Infinite Slaughter System: I Kill, Therefore I Ascend!-Chapter 171: Interlude: The Birth Of Li Fan!

The Yin Yang Reversal Art had only been upgraded twice since Li Ling first acquired it during the chase from Wen Caiyi back then, each one increasing the scope and reinforcing the four main sub-abilities that came with the art. The first sub-ability, which allowed him to switch genders on the spot, was criminally underutilized due to the mental prejudice Li Ling had.

A wilder and more demonic fellow with fewer scruples would have long utilized the female form to get up to some kind of mischief, but Li Ling much rather preferred the third sub-ability, which was what he even utilized on Luo Roumei and Kong Beiwu.

Now, looking at the 1500 Slaughter Point cost to advance from the Expert level to Mastery, Li Ling paid it without hesitation, entering a two-day-long period of comprehension where his form switched rapidly. When the upgrade was complete, Li Ling opened his eyes with a slightly moved expression, feeling that the Yin Yang Reversal Art had unlocked new things of interest to him.

For the first sub-ability, his female self could now spawn its own consciousness that was synchronized with his, able to function as a full person on her own if Li Ling switched over, devoid of his influence if Li Ling so wished. This partially solved the gender disparity issues he was worried about, where any feminine-specific activities taken in female form might affect his psyche as a man.

The second sub-ability, which allowed him to transform others, now saw him able to condense this power into a pill. While its existence would be temporary, this pill, if ingested by anyone, would cause them to perfectly swap genders for a short period of time depending on their cultivation versus Li Ling’s.

The third sub-ability now allowed him to not only incite sexual intentions in others and even guarantee their conception, he could now also partially ’edit’ what genes the two would pass down to their offspring. The scope of the editing was far more limited than his own. If his own had a bar of 100 units, then this one had only 10 units.

The fourth sub-ability now allowed him to further tweak the sensitivity range of his ’incubus-like’ nature, allowing him to even mix pain and pleasure, which aside from being useful for sex, could also be used for torture and mind-breaking.

All in all, it was a great upgrade, but with the final one waiting, Li Ling could not hold back on wanting to see what a perfected Yin Yang Reversal Art would spell for him, so he paid the 2000 Slaughter Point cost immediately.

His eyes narrowed as he spent a full five days in seclusion absorbing what came, and the phenomenon was greater than before. Rather than just switch genders back and forth, a yin-yang taichi symbol formed under Li Ling’s body, in which his male form dissolved like putty into the white symbol, while the black symbol broke off and placed itself to the side of the white symbol.

When the phenomenon came to an end, Li Ling’s body reformed in the white part intact with all his power and cultivation, while the black part manifested his female body in the same posture with the same cultivation and power as Li Ling.

Immediately, both opened their eyes at the same time, the blue pupils of Li Ling’s eyes falling upon the purple pupils of his feminine form. Both parties scanned each other head to toe before smiling in a creepy manner.

"Not bad, you are about half as sexy as Bai Ruyi and just below Shen Ziyan," Male Li Ling commented while folding his arms.

Female Li Ling rolled her eyes charmingly with disdain. "Fool, have you never heard of not comparing a woman to her face?"

Li Ling chuckled. "Is that your personality? Not bad. Can you access the Infinite Slaughter System?"

Female Li Ling paused and tried, then shook her head. "No, because at the end of the day, I’m just a clone. My existence is only semi-autonomous because I have my own cultivation and my own consciousness, but my memories, spirit, and soul are simply clipped from yours."

"So if I give you a unique name and send you out into the world, you can advance your cultivation alone and be a hidden agent for me?" Li Ling asked, his eyes lighting up.

Female Li Ling’s lips twitched. "Dude, we have the same set of memories. If you don’t know, how am I supposed to know? Though I do want to name myself, yeah."

Male Li Ling closed his eyes. "I am Li Ling, Li for Plum and Ling for Spirit. My mother told me that my name was given by my grandfather at my birth due to my extremely bright eyes full of spirit, believing that I would one day stand atop the world as a Divine Spirit."

Female Li Ling also closed her eyes. "Then I shall henceforth be Li Fan, Li from our clan and Fan for mortality and the mundane. You chase ascension and spiritual perfection while I walk the mortal world, treading the dust of mundanity."

Both opened their eyes and nodded to each other, with Li Ling making a succinct comment. "You are perfect for diving into the red dust by blending among mortals, infiltrating sects, and doing all the dirty groundwork while I remain as the ’boss’ pulling strings behind."

Li Fan snorted. "At least you can now maintain your plan for the Heavenly Network. I will try to form a shadow organization that covers the entire Tian Ming Continent, focusing on intelligence, assassination, and espionage. You can create your own faction organization with your followers, descendants, and various slaves if you want."

Saying this, she stood up and passed a hand through her fluffy hair, letting it spread out over her shoulders freely, unlike Li Ling, who tied his in a ponytail. Li Fan stood at the same height as himself, above six feet, and her figure was strong, curvy, and developed, easily able to make any man give a thumbs up.

Beauty-wise, she was indeed not up to par with Bai Ruyi, but she almost reached the level of Shen Ziyan, enough to make the top 20 of any beauty list anywhere. Whether it was an effect of the Yin Yang Reversal Art or just some weird universal rule, Li Fan was wearing a robe with the same design as Li Ling, but hers was gold and white, the inverse of what Li Ling wore.

"I’m off. To distinguish myself, I am going to join one of the righteous sects, most likely the second-ranked Ancient Dao Sect because they favor Grandmist and Five Elements powers the most. With the Five Elements Heavenly Spirit Roots I inherited from you, plus the Void Seeking Physique, I should become their new Saintess in about a week," Li Fan boasted with a malicious chuckle.

Li Ling waved his hands. "Whatever, just don’t get captured and body-snatched for your talent. Also, try to avoid any sexual or romantic matters with any male, I don’t want that kind of scar on my soul."

Li Fan sneered. "That’s none of your business. I am my own person, and I can choose what to do with my life. Hmph!"

With a snort, the woman entered subspace and left, using Li Ling’s ’throw’ trick to traverse the expanse of the continent at her own pace to achieve her own goals. Li Ling watched her leave with twitching lips, rubbing his forehead.

She was so rude and feisty, but she was literally carved from the same mold as him.

Tsk, is this what having a sister is like?

"Anyway, she should be fine mostly. If anything, I can always dissolve her and prevent anyone from taking advantage of her," Li Ling muttered, which was a secret benefit of the art.

Speaking of the art, creating a clone was not the only thing it did. That was just the benefit of the first sub-ability, which took all the ’benefits’ from the previous upgrades along its branch and molded them into a separate body clone from the same source.

Li Fan had the same memories, cultivation, methods, Daoist Arts, and even Rules as he did, so she was a walking monster, just without the system. Even if someone at the Sixth Realm tried to harm her, she could make a break for it, but would struggle against a Seventh Realm person.

The second sub-ability, which allowed him to transform others, was not permanent. If Li Ling pointed at you and wanted you to switch genders, it was for the rest of your life, and there was little you could do to reverse it.

Incoming Bai Ning Bing, Li Ling thought to himself with a malicious chuckle.

The third sub-ability now granted him full access to edit his own genetics, up to 1000 points when dealing with his offspring, and up to 100 points when editing for others. Now his genealogy could inherit most of his and their specific mother’s hacks and special abilities with ease.

Finally, the sensitivity enhancer could also affect third parties remotely without requiring him to touch them; they simply had to inhale his pheromones and be within the range of his Dharma Sense to be affected.