Chapter 321

The man slightly turned his head and glanced at him.

"Tanjiro and Nezuko are fine; there's no need to worry."

Shinobu Kocho blinked in surprise.

The next moment, a breeze passed through.

The young figure clad in black vanished before his eyes.

Shinobu Kocho stood frozen like a statue.

"Just now… was it my illusion?"

…………

The great battle on Mount Kibutsuji had ended.

Luo En strolled calmly through the forest thick with spider silk, finally reaching a clearing stained with blood.

"Tanjiro and Nezuko's blood scent was here, where they fought the Lower Rank Five…"

"There's the scent of the Sun Breathing Technique—Tanjiro must have used the Fire God's Dance…"

Besides that, he sensed the presence of Inosuke Hashibira and another swordsman skilled in Water Breathing—likely the current Water Pillar, Tomioka Giyu.

【Ding! Check-in completed. Reward received: Vitality +10, Mental Power +10.】

Reward received: Shunshin, current level lv1 (max lv10).

"Shunshin? The Shunshin from the Shinigami world?"

After receiving all the information about Shunshin, Luo En was slightly surprised and delighted.

Compared to the Soru from the Pirate World, Shunshin is likewise a high-speed movement technique invisible to enemies, but its speed is even greater than Soru, and it can develop advanced techniques such as 'Senkei' and 'Utsusemi,' making it extremely useful in battle.

【Ding! Detected that host's 'Soru' skill has reached max lv10 and can be fused with the higher-level Shunshin skill. After fusion, Shunshin skill level will increase significantly. Fuse?】

Luo En blinked in surprise: "Oh? It can do that?"

【Yes.】

"Then fuse it."

【Understood! Fusing… Fusion complete! Host's Shunshin skill upgraded to lv7. Special technique 'Senkei' mastered.】

Luo En closed his eyes and sensed it.

He thought of it.

His figure vanished instantly from where he stood, reappearing the next instant atop a tree on the opposite side of the forest; the birds beside him hadn't even reacted before he vanished again and returned to his original spot.

Back and forth, the entire motion took less than one-tenth of a second.

"This speed is at least twice as fast as my max-level Soru, and there's still room for improvement…"

Luo En nodded with considerable satisfaction.

"System, list my current stats."

【Understood.】

【Host: Luo En.

Age: 20.

Race: Human.

Vitality: 5369. (Average adult male: 30)

Mental Power: 4320. (Average adult male: 30)

Special Physique: Senjutsu Body. (Possesses unimaginable vitality)

Special Ability: Unsealed Blue Tenseigan. Consuming ocular power enables the following techniques: 1. Activate Tenseigan Chakra Mode. Can emit numerous Demonic Spheres and perform Yin-Yang Release to create all things.

2. Control gravity and repulsion.

3. Possess spatial manipulation ability.

4. Mental Sphere: Can control others' will and thoughts (ineffective against those with higher mental power).

5. Grant life to puppets.

6. Summon the statue of Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo.

7. Launch green chakra spheres at enemies to devour their vitality.

Devil Fruit Ability: Second Stage of the Paramecia: Pawa Pawa no Mi (lv6, Second Stage).

Permanent Buff: The True Meaning of a Thousand Forgings.

Swordsmanship: Great Sword Saint, Perfected.

Ice God Artifact: Demon's Essence. Grants complete control over freezing, current fusion level 50%.

Breathing Technique: Sun Breathing, Perfected. Derived Skill: Transparent World.

Special Skill: Ultimate Power Intent: lv5.

Ultimate Technique: Transcendent Nuclear Kick—lv3.

Lightning Resistance: 50%.

Current Weapon: Nichirin Blade.

Armament Color Haki: lv9. (Third Stage)

Observation Haki: lv8. (Third Stage)

King's Haki: lv8. (Third Stage)

Geppo: lv10.

Ransō: lv10.

Shunshin: lv7.

Special Skills: Mechanical Mastery, Nautical Mastery, Language Mastery, Great Healing Art, Purification Art, Forging Art.】

Special Artifact: King's Treasure, Infinite Flask, silver revolver with six bullets per day...

Special Item: Senzu Bean, Twisted Fruit...

Current check-in points: 9.

31, Twisted Power, higher tier of Devil Fruit

"Twisted Fruit?"

Luo En paused, genuinely stunned at this.

Isn't this Im's Devil Fruit ability?

【Ding! Answering host's question.】

Accompanied by the system's mechanical voice.

A vision appeared in Luo En's mind...

After his earlier battle with Im, when he was swept into the temporal vortex, a Devil Fruit covered in twisted patterns appeared beside Luo En as he lost consciousness; just as it was about to fall into the vortex, a void-hand seized it and drew it into a void like ripples on water.

"So... you collected it for me?"

Luo En exclaimed in surprise.

【To be precise... yes.】

"I see."

Luo En nodded lightly, and with a thought, the purple Devil Fruit bearing twisted patterns appeared in his hand.

Twisted Fruit...

Im's terrifying power to twist space, her grotesque ability to rewind time — both still vivid before Luo En's eyes.

To call her the strongest enemy Luo En had ever faced was no exaggeration.

Without the immense destructive power of the Tenseigan Chakra Mode and this body's near-immortality from fused Senjutsu physiology, winning against her with Haki and swordsmanship alone would have been virtually impossible.

"System, if I recall correctly, I can still consume another Devil Fruit, right?"

Luo En asked inwardly.

He had obtained the harmless Paramecia Fruit's ability via a Fruit Ability Copy Card — he had not actually eaten a Paramecia Fruit; perhaps that fruit has since reappeared somewhere in the Pirate World and been claimed by someone else.

【Correct.】

Upon receiving the system's confirmation, Luo En glanced at the Devil Fruit in his hand, hesitated not at all, and bit down directly.

After all, this was a grotesque ability capable of manipulating space and influencing time.

Let him be a non-swimmer then.

After taking a bite, Luo En's face instantly turned green.

Ugh... disgusting.