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Chapter 425 Kaga Kiyomitsu, Spiritual Perfection, Breakthrough to Legend! A Two-Foot Outrageous Remark! Fang Xiangshi, Get Out Here!
[Your Kaga Kiyomitsu: The Blade of Parting's quality upgrade is about to end...]

"Well……"

A familiar, soft moaning sound came from Uesugi Tetsuya's side, and a small, crisp blade popped out of its sheath with a soft "pop".

It was like someone who had just woken up and was giving a long, incoherent yawn.

But immediately following that negligible whimper, more and more purple-gold color emerged from Kaga Kiyomitsu's blade!
A brilliant purple-gold light burst forth, almost instantly condensing into a pillar of light that was about to shoot straight into the sky.

Hundreds of miles away, it seemed as if a purple aura was coming from the east, gilding the midday sky with a hazy veil.

Fortunately, Uesugi Tetsu was still in the form of the six-tailed fox and the thousand eyes, and his reaction was far beyond the limits of ordinary people.

With a slight thought, a giant crimson eye opened high in the sky, instantly casting a heavy barrier around him using a spirit-controlling technique.

This concealed and isolated the "purple-gold phenomenon" around the villa, which could almost be described as a "desolate wilderness".

Otherwise, the whole city would probably know within minutes that there is a treasure here that is capable of causing extraordinary phenomena in the heavens and earth!
"Well……"

A soft, sweet, and slightly drowsy voice gradually came to her senses: "I slept so well... Hey, why is everyone here?"

Kaga Kiyomitsu, seemingly oblivious, slid out of his scabbard in a flash.

The knife stretched and curved slightly in mid-air for a while before letting out a soft, pleasant hum.

Uesugi Tetsuya sized up Kaga Kiyomitsu, who appeared to be no different from others, and smiled and nodded at her.
"Xiao Jia, it's been a long time."

"Has it been a long time..."

Kaga Kiyomitsu tilted the tip of his knife: "I just feel like I took a nap, I don't feel anything."

“However, Master Silver has become much more powerful.” Kaga Kiyomitsu swung around in mid-air again, his tone quite serious. “Judging from this, quite a bit of time has indeed passed.”

Just as Uesugi Tetsu was about to reply, he suddenly felt something in his dantian fiddling with his Thousand Eyes Card.

?

He focused his thoughts into his dantian and quickly spotted the small figure that was chasing after the Thousand Eyes Card Pig.

"Master!"

Before Uesugi Tetsuya could lock onto his target, that petite figure splashed up a black and red "storm" and came to him in a powerful, brick-flying dog paddle.

Taking advantage of this brief moment, Uesugi Tetsu managed to make out the appearance of the newcomer.

Her short, wispy white hair swayed over her shoulders, and her emerald-green eyes were clearer than flawless gemstones. A small golden bell hung from the end of her right hair, jingling softly.

When she stood before Uesugi Tetsuya with her large, expectant eyes wide open, he finally realized from her gaze and her perfectly measured height of seventy-two centimeters—

This little fellow in the black robe with cloud patterns is none other than Kaga Kiyomitsu!

Uesugi Tetsuya paused for a moment, then called out to her,

"Xiaojia?"

The little guy immediately pounced on him, hugging Uesugi Tetsuya tightly around the waist, and looked up at him with a smug smile.
"Yeah, Master, aren't we awesome!"

"awesome!"

Uesugi Tetsu praised sincerely, patting the little guy's head—this guy is really amazing.

To this day, the only weapons and tools that can transform into human form and speak with him, besides Kaga Kiyomitsu before him, are Spider Cutter.

But we need to know what the Spider Cutting came from...

He slew countless great demons a thousand years ago and once served as a boundary marker between the mortal world and the world of the living.

In comparison, Kaga Kiyomitsu was a true "child".

While gently stroking the little one's soft head and listening to her comfortable humming, Uesugi Tetsuya quickly glanced at the notification below—

[You have enhanced the first and third effects of "Kaga Kiyomitsu: Blade of Parting"!]

