I planted a sacred tree in Tokyo.

Chapter 444 The Determination to Become Stronger

"Sister Xuegu, are you going to continue pursuing this?"

The little fox demon, who was walking and munching on the 'Devil Fruit', couldn't help but ask. Even a little demon like him could see the danger from the traces of the battle and the bad end of those 'human' powerhouses.

"Qibao, if your family members were missing and their fate unknown, would you continue the search?"

This question left the little fox demon speechless, although:
"I have no family left."

The little demon named 'Seven Treasures' is a two-headed boy with a fluffy tail. He is skilled in 'fox magic', which consists mostly of scary tricks, like when he transformed into a one-eyed, burly demon, which is all show and no substance.

However, his keen sense of smell, inherited from the fox demon, still makes him perfectly capable of serving as a guide.

The reason he risked being killed to act as a guide was because:
"My family was killed by the Thunder Beast Brothers,"

"I want revenge! I want to become stronger!"

Click,

The little fox demon clenched her fists in resentment after swallowing the 'Devil Fruit' in one gulp.

Let alone a minor demon like him, even his father, who had cultivated for hundreds of years, could only barely hold off the enemy and allow him to escape.

"Feel sorry,"

Carrying the 'snake bone knife',
The high school girl with snow-white hair tightened her grip on her long spear.

Standing before the grave of the snake bone, her emotions surged, and she resonated with the 'Snow Bone Spear' in her hand, gaining the power of the 'Snow Woman': though only a part of it, in this world's terms, she was a half-demon.

Even with this power, whether or not one can defeat 'Sesshomaru' remains a huge question.

Do not,
That's impossible!
The real Yuki-onna also died at the hands of Bankotsu and his men.

As for Sesshomaru, only Bankotsu could directly confront him; the others could only provide support from the sidelines. According to Yukino Satsuki's guess, he was somewhere between a strong tiger and a weak demon.

What use would a wolf-level superhuman like her be on such a battlefield?

"Sister Xuegu, there's something going on up ahead—"

?

Yukino Satsuki's thoughts were pulled back by the little fox demon 'Seven Treasures'.

There were no large-scale battle ruins ahead, only a small patch of scorched earth, and:

"Bone Refinement?!"

The handsome monk's body lay beneath a tree.
His mechanical rod was broken and lying on the ground, and he was still holding a wine gourd in his hand. His face was filled with shock, regret, and resentment. The fatal wound that pierced his chest made Yukino Satsuki's pupils shrink.

This is the damage caused by the greatsword 'Savage Dragon'!
impossible!
mind control?

Or is it drug-induced sleep?

Barbarian would never lay a hand on her own brothers. What exactly happened during the time she was gone?
"Sister Xuegu, there is a letter here!"

Unlike the shocked and bewildered Yukino Satsuki, the little fox spirit Shippo noticed a letter weighed down with pebbles next to the monk's corpse.

"letter?"

He took the letter blankly and opened it.

'If you are Xue Gu, continue reading; if not, start preparing your last words: This letter contains a deadly poison that only our "Eight-Man Team" is immune to.'

?

It was Wugu's doing!

Yukino May perked up and quickly read on.

"This letter should have been written by the eldest brother, but Xuegu, as you know, he's illiterate, so I'm the one who has to write it."

Among this mercenary group, Barbarian is undoubtedly the strongest. In fact, he is the youngest, and all his energy is focused on improving his strength. Writing is too much of a challenge for him.

'How can we explain this? Lian Gu betrayed us.'

? !
Impossible, why—

Feeling confused, Yukino Satsuki hurriedly continued reading.

"Perhaps because he's seen the world you live in, Lian Gu suggested we abandon this mission, which I can understand, but you also know the boss's personality."

Once a mission is accepted, it must be completed; if a brother is killed, revenge will be taken.

Now that the fierce bone has died at the hands of the other party, it is not just a mission, but also revenge, a fight to the death!
The reputation of the "Seven" was not only built on mission objectives, but also on the corpses of countless avengers and their targets.

However, Lian Gu hesitated, especially after Yin Gu sacrificed himself to protect him. As a 'technician,' Lian Gu's will to survive took over. After his suggestion to abandon the mission was rejected, Lian Gu fled at a crucial moment during the third battle.

This directly led to the death of the snake bone!

'You should have seen Lian Gu's corpse, right? The boss didn't want it to turn out this way either, but who told him to kill She Gu?'

The letter was filled with tiny, dense characters, so dense that one could almost see the sighing face of the misty bones.

'We'll continue with our mission, so don't chase after us. And—'

'The corpse for bone refining is in your hands now.'

Since he was a traitor, no one else would bother to collect his body.

