Chapter 376: The Brand-New Sekkarou

"It has already been several days, has that Demon Beast still not appeared?" Lingyun asked Nangong Nayue, who was standing beside him.

"Yes, ever since its clone was blown to bits by you last time, this thing hasn't appeared again. If it weren't for the magic detectors on Itogami Island still being able to pick up its magical fluctuations, I would have almost thought it had left," Nangong Nayue said.

"If this thing is on Itogami Island, then it will definitely find a way to absorb the island's magic. Is there still no news from the Security Forces?" Lingyun asked.

"For this period of time, their reports have all been that everything is normal," Nangong Nayue said.

"Could you get me a copy of the Security Forces' reports from this period?" Lingyun always felt that things were not that simple.

"No problem."

Before long, a pile of Itogami Island Security Forces reports appeared in front of Lingyun.

Lingyun picked up the reports and looked through them carefully; it wasn't long before he frowned.

"What's wrong, Lingyun? Is there a problem with these reports?" Nangong Nayue asked.

"Yuejiang, look, the magic supplied for the magic building materials in these reports has dropped by one percent," Lingyun said.

"Dropped by one percent?" Nangong Nayue's brows lifted slightly.

"Don't underestimate this one percent. You have to know, this is the magic supporting this Itogami Island; even one percent is extremely vast. And now, have you not figured out where this one percent of magic has gone, Yuejiang?" Lingyun's brows lifted slightly.

"You mean?" Nangong Nayue's expression could not help but change drastically. "This thing has been stealing the magic of Itogami Island?"

"Call Xiao Lingcai, let's get ready to move!" Lingyun said as he stood up. "If I haven't guessed wrong, this thing must be hiding somewhere in the Foundation Gate right now. That place is the magic hub of Itogami Island, and only that place can absorb the magic of the entire island. After dragging this out for so long, it's time to completely resolve this matter."

Just as Lingyun and Nangong Nayue were talking, in a hidden place, Xiao Lingcai was half-crouched on the ground, and beneath her feet, a complex Array had unfolded.

"Are you kidding me? Why did things turn out like this?" Xiao Lingcai was talking to Xiao Mengcong from twenty years in the future through this Array. "If things continue like this, the entire Itogami Island will be destroyed!"

"Perhaps this is also a part of history's composition, and you don't need to worry so much; after all, Teacher Lingyun is still on Itogami Island right now!" Xiao Mengcong's voice came through the Array.

"Teacher Lingyun, is he really that powerful?" Xiao Lingcai asked.

"You'll know once you truly see it for yourself!" Xiao Mengcong said somewhat playfully. "After you come back, you must tell me all about what happened on Itogami Island twenty years ago!"

"Miss Xiao Lingcai, Mr. Lingyun is looking for you!" Just as Xiao Lingcai put away the Array, Ashtarte appeared expressionlessly in front of her and conveyed this message.

"Teacher Lingyun, what do you need me for?" Xiao Lingcai appeared in front of Lingyun in a flash.

"We have already found the traces of the Demon Beast, let's get ready to move!" Lingyun said.

Just as Lingyun's group arrived at the Foundation Gate, Lingyun discovered that Xiao Gucheng and Himeragi Yukina were actually also at this place.

"Gucheng, transfer student, why are you two here?" Nangong Nayue asked.

Lingyun discovered a flash of fluorescent light in Himeragi Yukina's eyes and muttered in his heart: "A Shrine Maiden's spirit vision? I didn't expect it to have the effect of predicting the future."

"Um, Yukina said she saw that Demon Beast appear, so..." Xiao Gucheng scratched the back of his head and spoke.

"Transfer student, can you use your Sekkarou now?" Nangong Nayue's brows lifted slightly; she remembered that Himeragi Yukina had previously sent her Sekkarou to the Lion King Organization headquarters for an upgrade.

"It's no problem, my Sekkarou has already been sent back!" Himeragi Yukina took out the new Sekkarou.

"The Lion King Organization's actions are quite fast!" Lingyun carefully examined the Sekkarou in front of him and could not help but frown slightly. "Yukina, this Sekkarou of yours seems to have a problem."

Regarding the matter of upgrading the Sekkarou, the Lion King Organization was indeed quite concerned. Himeragi Yukina had written in her letter that it was to deal with the Demon Beast capable of sinking Itogami Island that she needed to upgrade the Sekkarou. If, because the Sekkarou upgrade wasn't completed, Xiao Gucheng couldn't kill that Demon Beast, leading to Itogami Island eventually sinking into the sea, they would be in big trouble. After all, if Itogami Island sank, Xiao Gucheng, as the Fourth Progenitor, would definitely not die. In the event of losing Itogami Island, the only place Xiao Gucheng could go was their mainland; after all, his hometown was on the mainland. Placing such a mobile disaster on the mainland was, no matter how you thought about it, an extremely terrifying thing. To complete the Sekkarou's upgrade as quickly as possible, they had also paid a significant price; at the very least, Lingyun had achieved his goal.

"A problem?" Himeragi Yukina could not help but frown slightly.

"Do you know how the previous owner of the Sekkarou died?" Lingyun said somewhat mysteriously.