[Your Kaga Kiyomitsu has gained a new effect—Master of Thrust!]

[Your Kaga Kiyomitsu has gained a new effect—Slash Master!]

[Due to the excellent synergy between the effects "Thrust Master" and "Slash Master," your Kaga Kiyomitsu: Parting Blade has gained a new effect—Sword Master!]

Sword master?

This is also a "master," but I wonder which is more powerful, his master-level Natural Mind Flow or the other.

Uesugi Tetsu naturally hoped that Kakashi's swordsmanship could surpass his own.

—In this way, as long as enough Soul Points are collected, Kaga Kiyomitsu's swordsmanship can be quickly upgraded to the Master or even Grandmaster level.

Wouldn't that be wonderful?
【Kaga Kiyomitsu: Blade of Farewell】

[Quality: Super Epic++ → Legendary-]

legend.

Uesugi Tetsu's gaze paused for a moment.

Xiao Jia initially accompanied him through his humble beginnings with its superior quality, and unexpectedly, it became the first legendary weapon in his hands.

It's really unpredictable.

Soul Points: 6822

[Feature: Skill]

Effect 1: Sword Master. Kaga Kiyomitsu will deal massive extra damage when using any type of sword technique, and she will become a true "master of the sword field".

She could discuss techniques with masters, and in life-or-death situations, she could weigh the final, crucial weight on the scales of victory.

Wow, he really is a "master".

In that case, wouldn't I be eliminated by Xiaojia?

Uesugi Tetsuya's mind raced.

However, one is called "swordsmanship" and the other is called "the way of the sword." What is the difference between the two?

Without much thought, after all, the person himself... was standing right in front of me.

"Little Jia, can you show me a few moves?"

Uesugi Tetsu said to the girl who was spinning around him with her arms wrapped around her.

"Since it's the master's request, Little Jia naturally can't refuse!"

The girl with neat, short, choppy white hair stopped abruptly. Her toes landed on the black and red surface of the Qi Sea, and with a wave of her hand, she summoned a phantom image of "herself".

—Kaga Kiyomitsu, with a blade length of 72 centimeters.

Despite his height being a bit of a problem, it didn't prevent Kaga Kiyomitsu from decisively unleashing the secret techniques of the Natural Rishin-ryu school, such as "Three-Stage Thrust, Unnamed Sword, and May Rain."

She even demonstrated many basic moves in front of Uesugi Tetsuya.

With the final move, "Tiger Tail Sword," Xiao Jia sheathed his "true form" and asked with a grin,

"Master, what do you think?"

"Not bad, not bad, it looks quite professional."

Uesugi Tetsu nodded, understanding the difference between swordsmanship and the way of the sword.

"god".

Indeed, purely in terms of skill, Xiao Jia is terrifyingly proficient, able to execute various moves with ease.

Unfortunately, every move and style falls into mediocrity and is unremarkable, lacking the most important and unique "divine" quality that is essential for masters, swordsmen, and great masters.

This is even more evident in several of the ultimate techniques.

But these are minor issues.

Xiao Jia is just a katana, what more do you want from her!
Moreover, with this skill alone, if Xiao Jia were to open a kendo dojo, he could immediately put a large number of dojo owners out of work.

Those dojos that have practiced swordsmanship for decades, if they knew about this, probably wouldn't even have anyone to cry to.

【Effect 2: Soul Absorption and Destruction (Unique)】

[Effect 3: Fortune and misfortune are intertwined]

【Effect 4: Prison of Separation (Unique)】

【Effect 5: True gold fears no fire】

Effect Six: Spirituality → Spirituality.

Spiritual fulfillment: Questioning one's own destiny!

【Effect Seven: Illness】

"Purple-gold..."

From lengthy descriptions to short, riddle-like phrases; from pale gold to a unique purple-gold hue.

Now it seems that Xiao Jia's "spirit" is becoming more and more extraordinary.

I don't know how many Soul Points it will take to evolve this "spirit" again.

Uesugi Tetsu glanced down, and his eye twitched involuntarily.