As a fellow 'technician', Wugu could understand Lian Gu: in Xueye Wuyue's world, 'technical' personnel like them were the most valuable and received the best treatment; just like Wugu, who was an ugly old man disliked by everyone in this world, but in that world, he was a guest of honor for countless important figures.

Moreover, the more rational a person is, the more afraid they are of death!

"Barbarian Bones, Sleeping Bones, Mist Bones."

Holding the letter in her eyes, Yukino Satsuki, who had bitten her lower lip until it bled, was at a loss for what to do.

Should we continue forward, witnessing the corpses of our comrades one by one, or stop here and head back home?
After all, they are just 'people from another world';

They're just people who want to take advantage of others;

It has nothing to do with me
Perhaps for the likes of Bankotsu, killing and being killed are as commonplace as drinking water and eating; dying in a mission is normal, and there's nothing to complain about. But for Yukino Satsuki, she was simply here to seek extraordinary power, then advance to the 'Advanced Jutsu' and become a 'big shot'—

"No, no!"

Those times we laughed together, played together, and fought together;

They were like fangs, constantly gnawing at the girl's heart.

"I said, we're an eight-man team—"

We will surely reach the pinnacle.

and so:
Putting away the letter, Yukino Satsuki began digging a hole.

The corpse of Lian Gu has not yet been buried. Although Lian Gu's escape killed She Gu, if they were in each other's shoes, Xueye Wuyue would also advise Man Gu: This mission is too difficult!
Moreover, there is an unknown struggle behind this. Naraku has had a grudge against Inuyasha for fifty years. Now he is secretly plotting something. In addition, there are rumors that the fragments of the divine sword are about to appear. At this time, the "big picture" should be the priority.
“Barbarian won’t listen—no, I can’t even convince myself with these words.”

At the moment of the fierce bone's death,

It's now a matter of life and death for both sides!
"Seven Treasures,"

He buried Lian Gu and hung his gourd at his waist; Xueye Wuyue turned her head and looked at the little fox demon at her feet.

“Tell me about the ‘Thunder Beast’ brother who killed your father.”

? !
"Sister Yukino, aren't you going to continue?"

"No,"

Yukino Satsuki shook her head.

We should chase after them now, even if Mangu and the others aren't dead yet;

They will be immediately 'driven' out of this world and will never be able to come back.

She wants to become stronger!

Become able to avenge his brothers
Become invincible! Only power can protect everything you want to keep.

To become stronger, you need to fight and obtain various extraordinary resources: so let's start with these 'Thunder Beast Brothers'.

In the extraordinary world, the ancient formula of defeating monsters and obtaining equipment has been passed down through the ages: Susanoo also killed the Yamata no Orochi and obtained the 'Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi' to marry a beautiful woman!
"Okay, Yukino-nee."

"However, the Thunder Beast brothers are very powerful, so you must be careful."

Having guessed the other party's intentions, the little fox demon 'Seven Treasures' revealed all the information she knew. "My brother 'Flying Sky' is small and thin, dressed like a human warrior, and possesses a weapon called the 'Lightning Blade' that can conduct lightning. He flies freely using 'flying wheels' he rides."

"My younger brother, 'Mantian,' is a bald, long-snouted, fat military general who can spew lightning attacks and create manned 'thunderclouds' for flight."

The two lightning-attribute demon generals have an overwhelming advantage over most demons.

"Lead the way."

Having made up her mind, Yukino Satsuki embarked on her 'leveling up' journey.

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the other side,
On a hillside next to a human city.

brush,

A figure appeared out of thin air.
The weasels dressed as servants and the black bears in full armor were so startled that they dropped their broken bowls and dice and shouted as they picked up their weapons from the ground.

"coming!"

"Surround it—"

"This is the guy! How dare he trespass into the 'Divine Realm'!"

At first glance, these sentient beings are dressed quite convincingly, resembling servants of gods in Japanese mythology; however, the fluctuations of their demonic power clearly carry a dark red hue, proving that they are man-eating monsters.

Although this world is teeming with monsters and powerful demons wreak havoc, ultimately:

It is primarily human-centered.

"Hey,"

"If it were two days ago, I would have been on high alert."

Surrounded by these 'servants of the gods' was a student dressed in a men's kimono.

He scratched his head helplessly, looking utterly dejected; these former 'powerful enemies' were now just cannon fodder to be easily dealt with.

A figure flashed,
The boy's hand was already on the head of a 'weasel servant'.

?

Before the other party could react, he twisted his palm.

click,

The weasel carcass, its head turned 180 degrees, was released.

The boy looked around and curled his lip in disbelief at the 'servants of the gods' who were stunned and dumbfounded.

"With such meager strength, you dare to call yourself a god?"

