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Chapter 376 The Hundred-Eyed Demon's Special Advancement Path [Thousand Eyes]! Clay Sculpture Boundary, Five Elements Qi Sea, 13,000 zhang
When Uesugi Tetsu returned to the Sengoku period, he found that the Imagawa Mansion was deserted.

Only a few servants remained.

With a single glance, one could see that the not-so-large "army" had already left Junfu City and was marching along the main road.

Imagawa Yoshimoto... was sitting in the center of the army, in a very conspicuous carriage.

Originally, horse-drawn carriages were bumpy, so Imagawa Yoshimoto always traveled in a stable sedan chair carried by strong men.

But now that the world is recovering, some horses have somehow begun to revert to their ancestral bloodline, becoming strong, tall, and powerful, with their endurance greatly increased, and they also possess all sorts of amazing abilities.

For example, "Divine Speed" can run non-stop for 24 hours a day, and "Wind Escape" can minimize the resistance and noise when breaking through the wind.

The two horses in front of the carriage didn't have those abilities; besides their physical strength, they were simply imposing.

Sometimes, good looks can make all the difference.

Furthermore, the current Yin-Yang magic can balance the carriage, stabilize it, and even inscribe the magic formula on both sides of the carriage to make it quiet and soundproof.

And so, the palanquin was eliminated by Imagawa Yoshimoto.

My own clone...

Erchi and Karudo were all in the carriage.

Uesugi Tetsuya estimated that the carriage was quite large, and it should be able to seat seven or eight people without any problem. Now that there were only four people in it, there was more than enough space.

The remaining Onmyoji were positioned at the front of the army—just kidding, Che was already in the carriage, why would they need to get in the way?
"They're swaggering around like they're on a picnic..."

Uesugi Tetsu chuckled slightly, took a step forward, and silently dispelled the clone, replacing it with himself.

As soon as he appeared, Uesugi Tetsuya sensed that the seemingly honest but actually extremely restless man in the darkness was stirring with malice.

He even dares to use his spiritual clone; this guy is hopeless...

Uesugi Tetsu rolled his eyes inwardly, then casually picked up Erchi's head and tossed it onto Karuta's lap, who was sitting in a corner.

The two-footed man, startled by the sudden feeling of weightlessness, shuddered. Several seconds later, he dazedly shook his head and exclaimed in surprise.
"Lord Che, you're back!?"

“Che-jun”.

Imagawa Yoshimoto, who was already sitting directly opposite his clone and had removed his iron mask, nodded at him without making any other movements or expressions.

Uesugi Tetsu guessed that there were just too many "outsiders" in the carriage; if you count the two knives, there must be four.

Otherwise, Imagawa Yoshimoto would have approached him earlier and engaged in some interaction.

But that's just right.

Uesugi Tetsu said earnestly to everyone, "I'm about to begin a crucial breakthrough... It's very important, so don't wake me unless it's absolutely necessary."

After giving a warning, Uesugi Tetsuya closed his eyes, sank his consciousness into his dantian, and then took out the clay sculpture through his storage backpack.

The clay sculpture of the Thousand-Eyed Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva—of course, such a thing cannot be directly brought into reality.

Even if it is harmless in nature, its bizarre appearance and mental pollution alone are enough to affect ordinary people who see it, and may even cause harm that is not yet discovered.

Therefore, removing it directly from the Qi Hai point is the safest option.

Boom!

As soon as the eerie clay sculpture covered in cracks appeared in mid-air above the Qi Sea, thunder rumbled in the sky.

The purplish-black thunderclouds rapidly gathered, and the winding, ferocious thunder dragons had already identified their target and were preparing to protect their master and remove the great pollution within the Qi Sea.

Each flame seed also shone brightly, connecting with each other to transform into a sky-covering Zhou Tian Flame Armor, ready to move at any time.

A pure, almost imperceptible golden light flickered, directing a cold, murderous intent toward the sky.

In the vast, emerald-green sea of ​​qi, half a heart, as clear and translucent as jade, rises amidst the boiling bubbles, and the shattered will of the eight hundred nuns solemnly descends upon the clay sculpture.

This unfamiliar aura made it instinctively feel as if it were facing a formidable enemy.

But after a moment, Yaobikuni's will stopped, revealing a strange and puzzled look.

Something seems... off?
What was completely different from the other things in the Qi Sea was the Hundred-Eyed Demon incarnation card that slowly floated out from the depths of black and red.

She was already drooling over it!

Can’t wait!

"Quiet."

But this Qi Sea is ultimately [Uesugi Tetsu]'s Qi Sea.

His will controls everything.

Regardless of the reactions of the lightning, the flame armor, or the other defining elements, they all eventually returned to stability under Uesugi Tetsu's will, thus accepting this strange visitor.

Uesugi Tetsu turned his "gaze" to the clay sculpture and bowed slightly to it: "Jizo, please transform into food for my family's Hundred Eyes."