"The previous owner of the Sekkarou, are you talking about Senior Fujisaka Fuyuka?" Upon mentioning this person, Himeragi Yukina's mood became somewhat low. "Seven years ago, Senior infiltrated an organization that worshipped a foreign Goddess and saved me when I was being used as a sacrifice, then fought alone until she died. Why did you suddenly ask about this, Teacher Lingyun?"

"Hehe, do you think a so-called organization that worships a foreign Goddess could force the previous owner of the Sekkarou into a death battle?" Lingyun sneered, "It seems the Lion King Organization has hidden this matter quite well!"

"This, what does this mean?" Being able to become the most outstanding Sword Shaman of this generation in the Lion King Organization, Himeragi Yukina was naturally no fool, and she immediately heard the unimaginable amount of information hidden in Lingyun's words.

"As a powerful weapon possessing the ability to slay a Vampire Progenitor, how could it be used without paying a price? While the user continuously wields the Spear, they are also continuously converting the released spiritual power into Divine Vessel. When the converted Divine Vessel reaches a certain stage, an Angel-transformation process similar to an 'Artificial Angel' will occur, allowing the user to ascend into an Angel and enter a higher dimension," Lingyun turned his head and said.

"H-how could this be?" Xiao Gucheng and Himeragi Yukina's expressions were both very ugly. Having experienced the 'Artificial Angel' incident, they naturally knew that entering a higher dimension was no different from suicide.

No one noticed the trace of a sinister smile on the corner of Lingyun's mouth. Always at odds with the Lion King Organization, he naturally didn't mind causing them some trouble at certain times, while also poaching from his own student.

"Teacher, do you have any methods?" Xiao Gucheng said to Lingyun.

"Methods? Your familiar Dragon-Snake's mercury is one such method. It can devour high-dimensional Divine Vessel. As long as she stays by your side, Yukina won't have any accidents!" Lingyun said calmly.

"Really?" Xiao Gucheng said with an excited face.

"Before that, let me take a look at your Sekkarou. It's rare to see Divine Vessel; if it were all used to feed the Dragon-Snake's mercury, that would be too wasteful!" Lingyun said.

Himeragi Yukina hesitated for a moment, then placed the Sekkarou into Lingyun's hands. Lingyun examined the Sekkarou in his hands slightly and nodded faintly; whether in terms of material or craftsmanship, this Spear was clearly at the highest level that current technology could achieve.

"Little girl, take out what you brought!" Lingyun suddenly said to Xiao Lingcai.

"Eh, what I brought?" Xiao Lingcai was startled, "Teacher, how did you know?"

"I am still quite familiar with the aura of certain things!" Lingyun said with a smile.

"Alright." Xiao Lingcai shrugged her shoulders, and the space-time Technique unfolded again at her feet; a Sekkarou slowly rose from the Array.

"This is, another Sekkarou?" Himeragi Yukina said in disbelief.

"Hmm, as a material, it is still quite qualified," Lingyun nodded faintly, then with a flick of his hand, a piece of silver metal appeared in his hand.

Lingyun brought the metal close to the two Sekkarous, and invisible fluctuations spread out from the metal. The two Sekkarous twisted, and then, under the influence of the metal, they actually fused into one. Only, the newly fused Sekkarou looked somewhat unstable, with the possibility of splitting apart again at any time.

"Yukina, the rest is up to you!" Lingyun said.

"Up to me?" Himeragi Yukina was somewhat confused.

Lingyun flashed and appeared beside Himeragi Yukina. A sliver of light flashed across Himeragi Yukina's wrist, and fresh blood splashed out, landing on the Sekkarou.

In an instant, the Sekkarou emitted a blue-white light. Lingyun loosened his hand, and the Sekkarou actually flew into Himeragi Yukina's hand on its own. Lingyun's expression did not change; his right hand quickly formed seals, and a complex Array appeared in his hand, flying toward Himeragi Yukina's method.

In an instant, a blue-white pillar of light shot into the sky. Xiao Lingcai on the side could not help but widen her eyes. This aura was something that only appeared when her mother activated a certain state; so it turned out that this state was actually created by Lingyun. And the Sekkarou in her mother's hands was, in a sense, also crafted by Lingyun.

The pillar of light slowly dissipated, and Himeragi Yukina, holding the Sekkarou, appeared before everyone's eyes once again. But Xiao Gucheng felt an aura from her that made his heart palpitate.

"Teacher Lingyun, what is this?" Himeragi Yukina examined her current situation with some surprise.

"This? I upgraded the Sekkarou in your hand to a certain degree and set up an Array within it. This Array can store the Divine Vessel converted by the Sekkarou. When necessary, you can release the Divine Vessel within it to activate the Divine Descent state, which is your current state. If the stored Divine Vessel overflows, just let the Dragon-Snake's mercury devour the excess," Lingyun said calmly. "However, from now on, only you can use the Sekkarou. If others use it, it might cause the Divine Vessel within to erupt all at once, causing destructive consequences! After all, this brand-new Sekkarou only took shape because of your blood!"

"This..." Himeragi Yukina could not help but frown slightly.

"It's here, everyone be on guard!" Just as Himeragi Yukina wanted to say something, Lingyun suddenly interrupted her and spoke.

A faint, almost imperceptible roar drifted from the Void, and the Demon Beast devouring the Dragon Vein emerged from the Void once again.