He was once just a dog-level monster, yet he dared to outwit and outfight these monsters; now he's a powerful wolf-level monster, killing them is as easy as killing chickens.

boom! ! !
The earth trembled, as if in response to the boy's provocation;
The entire mountain range was shaking, making one feel as if they were standing on a turbulent sea.

"You're dead—"

"The gods are angry!"

"We respectfully beseech the divine power of Ooyama Rikatsu!!"

Amidst the shouts of the other lesser demons kneeling and crying out, a large hand parted the trees on the mountain peak and slowly 'stood up'.

"Who dares to speak such arrogant words before the gods?"

Rumble,

As the figure on the mountaintop stood up completely, the mountain peak suddenly shrank by half; it turned out to be a giant, eight zhang tall and eight zhang in circumference, sleeping on the mountaintop! With a long nose, large ears, and snow-white fangs, he was a monster that was half elephant and half human, wearing golden armor and holding a silver spear.

As the 'giant elephant' shook its armor, thousands of tons of earth and rocks poured down, instantly killing countless lesser demons;

His exhalation was like a thunderous roar!

"A mere demon general dares to act so presumptuously in my 'Divine Realm'?"

It truly looked somewhat like a god, but unfortunately, its true form was revealed the next second.

"It wouldn't be bad to have it as a treat."

"A monster is a monster."

A student named Nezu Jinpachi made a comment about the giant elephant monster that was about to eat people.

To be honest, in the past, facing such a 30-meter-tall monster, he would have had no choice but to close his eyes and wait for death; even his 'wolf soldiers and bear generals' under his command could not deal with it.

but:

The past was before and the present is now.

The food is absolutely amazing!
brush,

She pulled down the collar of her shirt, revealing half of her shoulder and the area around her neck:
Three black magatama seals!

"Please, sir, make a move!"

As Nezu Jinpachi bowed respectfully, a soft chuckle came from his neck.

"I could swallow a mere baby elephant in one gulp."

In the crisp sound,

A venomous snake suddenly emerged from the mark on the boy's neck.

This is a venomous snake with a triangular head, resembling a branding iron; a narrow, rounded snout; triangular rostral scales; a dark brown body with yellowish-green and rust-colored spots; and yellowish-green horizontal stripes on its back. It is the yellow-green lancehead viper, which is widely distributed in the island nation.

The venomous snake emerged from the cursed seal, opened its mouth, and lunged at the giant elephant that was over thirty meters tall!
"madness."

To the giant elephant monster who called himself "Ōyama Rikizu-gami", this venomous snake wasn't even worth a toothpick.

Next second,
The giant elephant monster knew it was wrong!
The snake's body swelled as it lunged out;

The venomous snake, which was originally no thicker than a teacup, suddenly swelled to the thickness of a bucket, and its head even grew to the size of a house!
This is not the end, but only the beginning: the snake's head expands endlessly, ten meters, twenty meters, fifty meters—

"God, spare my life!"

The giant elephant only had time to utter those words before everything went black.

? ? ? ?
Before the horrified weasel servants and the black bear warriors' stunned eyes, their 'god' was suddenly sprang up and swallowed whole by a venomous snake that covered the entire mountain!
Glug glug

The snake's head shrank rapidly as it writhed;
At the same time, the tail swam completely out of the student 'Nezu Jinpachi's' neck.

Snap,

Having completed the 'snake swallowing an elephant' maneuver, the yellow-green spearhead viper landed on the ground, lazily opening its mouth.

A young girl emerged from the snake's mouth.

"Is this the demiplane?"

The little girl has long hair and a hermaphrodite hairstyle with bangs, which is the standard attire of a traditional wealthy young lady in an island nation.

However, precisely because of her, no other girl from a wealthy or powerful family in the entire island nation would have this hairstyle anymore.

Because she is, in a true sense, the world's most wanted criminal:
"Yes, Miss Jiu Kong."

Pulling up his clothes and turning up the collar to cover the three-tomoe 'curse mark' on his neck.

The student named 'Nezu Jinpachi' knelt down on one knee and bowed to the little girl with a bitter expression.

"This is the 'other world' that the 'Headmaster' has sent us to train in, and it is also the world with the legend of the 'Fragment of the Ama-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi'."

"According to information gathered by other students, that fragment is now called 'Congyun Fang'."

Nezu Jinpachi felt incredibly unlucky. He had only taken a normal 'rest', but he ended up being bitten by a venomous snake in his dormitory! And this venomous snake was created by the world's most wanted criminal, 'Kuso Yuai'.

Now, his life hangs in the balance with this young lady, and he has no choice but to help her 'smuggle' herself into another world.

As for a significant increase in strength, it's hard to feel happy when facing the constant threat of death.

(End of this chapter)