Chapter 276: The Frail Oyakata-sama, Challenging the Pillars?

Is it worth it to exchange the assets accumulated by the entire family over three hundred years for a single item?

Humans who have never seen the Samsara Game would only feel that anyone willing to make such an exchange is absolutely insane.

However,

Kagaya Ubuyashiki did not hesitate in the slightest,

and at this moment, after feeling the Demon Hunting Power continuously surging within his body, he felt even more that it was worth the price.

The Short Blade in his hand,

was a weapon condensed from the Demon Hunting Power; its hardness far exceeded that of a Nichirin Sword, and it carried an extremely potent Demon Hunting attribute.

Any creature with an evil heart and a Dark Attribute would have its internal organs shattered upon the slightest contact with the Demon Hunting Power.

And Kibutsuji Muzan,

a fellow who possessed both an evil heart and a dark body, was restrained to death by the Demon Hunting Power.

Its level of threat even surpassed 【Sun Breathing】, which Kibutsuji Muzan regarded as his number one enemy.

Because,

Breathing Techniques are essentially methods of mastering the laws and energy of the breath of all things based on breathing rhythms and techniques, used to strengthen cardiopulmonary function, massively increase oxygen in the lungs, and instantly elevate physical performance significantly.

They carry a faint attribute power,

and among them, Sun Breathing mimics the energy rhythm of the sun, emitting energy similar to the sun to inflict massive damage on Kibutsuji Muzan.

This kind of attribute restraint is just like water overcoming fire in the natural world.

But the Demon Hunting Power is different,

its restraint against evil creatures directly transcends natural laws, infiltrating deep into the soul.

"Oyakata-sama?"

Stone Hashira Gyomei Himejima felt disbelief as he sensed the frail figure standing in front of him.

Oyakata-sama, who had always appeared at the Hashira Meeting in a weak state, had his sickly image deeply ingrained in everyone's hearts.

This resulted in the current Stone Hashira Gyomei Himejima,

having a sense of unreality as if he were dreaming.

"Evil shall eventually dissipate!"

The Short Blade flicked up,

the Ox-Head's giant axe was cleaved in two, and a streak of brilliant Kinkaku light, dragging Kagaya Ubuyashiki's body, slammed into the Ox-Head's neck.

Roll, roll, roll.

The head rolled, and fresh blood sprayed out.

The Ox-Head's thick body fell straight to the ground, kicking up dust, and blood stained the surrounding grass red.

【Minotaur Nest cleared!】

Hint: Clearer experience +1000, Reward Point +500,

The thick fog gradually dissipated,

and the three of them returned to the edge of the Grand Forest.

"Clearing one game dungeon is actually equivalent to killing two hundred goblins?"

Stone Hashira Gyomei Himejima pressed his palms together, mourning for the dead monsters.

This was his habit; whether it was man-eating demons or these hideous monsters in the game, he would pray for their souls to return to the Pure Land.

Of course, the praying was reserved for after the battle; when killing, the Stone Hashira never went soft.

"Leveling up in the New World is very difficult; every player cannot continue to resurrect after resurrecting three times."

Konohamaru said quite indignantly: "Only by building a 【Resurrection Altar】, imprinting the soul onto the altar, and then continuously leveling up, can one increase the number of resurrections."

It sounds easy,

but the materials to build an altar are very precious, and the upgrade materials are also expensive; building one altar costs at least five hundred thousand Reward Points.

However,

the 【Resurrection Altar】 has restrictions; it cannot be too far from the person being resurrected, so it cannot be built directly within the Family Territory and needs to be expanded outward.

This triggers countless battles.

Hostile forces will destroy the 【Resurrection Altar】 to delay the opponent's progress in hunting pollution.

A destroyed altar costs another significant amount of Reward Points to repair.

"Take this."

When they parted ways,

Konohamaru pulled a business card-like piece of paper from his inventory slot.

Just as Kagaya Ubuyashiki took the paper, black text appeared before his eyes.

【Do you wish to add 【Eighth Hokage】 as a friend?】

Konohamaru explained: "This is the friend function in the game; after adding, you can achieve long-distance communication by consuming Reward Points, which is very convenient."

