Tokyo: My Hundred Demon Scroll

Gu Yun raised his hand, and golden runes appeared in his palm. Then, as if to bestow upon Natsume Reiko, he granted Enma Ai the same divine status, divine position, and divine power of a messenger of hell.

"!!!"

Enma Ai did not dodge. As the inscription merged into her brow, the long-haired girl felt an incomparably sacred and majestic will embrace her soul.

Then, the spirit body, the spirit personality, and the spirit power.

Everything that Enma Ai originally possessed, from her outward appearance to the very essence of her existence, underwent a complete and drastic change in an instant.

'What kind of power is this?'

Enma Ai felt her life level was being sublimated, transforming from a vengeful spirit who had been given the title of Hell Girl into an incomparably noble and powerful divine body.

Unlike Natsume Reiko's transformation, Enma Ai's qualitative change is more complex.

Because Lingzi herself possesses considerable cultivation, even without the power of the Yellow Springs Messenger, she can already find her own path to godhood, and her future achievements will certainly not be low.

Given enough time, perhaps just a few hundred years, Natsume Reiko could become another Asakura Yo.

Enma Ai's current strength is far inferior to Natsume Reiko's. She did not learn any magic in her lifetime and was just a spirit medium with innate spiritual power.

After her death, Enma Ai was bound by the laws of hell, and she was unable to cultivate at all.

To put it bluntly, once Enma Ai loses her Hell Girl powers, she's just an ordinary vengeful spirit, the kind that might not even be able to defeat a low-level yokai.

Of course, if Enma Ai is willing to wash her hands and curse, she can quickly become stronger.

Given her resentment and aptitude, becoming a high-level demon in a short time shouldn't be a problem.

With a bit of luck, they might even be able to comprehend the expansion of their domain and gain the power to fight against top-tier demons.

"It seems this renovation won't be finished anytime soon."

Natsume Reiko observed Enma Ai, who was enveloped in a golden cocoon of light, with great interest. The girl's eyes were slightly closed as she slowly underwent the transformation of her spirit.

"This is also the first time I've ever seen the entire process of a spirit being bestowed."

Gu Yun hadn't paid attention to how the scroll bestowed power upon the demons before, but now, upon closer inspection, he immediately noticed many details he hadn't noticed before.

"It seems to be related to that force..."

"what?"

Gu Yun looked at Lingzi with a puzzled expression: "What is that power?"

"That is the origin of the four forbidden techniques."

Lingzi didn't hide it from Gu Yun, and besides, this was something she was going to tell Gu Yun anyway.

The reason why he hadn't said it was entirely because Gu Yun was still young and had only just received the mantle of the Four Heavenly Kings of Wild Fox Zen. He was far from being able to understand that secret.

"The origin of the Four Forbidden Techniques?"

Gu Yun knew about this; his grandfather and the others had occasionally mentioned it in their conversations over the years.

He didn't know the origin of it; he only knew that it was a serendipitous encounter.

It was precisely because of this extraordinary encounter that the four of them comprehended four powerful secret techniques that were enough to break the rules and allow them to rival the gods with their human bodies.

Divine Control Technique, Law and Decree Technique, Spiritual Vision Technique, Divine Battle Technique.

The four secret techniques, if mastered, allow one to transcend the mundane and glimpse the truth of this world.

"That is a place in the mortal world."

Lingzi explained to Gu Yun, "Many years ago, the teacher encountered a time storm from the mortal world. He was swept up in it and unexpectedly came to a paradise that did not belong to the human world."

Reiko Natsume's teacher was none other than Gu Yun's grandfather, Snail Iijima.

"He found a cave there, and inside the cave was a stone wall with ancient patterns that the teacher couldn't understand."

Iijima the snail stayed in that cave for a long time. When he came to his senses, he found that he had left that world and returned to the human world.

"Not long after, the teacher had a sudden inspiration and comprehended a profound and unfathomable secret technique from the patterns on that stone wall—the Divine Control Technique."

The name "Divine Control Technique" was chosen by the old man himself; it is simply a special kind of magic and does not have a specific name.

Its effect is similar to the Divine Control Technique that Gu Yun is currently learning, which allows him to subdue shikigami and then nurture and enhance their strength without limit.

The most terrifying aspect of the Divine Art lies in its 'no upper limit'.

Unfortunately, snails have limited capabilities.

The divine control technique is very powerful, but the snail is just a mortal with limited talent.

He spent his entire life, from the age of 20 when he acquired the Divine Art, until the day he died, but he never truly mastered the art, only grasping a tiny fraction of its essence.

Snails have not nurtured an ecological spirit, nor created an embodiment of nature, nor possess the great power to endow the world with a physical form.

However, these are the true essence of the Divine Art.