He held Ksitigarbha, who lived a thousand years ago and whose conduct could be described as saintly, in high esteem.

But no matter how much respect he had for it, this clay sculpture related to the "Thousand Eyes" was still extremely strange, and he couldn't possibly use it to define his Qi Sea.

We need to let Hyakume-ki fuse the clay sculpture first before we can start defining it—we always defined it first and then fused it, but we've just reversed the order.

'Can'

From the void, a cheerful, relieved response seemed to ring out.

The next moment, the clay sculpture floating in mid-air fell down on its own and sped toward the Hundred-Eyed Demon card on the sea of ​​qi.

'Delicious! Delicious! Delicious!'

The transformed card emitted a faint, almost imperceptible thought, as if the Hundred-Eyed Queen, who once played with skeletons on the mud, exuding majesty yet possessing an extraordinary appetite, had reappeared.

An unseen phantom appeared, and the card soared into the sky, swallowing the entire clay sculpture whole before plunging back into the dark red sea of ​​qi with a thud.

Uesugi Tetsuya wasn't in a hurry. After waiting for a while, he saw the black and red sea of ​​qi churning up a huge amount of bubbles.

A prompt then popped up—

[You used "Thousand-Eyed Jizo's Clay Sculpture" on your demonic incarnation, Hyakume-ki...]

The compatibility between the two is...perfect!

[The demonic incarnation, Hyakume-ki, is merging with it...]

After the ellipsis appeared for a full ten minutes, an important red notification popped up.

[Attention! The advancement path for the Demon Incarnation, Hyakume-ki, has been permanently changed!]

[The demon incarnation, Hundred-Eyed Demon, will transform into a "Thousand-Eyed" being after perfectly completing the Heavenly Trial and ascending to the level of a demon god!]

Uesugi Tetsuya's mind surged violently, causing a mountain to roar and a tsunami to crash at the edge of his Qi Sea.

A thousand eyes!

Bai Mu merely swallowed the clay sculpture, and it actually began to transform into the terrifying "Thousand Eyes" that Sheng Hai had described!
This is absolutely amazing!
It should be noted that there are actually quite a few demon-level Hyakume-ki, both in the records of the Special Affairs Bureau of the Present World and on the vast land of the Mortal World.

But [Qianjing] is different.

If Katsumi hadn't told him, Uesugi Tetsu would never have heard of this name.

Qianqing was able to wreak havoc on a region a thousand years ago, an era teeming with Onmyoji and filled with ghosts and gods, and she never appeared a second time in subsequent history.

This is enough to demonstrate its power and its extreme rarity!
It can be said that this is the "hidden profession" of Hyakume-ki, and it is even possible that the [Thousand Eyes] from a thousand years ago is the only one from ancient times to the present.

These 100,000 soul ash are definitely worth it.

Uesugi Tetsu opened Hyakume's panel again and found that there were no additional changes on the panel.

It's probably because the quality of this clay sculpture is too high, and the status of [Thousand Eyes] is too high, that the current Hundred-Eyed Demon cannot bear it.

Everything will only change dramatically after [Hyakumu] becomes a demon.

However, the progress of the Heavenly Trial has increased significantly, reaching over 31%.

I never expected that just hearing Sheng Hai tell a story would lead to such an unexpected gain from acquiring this clay sculpture...

【You have gained a bit of "unidentified unknown divinity"!】 The notification, representing an "unexpected gain," popped up again.

This enhancement was also red, but it revealed a pure and translucent quality like blood jade.

"Divinity..."

Sheng Hai had mentioned it before, but due to time constraints, he didn't have time to ask.

However, there are no additional changes in terms of the panel and the overall feel.

It seems that only ghosts and gods would use something with the word "god" in its name.

This is not something I, who am currently in the "small karami" category, should be considering.

Without rushing, Uesugi Tetsu waited a while longer, and saw the card with "the black card face becoming even blacker" slowly emerge.

It's quite strange that black can have different shades...

But that's exactly how Uesugi Tetsu really felt, or perhaps it's better to call it "pure".

In addition, if you stare at the Hyakume-ki card for a while, you can see that there seem to be tiny, ferocious, blood-red eyes appearing on the card.

In short, it was terrifying.

Fortunately, the Hundred-Eyed Loli in the center is still as charming and adorable as ever, her beauty is captivating...

Without further thought, Uesugi Tetsuya used his mind to subtly define the Qi Sea with the brand-new Hyakume Oni card.

Swish!
Swish swish!
Countless venomous eyes suddenly opened on the surface of the black and red sea of ​​qi, only to be swallowed and submerged by the churning black and red muddy water.

Although the other four types of Qi Seas were slightly resistant, they gradually accepted them over time.

rumbling...

Beneath the calm surface of the sea, undercurrents surge.

The Five Elements Qi Sea begins its final definition and completion!
Time slips away, bit by bit.

What Uesugi Tetsu first sensed was the ubiquitous chaotic babbling that probably came from the clay sculptures he had made in the past.

