Chapter 17

“Feel honored, for you shall be the first monster to witness the birth of a secret sword.”

“Hiss hiss!!”

The Sea Spider hissed, a flash of fear crossing its eyes as if it sensed a threat to its life.

Its animal instincts warned it that this was a crisis of inevitable destruction!

Yet, its greed for the Shikon Jewel outweighed everything else, driving it into a frenzy. It roared in rage, and its four pairs of chelicerae descended like world-destroying tentacles, as if to defy the warnings of its own instincts.

“Mr. Luo……!!”

In the distance, Higurashi Kagome, who was watching the battle, clenched her hands nervously, her heart in her throat.

At this tense moment, when everyone was holding their breath.

……

Severing all worldly ties,

Singing of desire through the living,

Pursuing the infinite as a swordsman.

I have long since forgotten my own Confidential Confidential Age,

And my face is no longer what it once was.

Training is simply my daily routine.

Day after day, persisting without weariness……

Until the moment of death, when I shall slowly exhale my final breath upon this mountain.

———The ultimate blade is forged, and the sword light flashes and vanishes upon the moon in the void.

“Secret Sword: Swallow Reversal.”

He spoke the words softly, his hand tightening on the hilt as he swung the blade at the giant beast with a sudden force.

The blade moved with ghostly speed, like a bolt of white lightning.

At the moment of the swing, the trajectories of the sword from other parallel timelines manifested.

One strike……

Two strikes……

Three strikes……

He had actually struck from three different directions at the exact same time.

The three strikes overlapped, leaving no room to dodge, causing multiple dimensional spaces to warp and instantly sealing off all of the Sea Spider’s escape routes.

“Rumble……!!”

Unable to even let out a wail, the giant beast was decapitated. Its massive body collapsed with a crash, kicking up clouds of dust, before instantly shattering into countless pieces of flesh that dissolved into faint light particles in the wind.

A breeze blew, coming to a stop before the stunned gaze of the girl in the distance.

A-rank evil spirit, dead!

19. The treasure Jewel of Death, shock from Isayama Yomi!

The moonlight was hazy, the Sawayama Great Forest grew quiet, and the aura of the evil spirit slowly dissipated.

Where the “Sea Spider” had vanished, something seemed to have fallen with a clatter. Luo Shu raised an eyebrow and walked over with interest.

In the dirt, he saw wisps of mysterious red light flickering, as if a devil were tempting him.

“So it was this……”

The youth bent down, thoughtful, and picked up a smooth, blood-colored jade bead from the ground.

Accompanied by silver ripples, a detailed information panel appeared on the left Reverse Reverse Side of his vision.

【Jewel of Death】

【Attribute: Evil Faction】

【Rank: Third Third Tier 4 Enhanced Treasure】

【Origin: A thousand years ago, a Nine-Tailed Fox transformed into a peerless dancer to bewitch the Emperor and throw the court into chaos. She was eventually exposed by the great Onmyoji Taisei. The Emperor, upon regaining his senses, was furious and ordered the hunt for the fleeing fox.】

【In the end, she was hunted down at Nasuno by tens of thousands of troops led by Miura-no-suke, along with Onmyoji.】

【——Because she died in endless resentment, her immense demonic power and soul essence condensed into the Jewel of Death, which split into nine pieces of varying sizes and scattered across the island nation, once again bringing disaster to the world.】

【Method of Use: Swallow or wear; its power is determined by the host's resentment and hatred.】

【Effect: Grants different superpowers based on one's desires, such as teleportation, accelerated physical growth, resurrection after death……】

【Reverse Reverse Side Effect: Over time, there is a risk of the soul being eroded and the self and body being destroyed, turning one into an evil spirit.】

“Not bad……”

Luo Shu rubbed his chin with his thumb, deep in thought.

This was a Third Third Tier 4 enhanced treasure, rare even on a global scale.

Theoretically, if the host's compatibility reached 100%, even an ordinary person could instantly become a Third Third Tier 4 powerhouse—that is, a Servant-level from the Fate/stay night series, though without any combat experience……

No wonder this A-rank evil spirit could sense the Shikon Jewel on Higurashi Kagome.

So it was holding a treasure of the same type.

The youth fell into deep thought, suddenly remembering where he had seen the relevant anime.

The anime was called “Ga-Rei: Zero,” and the female lead was Isayama Yomi. The main plot revolved around the Jewel of Death, unfolding a series of grudges and entanglements. The function of the Jewel of Death was exactly the same as the one in his hand.

So it was this world……

He scratched his head.

If he remembered correctly, the Ga-Rei: Zero world had a world-ending crisis.

Truly dangerous; his current strength was nowhere near enough……

The road ahead is long and arduous, I shall search high and low.

Very well, continue to lay low and develop!

He raised an eyebrow slightly and tucked the blood-colored jade bead into his pocket.

Sensing a burning gaze fixed tightly upon him, Luo Shu turned around with a smile and said gently to the beautiful girl in the sailor suit:

“Miss Higurashi, let’s go, I’ll see you back.”

“Mm…… mm-hmm!!”

Kagome lowered her head, feeling guilty, the blush on her face yet to fade.

He walked by her Reverse Reverse Side, heading toward the city, relaxed and content under the moonlight.

The figures of the two gradually faded.

Leaving behind the devastated forest.

Not long after……

“Step, step, step, step……!!”

Accompanied by the sound of rhythmic marching, hundreds of official personnel in dark orange uniforms arrived.

They were the personnel of the Chiba City Supernatural Disaster Countermeasures Agency. They held demon-repelling weapons, their expressions serious, with a sense of readiness to die. The entire agency had been mobilized, even the administrative staff had been pulled out to make up the numbers.

With such a massive display, one could imagine how dangerous the situation would be.

Immediately, the troops parted from the middle, clearing a wide path.

Isayama Yomi walked out from the path. She wore black stockings and held the divine sword Shishiou. The massive spirit beast Nue accompanied the girl, its body overflowing with a terrifying aura that made one’s hair stand on end.

Yomi looked at the ravaged land, frowning, her expression grave.

Then, she bent down and crouched on the ground, wiped some dirt with her index finger, and sniffed it in front of her fair nose. Suddenly, her eyes widened in disbelief, and she stood up.

Although the soil still held a faint trace of the evil spirit’s aura, it was dissipating rapidly, like water in an endless expanse.

Without a doubt, this only happened when an evil spirit had been exorcised.

“A-rank evil spirit…… destroyed?!”

Isayama Yomi’s gaze was horrified, her chest heaving in shock.

One had to know, from the moment the Supernatural Disaster Countermeasures Agency detected the spiritual waves of an A-rank evil spirit to the time they mobilized the entire agency to arrive, it had taken less than half an hour. Someone had destroyed the evil spirit in such a short time.

Simply incredible!

That was a top-Third Third Tier evil spirit capable of triggering a ghost disaster and threatening the existence of an entire city.

Japan’s disaster classification was ranked by letters: A-rank, B-rank, C-rank, D-rank……

An A-rank evil spirit was already the strongest evil spirit on the surface.

Although Isayama Yomi was a top-Third Third Tier powerhouse in the Japanese demon-repelling world.

Even she had no confidence in exorcising an A-rank evil spirit; even if she joined forces with hundreds of other demon-repellers, dying here was a very real possibility.