I'm a demon in Tokyo!

Chapter 274 The Hundred-Eyed Demon in a Hurry - The Edo Castle Incident! The Human Body's Divine Treasure, Activated! Ririko, Hongwen, come here!

Uesugi Tetsu opened the Edo Castle gacha pool with great doubt and confusion, and found the black-haired, barefoot loli floating in mid-air as usual.

At first glance, it does seem that there is no difference.

However, as the "caretaker" who had fed Doumeki tons of eyeballs, Uesugi Tetsu immediately noticed that Doumeki was radiating "unease" from head to toe.

Nervousness, anxiety, hesitation, doubt...

All sorts of negative emotions piled up on Hyakume like they were free, but strangely enough, there was no indication on the gacha page that could have caused this.

After staring for a while, Doumeki seemed to sense his arrival and let out a soft breath.

—During Hyakume's subjective time, Uesugi Tetsu had not opened the gacha pool for a long time, nor had he fed her any items.

This made Hyakume think that the brief, joyful time of light was about to end, and that he would once again be plunged into an immeasurably long and lonely darkness.

However, this time, Hyakume-ki didn't "knock on the door" for such a trivial matter.

Loneliness, darkness... she's long been used to these things. It would be best to leave, but she wouldn't mind returning to this state.

Under Uesugi Tetsu's gaze, fragments of pale bones floated up, forming two lines of ancient characters he couldn't understand in mid-air.

Hyakume understood the possibility of language barriers, so she made the skeletons constantly change, transforming them into all the languages ​​and scripts she knew.

Finally, during the sixth change, Uesugi Tetsuya understood.

If you don't take me away from here...

Perhaps I will be swallowed up by the surging darkness.

The two inexplicable lines of text made Uesugi Tetsu scratch his head—he could understand the first line, which was that Hyakume wanted him to pull her out.

But the second line... if I don't draw it, the Hyakume-ki that I've raised for so long will be torn apart by the "surging darkness"?

Who is this surging darkness?
Uesugi Tetsu didn't quite understand at first.

Aside from his dealings with Hyakume-ki or throwing things into the gacha pool, could the gacha pool really change due to other external factors?
Under his silent gaze, after Hyakume completed a total of thirty-nine transformations of the skeleton, a black quest notification popped up—

[The Hundred-Eyed Demon has given you a hint about the quest: The Edo Castle Incident!]

【The Edo Castle Incident - Beginning: Vast amounts of death and resentment, the endless rain that continues to this day, the sticky, dripping mud and blood. For countless years, Edo Castle has been soaked in them.】

Today, the point of extreme change has been reached, and the creeping darkness will eventually engulf everything.

[Quest Objective: Obtain the Demon Incarnation - Hyakume-ki]

[Remaining time for the mission: 88 days, 22 hours, 33 minutes, and 1 second]

[Punishment for mission failure: Unable to obtain the Demon Incarnation - Hyakume-ki by any means]

"Oh?"

The big one is coming?
The appearance of the black task text made Uesugi Tetsu narrow his eyes as he saw the digital "1 second" ticking away, and the countdown ticking away bit by bit.

It was like a death proclamation.

In other words, if Hyakume is not extracted within these 88 days, before the upheaval in Edo Castle, she will no longer be able to be extracted by herself due to the changes in Edo Castle in the present world.

The gacha pool is indeed connected to something in the Eternal World.

Is this due to the special connection between Hyakume and Edo Castle, or something else?
Uesugi Tetsu didn't know.

In any case, I have to thank Hyakume for reminding me—that it opened up a new series of quests that I could easily make a fortune from.

However, this doesn't have much impact on Uesugi Tetsu's own gacha plans.

Even if Hyakume-ki makes no move, Uesugi Tetsu plans to extract it before or after the seed battle to obtain his third demon incarnation.

There are two scenarios regarding this before and after.

The first method is to encounter an invincible enemy in the seed battle. In this case, you can directly draw Hyakume-ki, let the demon card define the sea of ​​qi, and at the same time equip her with the incarnation item.

It's important to understand that increasing the number of demonic avatars doesn't just increase strength additively; it's multiplicative... or even more advanced and terrifyingly powerful!

Secondly, if you can fight your way through the seed battles and win the championship, you can exchange a portion of the rewards for big eyeballs to feed to Hyakume-ki.

Feed her until she's plump and healthy, then upgrade her to an unprecedented super epic quality in one go!

This approach is sound. At most, it will take a week to go back and forth, and who knows how many weeks are left before the 88-day countdown to the mission.

"With 4,000 Soul Ash and the guaranteed card, drawing Hyakume is absolutely no problem."

Uesugi Tetsu smiled at Hyakume, whose face was as solemn as ice in the gacha pool, and tossed in a piece of soul ash engraved with the words "Don't worry".

The ashes of his soul fell, and Hyakume used his smooth black hair to hold them before his eyes.

She gently closed her eyes, exhaled, and temporarily calmed down.

Because at least until now, Hyakume felt he had never been fooled by him—the promised eyeballs always arrived ahead of time.