[Spirituality: 5000 → 25000]

Twenty-five thousand soul points? That's really bold of them.

Uesugi Tetsu calmed himself down slightly and scanned through all the Soul Points required for Kaga Kiyomitsu's remaining effect evolutions. [Sword Master: 10000]

True gold fears no fire: 5000

[Misfortune and fortune are intertwined: 5000]

[Disease: 10000]

【Prison of Separation (Unique): 30000】

Expensive, too expensive!
"This whole round adds up to almost 100,000 Soul Points..."

Even if all the funds in the entire Edo city were withdrawn, it probably wouldn't be enough to fill this enormous chasm.

Uesugi Tetsu shook his head. It seemed that he would still have to listen to Xiaojia's own feelings and choose one or two effects to be improved first.

Finally, there is an introduction to the shortened version of Kaga Kiyomitsu.

[If one were to slay the Arajin, the name "Betrayal Slayer" would be sung, and one's name would be remembered for eternity.]

Uesugi Tetsuya still remembers.

By slaying the Aragami, you can complete the legendary quest "Separation Slash".

Therefore, famous swords with the character "切" (cut) in their names, such as Onikiri, Kumogiri, and Dojigiri Yasutsuna, must have at least slain Aragami.

"But to be honest, the Eight Sufferings are far more powerful than the Aragami..."

Uesugi Tetsu muttered a couple of things and noticed that Kaka only had a small bell hanging from the end of her hair on the right side, while the left side was bare.

He thought for a moment, then took out the golden bell that Zashiki-warashi had given him a long time ago from his storage bag, shook it, and waved to Xiaojia.

The latter immediately leaned over eagerly.

Uesugi Tetsu then hung the golden ball bell engraved with the character "Tetsu" on the left side of Kaka's hair.

Now it's much more symmetrical.

"Hey hey hey..."

Little Jia chuckled foolishly: "Master is so good to me."

Uesugi Tetsu responded with a couple of words, then subtly revealed his true intention: "If you have nothing else to do later, you can also teach Chisa swordsmanship."

Upon hearing this, the girl put her hands on her hips and said...

"Of course Xiaojia would be happy to, Qiansha is such a good child!"

"Oh? That's right..."

Little Jia leaned closer, squinted his eyes, and said with considerable doubt, "Why is there still a small piece of chain floating outside the Master's body?"

Before Uesugi Tetsuya could answer, she reached out her small hand and wrapped the last, not-yet-tightened end of the Heavenly Soul Lock around Uesugi Tetsuya's body.

Xiao Jia clapped his hands again and nodded in satisfaction.
"Okay, that's all."

A prompt then popped up—

[Dear World Walker, you have successfully bound the extremely rare item, the Soul Lock of Heaven!]

A sense of security, as if his soul were protected by an extra barrier, welled up in Uesugi Tetsuya's heart.

"?"

Uesugi Tetsuya was stunned for a while before he realized that the remaining 10% progress had been directly wiped out by Kaga Kiyomitsu, who could probably only appear in the Qi Sea.

After praising Jia at length, Uesugi Tetsuya finally asked her how she managed to do such a thing.

"We didn't do anything, bro."

Xiao Jia scratched his head, puzzled: "I just thought it looked ugly floating in mid-air, so I tightened it up..."

have to.

She doesn't know it herself.

Uesugi Tetsuya could only attribute it to the [Spiritual Essence] effect; the purple-gold characters were indeed remarkable.

At the same time, Uesugi Tetsu naturally learned what the Heavenly Soul Lock was for and how to use it.

In short, the Heavenly Soul Lock is extremely intelligent; it can be subtly manipulated with a mere thought.

Binding to the Heavenly Soul Lock can effectively prevent external pollution from eroding the soul, and can also train the soul's state of mind and materialize the physical body for training.

It can even be transformed into a real-world weapon, just like it was used to protect the corpse of the palace priest, only the effect wouldn't be as good.

Moreover, binding the Heavenly Soul to the soul and body not only provides concealment but also allows for continuous "training".

Perfect timing, as it contains features he currently needs.

