Lin Yu could not be one hundred percent certain that the man before him was actually "Xiao Yuan."
In fact... before the other party changed his features to look exactly like Lin Yu, Lin Yu had not even been sure whether he had disguised himself as Paper Kite or simply taken over or manipulated Paper Kite.
After all, someone in this venue had already displayed abilities similar to "body possession" and "manipulation."
Although Order and the Player Mutual Aid Society currently attributed all those "masterminds" to Schreiber... Lin Yu could of course be certain that none of it had been done by Schreiber.
Although Paper Kite might have possessed greater strength and a more powerful soul than the people Lin Yu had encountered before, Lin Yu did not dare guarantee that he had any ability that could definitely make him immune to such methods.
Moreover, if the other party had temporarily occupied Paper Kite's consciousness and tampered with his soul, that would explain why "Casting a Stone to Find the Way" had guided Lin Yu here. It would also explain that seemingly special form of soul.
Lin Yu had even been more inclined to believe that the other party had used some method to occupy Paper Kite's body or manipulate his consciousness.
Until the other party directly changed his "face."
Only then did Lin Yu belatedly realize...
This Impostor Paper Kite had not disguised himself as Paper Kite by occupying his consciousness and body. Instead, he had used an ability similar to Lin Yu's [Mask].
Before this Instance... Lin Yu had indeed believed that his [Mask] was unique.
But after completing the Trial and returning from the Eternal Prison, he had learned a valuable piece of information.
Among the previous-generation Players, there had been someone named "Xiao Yuan" who had