After casually tossing the soul ash onto a pile of treasures, the Hundred-Eyed Demon began to float and tumble aimlessly in mid-air once more.

It seems that engraving words on the ashes is a feasible method.

Uesugi Tetsuya felt relieved, but just as he was about to exit the gacha page, his eyes couldn't help but glance at the glowing "Ten Salvages" sign in the lower right corner.

Damn it! Just looking at it makes me want to draw a card? Hagicher, what's wrong with me...?

With unprecedented willpower, Uesugi Tetsuya forced himself to exit the gacha page, closed his eyes, and collapsed onto the bed, no longer thinking about anything else.

The best way to deal with temptation is to sleep soundly!

It's okay to have a good time in your dreams, right?

……

Two hours later, at dawn.

In his dream, Uesugi Tetsuya, who was about to unleash a large number of demonic manifestations, was dragged out of bed by Ririko.

"Uesugi-kun, what are you dreaming about? Why are you laughing like that?"

Ririko recalled the joy he had just experienced—a joy that embodied the happiness of a bountiful harvest farmer, his incredulous excitement, and the almost drooling expression on his face—and her lips twitched slightly.

"Likes and dislikes".

"Wake me up two minutes later, that's fine too..."

Uesugi Tetsu rubbed his throbbing temples and used his internal energy to circulate through his body, dispelling all his confusion.

He sighed regretfully, "They won't even let me finish my dream."

"Then can't you turn this dream into reality?"

Ririko scoffed and walked to the rooftop with Uesugi Tetsu, where they witnessed the sun's tip just peeking out from the horizon.

"I didn't know when was the best time to practice, so I woke you up before the sun had even risen."

"Hard."

"Sigh, don't say things like that, it's pointless."

Ririko waved her hand, sat down cross-legged facing the sun, and said, "If our cultivation improves even slightly because of this, it will be completely worth it."

Uesugi Tetsuya also sat down cross-legged.

The Sun-Shining Aperture is the fixed starting point of the 108 apertures, and naturally it is also the simplest one among them.

All you need to do is bathe in sunlight as described in the Mingchuan Breathing Method, and then find and open the acupoints.

This process is not difficult even for ordinary cultivators who have completed the Qi circulation, let alone the two of them.

He swallowed the ash from the calming incense and felt the sunlight gradually warming his body, savoring every moment.

Recalling Tokugawa Yugoro's feelings, Uesugi Tetsu easily found the Sun Aperture, which shouldn't exist, located above the empty sea of ​​qi.

Ten minutes later, the sun had fully risen.

At that moment, it felt as if a whole round, smooth, warm sun had fallen into his dantian, making Uesugi Tetsu feel as if a half-round opening had been opened in the darkness.

The warm sunlight rolled in.

After following his memory and almost instinctively completing these steps, Uesugi Tetsuya suddenly realized—the opening of the Sun Aperture seemed to be complete.
Feeling warm all over, Uesugi Tetsu breathed comfortably, feeling the warmth emanating from the Sunlight Aperture nourishing every part of his body in every way.

Some minor, hidden injuries that had been concealed deep within the intense fighting and could not be removed were thus healed.

At the same time, some of the internal energy that was circulating within his body obediently entered his muscles. Uesugi Tetsu knew that this meant the progress of his muscle refinement had further advanced.

[Your skill, Coronal Breathing proficiency +100! ]

[You have completed the Qi Sea Cultivation - Sun Aperture!]

[Your progress in the Flesh Palace Cultivation - Flesh Refining Stage - Mystic Flesh has increased!]

[Because you have opened the Sun Aperture, your maximum Qi storage capacity has increased, and your Qi recovery speed has increased!]

The notification that popped up confirmed Uesugi Tetsuya's idea.

And that's where he didn't feel anything.

[Because you have opened the Sun Aperture, the Life River Breathing Technique: Trial of the Human Body's Divine Treasury has officially begun!]

Please open all 108 acupoints to completely complete the opening of the "complete human body's divine treasures"!

[Current progress: 1/108]

By opening up 108 major acupoints, the body's spiritual treasures are completed, allowing the essence of life to be elevated and evolved.

Tokugawa Yugoro's memory is correct.

The "human body's divine treasures," which consist of a full 108 major acupoints, truly exist.

However, there aren't many acupoints that can be opened so easily, like the "Sun Acupoint".

The further you go, the more important the openings become, requiring you to give your all, even risk your life, to successfully open them.

"It was precisely because the opening of those final major openings was so incredibly difficult that Tokugawa Yugoro's memories actually included a compromise solution..."

Uesugi Tetsu recalled.

—Besides this miraculously perfect human body treasure, there is also the high-value "small treasure" obtained by opening twenty-eight acupoints, and the "great treasure" obtained by opening eighty-one acupoints.

This is because of a lack of natural talent or willpower, forcing one to settle for a second-best option.

These two "divine treasures" are essentially weakened versions of the complete human body's divine treasures, but they can still possess some of its effects.