—While the Thousand Eyes incarnation is powerful, it is, after all, a being that brought about a great calamity a thousand years ago.

Considering that he was also corrupted by the lingering ghost of the previous Qianqing, naturally no one can prove that he is not the Qianqing of the past.

If the news that "Uesugi Tetsu is similar to Chiharu in ancient records" gets out, and with the arrival of the second wave, this misunderstanding might attract a lot of old-timers who remember this matter.

That would be too much trouble.

Now that we have the Heavenly Soul Lock, everything becomes much simpler.

Not only can it conceal the aura of Thousand Eyes, allowing Uesugi Tetsu to maintain the stacking of Thousand Eyes in the mortal world, it can also significantly enhance his defense against mental and soul attacks.

To put it simply, Uesugi Tetsuya, who possesses the Heavenly Soul Lock, is immune to any control methods used by ordinary Aragami-level beings or below.

After leaving the Qi Sea with Xiao Jia, Uesugi Tetsu immediately heard Qing's congratulatory voice.

"Xiao Jia, congratulations."

"Oh hey hey..."

Xiao Jia chuckled awkwardly, unsure of what to say in response.

Uesugi Tetsu let the two swords communicate, and glanced at Chisa, who had been lying motionless on the ground since earlier, knowing that she was too tired.

Let's rest for another hour then...

In addition, the two-foot-tall man who had been calmly gazing into the distance also appeared sullen to Uesugi Tetsuya.

After she became a ghost, she rarely appeared as taciturn as she does now.

Uesugi Tetsu came to her side.

"Erchi, are you unhappy?"

"Ah."

The young master, who possessed and was constantly practicing the Tathagatagarbha, nodded without any attempt to hide his feelings and sighed softly.
"The world is changing rapidly, and people could fall into great suffering at any time, yet my progress in strength is so slow..."

I wonder when I'll be able to completely refine this Eye of the Desolate God's Evil Intent.

In fact, after resolving the Asahikawa City area, because of his proactive response and perfect resolution, the two-foot-long [Aura of Resilience] almost directly increased by two levels.

Now that the aura is activated, even ordinary ghosts and gods will be stunned for a while.

It's just that the level of "Blood Moon" is relatively too high. Perhaps Blood Moon was even at the top of the Ara-gods during its lifetime.

After pondering for a moment, Uesugi Tetsuya said, "If you're in a bad mood, perhaps you can indulge yourself a little and do something fun first."

"not very convenient."

Erchi shook his head.

inconvenient?
Uesugi Tetsu didn't think too much about it and, relying on his Thousand Eyes, said directly, "It's okay, I can make things easier."

The two-foot-tall man blinked and then looked over.

Her eyes were clear as water, revealing an undisguised longing, and she uttered her explosive statement calmly and directly.

"—Lord Che, would you like to cultivate with me here?"

The two-foot-tall man didn't falter; instead, he spoke directly and casually, as if asking what we'd like to eat for dinner.

The entire rooftop suddenly fell silent.

A multitude of gazes, each with its own distinct meaning, were immediately cast toward them.

Ni-Ku gazed silently at Uesugi Tetsu's stunned expression, his eyes incredibly clear and pure as he continued to smile and speak.

"Lord Che, don't you understand what I'm saying? Let me put it bluntly, I want..."

Even though Uesugi Tetsu had subconsciously used his spiritual power to silently cover the mouth of the two-foot-tall adult in reality, preventing her from having an immeasurable impact on the children.

But the rest of her words still resonated in Uesugi Tetsuya's heart.

Uesugi Tetsu's eyelids twitched slightly. He didn't answer, but simply left Kaga Kiyomitsu behind to guide Chisa before turning around and entering the ordinary world.

……

Inside Edo Castle, it was drizzling continuously.

A huge, cold, scarlet eye, tinged with a complex mix of distress and headache, suddenly opened above Edo Castle.

A cold, indifferent voice echoed through the muddy streets and alleys of the city.

"Fang Xiangshi, come out here!"

(End of this chapter)