To condense a business card requires consuming five Reward Points.

Long-distance communication is another price entirely.

"Thank you."

Kagaya Ubuyashiki bowed slightly, not looking down on Konohamaru just because he was a brat.

The two figures gradually disappeared.

At this time,

inside the Ubuyashiki Family's main residence,

the Nine Pillars were gathered together.

Aside from the Sound Hashira and Shinobu Kocho who were already waiting in the residence, as well as the owl-like Flame Hashira, the remaining few Pillar-level Swordsmen also arrived on time.

"An absurd notion, to actually let Oyakata-sama put himself in danger; you all really should be stripped of your qualifications as Pillars."

The Snake Pillar, Obanai Iguro, who had a white snake coiled around his neck like a scarf,

had a calm gaze, but the words he spoke seemed to carry thorns.

"You guy, the things you say are always so annoying!"

The hot-tempered Wind Hashira, Shinazugawa Sanemi, gritted his teeth and glared fiercely at Obanai Iguro.

Nearby,

Shinobu Kocho watched the drama with a smile, and the Flame Hashira was buried in his sweet potato miso soup.

The Mist Pillar, Muichiro Tokito, was spacing out.

The Water Pillar, Giyu Tomioka, stood in place like an ornament, expressionless, with a look that said "no strangers allowed."

Only the pink-haired Love Pillar, Mitsuri Kanroji, waved her arms in a panic, trying to mediate between the two.

Suddenly,

a crisp, distant bell chime broke the atmosphere of the two preparing to fight.

"It is Oyakata-sama."

This bell chime signified the start of the Hashira Meeting.

Everyone knelt neatly on the ground, heads bowed, welcoming the approaching figure.

Finally,

the Stone Hashira, Gyomei Himejima, who had been accompanying Kagaya Ubuyashiki, joined the Nine Pillars and knelt down.

"Thank you all very much for coming in your busy schedules to attend this suddenly convened 【Hashira Meeting】."

A gentle, clear voice rang out.

All Nine Pillars noticed something was wrong.

In the past, the frail Oyakata-sama could not move on his own and required his wife or Chu Yi and the others to support him.

But now, Kagaya Ubuyashiki knelt down quite normally and returned their bows solemnly.

"Oyakata-sama, your body?"

Shinazugawa Sanemi was the most agitated; he jumped up directly, looking in shock at the face of Oyakata-sama, which had already returned to normal.

The rest of the Pillars also raised their heads,

seeing that the ugly scars that had always plagued the Ubuyashiki Family had actually disappeared.

"Could it be that Muzan Kibutsuji is dead?"

"The curse has vanished!"

Everyone thought of the most critical possibility.

Only the death of Muzan Kibutsuji could break the curse of the Ubuyashiki Family.

Kagaya Ubuyashiki shook his head gently and said, "Muzan Kibutsuji is not dead yet. The reason I was able to temporarily recover from the curse is because of an Invitation Letter I suddenly received, which made me a player in the Samsara Game."

His gentle voice slowly narrated the events that had occurred during this time.

This was also the main reason for convening the Hashira Meeting.

"How is that possible?"

The Water Pillar, Giyu Tomioka, who had been in "ornament mode" the whole time, revealed a look of incomprehensible shock.

The owl-like Flame Hashira also echoed loudly from the side: "That's right, no matter how many times I hear it, this kind of thing is truly impossible to believe."

The rest of the Pillars had varied expressions.

Except for Shinobu Kocho, who had a Novice Short Staff tucked at her waist and had clearly felt the power of the Samsara Game, they all displayed varying degrees of skepticism.

Kagaya Ubuyashiki smiled and said, "It is fine; I will prove the existence of the Samsara Game to everyone."

He walked to the center of the gravel-covered courtyard,

and a katana condensed from golden light suddenly appeared in his hand.

It was in the shape of a Nichirin Sword, but the Blade was golden; it did not look like a Swordsman's weapon, but rather like a golden sword used by a Noble for decoration.

"I will use the power I obtained from the Samsara Game to defeat you all!"

"You may all come at me together."

(End of chapter)