Bang!
The moment Bai Ye finished speaking, he took a mighty step forward.
The next instant...
Karasumaru had no time to react to what was happening. He saw a bolt of yellow lightning flash past him.
Then...
A thin line of blood slowly appeared on Karasumaru's neck, followed by his head slanting and falling to the ground.
"You have killed a participant (Supernatural World)."
"As the first to achieve a kill against a participant from the Supernatural World, you have received a reward: Insect Breathing."
"You have obtained thirty-three God Stone fragments."
Looking at the screen that appeared before him, Bai Ye's face showed a hint of surprise.
The first kill reward from the Supernatural World, Insect Breathing...
Bai Ye didn't pay much attention to this. What surprised him were the thirty-three God Stone fragments!
The sudden appearance of so many God Stone fragments could only mean one of two things.
First, Bai Ye had struck an incredible stroke of luck. The thirty-three God Stone fragments were likely all that the opponent possessed. Bai Ye had randomly rolled the maximum, obtaining all of Karasumaru's God Stone fragments.
Second, it meant that the number of God Stone fragments Karasumaru possessed far exceeded Bai Ye's imagination.
If it were the first scenario, it would be considered normal. Having dozens of God Stone fragments was not uncommon nowadays.
Measured by a pyramid, the Chosen Ones at the pinnacle of the pyramid could possess such a hoard.
But...
Bai Ye had long since despaired of his own luck.
If it were the second scenario...
It could only mean that although Karasumaru's strength was mediocre, his ability to deceive others was quite substantial. He had likely killed many people using Kyogai.
However, no matter the case, Bai Ye was the one who ultimately benefited.
Bai Ye was quite satisfied with this.
As Bai Ye pondered this, he left the haunted house.
"Huh, Mr. Bai Ye?"
As soon as he pushed the door open, Bai Ye heard someone call his name.
Looking up, he saw Tanjiro Kamado, carrying a box on his back, with Inosuke standing beside him and Zenitsu Agatsuma looking like a demure wife.
"Hmm?" Bai Ye smiled. "You're here too?"
Tanjiro Kamado said, "We received a mission. There might be demons here, so we came to investigate."
Bai Ye said, "That's quite a tough job. The matter at Mount Natagumo just ended."
Tanjiro Kamado smiled. "It's the Demon Slayer Corps' duty. Besides, this place isn't far from Mount Natagumo, so it was on our way to check."
"No need to look," Bai Ye said, pointing to the haunted house behind him. "If the demon you're investigating is the one inside the house, he's already dead."
Tanjiro Kamado was taken aback and then exclaimed excitedly, "Was it Mr. Bai Ye who killed him?"
Bai Ye nodded.
Tanjiro Kamado said, "Is it okay for me to take a look?"
Bai Ye nodded casually.
Tanjiro Kamado bowed to Bai Ye and quickly entered the haunted house. After examining the demon's corpse, he excitedly ran back.
"It seems the investigation is complete," Tanjiro Kamado said to Bai Ye. "Mr. Bai Ye is so strong, are you interested in joining the Demon Slayer Corps?"
"Not at the moment," Bai Ye said, a thought occurring to him. "Are you heading back to the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters?"
Tanjiro Kamado nodded.
Bai Ye said, "Would you mind if I accompanied you?"
Tanjiro Kamado nodded. "Of course, no problem."
He had to go to the Demon Slayer Corps' base camp. That place was a neutral zone in the region, and Bai Ye needed to go there to seek trades.
Especially since he had obtained Insect Breathing.
This was definitely a good item.
Insect Breathing was one of the strongest breathing styles, second only to Sun Breathing, and it was the only breathing style that could kill demons without beheading them.
However, the reason Insect Breathing could kill demons without beheading them was its use of poison!
This held no significance for Bai Ye.
Bai Ye himself was a poison human. The poison from Insect Breathing couldn't be stronger than the Devil Fruit's poison. The only advantage was that Insect Breathing worked on demons, while other poisons were almost ineffective against them.
But Bai Ye was not a member of the Demon Slayer Corps, so why would he specifically target demons?
Moreover, if poison couldn't kill them, he could just cut off their heads.
Therefore, Insect Breathing still needed to be traded, and its trading value was actually quite high. For Chosen Ones who frequented this area, it was undoubtedly a valuable item.
Having decided to visit the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters, Bai Ye set off with Tanjiro Kamado.
After all...
Bai Ye didn't know the way!
It was true that Bai Ye had been to Mount Natagumo in his previous life, but he hadn't lingered in this area for long, so he had never actually visited the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters.
The journey was not too long, about three days. Besides traveling, there was also some good news.
The first piece of good news...
After casually dispatching two demons along the way...
The Five Spirit Incantations had improved!
"You have completed Spirit Gathering cultivation. Your Strength, Speed, Stamina, and Spirit stats have increased by 8 points."
"You have completed Spirit Gathering cultivation. Your Five Spirit Incantations have been elevated."
"Due to the enhancement of your Five Spirit Incantations, Rock Flight has evolved into True Essence Protection."
True Essence Protection: Uses spiritual power to manipulate earth elemental energy, enhancing your defensive capabilities and resilience. It also manifests three earth shields that surround your body for defense.
After the Five Spirit Incantations were further enhanced, the increase in physical attributes rose from 5 points to 8 points. Secondly, after all five Dao arts reached the second tier, the next enhancement of the Five Spirit Incantations should result in third-tier Dao arts.
This time, Rock Flight, the earth-attributed art, evolved first.
And after Rock Flight transformed into True Essence Protection, its integrated offense-and-defense effect disappeared, becoming a purely defensive Dao art.
However, Bai Ye felt it was quite good.
Although integrated offense and defense offered versatility, the cost of versatility was...
Rock Flight was not outstanding in either attack or defense.
After evolving into True Essence Protection, it became a purely defensive Dao art, which not only increased Bai Ye's own defensive capabilities but also provided defensive measures, clearly making it excellent in terms of defense.
Most importantly...
Bai Ye did indeed lack defensive measures.
Although the best defense was offense, and with Bai Ye's strength, there wouldn't be many opportunities for defense, defensive measures were still necessary.
At the same time, the Spirit Gathering requirement for the Five Spirit Incantations became 0/10000.
The Five Spirit Incantations would undoubtedly become stronger with each enhancement, but the Spirit Gathering requirement would also inevitably increase.
In addition to the Five Spirit Incantations, from the three-day nine-draw lottery, Bai Ye drew four weapons. He then continuously synthesized them to fill the Gate of Babylon, bringing the number of weapon engravings in the Gate of Babylon to 19.
The Gate of Babylon also upgraded from white quality to green quality.
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