At least, it is much stronger than the human body's spiritual treasures that have not achieved the full 108 acupoints.

Conversely, once you've chosen to open either the major or minor Divine Treasury, you can no longer open any more acupoints. Any extra acupoints will be isolated and won't be very effective.

Uesugi Tetsu clearly recalled the exact locations of the 108 acupoints, then looked at what was in front of him.

[You have obtained the Trait "Sun"!]

【日 曜】

[Effect: When bathing in sunlight, your stamina and qi recovery speed are slightly increased.]

Does the Sunlight Aperture have an independent effect?

Even without fully understanding the body's spiritual essence, the combined effects of these individual acupoints can be quite significant.

"good……"

Uesugi Tetsu marveled at the wonder of the acupoints and then saw the panel for the second acupoint.

【Corona Breathing Technique (Lunar Aperture 0/150)】

[Effect: The sun nourishes the dantian, the moon nourishes the spirit.]

[—Conserve your vital energy and nourish your spirit.]

The spirits here do not refer to the gods with names and titles in myths and legends, but rather to the human spirit and intellect.

The Sun Aperture nourishes the physical body, while the Moon Aperture protects the spirit.

One internal and one external complement each other perfectly, laying the most solid foundation for the subsequent development of acupoints.

Opening the Moonlight Aperture is also simple; all you need to do is bathe in moonlight at night. Just be careful not to make any big movements when opening it between your eyebrows and hurt your forehead.

"However, aren't the essences of sunlight and moonlight the same?"

Uesugi Tetsu muttered to himself and looked up at the faint moon shadow that had not yet completely disappeared beside the sun.

Perhaps, it is because of some reason that the nature of moonlight has changed.

After all, both the God of Calamity and Takemikazuchi actually exist, so...

Uesugi Tetsu cut off his thoughts, refusing to think any further.

In a world where gods truly exist, it's best to refrain from using these names.

He stood up, carefully sensing the changes within his body while looking at Ririko, who was still searching for the Sun Aperture with her eyes closed.

Since Ririko had no memories to refer to, and even the Life River Breathing Technique was learned through her own oral instruction, the cultivation of acupoints would naturally be much more difficult.

After waiting in place for nearly half an hour, Uesugi Tetsu suddenly looked up and was captivated by the billowing smoke of blood and gore rising into the sky.

It's Ririko.

Her Sun Aperture has been opened.

The girl's skin turned bright red, like a branding iron, and her vital energy surged on her body surface, only to be completely withdrawn back into her body a few seconds later.

"call……"

Lili exhaled bursts of scorching white steam, feeling the human elixir within her body, which was constantly in sync with the Sun Aperture and was frantically circulating and gushing blood and qi.

She opened her eyes helplessly and said to Uesugi Tetsuya, "This is what happens when the compressed blood and qi are dispersed."

In the dim sunlight, Ririko, momentarily overcome with anger, stared at that familiar face for two seconds.

A strong impulse, typical of youth, arose within her, but she quickly suppressed it.

"what happened?"

Uesugi Tetsu felt the gaze that was different from usual, so he asked in confusion.

Ririko shook her head nonchalantly: "It's nothing."

"That's good."

Seeing that Ririko was alright, Uesugi Tetsu began to make arrangements for the next two days.

The first thing he would definitely do was to open up the Moon Essence Aperture... He had a feeling that once the Moon Essence Aperture appeared, the original "Mysterious Flesh Stage" should also be completed.

From this perspective, the efficiency boost from combining Meikawa's technique with the Corona Breathing method is truly significant, saving him at least several hundred points of proficiency.

These past few days, the spiritual energy within his body has been almost completely depleted. Once he has used up the last bit of it to complete the Flame Armor, then he will...

Boom boom!

The thunderous, muffled sound once again drew Uesugi Tetsu's attention, where he saw Ririko, her skin a deep, bright red, rapidly taking deep breaths as she moved the blood-draining Ririko.

—The compatibility between the Sun Aperture and the Human Body Great Elixir is a bit too good, to the point that it forcibly creates several tens of extra units of Qi and Blood for a time!

That's not all; she was even able to suppress it and transform it into the progress of her breathing techniques.

But then the Sun Aperture also expanded as a result, triggering a second surge in Qi and blood!

This time, even though Lilizi exhausted all her methods to deplete her qi and blood, she couldn't keep up with the speed at which qi and blood appeared.

If this continues, all that precious blood and energy will be wasted by spitting it out!

What a waste! Such a waste!
Ririko gritted her teeth, remembering that there was still someone beside her.

Wait, there's him too...

Yes, and him too!
The girl's thoughts were swept up by a surging tide of energy; she exhaled scalding steam and growled hoarsely.

"Give me your hand!"

Standing at what he considered a safe distance, Uesugi Tetsuya, who was observing Hong Wenlizi with great interest, blinked and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Don't ask so many questions, just take it!"

Before Uesugi Tetsuya could react or answer, a hot, soft hand grabbed him and pulled him into an embrace without a word.

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