My monster derivative skills are the orthodox ones

Chapter 398 The Dignity of the Strong
"What are we comparing?" Erebus asked with unusual alertness.

"You decide," Li Ye said with a smile.

Lord Yanshou and the others all cast sympathetic glances at Erebus.

Li Ye's derivative skills are too domineering. Regardless of winning or losing, his derivative skills will be taken away without any reason.

Erebus sensed the emotions of the crowd and knew that a trap might be waiting for him.

However, many of the fetuses inside him had already developed, and it seemed that he had no other choice but to compete with Li Ye.

During his conversation with Li Ye, he tried many methods, but none of them could restore the flow of his magic power.

The immense dark power seemed to be frozen in place.

He just needs one chance.

If he could regain his magical power, he could kill Li Ye in an instant...

“Are you sure you’ll let me go?” Erebus asked.

“Of course,” Li Ye nodded.

“Let’s see who has the stronger dark power?” Erebus probed, ultimately choosing a contest he was certain to win.

No one but Nyx possesses greater dark power than him.

“So, Erebus, do you want to compete with me to see who has the stronger dark power?” Li Ye repeated.

A fair trade requires him to propose a contest to the target, and then the target must agree; Erebus's proposal is not acceptable.

This is the only weakness of fair trade.

As long as the other party does not agree to a duel, their skills will never be taken away by him, ensuring absolute fairness.

Previously, Li Ye used the ability to change fate with money to compensate for the weakness of fair trade, but now Erebus's position is too high.

Li Ye dared not use the promise that money could change his fate to him.

The last calamity was shattered by the opportunity to become a Great Luo Golden Immortal. If another backlash occurs, it might be necessary to become a saint to break free. Li Ye now only dares to change the fate of some insignificant little people...

As for those who betray him, there's no need to change their fate. If they refuse his fair deal, they'll be executed on the spot, their souls refined. Even the most valiant person will eventually submit.

Better to die than live.

If they had backbone, they wouldn't have chosen to become my subordinates in the first place; if they had, they wouldn't have chosen to betray me.

Li Ye is very principled in selecting his subordinates; he chooses either those who are absolutely loyal or those who are absolutely spineless, both of whom are easy to control.

"Are you sure you'll let me go?" Erebus asked again, his unease growing stronger.

“Yes.” Li Ye nodded affirmatively.

“Alright, I agree to a duel with you.” Erebus finally made up his mind.

The words fell.

The voice in his mind already said, "You won."

Before Erebus could even rejoice, he realized that one of his most powerful skills had left him: "You...you stole my Veil of Eternal Night?"

The words were not finished.

The darkness that had obscured the starry sky suddenly dissipated, revealing Erebus's true form: a gigantic, pitch-black humanoid figure.

The humanoid figure's abdomen was swollen, making it look like a woman ten months pregnant. At this moment, it was hanging upside down in the air, its hands clasped together, gripping the blade of Li Ye's kitchen knife.

Li Ye looked at Erebus hanging upside down in the sky with a smile. Now that he had revealed his true form, things would be much easier. Erebus was doomed.

Sure enough, smearing dog blood on someone's head is a divine skill.

With a simple transaction, he took away Erebus's greatest asset: the Veil of Night. Erebus was forever surrounded by an inescapable dark domain. Within the Veil of Night, his presence would be reduced by ninety percent, and the vision of all targets within the domain would be obscured.

Aside from Nyx, Li Ye was probably the first person to see Erebus in his true form.

“That’s right!” Li Ye nodded with a smile. The curtain of eternal night unfolded behind him, once again obscuring the starry sky. This time, Li Ye withdrew his domain of light, and the surroundings were truly pitch black, with nothing visible at all.

Even Wang Lingguan had no way to dispel the darkness; in the endless darkness, he could only rely on his senses to move.

Soon, Li Ye withdrew the veil of eternal night, revealing the starry sky once more. Developing derivative skills requires influence, and obscuring people's vision would greatly diminish even the most spectacular performance.

But the Eternal Night Curtain is truly a divine skill. It has to be said that these ancient gods are really powerful. Looking at Erebus's body, Li Ye thought to himself, this is probably a skill he was born with!

Erebus seems more like a monster transformed from plants and animals corrupted by demonic energy, rather than a normal person who used a demon to develop derivative skills, like Shukun or Dijun.

Li Ye suspected that the former Heavenly Court of the Demon Race was established by a group of powerful demons possessed by demonic energy.

“How is this possible? How could you possibly take away my Veil of Eternal Night?” Erebus trembled violently. “That is my innate divine power.”

“Erebus, whether you like it or not, this has really happened.” Li Ye’s smile was particularly pleasant. “Times have changed, a new generation is replacing the old, and it’s time for you stubborn old fogies to step aside.”

Wang Lingguan's face suddenly darkened.

“Master, I wasn’t talking about you.” Li Ye keenly sensed Wang Lingguan’s emotions and explained somewhat awkwardly, “Master will always be young in my heart. I was talking about those real old guys…”

The group of bigwigs who were secretly observing Li Ye suddenly felt offended.

Ah!
Wang Lingguan knew perfectly well what Li Ye was talking about. What was the point of being quick-witted? Could he really change the mind of the sage?

However, he wondered if he should change his approach and embrace some new things.

The events of today had a huge impact on him. The God of Darkness, Erebus, hadn't even lasted a single round against Li Ye before being completely suppressed. It was too outrageous...

"How could this be? I clearly won." Erebus still couldn't accept the fact, rambling incoherently as if he hadn't heard what Li Ye was saying.

"Erebus, let's see who has more babies in their belly this time!" Seeing the absent-minded Erebus, Li Ye seized the opportunity and planned to fool him again.

"No." Erebus snapped back to reality in an instant, his voice filled with fury. "You promised me you'd only fight me once before letting me go."

"Did I say that?" Li Ye asked in surprise, turning to look at the Star Lord of Longevity beside him. "Star Lord, did I say that?"

"..." Yanshou Xingjun was speechless, and mentally he was cursing, "Why don't you ask Wang Lingguan instead of me?"
"The God of Longevity?" Li Ye reminded him.

"I didn't say that," Yanshou Xingjun said, forcing himself to speak. Of course, he knew what Li Ye meant, but after seeing how Li Ye tortured Erebus, he dared not disobey him anymore. He was afraid that this same set of moves would be used on him.

After saying those words, his Dao heart, which had been intact for tens of thousands of years, crumbled at that moment. He felt that his cultivation would never make any further progress in this lifetime.

Although he lost his supernatural powers, the possibility of him going any further was already very low.

"Gentlemen, did I say that?" Li Ye raised his voice and asked his heavenly soldiers and generals.

"We never said that." The Heavenly Court members all said in unison. Having followed Li Ye for so long, their sense of morality and bottom line as human beings had been infinitely lowered.

What is fairness and justice? Can you eat it?
Being able to please one's master and be favored by him to be given a demonic creature is better than anything else.
"You...you all..." Erebus was furious. He glared at Li Ye, "How could you be so shameless? What about your dignity as a strong person? You Eastern cultivators value your word above all else. How could you act like a two-faced scoundrel?"

(End of this chapter)