase quantity: 100. Discount applied—10% off.”
“Item purchased successfully. 9,000,000 domain values deducted!”
The Death Substitute was actually a secret art of the Witch Clan, and its production method seemed to have been lost long ago. Now, it could only be obtained in the Virtual Realm.
Its effects were extremely powerful—it could transfer the damage inflicted on the true body to the substitute the moment an attack occurred. The substitute would bear all subsequent attacks, with its damage tolerance matching that of the true body. Only when the true body died once would the substitute disappear. In other words, having one such substitute meant having an extra life. Moreover, the user could choose any time to revive their true body.
The effects of these substitutes could even be stacked. Ye Feng calmly bound a hundred small figurines, about ten centimeters tall and made of unknown material, to himself. With a teasing smile, he waited patiently for his enemies to arrive.
“Boss, what are those toy figurines?” Bernard asked curiously, seeing Ye Feng take out those childlike figurines.
“Don’t ask so many questions. You two hide in the bedroom with Uncle. No matter what happens, don’t come out. I’ll handle this,” Ye Feng said to Bernard.
“But didn’t Castedio say they were very strong?” Bernard asked, puzzled.
“Don’t worry. I already have a way to drive them away!” Ye Feng said confidently.
After binding all the figurines to himself, he stored them in the Virtual Realm’s storage cabinet. Then, he brewed himself a cup of tea and sipped it slowly.
……
“Castedio, you’re an angel, and I’m a demon. Seeking help from me isn’t in your style!” Lilith said, smiling as she floated outside the formation.
“Lilith, I’m no longer an angel. I no longer believe in God,” Castedio replied, shaking his head.

“Kasdiou, faith isn’t something that can be changed just by saying so. Your contract with God cannot be broken by anyone; you will always remain an angel, even if you hate God. Just like me—even though I hate Satan, I can only be a demon.” A hint of helplessness flashed in Lilith’s eyes.

“Lilith, Lord Blade can help you break your contract with Satan. As long as you’re willing to sign a new contract with him, he can do it! You can completely free yourself from the struggle between angels and demons, get rid of Satan’s control—just like I got rid of God’s control!” Kasdiou tried to persuade her.

“I don’t know what that handsome guy did to you, but one thing is certain: he absolutely cannot break your contract with God. Only Satan can break that contract. You have only two choices—be an angel or a fallen angel; there’s no third way!” Lilith said firmly.

“Then look at this.” Kasdiou spread his wings behind him, and black shadows fell on the ground. The sight left Lilith stunned.

“Your wings… they’ve turned transparent…” Lilith’s expression became somewhat blank.

“After signing the contract with Lord Blade, my body has undergone a fundamental change. I used to be just a being of light, but now I have a true human body. At the same time, I also have human emotions. I know what I’m feeling now—anxiety, anger, worry—these are all real human emotions…”

“When I was an angel, I was just a being of light, with only obedience in my mind. But now I have worries… I worry that Lord Blade might die, I worry that I’ll lose my faith… You wouldn’t understand how that feels…”

“Have you really become human?” Lilith frowned slightly. “How did he do it?”

“I don’t know. He just placed his hand on my forehead, and I could feel the change in the contract. I could feel my body and mind filling up, no longer empty like before. I also felt joy, excitement…” It seemed Kasdiou was already beginning to transform into a human.

“What conditions did he impose on you when you signed the contract?” Lilith also seemed somewhat intrigued.

“No conditions.” Kasdiou thought for a while before shaking his head.

“How is that possible? The condition God set for you was absolute loyalty, just as Satan’s condition for us was eternal damnation. If he didn’t set any conditions at all, wouldn’t we be completely free? We wouldn’t violate any contract no matter what we did?” Lilith found it hard to believe what Kastio was saying.
“It’s up to you to believe or not. He didn’t set any conditions for me. If I must say there is one, it’s that he told me to survive before coming here. That’s his order, and I must obey it.” Kastio’s gaze grew more determined. “Lilith, let me go! You just need to remove one top-quality spirit crystal from the formation.”
“I’ll go with you!” Lilith hesitated for a while before nodding.
…
When a plump figure appeared before Ye Feng, he looked up at him and smiled slightly. “Are you Fat?”
“Are you Blade?” Fat wasn’t in a hurry to attack. “You knew I was coming but didn’t run away. You do have some courage!”
“Would you like something to drink?” Ye Feng slowly stood up and headed toward the kitchen.
“Anything like what you have will do!” Fat smiled. “I want to know what exactly you did to little Kastio, causing him to lose his mind.”
“Kastio is a lovely angel,” Ye Feng said as he brought over the tea. “God abandoned him, so I signed a new contract with him and sent God to hell.”
“I want to hear the truth!” Fat still thought Ye Feng was lying to him.
“That’s the truth!” Ye Feng stared at Fat unyieldingly. “It’s just that you don’t believe it.”
“That’s impossible. The power of a contract between God and an angel can’t be replaced by an ordinary contract. Besides, your strength isn’t even enough to form a contract with Kastio. Do you know what kind of strength he had in the heavens before his powers were taken away? He was a six-winged archangel, a noble among angels, equivalent to a golden immortal in the heavens!” Fat roared at Ye Feng. “Whatever you did to him, restore him to his original state right now.”

“I don’t know what you mean by a six-winged archangel, nor do I know how powerful he was before his powers were stripped away. But undoubtedly, he was confused and in pain. He needed faith, yet he couldn’t continue to believe in God, nor was he willing to descend to believe in Satan. So I could only give him the best choice—to take me as his faith and turn him into a true human. That’s the life he most desired…” Ye Feng knew that Fat had misunderstood him.
“Well, no matter what you’ve done to him, killing you will restore everything to its original state. And I can also complete my mission along the way!” Fat slowly stood up.
“Before you act, I have a question. I want to know what exactly that woman, Su Rui, gave you to make you take on this task? As far as I know, she can’t afford to hire a Fifth Calamity Immortal to attack me.” Ye Feng still had doubts.
“Nothing much, just a necklace!” Fat said, taking out the necklace from his ring and shaking it in front of Ye Feng. “You didn’t expect your own life to be so worthless, did you?”
“Well, that stupid woman actually gave you a key to the treasure. I should have guessed it!” Ye Feng shook his head helplessly.
“You know about the treasure?” Fat wasn’t expecting Ye Feng to know about it as well.
“I know a lot of things. I also know that you can’t kill me!” Ye Feng gave Fat a strange smile.
“Try it and see! I don’t think your cultivation at the Diversion stage can pose any obstacle to me!” Fat revealed Ye Feng’s cultivation level with just those words.
Before Ye Feng could react, a golden dagger appeared in Fat’s hand, and in the next instant, it was already at Ye Feng’s throat.
“So fast!” Although he knew he wouldn’t die, Ye Feng couldn’t help but exclaim. He simply couldn’t keep up with the opponent’s movements.
The moment the dagger touched his throat, a gentle energy pushed him away, allowing him to avoid the fatal strike.
In a daze, Ye Feng raised his head. Standing between him and the fat man was none other than the uncle who claimed to be the sect master’s father…
Fat also wasn’t expecting someone to suddenly appear in the room. That person grabbed his dagger with bare hands. Although his palm was bleeding, it seemed not too serious.
“Don’t bully him!” The sect master’s father, filled with energy, pushed the fat man away and glared at him angrily.