The essence of the Divine Art is not control, but creation; it is to conjure up and create demons and gods that are so powerful as to defy common sense.

"Throughout his life, the teacher has nurtured many demons, but the strongest among them is only at the level of Qinglan."

Qinglan is not weak. If he fights desperately, he might even be able to take down a great demon. Moreover, with the power of devouring, Qinglan may even advance further.

But that's all.

Compared to ecology, nature, and the will of the world, any one of these could easily crush Qinglan.

"Gu Yun, you are well aware of the effects of the four forbidden techniques."

Reiko Natsume said, "My Ritsuryōjutsu involves inscribing the true name of a deity onto the spirit tablet, thereby elevating the sorcerer's spirit tablet later in life."

"The Battle God Technique spreads the spiritual energy outwards, making the body, mind, spirit, essence, energy, and spirit a unified and inseparable whole."

"The Divine Art transcends itself, sharing its power with its followers, granting them the right to accompany the caster."

"Finally, the Spirit Vision Technique!"

Reiko Natsume said, "Spiritual vision is the ultimate goal, a key that allows a sorcerer whose cultivation level has been raised to perfection to go to a certain place."

"Twelve days..."

Listening to Natsume Reiko's description, Gu Yun immediately recalled the relevant information about the Twelve-Day Plan.

The four forbidden techniques practiced by the Four Heavenly Kings of Wild Fox Zen clearly point to the legendary Hiruko God Sea and the tenth world after crossing that void.

“The teacher took the three of us to that place separately, and we saw the stone wall he had seen before.”

Each of the three gained some insight and obtained their own secret techniques.

Unfortunately, their natural talents were still limited. Even a remarkable woman like Reiko Natsume was unable to grasp the essence of the Ritsuryōjutsu.

Gu Yun created three registers, while Lingzi only had one book of friends, which shows the difference between the two.

Chapter 303 The Origin of the Four Secret Techniques

"I didn't see it clearly when you bestowed the title of god upon me before."

"But that inscription from just now..."

Reiko Natsume had only seen such inscriptions in one place: "I saw them on that stone wall."

"..."

Gu Yun had always suspected that his time travel, the scroll he carried with him, and his perfect spiritual essence must have a reason.

Twelve days ago, when Da Luotian came to his door, Gu Yun felt as if he had known Da Luotian all along.

"Sister Lingzi, do you mean that the Four Secret Techniques and my Hundred Demon Scroll share a common origin?"

Reiko is the spirit of the scroll, and her understanding of the scroll may be more profound than that of its owner, Gu Yun.

"It's just speculation."

"but…"

Reiko said, "They really look alike."

"If possible, Gu Yun, you can come with me to Changshi in a while."

The best way is to take Gu Yun to see it directly; perhaps Gu Yun can even gain other benefits from it.

Natsume Reiko considered herself just an ordinary person. Even she was able to obtain the Law of Law from that Tokiwa Rock Wall. Gu Yun was far more talented than her, so what would he obtain?

"it is good."

To date, Gu Yun has directly contacted five of the twelve heavens: Bishamonten, Changshengtian, Huotian, Duotian, and Dalutian.

Gu Yun did not feel repulsed by their interactions, because they did not harbor any ill will towards her.

Huo Tian did have a conflict with Gu Yun.

After a bout of discipline, Huo Tian was successfully subdued by Gu Yun.

Moreover, even in the heat of the day, she did not show much malice towards Gu Yun.

The other party came here seeking death; the fight was merely to force Gu Yun to attack him, so as to end Huo Tian's long life.

From this perspective, most of the twelve days are not Gu Yun's enemies.

Of the six heavens above, except for the last one which is unknown, the other five—the Fallen Heaven, the Great Luo Heaven, and the Eternal Heaven—are now all under Gu Yun's control.

His divinity suddenly surged so much because of the free gifts from these three big shots.

Even though Gu Yun cannot control the divine power yet, as long as he calls on the names of these three gods, they will immediately descend as guardian deities.

With three characters possessing a spirit level exceeding 90, which is a bug, if Gu Yun's identity weren't special, he probably wouldn't be able to defeat any of them in a direct confrontation, even if he fought with all his might.

Even if she were a fallen celestial, in terms of pure combat strength, there was a qualitative difference between Gu Yun and her.

Of course, that was before.

Now, with three people as his guardians, plus a personal guardian angel, Gu Yun can truly say: 'I am invincible, do as you please.'

During the remaining twelve days, Shui Tian Gu Yun only had one indirect encounter with him.

Brahma seems reluctant to deal with Gu Yun.

This doesn't really matter; Gu Yun has no intention of making all twelve heavens submit to him.

As long as Brahma remains absolutely neutral, Gu Yun will never provoke him.

"Speaking of the Eternal World, the guardians there are the Nine Heavens out of the Twelve Heavens, right?"