Fortunately, these ramblings came and went quickly.

After the babbling stopped, Uesugi Tetsu became even more clear-headed and perceptive.

[Because your Void Qi Sea is affected by the "Clay Sculpture of the Thousand-Eyed Ksitigarbha," your mental resistance has been greatly increased, making you extremely difficult to be affected by mental attacks!]

[Because your Void Qi Sea is affected by the "Clay Sculpture of Thousand-Eyed Ksitigarbha," your Earth attribute resistance has been greatly increased!]

He could sense that if he were to transform into the Hundred Eyes, he could once again utter these delirious words to others.

Those who heard it experienced a dramatic drop in sanity, but he remained unaffected.

This was followed by unusual activity in the other four Qi Seas.

[Influenced by the definition of "the clay sculpture of the Thousand-Eyed Jizo," the "feathers of the Ubume" have created a synergistic effect with it!]

[Influenced by the definition of "the clay sculpture of the Thousand-Eyed Jizo," "The Heart of the Eight Hundred Bhikkhunis (1/2)" has a synergistic effect with it!]

【…】

The five elements interact in a cycle of mutual generation and restraint. After the last piece of the puzzle was completed, a whole host of similar prompts appeared.

Uesugi Tetsu had no choice but to turn a blind eye.

[Because you used the five elements of "metal," "wood," "water," "fire," and "earth" to formally define your empty sea of ​​qi, it has now become a "five-element sea of ​​qi"!]

Your Five Elements Qi Sea is expanding...

The five elements are interacting with each other...

Boom!

After a long period of integration, the entire Qi Sea seemed to be subjected to a violent and unparalleled tremor, as if the world had been created.

In the blink of an eye, the Qi Sea, which was originally only a little over eight thousand feet long, expanded to ten thousand feet!
He shattered the original limit of "nine thousand feet" with a single kick!
Then, it continued to surge!
Eleven thousand feet, twelve thousand feet...

Finally, it slowed down its expansion to 13,000 zhang, but it was still crawling slowly into the darkness.

The area has nearly tripled in size!
This is truly an unprecedented improvement.

The surging power nearly pushed the hardened body to the point of explosion, and the internal energy was inexhaustible.

Moreover, the five elements begin to interact and cycle, and both the resilience and resistance to the five attributes are now vastly different.

Due to the changes in the Five Elements Qi Sea, all your attributes except Charisma have been increased by 10!

The improvement in all attributes is negligible compared to the changes in the Five Elements Qi Sea.

With the Five Elements Qi Sea completed and its limits broken, Uesugi Tetsuya could feel that every aspect of his life was undergoing a change that was indescribable yet fundamental.

It's a complete... qualitative change!

Inside the carriage, the other passengers did not react.

But Qing was alerted.

How could he not be alarmed!

Not long ago, he had visited Uesugi Tetsuya's Qi Sea—it was about six thousand feet in size, neither the best nor the worst, and its potential was still there.

Anyway, Lord Uesugi doesn't just practice breathing techniques alone.

But now...

Qing visually assessed the exaggerated dantian.

No matter how you calculate it, it's at least ten thousand feet above ground.

He knew perfectly well that Uesugi Tetsuya was still struggling with the final hurdle of the four ultimate forms, and had not even reached the point of touching the "Five Internal Organs Immortals," let alone tempering his essence, energy, and spirit!

The Qi Sea will not undergo a second expansion.

In this way, this is the vast sea of ​​qi in the realm of the [Sea of ​​Qi]!

But how is this possible!

Qing felt somewhat speechless and numb.

Is this miracle something that can be created so easily?
Lord Uesugi...

Completely unreasonable!
"Xiao Qing?"

Uesugi Tetsuya's attention shifted slightly, but he didn't pay much attention to Ao's arrival, since the major changes in his Qi Sea had already ended.

He focused his gaze on the center of the entire Qi Sea—the point where the most essential and concentrated Qi of the original five-colored Qi Seas converged.

Now, these five colors converged and gradually transformed into pure black qi.

It replaced the original mixed five colors.

Even though he had never used it, just by seeing it, Uesugi Tetsuya's intuition told him that the quality of this pure black aura was beyond imagination.

This is probably another "benefit" after the Five Elements Qi Sea is fully defined.

As Uesugi Tetsu was thinking, a notification popped up in front of him again after a long period of silence.

[Detected that you have officially designated "Empty Qi Sea" as "Five Elements Qi Sea" using the Five Elements Defining Object, and its average quality is higher than "Super Epic"...]

The "anchor" will begin to take effect...

锚？
What the hell?
Uesugi Tetsu stared at the equilateral triangular transparent crystal at the bottom of the sea for a long time before he remembered that this was the reward he had chosen when he was playing the Warring States Secret Realm.

He vaguely remembered that when he threw the "anchor" into his dantian, nothing seemed to happen.

original……

Only after he completes the demarcation of the Qi Sea with high-quality defining materials can the [anchor] truly play its role!

(End of this chapter)